Abstract
Precision agriculture technology (PAT) is often viewed as a potential driver of future efficiency gains in farming. Using within-farm variation from an unbalanced panel of Kansas farms, this study examines the impact of PAT bundles on efficiency in generating gross revenue. On average, we find little evidence that these technologies improve efficiency. However, among less efficient farms, several bundles are linked to notable efficiency gains, underscoring the importance of accounting for farm heterogeneity.
Keywords
Data envelopment analysis, farm efficiency, precision agriculture
Date of this Version
12-1-2025
Recommended Citation
Fiechter, Chad; Brewer, Brady; Ifft, Jennifer; and Boehlje, Michael, "Farm Efficiency and Precision Agriculture Technology" (2025). Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications. Paper 44.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/agedocs/44
Comments
This is the publisher PDF of Fiechter C, Brewer B, Ifft J, Boehlje M. Farm Efficiency and Precision Agriculture Technology. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 2026;58(2):179-201. Published CC-BY by Cambridge University Press, the version of record and ADA Title II compliant version is available in HTML at DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2025.10029.