Table 5 Parameter estimates for the multinomial logistic model of conservation practices

Constant

− 2.003**

(0.971)

− 2.503

(4.073)

− 1.247

(3.001)

− 0.273

(2.352)

− 0.504

(2.014)

KW factor

− 5.850***

(2.087)

17.827**

(8.826)

− 8.417

(7.090)

− 4.282

(4.887)

1.406

(4.210)

Available water content

11.634***

(3.801)

− 40.898**

(16.91)

12.720

(12.704)

10.621

(8.888)

− 2.349

(7.639)

Std slope

− 0.013

(0.036)

0.198*

(0.116)

− 0.291**

(0.137)

− 0.091

(0.090)

− 0.044

(0.073)

Farm size

0.00047***

(0.000069)

− 0.0000083

(0.00029)

− 0.000043

(0.00025)

0.00041***

(0.00011)

0.00047***

(0.000070)

Rental percentage

0.590***

(0.149)

− 1.131*

(0.609)

− 0.282

(0.486)

1.006***

(0.329)

0.803***

(0.294)

Irrigation percentage

0.309

(0.324)

− 5.898

(4.162)

0.665

(0.922)

− 1.402

(1.194)

0.761

(0.637)

EQIP and CSP

0.533***

(0.185)

1.018*

(0.586)

− 0.466

(0.752)

1.123***

(0.313)

0.805***

(0.293)

Experience

− 0.0068*

(0.0037)

− 0.014

(0.012)

− 0.0083

(0.012)

− 0.0060

(0.0084)

− 0.020***

(0.0077)

Risk avoider

− 0.021

(0.104)

− 0.331

(0.377)

0.380

(0.330)

− 0.487**

(0.246)

− 0.221

(0.216)

Off− farm employ

0.286***

(0.109)

− 0.498

(0.399)

− 0.0016

(0.348)

0.413*

(0.248)

0.146

(0.216)

Crop insurance

0.140

(0.113)

− 0.545

(0.388)

− 0.105

(0.340)

− 0.053

(0.251)

− 0.209

(0.222)

Gender

0.629**

(0.248)

− 0.527

(0.665)

0.882

(1.040)

− 0.434

(0.447)

− 0.367

(0.423)

College

0.324***

0.114

− 0.579

(0.460)

0.853**

(0.338)

0.266

(0.244)

0.387*

(0.217)

Livestock

− 0.224**

(0.107)

− 0.472

(0.377)

2.039***

(0.497)

− 0.105

(0.241)

0.628***

(0.228)

West

0.042

(0.156)

− 0.468

(0.534)

0.145

(0.487)

− 0.254

(0.351)

0.668**

(0.302)

East

0.339**

(0.133)

− 1.960***

(0.663)

0.109

(0.435)

− 0.294

(0.306)

0.797***

(0.272)

Average PZ

− 0.778

(0.579)

− 5.824***

(2.186)

2.257

(2.191)

0.471

(1.439)

0.074

(1.076)

Std PZ

0.737

(0.543)

2.744

(2.170)

− 1.807

(1.685)

− 1.080

(1.304)

− 0.886

(1.126)

Fit statistics

Log likelihood

− 2180.80

McFadded pseudo R²

0.084

Number of observations

2091