Variables Influencing Farm Management Skills of Agriculture Graduates Growing Wheat in Shoaybieh, Shushtar Township

Lack of attention to farm management skills among farmers and، lack of awareness about variables affecting these skills، lead wheat producers toward low productivity and efficiency to apply agricultural resources. This study was aimed at evaluating the agriculture-graduated wheat farmers` farm management skills in Shoeybeyeh in Shushtar Township. All 52 agriculture-graduate farmers were studied as the statistical population. Data gained through interview، observation and questionnaire. Reliability of the questionnaire was determined by applying Cronbach''s Alpha (0. 825). Spearman correlative coefficient and stepwise multiple regression were used to investing the relationship between variables and determine impact of independent variables on farm management skills respectively. Results showed apositive and significant relationship between the level of agriculture graduates` farm management skills and their age، level of education، agriculture work experience، attitude، participation in extension courses، and use of communicative channels، social participation، and farm mechanization level. In addition، there was a positive and significant relationship between technical knowledge and agriculture graduates` farm management skills. Results from stepwise regression showed that technical knowledge and attitude، together، explain 0. 87. 7% of the dependent variable variance.