TY - EJOUR AB - Facing expanding foreign competition and increasingly more stringent labor and environmental laws, today's vegetable producer faces a challenging business environment. One way in which vegetable producers have attempted to stay competitive in through the adoption of new technologies. This paper examines the economic returns available to chile pepper producers willing to adopt mechanical thinning as a substitute for either contracted hand thinning or transplanting. AU - Lillywhite, Jay M. AU - Hawkes, Jerry AU - Libbin, James D. AU - Herbon, Ryan DA - 2005 DA - 2005 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.190717 DO - doi EP - 101 EP - 95 ID - 190717 JF - Journal of the ASFMRA (American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers) KW - Agribusiness KW - Crop Production/Industries KW - International Relations/Trade L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190717/files/234.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190717/files/234.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190717/files/234.pdf LA - eng LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190717/files/234.pdf N2 - Facing expanding foreign competition and increasingly more stringent labor and environmental laws, today's vegetable producer faces a challenging business environment. One way in which vegetable producers have attempted to stay competitive in through the adoption of new technologies. This paper examines the economic returns available to chile pepper producers willing to adopt mechanical thinning as a substitute for either contracted hand thinning or transplanting. PY - 2005 PY - 2005 SP - 95 T1 - Economic Return to Adoption of Mechanical Thinning: The Case of New Mexico Chile TI - Economic Return to Adoption of Mechanical Thinning: The Case of New Mexico Chile UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190717/files/234.pdf VL - 2005 Y1 - 2005 T2 - Journal of the ASFMRA (American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers) ER -