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The benefits to the Australian Pig meat industry from an increase in demand for a hypothetical low cholesterol pork product
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Slattery,   Henry; Griffith,   Garry R.; Malcolm,   Bill; Dunshea,   Frank.
This is the third of a series of papers examining the potential economic effects from the introduction of a hypothetical low cholesterol pork product into the Australian market. Here, a newly updated pig meat model reported by Griffith et al. (2010) is used to model the industry wide impacts of the Bellhouse et al. (2010) survey results on consumer willingness to pay for this new pork product. Six different scenarios are examined that are combinations of a 10, 20 or 30 per cent increase in consumer demand, with and without a 10 per cent increase in the costs of producing the more valuable pork. The simulation results for the various scenarios indicate total annual industry benefits of some $450m for an increase in aggregate willingness to pay of 30 per...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; Pork; Australia; Consumer willingness to pay; Demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114415

Changing business environment: implications for farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
The natural, technological, economic, political and social environment in which farmers farm constantly changes. History has lessons about change in agriculture and about farmers coping with change, though the future is unknowable and thus always surprising. The implication for farm operation is to prepare, do not predict.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Preparation; Prediction; Farm management; Uncertainty; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122904

A whole-farm investment analysis of some precision agriculture technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knight,   Brad; Malcolm,   Bill.
This study used information about a farm in the Victorian Mallee during the period 1998 – 2005 to analyse the profitability of investing in Precision Agriculture and Site-Specific Crop Management technology and farming systems. Two equipment guidance systems were evaluated. Both guidance systems earned more than 8 percent real return p.a. on the extra capital invested. A Real-Time Kinetic (RTK) guidance system with a precision of 2 cm and a capital cost of $50,000 was less profitable than a Sub-Metre guidance system with 20 cm accuracy and costing $20,000. Producers investing in RTK guidance technology would be well-paid to also adopt supporting management practices that enhance crop gross margins or provide other benefits. The capital cost of GPS...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Precision Agriculture; GPS technology; Investment; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121470

OBITUARY - JOHN PATRICK ('JACK') MAKEHAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill; Piggott,   Roley R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22373

Case-study forty-year historical analysis of production and resource use on northern Victoria dairy farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Melsen,   Monique G.; Armstrong,   Dan P.; Ho,   Christie K.M.; Malcolm,   Bill; Doyle,   Peter T.
Recent analysis from surveys of dairy farms has shown that despite large increases in production, the productivity gains on these farms have been modest. Productivity gains are important for farm viability, farmers have made production gains through adoption of technologies and increases in scale. This long-term farm case study of an irrigated dairy farm over a 40-year period provides an in-depth analysis of system changes and management complexity. Detailed records of milk production, herd, farm area and infrastructure, water use, supplementary feed, and labour were collected and pasture consumption was estimated. Changes in milk production were analysed in relation to individual resources, particularly farm inputs. Increases in production were associated...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming systems; Productivity; Long-term case study; Farm production measures; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122240

Analysing drought impacts and recovery options by adapting a dairy farming systems modelling approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armstrong,   Dan P.; Ho,   Christie K.M.; Doyle,   Peter T.; Malcolm,   Bill; Gibb,   I.; Brown,   Stuart.
The dairy industry in northern Victoria faced dramatic changes between 2001/02 and 2002/03. Drought resulted in a substantial decrease in availability, and subsequent increase in price, of irrigation water and supplementary feed. Most farms recorded substantial net cash flow deficits. Prior to 2002/03, a project had been established using case studies and a spreadsheet model to examine potential futures for different farm types. This approach was successfully adapted to examine drought impacts and recovery options under the vastly different prevailing circumstances. Several factors appear to have contributed to the adaptability of the approach, as follows: • The approach considered many aspects of farm management systems, but was simple enough to allow...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming systems; Drought; Farm management economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123136

Profitability and risk evaluation of novel perennial pasture systems for livestock producers in the high rainfall zone: Context, Approach and Preliminary Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lewis,   Claire; Malcolm,   Bill; Farquharson,   Robert J.; Leury,   Brian; Behrendt,   Ralph; Clark,   Steve.
The decision to invest in pasture improvement raises various questions for the livestock grazier, with the most pertinent being about the potential returns and risks. In the high rainfall zone of south-west Victoria, researchers have trialled novel perennial pasture systems with the aim of substantially increasing on-farm profits whilst simultaneously improving environmental outcomes. Results from the Hamilton EverGraze® proof site have shown potential to greatly improve livestock production. Promotion of the pasture technology is the next step. Key to this process is developing information about profitability and risk regarding the decision to invest in the new pasture. To help meet this need a model of a representative mixed livestock farm system for the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59097

Social benefit cost analysis of Dairy Moving Forward extension activity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill; Paine,   Mark.
Dairy Australia has delivered a program entitled DMF involving a series of activities to enhance the expertise of dairy farmers and encourage their use of expert services. A substantial investment of $5.2m (adjusted to 2005 dollars) has been made by Dairy Australia in the program. In this report, justifications for DA using farmers’ and taxpayers’ funds in this way are explored; a Social Benefit Cost Analysis has been carried out. The conclusion is that the public and industry investment in DMF is likely to have earned a return on capital that justifies the investment.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy extension; Benefit cost analysis; Public funding of extension; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122233

A case study of changes in economic performance of an irrigated dairy farm in northern Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ho,   Christie K.M.; Malcolm,   Bill; Armstrong,   Dan P.; Doyle,   Peter T.
Average total factor productivity measures for the dairy industry provide an insight into how the industry is performing as a whole, but reveal little about what may be happening on individual farms. A case study of an irrigated dairy farm in northern Victoria, over a 37-year period, found that total milk production and some measures of partial productivity increased substantially. The economic performance of this case study farm over the 37-year period is described and analysed. From records of income and expenses, operating profit, returns to capital, labour and management and total productivity measures were calculated. Between 1980 and 2000, the business achieved productivity gains at higher than the rate estimated for the whole industry. This...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming systems; Productivity; Long-term case study; Farm production measures; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122239

Australian consumers' willingness to pay and willingness to purchase a hypothetical lower cholesterol pork product
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bellhouse,   Amy; Malcolm,   Bill; Griffith,   Garry R.; Dunshea,   Frank.
This study investigated whether there would be an increase in consumer willingness to pay and purchase if reduced cholesterol pork was introduced to the Australian market. A stated choice analysis was used, with the following questions addressed. How are current purchases of fresh pork affected by concerns about cholesterol content?  What financial premium, if any, would consumers place on reduced cholesterol pork?  Would consumers buy more pork if a low cholesterol option were available?  Is there a group of consumers, such as those with high cholesterol, who have an increased willingness to pay for or purchase reduced cholesterol pork when compared to consumers without this health problem? Results from this study indicated that at present the majority of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pork; Cholesterol; Choice analysis; Australian pork; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114414

Australian Agricultural Policy Since 1992: New Emphases, Old Imperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
Since 1992 there have been some major debates and decisions on Australian agricultural policy issues. Recent policy issues of the dairy, wool, wheat and meat industries are canvassed, as well as current policies on rural adjustment and drought, and the latest policy direction of the National Farmers Federation are documented. Emerging emphases in policy include adding value to commodities, privatization of activities of statutory authorities, and the management of resources and risk by farmers. In agricultural policy formation in 1992-1994 these new emphases confronted the old imperatives of agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12483

Punting Lamb
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jackson,   T.; Malcolm,   Bill.
We present in clear, readable terms how to understand the risky aspects of a ewe purchase decision. Expected lamb prices in the future are an important driver of ewe prices now. We derive easy methods of determining the relationship between future lamb prices and current ewe prices. This lends to an evaluation of rules of thumb showing that the 'bet' and the 'odds' are keys to good investment.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Ewe prices; Lamb prices; Purchase; Risk; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120910

Economics in Technical Models of Farm Systems - Better none than some
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Hugh; Malcolm,   Bill.
Models of technical parts of farm systems have proliferated over the past decade. In this paper, the difference between the decision-information deriving from the farm management economic analysis that is included in a technical systems model, and the results derived from analysing the technical information that comes out of the model using standard farm management tools, is demonstrated, using case studies. In essence the argument of this paper is that in much systems simulation work provides sound technical coefficients about the operation of a farming system, which can then form the basis of, and be used in, whole farm management analyses. It is sufficient, to provide these coefficients without the systems model itself linking to some half-baked...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123826

Obituary: Alan Grahame Lloyd (1926-1999)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watson,   Alistair S.; Sturgess,   Neil H.; Malcolm,   Bill.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117832

Farm Management analysis: a core discipline, simple sums, sophisticated thinking
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
In this paper it is argued that solving problems in farm management involves applying an appropriate balance of disciplinary knowledge. More specifically, farm management decision-making is about making choices, and the discipline of choice is economics. Thus economics is the core discipline of farm management analysis and decision-making. Modelling farm systems using the whole farm approach, with emphasis on the risky elements, can be very useful. Also enlightening is using real farm case studies to test research output. The conclusion is that bringing to bear on farm management questions a few disciplines, a few perspectives and a few figurings to explore a few futures is a useful way to go.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Farm management economics; Whole farm; Farm systems modelling; Farm management decision analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120918

A Whole- Farm Investment Analysis of Some Precision Agriculture Technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knight,   Brad; Malcolm,   Bill.
This study uses a farm in the Victorian Mallee over the period 1998 – 2005 to analyse whole-farm profitability and risks of investing in Precision Agriculture and Site-Specific Crop Management systems. To answer the research questions, a model to predict yield under PA management is developed to simulate paddock and activity gross margins. Analysis is conducted that enables judgements to be formed about merit of investing in some PA technologies. The case study farm comprised 1400 hectares, with 900 hectares of cereals cropped each year. In this case, investment in Zone Management technologies did not meet the required return on capital. Using the relationship of paddock variability to profitability derived from the simulation data, in a year with median...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10406

Impacts of changing water price and availability on irrigated dairy farms in northern Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ho,   Christie K.M.; Armstrong,   Dan P.; Doyle,   Peter T.; Malcolm,   Bill.
Farming systems throughout the Murray-Darling Basin are under increasing scrutiny from the perspective of ecological sustainability of farm and catchment systems. In northern Victoria, the dairy industry is a major user of water, and contributes to the environmental issues. Changes in irrigation water price, availability and policy will invariably impact on the viability of dairy farming in this region, but the diversity of dairy farm systems suggests that the impact will vary between farms. Two case study farms, a ‘water-reliant’ farm and a ‘fodder-reliant’ farm, were used to examine economic and social impacts of changes in water price, availability and policy.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Water price policy; Irrigated dairy farming; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123162

Deciding on the Worth of Agricultural Land
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Madden,   B. J.; Malcolm,   Bill.
The price farmers pay for farm land can be a critical determinant of the continued success or eventual failure of a farm business. A decision support model has been developed to make explicit the usually implicit assumptions about expected profitability, financing and debt servicing aspects of land purchase decisions. The model can be used to help the decision maker to identify offer prices for farm land which are probably sound and prices which are likely to be unsound.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12408

Effect of a Carbon Price on Farm Profitability on Rainfed Dairy Farms in South West Victoria: A First-Look
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ozkan,   Seyda; Farquharson,   Robert J.; Hill,   Julian; Malcolm,   Bill.
In this study, the possible impacts of different prices of carbon on farm profitability in two dairy farm businesses with different feeding systems operated over five years were analysed. The feeding systems were a ryegrass pasture-based system (RM) and a complementary forage-based system (CF). Data were obtained from a five year farmlet trial which was applied to a scaled up representative farm model. As a first look, a carbon charge was imposed on the systems as they currently operate to gauge the order of magnitude of a carbon charge on dairy systems if they were to continue to operate essentially the same system following the impost of a cost of carbon. The main finding of this study was that overall net present value (NPV) of five years of annual...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy cow; Pasture-based feeding system; Carbon cost; Operating profit; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100710

Fifty Years of Farm Management in Australia: Survey and Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
Fifty years of Australian academic literature about farm management is surveyed and reviewed chronologically and methodologically. Farm management started as a field of academic inquiry during the 1940s, and at the end of the first decade most of the major emphases which were to predominate over the ensuing decades had made their debut in the literature. Major emphases over the fifty years have been records and accounts, production economic thinking, linear programming, decision theory and systems simulation approaches. Overtime came increasing doubt about the usefulness of each of these emphases, and in the 1980s journal writings about farm management declined greatly. Much academic work about farm management during the past fifty years lacked relevance...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12283

Do Australian woolgrowers manage price risk rationally?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deane,   Paul; Malcolm,   Bill.
Australian woolgrowers have not adopted price risk management in the last decade. This is despite a concerted effort at various times by participants in the wool industry to encourage growers to use hedging/forward selling. The explanation for the reluctance of woolgrowers to use futures market and forward pricing instruments lies not in market failure but in characteristics of wool producing farm businesses. In particular, the degree of business and financial risk and the interaction between the two helps to explain why woolgrowers do not use futures. In the context of the whole farm system, Australian woolgrowers are behaving as rational managers of wool price risk.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Price risk management; Motivation for hedging; Business risk; Financial risk; Australian woolgrow; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122518

Net Benefits from growing lucerne (Medicago sativa) on the Broken Plains of north eastern Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trapnell,   Lindsay N.; Malcolm,   Bill.
Clearing of trees and native vegetation over the past 160 years has led to increasing rates of dryland salinization in the Goulburn-Broken Catchment area. In its dryland section, within the Goulburn Highlands, South West Goulburn, and the Broken Highlands subcatchments, hydrologic balance exists. But in the Riverine Plains comprising the Goulburn and Broken Plains sub-catchments, where average annual rainfalls are less than 600 mm per annum, it will be many decades before hydrologic balance is achieved. This study is set in the Broken Plains sub-catchment where over the next 100 years, it is expected that deep drainage of annual rainfall will cause watertables to rise to within two metres of the ground surface. Such rises of groundwater will lead to marked...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5972

Future dairy farming systems in irrigation regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ho,   Christie K.M.; Nesseler,   R.; Doyle,   Peter T.; Malcolm,   Bill.
The dairy industry in northern Victoria has been subject to rapid change in recent years, resulting in great diversity in the irrigated dairy farming systems in the region. Continuing analysis is needed of the various farming systems that may be viable in the future. This study examined possible development options for different farm systems to enable them to maintain financial viability. Four case studies, representative of different farm systems, were used. All four had options to combat the effects of declining terms of trade. However, the option most suitable for one case study may be unsuitable for another farm due to differences in resources, goals or skills. A key outcome of the study was the development of a robust approach to continually analyse...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming systems; Irrigated dairy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123142

Economics of extended lactations in dairying
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
This paper deals with the economic analysis and management implications of extending lactations in specialised dairy cows. The main conclusion from this study is that in the two dairy farm cases that have been investigated in depth, the use of extended lactations to achieve efficient herd reproduction is highly likely to give greater profit than alternative systems that could be implemented. This conclusion holds even after allowing for less than total persistency of cows embarking on extended lactations. The overall outcome of a change from having only 10-month lactations to having some cows in the herd milking for extended lactations is determined by the complex interactions of all of the major input, output, cost and income factors at work in a dairy...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Extended lactation; Dairy systems; Benefit cost analysis; Farm economics; Farm business management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123164

Financing Matters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
Farms systems are open to financial systems. Financing matters. Analysis of questions about management of farms is a multi-dimensional task; focusing on economic efficiency only partly does the job. A financial system channeling funds efficiently from the non-farm sector to the farm sector, doing so in many and varied ways that meet the specific and different requirements of farm businesses is the key to a farm sector that is liquid and, as a consequence, makes it possible for farmers to use resources efficiently and to grow their wealth.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100582

Book reviews
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCann,   Laura M.J.; Crase,   Lin; Wan,   Guang Hua; Kingwell,   Ross S.; Simmons,   Phil; Malcolm,   Bill; Satbir,   Singh.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117469

Open to Ideas: Information flows from Dairy Directions to Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tarrant,   Katherine A.; Malcolm,   Bill.
The ‘openness’ of farming systems that is the focus of this paper is ‘open to information’, in particular the way that new information from the farming systems research project, Dairy Directions, flows from research outputs to dairy farmers. Dairy Directions is a multidisciplinary research activity centred on a steering group of interested parties, mostly farmers, scientists and economists, but also drawing on extension agents, natural resource managers, water service providers, community service providers and public policy participants. The core general research question of Dairy Directions is ‘What options do farmers running different dairy farming systems have to achieve their goals in an uncertain future?’ The goals analysed by the project are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100717

Size and Distribution of Research Benefits in the Australian Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Esther; Tarrant,   Katherine A.; Ho,   Christie K.M.; Malcolm,   Bill; Griffith,   Garry R.
An equilibrium displacement model of the Australian dairy industry is being developed for estimating the net benefits from dairy research undertaken by DPI Victoria. In this initial version, the dairy industry is represented by a system of aggregate demand and supply relationships for two input sectors, raw milk and milk processing inputs, and three output sectors, export and domestic manufactured milk and domestic fluid milk. Quantities and prices are calibrated in terms of milk equivalents. The vertical and horizontal disaggregation of the industry in the model enables the distribution of benefits from farmers to consumers to be assessed. The results for a 1% hypothetical shift in the supply curve in the farm and processing sectors are presented....
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Australian dairy industry; Research evaluation; Equilibrium displacement model; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124326

Financing Matters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
Farm systems in Australia are open systems. The financial openness of farm systems has implications for managing farms and, thus, implications for analysing farm management decisions and farm performance. In elaborating on this theme, capital investment in agriculture is considered and key ideas about agricultural financing and implications for farm management are identified. Focussing on the economics of farm management analysis, without corresponding equivalent attention to finance, is to do half the job.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm finance; Farm management; Capital investment in agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120907

Where's the economics? The core discipline of farm management has gone missing!
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
Economic illiteracy is abundant in farm management analysis. Failure to understand that economics is the core discipline of farm-management analysis and failure to apply the whole-farm approach leads to wrong questions being asked and wrong answers being given. The power of economic thinking is in making sense of resource allocation questions in farm systems characterised by much complexity and powerful dynamics. The challenge for those who continue to work in farm management economics is to re-establish theoretically sound farm-management analysis based on economics as the core discipline.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118427

An economic analysis of options for utilising additional land on a high rainfall Gippsland dairy farm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tarrant,   Katherine A.; Armstrong,   Dan P.; Ho,   Christie K.M.; Wales,   W.J.; Malcolm,   Bill.
A range of options for utilising additional land on a dairy farm in the high rainfall area of Gippsland were analysed. The aim was to determine if additional land may assist the owners/operators in maintaining or increasing profit in the medium term (5-10 years). Historical trends have been towards fewer, larger, more intensive enterprises, and this project studies the value of additional land in continuing or altering this trend. A case study farm and spreadsheet modelling approach was used to examine these issues. Five different uses for additional land were identified by an expert steering committee, and were compared to the base farm system over a 10-year development period. The results suggest that expanding the milking area by purchasing additional...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59164

Impacts of changing water price and availability on irrigated dairy farms in northern Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ho,   Christie K.M.; Armstrong,   Dan P.; Doyle,   Peter T.; Malcolm,   Bill.
Farming systems throughout the Murray-Darling Basin are under increasing scrutiny from the perspective of ecological sustainability of farm and catchment systems. In northern Victoria, the dairy industry is a major user of water, and contributes to the environmental issues. Changes in irrigation water price, availability and policy will invariably impact on the viability of dairy farming in this region, but the diversity of dairy farm systems suggests that the impact will vary between farms. Two case study farms, a 'water reliant' farm and a 'fodder reliant' farm, were used to examine economic and social impacts of changes in water price, availability and policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Irrigation; Water; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58707

Sense and Nonsense in Dairy Farm Management Economic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferris,   Alexandria; Malcolm,   Bill.
The standard analytical approaches and methods of farm management economics are simple, sensible and powerful. Still, examples of inappropriate nonsensical, approaches to farm management economics questions proliferate. In this paper, the focus is on some inappropriate, nonsensical, approaches to socalled management analysis of dairy farming operations. Included in the analytical eccentricities which abound are such things as trying to evaluate farm performance and changes but not distinguishing between cash (financial feasibility) and profit (economic efficiency), nor considering the time value of earning of capital invested; trying to estimate the cost of pasture; trying to show to lift productivity on one family farm by having a good hard look at the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123803

Old model, new problem: when should you update a model and what happens when you do?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffith,   Garry R.; Malcolm,   Bill; Mounter,   Stuart W.; Slattery,   Henry.
This paper is a summary of some of the considerations involved in applying an existing model to a new problem, in particular in deciding whether to update or not, and some of the issues involved in interpreting the output from the new application. Thus where you start from does influence where you end up. Both change in total surplus and to a lesser extent the distribution of this change in total surplus across sectors, depends on the price and quantity data which is used to define the initial equilibrium, even if elasticity values are the same. So careful consideration should be given to whether an existing model should be updated because updating a model does matter. The final point to restate is that consumers of pig meat end up being the winners from...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: New model; Old model; Decision making; Change in total surplus; Updating a model; New technologies; Pork; Industry structure; Industry size; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114420

A benefit cost analysis on management strategies for Queensland Fruit Fly: methods and observations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harvey,   Sallyann; Fisher,   Bill; Larson,   Kristoffer; Malcolm,   Bill.
The Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) — Bactrocera tryoni — poses a significant threat to horticultural production in Victoria causing losses of fruit and jeopardising access to interstate and international markets. The Victorian Government implements and largely funds an area freedom program to manage QFF. Concern about the record number of outbreaks in 2007-08 and the escalating costs of maintaining the current management regime, led the Victorian Department of Primary Industries to review the program to identify improved strategies for managing QFF. As part of this work, a benefit cost analysis (BCA) of alternative strategies has been conducted. While the BCA method is well established, in general few studies are publicly available for area freedom programs....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59740