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Agricultural costs for reducing nitrogen surpluses in the Weser river basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heidecke,   Claudia; Kreins,   Peter.
Agriculture is to a large part responsible for nitrate leaching into groundwater and rivers in Germany, especially in highly intensive agricultural regions. To evaluate the link between nitrogen surpluses from agriculture and nutrient leaching into ground- and surface waters, a model network to analyse current and future nitrogen surplus developments and water quality is set up by connecting hydrological and hydrogeological models with the German agricultural sector model RAUMIS. A set of different environmental measures and their costs is selected to fulfil surface and groundwater targets of the European water framework directive (WFD) for the case of the Weser River basin. Results show that with additional agri-environmental measures covering around 1...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diffuse pollution / agricultural economic and hydrological modelling / cost of nutrient reduction measures / Weser river basin; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109380

Risk, Utility and the Value of Information in Farmer Decision Making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byerlee,   Derek R.; Anderson,   Jock R.
A model is developed from decision theory for evaluating probabilistic information, especially for decision makers who are risk averse. The value of information to such a decision maker is disaggregated into mean and variance effects. It is shown that the degree of risk aversion of the decision maker may have important effects on the value attached to the information; however, there is not necessarily a positive correlation between risk aversion and the value of information, since the decision to acquire new information is itself often a risky decision. The concepts and procedures are illustrated by application to a fodder conservation decision with rainfall forecast information.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12524

Bedded Pack Management System Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thurgood,   John M.; Bagley,   Paula C.; Comer,   Challey M.; Flaherty,   Daniel J.; Karszes,   Jason; Kiraly,   Mariane.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57045

Development, Diffusion and Impact of Conservation Farming in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Tembo,   Gelson.
The study reported in this paper measures differences in profitability between conservation farming (CF) practices and conventional agriculture by comparing the value of differential output with the differential input costs. The main objective is to address and fill several important knowledge gaps by investigating three key features of conservation farming in Zambia: 1) the process by which CF originated and spread; 2) the scale of CF adoption  across household groups and regions; and 3) the impact of CF on crop output, input use, cost of  production and farm income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Conservation farming; Zambia; Conventional agriculture; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54464

A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ikerd,   John E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28824

The global feed market: Asian perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Zhang-Yue.
Global demand for feed, especially cereal feed, is expected to increase in the decades to come. At the global level, demand for cereal feed will be met by the supply. There are, however, disparities between regions. As a result of strong livestock industry development, the Asian region as a whole will have a shortage of cereal feed and will become a major cereal feed importer. This paper examines existing projections of feed demand and supply in the Asian region. It also sheds light on the implications of the feed demand and the livestock industry development in the Asian region for the Australian rural industries.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Feed market; Demand and supply; Asia; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120920

Regulating Agricultural Contracts: What are the Tradeoffs?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Steven Y.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93756

THE IMPORTANCE OF USING FARM LEVEL RISK ESTIMATES IN CRP ENROLLMENT DECISIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bechtel,   Amos I.; Young,   Douglas L.
Easily accessible county data produced frontiers which substantially underestimated the reduction in risk by enrolling in the CRP.  Furthermore, the county yield data portrayed an unattainable level of utility for a moderately risk averse farmer.  Farm level data predicted CRP enrollment similar to actual enrollment in the study region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35717

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Southwestern Minnesota 1941
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Burkholder,   J.R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106980

Irrigated Acreage Projections in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cai,   Ruohong; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Bergstrom,   John C.
Irrigated acreage is an important indicator for agricultural water demand which is a major category of water use. Three methodologies were applied in this study to project irrigated acreage of major crops in Georgia from 2010 to 2050. These three methodologies show consistent results. Total irrigated acreage of major crops in Georgia is projected to increase for the next 40 years. The acreage projection results provide useful information for Georgia agricultural policy makers and farmers.  However, the methodologies used in the study have some limitations. They can only be used under certain assumptions. Thus, better methodologies are needed for future related research.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigated acreage projection; Acreage response elasticities; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56468

MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND CLASS STRUCTURE: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lovo,   Stefania.
Land and market imperfections shape the organization of agricultural production and lead to different production regimes within rural farm households in South Africa. This paper presents a theoretical model to explain the presence of three main households groups (classes) determined on the basis of the labor regime adopted: small peasants (working both on and off farm), self cultivators (autarkic in labor) and hiring in households. Membership in the three categories is determined by the endogenous shadow wage and the effective market wages. A generalized ordered logit model is used to test the main predictions of the model. Market imperfections, which prevent household from accessing markets, are expected to have different impacts on heterogenous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm households; Market imperfections; Liquidity constraint; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6675

EVOLUTION OF THE ECONOMIC RESULTS AND THE STRUCTURE OF FARMS: AN ANALYSIS THROUGH THE BOOK-KEEPING DATA IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavari,   Maurizio; Ghelfi,   Rino; Merlo,   Maurizio; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Sarti,   Danio; Toffanin,   Giovanna; Vanelli,   Pietro.
The latest orientations of the CAP have had remarkable and wide-spread effects on the whole agri-food sector. It has deeply influenced the entrepreneurs' choices, with reference both to the production techniques and to the business organization. The changes have had inevitable reflexes on the economic results of the firms, thus determining adaptations regarding both the structure and the amount of inputs.   In this paper, an analysis of the book-keeping results of agricultural enterprises of Northern and Central Italy is carried out. We try to underline and analyze the evolution of the economic results and the main structural and organizational elements in the firms.  The accountancy data of a group of firms located in the Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14378

The economic value of releasing parasitoid for the control of maize stemborers in East and Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kipkoech,   Anderson Kipruto; Schulthess,   Fritz; Yabann,   Wilson K.; Maritim,   Henry K.; Muchugu,   Erick; Mithofer,   Dagmar.
The braconid larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron was introduced from Asia into East and Southern African region starting in 1993 to control the invasive exotic maize stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). A quasi-experiment was constructed using farmers that applied sublethal dosages of pesticide in assessing the counterfactual for the impact of the establishment of the introduced parasitoid in five countries in the region. Logistic regression method was used to estimate the probability that farmers’ would inadvertently exclude parasitoids in their maize field. Thereafter the propensity score matching method was used to find corresponding farmers excluding parasitoids among those who did not for yield comparison. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benefit-cost; Biological control; Impact assessment; Maize; Stemborers; Parasitoids; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51679

How Do Fertilizer Subsidies Affect Household Well-being Over Time? Evidence from Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricker-Gilbert,   Jacob; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Replaced with revised version of poster on 07/23/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61319

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

Az ökológiai gazdálkodás hatékonysági kérdései
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvincz,   Jozsef; Koltai,   Judit Petra.
Az életszínvonal emelkedésével egyre nagyobb hangsúlyt kap az egészséges táplálkozás, és ugyanakkor a mezőgazdasági termelésben jelentkező árutöbbletek kitörési pontok keresésére ösztönzik a gazdálkodókat, így az ökológiai gazdálkodás a mezőgazdaságban tevékenykedők egy csoportjának teljes, illetve részbeni megélhetési alapul szolgálhat. 2005-től azonban jelentős visszaesés tapasztalható mind az ökológiai termelésbe vont terület nagyságát, mind az ökológiai gazdaságok számát tekintve, a gazdálkodók egy része ugyanis különféle más integrált programokba kapcsoló¬dott a kedvezőbb feltételek és a magasabb támogatási összegek miatt.  Az egyes gazdaságtípusok esetében a birtokméret tekintetében szignifikáns különbség alapvetően nem állapítható meg. Mindez...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ökológiai gazdálkodás; Munkaerő-állomány; Bruttó termelési érték; Költség; Hatékonyság; Organic farming; Employed staff; Gross production value; Cost; Efficiency; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92477

Management of Dryland Sustainable Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shehrawat,   Pardeep Singh; Singh,   Sube.
The study was conducted in the Bhiwani district of Haryana state, which was selected purposively on the basis of maximum area under dryland agriculture. From the four blocks in the Bhiwani district 200 farmers (50 farmers from each block) were selected randomly. The concept of sustainable agriculture involves the evolution of a new type of agriculture rich in technology and information, with much less than intensive energy use and market purchased inputs. Thus, sustainability is the successful management of resources to satisfy the challenging human needs, while maintaining or enhancing the quality of environment and conserving natural resources. Keeping in view the ever-increasing population, development of dry land agriculture, the depletion of natural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24308

APPLYING LISA CONCEPTS ON SOUTHERN FARMS OR CHANGING FARM PHILOSOPHIES: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dicks,   Michael R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30293

Relationships between Agricultural policies and Environmental Effects in Japan: An Environmental-Economic Integrated Model Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sasaki,   Hiroki.
This study investigates the optimal agricultural land use allocation and nitrogen application to a representative Japanese farm. The site-specific nature of numerous agri-environmental issues necessitates analysis at a disaggregated level in order to capture the underlying heterogeneity of agricultural productivity and environmental sensitivity across different parcels of land. This study adopts an integrated approach—a decision-making economic model for representative farms is combined with a stylized site-specific biophysical model, which quantifies the impact of different policy instruments on agricultural production practices and on multiple environmental effects. This model estimates the government budget outlays and social welfare, which require...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Integrate model; Agri-environmental policy; Paddy field; Production quota; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109399

Map Resources – ECO Farms in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanek,   Jiri; Brožová,   Ivana; Jarolimek,   Jan; Simek,   Pavel; Vogeltanzova,   Tereza; Cervenkova,   Eva.
The present paper deals with the creation of maps for the sake of a special map portal using the database of eco farms in the Czech Republic. The map output is being developed and implemented within the framework of the Research Program in mutual cooperation of the Department of Information Technologies, Information and Consulting Centre, other departments of the Faculty of Economics and Management CULS Prague with external partners, especially with the Ministry of Agriculture (Environment and Ecological Agriculture Section, Department of Ecological Agriculture) and the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (UZEI) - Division of Agro-environmental Policy in Brno. The maps are visualized by means of MPPR 1.0 system and have been processed – in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Map portal; Web browser; Google Maps; Eco farm; Ecological agriculture; Act No. 242/2000 Coll; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99229

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF POLISH ORGANIC SECTOR IN LIGHT OF CO-EXISTANCE BETWEEN GMO AND NON-GM PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maciejczak,   Mariusz.
The perfect segregation of the different agricultural production types, namely conventional, organic or based on genetically modified organisms is not possible in practice. But the side by side functioning of this systems in agricultural production and further on of the products on the shelves requires suitable measures during cultivation, harvest, transport, storage, and processing to ensure co-existence. Consumers, food and feed industry, as well as wholesalers and retailers in European Union, including Polish ones demand a reasonable degree of choice between GMO and non-GMO derived products. Accordingly the ability to maintain different agricultural production and processing systems is a pre-requisite for providing a high degree of consumer choice. As...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Competitive advantage; Coexistance; GMO; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58905

Modelling Regional Agricultural Output Adjustments in Scotland in Response to CAP Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Milne,   Catherine E.
The purpose of the paper is to present an agricultural supply model for Scotland used to estimate regional changes in agricultural outputs due to the 2003 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform. Supply functions were estimated for several farm types based on generalised trans-logarithmic multiproduct cost functions (Caves, Christensen and Tretheway, 1981). The data used for the estimation were an unbalanced panel dataset constructed using farm level data from the Scottish Government’s Farm Accounts Scheme (FAS) survey. Using the estimated supply adjustments, individual farm level responses to subsidy and price changes were aggregated using agricultural census weights to estimate the output changes for different regions
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Regional models; CAP reform; Agricultural production econometrics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61111

Poorer performing paddock areas; do we:- Invest in amelioration, Vary input rates or Cull areas from the cropping system (IVC)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burt,   Evan; Blake,   John; McConnell,   Graeme.
Poorer performing paddocks have plagued farmers often because paddocks tend to be treated as homogeneous when most are heterogeneous in the response to our current systems. The treatment of these paddocks requires that knowledge of where yield and quality differences are occurring. Differences in yield and quality necessitate a response action to occur to ensure that the management of these paddocks change. The purpose of zone management is to optimise the yield and quality of produce from the inputs applied to achieve high output/input ratios across the zones within the paddocks. The identification of performance differences in paddocks ensures that more efficient zone management practices can be applied to the paddock increasing the chances to profit....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57839

POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CHANGES TO GOVERNMENT PAYMENT LIMITS FOR MISSISSIPPI FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   J. Corey; Coble,   Keith H.; Vergara,   Oscar; Broyles,   Meredith E.
This paper examines the issue of government payment limits and how changes to these limits could impact program crops producers in Mississippi.  Economic factors affecting the incidence of payment limits on various program crops are also discussed.  The latest proposed change to payment limits, bill S. 667, is evaluated in contrast to the provisions of the current farm bill.  Data from other states are also examined in order to obtain a better understanding of the regional differences in the application of payment limits.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15797

Evaluating Yield Models for Crop Insurance Rating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanoue,   Christopher; Sherrick,   Bruce J.; Woodard,   Joshua D.; Paulson,   Nicholas D.
Generated crop insurance rates depend critically on the distributional assumptions of the underlying crop yield loss model. Using farm level corn yield data from 1972-2008, we revisit the problem of examining in-sample goodness-of-fit measures across a set of flexible parametric, semi-parametric, and non-parametric distributions. Simulations are also conducted to investigate the out-of-sample efficiency properties of several competing distributions. The results indicate that more parameterized distributional forms fit the data better in-sample due to the fact that they have more parameters, but are generally less efficient out-of-sample–and in some cases more biased–than more parsimonious forms which also fit the data adequately, such as the Weibull. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Yield distributions; Crop Insurance; Weibull Distribution; Beta Distribution; Mixture Distribution; Out-of-Sample Efficiency; Goodness-of-Fit; Insurance Rating Efficiency; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61761

Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Florida Orange Juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spreen,   Thomas H.; Dwivedi,   Puneet; Goodrich-Schneider,   Renee.
This study is a part of a comprehensive study which attempts to create a baseline of global warming impact (expressed in total greenhouse gas emission and measured in terms of carbon equivalent) associated with the production and consumption of a gallon of orange juice available in the form of NFC (Not from Concentrate) and FCOJ (Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice) in Florida. A detailed life‐cycle approach is adopted and greenhouse gas emissions of all the steps in the supply chain starting from citrus nursery management to the point where customer purchases juice from a food store are considered. This study reports total greenhouse gas emission related with the management of an acre orange grove under the two scenarios of with and without resetting of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse Gas Emission; Orange Juice; Life‐Cycle Analysis; Florida; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100461

Farm Labor and Farm Costs, 1951
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rorholm,   Niels; Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114747

Management of private tubewells in a conjunctive use environment: a case study in the Mananwala Distributary Command Area, Punjab, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malik,   Saleem M.; Strosser,   Pierre.
This paper analyzes the tubewell data collected by IIMI-Pakistan over a period of 4 years. While the main emphasis remains on the operation of private tubewells, public tubewells and canal water supplies are included in the analyses to give a more comprehensive picture of the conjunctive use environment, a characteristic of most of the irrigated areas of the Punjab, Pakistan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigated farming; Tube well irrigation; Groundwater; Surface water; Watercourses; Conjunctive use; Water market; Salinity; Farming systems; Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113013

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Northwestern Minnesota (March 1, 1945 to February 28, 1946)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Olson,   Russell O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107488

ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF FARM SIZE: TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Yee,   Jet.
Because of policy interest in the size distribution of farms, there is an interest in understanding the causes of changing farm sizes. This paper addresses an overlooked issue in the literature on the determinants of farm size, namely, the empirical specification of farm size. We examine 5 different size measures: acres operated, land and building value, cash receipts, cash receipts plus government payments, and a constructed measure of the rental value of farms. We graphically show the difference in trends in farm size using the various measures for the U.S. and selected states. We then discuss how the results of an analysis of the determinants of farm size depend on the farm size measure employed. The data set is a panel data set of 48 states from 1960...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34610

IMPACTS OF POLICY REFORM ON SUSTAINABILITY OF HILL FARMING IN UK BY MEANS OF BIO-ECONOMIC MODELLING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acs,   Szvetlana; Hanley,   Nick; Dallimer,   Martin; Robertson,   Philip; Gaston,   Kevin J.; Armsworth,   Paul R.
Hill farming in UK is experiencing very difficult economic circumstances and many farmers rely on subsidies provided by the government for a large fraction of their income. The Peak District National Park is used as a case study to examine how farmers might respond to current policy changes � in particular, the move from area- and headage-based payments to the Single Farm Payment, and how optimal business plans should respond to these changes. The objective of this paper is thus to develop production models that predict how farmers will respond to changing policy framework conditions. For this purpose socio-economic surveys were carried out on 44 sample farms, in order to investigate how the land is managed on hill farms including ongoing policies and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Single Farm Payment; Hill farming; Linear programming model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6645

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1973 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otis,   Janet B.; Miller,   Barbara B.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13088

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-farm Training in Southeastern Minnesota 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Adams,   R.W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47785

Host Country Attractiveness for CDM Non-Sink Projects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jung,   Martina.
In the present study, CDM host countries are classified according to their attractiveness for CDM non-sink projects. A cluster analysis is conducted based on three different factors determining host country attractiveness (mitigation potential, institutional CDM capacity and general investment climate) in order to elaborate a CDM host country classification. The results suggest that only a small proportion of potential host countries will attract most of the CDM investment. The CDM (non-sink) stars are China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia and Thailand. They are followed by attractive countries like Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mongolia, Panama, and Chile. While most of the promising CDM host countries are located in Latin...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Clean development mechanism; Kyoto Protocol; Attractiveness; Cluster analysis; Farm Management; Q25; C49.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26328

Farm level effects of EU policy liberalization: Simulations based on an EU-wide agricultural sector model and a supply model of the German agricultural sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deppermann,   Andre; Grethe,   Harald; Offermann,   Frank.
The impact of sectoral or economy wide policy scenarios is often of strong political and public interest, yet it is a scientific challenge. When analyzing different levels of aggregation, the use of single models may not be sufficient. In this paper we establish an interface between the European Simulation Model (ESIM) and the Farm Modelling Information System (FARMIS). The linkage of the two models allows us to quantify adjustment processes both at the sectoral level and at the farm group level for the German agricultural sector. Different liberalization scenarios are presented and compared to a reference scenario. The abolishment of market price support leads to a reduction of farm incomes, especially if direct payments are also reduced. The low absolute...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Model Linkage; Policy Impact Assessment; Income Distribution; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61083

SMALL HOLDERS, TRANSGENIC VARIETIES, AND PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY: THE CASE OF COTTON FARMERS IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Jikun; Hu,   Ruifa; Rozelle,   Scott; Qiao,   Fangbin; Pray,   Carl E.
The overall goal of this study is to measure the effect of the impact that genetically modified cotton varieties have had on the production efficiency of small holders in farming communities in China. We also find that the adoption of Bt cotton varieties leads to a significant decrease in the use of pesticides. Hence, we demonstrate that Bt cotton appears to be an agricultural technology that improves both production efficiency and the environment. In terms of policies, our findings suggest that the government should investigate whether or not they should make additional investments to spread Bt to other cotton regions and to other crops.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11995

RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGH ENTERPRISE DIVERSIFICATION: A FARM-LEVEL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.
Enterprise diversification is a self-insuring strategy used by farmers to protect against risk. This paper examines the impact of various farm, operator, and household characteristics on the level of on-farm diversification. Results provide evidence that larger farms are more specialized. Also, farmers who participate in off-farm income and farms located near urban areas are less likely to diversify. Additionally, results also show a significant positive relationship between diversification and farm/crop insurance and sole proprietorships. Finally, there is also evidence that farms that received government payments are more diversified than their counterparts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19711

Farming Options for Ameliorating Acidifying Soils in South - Eastern Australia: An Economic Assessment.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Islam,   Q.; Mullen,   John D.; Brennan,   John P.; Li,   G.D.; Helyar,   K.R.; Jones,   Randall E.
Acid and acidifying soils occur extensively in Australia. Currently, some 90 million hectares of agricultural land in Australia is considered to be acidic and around 35 million hectares are considered to be highly acidic which is both a serious agricultural and environmental problem. The nature, impact, and causes of soil acidification vary across Australia, as do farming systems and the institutional and socioeconomic issues relating to land management. In high-rainfall areas of south-eastern Australia, managing acid soils is particularly difficult in permanent pasture systems. In this paper, an economic analysis is made of the results of a long-term trial (MASTER – Managing Acid Soils Through Efficient Rotations) aimed at developing a sustainable...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soil acidity/pH/amelioration/farming/rotations/gross margin/stocking rates; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123818

Agricultural Profits and Farm Household Wealth: A Farm-level Analysis Using Repeated Cross Sections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blank,   Steven C.; Erickson,   Kenneth W.; Nehring,   Richard F.; Hallahan,   Charles B.
This study examines the relationship between agricultural profits and farm household wealth across locations and farm sizes in U.S. agriculture. A multiperiod household model is used to develop hypotheses for testing. Results indicate that farmland has out-performed nonfarm investments over the past decade. Thus, households may want to keep their farmland to build wealth, even if it requires them to earn off-farm income. The analysis implies that decision will be made based on farm household wealth factors having little to do with agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm household; Off-farm income; Production profits; Wealth; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48749

Sustainable Development Indicator Frameworks and Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geniaux,   Ghislain; Bellon,   Stephane; Deverre,   Christian; Powell,   Blaise.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57937

Learning by Doing – Farmers’ Specialized Cooperatives Development in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sultan,   Tursinbek; Huang,   Zuhui; Larsen,   Karin.
In many of the developing (transition) countries, government is promoting the use of cooperatives as organizations that can help enhance the development of farmers and other communities. Agricultural cooperatives are believed to function as a tool for the government in promoting the economic and social development, in particular by creating employment, generating income, eradicating poverty and strengthen farmers’ (market) power within the modern value chain. As for most transitional countries, Chinese government played a primary important role in agricultural cooperatives development. The government attempted to restructure the agro-food system to a modernized and industrialized one by supporting farmer cooperatives and producer organizations. Since the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122025

Cereal Marketing and Household Market Participation in Ethiopia: The Case of Teff, Wheat and Rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebremedhin,   Berhanu; Hoekstra,   Dirk.
Teff, wheat and rice are becoming important market oriented crops in Ethiopia. This study aims at analyzing the market participation of farm households, market actors, market channels and determinants of household market participation for these crops. Results are based on analysis of data collected from community and household surveys in three districts in three regional states of the country in 2005. Analysis of descriptive information and econometric analysis are used. About 65 - 77% of households produce these market oriented commodities, on about 27 – 44% of the total cultivated area. About 47 – 60% of the produce of these market oriented commodities is sold.  The important market places for producers of these commodities are the district town markets...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52102

THE NECESSITY OF STRATEGIC THINKING IN HUNGARIAN AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lakner,   Zoltan; Husti,   Istvan.
Based on analysis of a time series of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) indicator and Relative Trade Advantage Index the performance of Hungarian agriculture and food industry has declined rapidly during the last fifteen years. This fact highlights the importance of searching new paradigms in development. In short term the increasing of production–quantity does not seem to be a rational way. The only alternative is the product–differentiation strategy. Under conditions of increasing competition in foreign markets the importance of domestic markets gains in importance. The domestic market is a dynamic one, too: the producers should be better focussed of new demands of specific consumer segments (e.g. elder generations, ethnic minorities etc…). On the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Future research; Marketing; System analysis; Strategic planning; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47551

Has growth in productivity in Australian broadacre agriculture slowed?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sheng,   Yu; Mullen,   John D.; Zhao,   Shiji.
Agricultural productivity growth has been strong relative to other sectors in the Australian economy, and relative to the agricultural sectors of other developed countries. However, as commonly observed among other developed economies, growth in productivity in the broadacre sector of Australian agriculture seems to have slowed in the past decade. This paper uses the adjusted cumulative sum square (CUSQ) index to examine the trend stability of total factor productivity in Australian broadacre agriculture over the period 1952-53 to 2006-07. The results show that a significant slowdown occurred around the mid-1990s. Further analysis shows that the slowdown in productivity growth is driven by a longterm decline in public R&amp;D investment in addition to poor...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Structural change analysis; CUSUM index; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59266

Comparison of Decision Rules for Subsurface Drip Irrigation Practices Using a Nonlinear Mathematical Programming Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salim,   Juma K.; Dillon,   Carl R.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Kanakasabai,   Murali.
A comparison of decision rules has been made for case studies of corn production using subsurface drip irrigation under three agricultural management practices (no irrigation, uniform irrigation, and variable rate irrigation). The uniform irrigation strategy appeared to perform the best than the other two management practices under different risk scenarios.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corn production; Mathematical programming; Profitability; Risk management; Subsurface drip irrigation; Variable rate irrigation; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35517

INCORPORATING FIELD TIME RISK INTO A STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING MODEL OF FARM PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Apland,   Jeffrey.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14283

Análisis de rentabilidad de la inversión en mejoramiento genético de ganado bovino lechero bajo condiciones chilenas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kobrich,   Claus; Catalan,   F.; Martinez Valderrama,   Alfonso; Maino,   Mario.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Profitability index; Genotype-environment interaction; Semen price.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97348

Selecting Profitable Enterprises or Selling the Farm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Blokland,   P.J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6986

Aquaculture technology adoption in Kapasia Thana, Bangladesh: some preliminary results from farm record-keeping data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahmed,   Mahfuzuddin; Abdur Rab,   M.; Bimbao,   Mary Ann P.
A report on the adoption by target farmers of three aquaculture technologies in Kapasia Thana, Bangladesh. Preliminary results indicate that there were significant changes in fish production and resource use by farmer-cooperators from their previous practices.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture systems; Technology transfer; Small scale aquaculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44730

EFFECTS OF FARMERS' RISK ATTITUDES AND PERSONALITY TYPES ON PRODUCTION AND MARKETING DECISIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Pei; Alexander,   Corinne E.; Patrick,   George F.; Musser,   Wesley N.
Producers' risk perceptions, as well as their empirical measurement, have been an on-going concern for agricultural economists. Identification and categorization of producers' risk attitudes is important in both research and extension contexts. This study explores some alternative measures of farmers' attitudes and their relationships with observed producer behavior.  The effect of farmers' personality types, as derived from the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator test, on marketing behavior is also explored.  There were positive and statistically significant correlations of producers' risk attitudes in various areas of the farm business. However, there are also some differences in producers' willingness to risk, especially in the finance area....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28677

Akzeptanz von Informationssystemen durch Schweinemäster: Eine Kausalanalyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arens,   Ludwig; Plumeyer,   Cord-Herwig; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Im Zuge der Anstrengungen, die Verunsicherung der Verbraucher zu beheben, wird auf vielfältige Weise versucht, die Sicherheit von Lebensmitteln zu verbessern. Dabei ist auch der Informationsaustausch zwischen Akteuren in den Wertschöpfungsketten der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft in den Fokus gesetzgeberischer wie auch privater Initiativen gerückt. Neben technologischen Hindernissen, vor allem der fehlenden Kompatibilität von Informationssystemen, lassen sich auch Verhaltensaspekte als Hemmnisse des Informationsaustauschs und der Informationsverarbeitung identifizieren. Das Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es vor diesem Hintergrund, am Beispiel des Tiergesundheitsmanagements in der Schweinefleischwirtschaft Antworten auf die Frage zu geben, welche Einflussgrößen...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Akzeptanz; Schweinemast; Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology; Tiergesundheitsmanagement; Partial Least Squares-Methode; Acceptance; Pig Fattening; Animal Health Management; Partial Least Squares Method; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114482

Relationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka; Weaver,   Robert D.
The purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including 270 chain partners from three European countries in four traditional food product categories. Heterogeneity across these chains is first examined based on cluster analysis that identifies three distinct clusters interpreted as reflecting three levels of intensity in innovation capacity: high, medium, and low. Next, we define measures of the chain relationship quality through characteristics such as trust, conflict and reputation. Results suggest that various aspects...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation capacity; Chain relationship quality; Traditional food products; SMEs; Different chain relationship directions; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121841

Food Security, Food Chains and Bioenergy Challenges for a Sustainable Development Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Pacheco de; Bernardo,   M.T.
Food system dynamics worldwide are under a new paradigm. Energy supply based on renewable natural resources is now a necessary solution, where agri-business can play an important role, and food systems will have to interact worldwide with new competitors for land and agriculture activity. The argument in this paper is based on the evidence that innovation and technology changes in food production (agricultural production) can offer a sustainable supply of grain and biomass, when demand behaviour is consistent and very flexible (demand elasticity above 1). The main argument is based on the hypothesis that demand behaviour is the main driver in food systems, which can be observed looking at technical and technological changes in production systems in Europe...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49884

The Evolution and Expansion of Risk Management Education Programs in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jose,   H. Douglas; Tilmon,   H. Don.
A rapidly changing business environment has dictated a need for farmers to  improve their risk management skills. The 1996 Federal Agricultural  Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) also created a new environment for  American farmers by eliminating planting restrictions and deficiency payments.  Congress recognized the changing environment by mandating the Secretary of  Agriculture to initiate a risk management education program. A memorandum of  understanding specified the responsibilities of the federal agencies involved in  risk management services and education. A work group representing all public  and private organizations concerned with risk management services and  strategies was convened. The work group established a set of objectives, the five...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6936

DER TÜRKISCHE TOMATENSEKTOR – REGIONALE GESICHTSPUNKTE UND RÄUMLICHE MARKTINTEGRATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weitzel,   Enno-Burghard; Keskin,   Gulsen; Brosig,   Stephan.
Tomatoes have the largest share among fruits and vegetables, which add substantially to the gross agricultural product in Turkey. We describe the structure and development of this sector from the year 1990 onwards, covering farms in primal production, trade facilities, processing firms, and marketing channels. An analysis of retail prices for table tomatoes in 22 provinces and their dynamics follows. Finally we employ a threshold vector error-correction model to analyse integration among the markets for table tomatoes in the presence of transaction costs. The results show a ring of integrated provinces along the coasts of Turkey, while the interior provinces are rather separated. In some cases price transmission only occurs when deviations from an...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Gemüse; Tomaten; Türkei; Marktintegration; Fehlerkorrekturmodell; Tomatoes; Turkey; Spatial market integration.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q11; Q13; C22; L11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91910

ASSESSING KOSOVO'S HORTICULTURAL POTENTIAL – THE MARKET FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ON THE BALKANS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian.
Kosovo had been a net exporter – at least of some – fruit and vegetables in the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia before the civil war. Current reconstruction efforts therefore focus on restoring the past horticultural potential of the now independent province. This paper analyses the competitiveness of the Kosovar fruit and vegetable sector. By calculating average net trade flows during 1996-2000 for more than 20 individual fruit and vegetables and seven aggregates, demand potentials for the Balkan regional market are identified for potatoes, lettuce, garlic, dried beans and pears. In addition, average export unit values are calculated as price proxies in order to assess export price competitiveness in the region. While demand potentials for locally...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Kosovo; Balkans; Horticulture; Market analysis; Export potential; Agriculture in international trade; Agricultural and natural resource economies; Aggregate supply and demand analysis; Prices; Marktanalyse; Nachfragepotential; Internationaler Agrar-handel; Agrar- und Ressourcenökonomie; Analysen des aggregierten Ange-bots und der aggegrierten Nachfrage; Preise.; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; D 40; F 14; O 52; Q 00; Q 11; Q 17.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92025

Community Supported Agriculture in the Urban Fringe: Empirical Evidence for Project Feasibility in the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Italy)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Pascucci,   Stefano.
Urbanisation of city-side areas effects on farm land use and organisation are analysed in this study with the objective of seeking the most effective way to implement a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme. Specifically, we used a theoretical framework to describe and assess the relationships between urbanization and farm-styles in the city belt. Our analysis is based on a case study in the protected area of the Campi Flegrei Regional Park situated in the north-western part of the Neapolitan metropolitan area, which is a peri-urban rural area with severe environmental management problems. Our results from the empirical analysis allowed us to distinguish the farms of the area into three behavioural-social groups on the basis of specific features, in...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Community Supported Agriculture; Peri-urban agriculture; Regional Park of Campi Flegrei; Cluster Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121952

Produção para Autoconsumo entre Agricultores Familiares da Comunidade de Jacarezinho – Encantado/RS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonezer,   Crsitiane; Santos,   Francis Dos; Rambo,   Anelise Graciele.
Este estudo pretende analisar a produção para autoconsumo de agricultores familiares da comunidade de Jacarezinho, pertencente ao município de Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul. Para isso, a visão de agricultores, é analisada a partir de perspectivas que se propõem a entender como são percebidos por eles os alimentos produzidos para o autoconsumo, tendo por contraponto a produção moderna, surgida a partir dos anos 70. Buscar-se-á, também, observar o destino dos alimentos produzidos inicialmente para o consumo (trocas, doações, comercialização) a fim de identificar a existência ou não de excedentes que pudessem vir a ser comercializados.---------------This study intends to analyse the production for self-consumption of family agriculturists of the community of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Autoconsumo; Agricultura familiar; Hábitos alimentares; Self-consumption; Family agriculture; Alimentary habits; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108078

Evaluating Dryland Crop/Livestock System Alternatives for Risk Management under Declining Irrigation in the Texas Panhandle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lust,   David G.; Almas,   Lal K.; Stewart,   Bob A.; Colette,   W. Arden.
Production budgets for dryland crop and crop/livestock systems are developed to estimate yields, costs and returns for dryland wheat and sorghum and for alternative dryland crop/livestock systems. A crop simulation model aids yield estimation. The yield and return distributions are used to estimate risk and relative risk for included alternatives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Relative Risk; Ogallala Aquifer; Crop-Livestock Systems; Wheat; Sorghum; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46843

Developing an institutional model for the extension and adoption of environmental Best management Practices by pastoral farmers in New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Journeaux,   Phil.
The practice of extension of environmental Best Management Practices (BMPs) involves the integration of a range of complex issues. Currently the practice of this in New Zealand is somewhat piece-meal, ad-hoc, and not well coordinated amongst the organisations involved. There is also a strong rationale for Government involvement. This paper discusses these issues and proposes a way forward.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97130

MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION: AN APPLICATION TO FARMERS' RISK-INCOME PREFERENCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patrick,   George F.; Blake,   Brian F.; Whittaker,   Suzanne H.
Magnitude estimation, a technique developed by psychology for obtaining ratio scaled values, was used to derive risk-income preferences of ninety-one central Indiana farmers.  Both variability-income and bankruptcy-income measures were developed and related to farmers' socio-economic attributes.  Wealth and education had limited effects compared with off-farm employment, percent debt and expected levels of income, percent debt and net worth growth.  Magnitude estimation provided reliable estimates of preferences.  Farmers gave greater importance to the bankruptcy-income measure of risk-income preferences, but only a small portion of the variation of either measure could be explained.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32583

Networks in Rural Economy: Valorising Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers of Innovation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeire,   Bert; Gellynck,   Xavier; De Steur,   Hans; Viaene,   Jacques.
Historically, perspectives on the economic development of rural regions have been dominated by the modernization model of agriculture (van der Ploeg and Van Dijk, 1995). During the last decades this model has increasingly been abandoned in an effort to reduce the negative outcomes associated with that model, driven by the changing concerns of consumers and society in response to these outcomes (van der Ploeg, 1999, Weatherell et al., 2003). Parallel to this socioeconomic evolution the theoretical perspectives on rural development altered. Discourses about the evolution of rural development describe the succession of an exogenous, modernist model of rural development by an endogenous model and in the end leading to an integrated model of rural development,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49846

Using a Farmer's Beta for Improved Estimation of Actual Production History (APH) Yields
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Babcock,   Bruce A.; Hart,   Chad E.
The effect of sampling error in estimation of farmers' mean yields for crop insurance purposes is explored using farm-level corn yield data in Iowa from 1990 to 2000 and Monte Carlo simulations. We find that sampling error combined with nonlinearities in the insurance indemnity function will result in empirically estimated crop insurance rates that exceed actuarially fair values by between 2 and 16 percent, depending on the coverage level and the number of observations used to estimate mean yields. Accounting for the adverse selection caused by sampling error results in crop insurance rates that will exceed fair values by between 42 and 127 percent. We propose a new estimator for mean yields based on a common decomposition of farm yields into systemic and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Actual production history (APH); Crop insurance; Mean yields estimation; Sampling error; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18600

SOME PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bielik,   Peter; Rajcaniova,   Miroslava.
Slovak Republic was among ten new members joining European Union in May 2004. Since then the EU accession has influenced the social and economic aspects of life in the country and still continues to do so. The main purpose of this article is to present several problem areas of socio-economic development of Slovak agriculture. In details, we will focus to the position of agriculture in the National economy, development trends of Slovak Agriculture and transformation process, entrepreneurial structure and use of land, economic situation in Agriculture and the development of selected socio-economic indicators in agriculture. Finally, we will mention about the present situation and priorities of the Slovak Agricultural Policy.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Economic and social development; Transformation process; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43183

Analysis of Factors Influencing Adoption of Dairy Technologies In Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Makokha,   Stella Nabwile; Karugia,   Joseph Thuo; Staal,   Steven J.; Oluoch-Kosura,   Willis.
Indicators of poverty in western Kenya show high poverty levels. The area has low dairy development yet the potential for dairy development is quite high. Dairy farming has the potential to reduce poverty by increasing incomes and reducing unemployment. This paper reports factor interrelationships in dairy adoption with a view to understanding factors that influence adoption. The binary probit model was used to analyse data from 1575 households. Contrary to findings from similar studies elsewhere, some factors had a negative association with adoption, thus unfolding a unique adoption process. The association between the factor interactive affects and technology adoption highlighted the importance of exploring factor interrelationships. The widely held...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Factor interrelationship; Spatial factors; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52094

Optimal Tillage and Planting Equipment for Central and Western North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krenz,   Ronald D.; Micheel,   Charles C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51936

Testing for Moral Hazard and Ranking Farms by Their Inclination to Collect Crop Damage Compensations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myyra,   Sami; Pietola,   Kyosti.
This paper tests for the extent of moral hazard problem within a Crop Damage Compensation (CDC) program that is similar to traditional multi peril crop insurances but is publicly funded and openly accessible for all farmers in Finland. We further estimate the potential of using the observed farmer and farm characteristics in ranking and classifying farms according to their incidence towards losses when they are protected. The data are the claimed and granted indemnity payments for each farm over the fifteen year period of 1995-2009. These data are complemented by data on total farm population in 2005. The data suggest that most of the farmers (60%) have not made any claims in the CDC program over the 15 year period. Those farms that claimed compensation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114632

Determinants of farm diversification and interaction with the CAP. An application to FADN of Marche region (Italy)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Finocchio,   Romina; Esposti,   Roberto.
This work analyzes farm diversification activities in an Italian region (Marche). The study examines 387 farms from Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) over a six-year period (2000-2005), applying Discrete Choice Models to identify their business. Recognizing the driving forces of such diversification strategy can be useful to better design those agricultural policies explicitly aimed at promoting agricultural multifunctionality as well as social and environmental sustainability. The linkage between diversification choices and CAP payments is thus also investigated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm diversification; Discrete Choice Models; Multifunctionality; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44251

CHARACTERIZING UNCERTAIN OUTCOMES WITH THE RESTRICTED HT TRANSFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moffitt,   L. Joe.
Restrictions on the hyperbolic trigonometric (HT) transformation are imposed to guarantee that a probability density function is obtained from the maximum likelihood estimation.  Performance of the restricted HT transformation using data generated from normal, beta, gamma, logistic, log-normal, Pareto, Weibull, order statistic, and bimodal populations is investigated via sampling experiments.  Results suggest that the restricted HT transformaltion is sufficiently flexible to compete with the actual population distributions in most cases.  Application of the restricted HT transformation is illustrated by characterizing uncertain net income per acre for community-supported agriculture farms in the northeastern United States.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Hyperbolic trigonometric transformation; Uncertainty; Farm Management; C2; Q1.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15074

Live and Feeder Cattle Options Markets: Returns, Risk, and Volatility Forecasting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brittain,   Lee; Garcia,   Philip; Irwin,   Scott H.
The paper examines empirical returns from holding thirty- and ninety-day call and put positions, and the forecasting performance of implied volatility in the live and feeder cattle options markets. In both markets, implied volatility is an upwardly biased and inefficient predictor of realized volatility, with bias most prominent in live cattle. While significant returns exist holding several market positions, most strategies are strongly affected by a drift in futures market prices. However, the returns from selling live cattle puts are persistent, and evidence from straddle returns identifies that the market overprices volatility. This overpricing is consistent with a short-term risk premium whose effect is magnified by extreme changes in market conditions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Live cattle; Feeder cattle; Options; Returns; Risk; Volatility forecasting; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53038

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1937
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1938
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13118

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1966 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13163

Customer relationships strategy: an Australian cattle producers’ case study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jie,   Ferry.
An analysis of beef supply chains revealed that a strategic focus on beef quality was critical to that part of the chain involving producers. Moreover, beef quality was directly related to customer relationship management. Across the industry, there are a diverse set of customers each with different needs. This means that it is difficult for individual producers to develop a successful approach to customer relationship management without developing a product focus on one or two of these customer segments.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chains; Beef; Australia; Customer relationship management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121499

Virtual Consumption but Real Market. Does your avatar eat or drink on Second Life?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges.
Second Life® (SL) is an innovative digital world created in June 2003 by Linden Lab, a Californian company, acting only on the Internet. The purpose of SL is to provide entertainment via virtual experiences to customers who act, travel, buy and discuss into this world through their own avatar. SL is a 3D interactive combination of improved chat and video game, without any strict rules nor clear objective for the game apart to spent time in virtual reality and to enjoy this experience. SL is the most important Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Digital world; Virtual consumption; Global branding; Food- related consumer behaviour; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59114

Estimating the Impacts of Storage Dry Matter Losses on Switchgrass Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   James A.; Mooney,   Daniel F.; English,   Burton C.; Tyler,   Donald D.
This poster estimates dry matter losses as a function of harvest method, storage treatment, and time in storage. We then calculate the cost to store switchgrass bales under alternate harvest method and storage treatment scenarios; and determine the breakeven harvest method and storage treatment as a function of biomass price and time in storage.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biomass; Bioenergy crops; Function form; Sustainable systems; Farm Management; Production Economics; Q10; Q42.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61530

Ecologically-Based Management of Rodent Pests
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114821

FARM BUSINESS GOALS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   Christopher E.; Moss,   Leeann E.; Hahn,   David E.
This paper investigates empirically the relationship between both farm business goals and sources of competitive advantage, and various farm and producer characteristics using new primary data collected from a survey of Ohio farmers. Results show that most farmers do not recognize sources of competitive advantage and practice strategy implementation beyond reliance on longstanding paradigms for success within the context of government farm program support and the use of traditional risk management tools. However, several key insights emerge. Farmers who engage in cost leadership strategies are more profitable. Farmers who suggest that the goal of their farming operation is to enhance profitability/efficiency use more management tools, while lifestyle...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19618

Second Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Freeborn County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Lawson,   W.M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1930
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108289

Would Functional Agricultural Foods Improve Human Health?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Traill,   W. Bruce; Arnoult,   Matthieu H.; Chambers,   Stephanie A.; Deaville,   E.R.; Gordon,   Michael H.; John,   P.; Jones,   Philip J.; Kliem,   K.E.; Mortimer,   S.R.; Tiffin,   J. Richard.
Concern over diet-health relationships has moved to the forefront of public health concerns in the UK and much of the developed world. It has been estimated, for example, that obesity costs the UK National Health Service up to £6b per year (Rayner and Scarborough, 2005), but if all consumers were to follow recommended healthy eating guidelines there would be major implications for food consumption, land use and international trade (Srinivasan et al, 2006). This is unlikely to happen, at least in the short term, but it is realistic to anticipate some dietary adjustment toward the recommendations, resulting in an improvement in diet quality (Mazzocchi et al, 2007). Although consumers are reluctant to make major changes to their diets, they may be prepared to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49893

2001 ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.; Alderman,   Nicole.
One word summarizes the current outlook for the U.S. economy.  That word is confusion.  First, we review the recent behavior of the U.S. economy.   Ten years of economic expansion without a recession had led some to believe that we could have continual expansion without a recession.  The year 2000 was the fourth year in a row with growth exceeding 4 percent and this was accomplished with relatively stable prices.  unemployment was about 4 percent or below what many perceived as a sustainable rate of unemployment without rapid inflation.  Stock market prices had increased and some consumers were spending their "new wealth."   However, the stock market showed signs of weakness beginning in 1999.  That weakness grew, especially for technology stocks and price...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11639

Water users' association in 28L and 29R outlets of Mettupalayam Distributary in Lower Bhavani Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sureshvaran,   R.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Farmers associations; Water distribution; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113708

Envesting in an Agricultural Legacy:  Impact of a Targeted Young and Beginning Farmer Loan Program in Arkansas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goeringer,   L. Paul; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Dixon,   Bruce L.; Popp,   Michael P.
America’s agricultural producers continue to age.  According to the U.S. Census of Agriculture, the average age of farm operators increased from 55.3 in 2002 to 57.1 in 2007.  During the same period, the Census shows a thirty percent decrease in the number of farmers under the age of 25.  Young and beginning producers (YBPs) entering agriculture can be faced with high startup costs and the lack of land to own or rent.  To address this potential shortage of future farmers, we propose a program for the Farm Credit System to assist YBPs by offering Farm Service Agency guaranteed loans.  In this program YBPs are given concessionary interest rates in consideration for adopting conservation and recommended “best” practices.  To gauge the impact of the loan...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124427

Effectiveness of Best Management Cropping Systems to Abate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer-Aurich,   Andreas; Weersink,   Alfons; Jayasundara,   Susantha; Wagner-Riddle,   Claudia.
Best management practices (BMPs) for cropping systems that involve conservation tillage and nutrient management are proposed as potential win-win solutions for both farmers and the environment. While originally targeted as a means for improving soil and water quality, these BMPs may also contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation efforts have focused primarily on the ability of BMPs to sequester carbon and the subsequent potential revenue source carbon sequestration may represent to farmers. Increasingly, evidence from experimental stations calls into question the potential for C-sequestration with reduced tillage in soils in Eastern Canada. However, there are other ways in which BMPs can reduce GHG emissions: lowering fuel and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45987

When to Exit Dairy Farming: The Value of Waiting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.; Dressler,   Jonathan B.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121632

The economics of transmission constraints on wind farms: some evidence from South Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boerema,   Nicholas; MacGill,   Iain.
The impacts of transmission congestion and network investment on the development of the Australian wind energy industry have received growing attention from wind farm developers as well as relevant policy stakeholders such as the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). There are many potential wind farm sites across the country with excellent wind regimes yet only limited transmission capacity. At least one wind farm in South Australia has spent a period following construction where its output was curtailed by transmission constraints (NEMMCO, 2009). Current market rules do not guarantee dispatch to an existing wind farm as more wind generation connects to the same transmission. Given the expense of transmission network extension and augmentation,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Integration; Market price; NEM; South Australia; Wind; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107741

DOŚWIADCZENIA ODDOLNYCH INICJATYW ROZWOJU REGIONALNEGO ORAZ PERSPEKTYWY DLA PROGRAMU LEADER+ W REGIONIE DOLINY STRUGU W POLSCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,   Andreas.
This paper presents the results of a case study of local economic development in Dolina Strugu, Podkarpackie voivodship, Poland. Its aim is to analyse local development problems and chances, to investigate the potential of endogenous initiatives to support economic development, and to examine the prospects for an implementation of the EU’s initiative Leader+. The case study primarily relies on interviews conducted with local government authorities, NGOs, business owners and farmers in summer 2005. The hitherto unsatisfactory income situation in agriculture has been particularly precarious for the region because two thirds of the people in working age are employed in agriculture and alternative job opportunities are mostly absent. To respond to these...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Endogenous initiative; Leader+; Cooperation; Poland; Ländliche Entwicklung; Endogene Initiative; Kooperation; Polen; Rozwój wsi; Inicjatywa lokalna; Współpraca; Polska; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; P 32; Q 13; R 11.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91960

An Economic Risk Analysis of Tillage and Cropping Systems on the Arkansas Grand Prairie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hignight,   Jeffrey A.; Watkins,   K. Bradley; Anders,   Merle M.
No-till (NT) has been shown to reduce fuel, labor, and machinery costs compared to conventional-till (CT) but very few rice producers in Arkansas practice NT.  The low adoption rate is most likely due to difficulties in management but also limited information on the profitability and risk of NT.  Most rice producers are knowledgeable on NT costs savings but consider it less profitable due to yield reductions offsetting costs savings.  This study evaluates production costs, crop yields, and economic risk of both NT and CT in five rice-based cropping systems (continuous rice, rice-soybean, rice-corn, rice-wheat, and rice-wheat-soybean-wheat).  Yields, crop prices, and key input prices are simulated to create net return distributions.  Stochastic efficiency...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cropping systems; Rice; No-till; Certainty equivalent; Risk premium; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56354

Productivity Differences between Male and Female Managed Farms in the Eastern and Central Highlands of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Njuki,   Jemimah M.; Kihiyo,   V.B.M.; O'Ktingati,   A.; Place,   Frank.
This study was carried out in an agroforestry farming system in the central highlands of Kenya. The purpose of the study was to compare the productivity and technical efficiency of male and female managed farms. The study also sought to investigate the sources of differences in the Total Value Product and the technical efficiency of farms. Using a female dummy, the study found no evidence of differences in total value product between male and female managed farms. Male managed farms were however more technically efficient than female managed farms. The highest proportion of farms in the lowest bracket of efficiency levels was female managed farms. The total value product was found to be positively affected by age of the farmer, female labour and inputs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25693

The John L. Dillon Memorial Lecture 2010:  The rise and fall of farm management as an academic discipline: an autobiographical perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hardaker,   J. Brian.
The title relates to the title of the Inaugural Lecture of the Late Professor John L Dillon, Foundation Professor of Farm Management at UNE, in whose memory this lecture series was established. The author has been involved in the farm management discipline for more than 50 years. He reflects on the nature and origins of the discipline and outlines some key aspects of its evolution. The discipline boomed in the 1960s and 70s, both internationally and at UNE. Yet it has fallen into relative decline subsequently. He suggests some of the reasons for the decline, focussing particularly on issues in Australia. He discusses the need for a revival in a world in which food security is likely to be an increasingly serious problem. He concludes with thoughts about...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120906

Governance in the East Indian Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hofstede,   Gert Jan; Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
(Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company), one of the world’s major players in the international food market of the 17th and 18th centuries. Can the experiences of the VOC teach lessons that today’s food production networks may take to heart? There are three domains in which changes might have occurred since the times of the VOC that could be relevant to this question. These are the people themselves, the rules of the game that can be captured by the term governance, and context factors. The article will investigate all three. As far as the people are concerned it will look at factors such as worker conditions, attitudes, and culture in general. In the area of governance the paper will consider contract enforcement and coercion...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49876

Costs of Native Hay Harvesting Systems in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51934

Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Method Selection And Application To Three Contrasting Agricultural Case Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   A.E.; Sheath,   Gavin W.; Smeaton,   D.
Agribusiness, farm business and agricultural-environmental decisions which varied in their characteristics were used to evaluate multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) in an agricultural context. This paper discusses differences between the case studies, strengths and weaknesses of the methods used, and the success of the MCDM process based on participants’ expectations and experiences. While MCDM can help identify the best decision, the main benefits identified in using MCDM included better understanding of their own and other’s perspectives, a means to explain the decision and a structured way to work through the decision process. Key problem areas identified included time limitations, understanding and ownership.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multiple criteria decision making; Agriculture; Decision making; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98510

AN ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN AGRICULTURE: A NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavas,   Jean-Paul; Aliber,   Michael.
A nonparametric analysis of technical, allocative, scale, and scope efficiency of agricultural production is presented based on a sample of Wisconsin farmers. The results indicate the existence of important economies of scale on very small farms, and of some diseconomies of scale for the larger farms. Also, it is found that most farms exhibit substantial economies of scope, but that such economies tend to decline sharply with the size of the enterprises. Finally, the empirical evidence suggests significant linkages between the financial structure of the farms and their economic efficiency.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30811

Impact of Land Institutional Factors on Farm Management and Soil Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shuhao,   Tan.
Soil quality has important implications for sustainable agricultural development and food self-sufficiency in many developing countries. A decrease in soil nutrient stocks, one of the components of soil quality, necessitates more inputs and greater management skills in order to compensate for the reduction in nutrients availability. This is why the interaction of agricultural development and soil quality management attracts widespread attention from researchers. Applying plot level data on input/output, and a selected number of soil quality indicators and farm household level information, from the three villages, this paper examines the impact of land fragmentation and land tenure on soil management, the dynamic component of soil quality, crop husbandry...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land fragmentation; Land tenure; Farm management; Soil quality; Productivity; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51662

REPLACING ASSETS UNDER ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION LAWS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibendahl,   Gregory A.; Anderson,   John D.
The accelerated depreciation laws provide more revenue in earlier years of a new asset due to shielding of taxes. The laws seem designed to encourage farmers to purchase assets more often. This paper exams the optimal purchase period for a beef cattle farm buying replacement cows. While the accelerated depreciation laws do help farms, the optimal asset life is seldom shortened.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20058

Assessing Sustainability at Farm Level using RISE Tool: Results from Armenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Urutyan,   Vardan E.; Thalmann,   Christian.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114820

Integration of Irrigation and Dryland Farming in the Southern Murray Basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rutherford,   John.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8921

Smallholder Farmers and Collective Action: What Determines the Intensity of Participation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Elisabeth; Qaim,   Matin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114354

Parametric Budgeting Using a Model of the Sheep Enterprise
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrne,   P.F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9051

Impacts of the SURE Standing Disaster Assistance Program on Producer Risk Management and Crop Insurance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Barnett,   Barry J.; Coble,   Keith H.
This research investigates the potential effects of the row crop provisions of the standing disaster assistance program (SURE) in the 2008 Farm Bill.  Results suggest little impact on producer crop insurance purchase decisions, though the program does seem to provide an incentive for mid-level coverage.  Payments under the program should be expected to differ considerably across geographic regions and levels of diversification, with the program providing the greatest benefit to undiversified producers in more risky production regions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Disaster assistance; Farm Bill; SURE; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49304

How Inefficient Really Are the Small-Scale Rice Farmers in Eastern India?: Examining the Effects of Microtopography on the Estimation of Technical Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuwa,   Nobuhiko; Edmonds,   Christopher M.; Banik,   Pabitra.
We focus on the impact of failing to control for differences in land types defined along toposequence on estimates of farm technical efficiency for small-scale rice farms in eastern India.  In contrast with the existing literature, we find that those farms may be considerably more technically efficient than they appear from more aggregated analysis without such control. Farms planted with modern rice varieties are technically efficient. Furthermore, farms planted with traditional rice varieties operate close to the production frontier on less productive lands (upland and mid-upland), but significant technical inefficiency exists on more productive lands (medium land and lowland).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Stochastic frontier production function; Productivity; Rice; India; Farm Management; O13; O33; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19435

ENCOURAGING FARMERS TO PRODUCE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FROM AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Westra,   John V.; Zimmerman,   Julie K.H.; Vondracek,   Bruce.
Farmers produce many things in abundance for which they receive income, including food, feed, fiber and fuel.  Similarly, farmers generate environmental benefits such as improved water quality by reducing soil and nutrient loss and improved wildlife habitat by managing their operation in certain ways.  Unfortunately, most farmers receive limited or no compensation for these positive externalities they produce.  If we wish to encourage more of these positive externalities, policies need to be established and implemented that compensate producers for the benefits society receives from specific farming practices.  This research examined how production practices that provide environmental benefits would affect water quality (nutrient and sediment loss),...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19785

Conservation Payments, Liquidity Constraints and Off-Farm Labor: Impact of the Grain for Green Program on Rural Households in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uchida,   Emi; Rozelle,   Scott; Xu,   Jintao.
This study evaluates the off-farm labor response of rural households participating in the Grain for Green program in China, the largest conservation set-aside program in the developing world. Using a panel data set that we designed and implemented, we examine the impact of the program on changes in off-farm labor participation between 1999 (pre-program) and 2004 (post-program) using a difference-in-differences approach and several extensions that account for program intensity. We also test whether the program impact is diverse depending on level of physical and human capital of participants.  We find that on average the Grain for Green program has a positive effect on off-farm labor participation. Importantly, however, we find that program effects vary...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Payments for environmental services; Off-farm labor supply; Grain for Green program; China; Program evaluation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; J22; O13; Q23.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9698

A STRUCTURAL CHANGE ANALYSIS OF THE COST EFFICIENCY OF FARMS IN SCOTLAND 1989-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Milne,   Catherine E.
One of the aims of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is to increase the competitiveness of farmers through increasing their exposure to markets. An aspect of competitiveness is the gains in economic efficiency. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to estimate indicators of farm efficiency for the period 1989 to 2008 by farm type and to analyse what the effect on efficiency of changes in the CAP has been. In terms of the methodology, the information used comes from the Scottish Farm Account Scheme (FAS) survey, which allows us to assemble panel dataset and to construct cost efficiency indicators. The results indicate while mixed farms and lowland farms have maintain their levels of efficiency. LFA farms have seen their efficiency reduced...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm efficiency; Stochastic cost frontier; Scottish agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109398

IDENTIFICATION OF BONA FIDE FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Fred C.; Clifton,   Ivery D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30518

Statistiques Agricoles: Production Agricole, Superficies et Utilisation des terres, Année agricole 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Mpyisi,   Edson.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère de l’Agricuture, de l’Elevage et des Forêts, MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Statistics; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54584

Examining Share Lease Arrangements for Grain Operations in the Texas Panhandle under Changing Market Conditions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gueck,   Nicole; Jones,   DeDe; Yates,   Jay; Klose,   Steven L.
This paper examines the profit maximizing share arrangement for both landlords and tenants producing grain in the Texas High Plains (based on risk preference), and determines whether the results are affected by input costs and market prices.  Results of the analyses show that tenants and landlords prefer different arrangements in all scenarios.  Results also indicate that a tenant would prefer a different lease arrangement in 2008 than in 2005, while the landlord’s preference would remain unchanged.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Landlord; Tenant; Share Lease; Grain; Texas; Market Conditions; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45929

Farm Business Analysis Survey of 30 Farms in the Clear Lake Soil Conservation Demonstration Area 1942
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welch,   C. Herman, Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1943
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105589

Complexity and Obsolete Data Concepts: Canadian Farm Policy, and the Changing Structure of Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freshwater,   David.
Agricultural data systems remain based upon now obsolete concepts. In particular, the "full-time, family farm" is still organizing concepts for much of the farm data system, and for agricultural policies. Yet farming has clearly bifurcated into: a relatively small number of large farms that produce the majority of the food and fiber; and a large number of small part-time farms that depend mainly on off-farm income for household well-being. Both types are family farms, but they are not the family farms of the past. It is broadly recognized that large farms pose complex challenges for data collection and policy. But small farms are also complex. While small farms may not account for much production they are important for land use issues and for maintaining...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Data concepts; Farm policy; Agricultural policy; Canada; Data collection; Risk; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119473

Determinants of Agricultural Cash Rents in Germany:  A Spatial Econometric Analysis for Farm-Level Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Habermann,   Hendrik.
This article analyses determinants for 2001 farmland rental prices from 4376 farms in Germany. We derive our regression equation from a spatial reaction function to allow for spatial transmission of rental prices. Results from a general spatial model show that a € 1 per hectare higher rental price in a farmer’s neighbourhood coincides with a € 0.57 higher rental price he has to pay. For policy evaluation we estimate the marginal incidence of regional EU per-hectare premiums. We find a value significantly above one and propose an explanation for this counterintuitive result based on the long-running nature of rental contracts, simultaneity of premium introduction and intervention price cuts as well as assumed stickiness of rental prices. Regional livestock...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmland rental price; Per-hectare premium; Spatial econometrics; Subsidy incidence; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51685

Erfassung, Bewertung und Minderung von Treibhausgasemissionen des deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Osterburg,   Bernhard; Nieberg,   Hiltrud; Ruter,   Sebastian; Isermeyer,   Folkhard; Haenel,   Hans-Dieter; Hahne,   Jochen; Krentler,   Jan-Gerd; Paulsen,   Hans Marten; Schuchardt,   Frank; Schweinle,   Jorg; Weiland,   Peter.
Zusammenfassung: In dieser Studie werden Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) aus der deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft analysiert und Möglichkeiten zu ihrer Reduzierung erörtert. Darüber hinaus wird die Eignung von Ökobilanzen für die Bewertung von Produktionsverfahren und Produkten untersucht. In Kapitel 2 werden theoretische Grundlagen für die Umsetzung von Klimaschutzpolitiken erörtert. Als Bilanzierungs- und Analysemethoden werden die Emissionsberichterstattung, die umweltökonomischen Gesamtrechnungen, Ökobilanzen (Life Cycle Assessment) und Carbon Footprints vorgestellt. Es folgt in Kapitel 3 eine Analyse der THG-Emissionen des deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektors nach Quellgruppen der Klimaberichterstattung sowie in Bezug auf Produktionsprozesse...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Klimawandel; Treibhausgase; Landwirtschaft; Kohlenstoff Fußabdruck; Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Agriculture; Carbon footprint; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q1 (Q18); Q 5 (Q51; Q 52; Q 54).
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103666

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

Productivity Divergence Across Kansas Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeager,   Elizabeth A.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This study used 30 years of continuous data for 135 farms in Kansas to explore changes in productivity using Malmquist productivity indices. The indices were used to determine whether there was productivity convergence or divergence in Kansas farms. The results showed that there was significant divergence among the farms and not a tendency for farms to catch-up to the same levels of productivity as the top farms in the sample. The average annual productivity growth over the sample period, 1979-2008, was 0.50 percent. The top farms based on MPI were larger in terms of value of farm production, crop farm income and livestock farm income and received a larger percentage of their income from oilseeds, feed grains, and swine than the other farms on average and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61174

Organic Farming Policies and the Growth of the Organic Sector in Denmark and the UK: A Comparative Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daugbjerg,   Carsten; Tranter,   Richard B.; Holloway,   Garth J.
There has been little systematic analysis of the extent to which organic farming policies have influenced growth in the organic sector. Analyses of organic farming policy instruments, for the most part, provide extensive and detailed reviews of instruments applied either in a single country or across countries. Hence, there is a great need to examine systematically whether there is a relationship between the introduction of organic farming policies and the growth of the organic food sector, and whether particular designs of organic farming policies are more effective than others. In this paper, we take the first step in the endeavour of analysing the effects of organic farming by undertaking an econometric analysis of the relationship between organic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44173

Summary Report of the Various Farm Management Services in Minnesota for 1962
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walch,   Herbert N.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52684

The biology and culture of tropical oysters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Angell,   C.L.
Reviews the biology and ecology of oysters, and experimental and culture techniques used in the tropics; describes problems in tropical oyster farming and identifies research needs to further develop this form of aquaculture. Three oyster genera are discussed: Ostrea, Crassostrea and Saccostrea. The advantages and disadvantages of various species of each genus with regard to aquaculture are also described.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Oyster culture; Tropics; Biology; Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44687

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farm-borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Resettlement Administration for the Year 1936 (For tenant-operated farms with cash leases in Southern Minnesota)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113279

O HIATO DA PRODUÇÃO AGRÍCOLA BRASILEIRA NO PERÍODO DE 1961 A 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Cristiane Marcia; Baptista,   Antonio Jose Medina dos Santos.
A produção agrícola constitui um dos principais indicadores de bem-estar da população rural de uma economia, sendo a mais utilizada quando se pretende avaliar a prosperidade econômica do setor agrícola. O objetivo deste estudo foi apresentar uma interpretação da produção agrícola com base na literatura sobre crescimento econômico e no conceito de produto potencial, que permite caracterizar a evolução da oferta potencial da economia, no período de 1961 a 2006. Este estudo baseia-se nos princípios da teoria da produção, especificamente no conceito de função de produção, que indica a relação técnica entre a produção máxima obtida em determinada unidade de tempo e os fatores utilizados no processo de produção, utilizou-se a abordagem não-paramétrica de análise...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produto agrícola efetivo; Hiato do produto agrícola; Agricultura brasileira; Effective agricultural Product; Agricultural potential Product; Brazilian agriculture Product; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113181

Maximizing Probability of Return as a Method to Consider Risk in Farm Planning Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaiser,   Eddie H.; Robinson,   Bobby H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116879

Savings and technology choice for risk averse farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brennan,   Donna C.
Farmers in developing countries have limited opportunities for borrowing to even out variability associated with risky farm income, but they can save. A dynamic programming model of savings is presented in the current paper which examines optimal savings strategies for farmers, using a case study of integrated rice-shrimp farms in Vietnam. It is shown that when savings are accounted for, the expected utility ranking of different risky farm choices may not differ that much between farmers with different levels of risk aversion.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118593

Expectations, Experiences, Trust in the Case of Short Circuit Food Supply Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martino,   Gaetano; Fritz,   Melanie.
Farmers Markets are receiving an increasing attention by both food chains actors and social scientists. Economic and sociological studies are contributing to the comprehension of these forms of exchange. Both consumers and producers are fostering their expectations about the renewal of a mode of exchange which sustained local production‐ consumptions linkages. The main economic function of these organizational structures seems to be the reduction of the price paid by the consumers and the enhancements of allocation of farm products. The basic interpretation of these forms of exchange focuses on market structure, nonetheless the exchange relationships seems to emphasize several dimensions, including economic and cultural aspects. The objective of the paper...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers Markets; Networks; Trust; Food chains sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D4.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100592

ON-FARM FACTORS INFLUENCING INVESTMENT IN CROP SOWING MACHINERY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingwell,   Ross S.
Farmers in grain industries make important decisions about investment in crop sowing machinery. This paper shows how some on-farm factors affect profit-maximising levels of investment in crop sowing machinery. The paper examines the effect on optimal investment of discontinuities in sowing opportunities, varietal portfolios and soil portfolios.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22364

2008 Michigan Swine Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 11 Michigan swine farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of fat hogs, feeder pigs and cull breeding hogs sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed on 2008 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data were checked to verify that cash discrepancy was less than 10% of gross cash inflow and that debt discrepancy was less than $1,000. While considerable variation in the...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122344

OFF-FARM WORK PARTICIPATION, OFF-FARM LABOR SUPPLY AND ON-FARM LABOR DEMAND OF U.S. FARM OPERATORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.
The paper presents econometric evidence on off-farm work participation, off-farm hours of work, and on-farm hours of work for U.S. farm operators using a national sample of farmers for the USDA's 1991 Farm Costs and Return Survey.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20846

INDICADOR DE SUSTENTABILIDADE DASHBOARD: ANÁLISE DA SUSTENTABILIDADE DA PRODUÇÃO FAMILIAR DE FRUTAS NO MUNICÍPIO DE ITAPURANGA - GO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campos,   Claudia Aparecida; Ribeiro,   Francis Lee; Souza,   Cleonice Borges De.
O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a sustentabilidade da produção tradicional e orgânica de frutas dos agricultores familiares do município de Itapuranga, por meio do indicador de sustentabilidade Dashboard. O principal problema é que o sistema de produção tradicional de frutas utilizado por estes agricultores estava sendo desenvolvido com o uso intensivo e inadequado de insumos químicos (fertilizantes e agrotóxicos) causando problemas de ordem social e econômica aos agricultores e impactos ao meio ambiente. De acordo com os resultados, conclui-se que: o sistema de fruticultura orgânica, mesmo se encontrando em fase inicial apresentou por meio do Indicador de Sustentabilidade Dashboard o Índice de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Global (IDS) com uma performance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura orgânica; Dashboard; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Organic agriculture; Dashboard; Sustainable development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109448

Environmental water needs and impacts of irrigated agriculture in river basins:  A framework for a new research program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Water conservation; Irrigated farming; River basins; Environmental effects; Ecosystems; Water requirements; Water allocation; Catchment areas; Lagoons; Wetlands; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92695

Optimum Farm Enterprise Organization in Southeast Central North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Vreugdenhil,   Harvey G.; Herman,   Wendell D.
This study reports on the effects of price changes upon the most profitable enterprise organization of three sizes of farms in the southeast central area of North Dakota. The research for this report was conducted under North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Project 1344 "Economics of Crop Production Technology."
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23376

LAND REFORM, FARM STRUCTURE, AND AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE IN CIS COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7177

Analysing Family Farm Succession: A Probit and a Competing Risk Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Tietje,   Hendrik; Weiss,   Christoph R.
The present study examines family and farm characteristics affecting the choice and the timing of intergenerational farm transfers. Using survey data which are linked to accounting data for 272 farms in Northern Germany, we use a probit approach to examine whether specific farm and family characteristics are related to the likelihood of succession within a given period. We go beyond the existing literature by applying a competing risk approach to study the process and thus the timing, respectively of the two competing events – succession or exit from farming. We find that farm characteristics significantly influence succession considerations to the extent that they affect the value of the farm for the potential successor.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Intrafamily succession; Survey data; Competing risk; Farm Management; Q12; J26.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24699

PERCEPTIONS OF LEAFY SPURGE BY PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS, LOCAL DECISION MAKERS, AND RANCH OPERATORS; SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Nudell,   Daniel J.
A survey of 459 ranchers, 56 local decision makers, and 50 public land managers (565 total) was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls.  The study focused on a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.  The questionnaire focused on weed management in general and specifically on the perceptions and attitudes of ranchers, land managers, and local decision makers who have been directly and indirectly affected by leafy spurge.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge; Weed management; Rancher opinion; Public land manager opinions.; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23236

U.S. Farm Structure: Declining—But Persistent—Small Commercial Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.
The continuing shift in production away from small commercial farms to larger farms is driven by financial pressures and aging operators. Some small commercial farms are profitable, while others stay in business by accepting low returns for their labor. Small commercial farms produced 22 percent of the Nation’s farm output in 2007.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121896

FEASIBILITY OF A SHEEP COOPERATIVE FOR GRAZING LEAFY SPURGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Nudell,   Daniel J.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Faller,   Timothy.
This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control.  The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of capital investment required by members in the cooperative. Three sheep flock management alternatives were initially considered for the cooperative.  These were 1) winter lambing, 2) spring lambing, and 3) fall lambing.  The fall lambing scenario was determined to be infeasible because of logistics associated with gathering and transportation of pregnant ewes and lack of grazing pressure on leafy spurge throughout the grazing season.   The total capital investment...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy Spurge; Cooperative; Weed Control; Sheep Grazing; Economics; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23270

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF TRACTOR PURCHASE DECISION IN SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA:  A COMPUTER SPREADSHEET TEMPLATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maamun,   Muhamad Yusuf.
Although most of the rice area in Indonesia is still prepared manually, since the early 1980s the government has promoted tractors for land preparation through subsidized loans. This has increased capital investment in agriculture; and for the farmers, the cost of owning and operating tractor has become an important part of farm costs. By the late 1980s, a rapid increase in the number of tractors intensified competition, reducing capacity utilization below an economically viable level. Thus, many tractor owners defaulted on their loans.  This study investigates the financial profitability of tractor ownership in South Sulawesi, using a computer spreadsheet. The analysis uses input and output data (technical coefficient) collected by the Consequences of...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11212

The Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alford,   Andrew R.; Clark,   Richard A.; Griffith,   Garry R.
A critical component of the Continuous Improvement and Innovation (CI&amp;I) process described in Paper 4 above is Performance Assessment - analysing and interpreting the results achieved, and not achieved, in relation to the focus and target outcomes. This is made easier if specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are established during Action Design and monitored during Action Implementation. The target outcome for the Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) Strategy is to design and implement effective and efficient MME mechanisms that will demonstrate improvements and innovations in individual beef businesses and supply chains and in the broader Australian beef industry.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Measurement; Monitoring; Evaluation; KPIs; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122184

Managing Complexity in Modern Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingwell,   Ross S.
Modern farming in Australia is no longer simple. Farms are large, multi-enterprise businesses underpinned by expensive capital investments, changing production technologies, volatile markets and pervasive regulation. The complexity of modern broadacre farming leads to the question: what is the nature of the relationship between farm business complexity and farm profitability? This study uses bioeconomic farm modelling and employs eight measures of complexity to examine the profitability and complexity of a wide range of broadacre farming systems in Australia. Rank order correlations between farm profitability and each measure of complexity show inconsistent relationships, although the most profitable farming systems are found to be reasonably complex on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Complexity; Farm modelling; Management; Profitability; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59090

World water demand and supply, 1990 to 2025: scenarios and issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seckler,   David; Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Molden,   David J.; de Silva,   Radhika; Barker,   Randolph.
Presents two alternative scenarios of water demand and supply for 118 countries over the 1990 to 2025 period and develops indicators of water scarcity for each country and for the world as a whole. This study is the first step in IWMI's long-term research goal: to determine the extent and depth of water scarcity, its consequences for individual countries and what can be done about it.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water balance; River basins; Basin irrigation; Water use efficiency; Water supply; Water requirements; Domestic water; Water scarcity; Water demand; Water shortage; Irrigated farming; Productivity; Food security; Recycling; Rice; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61108

Farmers’ Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Metarhizium-based Biopesticide to Control Cotton Bollworms in Benin (West Africa)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adetonah,   Sounkoura; Coulibaly,   Ousmane; Nouhoheflin,   Theodore; Kooyman,   C.; Kpindou,   D.
The study assesses farmers’ perceptions and willingness to pay for a biopesticide developed from Metarhizium anisopliae a fungi. A sample of 400 conventional and organic cotton producers was randomly selected in cotton producing zones in Benin and interviewed for their perceptions on the efficacy of the biopesticide and the likely prices they are willing to pay for the product to control a major pest like Helicoverpa armigera or cotton bollworm causing substantial crop losses. An econometric model (Logit) is used to identify factors highly likely to affect farmer’s willingness to purchase the product. The results show that Helicoverpa armigera or cotton bollworm is perceived by farmers as the most severe pest with losses reaching up to 100%. Farmers...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biopesticides; Cotton bollworms; Farmers survey; Benin; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52128

1951 Annual Report - Veterans Farm Management Service - Southeastern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Swanson,   H.W.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113760

Determinants of non-farm labour participation rates among farmers in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim-Applegate,   Hazel; Rodriguez,   Gil; Olfert,   M. Rose.
In recent decades, non‐farm employment has become prevalent and an important source of income for Australian farm families. However, models identifying the relative significance of the socioeconomic variables influencing non‐farm employment participation rates have never been estimated in Australia. In this paper, a bivariate probit model of non‐farm employment participation rates was estimated, using information from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics (ABARE) 1994–1995 surveys. It was found that the participation decision of the farm operator and spouse is likely to be jointly determined, that non‐farm employment participation increased at a declining rate with age among farmers and that university education enhances the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118071

Factors for Successful Development of Farmer cooperatives in Northwest China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garnevska,   Elena; Liu,   Guozhong; Shadbolt,   Nicola M.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chinese cooperatives; Successful factors; Cooperative development; Northwest China; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; International Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117603

PROFIT CONSISTENCY AND MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR SUCCESSFUL NORTH DAKOTA FARMS, 1995-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Farm profitability varies widely among producers, but the reasons for those differences are not clear as it is generally not known if the same farms are in the higher profit categories every year.  Characteristics of the individual producer also vary substantially.  Farm size, crop yields, cost of production, debt structure, and land ownership are some of the traits which differ among farms.  This study analyzed farm finance data from the North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business Management Program over the years 1996-2000 to determine if the characteristics of profitable farms were different from the characteristics of farms which were not as profitable.  A secondary objective was to evaluate if farms remained in similar profit quartiles every year.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business Management Program; Farm characteristics; Return on assets; Costs; Land ownership; Debt structure; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23607

A GROUP INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR FARMER ADOPTION OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: AN APPLICATION TO THE NITRATE POLLUTION PROBLEM IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ipe,   Viju C.; DeVuyst,   Eric A.
The paper demonstrates a group incentive program to encourage farmer adoption of best management practices.  It is demonstrated that the best management practices may not actually reduce farm profits but may increase farm profits and reduce environmental pollution.  This may bring about a win-win situation for sponsor, the farmer participating in the program, and  the society as a whole.  The results show that the farmers subjective beliefs about response of corn yields and profits to nitrogen application differ from the simulated responses which in turn results in the willingness-to-Accept for adoption best management practices significantly higher than the expected program payments.    The program could be implemented as an educational effort to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Group incentive; Adoption; Best management practices; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21704

Role of Customers' Demands and Environment in Priorities of Development among Young Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Csitari,   Melinda.
The level of a country's long-term food-supply and agricultural export is basically determined by the agricultural and food industrial investments. In Hungary the level of the agricultural output have decreased considerably in the previous years, and the investments have dropped drastically at the beginning and in the middle of the 1990s. In the following years it is an important task to realize the missing developments, especially as our agriculture needs significant projects to comply with the increasing demands. It is necessary not only to increase the output, but also to improve the quality of the production and the products, because it is more and more important to supply the custumers with good-quality product both in the export and in the internal...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7022

An economic analysis of the possibility of reducing pesticides in French field crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jacquet,   Florence; Butault,   Jean-Pierre; Guichard,   Laurence.
The paper aims to study the effects of reducing pesticide use by farmers in the arable sector in France and the feasibility of a policy target of reducing pesticide use by half. The originality of the approach is to combine statistical data and expert knowledge to describe low-input alternative techniques at the national level. These data are used in a mathematical programming model to simulate the effect on land use, production and farmers’ income of achieving different levels of pesticide reduction. The results show that reducing pesticide use by 30% could be possible without reducing farmers’ income. We also estimate the levels of tax on pesticides necessary to achieve different levels of reduction of pesticide use and the effect of an incentive...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pesticide use; Policy incentive; Environmental indicators; Low-input techniques; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109382

Towards the Development of Innovative Strategies for Traditional Food Chains in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier; Vanhonacker,   Filiep; Verbeke,   Wim.
Traditional food products (TFPs) represent an important part of each European Member State’s cultural heritage and provide critical economic inputs to many regions via their production and sale. Nevertheless, a major challenge for the traditional food sector is to improve its competitiveness by applying innovations while at the same time maintaining traditionalism. Therefore, modernization of all aspects of the traditional food sector is necessary with special emphasis on the integrity of chains (EC, 2007). This illustrates a need for a chain strategy for the traditional food sector in the EU. Despite this recognition, the actual development of such chain strategies lags behind because of some particular issues which still needs to be addressed (e.g....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59207

The Capacity, Capability and Competency Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Timms,   Janice; Clark,   Richard A.
In the beef industry, as in many agricultural industries in Australia, there is a wealth of high quality capacity building available in topics such as animal breeding, nutrition, grazing land management, record keeping, property planning etc. However there are very few capacity building opportunities targeting (1) the higher level knowledge and skills needed to achieve both rapid and sustainable improvement and innovation, and (2) the knowledge and skills needed to lead and manage sustainable industry improvement and innovation. The BPP Capacity, Capability and Competency Strategy is designed to equip all BPP partners, teams and networkers with the knowledge, skills, resources and support to achieve and sustain beef business and industry improvement and...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Capacity; Capability; Competency; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121992

Zur Effizienz landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen in Brandenburg – Eine Data Envelopment Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balmann,   Alfons; Czasch,   Britta.
The transition of East German agriculture led to major structural adjustments that showed some very particular phenomena. For instance, most of the successors of the former agricultural production cooperatives (LPGs) make slight losses and they operate at a higher employment level than new and re-established farms. In this paper we try to explain these phenomena with the farms' history prior to the transition period. Particular attention is given to sunk costs, the identity of members and employees, and old debts. A Data Envelopment Analysis of 210 financial statements distributed over the financial years 1992/93 to 1995/96 gives evidence that these historical arguments had a decisive impact on the farms' behaviour. However, this impact decreases over...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Transition; Farm behaviour; Organisation; Sunk costs; DEA; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98876

Adjustments to Resources Formerly Used for Dairying on the Far North Coast of N.S.W.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christiansen,   T.J.
This paper examines the present use of resources which have left the dairy industry on the Far North Coast of New South Wales in recent years. The number of suppliers to dairy factories in the Richmond-Tweed area has declined by approximately 9 per cent per annum over the last four years. This decline is not simply a result of the economic position of the small dairy farmer; many other factors are also involved. Beef production is the dominant land use replacing dairying, and there is an associated decline in the intensity of labour use on farms. Many former dairy farmers have accepted a lower income as a result of leaving the industry. Non-farm employment has played a part in most increases in income which have occurred.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9570

Modeling the Regional Economic Impacts of the 2007/08 Drought: Results and Lessons
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Butcher,   G.V; Ford,   Stuart.
The 2007-08 drought affected a large area of New Zealand. This paper describes the analytical framework used to estimate the associated regional and national economic impacts. Results suggest that calculating drought economic impacts by applying standard farming industry multipliers to changes in farm gate output can greatly overstate both regional and national economic impacts. Calculating impacts using differences between forecast and actual farm production and expenditure by farm type is both feasible and produces far more reliable impact estimates.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic Impact; Drought; Modeling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97167

A magyar szürke szarvasmarha tartók gazdálkodásának jellemzői hazánkban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gombkoto,   Nora; Teschner,   Gergely; Csatai,   Rozsa.
Kérdőíves felmérésünkből megállapítható, hogy a válaszadók főfoglalkozásként végzik tevékenységüket, de mindenképpen tartanak mellette más – többnyire hagyományos – haszonállatot is. Többen jól felismerték a lehetőséget – a fajta jellegéből, látványosságából adódóan – falusi turizmus létrehozására. A háztáji termékfeldolgozással, annak törvényi szabályozása miatt nem foglalkoznak, pedig az ízvilág megismertetése a fogyasztókkal remekül beilleszthető a vendégfogadásba. Jelenleg értékesítési nehézségekkel küzdenek a termelők. Ha történik is eladás, akkor is kizárólag belföldre, pedig ezzekkel a termékekkel a külföldi piacokat is meg lehetne célozni, kihasználva ezzel hazánk komparatív előnyeit. -------------------------------------------------------- Our...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Magyar szürke szarvasmarha; Állatlétszám; Magyarországi régiók; Kiegészítő tevékenység; Értékesítés; Native varieties; Hungarian grey cattle; Animal stock size; Hungarian regions; Ancillary activities; Selling; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99171

Foreign Workers and the Organic Farms’ Demand for Seasonal Unskilled Labor
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Ya; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Perkins,   Samuel L.; Neely,   Carrie E.
This study analyzes farm labor management strategies of organic farms by employing Heckan selection model. Econometric results present interesting relationships between foreign worker-related variables and the hiring of non-family seasonal part-time workers. First, the extent of hiring is inversely related to the population of illegal residents.  Second, the outcome variable (extent of hiring) is directly related to the number of H2A permits (foreign guest farm worker visas for temporary, contractual work) issued. The results also indicate that higher wages, corporate farms, and more educated, younger and full-time farm operators are associated with greater tendencies to hire non-family seasonal part-time workers. Family labor is used to supplement the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farm; Unskilled labor; Immigration; Heckman selection model; Foreign worker; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61155

Communicating Ethical Arguments to Organic Consumers: A Study Across Five European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naspetti,   Simona; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
Additional ethical claims were tested with mock organic egg labels in five EU countries. The attitudes towards the advertising labels were assessed by multiple copy testing measures. A total of 156 individual responses were analysed. The study confirms the difficulty of conducting advertising research in a multicultural framework, and shows that additional local/ regional claims can reinforce the appeal of organic products.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cross-cultural advertising; Ethical values; Consumer attitudes; Organic food; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121946

Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Technologies by Smallholder Farmers in the Shamva District of Zimbabwe: A Tobit application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chiputwa,   Brian; Langyintuo,   Augustine S.; Wall,   Patrick.
Conventional agricultural practices such as the use of the moldboard plough are no longer sustainable due to their extensive soil degradation effects. As a panacea, several Conservation Agriculture (CA) technologies have been promoted to improve soil structure and water conservation. However, adoption of these technologies has been resisted by smallholder farmers and identifying causes of the low adoption rates to facilitate intervention strategies remains a challenge to development practitioners. Using data from 100 farmers, this paper uses a Tobit application to assess the underlying factors important in determining farmers’ adoption of zero-tillage, crop rotation and contour ridging technologies. Empirical results suggest that adoption and use intensity...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation Agriculture (CA); Conventional Farming (CF) technology; Tobit Model; Adoption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98851

SMALLHOLDER AFRICAN AGRICULTURE:   PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN  CONFRONTING HUNGER AND POVERTY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resnick,   Danielle.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60178

Farm level adoption decisions of soil and water management technologies in semi-arid Eastern Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bett,   Charles.
In this paper the conceptual framework of individual farmers' adoption decisions of new agricultural technologies is used to identify factors that influence adoption modified fanya juu terraces in semi-arid eastern Kenya. The adoption decision model was specified using farm and farmers' characteristics and technology characteristics though likely to influence farmers' adoption behaviour. To test intensity of adoption a Torbit model was specified and estimated. Results of logit regression analysis reveal that access to markets, education, costs, technology attributes, labour, credit and risk preferences significantly influenced adoption decisions. Results from the estimated intensity of adoption model (tobit) show that variation in the proportion of land...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Logit analysis; Tobit analysis; Modified terraces; Adoption; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58369

Market Factors of North Dakota Durum Wheat Shipments July - December, 1964
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   David C.; Taylor,   Fred R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104211

Policy Interactions at the Farm Level:  An Evaluation of Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and Related Policy Decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Barry K.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Kimhi,   Ayal.
We evaluate participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and its relationship with time allocation and farm structure.  We do not find a statistically significant link between enrollment of acreage in the CRP program and off-farm work effort.  We do find important linkages among time allocation and farm structure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9719

The Process of Farm Adjustment: A Critical Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gow,   Jeff; Stayner,   Richard.
Farm adjustment is a complex process involving decisions by farmers about a wide range of economic and non-economic factors which influence the farm business and farm family. The economics literature emphasises the importance of economic factors in the adjustment behaviour of farmers. However, the observed adjustment behaviour of farmers does not correspond very closely to that predicted by that literature. Insights from the rural sociology and psychology literature offer new perspectives on farmer behaviour which are of relevance and use to both economic researchers and policy makers concerned with farm adjustment.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12329

Fewer Farms on Reservations Join Conservation Program, But Make Larger Conservation Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hand,   Michael S.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122156

Post-War Trends in Farm Size in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spinks,   G.R.; Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8990

What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/SG2000 Program, Volume II: Main Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Machungo,   Clementina; Howard,   Julie A.; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Tschirley,   David L.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agriculture; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56030

ANÁLISE DOS VALORES DOS PRODUTORES RURAIS FRENTE À COOPERATIVA AO QUAL ESTÃO ASSOCIADOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leitao,   Fabricio Oliveira; Brisola,   Marlon Vinicius.
A gestão empresarial tem avançado em sua forma de atuação, deixando de lado uma postura convencional de busca de lucro e rentabilidade para um enfoque preferencialmente voltado à sustentabilidade de seus negócios e de seus acionistas. Uma cooperativa não tem a perspectiva de distribuir riquezas para os acionistas, uma vez que trabalha com foco no desenvolvimento social do ambiente em que se insere e de seus membros, embora cada vez mais convive com a necessidade de um adequado faturamento para sua sobrevivência e de seus cooperados. Para que isso se efetive, se faz necessário conhecer quais são os valores de seus associados para que estratégias possam emergir e serem implementadas com vistas a uma maior satisfação dos associados e conseqüentemente maiores...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Valores dos produtores rurais; Cooperativas; Estratégias de marketing; Values of the producer agricultural; Cooperative; Marketing strategies; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109981

U.S. Organic Farming Emerges in the 1990s: Adoption of Certified Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greene,   Catherine R.
Farmers have been developing organic farming systems in the United States for decades. State and private institutions also began emerging during this period to set organic farming standards and provide third-party verification of label claims, and legislation requiring national standards was passed in the 1990s. More U.S. producers are considering organic farming systems in order to lower input costs, conserve nonrenewable resources, capture high-value markets, and boost farm income. Organic farming systems rely on practices such as cultural and biological pest management, and virtually prohibit synthetic chemicals in crop production and antibiotics or hormones in livestock production. This report updates U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Organic farming systems; Organic certification; Certified organic acreage and livestock; Price premiums; Nation organic rules; Speciality agriculture; High-value crops; Farmers' markets; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33777

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

Water management development and agriculture in Syria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   George; Szeles,   Ivett; Zsarnoczai,   J. Sandor.
Irrigated agriculture has increased steadily in Syria over the last decades, almost doubling since 1985. This mounting pace has responded to the nation’s food security policy objectives to satisfy the food production needs of an increasing population that features one of the largest growth rates in the world, namely 3,50 percent in 1985 and still 3,39 percent in 2007. Total expenditures for irrigated agriculture accounted for almost 70 percent of all expenditures in agriculture. Sustainable irrigation water policies aimed at increasing the efficiency of water use in agriculture and at conserving water resources by reducing future consumption. The Euphrates River is 2.800 km long and its middle traverses a wide floodplain in Syria, where it is used...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Water utilisation; Water management; Modern irrigation technologies; Benefits of agricultural sector; Governmental supports; Total Renewable Water Resources (TRWR); Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47546

A structural change analysis of the cost efficiency of farms in Scotland 1989-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Milne,   Catherine E.
One of the aims of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is to increase the competitiveness of farmers through increasing their exposure to markets. An aspect of competitiveness is the gains in economic efficiency. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to estimate indicators of farm efficiency for the period 1989 to 2008 by farm type and to analyse what the effect on efficiency of changes in the CAP has been. In terms of the methodology, the information used comes from the Scottish Farm Account Scheme (FAS) survey, which allows us to assemble panel dataset and to construct cost efficiency indicators. The results indicate while mixed farms and lowland farms have maintain their levels of efficiency. LFA farms have seen their efficiency reduced...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm efficiency; Stochastic cost frontier; Scottish agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61106

An analysis of milk quota abolition impact on Scottish farmers’ behaviour
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toma,   Luiza; Barnes,   Andrew Peter; Renwick,   Alan W.
This paper analyses factors influencing Scottish dairy farmers’ intentions to change size of business in response to milk quota abolition. The analysis uses structural equation modelling and is based on survey data collected in 2009 through telephone interviews with 533 farmers. Results suggest that farmers who (1) intend to leave their farm to children; (2) have not inherited their farm from previous generation; (3) perceive a lower impact of milk quota abolition on business; (4) have less negative attitudes towards policies/regulations; and (5) perceived a lower influence of policies/markets on business during the past decade are most likely to increase farm size.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy industry; Scotland; Farmer behaviour; Milk quota abolition; Structural equation model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61091

Consumer and Supply Chain Dynamics in the Portuguese Organic Milk Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Rui; Mili,   Samir; Briz,   Julian.
This study explores consumer demand for organic milk products (OMP) and prospective developments in OMP supply chain in Portugal. Consumer demand is approached through a survey accomplished with a stratified sample of 625 consumers from the Porto Metropolitan area (north Portugal), whose population provides a broad representation of Portuguese. Likely future developments in the Portuguese OMP supply chain are established for 2015 time horizon through the Delphi technique, using a panel of 27 qualified experts from different professional backgrounds. Results show inter alia that there are among consumers significant lack of knowledge and conceptual distortion about the organic notion. Cluster analysis has led to the detection of three differentiated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic milk; Consumer behaviour; Supply chain; Portugal; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59208

Impact of Off-farm Income on Farm Efficiency in Slovenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre.
Impact of Off-farm Income on Farm Efficiency in Slovenia
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Off-farm income; Stochastic frontier analysis; Panel regression; Quantile regression; Slovenia; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114258

On-Farm Benchmarking: How to Do It and How to Do It Better
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franks,   J.R.; Collis,   Jimi.
Benchmarking is the practice of establishing the relative performance of a business or enterprise against an appropriate standard, generally industry standards derived from a survey of farms. The Policy Commission into the Future of Farming and Food (2002) highlighted a need to spread and improve benchmarking on farms. The requirements of effective benchmarking are illustrated in a ten step framework. The ten steps illustrate the range of expertise and resources a manager requires before being able to justify allocating resources to benchmarking. A comparison of alternative farm surveys and methodologies used to collect, analyse and report industry standards illustrates the difficulties farmers can have in identifying appropriate, robust and accurate...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benchmarking; Comparative analysis; Processes; Industry standards; Methodology; Techniques; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24326

A multidimensional farming system typology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Erling; Verhoog,   A. David; Elbersen,   Berien S.; Godeschalk,   Frans E.; Koole,   Boudewijn.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9291

Alternatives to 50-50 Partnership Arrangements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaDue,   Eddy L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121202

An Exploratory Study to Assess European Consumers' Opinion about a Beef Quality Guarantee System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verbeke,   Wim; Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra de; Kugler,   Jens O.; Chryssochoidis,   George M.; Ueland,   Oydis; Grunert,   Klaus G.
Consumer demand in relation to food is increasingly shifting towards products that are safe, nutritious, and of good eating quality. Beef consumers are demanding for experience quality that matches their quality expectations formed prior to consumption, particularly with respect to beef tenderness. The development of a beef quality guarantee system, backed up by objective knowledge obtained through muscle profiling research, can allow the beef industry to meet these consumer demands. A qualitative consumer study has been carried out to assess European consumers’ opinions about beef quality and beef related technologies. This paper reports on consumer opinions and perceptions about muscle profiling and a beef quality guarantee system. Findings indicate that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59113

Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molle,   Francois; Renwick,   Mary E.
The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resources development; Irrigation programs; History; River basins; Rehabilitation; Costs; Crop production; Domestic water; Water use; Reservoirs; Fisheries; Decision making; Cost benefit analysis; Cost recovery; Water requirements; Water demand; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44525

Cost and Benefit Analysis of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) Management Technology in Georgia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Ferrer,   Myra Clarisse R.; Riley,   David G.; Sparks,   Stormy; Langston,   David.
Recent trend depicts that tomatoes and tomatoes products rank 2nd most important vegetable crop in the United States after potatoes and potatoes products contributing 20 percent of total vegetable production.  More-so, tomato is equally ranked 2nd in the United States in terms of production value, generating $1.3 billion after head lettuce that contributed $1.4 billion in the same time period. In 2006, 422,000 acres of tomatoes were planted in the United States.  Tomato is equally an important economic crop in the state of Georgia.  In 2008, it ranked 14th in the Georgia vegetable acreage as 3,985 acres were planted.  It also ranked 6th in terms of farm gate value in the same time period generating $51.2 million.  Thrips-vectored tomato spotted wilt virus...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tomatoes production; Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV); Inputs; Fixed cost; Variable costs; Profitability; Cost and benefit.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56386

FARMER EDUCATION AND ADOPTION OF SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schuck,   Eric C.; Nganje,   William E.; Yantio,   Debazou; Aquach,   Emmanuel.
Education can play a critical role in moving farmers in developing countries away from environmentally harmful slash and burn agriculture.  The present research examines the extent to which extension education can promote adoption of cropping systems other than slash and burn.  Choice of cropping system by farmers in Cameroon, whether slash and burn, multiple crops, or mono-cropping, is modeled as a function of farm size, farmer educational level, and visits by extension personnel.  Results indicate that higher visitation rates by extension personnel reduce not only the likelihood of farmers choosing slash and burn agriculture, but also promotes movement into mono-cropping.  Since mono-cropping represents a move toward export-oriented agriculture in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Slash and burn; Production technology; Economic development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23587

Financial Returns and Capital Requirements for Optimum Pasture Improvement Plans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pearse,   Robert A.
Since World War II there has been a rapid increase in the area sown to improved pastures in Australia generally and New South Wales in particular. Despite this increase there has been much speculation as to the reasons why even more country has not been improved, especially as spectacular increases in carrying capacity result. There have been a number of studies of economic aspects of pasture improvement stimulated by these observations. This study is intended to extend or supplement them, because much of the previous work has been somewhat limited.  The objects of this paper are to:-  (1) Outline the basic asumptions on which the whole study is based. (2) Determine, where finance is provided from savings supplemented by reinvestment of all profits (when...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9011

Evaluating Different Growth Scenarios for Organic Farming Using Bayesian Techniques
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardebroek,   Cornelis.
Different views exist on the future development of organic agriculture. The Dutch government believes that in 2010 10% of the farm land will be used for organic farming. Others have a more radical view: due to increasing emphasis on sustainable production in the end all farming will be organic. Others believe in a more pessimistic scenario in which the recent growth in organic was just a temporary upswing and that the share of organic farmers already reached its maximum. In this paper different potential scenarios for the further growth of organic farming are evaluated using Bayesian techniques. A nonlinear logistic growth model explaining the share of organic farms is estimated using available historical data for Dutch agriculture. Various scenarios imply...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Bayesian analysis; Non-linear logistic growth curves; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44211

Selected Paper Abstracts, Annual Meetings
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53104

CHANGES IN FARM PRODUCTION UNDER INTENSIVE FARM MANAGEMENT ADVICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Southcombe,   F.J.; Mauldon,   Roger G.
This investigation examines the impact of intensive farm management advice on levels and productivities of resource use on samples of farms. A total of 60 members of 13 farm management advisory services and 60 non-members, matched by locality, were studied in two farming regions of Western Australia. A production model has been formulated and analysed which discriminates between effects of differences and changes in resource use and productivity over time and between members and non-members. Major differences between members and non-members over time have been rates of growth of inputs and outputs rather than systematic changes of production relationships.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22811

Effective information and the influence of an extension event on perceptions and adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Llewellyn,   Rick S.; Lindner,   Robert K.; Pannell,   David J.; Powles,   Stephen B.
Perceptions are known to play an important role in the innovation adoption decision. Once influential perceptions have been identified, there is the potential for information to influence adoption by changing these perceptions. In this paper, the influence of an extension workshop targeting grain growers’ perceptions known to be associated with the adoption of integrated weed management and herbicide resistance management has been measured using regression analysis. Consistent with a Bayesian learning framework, the greatest influence on grower perceptions and intended adoption behaviour was observed where information could be delivered with a high degree of certainty and validity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57911

Turning over irrigation systems from the government of Indonesia to farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermillion,   Douglas Lynn.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Government managed irrigation systems; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Governmental interrelations; Policy; Indonesia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53074

U.S. Honey Supply Chain: Structural Change, Promotions and the China Connection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ronald W.; Boynton,   Bruce.
Among almost all natural food goods, honey is probably one of the most unique in terms of its production history and importance. It is often a by-product from the primary function of pollination by bees. Honey color and flavor is directly related to the types of plants being pollinated. For some agricultural products, honey has limited economic value beyond the food source for the bees, while for others, such as citrus, the value of the honey is much greater since the flavor, texture, and color yields highly desirable honey attributes. Bee pollination is essential to almost every sector of agriculture. For some agriculture goods, beekeepers recoup their returns through payment for the pollination services. When the pollination leads to desirable honey...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59184

Book review: Gissing, P. A History of Orange Agricultural College. Orange, NSW: Australian Farm Business Management Network, 2009, xii + 112 pp., $38.50
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Filmer,   Mark.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120872

The relationship between farm profit and nitrogen exports on representative dairy farms in the Moe River catchment, Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stott,   Kerry; Doole,   Graeme J.; Vigiak,   Olga; Kumaran,   Thabo; Roberts,   Anna M.
Ambitious nutrient reduction targets have been set for the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria but at what cost to productive agriculture? An interdisciplinary approach is addressing this question for the Moe River catchment, a dairy-dominated catchment that is a major source of pollutants to the Gippsland Lakes. Off-farm nitrogen exports are being estimated by biophysical modellers, and economists are quantifying the impact of farming systems and agricultural practices on farm profitability. This information is assembled to form the interim profit-pollution frontier for nitrogen reported in this paper, and to calculate abatement costs. Phosphorus and sediment exports will be considered in future work. This information is intended for use in a landscape-optimisation...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrient management; Profit-pollution frontiers; Abatement costs.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124454

Off-farm income and farm capital accumulation: a farm-level data analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lagerkvist,   Carl Johan; Larsen,   Karin; Olson,   Kent D.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/30/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21480

Public investment in agricultural research and development in Australia remains a sensible policy option
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mullen,   John D.
There is evidence that productivity in Australia’s broadacre agriculture (extensive cropping and livestock industries) has been slowing in the past decade. A series of poor seasons has been partly responsible, but an econometric analysis of structural changes in the trend of total factor productivity (TFP) indicates that stagnant public investment in agricultural R&amp;D has also made a significant contribution to this slowdown in TFP. Related econometric analysis of the returns to public investment in agricultural R&amp;D in the broadacre sector confirms that the rate of return to investment remains high. Despite these findings, a recent enquiry by Australia’s Productivity Commission into the financing of rural research suggests that the public sector may...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Returns to research; Crowding out; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122896

FARM SUCCESSION PLANS AND ACTUAL BEHAVIOUR: EVIDENCE FROM A HOUSEHOLD SURVEY AND CENSUS DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Tietje,   Hendrik; Weiss,   Christoph R.
This study examines family farms and characteristics affecting farm succession. Based on a farm survey, three aspects of succession are analysed in the paper: the probability of family succession; the likelihood of having a successor designated; and the timing of succession. Large and specialised farms are more likely to be transferred within the family and to have appointed a successor. The number of family members, as well as the experience of farm operator, is also significantly related to the succession behaviour. The probabilities of succession, and of having a successor, first increase with age and then decline again. Furthermore, timing of succession is delayed as the farm holder ages, suggesting most farm operator's’ succession plans to be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19691

Cotton Futures Dynamics: Structural Change, Index Traders and the Returns to Storage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Power,   Gabriel J.; Robinson,   John R.C.
The commodity bull cycle of 2006-2008 and subsequent dramatic price decline have been a source of hardship for traditional commodity market participants such as producers and merchant/shippers. The usefulness of futures markets has been called into question, especially given that some market movements did not appear to be justified by economic fundamentals. An emerging research literature examines the possible influence of futures traders, and particularly the non-traditional Index Traders, on the well-functioning of futures markets and underlying commodity markets. Cotton is a relatively under-studied commodity that is of particular importance for producers in the South and Southwest. To this end, this paper asks the following questions: (1) What role...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Futures markets; Theory of storage; Convenience yield; Index Traders; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53044

Half of Farm Expenditures Are Spent Locally
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wojan,   Timothy R.; Lambert,   Dayton M.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121972

Organic Agriculture in New York State
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henehan,   Brian M.; Li,   Jie.
This report describes the scale and scope of organic agricultural production in New York State in 2008. The most current data available generated by the 2008 U.S. Organic Production Survey conducted by National Agricultural Statistics Service, (NASS-USDA) are summarized for New York. Production data are broken down into the following types of farm output: livestock and poultry; field crops; vegetables, potatoes and melons; fruit and tree nuts; floriculture and bedding crops; berries; Christmas trees and maple syrup. In addition to information on production, sales and marketing data are presented including: product sales, organic sales as a percentage of all farm products sold, value-added sales, marketing contracts, percent of household income from sales,...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121649

The Impact of Social Capital on Economic Performance of Agricultural Producers in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolz,   Axel; Fritzsch,   Jana; Pencakova,   Jitka.
In the Czech Republic, agricultural production is still dominated by corporate farms. Private farms have been established since the change of the political regime, but their role is not that relevant as originally anticipated. Among both groups, some have been economically more successful than others. In general, a varying adoption of pr oduction factors is identified as being of influence. Whether their ability to collaborate with other farms is an additional factor which has been discussed under the concept of social capital since quite some time will be analyzed in this paper. Based on the findings of a survey among a sample of 62 farms by adopting factor and multiple regression analysis it can be deduced that social capital is indeed a significant...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate farms; Private farms; Social capital; Cross sectional models; Czech Republic; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; C21; P0; Q12; Z13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25767

Production risk and farm technology adoption in the rain-fed semi-arid lands of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ogada,   Maurice Juma; Nyangena,   Wilfred; Yesuf,   Mahmud.
This study provides empirical evidence on the effects of production risk on smallholder farmers’ adoption of farm technology, using plot-level data collected from two semi-arid districts in Kenya, Machakos and Taita Taveta. Using Mundlak’s approach (1978), the study found that factors such as yield variability and the risk of crop failures indeed affect technology adoption decisions in low-income, rainfed agriculture. However, the direction and magnitude of effects depend on the farm technology under consideration. The results explain why poor farm households in rainfed and risky production environments are reluctant to adopt new farm technologies that could improve production: it is because the technologies involve enormous downside risks. This result...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm productivity; Production risk; Farm technology adoption; Kenya; Farm Management; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; D81; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93865

Farm Transformation and Restructuring in Czech Agriculture – Ten Years After
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doucha,   Tomas; Divila,   Emil; Travnicek,   Zdenek.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7026

Does trust influence consumer behaviour?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dierks,   Leef H.
Against the background of diverse food scandals this article investigates the role of trust as a determinant of consumer behaviour in Germany. As empirical analyses indicate, the impact of trust on consumer behaviour in a quotidian and presumably safe setting is to be neglected. In the environment of a food scandal, however, trust proves to be a crucial element with regard to a more in-depth understanding of consumer behaviour under uncertainty. Moreover, it is analysed whether different values of trust allow for deriving coherent population segments and whether these can likewise be identified on the basis of consumers’ socio-economic features.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Uncertainty; Food safety; Trust; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96727

Economic Effects of the 1988 Drought in North Dakota: A 1989 Update of the Financial Conditions of Farm and Ranch Operators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.; Wanzek,   Janet K.; Mortensen,   Timothy L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23237

Modelling of the Demand Relations within the Commodity Chain: Application on the Wheat Commodity Chain in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blazkova,   Ivana.
The paper is focused on formulation of demand relations in the commodity chain. Created model respects interdependence and interconnection of particular stages within the food commodity chain – it takes into account the fact that secondary demand function is formed not only by particular prices but also by level of demand on vertical previous market. The functions of primary consumer demand for final products and the functions of derived demands at the level of retail, processing and agricultural production are modeled. The wheat commodity chain in the Czech Republic is chosen for the application. Statistical verification of the model and derivation of standard characteristics of market subjects’ behaviour (elasticities) are made. The model shows that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commodity chain; Vertical demand system; Demand interconnection; Primary demand; Secondary demand; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59195

ON PART-TIME FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bateman,   William Lanny; Walker,   Odell L.; Jobes,   Raleigh A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29339

Quality of Life as an Explanation of the Divergence between Ranchers’' WTA and WTP for Public Forage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Lili; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Voss,   Graham M.
This research provides empirical support for divergence between WTA and WTP, based on results from a 2002 survey of Nevada ranchers. WTP for public forage and WTA compensation to part with grazing rights are estimated simultaneously, with the estimators demonstrating a statistically significant divergence while enabling identification of ranch characteristics that influence the discrepancy in valuations. We conclude that ranching lifestyle (quality of life) accounts for some of the difference between WTP and WTA.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21162

A SUSTENTABILIDADE DA AGRICULTURA ORGÂNICA FAMILIAR DOS PRODUTORES ASSOCIADOS À APOI (ASSOCIAÇÃO DOS PRODUTORES ORGÂNICOS DA IBIAPABA-CE)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Ana Ferreira Dos Santos; Khan,   Ahmad Saeed; Lima,   Patricia Veronica Pinheiro Sales; Silva,   Lucia Maria Ramos.
A agricultura orgânica é uma atividade que visa promover a preservação do meio ambiente, respeitando a biodiversidade e as atividades biológicas do solo. Desta forma, esta atividade enfatiza o uso de práticas de manejo em oposição ao uso de agrotóxicos, assim fixando de modo mais definitivo o homem no campo. Acredita-se que esta atividade seja uma forma de produção ecologicamente sustentável, socialmente justa e economicamente viável em todas as escalas da produção. No Ceará a agricultura orgânica tem uma área plantada de 13.820 ha, espalhados em vários municípios, sendo a maior concentração na microrregião da Ibiapaba. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo geral analisar a sustentabilidade da agricultura orgânica familiar dos produtores associados à APOI...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura Orgânica; Agricultura Familiar; Agricultura Sustentável; Organic Agriculture; Family farminglture; Sustainable Agriculture; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109802

PROJECTED CASH FLOWS AND PROFITABILITY FOR REPRESENTATIVE LOUISIANA FARMS, 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boucher,   Robert W.; Vandeveer,   Lonnie R.
The purpose of this report is to supplement the series of annual cost projections for enterprises by providing profitability and cash flow projections for several whole farm situations throughout the state. Whole farm projections of returns and expenses are expected to provide information regarding the relative profitability of individual farming situations throughout the state. Estimates from cash flow projections provide information concerning the timing of cash flows and the distribution of cash flows for individual farm situations and comparison of estimates for these situations provide an indication of the relative cash flow positions of farms across the state. These projections are expected to be of value to farmers, agricultural credit agencies,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31664

Különbözõ ökonómiai méretû gazdasági szervezetek mûködésének jellemzõi a Nyugat-Dunántúlon
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hegyi,   Judit; Kacz,   Karoly; Kettinger,   Anita.
In the course of a survey we’ve researched private farms of the West-Transdanubian Region in terms of their land area, economic farm size, land use and types of their enterprise. The research of agricultural enterprises from these points of view was the further share of our work. 371 pieces of questionnaire were sent farms of enterprises (joint-stock company, ltd., deposit company, co-operative) in Gyôr-Moson-Sopron, Vas and Zala counties, from which 72 assessable documents returned. The questionnaire asked the farmers the type of their farming (according to the rate of Standard Gross Margin), their economic farm size and data of land property and land use (in the year of 2002, 2004 and 2006). It also enquired about the claim to change of land size, the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural enterprises; Questionnaire; Economic farm size; Land use; Conceptions of future expansion; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53970

ARRANJOS E ENCAMINHAMENTOS DA HERANÇA NA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spanevello,   Rosani Marisa; Lago,   Adriano.
A problemática em torno da continuidade da agricultura familiar, expressa pela sucessão ou falta de sucessão do agricultor, reflete-se no encaminhamento da herança. É a permanência de pelo menos um dos filhos e a vontade de herdar o patrimônio familiar que garante a continuidade dos estabelecimentos. Estudos recentes mostram a falta de desejo dos filhos em suceder seus pais, especialmente às filhas. Assim, muitos estabelecimentos poderão não ter sucessor e conseqüentemente, inviabilizar a continuidade do mesmo, pois os pais não terão para quem deixar suas terras. Nesse sentido, é necessário entender como os agricultores estão procedendo o encaminhamento da herança, diante da possibilidade de ter ou não sucessores. Para tanto, alguns questionamentos guiam a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Herança; Sucessão; Agricultura familiar; Reprodução social; Heritage; Succession; Familiar agriculture; Social reproduction; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113182

WTP for Traceable Meat Attributes: A Meta‐analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca.
Several researches evaluated consumers’ Willingness To Pay (WTP) for each meat traceable attribute, generating a lot of information in this regard, although related to the conditions of each study. In light of this, WTP estimates for traceability characteristics largely differ across the literature, leading sometimes to contrasting interpretations. Seeking a full, meaningful statistical description of the findings of a collection of studies, the meta‐analysis allows us analyzing the consistency across studies and controlling for factors thought to drive variations in WTP estimates. The meta‐analysis has been conducted of 23 studies that, in aggregate, report 92 valuations for WTP.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100593

The economic sustainability of cropping systems in Indian Punjab: A farmers' perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Sukhwinder; Park,   Julian R.; Litten-Brown,   Jennie.
Food for all continues to be a key issue, especially in the developing world where every fifth person is chronically undernourished. India, a fast growing developing country has also experienced serious food shortages for example in the mid 1960s. Punjab, a small northern Indian state has developed, particularly since the Green Revolution in the mid 1960s, to be a key agricultural area producing 13% of the food grains of India. Increased productivity brought economic benefits to farmers and led to the establishment of Wheat-Rice Cropping Pattern (WRCP) as the main agricultural system of Punjab which more recently has become reliant on underground water resources, agricultural machinery, chemical fertilisers and pesticides. More recently stagnating yields...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Cropping systems; Punjab; Sustainability; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116007

PROFIT MAXIMIZATION AS A MANAGEMENT GOAL ON SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA RANCHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Biswas,   Basudeb; Lacey,   John R.; Workman,   John P.; Siddoway,   Francis H.
While tests of producer rationality defined as conformity to the rules of profit maximization (or a similar postulate) for less developed countries are numerous, such tests for high-income countries are rare.  This study investigates the extent of rationality observed in the production behavior of ranchers in southeastern Montana.  The procedure used is that of Wise, Yotopoulos, and Nugent, based on a profit-maximizing production model.  The data were collected by personal interviews for 69 ranchers.  Results indicate that profit maximization is a reasonably good postulate for studying the behavior of ranchers, and that various policy measures, could, at least tentatively, proceed on that basis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32365

Farm Management and Production Economics, 1946-70
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Harald R.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95524

FARM LEVEL IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS OVER TIME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schuck,   Eric C.; Green,   Gareth P.
A time-series cross-sectional model of irrigation technology choice is developed for an irrigation district in California's Central Valley to show how changes in the relative price of irrigation water and variations in water supply over time influence the choice of irrigation system.  Results indicate changes in crop mix and variations in water supply are at least as important as price in determining the choice of irrigation system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19632

TECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abel,   Martin E.; Welsch,   Delane E.; Jolly,   Robert W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13908

Technical Efficiency of U.S. Organic Farmers: The Complementary Roles of Soil Management Techniques and Farm Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Luanne; Park,   Timothy A.
Agricultural policymakers place increasing emphasis on developing efficiency measures for organic producers in order to evaluate regulatory strategies and evolving organic market conditions. We develop technical efficiency measures for U.S. organic farmers using a stochastic production frontier. Farm decisions about acquiring and managing organic soil materials from on-farm and local sources are incorporated into the technical efficiency measure. Productivity differences between newer entrants to organic farming and more experienced producers are estimated in order to isolate the impact of learning and management expertise on farm-level technical efficiency.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Frontier production function; Soil organic matter; Performance measurement; Technical efficiency; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10208

Milchproduktion im Übergang - eine Analyse von regionalen Potenzialen und Gestaltungsspielräumen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lassen,   Birthe J.; Isermeyer,   Folkhard; Friedrich,   Carina.
Zusammenfassung: In der vorliegenden Studie erfolgt eine regional differenzierte Analyse der Milchproduktion. Grundlage sind neben zahlreichen agrarstatistischen Quellen auch Expertenpanels in ausgewählten Regionen. Es werden Schlussfolgerungen über die künftige Standortorientierung der Milchproduktion innerhalb Deutschlands abgeleitet und mögliche Begleitmaßnahmen zum Quotenausstieg bewertet.  Die Abschaffung der kleinräumigen Quotenhandelsgebiete hat Produktionsverlagerungen über Ländergrenzen hinweg ermöglicht. Es ist zu erwarten, dass sich die Milchproduktion weiter auf wenige Produktionszentren verstärkt. Die Milchproduktion wird somit vermehrt auf Grünlandstandorte wandern; allerdings gibt es auch Grünlandstandorte, die Produktionsanteile verlieren....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Milchproduktion; Milchquote; Begleitmaßnahmen; Produktionskosten; Standortanalyse; Dairy  production; Milk  quota; Production  costs; Analysis  of  location  factors; Accompanying measures with regard to the possible milk quota exit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q12; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108253

1965 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Hartog,   Edward.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47928

Intergenerational Succession on Family Farms: Evidence from Survey Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Tietje,   Hendrik; Weiss,   Christoph R.
This study examines family farms and characteristics affecting farm succession. Based on a farm survey, three aspects of succession are analysed in the paper: the probability of family succession; the likelihood of having a successor designated; and the timing of succession. Large and specialised farms are more likely to be transferred within the family and to have appointed a successor. The number of family members, as well as the experience of farm operator, is also significantly related to the succession behaviour. The probabilities of succession, and of having a successor, first increase with age and then decline again. Furthermore, timing of succession is delayed as the farm holder ages, suggesting most farm operators' succession plans to be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm succession; Survey data; Econometric analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24918

Using Land Values to Predict Future Farm Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Cody P.; Gunderson,   Michael A.; Moss,   Charles B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land values; Almon lag; Farm profitability; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56515

ALTERNATIVE PARAMETER SPECIFICATION IN E, V ANALYSIS:  IMPLICATIONS FOR FARM LEVEL DECISION MAKING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adams,   Richard M.; Menkhaus,   Dale J.; Woolery,   Bruce A.
This study compares the structure of E, V frontiers under several specifications of expected income and variance parameters with emphasis on fundamental differences in efficient crop mixes. The results are generated using data from a specific production region and a selected set of cropping activities for Wyoming. The risk-efficient frontiers and underlying crop mixes display sensitivity to alternative parameter definitions and suggest that if researchers intend to use the E, V approach in providing decision  information to producers, care should be exercised in the choice of income and risk measures.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32530

U.S. Farmers Increasingly Adopt “No-Till” for Major Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horowitz,   John K.; Ebel,   Robert M.; Ueda,   Kohei.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121439

Sustainable Farm Development in the Republic of Korea in a Global Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   John Moo.
The Republic of Korea will need to alter many of its national economic and agricultural policies to meet the requirements of new global trading agreements. One farm structure that is being encouraged is sustainable farms that use less inorganic fertilizer and pesticide. The main reasons for reducing pesticide and chemical fertilizers on rice, vegetable, and fruit farms are environmental and nutritional: to improve the quality of agricultural products and to protect drinking water supplies for large cities, including Seoul. Other reasons are economic. Korea has to import more than 80% of its food and agricultural products, and the present shortage of foreign currency contributes to a rapidly increasing trend in farm debt on all types of farms: only 20.4% of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24296

Journal Backmatter
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Back Cover, JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines, Executive Officers, Membership and Subscription Information
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117942

Changing Land Ownership Patterns in the Northern Great Plains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hodur,   Nancy M.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Production agriculture in the 4-state area of southwestern North Dakota, southeastern Montana, northeastern Wyoming and northwestern South Dakota has faced serious economic challenges. In the mid-1990's, a growing number of recreational land buyers purchased land for wildlife habitat and hunting, rather than for farm derived income. A survey of the area was done to determine land ownership characteristics, information about land that was rented and leased out, and attitudes toward key issues facing landowners and farm and ranch operators. The average landowner owned 3,089.4 acres comprised mainly of pastureland/rangeland (2,242.6 acres) and cropland (473.3 acres). Ownership of farmland was primarily from purchases (70.6 percent) and inheritance (26.1...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Land ownership patterns; Lease/rental agreements; Absentee ownership; Production agriculture; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120258

A Whole Farm Analysis of the Influence of Auto-Steer Navigation on Net Returns, Risk, and Production Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shockley,   Jordan M.; Dillon,   Carl R.; Stombaugh,   Timothy S.
A whole farm economic analysis was conducted to provide a detailed assessment into the economic, risk, and production implications due to the adoption of auto-steer navigation. It was determined that auto-steer navigation was profitable for a grain farmer in Kentucky with net returns increasing up to 0.90% ($3.35/acre). Additionally, the technology could be used in reducing production risk. Adoption of the technology also alters production practices for optimal use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economics; Farm management; Mean-variance; Precision agriculture; Simulation; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; C61; C63; D81; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100640

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS OF NEW FARM ENTRANTS IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josephson,   Rea M.; Watt,   J.B.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/125229

Editors' Report - February 7, 2011
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marchant,   Mary A.; Bosch,   Darrell J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113516

Economic Evaluation of Wind Energy as an Alternative to Natural Gas Powered Irrigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guerrero,   Bridget L.; Amosson,   Stephen H.; Marek,   Thomas H.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.
High natural gas prices have agricultural producers searching for alternative energy sources for irrigation. The economic feasibility of electric and hybrid (electric/wind) systems are evaluated as alternatives to natural gas powered irrigation. Texas Panhandle and Southern Kansas farms are assessed with a quarter-mile sprinkler system, three crops, and two pumping lifts. Breakeven points identify the price at which conversion from a natural gas irrigation system to an electric or hybrid system is cost effective. Results indicate electricity is a more feasible energy source for irrigation and policy changes such as net metering are necessary to make hybrid systems viable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Electricity; Irrigation; Natural gas; Wind energy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q20; Q42.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90680

Mitigation options and policies in agricultural sector: a theoretical model and application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ervola,   Asta; Lankoski,   Jussi E.; Ollikainen,   Markku.
Agriculture’s impact on climate change is unambiguous although its role is multifaceted as it is a source of greenhouse gases but also a sink. It’s feasibility to mitigate climate change has raised interest, but thorough studies about the net benefits of the mitigation practices are needed. The aim of this paper is to analyse the social net benefits of barley cultivation on three different soil types in Finland (clay, silt and organic) by using an integrated economic and ecological model. We ask whether it would be privately or socially profitable to allocate some of barley cultivation permanently for alternative land uses or cultivation systems, when production costs, GHG emissions and surface water quality impacts are taken into account. We compare the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109320

Some Notes on the Financial Position of 15 Central-Western Wheat-Sheep Farms in 1946-47
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Druce,   P.C.
The financial year which ended 30th June, 1947, was the fourth year in which a group of selected wheat growers kept complete records of their financial transactions in co-operation with, and in Record Books provided by, the Division of Marketing and Agricultural Economics. Reports covering the records kept in 1944-45 and 1945-46 have already been published in this "Review".  The notes which follow deal primarily with the financial position of the fifteen farmers who kept records during 1946-47. However, some comparisons with earlier years are made.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9064

On Self Selection in PES Schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russell,   Noel P.; Sauer,   Johannes.
This paper investigates participation by farmers in the UK Environmental Stewardship Schemes and how decisions to join the scheme are related to land productivity levels on the one hand and ecological conservation on the other. In particular the paper will explore the extent to which the self selection of farmers onto the scheme influences likely scheme performance.  The first part of the paper analyses a theoretical model for the provision of ecological services where an uninformed government agency offers to contracts to well-informed farmers.  The results of this analysis indicate the extent to which self selection by farmers can impair the efficiency of PES schemes and point to specific strategies that might be used by a government agency to mitigate...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Payment for Environmental Services; Self-Selection in PES Schemes; UK Environmental Stewardship Schemes; Beneficial Selection.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103697

AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF GOAL HIERARCHIES AMONG FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Schoney,   Richard A.; Hayward,   Keith A.
Results of a study of goal orderings of Saskatchewan farmers who participate in the province's FARMLAB Program are presented.  We use the method of fuzzy pair-wise comparisons which allows the respondent to indicate a degree of preference between two alternative goal statements, thereby providing more information than in the binary case.  From survey data ratio-scale scores are constructed for eight goal statements, and these are regressed on a set of farm enterprise and household characteristics and a psychological locus-of-control (or I-E) score.  The empirical results indicate that goodness-of-fit measures are better than those obtained by other researchers, perhaps because a psychological measure (I-E score) is included as an explanatory variable for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32535

STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN U.S. AGRICULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR SMALL FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebremedhin,   Tesfa G.; Christy,   Ralph D.
A descriptive analysis and a survey of literature were used in this assessment of the transformation of the structure of production agriculture. The changes in production agriculture have important implications for resource use, population distribution in rural communities, and the survival of small farms. The shifting structural change in production agriculture as a response to economic and technological adjustments is not a temporary phenomenon. The economic and natural base of agriculture will change toward greater capital intensity and concentration of ownership, and will raise public policy questions in relation to the survival of a large farm population.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Structural changes; Production agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15226

Exit Timing Decisions under Land Speculation and Resource Scarcity in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranjan,   Ram; Tapsuwan,   Sorada.
This paper explores the concept of agricultural resilience in the context of climate change related water scarcity. Specifically, the impact of water scarcity on agricultural production is analyzed to derive the timing of exit decisions for farmers faced with the prospect of declining profitability in agriculture but increasing benefits from land rezoning in future. The prospects of land rezoning are modeled as a poison process which may or may not be influenced by farmer’s water abstraction decisions. Selling out of agriculture before land rezoning has an impatience cost as the farmer does not gain the maximum speculative rewards. The analysis highlights the role of such speculative rewards in making farmers resilient to declining profitability in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural resilience; Exit timing; Water scarcity; Climate change; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5998

Introduction to 13th Congress
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doornboss,   G.J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7030

Three-Dimensional Efficient Portfolio Frontier: Mean, Variance, and Farm Size
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa; Schurle,   Bryan W.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/16/05.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19298

Economic Impacts of the Adoption of Conservation Farming in the Central Philippines: A Preliminary Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newby,   Jonathan C.; Cramb,   Rob A.
Watershed degradation is a major environmental concern in the steeply sloping uplands of the Philippines. Land use in these upland regions is dynamic and there is growing interest in how livelihood strategies bring about land-use change in the uplands, with impacts on other resource users elsewhere in the watershed. The Landcare Program has helped develop conservation farming practices that both mitigate against the degradation process and have a positive impact on farm livelihoods. This paper explores the dynamics of landuse change in upland watersheds in Bohol Province as a basis for evaluating the economic impacts of the Landcare Program.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10429

Agriculture, Income Risks and Rural Poverty Dynamics: Strategies of Smallholder Producers in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuyiah,   Joanne Wasswa; Obare,   Gideon A.; Herrero,   Mario; Waithaka,   Michael M.
Poverty in Kenya has been on the increase over the last decade. It is estimated that 56% of the total population live in absolute poverty. Most of the poor reside in rural areas where agriculture is the main livelihood activity. Majority of Kenya's farmers are smallholders. They account for 75% of the total agricultural output and about 70% of marketed agricultural produce. The fate of smallholder agriculture in this country is therefore central to poverty reduction. A collapse in output and incomes from smallholder agriculture is likely to have damaging welfare effects and retard pro-poor economic growth. Smallholders often operate in a risky environment, which affects the level and variability of household resource endowments and income. The importance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farms; Income risk; Rural Poverty; Linear Programming; Kenya; Farm Management; C61; D13; L23; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25596

What is my optimal technology? A metafrontier approach using Data Envelopment Analysis for the choice between conventional and organic farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Tiedemann,   Torben; Latacz-Lohmann,   Uwe.
We analyse the relative competitiveness between organic and conventional farming under different policy scenarios using a DEA-based non-convex metafrontier model. This model allows us to identify a farm’s ex post optimal technology based on input-output observations. Results for Bavarian dairy farms indicate that more than two-thirds of the farms in both technologies – organic and conventional – have chosen their optimal farming system. The remaining farmers could increase their productivity by roughly 5% on average by switching to the other technology. Assuming away the existence of the EU milk quota, reduces the number of sample farms for which organic farming is the optimal technology by more than three fourth. This finding suggests that ceteris paribus...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; EU milk quota; Data Envelopment Analysis; Metafrontier analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51754

Potential Impact of the Kwacha Appreciation on Zambia Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fynn,   John; Haggblade,   Steven.
The rapid recent appreciation of the Kwacha has placed these gains at risk. The sudden  strengthening of the Kwacha since November 2005 has reduced the Kwacha value of agricultural  exports by 30%, forcing reductions in farmgate prices and eroding exporter profit margins. As in  a classic case of Dutch Disease, large inflows of foreign exchange–whether from surging  international copper prices, foreign aid or speculative financial inflows–have contributed to the  strengthening Kwacha. The subsequent rapid appreciation of the Kwacha risks making much of  Zambia’s export agriculture uncompetitive on world markets.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Appreciation impact; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54617

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Grain Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Richard S.; Ferguson,   Mark; Martin,   Bill; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.; Larue,   Bruno; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55300

Revealing an Equitable Income Allocation among Dairy Farm Partnerships
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dressler,   Jonathan B.; Tauer,   Loren W.
We formulate a method to determine an equitable division of dairy farm partnership income when partners provide unequal amounts of capital, labor, and management and empirically estimate this relationship.  New York dairy farm financial data are used within fixed effects and random coefficient panel regression models to reveal a systematic division of dairy farm partnership income among operators’ labor, capital, and management while controlling for heterogeneity arising from differing herd size.  Results indicate that controlling for time and heterogeneity across farms due to herd size are important factors when dividing net farm income among unpaid factors of production.  Empirical estimates of allocating dairy farm partnership income to equity,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Opportunity costs; Unpaid factors production; Net farm income; Operators’ labor; Capital; Management.; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102116

THE BIOECONOMICS OF RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kazmierczak,   Richard F., Jr.; Caffey,   Rex H.
The goal of this study was to produce a detailed aquaculture production model incorporating constraints unique to closed system culture and to conduct a formal economic analysis of closed system operation.  Results generated by this model indicate that less than perfect management ability can eliminate the normal advantages associated with using high protein feed.  While higher protein levels produce faster growth, and for this reason are often used in the industry, the increased direct feed costs and indirect costs due to metabolic feedbacks produce lower daily returns if high protein feed use continues through harvest.  This model showed that inefficiency in solids removal negatively affects returns, but the majority of negative impacts were linked to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31681

Economic Impact of Expanded Calf Backgrounding and Expanded Irrigation: Applications of the Value-Added Agriculture Impact Assessment Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23317

Harvest Cost and Value of Citrus Operations with Alternative Technology: Real Options Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Iwai,   Nobuyuki; Emerson,   Robert D.; Roka,   Fritz M.
The prospect of immigration policy reform has renewed growers’ concerns of serious labor shortages and cost increases. These concerns are more serious for specialty crop agriculture, not only because it is highly labor intensive, but also it requires labor in a very short period, particularly at harvest time. Two representative approaches of the investment valuation have been applied to the case of harvesting mechanization for the model citrus grower in Florida. Specifically, we applied the NPV approach and the real options approach (ROA) to processed-market Hamlin orange operations in Southwest Florida.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Real options; NPV; Mechanization; Immigration policy; Harvest cost; Citrus operations; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Risk and Uncertainty; Q14 – Agricultural Finance; J43 – Agricultural Labor Markets.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49942

Ownership Form Effect on Large-Scale Farms' Performance: Case of Czech Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Curtiss,   Jarmila; Medonos,   Tomas; Ratinger,   Tomas.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/01/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cluster analysis; Czech agriculture; Ownership; Endogeneity; Large-scale farms; Performance; Principal component analysis.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24435

2008 Annual Agricultural Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6326

THE AGE OF CONTRACT AGRICULTURE: CONSEQUENCES OF CONCENTRATION IN INPUT SUPPLY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harl,   Neil E.
Dramatic increases in concentration in the seed business, coupled with aggressive efforts to vertically integrate the agricultural sector and to institute contract-based production of commodities, have raised questions about the economic position of producers. Disparate positions of market power by highly concentrated input suppliers on the one hand (particularly seed suppliers because of control over germ plasm and a monopoly position over seed varieties through plant patents or plant variety protection certificates), and producers in nearly perfect competition on the other, suggest that the revenue division from production is likely to be redefined in favor of the party with the greater market and economic power. Possible solutions include aggressive...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Antitrust; Barriers to entry; Collective action; Concentration; Contract; Seed; Vertical integration; Farm Management; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14701

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-Farm Training in Southwestern Minnesota 1949
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Stanton,   Bernard F.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1950
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109348

Efficiency of Scottish Farms: A Stochastic Cost Frontier Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Milne,   Catherine E.; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Cho,   Woong Je.
In this paper the relative cost efficiency of Scottish farms is determined, and variables that explain this efficiency by farm type are identified and implications discussed. A panel dataset from the Farm Accounts Scheme (FAS) survey for the period 1997-2004 was used for the estimation. A cost efficiency indicator was measured using a fixed effect panel data regression. Further analysis, to explain the efficiency results, indicated the presence of important farm size and regional effects. However, other variables, whilst statistically significant, did not produce a consistent effect across the different farm types.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Stochastic cost frontier analysis; Cost efficiency; Scottish farms; Common Agricultural Policy; Farm Management; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56633

The role of cattle genetically efficient in feed utilisation in an Australian carbon trading environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arthur,   Paul F.; Herd,   Robert M.; Basarab,   John A.
Special Edition Sheep and Cattle Production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Feed efficiency; Residual feed intake; Methane; Greenhouse gas; Emission; Beef cattle; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121457

Mitigating Climate Change: Opportunities for Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weinberg,   Marca; Horowitz,   John K.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122155

Reasons for developing or exiting business in the primary sector - A study of milk farmers in central-west Sweden
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansson,   Helena; Johnsson,   Viktor; Widnersson,   Oskar.
The aim of this research was to study empirically what characterize farms and farmers that choose to develop the milk production at their farms. The background was that several farms have exited milk production, which threatens both goals about rural development and also the activities of the dairies. Based on survey data from 313 milk producing farms in central-west Sweden and structural equation analysis, it was concluded that farms that are accustomed to changes will develop their milk production further. The results also showed that farms which are more dependent on their milk production are more likely to develop their milk production. Furthermore, it was indicated that satisfactory supply of qualified labour stimulates development of milk production,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Rural development; Strategic decision making; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44372

Economically Optimal Management of Huanglongbing in Florida Citrus
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salifu,   Abdul Wahab; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Grogan,   Kelly A.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124492

What are the Economic Prospects of Developing Aquaculture in Queensland to Supply the Low Price White Fillet Market? Lessons from the US Channel Catfish Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lyster,   Thorbjorn.
The farming of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is the largest (by volume and value) and most successful (in terms of market impact) aquaculture industry in the United States of America. Farmed channel catfish is the most consumed (in terms of volume per capita) fish fillet in the U.S. market. Within Australia, it has long been suggested by researchers and industry that silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) and possibly other endemic teraponid species possess similar biological attributes for aquaculture as channel catfish and may have the potential to generate a similar industry. The current teraponid industry in Australia, however, shows very little resemblance to the catfish industry, either in production style or market philosophy.   A well established...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture industry; Channel catfish; Teraponid species; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q31.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51410

Sustainability in irrigated agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Svendsen,   Mark.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; Agriculture; Irrigation efficiency; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52782

Accreditation in Australian agriculture – on the right track or are farmers lost in the maze?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Christine L.; Morgan,   Christopher K.; Baldwin,   Basil J.
The practices products and resource management of Australia’s farm managers and their environmental consequences are being closely scrutinised by the community. Accreditation is an approach increasingly being used to monitor these matters across agricultural industries. Quality Assurance and Environmental Management Systems have gained prevalence as a means of validating activity and providing evidence of meeting stewardship responsibilities. This paper reviews the range of programs and systems available to primary producers across Australia. In this review it is argued that the growth of these accreditation systems has given rise to confusion, duplication, and increased management and industry costs, with limited assurances to customers and the community...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Accreditation; Quality assurance; Environmental management systems; Farm management; Australian agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122241

Computer and Internet Use by Great Plains Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Aaron D.; Morrison Paul,   Catherine J.; Goe,   W. Richard; Kenney,   Martin.
We use data from a 2001 survey of Great Plains farmers to explore the adoption, usage patterns, and perceived benefits of computers and the Internet. Our adoption results suggest that exposure to the technology through college, outside employment, friends, and family is ultimately more influential than farmer age and farm size. Notably, about half of those who use the Internet for farm-related business report zero economic benefits from it. Whether a farmer perceives that the Internet generates economic benefits depends primarily on how long the farmer has used the Internet for farm business and for what purposes.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11947

Does Knowledge-Based Economy Speaks to Consumers? A French Case Study with Respect to Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges; Lebecque,   Annick; Amblard,   Corinne; Bord,   Cecile; Sulmont-Rosse,   Claire; Lefur,   Yves.
The paradigm of knowledge-based economy states that information asymmetry between consumers and producers will be reduced thanks to information availability and dissemination through the Internet or other media channels. Conversely to this statement, some published articles shown that knowledge-based economy reinforces the information asymmetry between experts and novices among the consumers (Hogg et al., 2007; Gregan-Paxton &amp; Roedder-John, 1997; Alba &amp; Hutchinson, 1987). Accordingly, we will consider the non homogeneity of consumers and will try to identify and qualify the differences between several groups of respondents regarding two food items by means of a k-means clustering applied to a knowledge-oriented questionnaire.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer Knowledge; Clustering; Wine; Cheese; France; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49848

Do Theoretical Restrictions Matter for the Translog Stochastic Production Function?  Evidence from the Kansas Farm Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mugera,   Amin W.; Langemeier,   Michael R.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61582

Gender in lift irrigation schemes in East Gujarat, India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saini,   Harmeet; van Koppen,   Barbara.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Participatory management; Women in development; Woman's status; Gender; Irrigated farming; Irrigation programs; Water lifting; Communal irrigation systems; Cooperatives; Legal aspects; Decision making; Villages; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92767

Dairypert: An Expert Systems Approach for Improving Dairy Farm Management Practices and Assisting Technology Transfer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalter,   Robert J.; Skidmore,   Andrew L.
This manuscript reports on the development an expert system (DairyPert™) for application to production dairy operations in the United States. The approach combines rule and model based components in a system that permits diagnostic evaluation of a dairy's current operations. Neuron Data's NEXPERT shell is used for implementation. The shell is integrated with FoxPro database programs for data entry and delivery of system findings and results, and with an Excel spreadsheet containing the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein nutrition model. Both IBM and Apple Macintosh personal computers are used as platforms for the effort. The knowledge base is structured modularly to determine constraints to greater profitability and/or production in eight key management...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123111

Multi-Period Asset Allocation:  An Application of Discrete Stochastic Programming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larsen,   Ryan A.; Leatham,   David J.; Vedenov,   Dmitry V.
The issue of modeling farm financial decisions in a dynamic framework is addressed in this paper. Discrete stochastic programming is used to model the farm portfolio over the planning period. One of the main issues of discrete stochastic programming is representing the uncertainty of the data. The development of financial scenario generation routines provides a method to model the stochastic nature of the model. In this paper, two approaches are presented for generating scenarios for a farm portfolio problem. The approaches are based on copulas and optimization. The copula method provides an alternative to the multivariate normal assumption. The optimization method generates a number of discrete outcomes which satisfy specified statistical properties by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61509

Normative, systemic and procedural aspects: a review of indicator‐based sustainability assessments in agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binder,   Claudia R.; Feola,   Giuseppe.
Several methods for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems have been developed. These methods do not fully: (i) take into account the multi‐functionality of agriculture; (ii) include multidimensionality; (iii) utilize and implement the assessment knowledge; and (iv) identify conflicting goals and trade‐offs. This paper reviews seven recently developed multidisciplinary indicator‐based assessment methods with respect to their contribution to these shortcomings. All approaches include (1) normative aspects such as goal setting, (2) systemic aspects such as a specification of scale of analysis, (3) a reproducible structure of the approach. The approaches can be categorized into three typologies. The top‐down farm assessments focus on field or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability assessment; Indicator; Agriculture; Sustainability solution space; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117651

DO MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS IMPACT THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF SMALL FARMERS? THE CASE OF WETLAND RICE FARMERS IN INDONESIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Jensen,   Helen H.; Yan,   Dong.
The economic efficiency of Indonesian rice farmers was lower and more variable during than before the macroeconomic crisis. Specifically, larger declines in technical efficiency were not offset by smaller improvements in allocative efficiency. Farm ownership, larger farm size, and higher education were associated with higher levels of efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19981

LINKING AGRIBUSINESS AND SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IS THERE A NEW ROLE FOR CONTRACT FARMING?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirsten,   Johann F.; Sartorius,   Kurt.
This article examines a new role for contract farming in developing countries in the light of the industrialization of agriculture and the globalization of world markets.  A theoretical rationale for contracting in developing countries is developed on the basis of adopting new institutional economic theory for the purpose of matching governance forms to market failure problems and transaction characteristics.  The history of contract farming is reviewed, together with the advantages and disadvantages to the various players, for the purpose of developing a list of key success factors, problems and some possible solutions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18025

South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Trends 1991-2012
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssen,   Larry; Pflueger,   Burton.
Agricultural land values and cash rental rates in South Dakota, by region and by state, are the primary topics of this report. The target audiences for this report are farmers and ranchers, landowners, agricultural professionals (lenders, rural appraisers, professional farm managers), and policy makers interested in agricultural land market trends. This report contains the results of the 2012 SDSU South Dakota Farm Real Estate Market Survey, the 22nd annual SDSU survey developed to estimate agricultural land values and cash rental rates by land use in different regions of South Dakota.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Ag land; Farmland; Acreage; Cropland; Land ownership; Land use; Land tenure; Ranchland; Rental rates; Cash rent; Land values; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q15.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123843

Does Land Abundance Explain African Institutions?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fenske,   James.
I show how abundant land and scarce labor shaped African institutions before colonial rule. I present a model in which exogenous suitability of the land for agriculture and endogenously evolving population determine the existence of land rights, slavery, and polygyny. I then use cross-sectional data on pre-colonial African societies to demonstrate that, consistent with the model, the existence of land rights, slavery, and polygyny occurred in those parts of Africa that were the most suitable for agriculture, and in which population density was greatest. Next, I use the model to explain institutions among the Egba of southwestern Nigeria from 1830 to 1914. While many Egba institutions were typical of a land-abundant environment, they sold land and had...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Institutions; Land rights; Slavery; Polygyny; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; N57; O10.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55707

Abstracts:  Proceeding of National Seminar on "Integrated Rural Development and Management: Issues, Strategies and Policy Options"
Provedor de dados: 31
This document is a collection of 157 abstracts received during the National Seminar on "Integrated Rural Development and Management: Issues, Strategies and Policy Options" held at the IRDM Faculty Centre of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University during 17-18 December, 2010
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable Agriculture; Rural Health; Rural Education; Women and Child Education; Human Resource Development; Rural Development Administration; Corporate Social Responsibility; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98255

Factors Influencing Economic Success of North Dakota Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ali,   Mir B.; Johnson,   Roger G.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23352

Integrated management of water, forest and land resources in Nepal: Opportunities for improved livelihood
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pant,   Dhruba; Thapa,   Sabita; Singh,   Ashok; Bhattarai,   Madhusudan; Molden,   David J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Forest management; Public policy; Land use; Land tenure; Farm size; Environmental effects; Gender; Women; Equity; Institutions; Conflict; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Public Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92405

Measures of Farm Earnings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Engene,   Selmer A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8460

The Effect of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin on Patterns of Milk Production, Lactational Milk Estimates and Net Farm Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Judge,   Lawrence J.; Lloyd,   James W.; Bartlett,   Paul C.
Bovine somatoropin (bST) alters total milk production and production patterns in dairy cows and understanding the economic benefits of bST for the dairy producer are critical. Holstein cows (n = 555) from four Michigan dairy farms were randomly assigned as untreated controls or to receive 500 mg of bovine somatotropin (PosilacR) administered every 14 days beginning at 63 to 69 days of lactation and continuing until approximately 21 days prior to the end of lactation or until the animal was removed from the herd. Average peak milk production was 50.8 kg / day and occurred at an average of 113 9 days of lactation for bST-treated cows while average peak production was 48.9 kg / day occurring at an average of 86.4 days of lactation for control cows; both...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bovine somatotropin; Dairy; Net farm income; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53966

Evaluating the efficiency of a N-input tax under different policy scenarios at different scales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petsakos,   Athanasios; Jayet,   Pierre-Alain.
Nitrate pollution from agriculture is an important environmental problem, caused by the excessive use of inorganic fertilizers. The internalization of this externality, via a tax on mineral nitrogen, could lead to a second best solution, reducing nitrate emissions. Several authors suggest that a reduction in agricultural support could produce similar results. In this paper we examine the effects of a nitrogen levy on nitrate pollution from agriculture in northern France under two different policy scenarios corresponding to (i) the Agenda 2000 and (ii) the Luxembourg reform of 2003, including the 2006 arrangement. The analysis aims at revealing what synergies or conflicts are created between a fertilizer levy and the policy scenarios, with respect to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop model; Mathematical programming; Nitrogen response curves; Nitrate pollution; Nitrogen tax; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109397

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1938
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1939
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13109

Management Strategies of Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newton,   Doris J.; Ahearn,   Mary Clare.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7629

ANÁLISE DA ADOÇÃO DA TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO NA HORTICULTURA BRASILEIRA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boteon,   Margarete; Silva,   Rafaela Cristina Da; Deleo,   Joao Paulo Bernardes.
A tecnologia está mais acessível ao produtor. O valor de um computador hoje equivale a 1 tonelada de adubo (uréia). A medida que o custo da tecnologia caiu, os valores dos fatores de produção – fertilizantes e salários – subiram significamente. Assim, é vital o produtor encontrar formas de otimizar o uso de insumos e melhorar a produtividade da mão-de-obra no campo. A superação desse desafio pode ter apoio importante na tecnologia da informação. Pesquisa realizada com produtores de frutas e hortaliças observou que boa parte deles já tem acesso aos principais meios de comunicação. No entanto, o uso desses meios integrado ao sistema de produção, como controle de custos de produção e uso de ferramenta de agricultura de precisão, ainda é pequeno. A conclusão...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura de Precisão; Tecnologia da Informação; Internet; Fruticultura; Horticultura; Precision Agriculture; Information Technology; Internet; Fruit; Vegetable; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112685

TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE: WHO WILL QUIT AND WHY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runge,   C. Ford.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13323

In Search of a Sustainable Global Agri-Food System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stonehouse,   D. Peter.
The potential to meet global food demand fully exists through global development of the high-technology (HT), high-intensity type of agriculture and food processing system prevailing in developed countries. This system unfortunately is also responsible for much natural resource degradation, environmental damage and ecological imbalance. Meantime the Earth's human population continues to grow, placing ever-increasing demand on global natural resources, not only for food but also for living and recreational space. A more sustainable agri-food system must evolve. Sustainability is complex, and ought to be approached from a multidisciplinary perspective and compromise sought in resolving the obvious conflicts amongst biological, environmental, ecological,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6994

Livestock and water interactions in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: Interventions for improved productivity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Descheemaeker,   Katrien; Amede,   Tilahun; Haileslassie,   Amare.
Focusing on mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa, this review brings together the available knowledge in the various components of the livestock and water sectors. Through an analysis of livestock-water interactions, promising strategies and interventions to improve Livestock Water Productivity are proposed. In the biophysical domain, the numerous interventions relate to feed, water and animal management. These are interlinked with interventions in the socio-political-economic domain. The paper identifies critical research and development gaps in terms of methodologies for quantifying water productivity and integrating different scales, and also in terms of institutions and policies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farming systems; Livestock; Water productivity; Water scarcity; Land degradation; Feed production; Fodder; Grazing systems; Animal production; Food production; Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91868

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION BY SMALLHOLDERS IN THE WESTERN BRAZILIAN AMAZON: FROM DEFORESTATION TO SUSTAINABLE LAND USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vosti,   Stephen A.; Witcover,   Julie; Carpentier,   Chantal Line.
Despite the importance of tropical moist forests for conserving biodiversity and storing carbon, forests continue to fall, because the private benefits of clearing land for agriculture far outweigh tangible economic gains from retaining forests. This report measures the financial disparity between forested and cleared land for small-scale farmers in two settlements in the western Brazilian Amazon where pastures are expanding and forests receding. Considering smallholder land use decisions—when and how much to deforest and for what purpose—the report weighs the trade-offs and complementarities among three development objectives: economic growth through agriculture, environmental sustainability, and poverty alleviation. Drawing on field data collected in the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16528

Demand and Costs...for A Portable Seed Cleaning Unit in Logan County, North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bedker,   Gary M.; Dunn,   Edward V.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120948

TESTS FOR THE ROLE OF RISK AVERSION ON INPUT USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roosen,   Jutta; Hennessy,   David A.
Agricultural inputs can create negative externalities.  For risk averting agents, risk will alter production decisions while the existence of institutions to insure against adverse states of nature will likely restore decisions toward levels under risk neutrality.  In this paper, conditions are identified on a stochastic technology to test that risk averters choose smaller input levels than risk neutral agents, and that an increase in risk aversion reduces input use.  A robust statistical method (Klecan, McFadden, and McFadden) to test for dominance is adapted to stochastic production relations.  It is found that the first hypothesis is likely true for nitrogen application on Iowa corn.  Weaker evidence is found in favor of the second hypothesis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dominance tests; Incomplete risk markets; Ollution; Stochastic technology; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20498

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13096

A Long-Term Analysis of Changes in Farm Size and Financial Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Snider,   Lindsey; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This paper examined the changing structure of farms in Kansas.  Specifically, changes in farm size, farm type, financial performance, and economies of size were examined using five-year moving averages from 1973 to 2007.  Convergence analysis was used to determine whether small farms are catching up to larger farms or whether the difference in performance between these two groups of farms was widening.  Results suggested that the gaps between the small farms and large farms have widened.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economies of Size; Financial Performance; Farm Management; Production Economics; D21.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45915

Dairy productivity in the Waikato region, 1994-2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cameron,   Michael P.; Bell,   Kendon.
The dairy industry is a major contributor to both the New Zealand economy as a whole and to the Waikato regional economy in particular. The industry is experiencing a period of considerable change, with increases in dairy conversion, increased intensification, and increasing use of nitrogen fertilisers, each of which has an associated environmental cost. In this paper the productivity performance of the mature dairy industry in the Waikato region is investigated, using panel data at the sub-regional level from 1994 to 2007. Overall we show that, under a range of specifications, productivity growth independent of increasing land use and herd numbers has been significantly below the four percent industry target. This suggests that, if the four percent goal...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Dairy industry; Waikato.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97132

Improved livelihoods in lower Limpopo: Process documentation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Koppen,   Barbara; Mirira,   R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Project planning; Project management; Participatory management; Community involvement; Irrigation schemes; Pumps; Dams; Canals; Mozambique; Lower Limpopo River Basin; Ndonga; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91808

Agricultural Tenure in England and Wales 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Butler,   Allan J.; Winter,   Michael.
The report presents a repeat of a 1989-90 postal survey to explore the land tenurial changes in England and Wales that have resulted from legislative and structural change. Clearly, since 1990, the introduction of Farm Business Tenancies means that the two sets of results, while not directly comparable, allows the occupancy of land under unconventional forms of tenancy to be explored and contrasted. Furthermore, many factors influence the occupancy of land including taxation, inheritance laws, the profitability of farming, and structural and policy changes within the industry. Therefore, the occupancy of agricultural land in 2007 should be set against this backcloth of socio-political changes that impact upon the industry. Finally, this report is split...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land Tenure; Farm Business Tenancies; Agricultural Occupancy; Informal Tenure Agreements; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47560

How much can be gained by optimizing nutrient abetment spatially – Cost – efficiency comparison of non – point arable loads from different Finnish watersheds
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helin,   Janne; Tattari,   Sirkka.
Targeting has become the buzz word in the national agri-environmental policy reform in Finland. It is generally accepted that more environmental benefits could be reaped by implementing environmental protection measures where they have the biggest positive impact. However, considering one of the main environmental problems in Finland resulting from agriculture, eutrophication, the identification of first-best policy or even the biggest contributors among the diffuse nutrient sources remains as a considerable challenge. The model developed in this study aims to demonstrate how the agricultural nutrient load potential can be calculated in a way which supports the identifying of cost-efficient abatement policies. We use metamodeling of dynamic nutrient load...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrient abatement; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Non-linear optimization; GIS; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109381

Best Management Practices to Enhance Water Quality: Who is Adopting Them?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghazalian,   Pascal L.; Larue,   Bruno; West,   Gale E.
This study investigates the determinants affecting producers’ adoption of some Best Management Practices (BMPs). Priors about the signs of certain variables are explicitly accounted for by testing for inequality restrictions through importance sampling. Education, gender, age, and on-farm residence are found to have significant effects on the adoption of some BMPs. Farms with larger animal production are more apt to implement manure management practices, crop rotation, and riparian buffer strips. Also, farms with larger cultivated acres are more inclined to implement herbicide control practices, crop rotation, and riparian buffer strips. Belonging to an agro-environment club has a positive impact for most BMPs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Bayesian analysis; Best management practices; Priors; Runoff; Water quality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q25; C11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56655

Groei van de biologische landbouw: Kwantitatieve analyse met een systeemdynamisch model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Wagenberg,   Coen P.A.; Schepers,   H.E.; Boekhoff,   Marike; Hoorweg,   Marja J.; Wijnands,   Jo H.M.
This study forms a part of the project 'Views on organic agriculture: a system analysis'. The project distinguishes different life styles to concretise these views on the organic agriculture. This report describes the developed system dynamics model that can be used to calculate the quantitative effects of different policies on the growth perspectives of the Dutch organic sector by distinguishing these life styles.  De studie vormt een onderdeel van het project 'Visies op biologische landbouw: een systeem-analyse'. In dit project worden mensbeelden onderscheiden om verschillende visies op de biologische landbouw te concretiseren. Dit rapport bevat een beschrijving van het ontwikkel-de systeemdynamisch model waarmee door het onderscheiden van mensbeelden...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29128

Viable Small Scale Farming in Norway
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heie,   Knut.
Norway, on Europe's northern fringe, is characterised by small-scale farming. The choice of crops and their yields are limited by the Nordic climate. Farm policies promote decentralisation and a varied farm structure in order to secure rural settlement, food security, food safety, environmental quality and sustainability. Agriculture receives substantial public support, and domestic production is largely protected from foreign competition. The author has a smallholding of 5 ha farmland and 15 ha forest. Being a retired farm economics adviser, he now wishes to farm the smallholding more or less full-time. The production of pick-your-own raspberries, cut and dried flowers, honey, bread grain and timber will presumable secure sufficient employment and income...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24386

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1976 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borys,   Diane; Welsch,   Delane E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13037

UTILITY-EFFICIENT PROGRAMMING FOR WHOLE-FARM PLANNING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hardaker,   J. Brian; Patten,   Louise H.; Pannell,   David J.
A programming technique, utility-efficient programming, is developed for farm planning under risk. The objective function is the parametric sum of two parts of the utility function in which the degree of risk aversion varies systematically with the parameter. This technique has several advantages over those previously available: a number of types of utility functions are applicable including ones exhibiting decreasing risk aversion; the degree of risk aversion can be limited to a plausible range; the form of the distribution for activity net revenues is flexible; and the technique can be used with available algorithms. The method is illustrated using a parametric linear programming algorithm.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22959

State of the ARMS - Crop Production Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ebel,   Robert M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Surveys; Production Practices; Government Surveys; Production Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61043

Integration of Irrigated and Dry Land Agriculture - Profitability and Product Mix
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Randall,   Alan.
Budgeting, linear programming and benefit-cost analysis were used in an economic investigation of a private irrigation project which serves 54 individually operated farms. On each of these farms, the opportunity exists for the integration of irrigated and dry land agriculture. The results of this study allow some comments to be made concerning the advantages which are claimed for this type of integration. One of the most appealing of these claims is that integration will encourage extensive types of agricultural production, rather than the intensive and often highly subsidized enterprises which have dominated many acres where farms are wholly or largely irrigated. This study indicates that, should farmers aim to maximize profits, the irrigation water would...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9199

Improving agricultural productivity for poverty alleviation through integrated service provision with public-private sector partnerships: examples and issues.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Intizar; Perera,   L.R.
Enduring low agricultural productivity is one of the major causes of rural poverty in South Asia. Based on a review of recent empirical studies, this paper focuses on three key questions: (1) why is agricultural productivity low in the region?; (2) what are the key constraints and opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity; and (3) what are the effective mechanisms to improve access to key productivity enhancing technologies, factors and services. Two major points raised in the paper are: (a) improved management of land and water is important for increasing productivity, but equally important is farmers' access to non land and water-related inputs and services, which through their complementary relationships with water, increase the productivity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Crop production; Productivity; Constraints; Poverty; Farmers’ associations; Public sector; Private sector; Models; Food security; Sugarcane; Rice; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92408

ORGANIC PEST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS:  A SYSTEMS APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Lohr,   Luanne.
Organic farmers make system-level crop protection decisions that combine complementary insect, disease, nematode, and weed management strategies. Data from a national survey of U.S. organic farmers were used in a multivariate count data model to identify the farm and regional factors influencing the intensity of adoption across the linked pest management categories. The results showed that weed management is of greatest concern to organic farmers. More intensive information-seeking and on-farm experimentation, higher educational attainment, and intensity of commitment to organic farming were positively related to the number of weed control strategies adopted. Predictions of adoption intensity based on this model and customized to farm and region...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16655

Third Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Waseca County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Hansen,   M.C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1931
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105580

Responsibility and Sustainability in a Food Chain: A Priority Matrix Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Gorgitano,   Maria Teresa; Lombardi,   Pasquale; Sanino,   Giuliana; Verneau,   Fabio.
This paper shows the results of empirical research conducted to assess the sustainability of a typical food supply chain, suggesting feasible solutions to satisfy inter-dimensional requisites of durable development. The analysis was conducted with reference to the supply chain of the San Marzano tomato (SMZ), a typical local food. The product is endowed with an origin certification label (PDO), meeting demand within high-value market niches. The SMZ is a flagship product in the Italian region of Campania and has benefited from several regionally funded interventions, such as genetic research and support for the application for EU certification of origin). Two key findings emerged from the research. First, the results allowed us to define a Stakeholder...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: PDO product; Sustainability assessment; Food chain management.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q01; Q20; Q50.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121950

2004 NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK: REPRESENTATIVE FARMS, 2004-2013
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income for all representative farms in 2013 will be lower than in 2004.  Low-profit farms, which comprise 25% of the farms in the study, may not have financial resiliency to survive without off-farm income.  Costs are projected to increase faster than yields, which will pressure net farm income downward.  Cropland prices and cash rental rates are projected to increase slightly in all regions.  Debt-to-asset ratios for most farms will increase slightly throughout the forecast period.  Debt-to-asset ratios for the low-profit and small-size farms are higher than those for large and high-profit farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratios; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23528

Technical Efficiency in North-Western Himalayan Region: A Study of Himachal Pradesh Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sharma,   R.K.; Chauhan,   S.K.; Gupta,   Sonika.
The technical efficiency of Himachal farmers, studied using the frontier production function, has been found to vary widely across cereal crops in the state. It has been found that the average yield of all the major cereal crops is below the national average, except the maize crop, which has been found in surplus in the state. Maize → wheat and paddy → wheat have been noted as the major crop rotations being followed in the study area. The analysis of cross sectional data has revealed inefficiency in terms of inputs application. The mean technical efficiencies have revealed that a considerable portion of frontier output is left untapped, it is 35-42 per cent in maize, 44-50 per cent in paddy and 61-67 per cent in wheat. The ratio of marginal value...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47364

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmer-Borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Farm Security Administration for the Year 1937 in Northern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1938
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107568

Multifunctional agricultural policy, reduced domestic support and liberalized trade: An empirical assessment for Taiwanese rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boisvert,   Richard N.; Chang,   Hung-Hao.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Trade policy; Rice; Groundwater; Recharge; Taiwan; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91820

Soil Fertility Management And Maize Productivity In Malawi: Curvature Correct Efficiency Modeling And Simulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tchale,   Hardwick; Sauer,   Johannes.
We assess the level and determinants of relative technical efficiency of maize-based smallholder farmers using a translog stochastic frontier (TL) model and a symmetric generalized Barnett production function (SGB), both of which are tested for economic regularity conditions. In addition, we conduct a bootstrapping procedure in order to infer about the probability distributions and significance of the relative efficiency values for farmers using different soil fertility management options. The results indicate that higher levels of relative technical efficiency obtain when farmers use integrated soil fertility options compared to the use of chemical fertilizer only. The consistency of the results across the two models increase the robustness of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder agriculture; Relative technical efficiency; Soil fertility management; Malawi; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52077

Promoting micro-irrigation technologies that reduce poverty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
According to research done by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), one-third of the world’s population will face absolute water scarcity by the year 2025. Among the worst hit will be regions in Asia, the Middle-East and Sub-Saharan Africa, home to some of the largest concentrations of rural poverty in the world. Policymakers, researchers, NGOs, and farmers are pursuing various technical, institutional and policy interventions to meet this challenge. Micro-irrigation technologies, commonly in use in water scarce areas of developed countries, constitute one such intervention with the ability to use water more efficiently in irrigated agriculture. These technologies can improve productivity; raise incomes through crop yields and outputs; and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; Technology; Drip irrigation; Rural women; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113058

Optimum Programmes for Irrigation Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ryan,   James G.
Parametric linear programming is used to derive optimum programmes for 590 different resource situations representing the range existing in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of New South Wales. Enterprises comprising optimum plans included rice, commercial lucerne hay using farmer owned equipment, merino ewes x border leicester rams for spring lambing (carryover), linseed (or a 54 bushel wheat crop), sod-sown malting barley and grazing oats in rice stubble, grain feeding of sheep in autumn and early summer. When labour is a limiting factor, autumn calving beef cows for vealer production together with purchase of spring drop crossbred lambs in March for sale in October replace the breeding sheep enterprise. Popular enterprises on the M.I.A. which had high...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9197

A Critique of the Use of the Balanced Scorecard in Multi-Enterprise Family Farm Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shadbolt,   Nicola M.; Beeby,   N.; Brier,   B.; Gardner,   John W.G.
Business strategy is very important to small and medium family businesses as many are both fragile and vulnerable; strategy provides a solid foundation for survival. Various studies have identified that businesses that engage in strategic management outperform those that do not. Despite this knowledge the uptake of many aspects of strategic management by farm businesses has been slow. Although the development of business plans is now common there is often a disconnect between monitoring and strategy. The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) was applied to case study farms during both the planning process and as they implemented and controlled their strategic choices to determine areas of difference that restrict or enhance it as a management tool for both family and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24380

Proceedings from the workshop on selected irrigation management issues, Digana Village, Sri Lanka, 15-19 July 1985.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Evaluation; Rehabilitation; Water distribution; Farmers' associations; Social aspects; Institutional constraints; Canals; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52779

Foreign Direct Investment, Spillovers and the Impact of Intellectual Property: Rights in the Seed Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Derwisch,   Sebastian; Kopainsky,   Birgit; Henson-Apollonio,   Victoria.
The role of foreign direct investment and intellectual property rights in economic development is discussed widely in the literature. However, an integrating framework is missing to assess the role of FDI and IPR for agricultural development. This paper establishes a framework to assess the role of FDI and IPR for seed sector development in developing countries. The impact assessment is carried out with a System Dynamics model that shows local capacity development to develop new seed varieties in the scenario of a multinational company penetrating the market and spillovers occurring. Simulation runs reveal the impact of IPR on the quantity technology transferred by multinational companies and on spillovers. The development path of the local industry...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100463

MEASURING SCOPE AND SCALE EFFICIENCY GAINS DUE TO SPECIALIZATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helmers,   Glenn A.; Langemeier,   Michael R.; Shaik,   Saleem.
Using the non-parametric linear programming approach, this study examines overall efficiency gains due to diversification between crop and livestock enterprises for a sample of Kansas farms.  Overall efficiency gains were decomposed into scope efficiency gains and scale efficiency gains.  Farms with both crops and livestock were found to be less efficient than farms with just crops or just livestock.  Operator age, profit margin, and farm size were significantly related to overall efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19388

Factors of Efficiency Change of Assets on the EU-15 and Hungarian Farms from 1990s
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takacs,   Istvan; Baranyai,   Zsolt; Takacs,   Emese.
Efficiency of farm assets is a very important factor of competitive production. It could be in strong correlation with profitability of economic activities. One of the most important factor of the farm assets is the fixed assets, and as a part of it, the equipment as well. An important factor of the farm asset value is the machinery, which depends on the amount of internal resources of farms and external financial resources i.e. governmental subsidies, bank loans. But, as it could be observed during the 1980s and 1990s on the farms of developed countries, the technical development was also a considerable factor of farming. This paper, based on the data of the FADN, and yearbooks of the HCSO, focuses on the investigation of some figures of the European...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gross margin; Farm number; Farm structure; Productivity; FADN; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7840

LINKAGES BETWEEN FARM AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boehlje,   Michael; Olson,   Kent D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13339

THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AGRICULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Allan W.; Boehlje,   Michael.
Farming is in the midst of a major transformation-not only in technology and production practices, but also in size of business, resource (land) control and operation, business model and linkages with buyers and suppliers. This paper describes the fundamental drivers of today's structural change in U.S. agriculture. The impact of the drivers are illustrated by describing some illustrations of the kinds of innovative farming operations that are developing in agriculture, not the typical farms but those who appear to be leading and shaping the new agriculture. Finally, farm policy implications of the transformation of farming to an industrial manufacturing model are discussed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm policy; Industrialization of agriculture; Structural change; Biological manufacturing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6712

1967 Minnesota Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1968
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7539

Planning an Integrated Approach to Farm Risk Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eidman,   Vernon R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59806

Continuing Professional Development and Farm Business Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byles,   Sharon; Le Grice,   Phil; Rehman,   Tahir; Dorward,   Peter T.
Economic and social pressures are transforming farm businesses and the structure of the agricultural industry, consequently it is presumed that farm management skills are under intense pressure. This creates a need for effective interaction between knowledge management and the actions taken by farm decision makers. However a definition of “successful farm business performance” is not easy to find and this, combined with literature that deals with managerial tasks in isolation, does not provide a clear picture for the farm manager pursuing self development. Farm businesses vary considerably in their attributes and resource base and the plethora of measurable factors mean that the manager needs to be able to identify what to measure and why on his own farm....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7027

Valuing Fed Cattle Using Objective Tenderness Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riley,   John Michael; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Wheeler,   Tommy L.; Shackelford,   Stephen D.; Koohmaraie,   Mohammad.
Beef tenderness is critical in consumer satisfaction with beef steak products. Current fed cattle valuation systems do not differentiate carcasses based upon tenderness variation. However, considerable research indicates consumers are willing to pay more for tender relative to tough beef steak. This article develops a tenderness-augmentation to current fed cattle grid pricing systems. Using a large set of actual carcasses, we determine that a tenderness-augmented price grid would reorder fed cattle value by on average nearly $5.00/cwt dressed relative to current valuation methods. Substantial opportunity is present to improve beef tenderness through new price signals to producers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef quality; Meat tenderness; Cattle value; Cattle price; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; M31.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48747

RATES OF RETURN TO PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION: EVIDENCE FROM TWO FARM MANAGEMENT CENTERS IN EL SALVADOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Solis,   Daniel; Bravo-Ureta,   Boris E.
This paper evaluates the economic and the financial viability of implementing private farm management centers (FMC) in El Salvador. In doing so, an ex ante cost-benefit analysis is performed. The results of this analysis suggest that a combination of better farm prices (paid and received), reallocation of resources, and crop diversification that would be promoted by a FMC can lead to an increase in farm level profits that is sufficient to cover the operation of the center and to still generate net gains in household income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22186

Strategic Management of Food Networks: Towards Understanding of Network Goals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Ziggers,   Gerrit Willem.
Current interorganizational literature almost exclusively analyzes the network effects on single firms participating in networks. This study expands this view theoretically by focusing on food supply chain networks. Specifically, we argue that both, network-level and firm-level goals have to be achieved to structure long-term and successful network relationships. By implementing simultaneously partnering and supply chain management strategies, the network’s management will ensure goal consensus among the network actors and goal compatibility between the network levels. Thereby, preconditions for the achievement of network-level and firm-level goals will be installed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network goals; Network levels; Goal consensus; Goal compatibility; Focal company; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59206

Identifying farmer attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops in Scotland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   Clare.
Consumer attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) food are well documented but there has been much less focus on farmer attitudes to GM technology in agriculture. This paper reports findings from a study investigating farmers’ attitudes to GM crops in Scotland. Results from a Q methodology study reveal three discourses, one apparently pro-GM and demonstrating an expectation of benefits, the second representing a more uncertain position, wary of the potential risks of the technology but likely to be reluctant adopters, and the third describing a group who demonstrate a somewhat fatalistic attitude towards the issue of GM technology adoption and impact. The paper also reports findings from a postal survey conducted as part of the Q methodology study....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified crops; Farmers; Q methodology; Attitudes; Scotland; Technology adoption; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45993

Factors Influencing Growth of Dairy Product Manufacturing in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Asiseh,   Fafanyo; Devadoss,   Stephen; Bolotova,   Yuliya; Foltz,   John C.; Haggerty,   Robert J.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy product manufacturing; Growth; United States; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93347

Farming and the Internet: Reasons for Non-Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briggeman,   Brian C.; Whitacre,   Brian E.
Rural broadband infrastructure and service has received a significant amount of funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These funds should increase broadband availability, but will broadband be used in rural areas and in particular by farmers? This paper uses Agricultural Resource Management Survey data to investigate why the majority of U.S. farmers choose not to use the Internet in their farm business. Although frequently cited by policymakers, concerns about inadequate Internet service or security actually account for a small percentage of responses. This research identifies targeted educational programs that focus on alleviating perceived barriers to Internet use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: ARMS; Farming; Internet; Multinomial logit; Non-use; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97008

Recent Developments in the Rwandan Agriculture: The Challenges of Attaining Food Security and Abolishing Absolute Poverty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jose,   Ariyappillil Mathai.
The paper intends to take stock of the situation in the agricultural sector of Rwanda. The main purpose is to identify the gaps in the efforts so far; and subsequently to consider new policy interventions that are needed to achieve the goal of eliminating the ‘Fear of Want’. The sector’s performance is crucial in achieving the MDGs in the country. Noteworthy is that the largest part of Rwandan population agriculture is a livelihood and for the policy makers the sector is continuing to be a development problem. This paper analyzes the links between agriculture, food security and poverty reduction in Rwanda based on available secondary data. It is done in light of two important happenings in the country development scenario after the completion of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52131

Three Reductions, Three Gains (3R3G) Technology in South Vietnam: Searching for Evidence of Economic Impact
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huelgas,   Zenaida M.; Templeton,   Deborah J.; Castanar,   Pamela.
The aim of the “Three Reductions, Three Gains” (3R3G) project is to reduce production costs, improve farmers’ health, and protect the environment in irrigated rice production in Vietnam through the reduced use of seeds, nitrogen fertilizer, and pesticides. It was developed by the International Rice Research Institute and introduced to farmers in South Vietnam by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in early 2000 through traditional extension work and mass media. Farm survey data provide evidence of adoption of 3R3G primarily in terms of lowering seed rates. The resultant changes in the farm production/cost structure and farmer profits are measured.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Information-intensive technology; Technology transfer; Farm-level impacts; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6014

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ADOPTION ON LARGE U.S. FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gloy,   Brent A.; Akridge,   Jay T.
The adoption of the personal computer and the Internet is studied within a sample of large U.S. farms.  Factors such as age and education influence the adoption of both technologies.  Likewise, strong relationships exist between the adoption of each technology and the sophistication of farm management and the complexity of the farm business.  After controlling for computer adoption, the results suggest there remain several factors limiting Internet adoption. It appears that producers are unsure as to how the Internet can best be used to create value in their farm businesses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34475

Estimating and projecting flows of greenhouse gases for New Zealand agriculture and planted forests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Austin,   Darran; Rivas Palma,   Rosa Maria.
New Zealand is atypical among the Annex I parties within the Kyoto Protocol with agriculture forming a large part of greenhouse gas emissions and planted forests sequestering large amounts of carbon. This presentation will summarise the methods and data used to estimate flows of greenhouse gases within agriculture and planted forests in New Zealand’s National Inventory Report submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change last April. 2009 projections for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012) will also be presented and discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse gas emissions; Agriculture; Planted forests; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97159

Farm Management Data Bank Documentation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Larry N.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118145

Farm Cost Effects of Dairy Policies in New South Wales and Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lembit,   Murray; Bhati,   U.N.
Market milk policies pursued by statutory milk marketing authorities differ between states in Australia. The policy differences are particularly large between Victoria and New South Wales and are thought to produce different levels of farm costs. It was hypothesised that the New South Wales policies produced higher farm costs than the Victorian policies. This hypothesis was tested using three-year data for a set of dairy farms located on both sides of the border in a fairly compact and homogeneous part of the Murray River basin. Hence, farms were studied that operated under different milk policies but similar environmental conditions. The analysis found that the New South Wales policies did lead to higher farm costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12432

Information Modelling for Quality and Sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehmann,   Richard J.; Reiche,   Robert; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
The food sector is confronted with a growing number of public and private requirements, which call for provision of information about the quality and sustainability of food, such as, e.g., its origin, safety and production conditions. This forces enterprises to innovate towards demand driven and knowledge-based production of food. As a consequence, intra- and inter-enterprise production and information processes have to be integrated and suitable information systems need to be developed to provide information for related decision processes. The present paper introduces a generalized modelling framework for model-based decision support systems (DSS) involving production and information processes across whole supply networks. The different phases of a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain management; Model-based decision support systems (DSS); Process integration; Unified Modeling Language (UML); Discrete-event simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59197

Farm Organization Practices in the Sheyenne Delta Proposed Irrigation Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaffner,   LeRoy W.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119418

THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY AND THE USDA COSTS AND RETURNS ESTIMATION PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19840

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Northwestern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Olson,   Russell O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107057

Who Pays to Protect Native Vegetation? Costs to Farmers in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sinden,   Jack A.
The Native Vegetation Conservation Act was introduced on January 1st 1998 to limit the clearing of native grassland and woodland in NSW. The Act has limited clearing and development to crops, has protected biodiversity, and may have enhanced soil and water conservation. But this analysis of the prices paid for land in Moree Plains Shire shows that the Act has reduced land values by some 21 per cent and has already reduced annual incomes by 10 per cent across the whole Shire. This reduction in annual incomes may well reach 18 per cent by 2005. This decrease in income means that farm households in the Shire currently must give up 15.6 per cent of their household income because they must protect native vegetation on their farms. In contrast, urban households...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Native vegetation; Opportunity costs; Land values; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12951

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1941
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Toben,   G.E.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13113

Optimal Grazing Termination Date for Dual-Purpose Winter Wheat Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Karen W.; Epplin,   Francis M.; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Fieser,   Brian G.; Horn,   Gerald W.
Dual-purpose winter wheat (fall-winter forage plus grain) production is an important economic enterprise in the southern Great Plains. Grazing termination to enable grain production is a critical decision. The objective is to determine the optimal grazing termination date for dual-purpose wheat. The value of knowing the occurrence of first hollow stem (FHS), a wheat growth threshold for grazing termination, is also determined. Results indicate that for most price situations grazing should be terminated at or before FHS. Marginal wheat returns from extended grazing were negative and the value of FHS information ranges from $1.50 to $10 per acre.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dual-purpose; First hollow stem; Plateau function; Stocker cattle; Value of information; Wheat; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57148

ODDOLNE INICJATYWY JAKO SZANSA POPRAWY JAKOŚCI ŻYCIA NA WSI? WYNIKI STUDIUM PRZYPADKU W BAŁTOWIE (POŁUDNIOWO-WSCHODNIA POLSKA)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,   Andreas.
Polskie obszary wiejskie nadal wykazują wysoki stopień zatrudnienia w rolnictwie w porównaniu z pozostałymi krajami Unii Europejskiej, co wynika z braku możliwości zatrudnienia w innych sektorach gospodarki na wsi. Szczególnie zamknięcie zakładów przemysłu ciężkiego we wczesnych latach 90-tych XX wieku pozostawiło wielu mieszkańców wsi na utrzymaniu jedynie z niewielkich dochodów prywatnych gospodarstw rolnych lub emerytur i rent. W gminie Bałtów (południowo-wschodnia Polska), w celu przeciwdziałania tej sytuacji, lokalne stowarzyszenia rozwojowe, wraz z lokalną grupą partnerską, podjęło inicjatywy stymulujące rozwój gospodarki regionalnej poprzez tworzenie infrastruktury turystycznej. Niniejsza praca przedstawia studium przypadku przeprowadzone w...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Słowa kluczowe: Rozwój wsi; Turystyka; Leader+; Inicjatywy oddolne; Polska; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; International Development; Land Economics/Use; P 32; Q 10; R 11.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90860

NEW NATIONAL CENTER FOR VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holz-Clause,   Mary S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33498

Modeling Texas Dryland Cotton Yields, With Application to Crop Insurance Actuarial Rating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Shu-Ling; Miranda,   Mario J.
Texas dryland upland cotton yields have historically exhibited greater variation and more distributional irregularities than the yields of other crops, raising concerns that conventional parametric distribution models may generate biased or otherwise inaccurate crop insurance premium rate estimates. Here, we formulate and estimate regime-switching models for Texas dryland cotton yields in which the distribution of yield is conditioned on local drought conditions. Our results indicate that drought-conditioned regime-switching models provide a better fit to Texas county-level dryland cotton yields than conventional parametric distribution models. They do not, however, generate significantly different Group Risk Plan crop insurance premium rate estimates.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Actuarial rating; Adverse selection; Cotton; Crop insurance; Group risk plan; Regime-switching; Yield distribution; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Q10; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45522

Systematic and Unsystematic Risk Costs for Southeastern Kansas Farm Enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amegbeto,   Koffi N.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
Six measures of farm returns are used to estimate the most "appropriate" market index for southeastern Kansas farms. Systematic and nonsystematic risks and risk costs are estimated for farm planning. Results suggest that regional indices are more appropriate for use as the market index than state indices.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International trade; Vector autoregressions; Wheat markets; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118181

SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICES 1954 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Zoller,   Richard Bernard; Moore,   Donald S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1955
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13150

Perspektiven der landwirtschaftlichen Betriebslehre
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kohne,   Manfred.
Traditional objects of farm management research and farm management science are farms and farm households. In the course of time new objects have been added, for example different forms of horizontal and vertical co-operation, commerce and manufacturing enterprises in the field of agriculture, partly supplying, and service industries in agriculture. Corresponding to that, there are numerous addressees: relevant academics, students, farmers and their consultants, agricultural experts, also increasingly employees in agribusiness, agricultural societies and administrations, partly also jurisdiction, agrarian politicians, and finally the public. There is a large variety of topics concerning farm management research and science. Important traditional topics...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural sector; Farm management economics; Farm economic research projects; Organisation of agricultural economics research and science; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98884

OPTIMAL IRRIGATION PIVOT LOCATION ON IRREGULARLY SHAPED FIELDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatch,   L. Upton; Hardy,   William E., Jr.; Rochester,   Eugene W.; Johnson,   Gregory C.
Although annual rainfall in the Southeast is adequate, its distribution is a potential constraint to agricultural production. Farmers require production information concerning efficient use of irrigation technology adapted to regional growing conditions. Selection of optimal position, size, and number of pivots in center pivot irrigation systems poses special problems on small, irregularly shaped fields. In the southeastern United States, field size and shape are often varied and irregular. A mixed integer programming model was constructed to assist in irrigation investment decisions. The model is illustrated using irrigated peanut production in southeast Alabama. Results indicate the importance of economic engineering considerations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29985

FACTORS AFFECTING CONSERVATION PRACTICE BEHAVIOR OF CRP PARTICIPANTS IN ALABAMA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hendrix,   Shannon; Wheelock,   Gerald; Onianwa,   Okwudili O.
This study examines the factors that affect conservation practice choices of CRP farmers in Alabama.  From over 9,000 contracts enrolled in the state between 1986 and 1995, 594 were randomly selected for the study.  A multiple-regression analysis was employed to analyze the data.  Results indicate that education, ratio of cropland in CRP, farm size, gender, prior crop practice, and geographic location of contract had a significant influence on the choice of conservation practice adopted.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation practices; Conservation Reserve Program; CRP contracts; Cost share; Erodible cropland; Grass practice; Land retirement; Tree practice; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14730

Economic Pressures and the Ethical Attitudes of Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Harvey S., Jr.; Hendrickson,   Mary K.
We consider the effect of economic pressures on the ethical attitudes of farmers. We present a model to derive the hypothesis that an increase in the economic pressures a farmer faces will result in that farmer being more willing to justify or rationalize unethical conduct or to express attitudes more accommodating of unethical conduct than farmers not experiencing economic pressures. We use data from a survey of 3,000 Missouri farmers with farm sales in excess of $10,000 in 2005. In the survey farmers were asked how acceptable they considered various unethical farming practices. The survey also contained questions designed to measure economic pressures. We find small but statistically significant evidence that economic pressures result in a greater...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9942

Farm Surveys and Farm Management Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rutherford,   John; Lloyd,   Alan G.
The scientific study of farm management and of the pattern of rural activities is destined to play an increasingly important role in the future development of Australian agriculture.  Scope for expansion in primary production lies in two directions.  First, in the improvement of farming techniques within the present boundaries of major agricultural development. This applies particularly to the main crop and livestock areas which experience comparatively high rainfalls. Second, in the development of new areas beyond the present margins of agriculture, by means of new techniques designed to improve natural conditions, such as irrigation works, the application of deficient minerals to soils, and other measures. It is evident that development along each of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8847

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - SUGARCANE, LOUISIANA, 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Champagne,   Lonnie P.; Salassi,   Michael E.
This report presents estimates of costs and returns associated with sugarcane production practices in Louisiana for 1997. It is part of a continuing effort to provide farmers, researchers, extension personnel, lending agencies and others working in agriculture and/or agribusiness timely planning information.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31674

QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND CONTRACT DESIGN: AN EXAMPLE FROM AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Melkonyan,   Tigran A.
We examine agricultural contracting parties' incentives to employ quality measurement. Quality measurement will be used if on-farm production of ``quality'' is sufficiently cheap, and quality measurement sufficiently informative. We qualitatively test these predictions with empirical observation across fresh and processed commodities, and across regions for a single commodity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20583

THE DERIVED DEMAND FOR IRRIGATION SCHEDULING SERVICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dudek,   Daniel J.; Horner,   Gerald L.; English,   Marshall J.
Scientific irrigation scheduling is a technique for systematically determining the proper date and quantity of each irrigation in individual fields.  This technique is presently being used by government agencies and private companies in the Western United States to assist farmers in planning irrigations.  This paper presents the results of a case study of the regional economic effects of scheduling the A &amp; B District in Idaho.  The analysis indicated that substantial reductions in total water use resulted from implementation of the service.  However, the acreage of scheduled irrigation actively was found to be sensitive to the cost of the service and the cost of irrigation water.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32586

Validation of Factors Influencing Successful Small Scale Farming in North Carolina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeboah,   Anthony K.; Owens,   John Paul; Bynum,   Jarvetta S.; Boisson,   Daniel.
This phase of the research project involves developing a survey instrument to test the validity and predictive value of the variables identified in previous case studies. Given the importance of small farm viability, this research project focuses on identifying ways to further enhance successful small farming in North Carolina.  The survey instrument was designed to solicit production and financial data, attitudes and beliefs about farming, as well as demographic questions. The results demonstrated that  successful farmers indicators were the “love of farming” and “manageable debt”. Other strong indicators of successful farmers included a combination of marketing strategies that utilize technology such as websites as well as local farmers markets and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small Farmers; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56506

Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia. Draft Proceeding of the Symposium and Exhibition held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27th -29th November, 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Awulachew,   Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged,   Makonnen; Yilma,   Aster Denekew.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Crop management; Irrigated farming; Rainfed farming; Irrigation systems; Food security; Water harvesting; Institutions; Environmental effects; Public health; Malaria; GIS; Remote sensing; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118410

Purpose and Results of the Cottonwood-Jackson Statistical Route
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1922
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115777

AN ANALYSIS OF ON-FARM COSTS OF TIMING N APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE N LOSSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Wen-Yuan; Hewitt,   Tracy I.; Shank,   David.
Timing nitrogen applications to the biological needs of a crop is an effective way to reduce nitrogen losses to the environment. However, this strategy may carry a production risk and conflict with farmers’' economic objectives. A field-level production decision model was used to estimate on-farm costs associated with timing nitrogen applications for crop needs in Indiana. For risk-neutral farmer, the estimated cost is less than $1 per acre with a reduction of 11 pounds of residual nitrogen. For a risk-aversion farmer, the estimated cost is up to $37 per acre with a reduction of 96 pounds of residual nitrogen.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31192

DISCUSSANT'S COMMENTS FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, SELECTED PAPERS SESSION SP-6Y:  "AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, WITH A FOCUS ON CLIMATE"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burton,   Diana M.
This session explores various farm management practices within the context of sustainability and environmental uncertainty. Impacts of Global Warming on Cropping Practices in Alberta A. M. Walburger and K. K. Klein, University of Lethbridge. The Value of El Nino Forecast Methods for the U.S. Winter Wheat Producers, Do They Differ? Harvey Hill, Jaehong Park, Wesley Rosenthal, H. Alan Love, Stephen W. Fuller. Trading Poultry Litter at the Watershed Level: A Goal Focusing Approach Kezelee Jones,  Gerard D'Souza. A Futuristic Look at the Use of Grazed Forages in the Western United States Larry Van Tassell, University of Wyoming; E. Tom Bartlett, Colorado State University; John Mitchell, U.S. Forest Service.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20910

Comment augmenter les revenus des producteurs? Leçons de l'office du Niger au Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mariko,   Dramane; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Chohin-Kuper,   Anne.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 23.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11435

Können Produktionsentscheidungen als Investitionsentscheidungen modelliert werden?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mann,   Stefan; Mack,   Gabriele; Ferjani,   Ali.
Interviews with Swiss farmers lead to the hypotheses that production decisions, also in crop growing, are not made annually, but similarly to investment decisions in the long run. This hypothesis is backed by non-parametric time-series analysis for Switzerland and Germany. This creates a theoretical basis for combining Positive Mathematical Programming with flexibility constraints in optimization models. Results of the forecasting model SILAS show that forecasting quality is improved through this approach.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Flexibility constraints; Production decisions; Optimization models; Forecasting quality; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98078

Policies and politics: Challenges and opportunities for agricultural and resource economists
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pannell,   David J.
This is a broad-ranging discussion of the role of economics and economists in the formation of government policies. The focus is on helping economists who wish to be influential in the policy process. The paper covers rationales for and against economist involvement in the policy process (market failure, government failure, economist failure), a range of theories that attempt to explain aspects of the policy process, and practical advice and insights based on the experiences of policy economists. Many challenges are highlighted, but some clear opportunities are apparent, particularly through explicit advocacy for the public interest.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98514

Computer Technology Adoption By Canadian Farm Businesses: An Analysis Based on the 2001 Census of Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sabuhoro,   Jean Bosco; Wunsch,   Patti.
Computer technologies have evolved very rapidly and, compared to other businesses, farm operations have been slow to adopt computer applications. This paper investigates the key characteristics of the farm operators and farm businesses that influence computer use. To that end, data from Statistics Canada's Census of Agriculture are used. The results of the logistic regression point out a trend in the adoption patterns of computer technology use. Farm operations where a computer is used in their management tend to be larger farms, have younger operators who are female, their operators work off the farm, are part-tenant/part owner operators and produce certified organic products. The impact of language spoken on the probability of adopting a computer and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Computer technology; Probability of adoption; Canadian farm businesses; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28039

Third Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Steele County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Van Metre,   H.J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1931
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106068

Assessing the Sustainability of Irish Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dillon,   Emma J.; Hennessy,   Thia C.; Hynes,   Stephen; Commins,   Verena.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6474

Ranking New Zealand river values – a novel approach to managing the ‘chalk and cheese’ problem
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughey,   Kenneth F.D.
In New Zealand, regional councils have the task of sustainably managing rivers and their flows. In trying to achieve this task they face enormous challenges including the need to allocate flows amongst often highly disparate in- (e.g., angling, kayaking, native fish and birds) and out-of-river (e.g., irrigation and hydro energy) values/needs. To aid in this task these councils need to know which rivers or parts of rivers are relatively more or less important on national, regional and local bases, for particular values. This task becomes even more challenging given limited information availability for many values, and no overarching policy or decision framework. In this paper I report on a FRST-funded (and less than 1-year long) project which has addressed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: River values; Prioritization system; Irrigation and birdlife; New Zealand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97129

The Comparative Profitability and Efficiency of Agriculture in Different Regions of Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidson,   Bruce Robinson.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9111

Forest and Forest Land Valuation: How to Value Forest and Forest Land to Include Carbon Costs and Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meade,   Richard; Fiuza,   Gabriel; Lu,   Andrea; Boyle,   Glenn; Evans,   Lewis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97127

How Change Agents and Social Capital Influence the Adoption of Innovations among Small Farmers: Evidence from Social Networks in Rural Bolivia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Monge,   Mario; Hartwich,   Frank; Halgin,   Daniel.
This paper presents results from a study that identified patterns of social interaction among small farmers in three agricultural subsectors in Bolivia—fish culture, peanut production, and quinoa production—and analyzed how social interaction influences farmers’ behavior toward the adoption of pro-poor innovations. Twelve microregions were identified, four in each subsector, setting the terrain for an analysis of parts of social networks that deal with the diffusion of specific sets of innovations. Three hundred sixty farmers involved in theses networks as well as 60 change agents and other actors promoting directly or indirectly the diffusion of innovations were interviewed about the interactions they maintain with other agents in the network and the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Social networks; Agricultural innovation; Change agent; Social capital; Bolivia; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42330

1997 NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK: REPRESENTATIVE FARMS 1996-2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.
Net farm income for all representative farms will be lower in 2003 than in 1995-96, but net farm income will be level throughout the 1997-2005 period.  Cropland prices are projected to fall in all regions of North Dakota after peaking in 1996-97.  Cash rental rates are projected to follow cropland prices.  Debt-to-asset ratios for most farms, although rising across the forecast period, will not reach levels that imperil credit worthiness.  Debt-to-asset ratios for the low profit and small size farms are higher than those for large and high profit farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratio; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23424

Positiv externality of honey production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanyi Arvane,   Georgina; Csapo,   Zsolt; Karpati,   Laszlo.
Bee-keeping and honey production has a long history in Hungary. Honey is an important and healthy food of people and it can be consumed without any human processing. The honey production has important role, too. Some researchers say that if honey bee will extinct the humanity in the world would also extinct. It is true since plant pollination by honey bees is very important. It is confirmed by researchers’ studies that plant pollination by honey bees has significant positive external impacts on potential yields in orchards. Although the contribution of honey production to the GDP in Hungary is only a few per cent, other benefits play more important role. One of them is the positive external effect – mentioned above – and the other is the contribution to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Honey production; Honey bees; Pollination; Economic values; Positive externality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109313

Phase Space Reconstruction from Time Series Data: Where History Meets Theory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffaker,   Ray G.
In ‘dissipative’ dynamical systems, variables evolve asymptotically toward low‐dimensional ‘attractors’ that define their dynamical properties. Unfortunately, real‐world dynamical systems are generally too complex for us to directly observe these attractors. Fortunately, there is a method—‘phase space reconstruction’—that can be used to indirectly detect attractors in real‐world dynamical systems using time series data on a single variable (Broomhead and King, 1985; Schaffer and Kott, 1985; Kott et al, 1988; Williams,1997). Armed with this knowledge, we can formulate more accurate and informative models of real‐world dynamical systems. We begin by introducing the concept of phase space attractors within the context of a dynamic ISLM model. We next...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100455

The Importance of Agriculture: what hope for agriculture, and what needs doing?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Alan G.
In recent years both incomes and morale have slumped in Australian agriculture. This has happened before, and today's pessimism is just as excessive as previously. There are exaggerated fears that agriculture has no future. Equally, there are some exaggerated hopes, as to the extent to which we can rapidly and effectively restructure the economy away from agriculture, and restructure agriculture away from the "broadacre industries". The key words, with regard to the latter objective, are value added, high-tech (sunrise) and infant industries, and better marketing.  By contrast, the conclusion suggested in this paper is that traditional broadacre agriculture will remain, for decades, vitally important in reducing the balance of payments deficit which is our...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9654

Why Farm Recording Systems are Doomed to Failure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hardaker,   J. Brian; Anderson,   Jock R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12233

10 years of transition in Ukraine agriculture: An analysis of productivity and efficiency of enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lissitsa,   Alexej; Odening,   Martin; Babycheva,   Tamara.
This paper analyzes efficiency and total factor productivity (TFP) change of large agricultural enterprises during their transition to a market economy in Ukraine. In this case the efficiency is calculated by data envelopment analysis and the productivity change is measured by the Malmquist Productivity Change Index in the period between 1990 and 1999. On average, TFP declined by 6% annually, dropping a total 42%. The main reason for the observed TFP decline is a decrease in technical efficiency, which is found to be remarkably significant. At the same time there is a high variation among individual enterprises: their distribution of efficiency scores widens, which indicates that the farms diverge with respect to their economic performance. The Tobit...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Эффективность; Общая продуктивность фактора; Анализ оболочки данных; Малмквист-индекс изменения общей продуктивности фактора; Переходный период; Украина; Effizienz; Totale Faktor Produktivität; Data Envelopment Analysis; Malmquist Productivity Change Index; Transition; Ukraine; Efficiency; Total Factor Productivity; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis; Q12; D25; O1; O4; P3.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92168

Competence Development Program for the Farmer with Reference to Life as Well as Business
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersson,   Per.
The accelerating changes in the surrounding world and also increasing demands from politicians, consumers, their family etc., makes many farmers feel stressed, focus a lot on threats and weaknesses, and so they become rather indistinct in their relations between private life and business.. At the same time, physical work tends to exclude creative work and strategic thinking. This paper will describe a program, developed for Swedish farmers and other rural businessmen in co-operation between Swedish Farmers Union, (project-owner), and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Step 1 is done in groups of 8 to 12 farmers, guided by tutors, who have been given a four days training program in coaching a group to grow individually in their personality and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7007

THEME OVERVIEW: INNOVATIONS TO SUPPORT BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Sureshwaran,   Suresh.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beginning Farmers; Extension Models; Farmer Demographics; Farm Management; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109474

On how environmental stringency influences BMP adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johansson,   Robert C.; Kara,   Erdal; Ribaudo,   Marc.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/22/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21207

FROM DATA TO INFORMATION: THE VALUE OF SAMPLING VS. SENSING SOIL DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinton,   Scott M.; Jones,   Kezelee Q.
A conceptual model is developed to measure the value of information from in-field soil sensing technologies as compared with grid and other soil sampling methods. Soil sensing offers greater spatial accuracy and the potential to apply inputs such as nitrogen fertilizer immediately, avoiding changes in nutrient status that occur with delays between soil sampling and fertilizer application. By contrast, soil sampling offers greater measurement accuracy, because it does not rely on proxy variables such as electrical conductivity to infer nutrient status.  The average profitability and relative riskiness of soil sensing versus sampling depend upon 1) the trade-off between, on the one hand, the spatial and temporal accuracy of sensing and, on the other hand,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11674

FARM ORGANIZATION OPTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kole,   Glenn; Nott,   Sherrill B.
This paper is a summary of the management implications to consider when choosing among multiple owner farm business organizations.  These include joint operating agreements, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations, both subchapter C and subchapter S.  We assume the reader has some familiarity with income tax laws and legal terminology.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11794

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1992 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Talley,   Dary E.; Fales,   Perry A.; Christensen,   James L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13013

Vulnerability to risk among small farmers in Tajikistan: results of a 2011 survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Wolfgramm,   Bettina.
Tajikistan is judged to be highly vulnerable to risk, including food insecurity risks and climate change risks. By some vulnerability measures it is the most vulnerable among all 28 countries in the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region – ECA (World Bank 2009). The rural population, with its relatively high incidence of poverty, is particularly vulnerable. The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) in Tajikistan (2011) provided an opportunity to conduct a farm-level survey with the objective of assessing various dimensions of rural population’s vulnerability to risk and their perception of constraints to farming operations and livelihoods. The survey should be accordingly referred to as the 2011 PPCR survey. The rural population in Tajikistan is...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers; Tajikistan; Survey; Risk; Climate change; Tajikistan’s agriculture; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119833

An Overview of Modelling in Agricultural Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Jock R.
A synoptic review of the diverse models that have been developed for economic analysis in agricultural management is undertaken and these models are placed in broad perspective. A few practical and general problems of modelling that have been highlighted by the development of simulation procedures are also briefly reviewed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9642

Measuring Sector Productivity (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cao,   Kay; Forbes,   Rod.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97619

Justified hopes or utopian thinking? The suitability of coffee certification schemes as a business model for small-scale producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beuchelt,   Tina; Zeller,   Manfred; Oberthur,   Thomas.
The marketing of coffee through group-based, certified market channels is often promoted by governments and donors as a viable business model for poor small-scale farmers. Organic and fairtrade coffees have become very popular among socially, environmentally and health conscious consumers in recent years. While coffee certification programs have been in place for over fifteen years, there are few studies on the welfare impacts of certification schemes. Therefore, this research seeks to analyse the impacts of certification on poverty alleviation and to identify the critical factors which explain success or failure of certification schemes. We use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research, comparing small-scale coffee producers in northern...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Certification; Coffee; Cooperatives; Impact; Nicaragua; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Marketing; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51717

Do I Need Crop Insurance? Self-Evaluation Crop Insurance as a Risk Management Tool in New York State
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Steven T.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122046

A financial analysis of the effect of the mix of crop and sheep enterprises on the risk profile of dryland farms in south-eastern Australia – Part 1
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hutchings,   Timothy R.
This study presents a method of simulating longer-term cash flows that reflect the cumulative effects of variation in seasons, prices, enterprise sequences and mixes and other management decisions. It can be used to develop full risk profiles on a whole-farm or individual-component enterprise basis for most dryland farms in southern Australia, at gross margin, profit or cash flow levels. This analysis concentrates on the cash flow implications of these various scenarios because cash flow is the indicator which includes all costs, and therefore demonstrates affordability and the long-term viability of the farm business entity. This study shows that the role of sheep in the mixed farming enterprise in south-eastern Australia is to reduce the exposure of the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Whole-farm planning; Cash flow; Sheep; Crops; Risk; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121467

Economic and Environmental Effects of Agricultural Management Decisions in the Lower Sheyenne River Basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehni,   Rodney J.; Nelson,   William C.
Land use and water quality are two topics which individually receive much attention, yet are very interdependent. The purpose of this report is to analyze the relationship between land use and water quality and evaluate the economic consequences of this relationship.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23135

EXPAMOD: A methodological Tool for Linking Farm and Market Models by Means of Econometric Response Functions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez Dominguez,   Ignacio; Bezlepkina,   Irina V.; Heckelei,   Thomas; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; Romstad,   Eirik; Kanellopoulos,   Argyris.
Technical change at the farm level or changes in input prices often entail that the firm's supply function changes. These changes can take place in numerous ways. This paper presents a methodology that increases the consistency in supply responses across various sets of agricultural products and farm types with a market model based on a statistical response function approach. Since most farm simulation models are limited to a subset of regions and farm types, the linkage to an aggregated model requires a procedure for expanding these results to non sample regions, so that full regional coverage is achieved. This paper addresses theoretical aspects related to the consistency between micro and market level models. Next it deals with some empirical findings...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm models; Market models; Extrapolation; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43838

Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin:  Public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Tushaar.
This report analyzes how public policies designed to promote groundwater development over the past 50 years have failed in their promise, and how initiative by private agents can generate the social welfare the region needs so direly. The report outlines a five-pronged strategy for attacking eastern India's rural poverty through fuller utilization of its groundwater resources.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: River basins; Groundwater management; Groundwater development; Groundwater irrigation; Pumps; Tube wells; Public policy; Poverty; Social aspects; Flood water; Water market; Waterlogging; Electricity supplies; Energy; Pricing; Rural development; Villages; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44570

Less Discussed Dynamics in the Czech Farm Structure Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Curtiss,   Jarmila; Ratinger,   Tomas; Medonos,   Tomas.
The paper provides an empirical study of the dynamics of ownership changes in Czech agricultural companies, which are assigned by unique heterogeneity in ownership forms. Since employee ownership has retained a relatively important place in these structures, neoclassical, as well as institutional theories of labour managed firms are considered. Building upon efficiency arguments, both approaches suggest the dissolution of labour managed firms. The empirical analysis utilized detailed survey data from 2004 and accountancy data from 1997 to 2003. We used cluster analysis to classify companies into homogeneous groups with respect to their ownership structure and stage of restructuring, and analysed these characteristics in relation to performance indicators....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cluster analysis; Czech agriculture; Ownership; Large-scale farms; Performance; Principal; Component analysis; Farm Management; D2; L1; L2.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25337

A pilot project for indigenous forest reversion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Funk,   Jason; Kerr,   Suzi; Hendy,   Joanna.
This paper describes preliminary work on establishing a pilot project for carbon sequestration. The project is intended to simulate the structure of the Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative, a program that may extend to the national level under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In the process of establishing the project, we will identify opportunities and barriers for landowners to engage in the management system of “carbon farming”. We will also use the results of the process to inform policymakers of potential improvements to the Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative and to demonstrate to landowners the benefits of this management system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98493

HOW MUCH DO FARMERS VALUE THEIR INDEPENDENCE? ESTIMATING THE RISK AND AUTONOMY PREMIA ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCTION CONTRACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.
A farmer's decision to contract or produce independently depends on the distribution of income under both arrangements, and on attributes associated with both business arrangements.  Risk-averse farmers should be willing to pay a risk premium for the reduction in price risk provided by a contract.  Farmers with a preference for "autonomy" should be willing to pay a premium for certain attributes associated with independent production, such as the right to make management decisions and own the commodity they produce. The benefits to growers from contracting (such as risk reduction) may be over-estimated if the non-pecuniary benefits enjoyed by independent producers are not accounted for. This study uses national survey data to estimate the risk premium, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural contracts; Autonomy; Nonpecuniary benefits; Risk; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19688

Production Contracts and the Spot Market Price of Hogs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.
The increasing use of production contracts in the hog sector has reduced the number of spot market transactions, raised concerns about price manipulation and helped to spur legislation requiring price reporting by packers.  Using data from the 2002 and 2007 Censuses of Agriculture, this study looks for evidence of market manipulation by examining whether the local prevalence of contracting affects the average price received by independent producers.  The empirical approach uses a fixed-effects model to examine whether the change in the prevalence of contracting is correlated with the change in the spot market price received by individual farmers. This approach controls for unobservable time-invariant individual and county characteristics, such as product...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production contracts; Alternative marketing arrangements; Market power; Spot market price; Hogs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61020

Off-farm Income and Risky Investments: What Happens to Farm and Nonfarm Assets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersson,   Hans; Ramaswami,   Bharat; Moss,   Charles B.; Erickson,   Kenneth W.; Hallahan,   Charles B.; Nehring,   Richard F.
Off-farm work improves and reduces the riskiness of household income. Theoretical analyses reveal that the level and riskiness of off-farm income affect demand for farm/nonfarm investments. A two-limit Tobit model is estimated using ARMS data for 1996-2003. The impact on investment behaviour is evaluated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19480

Credit Accessibility, Risk Attitude, and Social Learning: Investment Decisions of Aquaculture in Rural Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miyata,   Sachiko; Sawada,   Yasuyuki.
This study examines the factors that influenced poor Indonesian farmers to invest in floating net aquaculture after being relocated due to a reservoir construction project. To compare three primary decision factors, credit accessibility, risk attitudes, and social learning, (i.e., learning effects from others’ experience), we analyze 16 years of socio-economic retrospective data collected in the field interviews exclusively for this study. Our analysis reveals that credit accessibility and risk attitudes are the most important factors that influence the rate of aquaculture investment. Social learning as well as household education also influences the investment decision significantly. Our results suggest that developmen t projects that involve voluntary...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Household investment decision; Credit constraints; Risk attitudes; Social learning; Panel data; Farm Management; D1; D8; D12; Q22.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25669

The 1991 North Dakota Legislature--Agricultural Update
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murphy,   Paul C.; Sheets,   Jeff L.; Saxowsky,   David M.
The 1991 North Dakota Legislature extensively considered economic development. Growing North Dakota, perhaps one of the most comprehensive proposals, was not adopted until near the end of the session. This program encourages diversification and industrialization of North Dakota agriculture, as well as provides continued funding for several agricultural programs, including the beginning farmer program. The legislators acted to protect groundwater resources and established a Northwestern Area Water Authority. Water permit application fees were increased by 100% for both irrigation and livestock uses. The recent drought and need for water for livestock culminated in a livestock water assistance program. A grasshopper pest control bill allows township...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51233

Consumers' Preference of Rice Brands in Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sounghun; Son,   Eun-Young; Park,   Sungho.
This paper conducts several analyses to discuss about consumers' preference of rice brands and suggest a way to reduce the number that currently stands at about 1,700 in the Korean market. With data collected from 358 survey respondents, a conjoint analysis was conducted to identify consumers' preferences of Korean rice in regard to such aspects as producing area, brand, category, and price. We particularly focused on analyzing the consumers' preference of rice brands, with some scenarios to decrease the number of brands.  The paper also estimated the virtual market shares of rice brands. As results of the analyses, the paper shows that the grouping of individual rice brands in a city or county under one representative brand is the most preferred by Korean...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Korean rice brands; Conjoint analysis; Virtual market share; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90688

2011 Michigan Land Values and Leasing Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
Land is a natural resource that is valued for many reasons. Farmers utilize land to earn their livelihood and as a store of wealth for future retirement. Potential rural residents have increasingly sought open space for a home site and pursuit of a lifestyle. Developers seek financial opportunities to invest in and develop it for non-farm uses. Recreational needs such as hunting are often met through use of land. For some, land is viewed as an investment and a hedge against inflation. This myriad of demands for land combined with its fixed supply continually alters its market price, which is a monetary measure of its perceived value.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119113

The process of standardised refereeing of professional publications:a reference framework for the panel of referees of AFBM Journal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charry,   Al A.; Murray-Prior,   Roy B.
This paper contains instructions for intending referees of the AFBM Journal, - Australian Farm Business and Farming Systems Management Journal – a refereed publication of the Australian Farm Business Management Network (i.e. AFBMNetwork). The authors want to ensure that: (1) the papers submitted to AFBM Journal will have a common standard of evaluation; (2) the referees will make an informed decision, while optimising their time; and (3) the refereeing opportunity will encourage and uphold the author’s interest in publishing. Logistical issues in the process of refereeing professional publications are summarised. The paper contains a refereeing format to be used by the members of the Referee Panel of AFBM Journal.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Instructions to referees; Scientific refereeing; Referee reports; Scientific paper; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120914

Institutional Environments for Certified Organic Agriculture: Enabling Development, Smallholders Livelihood and Public Goods for Southern Environments?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Egelyng,   Henrik.
This paper presents the case for research on institutional environments for organically certified agriculture in developing countries. Observing that some analyses hold Southern organic agriculture as pro-poor and perhaps also more energy efficient than fossil fuel dependent industrialized agriculture, the paper explores differences and similarities in the policy rationale of promoting certified organics in North and South. Based on analysis of institutional environments for COA in Brazil and China, the paper proceed to identify some challenges, opportunities and policy options for strengthening not only certified organic agriculture per se, but an environmentally and socially sustainable food system, providing smallholder livelihoods and rural development.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7907

The impact of government policies on land use in Northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clement,   Floriane; Amezaga,   Jaime M.; Orange,   Didier; Toan,   Tran Duc.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land use; Public policy; Reforestation; Farmers; Decision making; Land management; Shifting cultivation; Villages; Vietnam; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52968

COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS OF ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: A REVIEW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fox,   Glenn; Weersink,   Alfons; Sarwar,   Ghulam; Duff,   Scott; Deen,   Bill.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28812

The Role of Inter-Organizational Leadership in Agri-Food Value Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   Lawrence B.; Luca,   E.
For many years research on marketing channel behaviour was focused on power and conflict between channel members. More recently, as a result of globalisation, firms have become more dependent on each other and more collaborative models of channel behaviour have developed to meet the demands of the global marketplace. Research suggests that closer relationships involving trust, commitment, co-operation, co-ordination, and collaboration are needed between chain members to ensure the success of their value chains. The major challenge is to identify and develop leadership styles that foster efficient and collaborative value chains. Generally, the literature suggests that supply chain effectiveness and survival is linked to leadership behaviour. Leader...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49843

Estimating the Technical Optimal Scale of Production in Danish Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rasmussen,   Svend.
This paper uses representative farm account data for 1985-2007 to estimate stochastic production frontiers in the form of input distance functions for Danish crop, dairy and pig farms. The objective is to study and compare scale economies for the three farm types. The estimated technical efficiency is relatively constant over time for all three farm types, but the elasticity of scale differs. Although the size of all farm types has increased considerably during the last 20 years, more than 95 % of the crop farms and 85 % of the dairy and pig farms are still below the estimated technical optimal scale of production. The results support the hypothesis that the restrictions concerning the amalgamation of farms and the purchase of farm land have seriously...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Scale economies; Agriculture; SPF; Input distance function; Technical optimal scale; Elasticity of scale; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114790

MINNESOTA'S AGRICULTURAL SITUATION AND SOME TRENDS THAT WILL AFFECT ITS FUTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14019

Equal or Just?  Intergenerational Allocations within Family Farm Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lange,   Kelly Y.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.; Hudson,   Darren; Johnson,   Phillip N.; Gustafson,   Bill.
A multi-disciplinary literature review was conducted in order to integrate multiple perspectives pertaining to family farm business transfer. Factors affecting perceptions of equality in family farm transfers were identified. Preliminary survey results analyze perceptions of equality within farm families and how these perceptions affect family farm transfer planning and implementation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family farm succession; Intergenerational transfer; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98814

FARM DECISION-MAKING IN A MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTEXT: THE CASE OF CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC FARMING IN KERKINI DISTRICT, GREECE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vassalos,   Michael; Dillon,   Carl R.; Karanikolas,   Pavlos.
Multifuncionality has become a central concern at both conceptual and empirical levels. In this study, a comparative evaluation of the economic performance of conventional and multifunctional farms (mainly organic farms) was conducted for Lake Kerkini region (North Greece) with the use of mixed integer non-linear programming method. Economic performance was evaluated in terms of farm income, resource allocation, production level etc. The results indicate that multifunctional farms have overall better economic performance and young farm managers are keener to adopt multifunctional farming than the older ones.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greek farming; Multifunctionality of farming; Farm; Farm decision making and age of farmers; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57640

1995 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Talley,   Dary E.; Christensen,   James L.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13248

Machinery Investment in Illinois: A Study Examining Existing Investment Motivations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Micheels,   Eric T.; Katchova,   Ani L.; Barry,   Peter J.
In this study, we attempt to prove some previously held ideas of machinery investment decisions using farm level data from Illinois.  Investment decisions are analyzed taking into consideration past investment decisions in the county and on the individual farm.  The results show there is a correlation between county level purchases and individual farm purchases and investment levels decrease the following year after an initial investment.  These results display how non-traditional drivers for investment also play an important role in the investment decision.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Machinery; Investment; Keeping up with the Jones'; Treadmill theory; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20374

Effect of crop choice on split fertilizer application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nurmakhanova,   Mira.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21069

ALTERNATIVES FOR SMALL FARM SURVIVAL: GOVERNMENT POLICIES VERSUS THE FREE MARKET: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15237

The Impact of Social Capital on Farm and Household Income: Results of a Survey among Individual Farmers in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolz,   Axel; Fritzsch,   Jana; Reinsberg,   Klaus.
Private farming is the dominant mode of agricultural production in most European countries. Not all farmers are equally successful, economically. In this paper it is analysed whether social capital is an important factor contributing to higher agricultural incomes. Based on the findings of a farm survey in Poland among 410 farmers by adopting factor and multiple regression analysis it can be deduced that social capital is indeed a significant factor determining the level of agricultural income. However, its impact not that clear-cut as anticipated. More in-depth analysis will be needed in the future.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cross sectional models; Empirical research; Farm income; Individual (private) farms; Social capital; Poland; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24442

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1986 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.; Loppnow,   Rann R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13040

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1949
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Stanton,   Bernard F.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1950
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13114

Farm Business Analysis by Size of Farm in Northern East Central North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Goodman,   Bernard L.; Dalsted,   Norman L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60706

TO ADOPT OR NOT TO ADOPT: CONSERVATION DECISIONS AND PARTICIPATION IN WATERSHED GROUPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hua,   Wei; Zulauf,   Carl R.; Sohngen,   Brent.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/21/04.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20076

Food Systems: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Analysis and Learning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Jessica; Hatt,   Ken.
This paper introduces an innovative, interdisciplinary food systems programme based on an open‐source pedagogical model that facilitates learning through the use of technology developed at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). We begin by explaining the structure and goals of the UOC and briefly introduce the UOC’s e‐learning model. We then consider the development of the Department of Food Systems, Culture and Society and explain our rational for focussing on food governance. We focus primarily on a set of mandatory introductory courses for the Master’s Diploma in Food, Society and International Food Governance. These courses, which make up a certificate in Food Systems Analysis, lay out the fundamentals of our approach to the study of food systems....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100588

Towards the Determination of Optimum Stocking Rates in the High Rainfall Zone
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chisholm,   Anthony H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9004

SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICES 1955 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Zoller,   Richard Bernard.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1956
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13158

Are Tomato-Spotted Wilt Virus Management Tactics Good Enough?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Awondo,   Sebastain Nde; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Riley,   David G.
Management of tomato-spotted wilt virus is complex and requires more than one treatment for near optimum results. We investigated tomato and pepper growers’ perception on the effectiveness of tactics using Bayesian Logistic regression. The perceived chance that each tactics will control the disease was about a coin toss.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tomato-spotted wilt virus; Pest and disease management; Bayesian logistic regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119790

Agriculture Diversification in Bhutan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tobgay,   S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25409

Starting Over: When Small Farms Become a  Really Big Deal or Sustainable Foodshed Development (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Snyder,   Brian.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62090

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - SUGARCANE, LOUISIANA, 2001.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breaux,   Janis B.; Salassi,   Michael E.
This report presents estimates of costs and returns associated with sugarcane production practices in Louisiana for 2001. It is part of a continuing effort to provide farmers, researchers, extension personnel, lending agencies and others working in agriculture and/or agribusiness timely planning information. Sugarcane production is unique in that it is a perennial crop grown in a rotation; processing, storage and marketing services are provided by a single entity and payments for said services are "in kind." Further, the large majority of growers are tenants, paying approximately 20 percent of the "after milling crop proceeds" (12.2% of gross production) for land.  Returns shown in Table 1A-3C and in the whole farm analysis in Appendix A reflect returns to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31667

Consumer Perception of the Use of High-Pressure Processing and Pulsed Electric Field Technologies in Food Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sonne,   Anne-Mette; Grunert,   Klaus G.; Olsen,   Nina Veflen; Granli,   Britt-Signe; Banati,   Diana; Pollak-Toth,   Annamaria; Szabo,   Erzsebet.
New food processing technologies are developed on a continuous basis. While food scientists may applaud the progress of science, consumers have been known to take a more conservative approach and do not always readily see the benefits of new processing methods. As learned from earlier examples (such as GM and irradiation), the advantages that a new processing technology has to offer do not necessarily guarantee the success of a product in the market place. If consumers do not perceive the benefits of a new technology as relevant, its application is threatened. For example, studies of consumer attitudes towards GM foods have found that consumer acceptance depends on whether consumers perceive specific benefits associated with the product (Frewer et al....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59111

1973 Agricultural Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Cuykendall,   Charles H.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.; Egertson,   Kenneth E.; Hawkins,   Richard O.; Hamre,   Melvin L.; Christiansen,   Martin K.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7532

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1981 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13038

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1984 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Keefe,   Brian; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.; Talley,   Dary E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13025

Integrated On-Farm Decision Making: Economic Implications of Increased Variation in Litter Size
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Widmar,   David A.; Olynk,   Nicole J.; Richert,   Brian T.; Schinckel,   Allan P.; Foster,   Kenneth A.
Increased litter sizes and associated piglet performance consequences, challenge swine producers. Stochastic modeling captured bioeconomic performance of individual piglets. As average litter size increased from 8.8 to 20.8 piglets, costs and revenues per head marketed from the demonstration herd decreased and total profit increased at a decreasing rate.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stochastic modeling; Farm business management; Swine litter size; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98817

Farm Planning under Uncertainty: A Review of Alternative Programming Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hardaker,   J. Brian; Pandey,   Sushil; Patten,   Louise H.
The complexity of modelling risk in farming systems is explained and the artistic nature of the task noted. A brief outline is presented of an appropriate conceptual framework, drawing attention to the merits of stochastic efficiency criteria for analysis of systems when risk preferences of individual farmers are unavailable. A distinction is drawn between planning problems with and without embedded risk. The merits of 'utility efficient' (UE) programming are explained. Extensions of programming models, including UE formulations, to embedded risk using discrete stochastic programming are reviewed. The paper concludes with a discussion of the importance of correctly understanding the way risk impacts upon the target farming system, and then of formulating a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12460

Optimal Share Contracts under Theft
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Janvry,   Alain; Sadoulet,   Elisabeth.
Temptation for tenants to under-report output levels under share contracts is undoubtedly high. There is evidence that theft of product occurs and that this affects the design of share contracts. In this case, the optimal output share is chosen to not only induce effort but also to reduce theft of product, while meeting the landlord's limited liability obligation. The tenant's share thus rises with his desire and ability to steal. The optimal contract allows both residual inefficiency in the provision of effort and residual cheating. This contract is also modified by process utility in cheating, ability of the landlord to supervise, risk of revenge with abusive surveillance, and switch to products less prone to theft.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sharecropping; Cheating; Agrarian contract; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; D82; Q15; O17.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25119

The Adoption of Russian Varroa-Resistant Honey Bees
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Seon-Ae; Westra,   John V.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.
Factors influencing the adoption of Russian Varroa-Resistant honey bees were assessed using a double hurdle model. Results indicate factors associated with the adoption include sales over $1,000 of bee related products, residence in the delta states, internet use, and membership in the AHPA. Negatively associated factors are high percentage of income coming from beekeeping, and membership in the ABF. Intensity of adoption increased with frequent contact with the USDA, and decreased with greater colony size, sales and membership in the ABF.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21054

Calidad y desempeño en la producción sana de productos agrícolas: examen del control de capacitación del desempeño
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mendoza,   Patricio; Valderas,   Ramon; Perez,   A.; Arias,   Jose Luis.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Control; Quality; Training.; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97350

Discussion: Exchange Rates, Energy Policy and Outcomes in Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosson,   C. Parr, III.
These three invited papers examine the role that exchange rates may have in influencing commodity prices, input prices and farm income. The papers arguably represent one of the most important recent attempts to quantify and explain these new linkages. As U.S. and world agriculture moves from a period of high output prices to a period of lower prices, understanding the impact of macroeconomic variables on farm input costs and farm income will become more important. Further, it will be equally important for policy makers to undertake appropriate market interventions in order to have maximum effectiveness should this period of cost-price-squeeze continue to intensify. Each of the papers has something significant to contribute to the understanding and debate...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Energy; Exchange rates; Macropolicy; Markets; Trade; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; F42.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53098

Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security: A Must For Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dittoh,   Saa; Abizari,   Abdul-Razak; Akuriba,   Margaret A.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) underscore an overriding importance of human development for sustained economic, social, political and other development, and nutrition is the beginning of human development. Nutrition has, however, not been viewed as a development imperative in many African countries. Agricultural and health policies, projects and programmes and the conduct of agricultural and health research in most African countries do not consider nutrition to any significant degree.  The paper argues that food production, poverty, malnutrition and health are very intricately linked and the result of that linkage is probably the most important determinant of development and, thus, the realization of the MDGs in Africa.  It also argues that it is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52217

Control of Footrot in Small Ruminants of Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLeod,   Ross.
Footrot, a bacterial disease which attacks the feet of sheep and goats causing lameness and high levels of flock mortality, was endemic in the western districts of Nepal. As a result of the collaborative efforts between Nepalese, Australian and British scientists within ACIAR projects AS2/1991/017 and AS2/1996/021, the virulent form of this disease has been eradicated from the livestock industries of the country. The economic benefits stemming from this achievement are described and quantified in this report. Over the 1993–2022 period, ACIAR invested $A1.5 million in research designed to improve the management of footrot in Nepal. Based on levels of disease prevalence reported at the beginning of the projects and a probability of the disease spreading to...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Footrot; Ruminants; Bacterial disease; Nepal; Australia; Livestock; Economic benefits; Net present value; Benefit-cost ratio; Disease eradication; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47694

South African Farmers’ Perceptions of the Benefits and Costs of Complying with EUREPGAP to Export Fresh Citrus to the European Union (EU)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Darroch,   Mark A.G.
A representative stratified random sample of 100 South African farmers from across all production regions that export fresh citrus to the EU were surveyed during 2007-2008 to document their perceptions of the benefits and costs of complying with EUREPGAP standards on citrus exports. Principal Component Analysis identified six broad dimensions of internal benefits as improved operating/technical performance; regulations compliance and intra-business benefits; gains in competitiveness; regulations compliance and new market access; benefits from existing markets; and to overcome non-tariff barriers to entry. Two further dimensions of supply chain benefits identified by PCA were improved business working relationship and product quality benefits, and improved...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: South African fresh citrus exports; European Union; Perceived benefits and costs; EUREPGAP compliance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96437

Commodity Payments, Farm Business Survival, and Farm Size Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.; Roberts,   Michael J.
In the last 25 years, U.S. crop farms have steadily declined in number and grown in average size, as production has shifted to larger operations. Larger farms tend to receive more commodity program payments because most payments are tied to a farm’s current or historical production, but whether payments have contributed to farm growth is uncertain. This study uses farm-level data from the census of agriculture to determine whether there is a statistical relationship between farm commodity program payments and greater concentration in production. The analysis indicates that, at the regional level, higher commodity program payments per acre are associated with subsequent farm growth. Also, higher payments per acre are associated with higher rates of farm...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural payments; Farm size; Farm survival; Concentration; Consolidation; Government payments; Commodity programs.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55968

Some factors responsible for reductions in employment on farms in Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feher,   Alajos; Czimbalmos,   Robert; Kovacs,   Gyorgyi; Szepesy,   Edit.
A decline in the number of people working on farms and in the Annual Work Units per unit area was typical of the second half of the first decade of the 21st century in the member states of the European Union. Hungary is one of the countries where this reduction is twice as high as the average. This can be attributed to a number of factors. Of these, the present paper is concerned on the one hand with farm concentration, the low level of farm diversification and pluriactivity and the desire of farmers to expand their farms, and on the other hand with various aspects of the support policy in Hungary aimed at the economic competitiveness and the diversification of the rural economy. The database on which the work was based was taken partly from the digital...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: On-farm employment; Farm diversification; Farm concentration; Support policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93123

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Northwestern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1943
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106096

Identificación de factores determinantes de conflictos laborales en el personal cosechero de arándanos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Magner,   Nicolas; Arias,   Juan; Martorell,   Carolina.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labour Agricultural Administration; Labour Conflicts.; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97363

LABOR, LIQUIDITY, LEARNING, CONFORMITY AND SMALLHOLDER TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: THE CASE OF SRI IN MADAGASCAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Christine M.; Barrett,   Christopher B.
Although rice accounts for approximately forty-four percent of land under cultivation and forty-six percent of caloric intake in Madagascar, most farmers cannot produce enough rice to feed their families.  Total rice production increased little in the country during the 1990s, and yields were stagnant and well below world average yields.  Because of the importance of rice for both family income and nutrition and because of the significant role upland rice cultivation plays in deforestation in Madagascar, intensification of lowland rice production has been a major focus of many development interventions.  The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a method that has been promoted and closely followed in Madagascar for more than ten years. SRI is remarkable...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19680

Assessing Investment in Precision Farming for Reducing Pesticide Use in French Viticulture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lescot,   Jean-Marie; Rousset,   Sylvain; Souville,   Genevieve.
The paper develops a mathematical programming model for assessing the impact of Environmental Policy instruments on French winegrowing farm’s adoption of pesticides-saving technologies. We model choices with regards to investment in precision farming and plant protection practices, in a multi-periodic framework with sequential decision, integrating uncertainty on fungal disease pressure and imperfect information on equipment performance. We focus on recursive models maximizing a Utility function. These models are applied on a representative sample of 534 winegrowers from the French Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). As expected, both ecotaxes and green subsidies make precision farming equipment more profitable, but the investment rate remains however...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discrete Stochastic Programming; Precision Farming; Viticulture; Pesticides; Environmental Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114387

What Motivates Farms to Associate? The Case of Two Competing Czech Agricultural Associations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bavorova,   Miroslava; Curtiss,   Jarmila.
The study investigates determinants of affiliation with the two strongest associations in Czech agriculture. These represent Agricultural Association grouping large-scale enterprises and Association of Private Farmers, respectively. Our objective is to analyze whether associations with different types of members (large-scale enterprises vs. private farmers) experience different motives for joining or lapsing. Moreover, we investigate if there are characteristics of the associations' members which positively correlate to membership. The results imply that political lobbying is the main entry incentive for both large-scale enterprises and individual farmers. Informal information exchange is a more significant motivation for private farmers than for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Associations; Agricultural enterprises; Czech agriculture; Selective incentives; Individual farms; Transition; Farm Management; D71; D72; D73; L14; L21; L22; C35.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25770

Assessing Rural Women Food Producers Capacity to Adopt Modern ICTs – A case Study of the Mfantsiman District of Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sampong,   D.D.; Egyir,   Irene Susana; Yaw,   Osei-Asare.
The traditional way of information dissemination has been through people; the modern way is through the electronic media – improved information and communication technologies (ICTs).  For effectiveness, modern ICTs should help women to improve on their income generating capacity.  Issues of level of resource capacity of women, information needed, and current sources of such information become important.  This study sought to investigate the issues above with respect to rural women food producers in the Mfantsiman District of Ghana.  Simple descriptive statistics and econometric models were employed in the data analysis of 91 randomly selected respondents.  The results of the study showed that: In general, the women food producers were aged, subsistence...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Information and communication Technology; Ghana; Women; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52149

Towards farming-systems change from value-chain optimisation in the Australian sugar industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antony,   George; Prestwidge,   D.; Sandell,   G.; Archer,   A.; Thorburn,   Peter; Higgins,   Andrew J.
The supply chain of the conventional Australian sugar industry is characterized by horizontal separation between the stages. Often antagonistic relations between segments, particularly farmers and millers, led to each developing their systems for their own segment’s benefit, without reference to the wider industry interests. Cane growing developed into a monoculture, reliant on material inputs and technological solutions, whose low labour intensity afforded substantial lifestyle benefits to growers. Such a system worked well while the industry was the worldwide cost leader, but it has contributed to stagnating yields and left growers exposed to the industry downturn caused by Brazilian competition. Over the past few years, CSIRO and BSES research aimed at...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Australian sugar industry; Farming systems change; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123135

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1936
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13105

Use of Direct Marketing Strategies by Farmers and Their Impact on Farm Business Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.
Direct marketing strategies increasingly have been recognized as a viable business option in U.S. agriculture as they allow producers to receive a better price by selling products directly to consumers. The objective of this study is twofold. Using a national survey, we first estimated a zero-inflated negative binomial model to identify factors affecting the total number of direct marketing strategies adopted by farmers. Then we estimated a quantile regression model to assess the impact of the intensity of adoption of direct marketing strategies on gross cash farm income. The results show that the intensity of adoption has no significant impact on gross cash farm income and that participation in farmers markets is negatively correlated with gross cash farm...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Direct marketing strategies; Count data; Gross cash income; Quantile regression; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105457

O “TRATORAÇO”, E A VULNERABILIDADE DO MONOCULTIVO DE GRÃOS NA AGRICULTURA BRASILEIRA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baiardi,   Amilcar; Mendes,   Januzia; Sodre,   Maria Lucia; Ramos,   Elizabeth Maria; Pinto,   Vivian Liborio.
Em junho de 2005 houve em todo o Brasil uma intensa mobilização de produtores rurais a qual culminou com manifestações em praças e estradas nas quais os tratores se faziam presentes ruidosamente, bloqueando o acesso e impedindo o trânsito. Foi intensa a cobertura da imprensa a estas manifestações que levaram a concessões governamentais e mudanças nos instrumentos de política agrícola com vistas a reduzir custos, facilitar acesso a mercados e, consequentemente restaurar a competitividade das atividades que se encontravam ameaçada. Os movimentos sociais, sobretudo o MST, Movimentos dos Sem Terra, criticaram as concessões feitas pelo governo que, segundo os mesmos,  tratava de modo diferenciado os componentes do “agronegócio”. O que tinham em comum estes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tratoraço; Agricultura Sustentável; Estrutura Agrária; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109652

Machinery and labour biases of technical change in South African agriculture: A cost function approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Townsend,   Rob F.; van Zyl,   Johan; Thirtle,   Colin G.
This paper provides an empirical investigation into the long-standing notion of biases of technical change in South African agriculture. The second order cost function is used to derive relative bias measures between labour and machinery. The results suggest that large machinery-using biases in technology have been developed with minimal labour-using biases.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54448

FARM SUSTAINABILITY AND SURVIVAL IN MINNESOTA'S RED RIVER VALLEY: LESSONS FROM THE ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES OF FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pederson,   Glenn D.; Lazarus,   William F.; Nagarajan,   Latha.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13300

IMPACT OF NO-TILL TECHNOLOGIES IN GHANA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ekboir,   Javier M.; Boa,   Kofi; Dankyi,   A.A.
In the 1990s, no-till with mulch, a sustainable agricultural alternative, was introduced to Ghanaian farmers through a joint program between the Crops Research Institute in Kusami, Ghana, Sasakawa Global 2000, and the Monsanto Company. The package was disseminated to farmers in the Forest, Transition, and Guinea Savannah Zones, and rapidly adopted. In 2000, it was estimated that 100,000 small-scale farmers practiced no-till on 45,000 hectares of land. This study examines the impact of no-till on farmers who adopted the technology in the three zones, and to a lesser extent, the reasons for non-adoption. The impact of no-till among agrochemical dealers was also evaluated. The report found that no-till brought important changes to farmers using the technology...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23721

Social science perspectives on managing agricultural technology
Provedor de dados: 31
Experiences of 15  social science research fellows who recount their roles in particular research projects at the International Agricultural Research Centers they were appointed. In addition to highlighting the contributions social scientists can make in the field of agricultural research, their papers offer a candid look at the kinds of work in which the Centers currently are engaged.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Technology; Agricultural research; Resource management; Farmer participation; Evaluation; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113863

Health Planner Pigs as an Instrument for Monitoring and Evaluation of Animal Health Care on Pig Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bokma-Bakker,   Martien H.; van Buiten,   A.
In order to support animal health care on pig farms a Health Planner Pigs has been developed. In 1998 the practical value of the system was tested under field condition on pig farms. The Health Planner proved to be a valuable instrument for monitoring and evaluating animal health on pig farms. Due to the promising results of the field experiment, the Dutch Farmers Organisation (LTO-Nederland) in 1999 adopted the system and coordinates its adaptation and introduction into practice. In 2001, veterinarians and farm advisers has been educated in using the Health Planner. Some parts of the Health Planner will be automised and linked to existing farm management information systems. In 2002, farmers will be educated in the use of it.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7010

Characteristics of Canada's Diverse Farm Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niekamp,   Deborah.
Much of the research in the past on farm structure and economic well-being focused almost exclusively on farms based on their size, their contribution to total agricultural production, or national net farm income. These aggregate measures do not by themselves adequately explain how well the farm is functioning. Confidence in highly aggregated measures of financial performance in agriculture needs to be tempered with an understanding of the diversity that exists within the farm sector. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) developed a farm typology, to better explain why particular groups respond differently. The AAFC typology classifies farms into more homogeneous groups based on five factors: organizational structure (non-family farms)  age (retirement...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Economic well-being; Agricultural production; Farm income; Financial performance; Diversity farm typology; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54465

Rum Corps to IXL: Services to Pastoralists and Farmers in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidson,   Bruce Robinson.
By 1850, New South Wales (NSW) appeared to have entered a period of long term economic stability which was almost entirely dependent on the production of fine wool. The prospects of such a future vanished with the discovery of large quantities of alluvial gold in 1851. The population of the colony almost doubled, increasing from 179,000 in 1851 to 351,000 in 1861 (Vamplew 1987, p. 26).
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12255

The profitability of a lamb meat system is greatly influenced by lambing time
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Casburn,   Geoff.
Special Edition Sheep and Cattle Production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Modelling; Sheep enterprise; Lamb meat; Joining; Gross margin; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121461

Making the market: How U.S. Policy influences near term agriculture and biofuel industry production and profitability under technology adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Seth D.; Binfield,   Julian C.R.; Westhoff,   Patrick C.
The beneficiaries of technology adoption in agriculture and biofuels markets in the United States are heavily influenced by domestic biofuel policies and market context. Biofuel mandates, one of the key pillars of domestic biofuel policies, may significantly alter the elasticity of demand for biofuels as well as the derived demand for maize used to produce a significant share of ethanol in the United States. Using a stochastic agriculture and biofuels model, we assess how the introduction of technology may affect the crops and biofuel markets under binding and non-binding biofuel mandates and discuss the implications for analysis of EU biofuel policies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Policy; Technology adoption; Mandates; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61089

System Approach for Evaluating Locally Grown Produce Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berruto,   Remigio; Busato,   Patrizia.
The potential advantages of locally grown produce are mainly related to the coexistence of production and consumption in the same area. These advantages are: reduced transportation, freshness, better taste, easy traceability, transparency, food safety, environmental sustainability and community development. Despite these positive aspects, the money spent for locally grown produce represents only a small percentage of the total money spent for fresh produce purchases. On the other hand, interest is growing for furnishing produce to local produce schools, hospitals and public institutions. The supply chains of locally grown produce are classified into direct marketing distributions (farmers’ markets, CSAs, roadside stands, on-farm stores) and indirect...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: System approach; Locally grown; Supply–chain; Fruits and vegetables; Logistics; Simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58713

Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigsten,   Arne; Tengstam,   Sven.
This paper investigates the relationship between income diversification and income change within Zambian smallholder households, and investigates what the constraints of income diversification are in this group. A panel data set of roughly 7000 smallholder farmer households interviewed in 2001 and 2004 is used. Different combinations of the four main income generating activities – farm income, agricultural wage work, non-agricultural wagework, and own-business income – are analyzed.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Smallholder; Income; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54490

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1970 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12997

Nigerian Farmers' Preferences On Specific Timing and Channel for Cereals and Legume Seeds Delivery–An Empirical Estimation of Willingness to Pay (WTP) through Mixed Preference Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takeshima,   Hiroyuki; Nagarajan,   Latha; Salau,   Sheu.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61590

VALUING TRADEABLE CO2 PERMITS FOR OECD COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karp,   Larry S.; Liu,   Xuemei.
We estimate a structural model of OECD countries in which GDP and CO2 emissions are endogenous.  We use the estimated model to simulate the price of tradeable CO2 permits and the efficiency gains from trade.  Our estimated prices are high, relative to previous estimates, and the efficiency gains are substantial.  We also find, contrary to previous literature, that higher income is associated with reduced emissions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Tradeable permits; Greenhouse gasses; Carbon reductions; Environmental Kuznets curve; F17; Q28; Q43; Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25054

Pasture Improvement Adoption In South-Eastern New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vere,   David T.; Muir,   A.M.
Pasture improvement is said to be the technology which has most influenced Australia's post-war agricultural production but little is known of the factors which have influenced the pasture adoption process. This paper describes an exploratory analysis of the determinants of pasture improvement adoption on the central and southern tablelands of New South Wales, one of Australia's foremost grazing areas. The objectives were to quantify the separate influences on pasture improvement adoption and to determine whether there has been change in the response to these influences over time. The results indicate that most of the variation in improved pasture levels since 1950 was explained by movements in farm prices and input costs. Other periodic influences were...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12421

Knowledge Management in the Food Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodriguez Monroy,   Carlos; Fuentes-Pila,   Joaquin; Martinez Soto,   Moises E.; Velasco,   Julia; Morris,   Anne.
The object of the present article is to discuss Knowledge Management (KM) in the Agrifood Supply Chain (ASC). In the 21st century, the ASC is under strong tensions. This is evident in the drastic changes in the global scene. For example, in the year 2008, food prices were high and unstable. In the last years, the importance of knowledge as a source of competitive advantage for organizations has increased considerably, so it is necessary its management in the ASC in order to surpass the challenges of the 21st century. KM is a direction tool that focuses in determining, organizing, directing, providing and supervising the practices and activities related with the knowledge (intangible active) required to achieve the strategies and objectives of the business...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Management; Knowledge; Agrifood supply chain; Price stability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59188

Assessing the outcomes of IWMI’s research and interventions on irrigation management transfer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giordano,   Meredith A.; Samad,   Madar; Namara,   Regassa E.
The purpose of this paper is to summarize IIMI/IWMI's past research and interventions related to irrigation management transfer and to document, to the extent possible, the academic, policy, and technical outcomes of these efforts. The application of a range of direct and indirect measurement techniques suggests an overall positive contribution from IWMI to IMT theory and application.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Participatory management; Privatization; Water users associations; Farmers associations; Gender; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44524

Investment Decision in Vegetable Oil Extraction Plants in North of Minas Gerais – Brazil: An Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process in a Biodiesel Production Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: da Silva Junior,   Aziz Galvao; Perez,   Ronaldo; Boratto,   Metheus.
In line with the social objectives of the PNPB (Brazilian Program of Production and Use of Biodiesel) and its “Social Seal” Framework, PETROBRAS has set up a 57 million liter/year biodiesel plant in the semi‐arid region of North of Minas Gerais State, where the socioeconomics indicators are very unfavorable. Despite the potential to boost the agricultural and agro‐industrial sector, the biodiesel plant is using mainly soybean oil from other regions. Funded by the Minas Gerais Government, the ongoing project aims to contribute to the development of oilseed supply chain in the North of Minas Gerais. To deal with these socioeconomic complex decisions, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used. Organization models were proposed for the following production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Oil extraction; AHP; North of Minas; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100500

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1968 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12998

THE ROLE OF SMALL FARMS IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA: BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vittuari,   Matteo; Segre,   Andrea.
The paper aims to explore and analyze the main barriers and opportunities for the modernization of the agricultural sector of Republika Srpska with a specific focus on the role of small farms. A particular attention has been given to specific elements related to the human, social, and institutional capital. Methodologically the work has been based on an extensive desk research, on the use of a field survey and on a number of personal interviews with national experts and professionals. Overall the investigation has also greatly benefited from the theoretical framework elaborated by R. Yin within his “case study methodology”.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Subsistence farming; Republika Srpska; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57490

An Error-Components Three-Stage Least-Squares Model of Investment Allocation by Farm Households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davies,   Stephen P.; Erickson,   Kenneth W.; Vickner,   Steven S.; Hoag,   Dana L.; Nehring,   Richard F.
This paper is an assessment of patterns of investment by farm households via an econometric model adapted from a land allocation approach of Holt (1999).  This analysis will shed light on the importance of different classes of assets to farm household well-being, and show the reaction of farm households to a variety of market, international and government effects.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19249

Insect Resistance Management Plans: The Farmer's Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alexander,   Corinne E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28626

Contract Farming in China: Perspectives of Smallholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Hongdong; Jolly,   Robert W.
This paper explores the current status of contract farming in China by examining data from a survey of Chinese householders. The survey indicates that the actual proportion of householders engaged in contract farming is relatively low and significantly less than the proportion of householders willing to produce under contract. The primary reason for householders not participating in contract farming is the absence of opportunities, particularly for small size farms. Householders identify price stability and market access as the key motivations  to participate in contract farming. Middleman and agribusiness firms were the most important organizations for householders to contract with.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contract farming; China; Smallholders; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Public Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50105

Case Study of On-Farm Experiments and Farm Management Decision Making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffin,   Terry W.; Dobbins,   Craig L.; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9921

1999 ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.; Creed,   Nancy.
Compilation of 1999 outlook articles written by faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University covering issues such as the economy, farm policy, commodity prices and production, farm income, and farm input supplies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11548

Key Challenges and Options Confronting Smallholder, Agribusiness and Government Leaders in Zambia's Cotton Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.
This policy brief highlights some of the key messages contained in the full report.  However the problems and opportunities facing the industry are very complex, and cannot be easily  summarized in this brief. Hence one goal of this policy brief is to encourage interested parties  to obtain, review and debate the full study. A second objective of this brief is to highlight the  strategic industry development questions and proposals identified in the study that require  debate and follow up actions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54602

PAYOFFS TO FARM MANAGEMENT: HOW IMPORTANT IS CROP MARKETING?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nivens,   Heather D.; Kastens,   Terry L.; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.
In production agriculture, good management is demonstrated by profits that are persistenly greater than those of similar neighboring farms.  This research examined the effects of management practices on risk-adjusted profit per acre for Kansas farms over 1990-1999.  The management practices were price, cost, yield, planting intensity, and technology adoption (less-tillage).  Cost management, planting intensity, and technology adoption had the greatest effect on profit per acre, and cash price management was found to have the smallest impact.  If producers wish to have continuously high profits, their efforts are best spent in management practices over which they have the most control.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Marketing; Risk; Technology adoption; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15507

Small forests, big ambitions and a hard reality - Community Forestry in Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rai,   Chandra; Bigsby,   Hugh R.; MacDonald,   Ian.
Community forestry in Nepal is intended to reduce poverty by sustainable management of forests. Timber is one of the most high-value forest products, especially in the case of Sal (Shorea robusta) forests in the Terai region of Nepal. Despite having several advantages, including high value forests on fertile land, connection with transportation networks, and being close to regional markets, community forests in the Terai region produce little or no timber from their Sal forests. This research looks at what is affecting the production of Sal timber from community forests. Three aspects of community forest user groups (CFUG) are examined using institutional economics, transaction cost economics and micro-economics. First, the scale of CFUG operations is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community forest user group; Institutional economics; Transaction cost economics; Cooperatives; Contractual arrangement; Nepal; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96833

Economic Potential of Using High Tunnel Hoop Houses to Produce Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donnell,   Jeri; Biermacher,   Jon T.; Upson,   Steve.
Abstract Hoop house plasticulture has been promoted as a production technology that allows fruit and vegetable crops to be grown in the cool season months in early spring and late fall.  At this time little information regarding the economics of hoop house plasticulture is available.  Two fruit and vegetable production systems were developed for growing conditions in south-central Oklahoma.  The first system has a spinach crop followed by field tomato, and the second system has annually produced strawberry followed by yellow and zucchini squash.  Crop production data were collected in a three-year randomized and replicated experiment.  The objectives were (1) to determine the expected cost of production for each crop and systems, (2) to determine the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Breakeven prices; Economics; Fruits and vegetables; Hoop houses; Plasticulture; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98840

The development of a spatial decision support system to optimise agricultural resource use in the Western Cape
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pretorius,   C.; Louw,   D.B.; Kleynhans,   Theo E.
This paper describes the development of a decision support model for regional agricultural resource utilisation. The analysis was generated in a spatial context and the optimisation technique was interactive with a geographical information system (GIS). Economic and operational research methodologies were linked to the GIS in the process of determining the appropriate resource uses for the region. The optimisation technique was applied for the Western Cape Province for eight crops. The results of this research are discussed in this paper, with specific reference to its application value for the public sector and agri-business.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54215

Updated version of final design and of the architecture of SEAMLESS-IF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rizzoli,   Andrea E.; Wien,   J.J.F.; Knapen,   Rob; Ruinelli,   Lorenzo; Athanasiadis,   Ioannis; Jonsson,   Benny.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57935

Does Crop Insurance Reduce the Need for Cash Reserves in Savings Accounts?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raulston,   J. Marc; Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Knapek,   George M.
One of the most fundamental and traditional risk management tools available to agricultural producers is a savings account. Cash reserves in savings provide a safety net for producers, allowing financial obligations and living expenses to be met when unexpected shortfalls in income occur. Crop insurance, another risk management tool, likely reduces the cash reserves required to be held in savings as it aids in mitigating risks ranging from total disasters to uncertainties in market conditions.  This study utilizes a stochastic farm level simulation model in a representative farm framework to evaluate the impacts of alternative crop insurance scenarios on levels of savings necessary to maintain target ending cash reserve numbers for producers in major...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Insurance; Multiple Peril Crop Insurance; Crop Revenue Coverage; Stochastic Simulation; Representative Farm; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56413

Linking Farmers to Markets: The Case of Grain Marketing Information in Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Odendo,   Martins; De Groote,   Hugo.
Market liberalization created a situation where there are no guaranteed grain prices, no central information source and the need for marketing information increased. Unfortunately, most farmers have little or no access to marketing information. This study evaluates farmers’ perceptions of importance of marketing information; identifies farmers’ sources of grain marketing information; determine farmers’ confidence in and use of marketing information; and assesses determinants farmers’ willingness (WTP) to pay for marketing information. Data used in this study were generated using a structured questionnaire in a survey that covered a random sample of 120 households in traditionally grain surplus-and deficit zones of Kenya. The data were analyzed by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer; Grains; Logit; Markets.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52144

An Assessment of Consumer Satisfaction for Food Retail Chains: A Case Study from Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akpinar,   Goksel; Gul,   Mevlut; Gulcan,   Sinem.
Consumer oriented marketing concept appeared to be effective in accordance to the shift from the traditional marketing approach to the modern marketing approach. This process brings about the concept of customer value in retail food sector as it is the case in other sectors. The rise in number and variety of shopping units that operate in the retail market drives firms into value based marketing concept. Due to the positive effect on the relationship between customer value and customer satisfaction, measuring customer satisfaction in order to increase customer value in sector has gained importance. This study is focuses on determination of satisfaction level of customers who make shopping in local and national supermarket chains operating in retail food...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Retailing; Supermarket; Consumer Satisfaction; Turkey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121995

SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghebremedhin,   Tesfa G.; Johnson,   William M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29365

Supply chain management in the lamb industry: An analysis of opportunities and limitations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Sue.
Record prices during mid-2004, tipping 530 c/kg (MLA 2004b) have lead to increased interest in the production of lamb. Overall sheep numbers have fallen by 30% in the last decade, while prime lamb production is increasing. With the consumer-dominating product selection there has been a changing role of the producer and a shift in power to retailers. In Australia the major supermarket chains – i.e. Coles, Woolworths and their subsidiaries - had 40% of the retail grocery market in 1970 (AFFA and ABARE 2000). By 2000-01 this figure had moved to 63% (ABARE 2002). Internationally Wal-Mart and Carrefour operate in more than 30 countries, with sales of 273,335 million Euro (A$488,098 million) in 2000/01. This compares with Woolworths, Coles and BiLo with sales of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Lamb market; Supply change management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123163

Using alterative whole-farm modelling approaches to assess farm enterprise selection, risk and welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Komarek,   Adam M.; MacAulay,   T. Gordon.
Using an expected mean-variance model the changes in farm enterprise levels and indirect utility were examined under conditions of risk aversion, budget constraints and gross margin variance. An extension of the comparative statics of the expected mean-variance model was adopted by introducing a budget constraint into the constrained optimisation problem. A 10-year expected mean-variance whole-farm model was solved for a farm in the wheat-sheep zone of Australia to provide an empirical example. Results were obtained using no planning horizon (the static model) and then with a five-year rolling planning horizon (the dynamic model). In addition, enterprise levels were constrained to match levels observed on the farm so as to compare incomes between the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Whole-farm modelling; Enterprise selection; Risk.; Farm Management; Q12; C61.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100574

From Contracts to Networks: New Directions in the Study of Governance of Agro‐Food‐Energy Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
The debate about the governance of complex systems of production represents a rich branch of the literature of applied organization theory. The particular application to agro‐related networks is a relevant example since agriculture plays new roles in modern society. The core of the analysis is centered in the rationale for allocation of residual decision rights and distribution of the rights regarding the value created. Contributions based in transaction cost economics, resource‐based view, dynamic competences, and incomplete contract theory explore different dimensions related to the allocation of property rights. The question of how joint strategies are defined, and how value added (or subtracted) is shared among network players is still relevant....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Governance; Networks; Coordination of production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100479

Impact Evaluation of Food Safety Regulations: A Review of Quantitative Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ragona,   Maddalena; Mazzocchi,   Mario.
Recently regulatory evaluation performed by the European Commission has been reviewed in response to the call for more evidence-based policy making and “Better Regulation”, which requires instruments to support the adoption of more effective and efficient regulations, as well as an improved coordination of policy interventions across the economic, social and environmental dimensions (European Commission, 2002). At the same time, there is a demand for clarity in the methods used to evaluate the impacts of regulations. While there is an ongoing debate on the methodological frameworks that are or could be used to assess the overall impact of regulations, our focus here is on the quantitative techniques that measure the economic effects and estimate the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49887

THE ECONOMICS OF CONTROLLING INFECTIOUS DISEASES ON DAIRY FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chi,   Junwook; Weersink,   Alfons; Vanleeuwen,   John A.; Keefe,   Gregory P.
Cost effective disease control on the dairy farm can enhance productivity and subsequently profitability.  Previous economic studies on animal disease have focused on production losses and evaluation of disease eradication programs and provided little guidance as to the optimal prevention action.  This paper presents a theoretical model on the economics of livestock disease and develops an empirical model to determine the optimal set of control strategies for four production limiting cattle diseases: bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL), Johne's Disease (JD) and neosporosis.  Control functions indicating the prevalence of infection with each of the four diseases for each of the ten strategies are estimated.  The optimal strategies...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34119

The Net Benefit of Saving the Asian Elephant: A Policy and Contingent Valuation Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandara,   Ranjith; Tisdell,   Clement A.
Reports results from a contingent valuation survey of willingness to pay for the conservation of the Asian elephant of a sample of urban residents living in three selected housing schemes in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Face–to–face surveys were conducted using an interview schedule. A non-linear logit regression model is used to analyse the respondents’ responses for the payment principle questions and to identify the factors that influence their responses. We investigate whether urban residents’ willingness to pay for the conservation of elephants is sufficient to compensate farmers for the damage caused by elephants. We find that the beneficiaries (the urban residents) could compensate losers (the farmers in the areas affected by human–elephant...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Elephant conservation; Willingness to pay; Contingent valuation; Sri Lanka.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48968

A Return of the Threshing Ring? A Case Study of Machinery and Labor-Sharing in Midwestern Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Artz,   Georgeanne M.; Colson,   Gregory; Ginder,   Roger G.
Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment and labor among farms and to better understand how group members handle the transaction costs of sharing. Our case evidence finds that in addition to cost savings, access to reliable labor is an important motivation for participating in a sharing arrangement. Trust and frequent communication among group members helps to minimize the transaction costs incurred from sharing.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Machinery sharing; Transaction costs; Farm-level cooperation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100515

Feasibility of the Income Stabilisation Tool in Finland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liesivaara,   Petri; Myyra,   Sami; Jaakkola,   Antti.
Whole-farm income insurances are promoted in the new post-2013 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The current Crop Damage Compensation (CDC) scheme in Finland covers crop failure for farmers who have suffered losses and applied for the payments. This paper analyses the use of the Income Stabilisation Tool (IST) and compares it to the current CDC scheme in Finland. The Finnish Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) is used to simulate the costs of IST compensation payments. Special attention is paid to pig farms and their possibilities to manipulate the IST. Results show that the IST is triggered with a high frequency on Finnish farms. The IST would be more costly than the current CDC programme. The results also suggest that the IST would act as an income...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Income stabilization tool; Moral hazard; Farm Accountancy Data Network; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q14.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122537

America's Diverse Family Farms 2007 Edition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Banker,   David E.; Korb,   Penelope J.; O'Donoghue,   Erik J.; MacDonald,   James M.
American farms encompass a wide range of sizes, ownership structures, and business types, but most farms are still family farms. Family farms account for 98 percent of farms and 85 percent of production. Although most farms are small and own most of the farmland, production has shifted to very large farms. Farms with sales of $1 million or more make up less than 2 percent of all farms, but they account for 48 percent of farm product sales. Most of these million-dollar farms are family farms. Because small-farm households rely on off-farm work for most of their income, general economic policies, such as tax or economic development policy, can be as important to them as traditional farm policy.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Family farms; Farm program payments; Farm production; Farm household income; Commodity payments; Direct payments; Government payments; Agricultural Resource Management Survey; Contracting; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59029

FARMER BANKRUPTCIES AND FARM EXITS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1899-2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stam,   Jerome M.; Dixon,   Bruce L.
Farmer bankruptcies, bankruptcy rates, and related issues are explored from the beginning of modern bankruptcy legislation over a century ago. Farmer bankruptcies historically have been controversial because they are thought to indicate changes in the economic well-being and structure of the rural economy. Concerns about farmer bankruptcies were heightened twice during the past century. The first was from 1920 through the Great Depression and the second was during the 1980s. Bankruptcy data for Chapters 7, 11, and 13 exist for farmers for the 1899-1980 period, but there are no Chapter 7, 11, or 13 farmer bankruptcy data available beginning in 1980. However, data are available for the 1986-2002 period for Chapter 12, the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Bankruptcy; Financial stress; Farm sector structure; Farm numbers; Foreclosure; Credit; Debt; Income; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33689

Inputs use in the agriculture of Emilia-Romagna: farm comparison through the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghelfi,   Rino; Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Marchi,   Alan; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
In order to measure agriculture sustainability, the efficient use of inputs becomes a crucial issue. In this perspective, the analysts concentrate their attention on the total factor productivity index (TFP). In this view, Lynam and Herdt (1989) proposed the TFP as a suitable assessment of the sustainability of single crops, of cropping systems or of farming systems. Even if the TFP does not take into account the non-market output (social and environmental aspects), it is possible to argue that a negative trend of TFP represents a resources’ degradation if related to the generated outputs. On the other hand, the non-negative trend of TFP represents a fitting measure of a sustainable agricultural system and of an efficient use of the resources. The aim of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Total Factor Productivity; Sustainability; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109322

Déterminants de l’achat des semences améliorées de cultures maraîchères dans les structures formelles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tchuinte,   Ghislaine Simeni; Coulibaly,   Ousmane; Biaou,   Gauthier.
Contrairement aux cultures de rente et vivrières pour lesquelles l’Etat a mis en place un minimum de politique, des moyens de production et de distribution de semences améliorées, les cultures maraîchères n’ont pas bénéficié d’un appui substantiel sur ce plan. L’objectif de cette étude est d’identifier et de caractériser les acteurs du système semencier des cultures maraîchères au Bénin, de déterminer les facteurs qui affectent la demande des producteurs en semences améliorées dans les structures formelles. Les données ont été collectées auprès de 284 producteurs répartis dans trois communes : Cotonou et Grand-Popo (Sud et Sud-ouest), Malanville au Nord-Est. Les résultats obtenus à l’aide de la revue de littérature, de la statistique descriptive et d’une...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Semences; Cultures maraîchères; Systèmes semenciers maraîchers; Bénin; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96823

Economic Potential of Substituting Legumes for Synthetic Nitrogen in Warm Season Perennial Grasses used for Stocker Cattle Grazing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kering,   Maru K.; Biermacher,   Jon T.; Reuter,   Ryan; Butler,   Twain; Springer,   Job D.; Rogers,   James K.; Blanton,   John, Jr.; Bouton,   Joe H.; Guretzky,   John A.
Stocker cattle grazing warm season perennial grasses is an important economic activity in the southern Great Plains.  Substantial increases in the price of nitrogen fertilizer is negatively affecting forage producers’ profitability.  Two alternative nitrogen management systems that use annual and perennial legumes have been developed for bermudagrass pastures.  The goal of the study is to determine if the legumes systems are more profitable than the conventional practice of applying synthetic sources of nitrogen.  Results of the two-year grazing study show that the legume systems could not compete economically with the common practice.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economics; Grazing; Legumes; Bermudagrass; Nitrogen fertilizer; Stocker cattle; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56525

PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AMONG COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN KWAZULU-NATAL IN A CHANGING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stockil,   R.C.; Ortmann,   Gerald F.
This study analyses the importance and dimensions of risk sources and computer adoption among farmers in a changing economic policy and trade environment. A survey was conducted in 1996 among 112 commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal. The majority of respondents were in favour of a liberalized trade environment and deregulated domestic product and input markets. Respondents identified changes in the cost of farm inputs, government legislation (tax, labour, and land redistribution), the Rand exchange rate, and product prices as the most important sources of risk. Factor analysis of risk sources showed that various dimensions to risk exist, including changes in government policy, enterprise gross income, credit access and cost changes. Computers, a risk...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54912

UMA ANÁLISE DO PERFIL DOS CONSUMIDORES DE PRODUTOS ORGÂNICOS EM PERNAMBUCO: O CASO DA FEIRA AGRO-ECOLÓGICA CHICO MENDES –RECIFE- PE.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Ana Maria Navaes Da; Albuquerque,   Jose de Lima; Santos Filho,   Demorval Dos; Nascimento,   Renata Patricia Leandro Do; Silva,   Elizandro Souza Da.
A agricultura orgânica vem se destacando como umas das alternativas ao modo de produção agrícola convencional, o qual não atende mais aos padrões de consumo atuais devido a um aumento da degradação do meio ambiente, da contaminação do solo e do próprio agricultor que se expõe aos venenos utilizados nos processos de produção. Com isso, a agricultura orgânica aparece vinculada ao ramo da agricultura limpa superando vários paradigmas encontrados nos processos da agricultura convencional. No entanto esse segmento de mercado, ainda desconhecido por muitos, apresenta alguns entraves ao seu desenvolvimento como, por exemplo, o preço dos produtos.O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar o perfil dos consumidores de produtos orgânicos comercializados na feira...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura Familiar; Agricultura Orgânica; Assentamentos Rurais; Feiras Agrícolas; Consumo Consciente; Familiar Agriculture; Organic Agriculture; Agricultural Nesting; Agricultural Fairs; Conscientious Consumption; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109599

U.S. Demand for Source–Differentiated Shrimp: A Differential Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Keithly G.; Harvey,   David J.; Hahn,   William F.; Muhammad,   Andrew.
Estimates of price and scale elasticities for U.S. consumed shrimp are derived using aggregate shrimp data differentiated by source country. Own-price elasticities for all countries had the expected negative signs, were statistically significant, and inelastic. The scale elasticities for all countries were positive and statistically significant at the 1% level with only the United States and Ecuador having scale elasticities of less than one. For the most part, the compensated demand effects showed that most of the cross-price effects were positive. Our results also suggest that despite the countervailing duties imposed by the United States, shrimp demand was fairly stable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: CBS; Conditional demand; Countervailing duty; Imports; Scale elasticity; Shrimp; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; C32; D12; Q13; Q22.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47202

Cost Analysis of Alternative Harvest, Storage and Transportation Methods for Delivering Switchgrass to a Biorefinery from the Farmers’ perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Chenguang; Larson,   James A.; English,   Burton C.; Jensen,   Kimberly L.
Switchgrass for bioenergy production will require substantial storage. This study evaluated costs of alternative baling and on-farm storage systems. Rectangular bales minimize cost if switchgrass is processed immediately after harvest. However, round bales minimize cost if switchgrass is stored under cover for 200 days before transporting to the biorefinery
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Switchgrass; Baling; Storage; Transport; Costs; Farm; Biorefinery; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47169

Land settlement planning for improved irrigation management: a case study of the Kirindi Oya Irrigation and Settlement Project
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stanbury,   Pamela.
This paper analyzes the impact of settlement policies on irrigation management in a new irrigated settlement scheme in southern Sri Lanka based on field research in 1988.  It provides policy recommendations for improvements on this scheme and in future schemes.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Land use; Settlement patterns; Irrigation management; Irrigated farming; Farmer-agency interactions; Farmers associations; Economic aspects; Irrigation programs; Irrigable land; Farmer participation; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114042

The Effects of Sex-Sorted Semen on Southern Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herbst,   Brian K.; Anderson,   David P.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Bilby,   Todd.
This paper examines the impact of sex-sorted semen adoption on dairy farm level economics. Representative dairies are used to simulate the financial impacts of moving to this new technology.  Key economic, financial and herd dynamics will be compared among dairies to show how the uses of sex-sorted semen will affect dairy farms.  All seven of the representative dairies that were analyzed sold surplus replacement heifers using sex-sorted semen.  The increase use of sex-sorted semen can have very positive impacts on dairies throughout the Southern United States.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy production; Sex sorted semen; Production economics; Scenario analysis; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46814

A COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DOS PRODUTOS ORGÂNICOS NA FEIRA AGROECOLÓGICA DE MACEIÓ/AL: UMA AVALIAÇÃO SOB A LÓGICA DA TEORIA DOS CUSTOS DE TRANSAÇÃO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lages,   Andre Maia Gomes; Barbosa,   Luciano Celso Brandao Guerreiro.
A Teoria dos Custos de Transação disciplina que em um determinado mercado deverá haver um fluxo de informação, de maneira a propiciar um ambiente favorável à diminuição da incerteza (e assimetria de informação) que evitariam à ocorrência de atitudes oportunistas, e consequentemente a redução dos custos de transação. Na agricultura orgânica a certificação formalmente estabelecida é o único instrumento que garante que o produto possa ser classificado realmente como orgânico. Este ensaio parte do pressuposto de que um sólido ambiente institucional pode garantir uma reputação ao produtor e as empresas varejistas dando ao consumidor a crença nas suas palavras mesmo sem a presença de uma certificação orgânica formal e reduzindo os custos de transação. E...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Confiança; Agricultura orgânica e teoria dos custos de transação; Trust; Organic agriculture and theory of the transaction cost; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114140

The Profitability of Conversion to Organic Farming Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edwards,   Ian E.; Roberston,   Jamie.
The management accounts in Farm Account Scheme (FAS) format of two Scottish farms in Organic conversion are examined and compared to Scottish average data. Farm 1 is a family run mixed farm with cereals, seed potatoes, cattle and sheep. Conversion has been phased with conversion ground in grass and set-aside, while cereals and potatoes have been grown conventionally until they could be grown organically. Cereal area was reduced so that livestock numbers and potato area could be maintained. The phased conversion plus organic aid payments has maintained the above average profitability although good prices for organic malting barley and seed potatoes have helped but these premiums may not be maintained. Farm 2 is an all grass dairy farm with two 150 cow...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24335

Green House Gases and Carbon Trading
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Massey,   Raymond E.
Presented to USDA Economists Group, Washington DC, May 27, 2009
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cap and trade; Agriculture; Offsets; Credits; Sequestration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50493

A Nonparametric Analysis of Cost Minimization and Profit Maximization Behavior for a Sample of Kansas Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moghnieh,   Ghassan A.; Featherstone,   Allen M.; Goodwin,   Barry K.
This study investigates nonparametrically the optimizing behavior of a sample of 289 Kansas farms under profit-maximizing and cost-minimizing hypotheses. The results do not support strict adherence to either optimization hypothesis. However, evidence against cost-minimizing behavior seems to be far less substantial than that against profit-maximizing behavior.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118197

Az őszi árpa terméskockázatának növekedése és lehetséges okai
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdelyi,   Eva; Novak,   Aliz; Ladanyi,   Marta.
Az éghajlatváltozás folyamata már elkezdődött, ezért a magyar agrárkutatóknak és szakembereknek is jól működő leíró-előrejelző rendszereket szükséges alkotniuk. Munkánk célja a hozamok elemzése, az időbeni változások megfigyelése volt 1951-től napjainkig. Az árpa termésmennyiségi adatait a trendhatások kiszűrésével összehasonlíthatóvá tettük. A vizsgálat helyszíne Hajdú-Bihar megye volt. Az ún. E,V hatásossági kritérium alapján vizsgáltuk az árpa terméskockázatának alakulását az 1951-90-es időszakban, továbbá azóta. A kimutatott terméskockázat-növekedés azt a nézetet támasztja alá, hogy az éghajlat „láthatóan” változik, aminek jeleivel szinte naponta találkozunk. Megfigyelt meteorológiai változókból olyan indikátorokat ké¬pezhetünk, amelyek vélhetően...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Éghajlatváltozás; Kockázat; Termésmennyiség; Őszi árpa; Climate change; Risk; Crop volume; Autumn barley; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92503

Preliminary Report of the Steele County Statistical Route - 1924
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1924
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115782

1970 Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming for Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7543

Conservation Agriculture Practices and Adoption by Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazvimavi,   Kizito; Ndlovu,   Patrick V.; Nyathi,   Putso; Minde,   Isaac J.
This study is based on a panel survey interviewing 416 farmers practising conservation agriculture for at least five cropping seasons. Farmers obtained higher yields on conservation agriculture plots than on nonconservation agriculture ones. The mean maize yield on conservation agriculture was 1546 kg/ha compared to 970 kg/ha for non-conventional draft tillage plots across all 15 districts. However, the contribution of conservation agriculture to total household food security requirements was limited due to small plot sizes. Labor and land still remains a major challenge that limits the expansion of conservation agriculture area. Winter weeding remains a challenge, with 63% of farmers practicing it. Application of residues is still limited (56% of farmers...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation agriculture; Planting basins; Yield gains; Adoption labor; And fertilizer; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96822

SIMULATING THE IMPACT OF INPUT-PRICE INFLATION ON FARM INCOME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quance,   Leroy; Tweeten,   Luther G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30505

INVENTORYING RESOURCES: AN APPLICATION TO PRODUCT-ORIENTED AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Jon C.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
Different resources are necessary in the new, product-oriented agricultural environment.  This article explores the question of what information is best suited for strategic analysis and strategy formulation for firms involved in product-oriented agriculture.  A new framework for inventorying agricultural resources is introduced, and suggestions for implementing it are included.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11800

A Speculative Bubble in Commodity Futures Prices? Cross-Sectional Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanders,   Dwight R.; Irwin,   Scott H.; Merrin,   Robert P.
Recent accusations against speculators in general and long-only commodity index funds in particular, include: increasing market volatility, distorting historical price relationships, and fueling a rapid increase and decrease in commodity inflation. Some researchers have argued that these market participants—through their impact on market prices—may inadvertently prevented the efficient distribution of food aid to deserving groups. Certainly, this result—if substantiated— would counter the classical argument that speculators make prices more efficient and thus improve the economic efficiency of the agricultural and food marketing system. Given the very important policy implications, it is crucial to develop a more thorough understanding of long-only index...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commitment’s of Traders; Index funds; Commodity futures markets; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53050

Farm Labor Regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grossman,   Dale Arrison; Minard,   Jason D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122209

Sectoral mobility of production factors in agriculture and predictions for the future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vandermeulen,   Valerie; Mettepenningen,   Evy; Calus,   Mieke.
European agriculture has been characterized by a shift in structure towards larger farms with less labour employed. Within the current article we investigate the case of Flanders, a region in Belgium, and try to define what the sectoral shifts of labour and land have been in the past. Thereby we try to analyze and quantify structural change in Flemish agriculture, and to make projections for the future. The research was based on a Markov analysis of secondary census data, complemented by primary data obtained through a survey. In general it seems that structural change in Flemish agriculture follows the general trend of farms getting bigger, more specialized and employing more people per farm. This h
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Factor mobility; Agricultural sectors; Markov analysis; Structural change; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61076

AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PASTURE-RAISED BEEF SYSTEMS IN APPALACHIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Evans,   Jason R.; D'Souza,   Gerard E.; Sperow,   Mark; Rayburn,   Edward B.
Cow-calf operations are important enterprises for family farmers in Appalachia and provide significant opportunity for supplemental income. This analysis constitutes a thorough economic assessment of pasture-raised beef production, an alternative to traditional production that could benefit the region's producers in terms of profitability and mitigated risk.  Stochastic budgeting was utilized for profitability and risk comparison between traditional and pasture-raised operations and accounted for seasonal variability in prices, pasture availability and animal performance.  Pasture-raised systems, in relation to traditional ones, were shown to consistently yield higher returns over variable costs and were shown less likely to yield losses over total costs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20268

A System Approach on Organizational Innovations in the Agro-Food Sector: The Case of AFSCs in Flanders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vandermeulen,   Valerie; Vuylsteke,   Anne; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
Together with the evolution from the agro-industrial model to the sustainable rural development model (Roep and Wiskerke 2004), a part of the agro-food market has evolved from an anonymous, mass food market to a quality-food market. This shift is driven by factors, such as the changing relations between supply chain actors due to concentration in retail and processing, the growing importance of quality standards, considerable changes in consumer habits and preferences, the increasing attention for the multifunctional dimensions of agriculture and the establishment of new markets for public goods and services (Kirwan, Slee et al. 2003; Jahn, Zerger et al. 2007). As a consequence, the contemporary agro-food markets are more and more characterised by...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122011

Individualism or Cooperation: Preferences for Sharing Machinery and Labor
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stofferahn,   Curtis.
As a result of problems associated with high machinery costs, farmers in the United States are examining group-farming arrangements that permit them to share machinery and labor. While group-farming arrangements are more frequent elsewhere, they are infrequent in the United States. The purpose of this research was to determine which social, cultural, economic, and farm structural characteristics influence farmers to support sharing machinery or labor. The results of the one-way analysis of variance indicated that those who rent more land, have more education, are slightly older, and are more involved in cooperatives would be more willing to share machinery or labor. Finally, in a logistic regression procedure, only acres rented, education, and cooperative...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46428

ESTIMATED COSTS OF SOLDIER AND COMBINE SUGARCANE HARVESTING SYSTEMS IN LOUISIANA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salassi,   Michael E.; Champagne,   Lonnie P.
Soldier (wholestalk) harvesting of sugarcane has been the predominant method of harvesting sugarcane in Louisiana for many years. With the short harvesting season and frequently wet harvesting conditions found in the state, this type of harvesting system has proven to be a very flexible and suitable system.  Combine (billet) harvesters have the ability to recover more of the sugarcane in the field, compared to soldier harvesters, particularly in fields with lodged sugarcane.  This report quantifies some of the differences in machinery requirements, performance rates, and estimated costs of operating soldier and combine sugarcane harvesting systems in Louisiana.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31660

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONTROLLING LEAFY SPURGE WITH SHEEP; SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Nudell,   Daniel J.; Sell,   Randall S.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.), a widely established exotic, noxious, perennial weed, is a major threat to rangeland and wildland in the Upper Great Plains.  Chemical, biological, and cultural control methods have limitations in their applicability and effectiveness in treating leafy spurge.  However, many of the constraints prohibiting the use of herbicides, tillage, and biological controls do not apply to sheep grazing.  Sheep grazing, while known to be effective in controlling leafy spurge since the 1930s, has lacked widespread adoption as a leafy spurge control.  A deterministic, bioeconomic model, incorporating relationships between sheep grazing and leafy spurge control, grass recovery, and forage use by cattle, was developed to evaluate the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy Spurge; Weed Control; Sheep Grazing; Economics; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23373

DESENVOLVIMENTO TERRITORIAL RURAL NO BRASIL: UMA POLÊMICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guanziroli,   Carlos Enrique.
O objetivo deste artigo é discutir a idéia de desenvolvimento territorial chamando a atenção para alguns trade off desse conceito: a) entre a ênfase no econômico ou no social-institucional, b) entre participação e eficácia, c) entre representatividade e inovação, d) entre coesão social e conflito e, e) entre rendas agrícolas e rendas rurais multifuncionais.---------------------------------The main purpose of this article is to discuss the notion of territorial development highlighting some tradeoffs of this concept: a) between economic or social emphasis, b) between participation and efficacy, c) between representation and innovation, d) between social cohesion and conflict and e) between agricultural income and rural multifunctional incomes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Desenvolvimento; Rural; Território; Agricultura Familiar; Development; Rural; Territory; Family Farming; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108582

A Preliminary Report of Cost of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1931 on the Farm Accounting Route in Rock &amp; Noble Counties, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1931
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106069

Analyzing Crop Revenue Safety Net Program Alternatives and Impacts on Producers and Program Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jansen,   Jim A.; Lubben,   Bradley D.; Stockton,   Matthew C.
This study evaluates the policy effects of alternative program designs for federal revenue-based farm income safety net programs.  Eight representative farms across Nebraska are used to stochastically simulate the financial impact of changing the current farm crop revenue-based safety net with a state revenue trigger against potential alternative programs involving guarantees at the district, county, or farm level.  Results indicate that decreasing the aggregation of the revenue guarantee increases expected farm-level payments and program costs for the revenue-based safety net.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Farm bill; Farm programs; Government payments; Representative farms; Risk management; Simulation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119784

ALTERNATIVES FOR SMALL FARM SURVIVAL: GOVERNMENT POLICIES VERSUS THE FREE MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tweeten,   Luther G.; Amponsah,   William A.
This paper briefly outlines a topology of small farms and then considers the role of the government versus the market in key public policies such as commodity income support, environment, stability, research, and rural development. A number of options are explored for public policy to better serve small farms, including drastic alternatives such as graduated property taxes on farmland, with exemptions or lower rates for small farms. These and other alternatives are not necessarily recommended. Improved extension education and human resource development offer some of the most promising public policy opportunities to help small farmers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Government; Limited resource; Market; Programs; Research; Rural; Scale; Small farm; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15249

FARM PRICE AND INCOME PROBLEM - A CRITICAL EVALUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Norton,   L.J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17620

Turning over irrigation systems from the government of Indonesia to farmers.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermillion,   Douglas Lynn.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Government managed irrigation systems; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Governmental interrelations; Policy; Indonesia; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52780

EFFECTIVE COSTS AND CHEMICAL USE IN U.S. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: BENEFITS AND COSTS OF USING THE ENVIRONMENT AS A "FREE" INPUT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morrison Paul,   Catherine J.; Ball,   V. Eldon; Felthoven,   Ronald G.; Nehring,   Richard F.
This study uses a cost-function-based model of production processes in U.S. agriculture to represent producers' input and output decisions, and the implied costs of reductions in risk associated with leaching and runoff from agricultural chemical use.  The model facilitates evaluation of the statistical significance of measured shadow values for "bad" outputs, and their input- and output-specific components, with a focus on the impacts on pesticide demand and its quality and quantity aspects.  The shadow values of risk reduction are statistically significant, and imply increased demand for effective pesticides over time that stem largely from improvements in quality due to embodied technology, and that vary substantively by region.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11986

Indicator framework, indicators and upscaling methods implemented in the final version of SEAMLESS-IF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alkan Olsson,   Johanna; Bockstaller,   Christian; Turpin,   Nadine; Therond,   Olivier; Bezlepkina,   Irina V.; Knapen,   Rob.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57922

Off-Farm Income and Employment of North Dakota Farm Families
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Vreugdenhil,   Harvey G.; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.; Leholm,   Arlen G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120641

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) for Food and Livelihood Security: An Economic Study of Tribal Economy in Western Ghats of Karnataka, India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tejaswi,   Pillenahalli Basavarajappa.
Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the joint academic degree of International Master of Science in Rural Development from Ghent University (Belgium), Agrocampus Rennes (France), Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany) and University of Cordoba (Spain) in collaboration with Wageningen University (The Netherlands), Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia) and the University of Pisa (Italy).
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54184

FARM GROWTH AND ESTATE TRANSFER IN AN UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walker,   Odell L.; Hardin,   Mike L.; Mapp,   Harry P., Jr.; Roush,   Clint E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29552

Cities versus agriculture: Revisiting intersectoral water transfers, potential gains and conflicts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molle,   Francois; Berkoff,   Jeremy.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water scarcity; Water demand; Water transfer; Water use; Water supply; Water allocation; Environmental effects; Water market; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91817

Electronic Collaboration Platforms for Communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pankiewicz,   Maciek; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
One of the critical success factors for the future development of the agri-food sector is the increased integration of enterprises and other stakeholders in horizontal and vertical ‘communities’. Tracking and tracing, agreements on quality policy, improvements in logistics, dissemination of innovations, cooperation in quality planning and market orientation, access to knowledge bases, etc. are all examples which build on an increased horizontal or vertical integration in information and communication activities. The paper will discuss ongoing research on the conceptualization, design and testing of online communities that provide the functionalities that might improve cooperation in the different (horizontal and vertical) dimensions. It builds on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E-community; Collaborative working environment.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49885

Technology diffusion, farm size structure and regional land competition in dynamic partial equilibrium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehtonen,   Heikki.
The methodological challenge addressed here is modelling multi-regional development of agricultural production and structural change, including land competition, in a dynamic partial equilibrium setting. The model applied in this study is a dynamic recursive model simulating the development of the agricultural investments and markets annually from 1995 up to 2020. Results show that land prices play a role when animal production increases in most competitive regions and gradually decreases in less productive regions. The framework can be applied when analysing how various new techniques, practices and regulations for land use affect regional production structures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural sector modelling; Technical change; Land competition; Manure nutrients; Agri-environmental policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61074

Institutional Change and Acceptance of Quality Assurance: The Case of Organic Farming in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Holger; Jahn,   Gabriele; Spiller,   Achim.
The institutional framework of the certification scheme is a crucial factor for the future success of the organic market. Increasing complexity and a few scandals indicate that the current control structures might be insufficient. A better understanding of farmers’ attitudes is necessary to increase acceptance and to guarantee the longer-term success of the organic certification system. Against this background we designed a theoretical framework based on a cognitive perspective. The empirical basis of the study was a survey conducted with organic farmers in Germany. Results highlight that the majority of the farmers accept the present organic certification system, but are not convinced of its cost-benefit relationship.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic certification system; Food quality; Institutional change; Guidelines and control; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6597

Food miles, Carbon footprinting and other factors affecting our trade (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saunders,   Caroline M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97621

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmer-Borrowers of the Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Farm Security Administration for the year 1936
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47915

A mezőgazdasági üzem fogalmának változása
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szekely,   Csaba; Takacs-Gyorgy,   Katalin.
A köznyelvben üzemnek nevezik azt a helyet, épületet, melyben valamilyen gazdasági egység tevékenykedik, illetve valamilyen termelő tevékenységet folytatnak. Az EU tanácsi és bizottsági jogrendszere viszont az üzemet az üzemtulajdonosok által igazgatott termelőegységként definiálja. Az angolszász országokban a farm elnevezést használják, amely bármilyen típusú mezőgazdasági üzem, vállalat lehet (family farm: családi gazdaság, cooperative farm: mezőgazdasági szövetkezet, large-scale farm: nagyüzem, small-scale farm: kisüzem stb.). Véleményünk szerint az üzem fogalma alatt magát a gazdálkodó egységet célszerű érteni, függetlenül annak jogi formájától, méretétől. Az üzem mellett szinonim fogalomként lehet alkalmazni a gazdaság, vagy a mezőgazdasági...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Üzem; Üzemtan; Vállalat; Vállalkozás; Birtok; Farm; Farm studies; Business; Enterprise; Estate; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57740

Florida citrus planting decisions: impacts of expected returns and price risks on varietal choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
A model is developed to explain Florida citrus planting levels by variety.  The varietal choice is based on the expected prices and price variances/covariances of the varieties under consideration.  Overall planting returns are maximized for a given level of price risk.  The model's price coefficients are similar to those of the Theil and Barten Rotterdam demand model.  As in the Rotterdam model, both absolute and relative price coefficient specifications are considered, allowing an examination of restrictions related to the price risk.  The empirical analysis considers two restricted specifications -- a varietal independence model, based on the assumption that only the price variances are important for predicting planting levels, and a group independence...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Planting decision; Florida citrus; Price risk; Expected returns; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52880

PACIOLI 13; Microeconomic Data on Farm Diversification, Rural Businesses and the Intra-generational Transfer
Provedor de dados: 31
The PACIOLI Network explores the need for and feasibility of innovation in farm accounting and its consequences for data gathering for policy analysis in Farm Accountancy Data Networks (FADNs). PACIOLI 13 was held in Hardingasete, near Bergen, Norway, in June 2005. The theme of the workshop focussed on farm diversification, rural business and intra-generational transfer of farms. This workshop report presents the papers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29095

Estimation of Treatment Effects of recombinant Bovine Somatotropin using Matching Samples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
The production and profit impacts of recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) on select New York dairy farms were estimated using data over the years 1994 through 2004, by comparing matching farms which use and do not use rbST. The use of rbST increases milk production per cow and decreases the cost of production per hundredweight of milk. The cost penalty (cost reduction) is $0.39 per hundredweight for those currently using rbST to stop using rbST, while the average treatment effect is $0.73.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bovine Somatotropin; BST; Dairy; Matching Samples; Treatments; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51118

Demand for seasonal wage labour in agriculture: what does family farming hide?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Darpeix,   Aurelie; Bignebat,   Celine; Perrier-Cornet,   Philippe.
Seasonal wage labour was rarely distinguished from the permanent one in farm-household models although it has sharply increased in developed countries. Therefore, we propose to endogenize the demand for this peculiar labour type and highlight the trade-offs for the various labour combinations on farms. We use data on fruit and vegetables farms drawn from the 2000 French agricultural census. We show that seasonal wage labour is a substitute for permanent wage employment, and doesn't entirely follow the seasonality of the agricultural activity: competition on the labour and product markets play a significant role in the employment of labour types.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural household model; Wage labour; Seasonality; France; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; J43; D13; J23; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50956

Searching for the Golden Grail: An Optimal Soybean Marketing Frequency Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   C. Robert, Jr.; Bryant,   Kelly J.; Francis,   Paul B.
Gross revenue from marketing frequency strategies varies with average soybean prices across time periods.  A study examined statistical differences among trading days using a four-year database of cash prices.  Results applied to a hypothetical Arkansas soybean farm using four strategies over four years revealed the optimal gross revenue marketing strategy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grains; Marketing strategies; Soybean; Cash prices; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98753

Supply Chain and Network Performance: Metrics for Profitability, Productivity, and Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.
The architecture of the firm involves determination of a boundary that encompasses the functions managed by the firm. The past decade has seen substantial reorganization of firms where vertical or horizontal integration has been unbundled into weaker forms of collaborations including value chains and networks. This observation has forced a re-conceptualization of the boundaries of the firm to incorporate such collaborations. These collaborations are virtual and highly dynamic. They emerge and persist when two conditions are met. First, they must enable generation of greater value than might be attained through independent operation and anonymous transactions through markets. Second, the resulting growth must be shared with members in a way that retains...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Networks; Collaboration; Metrics; Productivity; Efficiency; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59183

Modellierung von Betriebsentwicklung und Nachhaltigkeitszielen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeddies,   Jurgen.
In his numerous textbooks WILHELM BRANDES has laid the foundation for theoretically appropriate modeling of farm firms, which has recently been expanded to modeling sustainability goals. The published research results belong to the fields of economic, ecological, and social sustainability. Standard method for the analysis of economic sustainability is the gross margin calculation, for the given purpose extended by associated opportunity costs and/or by appropriately adding further associable branch specific costs. At an on-farm-basis the system has been developed to a management information system under sustainability goals which has been further developed to the new forms of precision agriculture by incorporating yield and soil nutrient mapping,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm planning; Modeling; Sustainability goals; International competitiveness; Transform processes; Agro-environmental policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99003

ESTIMATING RETURNS UNDER STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vedenov,   Dmitry V.
The present paper describes the assumptions and modeling structure behind the SRA simulator, a user-friendly computer program developed in cooperation with RMA as a tool to assist policymakers in assessing the economic impact of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. The simulator uses the historical data on yields, prices, and insurance losses for each district, crop, and insurance product in order to simulate a distribution of the book of business resulting from underwriting crop insurance either in aggregate or for a specific company.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19720

EVALUATION OF WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT AND ADOPT CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM PROJECTS AMONG SMALLSCALE FARMERS IN NJORO DISTRICT, KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ayuya,   Oscar Ingasia.
Carbon markets are developing world wide with the major aim of environmental protection and poverty alleviation in developing countries. Some carbon sequestration projects have been started in Kenya though it is still not yet a vibrant investment in spite of the available suitable biophysical land. Njoro district has no such project regardless of being affected by deforestation. One inevitable result has been the unpredictable rainfall pattern constituting overall climate change, increased surface run off, the low water levels in river Njoro, loss of biodiversity and the increased poverty in the region. It is still not clear if such projects are to be initiated, the smallscale farmers would be willing to accept and adopt them. There was need therefore, to...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117799

DUALITY OF FARM STRUCTURE IN TRANSITION AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF MOLDOVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Cimpoies,   Dragos.
The duality of farm structure in Moldova is manifested by the existence of a relatively small number of large corporate farms at one extreme and a very large number of small and very small family farms at the other. “Medium-sized” family farms, the backbone of any market agriculture, virtually do not exist in Moldova. Moldovan agriculture is characterized by a much greater concentration of land in large farms than agriculture in market economies. The small individual farms on the whole are more productive and more efficient than the large corporate farms. They produce higher incomes for rural families than corporate farms. The main conclusion of the paper is that land should be allowed to flow from large corporate farms to small family farms through the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Efficiency; Productivity; Land fragmentation; Land concentration; Farm size; Moldova; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7139

Organic Farming: Lessons for New Players
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coltro,   Alex.
This article presents some of the best findings of a research done by the author with the intent to characterize some market opportunities for producers of organic agriculture production (OAPs) and the management techniques necessaries to take competitive advantage of those market opportunities. In doing so, initially is characterized what historically is comprehended as organic agriculture; after that is identified a lot of market opportunities, mainly in the developed countries. Next step, it is presented a lot of ways of getting access at those markets with various focus and approaches demanded by those distinct markets. After that, a lot of managerial tools are identified with the intention of orienting the OAPs producers in choosing and ameliorating...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture products (OAPs); Markets for OAPs; Environmental management system for OAPs producers.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24254

Diversification of the marketing chains among organic producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Corsi,   Alessandro; Borsotto,   Patrizia; Borri,   Ilaria; Strom,   Steinar.
Diversification of consumers’ demand and environmental concerns are at the origin of a trend towards short marketing chains and towards direct links between consumers and farmers in developed countries. This paper explores farmers’ motivations for choosing these types of marketing chains and/or the “traditional” ones. To this purpose, a theoretical model of marketing chain choice is developed, and a multivariate probit model of organic farmers’ choice of the marketing chain is estimated from a unique data set of organic farms in an Italian region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing chain; Short chain; Organic farms; Multivariate probit; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Q12; D21; C25.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51422

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945 on the Farm Accounting Route in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106979

The Adoption of Water Conservation and Intensification Technologies and Farm Income: A Propensity Score Analysis for Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Faltermeier,   Liane; Abdulai,   Awudu.
This study uses cross-sectional data of 342 small-scale lowland rice farmers in Northern Region of Ghana to analyze the impact of the adoption decision of bund construction and seed dibbling on net returns, input demand and output supply. Matching was conducted based on Mahalanobis distance combined with propensity score. Balancing tests by checking the mean standardized absolute bias in the matched sample were conducted as well as sensitivity analysis to check for hidden bias due to unobservable selection. The empirical results of impact assessment using propensity score matching controlling for self-selection bias suggest that input demand is significantly higher for adopters of bunds, but not statistically different for adopters and non-adopters of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Propensity score matching; Evaluation; Sensitivity analysis; Rosenbaum bounds; Water conservation methods; Bunds; Rice production; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6354

Effects of Manure Use and Use Restrictions on Variable Production Costs and Net Incomes for U.S. Corn Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beckman,   Jayson F.; Livingston,   Michael J.
We utilize a treatment effects model to examine if there are differences in costs/profits for manure-using corn producers versus non-users. We find that manure users have lower peracre operating costs via reductions in fertilizer and soil conditioner costs; however, the use of manure reduces grain yields and ultimately leads to no difference in profit. Separate results indicate that manure-use restrictions do not affect costs or profits; thus policies could be in place to regulate manure usage without impacting the costs/profit structure of the farm.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Nutrient management; Treatment effects; Micro-data; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Q1.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120450

North Dakota Extension Farm Records: A Guide to Farm Management Decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Carl E.; Sexhus,   Dennis O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1968
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102524

Profits, Costs, and the Changing Structure of Dairy Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.; O'Donoghue,   Erik J.; McBride,   William D.; Nehring,   Richard F.; Sandretto,   Carmen L.; Mosheim,   Roberto.
U.S. dairy production is consolidating into fewer but larger farms. This report uses data from several USDA surveys to detail that consolidation and to analyze the financial drivers of consolidation. Specifically, larger farms realize lower production costs. Although small dairy farms realize higher revenue per hundredweight of milk sold, the cost advantages of larger size allow large farms to be profitable, on average, even while most small farms are unable to earn enough to replace their capital. Further survey evidence, as well as the financial data, suggest that consolidation is likely to continue.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming; Economies of scale; Economies of size; Dairy farm structure; Milk costs; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6704

2008 Farm Bill – Focus on ACRE  (Average Crop Revenue Election)(PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulauf,   Carl R.
Presented to USDA Economists Group, Washington, DC, 03 October 2008.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Revenue protection; Farm bill; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43907

Projecting Livestock Numbers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Forbes,   Rod; Gardiner,   Peter.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) undertakes forecasts and projections of livestock numbers as part of the twice yearly contribution to The Treasury’s economic and fiscal updates. MAF’s Pastoral Supply Response Model (PSRM) was recently re-developed and used for the first time in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update round of 2004. The PSRM projects annual inventory numbers as at 30 June, births and livestock numbers for slaughter. The paper discusses the PSRM, the post-model adjustments process, and the feed through to a simplistic assessment of land use changes within pasture areas.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock numbers; Forecasting; Supply response; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97790

Gender and irrigation in India: the Women's Irrigation Group of Jambar, South Gujarat
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Koppen,   Barbara; Nagar,   Rashmi K.; Vasavada,   Shilpa.
Documents a "best practice" - a successful gender-balanced irrigation intervention in which women were given control over an irrigation technology. The study evaluates the approach taken by the implementing NGO, the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, in terms of its replicability in other areas where women share in farm activities and decision making.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Women in development; Gender; Female labor; Agricultural credit; Decision making; Irrigation programs; Rain-fed farming; Institution building; Pumping; India; South Gujarat; Bharuck; Jambar; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53073

INFLATION AND MACHINERY COST BUDGETING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watts,   Myles J.; Helmers,   Glenn A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30023

Work Unit Estimates for Measuring Size of Business
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pherson,   Carl L.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1968
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7546

At What Rate Do Farmers Substitute Manure For Commercial Fertilizers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Donoghue,   Erik J.; MacDonald,   James M.; Nehring,   Richard F.
Water quality has implications for the health of our ecosystem and the welfare of our population.  Agriculture is one of the major contributors of non-point source pollution that contaminates our nation's water supplies.  Understanding how farmers substitute manure for commercial fertilizers allows us to better understand the level of nitrogen that enters the soil and can seep into our waterways.  In this paper, we explore the factors that help determine farmers' substitution rates between the two types of fertilizers.  Location, crop type, and time all could play important roles.  We analyze USDA farm level survey data for both crop and livestock farms covering the years 1996 to 2002 to create substitution rate estimates used on corn, soybean, and wheat...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19252

Adoption of Best Management Practices to Control Weed Resistance By Cotton, Corn, and Soybean Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frisvold,   George B.; Hurley,   Terrance M.; Mitchell,   Paul D.
This study examined adoption of ten best management practices (BMPs) to control weed resistance to herbicides. Using data from a survey of 1,205 U.S. cotton, corn, and soybean growers, count data models were estimated to explain the total number of practices frequently adopted. Ordered probit regressions were used to explain the frequency of individual BMP adoption. Growers practicing a greater number of BMPs frequently (a) had more education, but less farming experience; (b) grew cotton, (c) expected higher yields relative to the county average; and (d) farmed in counties with a lower coefficient of variation (CV) for yield of their primary crop. Yield expectations and variability were significant predictors of the frequency of adoption of individual...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Weeds; Herbicide; Resistance management; Corn; Cotton; Soybeans; Adoption; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49432

Analyzing FSA Direct Loan Borrower Payback Histories:  Predictors of Financial Improvement and Loan Servicing Actions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Landerito,   Aiko O.; Dixon,   Bruce L.; Ahrendsen,   Bruce L.; Hamm,   Sandra J.; Danforth,   Diana M.
Classical and count data regression models are estimated to predict improvement in three key financial indicators—net worth, debt-to-asset ratio and current ratio—as well as the number of loan restructurings and delinquencies.  Data consist of Farm Service Agency direct loans originated in fiscal years 1994-1996.  Models to predict outcomes vary by loan type.  Models explaining variation in the financial measures have modest explanatory power but initial levels of debt-to-asset ratio and current ratio are significant in explaining changes in debt-to-asset ratios and current ratios, respectively.  Models explaining number of restructurings and delinquencies for operating loans have satisfactory explanatory power.  Increasing crop revenues to total farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: FSA direct loans; Financial improvement; Loan servicing actions; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Q14; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49340

Tobacco Farmer Interest and Success in Income Diversification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Jones,   Alison Snow; Tooze,   Janet A.
As farm income from tobacco production has declined in recent years, there has been increasing interest in identifying alternative sources of income for tobacco farmers in the southern United States The recent termination of the tobacco quota program has accelerated the exit of tobacco farmers and has heightened concern regarding the availability of substitutes for tobacco production. In this study, we examine factors influencing tobacco farmers’ attempts to identify profitable alternatives to tobacco, their off-farm employment behavior, and changes in acres of tobacco cultivated using survey data collected from a panel of North Carolina tobacco farmers combined with market data
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Farm programs; Farmer survey; Quota buyout; Tobacco; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; C33; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45045

Net Gains from 'Net Purchases? Farmers' Preferences for Online and Local Input Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batte,   Marvin T.; Ernst,   Stanley C.
E-commerce represents both threats to and opportunities for rural communities. This study addresses one element of the issue: farmers' willingness to substitute online merchants or national farm input stores for local businesses. Results of a conjoint analysis of contingent choice experiments suggest that farmers are willing to purchase from online or national stores outside their communities if compensated with lower prices or greater services. Results also demonstrate that the context of the input purchase, such as time constraints, was very important not only in valuing these services, but, more broadly, in terms of the farmer's loyalty to a local merchant.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: E-commerce; Farm input purchase; Willingness to pay; Contingent choice; Rural communities; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10154

Multiple Generation Farm Households: What Determines Primacy in Management?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Remble,   Amber A.; Keeney,   Roman; Marshall,   Maria I.
This study identifies factors that influence primacy between generations in the management structure of U.S. family farms. The paper fills an important gap in the farm succession literature by exploring succession (in management of the farm) as an incremental process. Estimation with cross-sectional data from the USDAERS’ Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and a limited dependent variable model is used to explain the decision for older generation operators to retain primary farm management duties with a junior operator serving a secondary role. We identify a number of statistically significant attributes that explain variation in the elder farmer’s role (primary versus secondary) in management of the farm. Our results suggest that transferring...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Household; Succession; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56513

Correction of Measurement Error in Monthly USDA Pig Crop: Generating Alternative Data Series
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   In Seck; Plain,   Ronald L.; Bullock,   J. Bruce; Jei,   Sang Young.
The imputed pig death loss contained in the reported monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pig crop data over the December 1995–June 2006 period ranged from 24.93% to 12.75%. Clearly, there are substantial measurement errors in the USDA monthly pig crop data. In this paper, we present alternative monthly U.S. pig crop data using the biological production process, which is compatible with prior knowledge of the U.S. hog industry. Alternative pig crop data are applied to a slaughter hog model and tested comparatively to USDA pig crop. Test results reject the validity of USDA pig crop data in favor of the alternative data.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biological production process; Measurement error; Monthly USDA pig crop data; Pig death loss; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; C12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47208

Buyer Market Power and Vertically Differentiated Retailers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Shinn-Shyr; Rojas,   Christian; Lavoie,   Nathalie.
We consider a model of vertical competition where downstream firms (retailers) purchase an upstream input from a monopolist and are able to differentiate from each other in terms of quality. Our primary focus is to study the effects of introducing a large retailer, such as a Wal-Mart Supercenter, that is able to lower wholesale prices (i.e. buyer market power). We obtain two main results. First, the store with no buyer market power responds to the presence of the large retailer by increasing its quality, a finding that is consistent with recent efforts by traditional retailers to enhance shoppers’ buying experience (i.e. quality). Second, the presence of a large retailer causes consumer welfare to increase. There are, however, two reasons for the increase...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Buyer market power; Vertical differentiation; Wal-Mart; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D43; L13; L81; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57165

A Pulse From the Prairie (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37392

A Portrait of Participants in Crop Insurance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nimpagaritse,   Fabrice.
Farm Analysis Bulletins (FAB) are undertaken to provide a better understanding of Canadian agriculture at the farm level.  Using data from various sources such as Census, Farm Financial Surveys (FFS), Taxfiler, NISA database, etc, FAB's provide information on farm situation as well as highlighting and discussing farm related issues. By using the Farm Financial Surveys (1999 to 2004), this bulletin provides characteristics of farmers participating in crop insurance programs. Charts and tables with a brief accompanying text are used to describe participants in crop insurance.  Participation rate in crop insurance has grown slightly from 49% in 1999 to 53% in 2003.Grains and oilseeds farms are more likely to participate in crop insurance programs than other...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Crop insurance programs; Risk management; Risk protection; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53099

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Northwestern Minnesota (Mar. 1, 1940 to Feb. 28, 1941)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Burkholder,   J.R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1941
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109643

Planning groundwater use for sustainable rural development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Groundwater use is rapidly increasing in Sri Lanka, bringing several benefits to small farmers—by allowing them to grow more crops, minimize the impact of droughts, and profit from selling high-value produce. But how can this be sustained? Lessons learned from other countries with longer histories of groundwater use can help policymakers, planners, and development organizations avoid the pitfalls and dangers of indiscriminate use, and capture the benefits that groundwater can bring.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Groundwater management; Rural development; Wells; Aquifers; Surface water; Conjunctive use; Irrigation water; Water pollution; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113019

Criteria for an efficient enforcement of standards in relation to cross compliance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nitsch,   Heike; Osterburg,   Bernhard.
Cross compliance has been introduced in the EU partly to improve compliance with pre-existing EU legislation in the Member States. Considerable effort has been put into implementing this instrument and the corresponding control systems. This presents an opportunity to assess factors for an efficient enforcement of standards and discuss these with regard to cross compliance. The paper characterizes the enforcement system connected with cross compliance in the EU and implications of interactions with the national control systems for specialized legislation. Economic theories on mechanisms and the behavior, which form the basis of controls, are applied to cross compliance in order to draw conclusions on the implementation of controls and sanctions. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cross compliance; Control theory; Efficiency; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44152

A genetic algorithm approach to farm investment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cacho,   Oscar J.; Simmons,   Phil.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117154

Age and Farmer Productivity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
Farmer productivity by age was estimated, allowing for differences because of efficiency and returns to scale. Using Census of Agriculture data, estimates vary by state, but returns to scale average 1.07. Efficiency increases average 4.5 percent every ten years of age, to the age interval 35 to 44, and then decreases at that same rate.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121316

AGROHOLDINGS AND CLUSTERS IN KAZAKHSTAN’S AGRO-FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wandel,   Jurgen.
The paper provides an overview of the institutional arrangements on the micro level that have evolved in the agro-food sector of Kazakhstan in the course of transition. Emphasis is laid on more complex arrangements like "agroholdings" and "clusters", hitherto mostly unknown in the agro-food sectors of established market economies. It is shown that "agroholdings" are concentrated mainly in the northern part of Kazakhstan and to a large extent in the grain sector, while in the south a scattered small scale (individual) farm structure has emerged. Parallel to this market-driven development, the Kazakhstani government tries to promote other institutional arrangements that it deems to be of superior competitiveness, especially agro-food clusters. Refering to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agroholdings; Cluster; Kazakhstan; Agricultural policy; Institutional change; Agroholdings; Cluster; Kasachstan; Agrarpolitik; Institutioneller Wandel.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q13; Q18; L 22.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91766

Journal Frontmatter
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes front cover and editorial information.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117943

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1965 ANNUAL REPORTT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13153

Efficiency and Distribution in Contract Farming: The Case of Indian Poultry Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramaswami,   Bharat; Birthal,   Pratap Singh; Joshi,   P.K.
This paper is an empirical analysis of the gains from contract farming in the case of poultry production in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The paper finds that contract production is more efficient than noncontract production. The efficiency surplus is largely appropriated by the processor. Despite this, contract growers still gain appreciably from contracting in terms of lower risk and higher expected returns. Improved technology and production practices as well as the way in which the processor selects growers are what make these outcomes possible. In terms of observed and unobserved characteristics, contract growers have relatively poor prospects as independent growers. With contract production, these growers achieve incomes comparable to that of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Contract Farming; Contracting; Poultry; Vertical Integration; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58573

DEVELOPING A FARM PLAN TO ADDRESS WATER QUALITY AND FARM BUSINESS OBJECTIVES: A FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanchar,   John J.; Milligan,   Robert A.; Knoblauch,   Wayne A.
This report describes a planning framework to help guide on-farm efforts that seek to address agriculture's potential to adversely affect water quality while achieving farm business objectives. Principles and concepts from modern management thought and economics underlie the framework. This report introduces the Whole Farm Planning and Implementation Process of the New York City Watershed Agricultural Program. The process embodies the planning framework and guides on-farm planning and implementation efforts in the New York City Watershed. Economic and management aspects of the process receive emphasis.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122833

Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2008 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Kurtz,   James N.; Paulson,   Garen J.; Christensen,   James L.; Froslan,   Janet M.
Average net farm income was $190,901 in 2008 for the 99 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  Average earnings decreased by 21%  from the average of $242,267 in 2007 (Figure 1).   2008 ended a steady trend of increasing year-to-year incomes for these farms from 2001 to 2007.  Crop farms, with historically high corn and soybean prices,  remained very profitable.  However, specialized hog farms, which had been very profitable for the past four years, experienced substantial losses. Highlights of association financial results for 2008: Median net farm income was $178,874, slightly lower than the average, indicating that the average was increased by high profits of the most profitable farms....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49107

Analysis of Policy Issues in Technical Efficiency of Small Scale Farmers Using the Stochastic Frontier Production Function: With Application to Nigerian Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ajibefun,   Igbekele A.
The purpose of this study was to analyse the determinants of technical efficiency of small scale farmers in Nigeria and the effect of policy changes on technical efficiency, using the stochastic frontier methodology. Results of analysis indicates that the farmers have an average farm size of 1.56 hectares. It is also indicated that both family and hired labour were extensively used in farm production. The analysis shows a wide variation in the estimated technical efficiencies, ranging between 0.18 and 0.91, and a mean value of 0.63, indicating a wide room for improvement in the technical efficiency. The results of simulation of policy variables show that the level of technical efficiency would significantly increase with rising level of education and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7015

A REVIEW OF TECHNICAL EVIDENCE ON THE USE OF ANIMAL TRACTION IN SAHELIAN FARMING SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bloom,   Roger A.
The use of animal traction as a source of on-farm power has often been regarded as a logical and appropriate approach for improving Sahelian agriculture.  Animal power, it is argued, enables the farmer to execute timelier agricultural operations and to overcome the seasonal labor constraints which inhibit agricultural production.  Furthermore, by increasing total production and returns to farm labor animal traction makes possible the attainment of food self-sufficiency and an increased marketable surplus.  There has been a relatively long history of attempts to introduce animal traction in the Sahel, but in spite of the proposed theoretical benefits resulting from its use, the many efforts of integrating animal traction into the traditional farming systems...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11163

AN ANALYSIS OF TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT SAVINGS OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.
The retiring farmer generally tries to balance the desire to keep the farm intact as a going concern with the need for a secure assets portfolio to finance retirement. This problem becomes more complex in situations where younger family members choose not to be active in the farm business. Tax-deferred savings are potentially an important component of a retirement plan and could represent a very substantial increase in tax-free assets for many individuals. This study examines the tax deferred retirement savings of farm households. The model is estimated using Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) 1999 farm-level national data and the Double-Hurdle estimation method. Results indicate that farm household's source of income, age of the farm operator,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22234

OPTIMALE BESTUURSTRATEGIEË VIR TIPIESE BOERE IN DIE VAALHARTSBESPROEIINGSGEBIED TYDENS TOESTANDE VAN WISSELENDE WATERVOORSIENING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Symington,   H.M.; Viljoen,   Machiel F.
Optimum management strategies (crop rotation systems, crop areas, irrigation intensities and moveable capital replacement) for typical one, two and three plot farmers at Vaalharts were determined under different intensities and incidences of water limitations as well as with increased water quotas and peak canal deliverances. Special consideration was given to changes needed in management strategy as well as the ability of the different typical farmers to survive financially as availability of water changes. The study utilised, inter alia, dynamic linear programming, water production functions and loss functions. The results indicate significant changes in optimum management strategies as water limitations, water quotas and peak canal deliverance change....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54913

Efficiency Effects Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Mechanization and Fast Track Land Reform Programme: A Stochastic Frontier Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chisango,   Future Fortune T.; Obi,   Ajuruchukwu.
A development goal pursued by the Zimbabwean government even before the much-maligned fast track land reform programme (FTLRP) was expansion of agricultural production through agricultural mechanization. This goal has been pursued through the acquisition and use of tractors by arable crop farmers in communal and resettlement state land delineated during the period following the launch of the FTLRP. This research project investigated the combined impacts of mechanization and an unplanned land reform on agricultural productivity in the Bindura district of Zimbabwe. The existing land policy and the issue of technical efficiency in agricultural productivity are assumed to be the drivers of the programme. It is likely that these issues will be important...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical Constraints; Market Access; Agricultural Development; Induced Innovation Model; The Stochastic Frontier model; The Productive Efficiency and Mandate of Extension; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97066

Environmental Impacts of Emerging Biomass Feedstock Markets: Energy, Agriculture, and the Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dodder,   Rebecca S.; Amani,   Elobeid; Johnson,   Timothy L.; Kaplan,   P. Ozge; Kurkalova,   Lyubov A.; Secchi,   Silvia; Tokgoz,   Simla.
The tighter linkages between energy and crop markets due to recent climate and energy legislation in the US have large potential environmental impacts beyond carbon sequestration and climate mitigation. These range from effects on water quality and quantity, soil erosion, habitat and biodiversity preservation. These impacts are very location and management-decision specific, as they are the product of atomistic decisions and depend on soil and landscape specific variables. In order to fully understand the effects of biomass markets, the new and stronger linkages and feedback effects between national- and global-scale energy and commodity markets must be properly understood and identified using an integrated perspective. We discuss the various interactions...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Energy and Commodity markets linkages; Integrated energy system assessment; Environmental impacts; Biofuels.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118453

The Overall Significance of Attributes and Attributes’ Levels on Fresh Fruit Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Groot,   Etienne; Albisu,   Luis Miguel.
Fresh fruits are always recommended as ingredients in healthiest diets. However, there is a tendency for consumers to move their consumption towards transformed fruits, which are integrated in many food products. Quite commonly fresh fruits are difficult to handle and store but they also do not have regular quality when they reach consumers. There are many other elements besides the physical characteristics, which are very important for consumers, and they can be promoted through marketing actions. It is very important to understand why consumers make elections of fresh fruits in order to increase their consumption. The aim of this study is to understand how consumers make their purchasing choices based on the most important peaches’ attributes and levels....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Peaches; Protected Designation of Origin (PDO); Consumer behaviour; Market segments; Attribute levels best‐worst experiment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100469

Testing for Complementarity and Substitutability among Multiple Technologies: The Case of U.S. Hog Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Li; Hurley,   Terrance M.; Kliebenstein,   James B.; Orazem,   Peter F.
The hypothetical distribution of multiple technology adoptions under the assumption that technologies are mutually independent is compared against the actual observed distribution of technology adoptions on hog farms.  Combinations of technologies that occur with greater frequency than would occur under independence are mutually complementary technologies. Combinations that occur with less frequency are substitute technologies.  This method is easily applied to simultaneous decisions regarding many technologies.  We find that some technologies used in pork production are mutually substitutable for one another while others are complementary.  However, as the number of bundled technologies increases, they are increasingly likely to be complementary with one...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9836

A földbirtok- és üzemszerkezetet befolyásoló tényezõk hatásvizsgálata Nyugat-Dunántúl gazdaságainak körében
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kacz,   Karoly; Koltai,   Judit Petra; Salamon,   Ildiko.
Both private farms and corporations from the region were included in the two questionnaire surveys as part of an OTKA research [Investigating relations of farm size measurement and comparison on territorial as well as SGM basis, in the West-Transdanubian Region (T 048960)] carried out in our Institute about relations of farm size measurement in the West-Transdanubian Region. As part of the questionnaire survey we investigated – among other things – the main factors affecting land– and farm structure with entrepreneurial reaction-analysis, to define the possible region-specific characteristics. For both surveys the data basis of the county offices of MoARD has been used, including private farms operating on more than 1 hectare agricultural land (according...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land structure; Farm structure; Private farm; Economic organisation; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53971

The Economics of Rotational Grazing in the Gulf Coast Region: Costs, Returns, and Labor Considerations, Phase II
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Wyatt,   Wayne; Venuto,   Brad; Blouin,   David; Boucher,   Robert W.; Nipper,   Weldon; Qushim,   Berdikul.
Profitability and labor associated with rotational grazing at three stocking rates and continuous grazing at a medium stocking rate are compared.  On a per-acre basis, profits are lowest for low stocking rate rotational grazing.  Labor is greatest on both per-acre and per-cow bases with high stocking rate rotational grazing.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Time and Motion Study; Conservation; Louisiana; Cow-Calf; Farm Management; Production Economics; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98830

An Estimable Model of Farmer Choice With Observed Price, Weather and Pest Expectations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dillon,   Brian.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103695

CHANGES IN THE NUMBER AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FARMS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schrimper,   Ronald A.
This report contains estimates of the number of new farms and the number of exits from farming in North Carolina for various periods of time between 1978 and 1992. Entrance and exit rates are based on the latest information provided by the Census of Agriculture about the total number of farms in each county as well as the number of years operators reported managing a given farm. Comparing characteristics of new farming operations with those that have existed for a longer period of time provides insights about some elements of the evolving structure of agricultural production in North Carolina. The total number of farms in North Carolina decreased more than 40 percent between 1974 and 1992. The rate of turnover in farming operations between 1987 and 1992...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59217

THE ECONOMICS OF FARM ORGANIZATION IN CEEC AND FSU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ciaian,   Pavel; Pokrivcak,   Jan; Drabik,   Dusan.
In Western Europe, USA and other developed countries agriculture is dominated by small family farms. In Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) and Former Soviet Union (FSU) dual structure of farms exists. There are large corporate farms (CF) and small family farms (FF) in CEEC and FSU. Our paper shows that both CF and FF specialize in commodities in which they have comparative advantage. CF specialize in capital intensive products and in products with low labor monitoring. FF specialize in products with higher labor monitoring requirements. The implication of this paper is that farm structure determines in which products the country will be competitive on international markets. This is especially important for transition countries where high...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Production specialization; Transaction costs; CEEC; FSU; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8527

The Relative Performance of In-Sample and Out-of-Sample Hedging Effectiveness Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahlgran,   Roger A.
Hedging effectiveness is the proportion of price risk removed through hedging. Empirical hedging studies typically estimate a set of risk minimizing hedge ratios, estimate the hedging effectiveness statistic, apply the estimated hedge ratios to a second group of data, and examine the robustness of the hedging strategy by comparing the hedging effectiveness for this "out-of-sample" period to the "in-sample" period. This study focuses on the statistical properties of the in-sample and out-of-sample hedging effectiveness estimators. Through mathematical and simulation analysis we determine the following: (a) the R2 for the hedge ratio regression will generally overstate the amount of price risk reduction that can be achieved by hedging, (b) the properly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Out-of-sample; Post sample; Hedging; Effectiveness; Forecasts; Simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53042

Management Advisory Groups for the Changing Agriculture Structure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prosh,   Allen L.; Jose,   H. Douglas.
The most dramatic change occurring in agricultural production is the change in business strategies. In the US, family farmers have traditionally made decisions with whatever information they could independently gather. Today, the ability to assimilate an overload of data into decision making information is difficult. The decision framework is also becoming more complex. The complexity of management challenges includes customer relations, price risk management, environmental regulatory compliance, zoning regulations and nutrient management. Agricultural managers need to comprehend business relationships and extract value from the use of intangible assets such as marketing systems, production alternatives, market chains and strategic planning processes....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24332

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers: Who Are They?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124186

Cost Efficiency Estimates for a Sample of Crop and Beef Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Michael R.; Jones,   Rodney D.
This paper examines the impact of specialization on the cost efficiency of a sample of crop and beef farms in Kansas.  The economic total expense ratio was used to measure cost efficiency.  The relationship between the economic total expense ratio and specialization was not significant.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35509

Assessing structural change in agriculture with a parametric Markov chain model. Illustrative applications to EU-15 and the USA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Piet,   Laurent.
The Markov chain model (MCM) has become a popular tool in the agricultural economics literature to explain the past evolution of and simulate the future developments in the number and size distribution of farms. In this paper, I show that the way MCMs have been implemented by agricultural economists so far suffers from the fact that transition probabilities are estimated as almost independent variables (up to adding-up to unity constraints). The alternative parametric MCM I propose addresses the deriving issues since (i) it is parsimonious in terms of parameters; (ii) it can be estimated with simple econometric techniques; (iii) it reveals detailed information on the structural change processes at hand. Applying it to experimentally controlled data with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114668

Customer Communication of Regional Quality Efforts: A Case From the Grain Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Christian H.; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Usually, marketing communication efforts in the agrifood sector address the end consumers and concentrate on products that are processed and ready for consumption, thus quality efforts often concentrate on the final product. Moreover, there’s a widespread view that agricultural commodities like wheat aren’t suitable neither for product focused marketing nor branding. However, recent developments in the in agrifood sector challenge this view. The increasing use of biotechnology, the globalisation of markets and changing consumer demands for quality, food safety and process attributes require improved communication concepts and information sharing along whole production chains. This paper considers the development of a quality communication system to support...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prototyping; Quality communication system; Region of origin; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100595

Farm Structure: Concept and Definition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stanton,   Bernard F.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121378

Producer Preference for Land-Based Biological Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: An Economic Inquiry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Yong; Koo,   Won W.
This study was intended to develop an understanding of producer preference for land-based carbon sequestration in agriculture. We conducted a mail survey to elicit producer choice to provide marketable carbon offsets by participating in different carbon credit programs characterized by varying practices. Based on a quantitative analysis, we found that: 1) the market price for carbon offsets could increase producer participation in carbon sequestration; 2) producers perceived differentially different but correlated private costs for adopting carbon sequestering practices, depending on production attributes; and 3) relatively high carbon prices would be needed to stimulate producer provision of carbon offsets by land-based carbon sequestration activities. A...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse gas; Carbon sequestration; Producer stated preferences; Agriculture; Economics; Carbon offsets; Carbon markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q54; Q52; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104512

Reshaping agricultural peatland use climate friendly in selected German regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaller,   Lena; Kantelhardt,   Jochen; Hübner,   Rico; Freibauer,   Annette; Droesler,   Matthias.
About 30 percent of the world’s soil carbon is stored in peat soils. Peatland’s functional principle of carbon storage greatly depends on management strategies. Therefore agricultural peatland use becomes a focal point of interest in the current debate on climate protection. Agricultural management demands a drawdown of the water-level that causes aerobe degradation of the soils, as well as trace-gas emissions which have a negative impact on greenhouse-gas balance. Climate-friendly peatland management strategies, however, demand enhanced groundwater tables and decreased land-use intensity. Against this background we analyse ways of re-organising agricultural peatland use within a case study located in Germany, where intensive peatland use accounts for 2.3...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural peatland use; Reduction of greenhouse gases; Farm survey; Economic consequences; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q24; Q54; R58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51547

Irrigation in Southern Africa: An Annotated Bibliography
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rinaldi,   Amalia.
This paper identifies available information (written or published almost exclusively during 1970-1984) on the socio-economic and institutional aspects of irrigated agriculture in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Irrigation; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54752

Development of profitable milk production systems for northern Australia: an analysis of intensification of current systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Callow,   Mark N.; Gobius,   N.; Hetherington,   G.
Milk producers in northern Australia are attempting to make rapid adjustments to production systems that enable them to compete in a newly deregulated market, although there is uncertainty about how to do this. Through industry consultation and expert review a process was developed to identify production systems that may be capable of supporting economic targets of 10% return on assets and 600,000 L milk/labour unit. A broadly based project team in terms of disciplines then used this process to identify five production systems which were each applicable to substantial numbers of current milk producers. These were modelled using whole farm economic analyses and annual feed planning, using an iterative process over an extended period, to determine the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers; Learning; Farm management education; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123138

Balanced Scorecard for Australian cattle producers: an application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jie,   Ferry; Parton,   Kevin A.
The Australian beef industry currently uses three supply chain performance measures: Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR), Balanced Scorecard (BSC), and Activity Based Costing (ABC). An application of the Balanced Scorecard to the supply chain is proposed for Australian cattle producers.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Balanced scorecard; SCOR; Activity based costing; Beef industry; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121469

Farm Modelling for Interactive Multidisciplinary Planning of Small Grain Production Systems in the Western Cape, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffman,   Willem; Kleynhans,   Theo E.
Subject matter research has made many contributions to small grain production in the Western Cape province of South Africa, but much of this focuses on single commodities and is undertaken within conventional disciplinary boundaries (e.g. soil science, genetics, economics). The result is that the solutions offered often have knock-on effects that are not properly accounted for by researchers. Expert group discussions, as a research method, are suitable, firstly, for gathering information in a meaningful manner and, secondly, to stimulate individual creativity by presenting alternative perspectives provided by various participating experts. In support of expert group discussions, multi-period wholefarm simulation models were developed. This type of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Whole-farm modelling; Expert group discussions; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101640

On the Dynamic Relationship between U.S. Farm Income and Macroeconomic Variables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baek,   Jungho; Koo,   Won W.
This study examines the short- and long-run effects of changes in macroeconomic variables—agricultural commodity prices, interest rates and exchange rates—on the U.S. farm income. For this purpose, we adopt an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration with quarterly data for 1989–2008. Results show that the exchange rate plays a crucial role in determining the long-run behavior of U.S. farm income, but has little effect in the short-run. We also find that the commodity price and interest rate have been significant determinants of U.S. farm income in both the short- and long-run over the past two decades.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Autoregressive distributed lag model; Commodity price; Exchange rate; Farm income; Interest rate; Long-run; Short-run; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; C22; E23; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53097

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-Farm Training in Northeastern Minnesota 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Stanton,   Bernard F.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109356

MANAGERIAL ABILITY (THE FORGOTTEN RESOURCE) ITS ASSESSMENT AND MODIFICATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nuthall,   Peter L.
Survey information in most countries shows very clearly that farmers achieve a wide range of profitability levels. Some of the variation will be due to farmers having different goals and objectives, but a significant proportion will also be due to variations in managerial skill. If even modest skill improvements can be achieved the resource efficiency payoff will be significant and at little cost relative to many physical research programmes - this goal is worth seeking. Managerial skill improvement has received little attention in the past. Standard teaching methods can probably help to a certain extent, but many skills may be deeply imbedded thus requiring different methods. Evidence from cognitive therapy papers suggests basic traits can be modified, so...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124495

An investigation of the relationship between depth to groundwater and malaria prevalence, Punjab, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donnelly,   M.J.; Birley,   M.H.; Konradsen,   Flemming.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Groundwater; Malaria; Waterborne diseases; Land use; Public health; Farmers; Institutions; Infrastructure; Maps; Statistics; Rice; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113607

U.S. FARM BILL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR BEGINNING FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sureshwaran,   Suresh; Ritchie,   Stephanie.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beginning Farmer and Rancher; Farm Bill; Conservation; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Q00; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109476

Demographic Factors Affecting the Adoption of Multiple Value-Added Practices  by Oklahoma Cow-Calf Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Brian R.; Raper,   Kellie Curry; DeVuyst,   Eric A.; Peel,   Derrell S.; Lalman,   David L.; Richards,   Chris; Doye,   Damona G.
The utilization of marketing programs to enhance feeder calf value has been met with modest success in Oklahoma. Value-added programs are continually promoted as avenues for improving cow-calf profitability, but producer adoption of value-added practices lags in spite of research showing the value of these practices. Identifying producer characteristics that increase their likelihood to adopt value-added practices is critical to developing successful outreach efforts.  Results from a survey of Oklahoma producers on value-added practice adoption indicate that multiple demographic variables influence a producer’s likelihood of practice adoption. For Extension specialists, results can help in targeting likely adopters and developing methods to overcome...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef producers; Value-added practices; Practice adoption; Negative binomial regression; Poisson regression; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119743

An Alternative Method for Deriving Optimal Fertilizer Rates: Comment and Extension
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   John O.S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12236

Agritourism Offers Opportunites For Farm Operators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Dennis M.; Reeder,   Richard J.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124008

The quality turn in South Africa: insights from a comprehensive investigation into the food quality behaviours, perceptions and knowledge of South African consumers with a focus on middle and upper socioeconomic groups
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeulen,   Hester; Bienabe,   Estelle.
Internationally, alternative food quality movements have given rise to a quality turn from the mass consumption model toward an increasing qualitative differentiation of products and demand (Allaire, 2002). While food quality trends and their implications have been widely analyzed internationally, little has been written on the local quality dynamics in South Africa, a country with clear dualistic socio-economic features. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of South African consumers’ present food quality evaluation with a specific focus on ‘conventional’ and ‘advanced’ quality attributes associated with fresh food produce (fruit / vegetable and meat). Primary data was collected during 2009 through an extensive nationally representative...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96194

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2003 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Westman,   Lorin L.; Olson,   Kent D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14067

A globalizáció és a konszolidációs számvitel alkalmazása a magyar élelmiszer-gazdaságban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simon,   Szilvia.
Aglobális pénzügyi és gazdasági válság kialakulása, a válság világméretű elterjedése számos okra vezethető vissza. Ezek között az okok között elsőként a globalizációt lehet kiemelni. Aglobalizáció folyamatában megfigyelhető a tőke, a szellemi erőforrások, az anyagi javak világméretű koncentrációja. Aglobalizáció egyik kísérőjelenségeként megfigyelhető az a tendencia, hogy a jogilag önálló agrár-, élel¬miszer-ipari és élelmiszer-kereskedelmi vállalkozások egymással érdekeltségi, részesedési viszonyba kerülnek, amelynek hatásaként a vállalkozások között a piaci viszonyok korlátozottá válnak. Így az egyedi éves beszámolók alapján a társaságok vagyoni, pénzügyi és jövedelmi helyzetének bemutatása nem biztosítható. Az információhiány megszüntethető, ha a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Globalizáció; Élelmiszer-gazdaság; Konszern; Konszolidációs számvitel; Elemzés; Globalisation; Food economy; Holding; Consolidated accounting; Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92476

STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF PRODUCTION FREE FROM CHEMICAL USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kis,   Sandor.
The assumption, that in case of production different from the conventional one, operational and production risk are increasing in farms, is supported by the calculations. Input/output relations undergo a change in each sector and this may have serious financial outcomes, which would importantly determine profit yielding capacity and efficiency of farming. The statement of Offermann and Nieberg is true of the cost structure, according to which essential cost difference between the two technologies can not be measured. By the aid of the calculation, it was successfully verified – in compliance with the opinion of Wookey – that organic production can be as profitable, as the conventional production or even more so. In contradiction to Bmvel’s data, it can be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Turning on; Profitability; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58904

Meat Standards Australia as an Innovation in the Australian Beef Production and Marketing System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffith,   Garry R.; Thompson,   John M.; Polkinghorne,   Rod; Gunner,   Richard.
Variable eating quality was identified as a major contributor to declining Australian beef consumption in the early 1990s. The primary issue was the inability to predict the eating quality of cooked beef before consumption. A R&amp;D program funded by industry and Meat and Livestock Australia investigated the relationships between critical control points along the supply chain, cooking methods and beef palatability. These relationships were underpinned by extensive consumer taste panels. Out of this R&amp;D grew the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) voluntary meat grading system which aimed at predicting consumer palatability scores of cooked beef. Quality was defined on the basis of one of four grades. The grading model predicts consumer scores for 135 ‘cut...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100471

An Economic Examination of Alternative Organic Cropping Systems in New York State
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chan,   Stephanie; Caldwell,   Brian; Rickard,   Bradley J.
This paper provides an economic analysis that compares the profitability and land management capability of four different organic cropping systems used to produce winter squash (Cucurbita pepo cv. ‘Delicata’) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata cv.’ Farao’). The organic cropping systems are part of a long term experiment designed for vegetable production in the Northeast, and designed to maintain ecological integrity and contribute to environmental stewardship. Our research addresses the causal chain from soil processes to economic outcomes including soil quality, efficiency in cycling of nutrients, off-farm impacts, pressures from weeds, insects and diseases, crop yield and quality, and marketing opportunities. Interactive crop budgets were...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Cropping systems; Economic analysis; Organic production; Sustainable agriculture; Vegetables.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121652

US Baseline Briefing Book: Projections for agricultural and biofuel markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Westhoff,   Patrick C.; Brown,   Scott.
This report presents a summary of ten year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets, farm program spending, farm income, and a variety of other indicators.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37795

Economic analysis of automatic flood irrigation for dairy farms in northern Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armstrong,   Dan P.; Ho,   Christie K.M.
Interest in automatic flood irrigation is strong, given the labour and lifestyle benefits it can provide. An economic analysis of three automated flood irrigation systems for a dairy farm in northern Victorian indicated that automatic irrigation can be a profitable labour saving investment in many cases. However, profitability was sensitive to the amount and value of the labour saved. Pneumatic and timer systems were good investments regardless of the area they were installed to service. The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system was a good investment when more than 50 ha were serviced by the system. Irrigation water savings are unlikely to have a significant effect on the profitability of automatic irrigation, particularly if the price of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming systems; Automatic irrigation; Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120911

Optimal Marketing Strategies for Southeastern Cattle Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pruitt,   J. Ross; Riley,   John Michael.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging; Cattle; Simulation; Expected Utility; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98849

Direct Marketing of Specialty Crops by Producers: A Price-Comparison between Farmers' Markets and Grocery Stores
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watson,   Jonathan Adam; Gunderson,   Michael A.
Oftentimes, prices at farmers' markets are much cheaper than those at grocery stores.  However, little is known about the pricing relationship between farmers' markets and nearby grocery stores.  Only by further analyzing this relationship can we gain a better understanding of these pricing trends.  Although this trend is seemingly consistent, further research is necessary to test this assumption.  Through the collection of prices at both locales, farmers' markets and grocery stores, producers as well as consumers will have access to current prices in both markets.  In recent years, consumers are looking for local produce and are willing to pay for them as they are faced with increased grocery store prices, while producers are simultaneously seeking to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers markets; Pricing; Grocery stores; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56512

Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Table of Contents, Editorial Information
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104625

Adoption of Transgenic Crops by Smallholder Farmers in Entre Rios, Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paredes,   Cecilia; Martin,   Marshall A.
This is a study of the adoption of transgenic crops by 120 smallholder farmers interviewed in July 2005 in the communities of San Jose de Feliciano and La Paz in the Entre Rios Province of Argentina. Logistic regression results indicate that access to a planter is essential for smallholders to adopt Bt corn, while adopters of Roundup Ready™ soybeans have larger farms, access to credit, availability of all essential machinery, more years of schooling, and are primarily located in the La Paz community.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transgenic crops; Technology adoption; Bt corn; Roundup Ready™ soybeans; Biotechnology; Argentina; Smallholders; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9996

Grain Contracting Strategies to Induce Delivery and Performance in Volatile Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
One of the impacts of higher prices along with greater volatility in futures and basis is that there is pressure for an escalation in cash contracting for grain. This volatility has resulted in an unprecedented level of contracting with growers in recent years. There is a wide array of cash contracts with varying terms. There is also a growing realization of growers not delivering on contracts, in part due to escalation in postcontract prices. These are evolving as major strategic issues for buyers and the marketing system, particularly as buyers seek to use such contracting strategies as an element of risk mitigation. There are three purposes of this article. First is to provide a broad survey of contract terms used in grain contracting with growers....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Grain contracting; Risk; Volatility; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; C15; D81; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53082

1963 Annual Report of the Central Minnesota Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Test Demonstration Cooperators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113740

Determinants of the Choice of Agricultural Tenancy Contracts in Rural Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahmed,   Sharmina.
Participation in the informal land market by farmers is always common in land scarce rural Bangladesh in response to failure of implementation of administratively based land reform system to meet increasing demand for cultivable land and to minimize discrepancy in distribution of factors at the farm level. The objective of the present study is to jointly determine the socio-economic factors underlying decision to lease-in or lease-out land and conditional on these decisions, tenant-land lord's choice of accepting and offering of share versus fixed rent contracts in rural Bangladesh agriculture.  The focus is on the risk averseness and moral hazard problem for tenant land lord respectively. An empirical model of contract choice for both parties (tenants and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100529

ECONOMIC MODELING OF FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION DECISIONS IN RESPONSE TO ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ellis,   John R.; Hughes,   David W.; Butcher,   Walter R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28822

United States – European Union Agricultural Trade Flows
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Ellie; House,   Lisa.
Population growth and general economic performance drives global demand for food and agricultural products, which lays the foundation for trade and U.S. exports (ERS a). Through the effects on employment, purchasing power and income, agricultural exports play a significant role in both the farm and nonfarm economy (Edmonson). In 2006, each export farm dollar earned generated an additional $1.65 in business activity in 2006 (Edmondson). As a result, the $71.0 billion earned in agricultural exports stimulated an additional $117.2 billion in general economic activity in 2006 (Edmondson). Over the past five years, values of agricultural exports from the U.S. have been on the rise hitting record levels (Brooks). Increased demand in Canada and Mexico are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49841

LARGE FARMS IN POLAND FOUNDED ON THE BASIS OF THE PROPERTY OF FORMER STATE - OWNED FARMS (PGRS)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kagan,   Adam.
This paper presents economic results of three groups of large farms, in the years 2000-2005, which were founded on the basis of the property of former state – owned farms in Poland. They were divided according their legal and organisational form into: farms purchased, farms on lease and shareholder companies of the State Treasury. On the basis of the results of the analysis it was concluded that all three groups are economically effective, however, farms purchased, as a legal and organisational form, are protected against the production and market risk in the highest degree. Hence, the final direction of privatisation in Poland at the present stage of restructuring should be the purchase of farms. It does not mean, however, that there is a need to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic efficiency; Shareholder companies of the State Treasury; Farms purchased; Farms on lease; Poland; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7812

Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2005 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Westman,   Lorin L.
The average net farm income was $116,688 for the 45 farms included in the 2005 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This was an increase of 3% from 2004.   In constant dollars, 2005 was slightly less profitable than 2004, but was still the second most profitable year for association members in the past twenty years.  Higher crop yields, strong profits for dairy operations, and increased government payments were among factors that combined to make 2005 a very profitable year for the average association farm.     As in previous years, the income levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average.  When the net farm incomes for the 45 farms in the report are ranked from lowest to highest,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13462

U.S. Market Potential For Dried Distillers Grain With Solubles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   Frank J.
Prior research presumes that the U.S. livestock feed demand for dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) can accommodate the rapid growth in DDGS production. The objective of this work is to reexamine the market potential for DDGS by considering factors that limit the adoption rate of DDGS. An estimate of DDGS market size requires information about DDGS inclusion rates, animal populations, and adoption rates.  The rapid expansion of the ethanol industry will saturate the dairy and hog markets for DDGS by the end of 2009, while the beef and poultry use must triple to consume all available product. One must be circumspect of these forecasts for three reasons. First, the supply of DDGS is contingent on ethanol production. If the downturn in ethanol...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Market potential; Distillers grains; Livestock; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46342

Impacts on North Dakota Farm and Ranch Operators of a Two Percent No-Exemption Sales Tax
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; All,   Mir B.; Johnson,   Roger G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120458

Gender analysis and reform of irrigation management: concepts, cases, and gaps in knowledge; Proceedings of the Workshop of Gender and Water, 15-19 September 1997, Habarana, Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender; Privatization; Irrigation management; Women in development; Property rights; Water scarcity; Developing countries; Agricultural production; Water resources; Water rights; Poverty; Policy; Economic aspects; Land tenure; Legislation; Rice; Water users' associations; Irrigated farming; Planning; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118416

Adoption and Abandonment of Organic Farming: An Empirical Investigation of the Irish Drystock Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lapple,   Doris; Donnellan,   Trevor.
The adoption and possible abandonment of organic farming has yet received little attention in the literature. As time plays an important role in explaining farming decisions, a dynamic econometric framework, namely duration analysis, is used. The probability of entry to and exit of the organic drystock sector is modeled considering a wide range of economic and non‐economic factors. Organic support payments emerge as important driving factor of adoption over time. The empirical results also highlight the importance of environmental and risk attitudes, farming experience as well as influence of other organic farmers on the probability to adopt organic farming; whereas decisions to abandon organic farming appear to be mainly driven by economic and structural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Abandonment; Organic farming; Duration analysis; Economic and non‐economic factors.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51062

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1939 on the Farm Accounting Route in Winona County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.; Wetherill,   Fred E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1940
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109636

Private Labels in the Austrian Food Market: A Qualitative Forecast Using the Scenario Technique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meixner,   Oliver; Leitner,   Amina.
The Austrian food market may be characterized by high competitiveness, market saturation and the fact, that listing on the shelves of trade organizations’ outlets has become the imperative success factor for food producing companies. Never before has it been harder, there have never been more obstacles in reaching the point of sale - because the shelves in supermarket stores are full. The degree of concentration within the food trade sector has reached an all-time high: The three biggest supermarket chains in Austria account for more than 80% of all sales (business to consumer, B2C). Therefore, distribution of food to consumers lies in the hands of only a few organizations, which gives them huge negotiation power, which has provoked irritations in the past...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59177

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1990 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13076

Predicting Financial Stress in Young and Beginning  Farmers in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Antoni,   Jeremy M.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Chintawar,   Sachin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial stress; Young and Beginning farmers; Farm type; Farming regions; Operating leverage; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46861

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1931
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1932
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13103

Productivity tradeoffs and synergies for grazing lands in central Queensland to generate carbon offsets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gowen,   Rebecca; Rolfe,   John; Donaghy,   Peter.
This paper reports research seeking to understand the economic implications for central Queensland graziers of participating in a carbon trading scheme and to measure the likely participation of graziers in an emissions trading scheme under various market design scenarios. An initial desktop study was undertaken to compare an enterprise which produced only cattle to one which produced cattle and sequestered carbon. The findings from this analysis were used to inform the design of an experimental auction to test alternative carbon trading scenarios. An experimental workshop was conducted at seven locations across central Queensland with a range of beef producers, extension officers and consultants. Participants were presented with a scenario in which they...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59082

Profitability of Conventional vs. Variable Rate Nitrogen Application in Wheat Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyer,   Christopher N.; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Solie,   John B.; Raun,   William R.
A variable rate nitrogen applicator based on optical reflectance measurements was developed to increase profits in wheat production by reducing the cost of production or by increasing grain yield. This paper determines if yields and profits from the variable rate treatments are significantly different from the conventional treatments.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Profitability; Variable rate application; Optical reflectance sensing; Wheat; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56405

Risk Analysis in Selected European and International Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ameseder,   Christoph; Haas,   Rainer; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
The purpose of this study is to assess and evaluate the most important risks in selected European and international food chains from the perspective of the buying company. The primary objective is to identify the “non-acceptable” risks in terms of damage potential and likelihood of occurrence of value chains in the sectors grain, meat, fruit and vegetable, and olive oil. Data was collected by each partner of the European research project “e-trust” (FP6-CT-2006-043056) by conducting 81 qualitative expert interviews with business leaders in Europe (Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain) as well as in Brazil, Turkey, and the USA. The study focuses on a wider supply chain or network perspective for the risk assessment. Methodically the assessed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk; Risk analysis; Supply chain; Food; Risk map; Risk classification; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58708

Chemical Use Reductions in Urban Fringe Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Sullivan,   Kevin P.; Hailu,   Yohannes G.; Govindasamy,   Ramu.
Using an augmented profit function framework designed to account for externalities related to chemical use in agriculture, this paper explains the chemical use choices of farmers in an urban fringe farming environment. It further estimates empirical logit models of reduced insecticide, fungicide, herbicide, and fertilizer usage. Results suggest that farmers who perceive their regulatory environment to be strict, who have experienced right-to-farm conflicts, and who have farms larger in size are more likely to reduce their chemical use over time, vis-à-vis other farmers. The results also suggest the importance of other farm structural and business climate factors in determining chemical use reduction choices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chemical use; Sustainable agriculture; Herbicides; Fungicides; Fertilizer; Pesticides; Urban fringe; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95646

Hedging von Mengenrisiken in der Landwirtschaft – Wie teuer dürfen „ineffektive“ Wetterderivate sein?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musshoff,   Oliver; Hirschauer,   Norbert.
Since the mid-nineties, agricultural economists discuss the suitability of “weather derivatives” as hedging instruments for volumetric risks in agriculture. Contrary to traditional insurance contracts, the payoffs of such derivatives are linked to weather indices (e.g. accumulated rainfall or temperature over a certain period) that are measured objectively at a defined meteorological station. While weather derivatives thus circumvent the problem of moral hazard and adverse selection, weather derivative markets for the agricultural sector are still in their infancy all-over the world. Some economists attribute this to theoretical valuation problems and the lack of a pricing method which is accepted by all market participants. Others think that the low...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Weather derivatives; Rainfall risk; Willingness-to-pay; Portfolio optimization; Hedging of volumetric risk; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97605

RUSSISCHER AGRARSEKTOR IM AUFSCHWUNG? EINE ANALYSE DER TECHNISCHEN UND SKALENEFFIZIENZ DER AGRARUNTERNEHMEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stange,   Henriette; Lissitsa,   Alexej.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14913

Economic possibilities in the integrated wheat production through the agri-environment measures in a Hungarian agricultural enterprise
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nemeth,   Barbara; Fodor,   Attila.
The payment amount of the entry level scheme significantly exceeds the additional costs which arise from abiding by the regulations and with this the financial situation and competitiveness of the viable agricultural enterprises may improve. Based on the pre-calculation in relation to the fortuituos entry into the integrated target scheme it can be concluded that the additional cost determined by the target scheme would only use up just about half of the surplus payment allotted through the integrated target scheme. It is well-worth to make use of the opportunities given by these schemes, because through them the enterprise can obtain a regular, secure and significant income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agri-environment measures; Integrated target scheme; Cost; Earning capacity; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48097

Nature of Dynamic Relationships Between Farm Real Estate Values and Federal Farm Program Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem; Miljkovic,   Dragan.
The objective of this study is to test the dynamic relationships among variables including farm real estate values, farm returns, farm program payments, and real interest rates in an income capitalization model.  Our analysis is unique in multiple ways: (1) it covers the period beginning with the introduction of the first farm bill in 1933 through 2006; (2) assumes endogeneity of the variables, and (3) develops a dynamic modeling framework.  Endogeneity is assumed among farm real estate values, farm program payments, and farm receipts since the direction of causality is unclear from a theoretical standpoint.  Results indicate that policy makers are reactive rather than pro-active in making transfers to farmers.  Once farm program payments are implemented,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Dynamics; Farm programs payments; Farm real estate values; Vector error correction model; U.S. data; 1933-2006; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Q18; H50; C32.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44823

Sustainable Value: an application to the Swiss dairy farms of the mountainous area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jan,   Pierrick; Lips,   Markus; Roesch,   Andreas; Lehmann,   Bernard; Dumondel,   Michel.
The improvement of the sustainable performance of the agricultural sector is a priority of the Swiss agricultural policy. The sustainability of Swiss dairy farms located in the mountainous area might be critical as many of them show a weak performance in the use of their economic and/or social resources, and sometimes also of their environmental resources. An improvement of the sustainability of these farms prerequisites to better know on a large scale their sustainable performance and its determinants. For a representative sample of 480 dairy farms, we perform an assessment of their sustainable efficiency with the “sustainable value”, an approach to assess corporate sustainability based on the capital and opportunity cost theories. Using a linear...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate sustainable performance; Dairy farms; Switzerland; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44138

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1975 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Barbara B.; Otis,   Janet B.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13069

Prospects of development of quality olive oil for Italian farms: first indications in a case of study on a focus group
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galluzzo,   Nicola.
This analysis has examined the consumption of certified quality agricultural productions in the European and Italian markets; this short poster paper has observed, in particular, the perspectives of growth in some agricultural productive sectors, as for example the olive oil industry. In the second part of this research, it is showed the strategic importance of what quality represents for the consumers, as an element able to influence the consumers’ choices for certified quality olive products. Having compared the results of a case of study carried out on a focus group, with the help of 50 interviewed people, with those obtained by other studies, they pointed out the critical states that certified quality food productions might have for the consumers, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Focus group; Organic food; Food quality; Extra virgin olive oil.; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7856

Agriculture in Transformation:  The Restructuring of Farm Enter in Central and Eastern European Countries during the Transition Process
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tillack,   Peter; Schulze,   Eberhard.
Ten years of transition processes in the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC) have changed the ownership structure as well as the structures and legal forms of enterprises in agriculture considerably.  The farm structures in Eastern Europe developed under the influence of various collectivisation models. These influenced the course of the transformation process and therefore the development of new entrepreneurial and farm structures to a great extent.  In addition also the effects of other political, social and economic factors with different weights can be noticed in the individual countries.  Considering labour organisation and relation to markets, four different types of farm enterprises have evolved in the Central European...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6988

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - COTTON, SOYBEANS, CORN, MILO AND WHEAT, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paxton,   Kenneth W.
A detailed survey of farmers in the Macon Ridge area was conducted during the summer of 1990. A similar survey of farmers in the remainder of northeast Louisiana was conducted in 1991. In 1995 a state-wide survey of production practices for cotton was conducted. Data from all these sources as well as the annual survey of input suppliers was used to develop budgets in this publication.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31670

Rural decline and innovation: issues within issues; or what role for AFBM Journal?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banks,   Rob.
This paper contains my personal reflections as scientific editor of the livestock systems and technology section of the Australian Farm Business and Farming Systems Management Journal, i.e. AFBM Journal. It is the aim of this paper to highlight critical issues in defining the framework of opportunities for authors in the broad area of livestock systems and technology. The message within the description of current economic, marketing and technological conditions for farming is that only a limited proportion (about 20%) of the farming community has taken the opportunities that are available to achieve levels of profitability and efficiency sufficient to break the city: bush gap. However, when most farmers are working below profitability benchmarks, their...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Rural decline; Farm profitability; Livestock systems; Farm business management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120922

ON THE USE OF DETERMINISTIC LINEAR PROGRAMMING FOR PLANNING IN A NON-CERTAIN ENVIRONMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nuthall,   Peter L.; Moffatt,   D.J.
Farm planning in the non-certain world is complex so that models which adequately represent this situation are difficult and expensive to experiment with. Thus a range of linear programming models based on simplifications has been suggested for planning under non-certainty. This discussion reviews the problem of farm system infeasibility which can arise from the Lise of these models and suggests an alternative approach.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9148

Economic Analysis of Increased Levels of Intramuscular Fat in Pork:  Producer and Industry Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kliebenstein,   James B.; Ibarburu,   Maro A.; Lawrence,   John D.; Baas,   Thomas J.; Prusa,   Kenneth; Hanson,   Kathy; Fedler,   Chris; Wilson,   Doyle.
Ultrasound technology is available for accurately measuring intramuscular fat (IMF) in live pigs.  This report provides information on the costs for pig producers and processors to implement this technology and what consumers are willing to pay for pork with improved levels of intramuscular fat.  About half the participants in the willingness to pay study preferred the high IMF chop.  They paid a premium of 25 percent over the low IMF chop.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ultrasound technology; Measure intramuscular fat live pigs; Pig producer cost; Pig processor costs; Consumer willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60919

FARM COMPUTER ADOPTION IN THE GREAT PLAINS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoag,   Dana L.; Ascough,   James C.; Frasier,   W. Marshall.
Computers change rapidly, yet the last survey on computer use in agriculture was in 1991.  We surveyed Great Plains producers in 1995 and used logit analysis to characterize adopters and non-adopters.  About 37% of these producers use computers which is consistent with the general population.  We confirmed previous surveys emphasizing the importance of education, age/experience, and other farm characteristics on adoption.  However, we also found that education and experience may no longer be a significant influence.  Future research and education could focus on when and where computers are most needed, and therefore when adoption is most appropriate.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Agriculture; Computers; Farmers; Great Plains; Logit; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15144

U.S. ORGANIC FARMING IN 2000-2001: ADOPTION OF CERTIFIED SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greene,   Catherine R.; Kremen,   Amy.
U.S. farmland managed under organic farming systems expanded rapidly throughout the 1990s, and that pace has continued as farmers strive to meet consumer demand in both local and national markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented national organic standards on organic production and processing in October 2002, following more than a decade of development, and the new uniform standards are expected to facilitate further growth in the organic farm sector. USDA's organic standards incorporate an ecological approach to farming-cultural, biological and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, ecological balance, and protection of biodiversity. An increasing number of U.S. farmers are adopting these systems in order to lower...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Organic farming systems; Organic certification; Certified organic acreage and livestock; Price premiums; National organic rules; Specialty agriculture; Farmers' markets; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33769

Gender, Food Security and Livelihoods: The Case of Plan Ghana And Sissala
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bediako,   J.A.; Debrah,   Kofi.
The study was used by Plan International to formulate a common Nutrition Action Plan for its food and nutrition security interventions in developing countries. The aim was to get insight into the food and nutrition security as well as livelihoods status at the household and community level of the people of Sissala. Specifically the study focused on the contribution made by Plan interventions to improve livelihoods, the food and nutrition security of households and communities, the impact on gender and to identify indicators for monitoring and evaluation. The survey was carried out in three centrally placed communities selected to ensure an even coverage of Plan Ghana activities in the Sissala West District of Ghana. Data was collected at community and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Ghana; Livelihoods; Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52180

Irrigated Crop-Share Leasing Arrangements in Kansas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigge,   Holly M.; Tsoodle,   Leah J.; Wilson,   Christine A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117988

Chinese consumer’s perceptions of beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Hongbo; Parton,   Kevin A.; Cox,   Rodney J.
China has experienced rapid economic growth over the last 26 years. As per capita income has increased, household consumption has become greatly diversified, and many food new products have entered the market. Beef is slowly gaining ground relative to the more traditional pork products. This research examined factors affecting beef purchasing decisions in China. The effect of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, together with other influences on preferences, was analysed using probit regression analysis. Compared with other meats, the relatively high price of beef (34%) and consumers’ unfamiliarity with its cooking method (26%) are the main limitations for beef consumption. These are followed by ‘don’t like the taste and smell’ which shows that...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Consumer’s perception; Chinese beef consumption; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122521

The Underpinning Science of Sustainable Industry Improvement and Innovation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Timms,   Janice; Clark,   Richard A.
In this paper the science underpinning the Beef Profit Partnerships project methodology is explained. The science is organised around headings associated with the six key elements of the project system model which was outlined in Paper 1 and is described in more detail in Paper 4. The headings are: (1) Focus, targets, outcomes and key measures; (2)Partnerships, networks, social infrastructure and social capital; (3) Technology and information – development, integration, valuation and diffusion; (4) Continuous improvement and innovation process and tools; (5) Capacity, tools and expertise; and (6) Momentum, culture development and institutionalisation.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Accelerated adoption; Sustainable improvement and innovation; Outcome focus; Capacity; Technology integration; Partnership; Network; Institutionalisation; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121988

Water users association in XIth Branch Canal Periyar Vaigai Project: farmers experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kannan,   N.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Farmer participation; Irrigation management; Privatization; Irrigation canals; Water distribution; Tank irrigation; Wells; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113613

MERCANTILIZAÇÃO DA AGRICULTURA E INSEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR NO SUL DO BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anjos,   Flávio Sacco dos; Caldas,   Nadia Velleda; Hirai,   Wanda Griep.
O artigo se propõe a estabelecer a conexão existente entre o processo de mercantilização na agricultura e a insegurança alimentar, considerando como base empírica pesquisa recente realiza no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. O trabalho explora o tema do autoconsumo desde a perspectiva da agricultura familiar, baseando-se em dados e informações obtidos em estudo de caso realizado em quatro territórios da geografia gaúcha. Os autores buscam demonstrar que a mercantilização da agricultura e do meio rural afeta, em graus distintos, mas inexoravelmente, ao conjunto de famílias rurais. O padrão de desenvolvimento agroexportador promove a exacerbação da especialização regional e mantém submetidas as explorações a uma dinâmica no qual o objetivo essencial passa a ser a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar; Mercantilização; Insegurança alimentar; Family farming; Mercantilization; Food insecurity; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113195

Small Farms: Characteristics and Production (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.; Hoppe,   Robert A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90760

Impact assessment of rehabilitation intervention in the Gal Oya Left Bank
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Murray-Rust,   Hammond.
Assesses the impact of rehabilitation interventions on irrigation system performance using time series analysis. The study demonstrates that with proper impact specification and model identification, the nature and magnitude of the impacts of different interventions can be separated from the effects of simultaneous changes in dominant exogenous factors.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water management; Irrigation systems; Productivity; Rehabilitation; Models; Project evaluation; Rain; Reservoir storage; Sri Lanka; Gal Oya Project; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52965

Adoption of Technology, Management Practices, and Production Systems in U.S. Milk Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khanal,   Aditya R.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; MacDonald,   James M.
We examine U.S. dairy farmer adopter characteristics and adoption rates of eleven technologies.  Excepting grazing, technologies were generally adopted complementarily. Four were used on higher percentages of farms in 2005 than 2000.  The interaction of farm size with adoption suggests greater percentages of milk being produced under each, excepting grazing.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technically Complementary; Technology; Management Practices; Production System; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56496

A Stochastic Budgeting Analysis of Three Alternative Scenarios to Convert from Beef-Cattle Farming to Game Ranching
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grove,   Bennie; Taljaard,   Pieter R.; Cloete,   Philip C.
The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the profitability and financial feasibility of three alternative scenarios to convert from beef-cattle farming to game ranching. The analyses acknowledge the importance of quantifying the probability of failure or success when making investment decisions. Risk is incorporated into a standard net present value analysis using risk simulation. De-trended historical auction prices of live game and on-the-hoof prices of weaner cattle were used to quantify price variability. The stochastic net present value analyses indicate that game ranching is more profitable than cattle farming. Although an investment in a limited number of common game species is financially feasible, the cash flow analysis indicates a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Game ranching; Profitability; Financial feasibility; Risk simulation; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7048

Integration of all FSSIM components within SEAMLESS-IF and a stand alone Graphical User Interface for FSSIM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssen,   Sander J.C.; van Ittersum,   Martin K.; Louhichi,   Kamel; Kanellopoulos,   Argyris; Meuter,   Eelco; Hengsdijk,   Huib; Zander,   Peter; Thorne,   Peter J.; Flichman,   Guillermo; Blanco Fonseca,   Maria; Borkowski,   Nina; Hecker,   Martin; Stokstad,   Grete; Romstad,   Eirik; Berentsen,   Paul B.M.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; van Keulen,   Herman; Thornton,   Philip K.; Li,   Hongtao; Rizzoli,   Andrea E.; Heckelei,   Thomas.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57790

VOLUNTARY ACTION OF A FIRM ON ENVIROMENT MANAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT ON SRI LANKAN FOOD PROCESSING FIRMS’ RESPONSE TO THE PRIVATE AND REGULATORY INCENTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayasinghe-Mudalige,   Udith K.; Udugama,   J.M.M.; Ikram,   S.M.M.
The effect of a set of private/market (i.e. financial implications, internal efficiency, market response) and public/non-market (i.e. government regulation, judiciary/legal system) incentives for a firm to act voluntarily on environmental quality is examined. It uses the levels of adoption of five solid waste management practices [SWMPs], namely: (1) 3R system; (2) Composting; (3) Good manufacturing practices; (4) Biogas unit, and (5) ISO 14000 by food processing sector in Sri Lanka in response to the prevalence of each incentive at the firm as the case. The data collected from 325 firms through in-depth interviews and site inspections and supported by a validated structured questionnaire were analyzed using the principles of Structural Equation Modeling....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environment management; Food processing sector in Sri Lanka; Incentives; Regulation; Solid waste management; Voluntary adoption; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100567

A COMPARISON OF MINNESOTA'S FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND THE USDA'S FARM COSTS AND RETURNS SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersson,   Hans; Olson,   Kent D.
Many states have farm record associations which collect individual farm data. This data are used for research, extension, and teaching purposes. However, since membership in the associations is voluntary, the question arises whether the members are representative of the population of all farmers in that area. This study compares farm record data collected through the Southeastern and Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Associations (FBMA) and data obtained through the USDA's Farm Costs and Returns Survey (FCRS). Both data sets were for 1987. By design, the FCRS survey is not subject to the self-selection bias that may occur in the FBMA data. The objectives of this study are to: (1) determine which farm characteristics are statistically the same...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13084

The Economics of Regulations on Hen Housing in California
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sumner,   Daniel A.; Matthews,   William A.; Mench,   Joy A.; Rosen-Molina,   J. Thomas.
Beginning January 1, 2015, conventional cage housing for egg-laying hens is scheduled to be prohibited in California. We consider the economic implications of the new hen housing regulations on the California shell egg industry. Our data show that egg production is more costly using noncage systems than conventional cages. The main result of the new regulations will be a drastic reduction in the number of eggs produced in California, a large increase in egg shipments from out of state, little if any change in hen housing for eggs consumed in California, and little change in egg prices in California.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare regulation; Hen housing; Egg supply; Egg prices; Egg costs of production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92577

Safflower
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James B.; Jimmerson,   Jason.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29183

Efficiency and Regulation of Dairy Farms: A Comparison of Ontario and New York State
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Slade,   Peter; Hailu,   Getu.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103866

ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION ON IRISH FARMS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON BEEF PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connolly,   John Augustine.
At present Ireland is a keen applicant for admission into the European Economic community.  Sheehy has stated that if Ireland becomes a full member of this community it will have a comparative advantage in the production of grass products. This will be particularly true in the case of beef production.  With this in mind the main objective of this research paper was to introduce how the grass crop has fitted into the Irish farming scene up to now and what recommendations should be made in order to maximize net returns from this forage crop in the future.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11145

Determinants of Organic Dairy Farm Profitability: Some Evidence from the Northeast United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhuyan,   Sanjib; Postel,   Michael.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic dairy; Farm profitability; Performance determinants; Northeast US; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49934

FINANCIAL PROSPECTS, BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT: FARM BUSINESS CHALLENGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peacock,   David; Ryan,   James T.; Perry,   Janet E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33246

Analysis of socio-economic aspects of local and national organic farming markets; final report for Defra
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lobley,   Matt; Butler,   Allan J.; Courtney,   Paul; Ilbery,   Brian; Kirwan,   James; Maye,   Damian; Potter,   Clive; Winter,   Michael.
The purpose of this study was to take a fresh look at the nature of organic production, consumption and marketing in England and Wales in order to better assess its current and likely contribution to rural development and its ability to meet consumer expectations. Based on a mixed methodological approach the study consulted with 2,300 individuals to reveal a complex and multi-dimensional sector with a highly committed consumer base. The research aimed to describe and account for: (1)The socio-economic impacts of the organic farm supply chains on rural development; (2)The extent to which organic food delivers consumer expectations; and (3) The barriers affecting conversion to organic farming and expansion of existing organic farms. The research reported...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Organic markets; Organic farming; Organic consumers; Rural Economy; Multiplier Analysis; Simple Value Chains; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90374

MANAGERIAL ABILITY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SIZE ECONOMIES IN SOUTH AFRICAN DAIRY PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beyers,   Lindie.
Managerial ability, albeit an illusive concept, is related to analysis of size economies in South Africa's dairy production sector.  Data from the 1997 production cost survey of 394 farms was used in econometric estimation of long run average cost (LAC) functions for different levels of (a proxy of) managerial ability.  Results show that the LAC curves are U-shaped with greater economies than diseconomies of size.  Also, better managers are shown to profitably produce any level of output at lower average cost per litre than other managers.   In addition their optimum levels of output are between two and four times as large as firms with average or low levels of management.  The better-managed enterprises are on average operating below their optimum levels,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18050

Why some community forests are performing better than others: a case of forest user groups in Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chand,   Narendra; Kerr,   Geoffrey N.; Bigsby,   Hugh R.
Management of many Nepalese forests has been devolved to local communities. Forest products, which are used by the community and which may also be traded, are essential contributors to community well-being. Forests are also important contributors of ecosystem services, such as flood protection and wildlife habitat. Nepalese communities were surveyed to measure flows of forest products from their community forests. A stochastic frontier analysis shows that communities are not producing forest products efficiently and there is potential for improvement. The results shows that forest products benefit and environmental performance are associated products. In addition, analysis reveals that factors such as social capital, support from government and knowledge...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community forestry; Stochastic frontier; Production efficiency; Nepal; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96827

Selected Characteristics of North Dakota Farms (Supplement to Agr. Econ. Report No. 23)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krenz,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107186

AGRICULTURE IN A NEW CENTURY: WHAT ROLE FOR USDA INFORMATION?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drabenstott,   Mark.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33265

Staying in Touch through Extension: An Analysis of Farmers’ Use of Alternative Extension Information Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Lauren E.; Diekmann,   Florian; Batte,   Marvin T.
The U.S. farming industry is evolving quickly. It is therefore important that state Extension services be prepared to evolve as well. This study uses data collected in a 2007 survey of Ohio farmers to evaluate likelihood and frequency of use of various services offered by Extension as well as overall satisfaction with Extension services. Results indicate that tailoring of topics and communication methods to type of farm and/or farmer informational needs could improve the use of Extension resources. This implies that targeting of information products and methods may improve the performance of Extension education programs and customer satisfaction.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Communication methods; Double hurdle model; Extension information demand; Extension satisfaction; Value of information; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90669

Influence of Brand Equity on Milk Choice: A Choice Experiment Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taglioni,   Chiara; Cavicchi,   Alessio; Torquati,   Biancamaria; Scarpa,   Riccardo.
In the context of sustainable consumption buying local produce could support environmentally friendly production from the local economy. Our study estimates the preference weights that local consumers assign to some milk attributes including local origin and the influence on choice of a local brand of milk, which is traded by a local cooperative of producers in Umbria (Italy). Several preference segments are found amongst fresh and UHT milk buyers by employing a Latent Class model to analyze stated choice data. This specification allows us to verify whether consumers who have a better attitude towards local milk also prefer this brand to others, placing different values on the regional origin of milk.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Brand equity; Milk; Latent Class Model; Origin of milk; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121951

Agricultural Outlook For 1970-1971
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hasbargen,   Paul R.; Christiansen,   Martin K.; Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Egertson,   Kenneth E.; Hawkins,   Richard O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7558

Proactive Customers Integration as Drivers of an Integrated Food Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sundmaeker,   Harald.
Competitiveness of European Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) in the global marketplace is correlated to and determined by diverse factors. However, specifically SME’s ability to satisfy explicit and implicit customer requirements as well as to proactively integrate them as a driver of complex business networks is a key success factor. Although this seems to be the most obvious economic principle, it is hard to be achieved in complex networks of small actors, including vertical and horizontal supply chain dimensions, especially due to self-organisation of single network entities in relation to the continuous and dynamic adjustment of the overall network. Moreover, dynamically changing customer needs, evolving requirements (e.g. legislative demands,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49892

Inadequacies in the water reforms in the Kyrgyz Republic: an institutional analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ul Hassan,   Mehmood; Starkloff,   Ralf; Nizamedinkhodjayeva,   Nargiza.
This report analyzes the evolving water-management institutions and their performance of five core water management functions, in the context of the ongoing economic and agrarian reform in the Kyrgyz Republic. These core water-management functions are, operation of water systems, maintenance, resource mobilization, conflict resolution and organizational management. The report also identifies key issues and challenges that constrain effective stakeholder participation in water-resources management.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Analysis; Irrigation management; Participatory management; Water users’ associations; Research methods; Agrarian reform; Irrigation programs; Operations; Maintenance; Conflict; Rivers; Kyrgyzstan; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53066

Potential economic impacts of providing for Aquaculture Management Areas in Canterbury
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer-Hubbert,   Gerit; Cullen,   Ross.
This research estimates the commercial costs and benefits associated with selected aquaculture projects in the Canterbury region. Mussel farming employment will most likely be generated in coastal communities that at present have few employment opportunities. These communities are likely to profit as well from increased infrastructure needs for the marine farming enterprise. Any development in the marine farming industry will take many years to reach full potential. This means that the costs and benefits from increased marine farming activities will be staggered over a number of years. It is acknowledged that the gains might be achieved at different locations than the losses occur. The effects on other stakeholders are often uncertain.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mussel farming; Economic impact; Scenarios; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97787

AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SMALL-HOLDER AND LARGE-SCALE MECHANISED WHEAT PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN TANZANIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frank,   N. Dean; Loyns,   R.M.A.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124296

Agricultural Outlook: What's in View for '72
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Cuykendall,   Charles H.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.; Egertson,   Kenneth E.; Christiansen,   Martin K.; Hawkins,   Richard O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7530

Analysing Farmers' Decision-Making Process Face to the Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy in the Alentejo region of Portugal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Serrao,   Amilcar; Coelho,   Luis.
This paper describes an experiment that was carried out in order to examine the decision making process of farmers in the Alentejo dryland region of Portugal.  Cumulative  Prospect Theory allows modeling the Alentejo dryland farmers' decision process, because when they decide what crops and livestock activities will produce the different results are appraised relatively to the initial wealth, which permits its appraisal in terms of gains and of losses. An inquiry is developed to study the Alentejo dryland farmers' preferences, which intend to determine risk preferences through a set of games. A discrete sequential stochastic programming model is developed to examine farmers' decision-making process face to the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cumulative Prospect Theory; Discrete Sequential Stochastic Programming; Farm Management; C65; D81.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19266

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1936 on the Farm Accounting Route in Stevens County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113288

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1929, 1930, and 1931 on the Farm Accounting Route in Rock &amp; Noble Counties-Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1932
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106074

DETERMINANTS OF THE VALUE OF SITE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION (SSI) IN AGRICULTURE: A UNIFYING THEORY TO ANALYZE ITS RELATIVE IMPACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Nelson,   Carl H.
This paper develops a theoretically consistent behavioral model of farmer decision-making that allows for analysis of the relative impacts of the determinants of SSI value. The model departs from previous literature by assuming that SSI reduces uncertainty, but not eliminate it. Results show  that increasing the accuracy (or the "level of informativeness") of SSI, increasing initial wealth, improving management ability to reduce uncertainty in the posterior, and increasing the uncertainty in the prior, increases the value of SSI. Furthermore, mean input use is found to decrease, as SSI becomes more "informative." On the other hand, the value of SSI is found to be decreasing as relative risk aversion increases.   These results have policy implications for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21779

Japan MRL Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takagi,   Chifumi; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: MRL; Apple; Cherry; Export; Farm Management; International relations/trade; Crop production/industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44100

Diversification in the Sugar Industry: The Grower's Perspective in Central Queensland, Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Windle,   Jill; Rolfe,   John.
The future viability of the sugar industry has been questioned in several major reports. It is generally agreed that the industry will have to undergo some changes. One of the key issues in the most comprehensive of these reports, the Hildebrand report (Hildebrand 2002), is the need to improve economic efficiency in the industry. At the grower level, the report considers many farms to be economically unviable and advocates the need to increase farm size to achieve better economies of scale. Some growers will not be able to expand and a more viable economic option might be to diversify farm enterprise income. Generally, the main advice farmers receive about alternative crops is based on gross margins, but there are other components of crop diversification...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24360

SALMOD, a Salinity Management Tool for Irrigated Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armour,   R.J.; Viljoen,   Machiel F.
This paper presents an irrigation farm management tool, SALMOD (Salinity And Leaching Model for Optimal irrigation Development), that calculates the profit maximizing crop enterprise composition and irrigation management options for farm specific soil type, drainage status and irrigation system composition subject to various regional control measures and expected irrigation water salinities. After stating the water quality problem, and particularly salinisation in Southern Africa, the input data requirements and the results of SALMOD and their usefulness at farm level, are discussed. The impact of various possible regional or policy regulations are then discussed. SALMOD was developed for irrigators in the lower Vaal and Riet Rivers in South Africa. These...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation; Water quality; Return flows; Salinisation; Leaching; Non-point source pollution; On-farm storage; SALMOD; Linear programming; GAMS; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7012

Growth of German dairy farms under the EU milk quota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Mees,   Martin.
We estimate determinants of growth among German dairy farms between 1997 und 2005 under the EU milk quota system. Higher milk yield per cow, more family labour, and higher milk prices increase the growth rate of growing farms, ceteris paribus. Older growing farmers tend to grow at lower rates. In line with Weiss’ findings (1999) for Austrian farms, Gibrat’s Law of relative firm growth being independent of initial firm size does not hold for our subsample of farms growing in milk production, either: the growth rate is quite high for small farms and has a minimum for farms around 325,000 kg of initial quota. For the 16% of growing farms that have more initial quota the growth rate increases up to some out-of-sample maximum. We corrected for selection bias by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Keywords: farm growth; Gibrat’s Law; Milk quota; Multinomial logit; Selection bias; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61080

Economic Analysis of Crop Production and Dairy Farming on Marginal and Small Farms in Punjab
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Mandeep; Joshi,   A.S.
The economic analysis of crop production and dairy farming has been reported for marginal and small farmers in Punjab for the year 2003-04. It has been found that a majority of the farm households are not able to meet their requirements from their income from crops and dairy farming. Further dairy farming has emerged as a major allied enterprise for supplementing the income of marginal and small farmers in Punjab. Income from off-farm sources has been identified another important factor contributing significantly to the disposable income of these farm households. The study has suggested to further exploit the potential of off-farm sources towards meeting the domestic expenditure. Also, the technical efficiency of crops and dairy farming should be improved...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47679

Farm size and nonparametric efficiency measurements for coffee farms in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rios,   Ana R.; Shively,   Gerald E.
We study the efficiency of smallholder coffee farms in Vietnam. Data from a 2004 survey of farms in two districts in Dak Lak Province are used in a two-step analysis. In the first step, technical and cost efficiency measures are calculated using DEA.  In the second step, Tobit regressions are used to identify factors correlated with technical and cost inefficiency. Results indicate that small farms were less efficient than large farms. Inefficiencies observed on small farms appear to be related, in part, to the scale of investments in irrigation infrastructure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19159

Exploring production-theoretical insights for analyzing trade-offs between economic performance and environmental pressure at firm level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Meensel,   Jef; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido; Van Passel,   Steven.
The objective of this paper is to construct a framework for analyzing trade-offs between economic performance and environmental pressure at firm level. Based on a literature review, partially conflicting economic-environmental trade-off paradigms are structured and five necessary conditions for adequate trade-off analysis are put forward. These conditions are delimitating a clear system for which trade-offs are analyzed, assessing the direction of causality between economic performance and environmental pressure, allowing for firm-specific trade-off differences, comprehensiveness with respect to management activities that can be evaluated and flexibility to analyze trade-offs under different market and environmental regulation conditions. To deal with the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade-off analysis; Production theory; Economic performance; Environmental performance; Materials balance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51725

First Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Dodge County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Armour,   M.L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1929
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108015

PRODUCTION CONTRACTS AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY: EXAMINING THE LINK USING INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.; McBride,   William D.
Estimating how production contracts affect farm productivity is difficult because the decision to use a contract is endogenous to other decisions affecting productivity.  This study uses the local availability of production contracts as an instrument for whether a farm uses a contract in order to estimate the impact of contract use on total factor productivity.  Results indicate that use of a production contract is associated with a large increase in productivity for feeder-to-finish hog farms in the U.S. The instrumental variable method makes it credible to assert that the observed association is a causal relationship rather than simply a correlation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Production contracts; Instrumental variables; Sample selection; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9716

Report of a Farm Management Survey of 120 Dairy Farms in Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine Counties
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1936
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113282

Structure and Strategy, How Do They Match in the Netherlands?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Veen,   Hennie B.; van Bommel,   Karel.
Farm organization, and the balance between the household and the farm have changed. This paper explores the relation between the organizational form and strategy of Dutch farmers and shows that strategy and structure are related. Legal persons and partnerships with multiple households can be especially found among the farmers focusing on economies of scale. One-man businesses and the one household partnerships more often show diversification strategies. One-man businesses are relatively more encountered amongst the life style farmers, whilst one household partnerships are stronger present amongst rural entrepreneurs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family farm; Household; Legal form; Strategy; Typology; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24414

Farm Fence Laws in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Jerome E.; Hanson,   Randall K.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120819

ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT IN COST OF LIVESTOCK DISEASE STUDIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ott,   Stephen L.
Assessing the impacts of livestock disease on productivity is enhanced when the management abilities of producers are taken into consideration.  One method of doing this is to develop a management index of several production/marketing practices using correspondence analysis which can combine several practices into a few variables.  Also, through correspondence analysis herds can be divided into better managed and more poorly managed herds to test the association of management on herd health, productivity, and profitability.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20033

Sustaining surface and groundwater resources; Proceedings of the Internatinal Workshop on Conjunctive Water Management for Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture in South Asia, April 16-17, 2002 Lahore, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Conjunctive use; Surface water; Groundwater; Models; Crop production; Water requirements; Water balance; Water table; Sustainable agriculture; Environmental sustainability; Supplementary irrigation; Water quality; Rain; Pumping; Salinity control; Remote sensing; GIS; Water scarcity; Farm income; Institutional development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118417

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

Factor Price Disparity and Retained Ownership of Feeder Cattle: An Application of Feedlot and Carcass Performance Data to Farm-Level Decision Making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Brad J.; Anderson,   John D.; McKinley,   W. Blair; Parish,   Jane.
In this study, we used farm-level data from a university feed-out program to evaluate how the value of feeder cattle ultimately realized through finishing and grid pricing differs from their market value at public auction. Consistent with the theory of factor price disparity results indicate that significant risk premiums exist in the feeder cattle market. Producers of cattle with known feedlot performance, carcass potential, or both might be better off retaining ownership of their calves or marketing them in a way that communicates the information that is known about their potential performance directly to the buyer.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Factor price disparity; Feeder cattle; Grid pricing; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6657

Risk Management Strategies of Illinois Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spaulding,   Aslihan D.; Roy,   Kayla D.; Winter,   J. Randy; Tudor,   Kerry W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61693

MODELLING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CROSS-COMPLIANCE UNDER ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bartolini,   Fabio; Gallerani,   Vittorio; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
The effects of cross-compliance depend on the strategies of participation/compliance of farmers, as well as on the ability of public administration to design appropriate mechanisms of control and sanctions. The objective of this paper is to present a reference framework for the analysis of cross-compliance under asymmetric information and to test the empirical relevance of the problem. The methodology is applied to a case study represented by the province of Bologna (Italy). The results show that, in the present conditions of control and sanctions, only a small share of farms is interested in complying with cross-compliance. The profitability of the choice of compliance/noncompliance depends mainly on the amount of single farm payment entitlements compared...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cross-compliance; Asymmetric information; Single farm payment; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6670

Free-riders or victims:  Women's nonparticipation in irrigation management in Nepal's Chhattis Mauja Irrigation Scheme.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zwarteveen,   Margreet Z.; Neupane,   Nita.
Examines multiple factors in women's involvement/non-involvement in irrigation in the Chhattis Mauja irrigation scheme in Nepal. Includes an empirical analysis of the livelihood strategies of farm households, documentation of the level and nature of participation of women and men in the water users' organizations, analysis of women's access to irrigation services, and an examination of the need and desirability of increasing the participation of woman in the scheme organization.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Farmer-managed irrigation systems; Irrigation programs; Privatization; Water users' associations; Irrigated farming; Irrigation canals; Water delivery; Water allocation; Water distribution; Maintenance; Gender; Women in development; Farmers; Female labor; Agricultural manpower; Households; Family labor; Living standards; Social aspects; Agricultural production; Villages; Social organization; Performance evaluation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52731

ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHER FAMILIENBETRIEBE IN RUSSLAND SEIT 1990
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katja,   Bruisch.
An die russische Agrarreform der 1990er Jahre knüpfte sich die Erwartung, dass entsprechend der Erfahrung in westlichen Staaten landwirtschaftliche Familienbetriebe (Fermer-Betriebe) an die Stelle der staatlichen Großbetriebe treten und einen Aufschwung in der russischen Landwirtschaft auslösen würden. Entgegen dieser Erwartungen ist der russische Fermer-Sektor bis heute verhältnismäßig schwach entwickelt, während die Landwirtschaft als eines der wichtigsten Problemfelder der russischen Innenpolitik gilt. Im vorliegenden Discussion Paper werden die für die Entstehung des Fermer-Sektors relevanten Aspekte der russischen Agrarreform nachvollzogen sowie auf der Grundlage russischer Statistiken die gegenwärtige Lage der russischen Landwirtschaft analysiert. Im...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Russland; Transformation; Agrarreform; Familienbetriebe.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; Political Economy; P 25; Q 12; Q 15.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90873

Economic Assessment of Selected Resource Management Techniques in Marginal Upland Agriculture: Case Studies of China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hongxing,   Ni; Shuzhong,   Gu.
This case study was designed as an economic assessment of selected resource management techniques for marginal upland agriculture to suggest directions for sustainable resource management. For the China case, it economically assesses the effect of terracing - the most important technology for improving productivity and managing resources in Huangyuan County of Qinghai Province.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Sustainable agriculture; Terrace cropping; Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32663

Short-term Farm Level Adaptations of EU15 Agricultural Supply to Climate Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leclere,   David; Jayet,   Pierre-Alain; de Noblet-Ducoudre,   Nathalie.
Assessing climate change impact on agriculture is a complex task involving a wide range of economical and physical processes, leading to significant uncertainties. At European scale, climate change impacts on agricultural supply have been appraised to be of relatively less important driver by the end of century compared to other global drivers. However these diagnoses are incomplete due to a limited representation of both spatial heterogeneity in important determinants of agricultural supply (soil, management practices and producer typology) and fine scale processes such as farm scale autonomous adaptation. We propose a complementary approach based on a modeling framework including a spatially explicit representation of productivity and producer behavior...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114391

LEASE CONTRACTING IN SOVIET AGRICULTURE IN 1989
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brooks,   Karen M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13934

The Facilitation of Learning Groups: A Study of a Dairy Discussion Group Facilitator
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sherson,   D.; Gray,   David I.; Reid,   J.I.; Gardner,   John W.M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6997

Micro-Level Analysis of Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nhemachena,   Charles; Hassan,   Rashid M.
Adaptation to climate change involves changes in agricultural management practices in response to changes in climate conditions. It often involves a combination of various individual responses at the farm-level and assumes that farmers have access to alternative practices and technologies available in the region. This study examines farmer adaptation strategies to climate change in Southern Africa based on a cross-section database of three countries (South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe) collected as part of the Global Environment Facility/World Bank (GEF/WB) Climate Change and African Agriculture Project. The study describes farmer perceptions to changes in long-term temperature and precipitation as well as various farm-level adaptation measures and barriers...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Adaptation; Southern Africa; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42399

Mentorship Alliance between South African Farmers: Implication for Sustainable Agriculture Sector Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Femi,   Olubode-Awosola; van Schalkwyk,   Herman D.
South Africa's agricultural sector is characterized by a skewed participation of the population. There are vastly white commercial farmers and black subsistence farmers. This is attributed to the past government's intervention in the economy, which lead to exclusion of and discrimination against the blacks regarding access to land. The new government is committed to redressing this imbalance through agricultural reform and development strategies namely land, agrarian, trade and market reforms. One of the government's primary policy thrusts is to provide access to agricultural land for people not adequately represented in the agricultural sector. However, the government lacks sufficient resources to provide land and support services to the farmers been...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E6; O1; Q15; P0; L12; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25725

Kansas Farm Management Data Bank Documentation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Larry N.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117996

Animal Health Economics. What Can It Do? What Are the Big Questions?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
It is argued that while considerable development of animal health economics has occurred in recent decades, it has not yet achieved its potential coverage. It has been mostly applied to livestock, particularly livestock used for commerce, and its application to a range of other animals has been relatively neglected. Extending its coverage also requires widening the type of objectives taken into account in the analysis. Furthermore, the main focus of animal health economics has been on the economics of controlling and managing the occurrence of diseases. The economic role of genetics, the environment, nutrition and the comfort of animals in their health ought to be given greater attention. In the case of zoonoses, the economic analysis should be extended to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Animal health economics; Diseases; Health economics; Information economics; Precautionary principle; Public economics; Zoonoses; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Public Economics; I10; Q19.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97472

Einflussfaktoren auf dei Effizienz von ökologisch wirtschaftenden Milchviehbetrieben: Die Rolle von Agglomerationen und von agrarpolitischer Förderung
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lakner,   Sebastian.
Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Einflussfaktoren auf Ökologische Futterbaubetriebe in Deutschland. Der Datensatz besteht aus Buchführungsdaten von 305 Betrieben aus den Wirtschaftsjahren 1994/1995 bis 2005/2006. Fünf Inputs und ein Output wurden mit Hilfe einer stochastischen Frontieranalyse (SFA) untersucht. Das Model lässt die Schätzung von Heteroskedastizität zu und schätzt die Einflussfaktoren auf die technische Effizienz mit Hilfe des „Technical Effects Model“. Die Auswahl der Bestimmungs-gründe der technischen Effizienz umfasst 5 Indikatorgruppen. Die Analyse ist fokussiert auf die Auswirkungen der agrarpolitischen Instrumente und der regionalen Einflussfaktoren. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, das Zahlen der Agrarumweltprogramme die technische...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Effizienzanalyse; Ökologische Landwirtschaft; Agglomerationseffekte; Subventionen; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53267

Preliminary Report of the Steele County Statistical Route - 1923
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1923
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115771

When to Get In and Out of Dairy Farming: A Real Option Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
The Dixit entry/exit real option model was applied to the entry/exit decisions of New York dairy farmers. For the cost structure of a 500-cow farm the entry milk price is $17.52 per hundredweight (cwt.) and the exit milk price is $10.84. For the 50-cow farm cost structure the entry price is higher at $23.71 per cwt., and the exit price is also higher at $13.48. If infinite numbers of representative farms enter and exit at these prices, the price of milk should range between $13.48 and $17.52 per cwt.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming; Entry-exit; Investment; Real options; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21251

The Value of Inherent Soil Characteristics: A Hedonic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samarasinghe,   Oshadhi; Greenhalgh,   Suzie.
In an attempt to value soil natural capital, we use the inherent characteristics of soil and land valuation data to examine the relationship between soil characteristics and rural farmland values in the 6000ks2 Manawatu catchment in New Zealand. The study applies a hedonic pricing method to determine if the value of ‘critical’ inherent characteristics of soils are reflected in land values. We find empirical evidence that the examined characteristics of soil natural capital stock, e.g., particle size, drainage, potential rooting depth and profile available water, are in fact reflected in rural land values.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Natural capital; Soil characteristics; Value of soil; Hedonic prices; Rural land value; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97158

Kansen en belemmeringen in duurzame ketenvorming; Primair bedrijf in ketens?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baltussen,   Willy H.M.; Oosterkamp,   Elsje B.; van Mil,   Eveline; Hagelaar,   Geoffrey J.L.F.
In agricultural chains in the Netherlands, there are many initiatives to produce more sustainably. However, the growth of these chains is proceeding more slowly than is socially desirable. On the basis of nine case studies of niche products, this study attempts to provide an insight into where the obstacles to the growth of such chains lie. In addition, we examine the role of the chain parties and others (for example, the government) in removing these obstacles.  In de Nederlandse landbouw zijn diverse initiatieven om in ketenverband duur&amp; zamer te produceren. Echter, de groei van deze ketens is minder snel dan maatschappelijk gewenst is. Dit onderzoek wil op basis van negen cases van ni&amp; cheproducten inzichtelijk maken waar de groeibelemmeringen...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Chains Dutch Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43070

The Origins, Operation and Future of Farmers’ Markets in Scotland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacLeod,   Michael J.
There have been a number of supply chain adjustments in food and farming in Scotland in recent years, one of which has been the growth in the number of “farmers’ markets” (FMs). These are markets in which agricultural produce from a defined local area is sold by stallholders involved in the production process. The first markets in Scotland started in 1999, and the sector now has an estimated annual turnover of around £7m. While their origins can be traced to the crisis in farm incomes in the late 1990’s, they have come to be seen as a way of providing a range of market and non-market benefits to producers, consumers and wider society. The findings of a recent SAC project indicate that farmers’ markets are complex and display considerable variation, e.g. in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46006

SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF FAMILY FARMS IN ISRAEL: 1971-1995
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dolev,   Yuval; Kimhi,   Ayal.
We analyze the growth of family farms in Israeli cooperative villages between 1981 and 1995, using longitudinal data. We use instrumental variable techniques to account for the endogeneity of initial farm size, and correct for selectivity due to farm survival. Both endegeneity and sample selection are found important in this case. We find that smaller farms grow faster, so that there is convergence of farm sizes at the bottom end of the size distribution. There is weak evidence that this convergence process slows down at the upper part of the size distribution. We also find a positive effect of farm specialization on growth, indicating the possibility of scale economies. Farm capital stock affects farm survival but not growth itself, once accounting for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7146

Water users' association in Vagaikulam Tank, North Kodaimelalagian Channel, Tambraparani Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Selvam,   V.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations Tank irrigation; Water distribution; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113706

Expanding biogas on UK dairy farms: a question of scale
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Butler,   Allan J.; Hobbs,   Phil; Winter,   Michael.
Expanding Anaerobic Digestion (AD) in the UK will not only depend upon finding appropriate economic structures to support on‐farm developments but also an appreciation of environmental issues such as less Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions; reduced use of artificial fertilisers; and better management of farm wastes. At the core of this paper is the Anaerobic Digestion Analytical Model (ADAM) that examines the economic and environmental impacts of integrating AD into UK farming systems. However, the average dairy farm in the UK is not of sufficient size to enable profitable biogas production. Indeed, farm size, as represented by FBS/FAS data used in ADAM, needs to be scaled by three to four times for a biogas enterprise to break‐even. To boost profitability,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Dairy farming; Carbon dioxide; Nutrients; Digestate; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108937

Clusteranalyse als Instrument zur Gruppierung von spezialisierten Marktfruchtunternehmen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herink,   Michael; Petersen,   Volker.
Ziel der Arbeit ist es, durch das Verfahren der Clusteranalyse landwirtschaftliche Unternehmen mit Marktfruchtbau mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften zu bündeln. Die Gruppenbildung soll unter anderem Hinweise darauf liefern, ob charakteristische Handlungsmuster mit der Höhe des Erfolges korrespondieren. Datengrundlage für die Untersuchung sind hoch spezialisierte Unternehmen mit Marktfruchtbau auf guten natürlichen Standorten in den Bundesländern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Brandenburg. Die hier durchgeführte hierarchisch-aggolomerative Clusteranalyse basiert im Wesentlichen auf dem Ward-Algorithmus. Die untersuchten Unternehmen werden in acht relativ homogene Gruppen unterteilt, die sich voneinander prägnant unterscheiden. Folgende Ergebnisse sind festzuhalten....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Clusteranalyse; Unternehmensattribute; Management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97456

DISCUSSANT'S COMMENTS FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, SELECTED PAPERS SESSION SP-7R: "FARM LEVEL DECISION MAKING"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   Laura L.
This session analyzes the decision-making of farmers regarding issues such as tax policy and feeding strategies. Optimal Feed Cost Strategies Associated with Early and Late Calving Seasons Gary May, Larry Van Tassell, Michael Smith, and James Waggoner, University of Wyoming. Adoption of Backgrounding on Cow-Calf Farms Michael Popp and Merle Faminow, University of Manitoba; Lucas Parsch, University of Arkansas. Implications of Alternative Farm Tractor Depreciation Methods Troy Dumler, Robert Burton Jr., and Terry Kastens. Retirement Planning by Farmers: Opportunities in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 James Monke, USDA/ERS.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20798

SOCIAL RELATIONS AND SEED TRANSACTIONS AMONG SMALLSCALE MAIZE FARMERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS OF OAXACA, MEXICO; PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Badstue,   Lone B.; Bellon,   Mauricio R.; Juarez,   Xochitl; Manuel,   Irma; Solano,   Ana M.
This paper explores social arrangements associated with seed transactions among small-scale maize farmers in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico, a centre of crop genetic diversity. A formal seed distribution system has yet to develop in the region and when seed loss occurs, farmers are faced with costs and difficulties identifying, locating, and obtaining seed of desired varieties. For these reasons, it was hypothesized that there were strong incentives for collective action among farmers to facilitate seed supply. The study found, however, no evidence of collective action with regards to seed supply in the three study communities-San Pablo Huitzo, San Lorenzo Albarradas, Santa Ana Zegache. Instead, farmers acquired seed using a variety of networks of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46551

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

Farming Systems Research (FSR) in Honduras, 1977-81: A Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galt,   Daniel; Diaz,   Alvaro; Contreras,   Mario; Peairs,   Frank; Posner,   Joshua; Rosales,   Franklin.
This paper presents an assessment of the problems and achievements in introducing farming systems research in the national agricultural research system in Honduras.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Honduras; Farming systems research; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 14; Q18.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54771

FARM CERTIFICATION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HACCP IN AGRICULTURE: A COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galan,   Mari-Neatrice; Aubry,   Christine; Maze,   Armelle.
This article aims to highlight the methodological bases and principles, sometimes implicit, that have served as support for the development of a referential similar to the one retained as part of the French decree on "Agriculture Raisonnée",  namely the Quali'Terre  referential. We show that the innovations introduced by this referential are of various natures: i) a change of perspective by taking a position at the level of the farming system and not of a given parcel of land or production, ii) use of the HACCP  method for identification and most especially the prioritization of risks and the preventive measures to be implemented, iii) the introduction of the concept of continual improvement for the farmer. Even, if from an agronomic point of view, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Methodology; Cost/benefit analysis; Farming system; Risk assessment.; Farm Management; Q16; Q20; M11; D21.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22094

1998 Farm Machinery Custom Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jordan,   Johnny W.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112914

COST EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE SUBSIDY STRATEGIES FOR SOIL EROSION CONTROL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   William M.; Sawyer,   David G.
This article reports on analyses of the cost effectiveness of three soil erosion control policy alternatives, specifically 1) uniform-rate cost sharing, 2) variable-rate cost sharing, and 3) fixed subsidy payments per unit reduction in erosion. A brief discussion of the place of these alternative subsidy strategies within the content of the current policy environment is presented. Integer programming is employed to simulate adoption of "best management practices" (BMPs) on a set of representative farms in a case study watershed in response to these alternative subsidy strategies. Conclusions and policy implications are outlined.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30205

Editorial - Falling Farm Incomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8683

The Economics of Annual Legume and Double Legume Cover Cropping in Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLellan,   Ashleigh; Carlberg,   Jared G.
Using historical data from crop producing farms in southern Manitoba, this study quantifies the economic savings that could be realized by using legumes to supply nitrogen in a cereal-oilseed based rotation. Stochastic budgets are developed for four alternative crop rotations and the returns associated with each are evaluated using the utility-based risk ranking methods of stochastic dominance and stochastic efficiency. It is found that including a legume cover crop in a cereal-oilseed based rotation can reduce the amount of nitrogen required by a subsequent crop and in turn increase the net returns associated with the complete crop rotation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56561

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1980 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13014

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR REAL-TIME MESOSCALE WEATHER INFORMATION: A RESPONSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Norris,   Patricia E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30848

NACHBARSCHAFTS- UND KONJUNKTUREFFEKTE: ZUR AUFGABEWAHRSCHEINLICHKEIT LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHER BETRIEBE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Margarian,   Anne.
D2_1
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Structural change; Farm-exits; Propensity; Proximity effect; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93961

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1944
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1945
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13120

Analysis of Farm Development in Dutch Agriculture and Horticulture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bremmer,   Johan; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; Olson,   Kent D.; Baltussen,   Willy H.M.; Huirne,   Ruud B.M.
This paper analysis the effects of farmer characteristics, farm structure and farm performance on farm renewal and farm growth. The data set used in this research consists  of panel data from the Dutch Farm Accountancy Data Network of farms specialized in plant production extended with a data from survey among those farms. Probit models were used to determine the likelihood of the changes. Results show that the degree of mechanization increases the probability of farm growth and farm renewal. Family labour  input and solvency have a negative impact on farm growth. Farm size is positively correlated with farm renewal. No indications of the influence of the life cycle have been  found.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decision making; Diversification; Farm growth; Farm structure; Innovation; Panel data; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7025

Competitive Strategies of Dairy Processing Firms in Ireland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
This Discussion Paper summarizes (a) key elements of the competitive environment facing Ireland's dairy processors, (b) the overall dairy industry structure that has emerged in Ireland, and (c) the strategies of Ireland's dairy processing and exporting firms. The strategies employed by Ireland's dairy processors represent reasonable, orthodox adjustments to changes in the economic environment.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ireland Dairy Firms; Ireland Dairy Industry; Irish Diary Processing Strategies; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37343

What is the Potential for an Intensively-Managed, Year-Round Lightweight Stocker Cattle System in the Southern Plains?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Springer,   Job D.; Reuter,   Ryan; Rogers,   James K.; Biermacher,   Jon T.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stocker Cattle; Grazing System; Intensive Management; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61494

Diversification in Low-Grade Coffee-Growing Areas of Veracruz, Mexico: Market Possibilities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leon,   Katia Romero; Houston,   Jack E.; Epperson,   James E.
The economic performance and development prospects of many developing countries are largely dependent on commodity exports. The heavy dependence of such countries on a few commodities has an adverse economic impact. Coffee provides a particularly important share of the export earnings of many developing countries. The world market is largely for high-quality coffee; for this reason, a diversification program in Mexico is important to eliminate dependence on coffee with a low rate of return-in this case, coffee grown in Veracruz in areas under 6500 meters (nearly 2,000 feet) above sea level. This paper evaluates the potential diversification opportunities for this region, particularly for tropical commodities such as papaya, guava, anthurium, and vanilla.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8541

Exploring Visitors' Profiles of Pick-Your-Own Farms in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ohe,   Yasuo.
This paper examined a recent trend of rural orientation in Japan from a perspective ofdiversification of rural economy. Firstly, recent trend of rising number of entrants to farming understood as a part of growing interest for rural life-style. Secondly,characteristics of visitors to pick-your-own farms were examined by statistical tests. Characteristics of up-market and niche market are revealed, which was roughly identical with the findings in the European countries such as those who have higher academic background, higher orientation for outdoor recreation, and are severe on quality of services and goods they receive. Thus, it is necessary to provide authentic quality of the service and goods on the one hand and preserve the rural environment on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24389

Annual Report of the Soil Conservation Farm Management Service 1939
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1940
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109639

Conceptualisation of family farms’ flexibility
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renner,   Swetlana; Pieniadz,   Agata.
Agricultural enterprises in transition countries face dynamic changes in the prevailing economic, legal and political conditions. The success of an enterprise depends on its ability to adjust its farming system in response to these changing conditions. To meet this challenge, flexible and adaptable production technology is required. Thus, the farm’s choice of technology is an important decision which determines its future performance. Although the concept of a firm’s flexibility is widely analysed in microeconomics literature, there is no comprehensive framework to facilitate the analysis of family farms’ flexibility, especially considering market imperfections and other obstacles associated with the transition process. In this paper we formulate the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Flexibility; Output price risk; Family farms; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44126

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-Farm Training in  Northwestern Minnesota 1949
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Tyvand,   J.A.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1950
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109359

NSW Rural land performance: 1990-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eves,   Chris.
This paper will address the total and capital return performance of a major agricultural area and compare these returns on the basis of both location of land and land use. The comparison will be used to determine if location or actual land use has a greater influence on rural property capital returns. This performance analysis is based on over 35,000 rural sales transactions. These transactions cover all market based rural property transactions in New South Wales, Australia for the period January 1990 to December 2008. Correlation analysis and investment performance analysis has also been carried out to determine the possible relationships between location and land use and subsequent changes in rural land capital values.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural land; Rural economics; Rural land values; Rural land use; Rural land investment; Investment performance; Rural property prices.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114422

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

Wie viel bringt eine verbesserte Produktionsprogrammplanung auf der Grundlage einer systematischen Auswertung empirischer Zeitreihen? – Die Bedeutung von Prognosemodellen bei der Optimierung unter Unsicherheit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musshoff,   Oliver; Hirschauer,   Norbert.
In this paper we examine whether there is room for improvement in farm program decisions through the integration of formal mathematical optimisation into the planning process. Probing the potential for improvement, we investigate the cases of four Brandenburg cash crop farms over the last six years. We find that their total gross margins could have been increased significantly through a more sophisticated program planning. However, we also find that the superiority of formalised planning approaches depends on the quality of the data. The superior formal planning approach includes, in contrast to farmers’ ad hoc planning, a systematic time series analysis of gross margins and a stochastic optimisation model. For each of the six years, the formal planning...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Planning of the production program; Optimisation; Uncertainty; Static distributions; Stochastic processes; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97196

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13123

DESEMPENHO DA AGRICULTURA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO (1999-2006): ÁREA, PRODUÇÃO, PRODUTIVIDADE, PREÇOS E CONFLITO AGRÁRIO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feijo,   Ricardo Luis Chaves.
O objetivo deste ensaio é o de apresentar e discutir o desempenho recente da agricultura paulista em período de oito anos. Para tanto, utilizam-se as bases de dados do IEA, do ITESP e da FGV. Analisam-se variáveis de área plantada, preços e produção de produtos agrícola, rendimento físico do trabalhador rural em culturas específicas, preço da terra nua, número de famílias acampadas e inflação dos preços. As informações estão agrupadas por regiões do Estado de São Paulo. Dados sobre preços e produção foram utilizados para a construção de um índice de Laspeyres indicador de produção agrícola. Médias ponderadas de preços de produtos agrícolas foram empregadas na obtenção da variável dos termos de troca. Aqueles dois dados, mais área e rendimento físico do...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109602

Reducing Investment Risk in Tractors and Combines with Improved Terminal Asset Value Forecasts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unterschultz,   James R.; Mumey,   Glen.
Secondary asset market data for combines and tractors are used to estimate and separate out historical economic depreciation, embodied technological change and time value change. Combines and tractors generally exhibit constant geometric economic depreciation on a year to year basis. Depreciation rates vary by manufacturer. Farm investors can use these manufacturer specific depreciation rates reported here to estimate terminal asset values. The study found significant seasonal differences in machinery depreciation rates. A major source of error in forecasting terminal asset values comes from changes related to time. There is a predictable time component to the constant quality asset index that has not been investigated in previous studies. Unanticipated...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24119

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1958 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Erickson,   D.E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1959
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13133

SMALL-SCALE PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED PRODUCERS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN ORGANIC MARKET: ADOPTION MODEL AND INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irwin,   Bronwyn L.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11079

Labor Requirements and costs for different methods of hay making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beneke,   Raymond R.; Engene,   Selmer A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47760

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1956 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Johnson,   Ray George.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13127

Impact of Tax Reforms on Household Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matovu,   John Mary; Twimukye,   Evarist P.; Nabiddo,   Winnie; Guloba,   Madina.
The Uganda government has since 1987 initiated a sequence of tax reforms to address the fiscal challenges facing the country. This paper uses a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the welfare effects of tax reforms on households and the impact of these challenges on production and firm activities. The findings are consistent with previous studies which found that the introduction of VAT was indeed a progressive policy reform. Zero rating all food items and agricultural products mainly benefit the low income households whose consumption basket is mainly food items. In a quest for further sources of revenue by overtaxing the rich, this could generate further revenues albeit lower savings and investments by this group. Finally, over-reliance...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Computable General Equilibrium (CGE); Twimukye; Nabiddo; Taxation; Tax base; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54801

Job creation and job destruction in the EU agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ciaian,   Pavel; Dries,   Liesbeth; Kancs,   d'Artis.
This is the first paper to study job creation and destruction in EU agriculture. We disaggregate employment patterns and job flows into detailed intra-sectoral labour adjustment dynamics based on farm level panel observations from 1989-2006. We find that: (1) job creation and destruction rates in EU agriculture are high compared to other sectors; (2) there are important differences in job creation and destruction rates between different member states; (3) this can be attributed to differing initial farm structures: member states with small average farm sizes display higher job creation and destruction rates than those with larger average farm sizes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Job creation; Job destruction; FADN; EU; Agricultural labour adjustment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61351

Is population growth conducive to the sustainability of cooperation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   Oded; Jakubek,   Marcin.
This paper asks whether population growth is conducive to the sustainability of cooperation. A simple model is developed in which farmers who live around a circular lake engage in trade with their adjacent neighbors. The payoffs from this activity are governed by a prisoner’s dilemma “rule of engagement.” Every farmer has one son when the population is not growing, or two sons when it is growing. In the former case, the son takes over the farm when his father dies. In the latter case, one son stays on his father’s farm, whereas the other son settles around another lake, along with the “other” sons of the other farmers. During his childhood, each son observes the strategies and the payoffs of his father and of the trading partners of his father, and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Population growth; Imitation; Sustainability of cooperation; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; C72; D01; D83; J19; J62; R12; R23.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109965

ARE LARGE FARMS MORE EFFICIENT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Willis L.
Accurate estimates of returns to scale require that inputs and output are measured without error and that environmental and managerial differences among firms of varying sizes are taken into account.  Measurement problems affecting estimates of returns to scale in agriculture include: (1) combining the farm dwelling with capital inputs, (2) correlation of environmental and management characteristics with size and (3) the effect of off-farm employment on small farm output and production costs.  Estimates of long run average total cost curves for farms in the corn belt reveal that after the above factors are taken into account, estimated scale economies in agriculture disappear, while there is evidence of diseconomies as farm size increases.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13411

Dryland Farm organization in Selected Areas Proposed for Irrigation Development in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaffner,   LeRoy W.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119420

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-Farm Training in Northern Minnesota 1950
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Routhe,   H.G.; Dennistoun,   Rollin M.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109363

Risk aversion and sustainable maize production in Nigeria: Some challenges and prospects for agricultural and economic development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olarinde,   Luke O.; Manyong,   Victor M.
This paper determines the degree or extent of farmer’s risk aversion that affects sustainable maize production in Northern Nigeria. Using a ridge regression analysis, a measure of risk aversion was derived for each individual farmer in a model of safety-first behaviour from a cross-sectional survey of 350 maize producers in northern Nigeria. The distribution of the degree of risk aversion shows a high skewness towards the risk averters (high risk farmers) and centered around 1.20, and standard deviation of 0.37. This distribution is then explained by a set of specific variables that characterize the farmers’ behaviour in the study area using a Tobit model. Susceptibility to risk was found to be highly premised on the socioeconomic factors (e.g. age of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maize; Nigeria; Risk aversion; Tobit model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52080

Modeling of the Connection Between the Ecological Farming and Farm Sizes under Hungarian Conditions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takacs,   Istvan; Takacs-Gyorgy,   Katalin.
Nowadays, the spread of ecological farming occurs in an ever-accelerating rate in Europe. In the beginning of the 1990s, this process started in Hungary too. Primarily, horticultural bioproduct have appeared on the market; however, farms, which can be regarded as a sample, formed out relatively fast, and made products qualified as plough-land bulk goods, first of all for export, but a stratum in Hungary also starts to interest for these products.  In our research, we looked for an answer to the question, how the economic condition system of ecological production forms out in Hungarian circumstances, on which farm sizes farming can be made profitably.  We started by adapting the earlier model researches that current farm sizes in Hungary, are too small yet,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6992

Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) of India, Series 1. India’s water future: scenarios and issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: River basins; Environmental flows; Development projects; Water requirements; Irrigated farming; Water demand; Food demand Groundwater irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Water harvesting; Supplemental irrigation; Water productivity; Water conservation; Drip irrigation; Sprinkler irrigation; Rainfed farming; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113261

Selected Practices and the Financial Indicators of Sustainable Versus Conventional Farms in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stearns,   Larry D.; Dahl,   Bruce L.; Goreham,   Gary A.; Jacobsen,   Roy M.; Sell,   Randall S.; Watt,   David L.; Youngs,   George A., Jr.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119434

Pedaling out of poverty:  Social impact of a manual irrigation technology in South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Tushaar; Alam,   Mahmudul; Kumar,   M. Dinesh; Nagar,   Rashmi K.; Singh,   Mahendra.
An assessment of the social impact of treadle pump technology for manual irrigation in eastern India, the Nepal Terai, and Bangladesh, South Asia's so-called "poverty square." Treadle pump technology can be a powerful tool for poverty reduction in this region. It "self-selects" the poor, and puts to productive use the region's vast surplus family labor. It is claimed that the treadle pump could raise the annual net household income by US$100, on the average.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Treadle pump; Treadle pump technology; Technology transfer; Manual pumps; Water lifting; Low lift pumps; Aquifers; Poverty; Irrigated farming; Social impact; Income; Marketing; Pricing; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44571

Grain Contracting Strategies to Induce Delivery and Performance in Volatile Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.
One of the impacts of higher prices along with greater volatility in futures and basis is that there is pressure for an escalation in cash contracting for grain. This volatility has resulted in an unprecedented level of contracting with growers for specific purchases in recent years. There is a wide array of cash contracts with varying terms. Beyond that array, there is also a growing realization of growers not delivering on contracts, in part due to escalation in post-contract prices. This realization is evolving as a major strategic issue for buyers and the marketing system, particularly as buyers seek to use such contracting strategies as an element of risk mitigation. There are three purposes of this article. First is to provide a broad survey of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; C15; D81; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55084

Intensifying agricultural sustainability: An analysis of impacts and drivers in the development of ‘bright spots’
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noble,   Andrew D.; Bossio,   Deborah A.; Penning de Vries,   Frits W.T.; Pretty,   Jules N.; Thiyagarajan,   T.M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Farming systems; Sustainable agriculture; Productivity; Investment; Thailand; Palestine; Latin America; Africa; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91818

The Reporting and Support Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alford,   Andrew R.; Purcell,   Dougal; Clark,   Richard A.; Griffith,   Garry R.
The Reporting and Support Framework is an integral component of the Measuring, Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) strategy. This framework is designed to capture changes in practices, processes and outcomes in the CI&amp;I partnerships and in beef businesses, partnerships, value chains and the broader Australian beef industry so as to provide support within the CI&amp;I partnerships and to meet project and CRC reporting requirements. Because of the multiple users of the information, and the multiple environments in which it is expected to be used, the BPP reporting and support framework has been a difficult framework to develop. There have been several versions that have been adapted and improved over time, but we hope that it is now sufficiently flexible to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Measuring; Monitoring; Evaluation; Reporting; Support; KPIs; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122185

The consolidation phase: Survival strategies of farmers stabilizing and developing their businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rantamaki-Lahtinen,   Leena; Vare,   Minna.
In earlier studies, past succession is found to contribute positively to the farm growth. However, there is lack of information on how are the farms succeeding after the starting phase. In this study, it is analysed how farmers that have recently started their farm enterprise differ from more experienced farmers in some key farm management areas such as farm and farmer characteristics, strategic objectives and development plans. The data were collected by postal survey from Salo region in South-Western Finland. In the study, farmers are divided in to three different groups according to the farmer’s age and experience. According to the results, early phase farmers are in certain areas better equipped than older generations. They have better education and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Multivariate data analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116096

Künftige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Milchproduktion im Berggebiet Österreichs und der Schweiz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirner,   Leopold; Gazzarin,   Christian.
The mountain areas of Austria and Switzerland are important locations for dairy farming. Owing to natural conditions, the milk in these areas is produced at a considerably higher cost. Nevertheless, structural change in the mountain areas of both countries proceeded at a lower pace than in the plain areas. Milk production in the mountain area of Austria was appreciably expanded. This paper presents a number of attempts to explain these regional shifts, analysing the competitiveness of the farms, as well as the alternatives outside of milk production in the mountain and plain areas of Austria and Switzerland. In addition, we investigate whether milk production in these regions is also capable of holding its ground under future conditions. The on-average...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Milk production; Mountain areas; Opportunity costs; Austria; Switzerland; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96730

Integrated Marketing Services as an Approach to Sustainable Horticultural Development in NWFP, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Fida.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6977

Intensive Livestock Farming: Does Farm Size Matter?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beaulieu,   Martin S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28044

THE EFFECTS OF INCREASING FLEX ACRES ON FARM PLANNING AND PROFITABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duffy,   Patricia A.; Taylor,   C. Robert.
Dynamic programming techniques were used to evaluate the effects of alternative levels of normal flex acreage requirements on a Midwestern corn-soybean farm and a Southeastern cotton farm.  Results indicate that increasing normal flex acres from the current level of 15 percent to 35 percent would provide inducement for farmers in both regions to plant more soybeans.  In general, the cotton farm incurs considerably higher expected losses from the change.  Thus, there are unequal regional consequences of such a policy change.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31319

Niche Agribusiness Supply Chains and the Channel Coordinator’s Role in their Creation and Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patterson,   Alastair; Martin,   Sandra; Mollenkopf,   Diane A.
The role of the channel coordinator and the structure of their supply chains are critical to the success of a supply chain that produces a product targeted at a specific market niche. Without the management of the channel coordinator, focussed on delivering a product with specific attributes to the target niche, the supply chain will be incapable of working in concert and creating a cohesive product offering. The supply chain structure is critical to this process. Although these two concepts are often mentioned in the supply chain and associated literature, and despite their importance, there is very little empirical evidence that shows the linkage between the channel coordinator and the supply chain structure. This paper is based on the analysis of five...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Channel coordinator; Supply chain structure; Niche markets; New Zealand meat industry; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98512

Modelling economies of scale, energy use and farm size to reduce GHG:  On contrasting "High-Tec"-agriculture with labour intensive farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nuppenau,   Ernst-August.
Questions on farm structures (such as superiority of large farms) are typically linked to economies of scale. Economies of scale are normally a matter of investments in energy consuming technologies (large machinery). In contrast there is the issue of remaining prevalence of labour intensive, small farms (meant to be inferior); but which are less energy intensive. We see a revival in theoretical and policy debates on pathways of agricultural development concerning energy use. We analyse, how one can develop an approach that includes incentives to save energy and produce less GHG, and develop a framework of coexistence of farm types.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Green house gas emission; Farm structure; Policy modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60912

Secondary crops based farming systems and their integration with processing in Lampung, Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siregar,   Masdjidin; Nagai,   Naoko; Suryadi,   Muhammad.
This report is the outcome of the second phase of the AGRIDIV project in Indonesia. The goal of this second phase study is to examine the performance of farming, marketing and processing of CGPRT crops at two study dry land that have different cropping patterns. The two selected sites were Siswa Bangun and Restu Baru village. The results would by no means represent a national average. Hence, the description of farming, marketing and processing of those crops given here forms a source of in-depth quantitative and qualitative information that might have wider validity. Findings relate to maize and cassava commodity systems.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: FOOD CROPS; FARMING SYSTEMS; MARKETING; PROCESSING; DIVERSIFICATION; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96622

WASPA Asia: wastewater agriculture and sanitation for poverty alleviation in Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wastewater irrigation; Health hazards; Poverty; Sanitation; Development projects; Asia; Kolkata; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91467

Value Sharing and Food System Dynamics for Milk, Tomato, and Cereals Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
The aim of the paper is to analyse value sharing and food system dynamics of milk, tomato, and cereals food chains, so to explore the agro‐food enterprises capacity to be competitive and sustainable. The paper is based on the functionalist approach of Malassis and the notion of the system of the General Systems Theory. The methodology is aimed at creating a consolidated financial statement for each food chain so to re‐create the chain value and identify how this is shared among the different food chain stages. The analysis is carried out on primary and secondary data: around 2400 financial statements concerning 480 enterprises from 2003 to 2007 and stakeholders’ interviews. Results show that value is usually created in the processing and distribution...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Value system; Economic performance; Potato; Fruit; Cheese; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100509

Interactions between Explicit and Implicit Contracting: Evidence from California Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Ligon,   Ethan; Melkonyan,   Tigran A.
We examine interactions among explicit and implicit contracting practices for a sample of 385 intermediaries in California fruit and vegetable markets. Explicit practices are measured with an indicator for the existence of a formal contract, and with indicators for various contract specifications (e.g., target delivery date, volume, acreage). Implicit practices are measured directly with a question about the existence of an “implicit understanding,” and indirectly with questions about the extent of informal involvement in farm-level decision making. Firms that manufacture processed foods, and that grow in house a portion of their total farm input, are significantly more likely to report use of explicit and implicit contracting practices. Additionally,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6068

Technical efficiency and technology in Eastern and Western agriculture: A comparison of crop and dairy farms in Hungary and France
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fogarasi,   Jozsef; Latruffe,   Laure.
The paper investigates the difference in technical efficiency and technology between French and Hungarian farms in dairy and cereal, oilseed and protein seed (COP) sectors during 2001-2004. The analyses is performed with Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) under separate and common frontiers. Results indicate that Hungarian dairy farmers are more clustered to their own frontier than French farms are, but that the difference is less clear in COP farming. Hungarian dairy and COP farms are less scale efficient than French farms on average. Under a common hypothetical technology, Hungarian farms would be the leaders. Reasons might be the presence of large corporate farms and a higher public support in Hungary.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Productivity factor; Dairy; COP; France; Hungary; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7810

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

Modelling Climate Change and Agricultural Production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): In Quest of Statistics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koffi-Tessio,   Egnonto M.
Climate change is a natural and dynamic phenomenon resulting from complex interrelationships between physical, environmental and human factors. The sustainability of life on earth depends partly on the ability of mankind to maintain this natural and balanced flow of such gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor traping heat. Unfortunately, human beings contribute significantly to the presence of such gases known as Green House Gases (GHGs) through agricultural and industrial activities. The implications are the excess trap of sunlight and the blocking of outward radiation. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the importance of agriculture cannot be stressed enough given that it is central to economic growth and most of economic activities in the region...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Modelling; Agriculture; Climate change; Variability; Statistics; Policies; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50821

Technology Adoption and Farm Size
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Grabanski,   Raymond L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121661

When the Weak Win: Role of Farmer Groups in Influencing Agricultural Policy Outcome; a Case of Nkhate Irrigation Scheme in Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Magreta,   Ruth; Magombo,   Tennyson; Zingore,   Shamie.
The knowledge today recaps that’s livelihood of many African farmers are constrained by poor access to both inputs and output markets, limited entrepreneurial skills for adding value to produce and to bargain for better prices and finally limited technical skills in agricultural production. Despite a tremendous attention to salvage this through government interventions and research, there is still a big problem in addressing the smallholder farmer’s needs. Farmer organizations open up opportunities for farmers to better overcome the above mentioned constraints through lobbying and collective action. Drawing from results of Participatory diagnosis and participatory market research done in Nkhate irrigation scheme in 2007 and 2008 this paper examines the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer groups; Profitability; Input and output markets; Participatory market research; Lobbying; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97043

A Supply-Chain Analysis of Food Safety Standards Related to the Use of Wastewater for Irrigation of Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lagerkvist,   Carl Johan; Johansson,   Helena; Birol,   Ekin; Roy,   Devesh; Narrod,   Clare A.
Irrigation with raw or diluted wastewater is a widespread phenomenon, occurring on 20 million hectares across the developing world, especially in Asian countries, but also in peri-urban areas around almost every city of sub-Saharan Africa and in many Latin American cities. Growing urban populations and consequent increases in demand for food and water has spurred the use of sewage to water crops as this is, in many cases, the only form of irrigation for farmers who either lack clean water or for whom clean water is too expensive. Wastewater has high nutrient value and constitutes a reliable source (Scott et al., 2004). It is mostly used to produce cash crops (e.g. vegetables and cereals). For example, it has been estimated that in most parts of Sub-...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59115

How to Realize Breakthrough in WTO Doha Negotiations?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Jian-Ming.
Originally published by ‘Africa Link’ (www.africalink.ch/), Headquarters in Switzerland, at (http://www.africalink.ch/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12993%3Ahow-torealize- breakthrough-in-wto-doha-negotiations&amp;catid=49%3Abusiness-andeconomy&amp; Itemid=58 =en)
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Breakthrough; WTO; Doha negotiations; Agriculture; Non-agricultural market; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; F; K; O; P; Q; R.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97047

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CAPITAL GAINS TO FARMERS AND SOME EFFECTS OF ELIMINATING THEIR PREFERRED INCOME TAX TREATMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   W. Fred; Sisson,   Charles A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29659

1996 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Talley,   Dary E.; Christensen,   James L.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
For the Southwestern Association, average accrual net farm income was $62,699 in 1996 for the 203 farms included in this report. This is an increase of 9% from 1995 making 1996 another high income year in a job with large swings in income.  This volatility can be seen whether income is measured in nominal terms or constant dollars. The 20% of these 203 farms with the highest net farm income had an average profit of $157,052--an increase from 1995.  The low 20% of the farms had an average loss of -$6,010 in 1996, which was a smaller loss than in 1995. Average gross cash farm income in 1995 was $382,502--a 10% increase from 1995.  Four sources of sales made up 83% of total income in 1996: corn, beef finishing, hogs, and soybeans.  Corn sales increased 12%...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13536

International Migration and Household Agricultural Production Decisions: The Case of El Salvador
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Damon,   Amy L.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/23/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9725

1959 Annual Report of the Central Minnesota Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Test Demonstration Cooperation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47931

Multi-year Water Allocation: A Policy Analysis for Groundwater Management and Conservation for Irrigated Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tewari,   Rachna; Almas,   Lal K.; Lust,   David G.
Heavy withdrawals from the most dependable source of groundwater in the Texas Panhandle, the Ogallala Aquifer, create an impending need for implementing water conservation policies. This study evaluates the policy option of multi-year water allocation coupled with water use restriction in four water deficit counties of Castro, Deafsmith, Parmer and Swisher over a sixty year planning horizon. Results indicate that the water use in the study area declines with progressive restriction rates accompanied by a substantial decrease in the net present value of net returns over sixty years and therefore it is important to analyze the socio-economic effects of implementing such a policy alternative.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-year allocation; Ogallala Aquifer; Texas Panhandle; Water conservation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98737

Possible Impacts of Climate Change on Mediterranean Irrigated Farming Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dono,   Gabriele; Cortignani,   Raffaele; Doro,   Luca; Ledda,   Luigi; Roggero,   PierPaolo; Giraldo,   Luca; Severini,   Simone.
In the agricultural sector, climate change (CC) affects multiple weather variables at different stages of crop cycles. CC may influence the mean level or affect the distribution of events (e.g., rainfall, temperature). This work evaluates the economic impact of CC-related changes in multiple climatic components, and the resulting uncertainty. For this purpose, a three-stage discrete stochastic programming model is used to represents farm sector of an irrigated area of Italy and to examine the influence of CC on rainfall and on maximum temperature. These variables affect the availability of water for agriculture and the water requirements of irrigated crops. The states of nature, and their change, are defined more broadly than in previous analyses; this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discrete stochastic programming model; Climate change; Water availability; Irrigation requirements; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114436

A comparison of the economic and environmental performances of conventional and organic farming: evidence from financial statements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Argiles,   Josep M.; Brown,   Nestor Duch.
While conventional farming systems face serious problems of sustainability, organic agriculture is seen as a more environmentally friendly system since it favours renewable resources, recycles nutrients, uses the environment’s own systems for controlling pests and diseases, sustains ecosystems, protects soils, and reduces pollution. At the same time organic farming promotes animal welfare, the use of natural foodstuffs, product diversity and the avoidance of waste, among other practices. However, the future of organic agriculture will depend on its economic viability and on the determination shown by governments to protect these practices. This paper performs panel regressions with a sample of Catalan farms (Spain) to test the influence of organic farming...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Conventional farming; Social/environmental/financial performance; Social and environmental accounting; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Q01; Q12; Q51; M41.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118577

USDA Outlook for the 2009 U.S. Farm Economy (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Covey,   Theodore.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52557

The Evolution of Direct Farm Subsidy Payments in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121375

Contributions of U.S. Crop Subsidies to Biofuel and Related Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Devadoss,   Stephen; Bayham,   Jude.
The U.S. crop subsidies provide incentives for farmers to expand feedstock production, which benefits the biofuel producers by lowering input costs. This study develops a general equilibrium model to analyze the effects of a reduction in the U.S. crop subsidy on biofuel industries and social welfare. The impacts of feedstock policies on the biofuel market are marginal. In contrast, the biofuel mandate has a larger impact and counteracts the effects of the crop subsidy reduction. The mandate increases the demand for feedstock and causes not only grain ethanol, but also cellulosic ethanol production to rise. The mandate exacerbates the distortion, and government spending increases significantly, leading to greater welfare loss.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Environmental impacts; Farm supports; Welfare analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q27.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100525

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1953 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Zoller,   Richard Bernard.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13137

A MENEDZSMENT INFORMÁCIÓS RENDSZEREK KÖLTSÉG-HASZON ELEMZÉSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szalay,   Zsigmond Gabor.
In the course of cost-benefit analysis of management information systems such peculiar elements can be found on both sides the interpretation of which might be a difficult task. Looking at the costs the generally known cost elements are found (TCO – Total Cost of Ownership): investment costs (hardware, software), operating costs (staff costs, maintenance expenditures, rental, and subscriptions). However, besides these it is worth to mention the costs deriving from switching from a given system, the definition and quantification of which is not yet solved. Evaluation of the profit can be an even bigger problem than the previous ones. We can hardly find an income that is directly connected to the information system so that is the means of production is the...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Informatikai rendszerek; Költségszerkezet; Elemzés; IT beruházások; Information systems; Cost-srtucture; Analyses; IT investments; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43413

1999 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
The average net farm income is $66,412 for the 62 farms included in the 1999 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is an increase of 1% from 1998.  Even though gross cash farm income increased, cash expenses and depreciation also increased and inventory values changed little.  Income is still at a high level compared to the early 1990s and the 1980s.  (Net farm income is an accrual measure calculated by subtracting cash farm expenses and depreciation from total cash farm income and adjusting the difference for changes in other capital and inventory items.)  After subtracting an opportunity cost for equity capital, unpaid labor and management earnings follow a similar but lower pattern.    As in previous...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14193

China’s Agricultural Modernisation Program: an assessment of its sustainability and impacts in the case of the high-value beef chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.; Longworth,   John W.
China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching implications for rural development, international competitiveness / trade and food safety. There are, however, few studies that examine in detail how the modernisation program has proceeded, its’ sustainability and impacts. This paper aims to provide such as assessment through a series of integrated budget analyses of participants in the modern, high value beef chain. The paper concludes that rather than attempting to skip development phases by fast-tracking the development of modern structures in high-value agrifood chains, China should pursue a more incremental and facilitative approach based around developing structures in mid-value agrifood...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Agriculture; Modernisation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; O12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50784

Management decisions on commercial sugarcane farms in KwaZulu-Natal: a focus on choice bracketing behaviour for risk management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacNicol,   R.; Ortmann,   Gerald F.; Ferrer,   Stuart R.D.
The sugar industry is an important contributor to the South African (SA) economy, with average annual production estimated at 2.5 million tons of sugar. This study aims to quantify actual use of management instruments by a sample of commercial sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) that are commonly associated with risk management, and uses factor analysis to investigate the extent to which these farmers bracket their management decisions. Data were obtained in 2006 via personal interviews of a stratified random sample of 76 large-scale sugarcane farmers in two separate mill-supply areas of KZN. Respondents were asked questions regarding risk-related management strategies, including diversification of on-farm enterprises, investments and management time....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Commercial sugarcane farms; KwaZulu-Natal; Choice bracketing behaviour; Risk management; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5971

Converting to organic farming in France: Is there a selection problem?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latruffe,   Laure; Nauges,   Celine.
Using a sample of French crop farms during the 1999-2006 period, we test whether less technically efficient farmers are more likely to engage in organic farming in order to benefit from conversion subsidies. Despite some limitations in our data, we find no evidence of such selection effect. On the contrary, our estimation results indicate that more technically efficient farmers are more likely to convert to organic farming. This finding is found to be robust to the method of calculation of efficiency scores, either parametric or non-parametric. This study also confirms that farm’s characteristics (education, farm size and legal status) and farmers’ practices under conventional farming do impact the probability of conversion to OF.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Technical efficiency; Subsidies; Selection; France; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109386

The impact of management skills on farm incomes in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Painter,   Marvin J.
This study assesses the reported farm income crisis in Canada and uses farm financial data to illustrate the importance and impact that management skills and practices have on farm income and net worth. For grain and oilseed farms, large farms produce higher revenues per hectare and achieve economies of scale on operating expenses, interest and depreciation, making them significantly more profitable than smaller or average sized farms. The higher profits associated with large farms are partly returns to good farm management. While farmland investment returns are competitive with stock and bond markets, grain and oilseed farm labour and management returns are not competitive with provincial average wages and salaries. On average, Canadian grain and oilseed...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Canada; Skills; Farm incomes; Farm size; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122234

Income and Nutritional Effects of the Commercialization of Agriculture in Southwestern Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   Eileen T.; Cogill,   Bruce.
The commercialization of Agriculture is the cornerstone on economic development in the most developing countries. Yet relatively little is known about the income and nutritional effects of increasing commercial Agriculture. The present study by Eileen Kennedy and Bruce Cogill is the first in a series of studies conducted by IFPRI in Africa, Asia, and Central America to assess the effects of the commercialization of Agriculture on production, consumption, and nutrition status.  In 1983 IFPRI was invited by the government of Kenya to undertake a study of the production and consumption effects of a smallholder sugarcane contracting scheme in Southwestern Kenya. The resulting study is unusual because it uses a random sample of farmers at various stages of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Economic aspects; Kenya; South Nynaza District; Food supply; Sugarcane Industry; Corn Industry; Agricultural wages; Agricultural laborers; Nutrition; Cost and standard of living; Nutrition policy; Diseases; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42174

A Study of Some Personal and Social Factors in Relation to Farmer Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jardine,   R.; Wrigley,   J.F.; Brien,   J.P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9016

Farmers' Choice of Using Sustainable Agricultural Practices:  A Social Capital Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jordan,   Jeffrey L.
This paper explores, in the context of social capital theory, why farmers choose to use sustainable agricultural practices.  The hypothesis tested is that farmers who exhibit higher levels of social capital will adopt such practices more often than those who exhibit lower levels of social capital.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35505

Combining Farming with Off-farm Jobs in Northeastern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hady,   Frank T.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113344

Farm Growth, Consolidation, and Diversification: Washington Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skolrud,   Tristan D.; O'Donoghue,   Erik J.; Shumway,   C. Richard; Melhim,   Almuhanad.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Q12.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94489

How Diversified Is Your State's Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
Each state's agricultural production diversification is measured for 1984 and 1988. Very little difference existed between the type of index used or the year computed. Linear regressions of the coefficient of variation of receipts on diversification measures implies diversification among states have no impact on variability of receipts.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121537

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1974 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Barbara B.; Otis,   Janet B.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13072

U.S. SUGAR OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lord,   Ron.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33266

Structural change in agribusiness: The case of Potgietersrusse Tabak Kooperasie (PTK)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doyer,   Ockert T.; van Rooyen,   C.J.
In response to the structural changes in the South African agricultural sector, Potgieterusse Tabakkooperasie (PTK) extended its operations to include marketing activities. This article introduces the theme of structural change/industrialisation in the South African agricultural sector and explores the complexity of structural options and decision-making variables that managers have to face when considering vertical expansion. A case study approach is followed at the hand of new institutional economics to explain strategic choices by PTK management. The results from organisational theory and transaction cost theory, as applied to the same problem, yields complimentary and robust results.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54218

Dryland Salinity: Spatial Impacts and Farmers' Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingwell,   Ross S.
The salinisation of farmland in Australia is a major natural resource management problem. Over the next 20 years a further 1.1 million hectares of broadacre farmland is predicted to become salt-affected. This paper firstly explores the spatial ramifications of the spread of salinity in Australia's agricultural regions. Some of the nation's most profitable grain growing regions will become seriously affected by salinity over the next 20 years. Secondly this paper outlines the nature, uptake and profitability of various salinity management options available to Australian farmers. These options include preventative and containment measures, such as engineering solutions and adoption of deep-rooted perennials, and other options involving adaptation to more...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24391

Improving technology uptake for whole-crop cereal silage production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stevens,   David R.; Casey,   M.J.; Brown,   C.D.; Platfoot,   G.J.
Rapid dairy industry expansion in the South Island of New Zealand during the 1990’s increased demand for agistment and supplementary feed. Consultants and retailers recognised the ability of whole-crop cereal silage to provide the extra feed required. The local arable industry had declined, creating the opportunity to develop commercial technical support packages from establishment to harvesting for sheep and dairy farmers growing whole-crop cereal silage. Industry technical support packages were supported by ‘just in time’ local research into the growing, making and feeding of whole-crop cereal silage. The package, based on several methods of payment, captured the benefits of new Triticale cultivars. Further investigation into the uptake of whole-crop...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Whole-crop cereal silage; Technology transfer; New Zealand; Dairy farming; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123167

Examination of Factors Influencing Crop Insurance Purchase Decisions of Illinois Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spaulding,   Aslihan D.; Roy,   Kayla D.; Winter,   J. Randy; Tudor,   Kerry W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61697

Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Collins,   Keith J.; Zacharias,   Thomas P.
We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the individual plan and demand no area insurance regardless of the plans being separate or integrated. Under separate plans, free area insurance and the fair rate for individual insurance, area insurance replaces a portion of individual insurance demand. Under integrated plans, free area insurance, and the fair rate for individual insurance, the farmer will over-insure with individual plan and demand additional area insurance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural risk; Area plans of insurance; Crop insurance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; G22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103185

The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deimel,   Mark; Arens,   Ludwig; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork production. This has led to public outrage about the disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal diseases, and the decreasing popularity of intensive animal husbandry. However, despite these problems, due to a beneficial cluster structure, the region is a successful market participant. To shed some light on the relationship between network relationships in clusters and competitiveness, an empirical survey was undertaken to compare this pork-intensive region with non–pork-intensive regions. Bi- and multivariate analyses reveal a better access to knowledge and information on the part of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Pork production; Cluster structures; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121855

Use and management of grain protectants in China and Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chudleigh,   Peter D.
Project PHT/1990/035, ‘Integrating Grain Protectants into Storage Pest Management’ was supported by ACIAR for nearly four years from 1992 to 1995. The project was based in China and Australia. Project activity within Australia included the further enhancement of an expert system that had been developed by CSIRO. Three main activities took place within the project in China: assessing the extent of resistance to the most commonly used grain protectant, malathion; determining the rates of fenitrothion and deltamethrin that might be used under Chinese storage conditions in order to improve the range of protectants available for Chinese grain storage; and adaptation for, and extension of, an Australian expert system in China. Resistance to malathion was...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Grain protectants; Pest management; Grain storage; China; Australia; High benefits; Investment analysis; High impact; Net present value; Benefit-cost analysis; Internal rate of return; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47693

MANAGING RISK BY COORDINATING INVESTMENT, MARKETING, AND PRODUCTION STRATEGIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Donald A.; Boehlje,   Michael.
This study of the farm firm integrates long run investment and financial decisions, and short-run production and marketing decisions into a single decision framework that includes both time and risk.  The results suggest that the use of various strategies for managing market risks allow the entrepreneur to accept mores risk in investing and producing; and that an integrated analysis of production, marketing and investment-financing alternatives is essential to make accurate recommendations about risk management strategies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32087

An interdisciplinary framework of limits and barriers to climate change adaptation in agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kolikow,   Steven; Kragt,   Marit Ellen; Mugera,   Amin W.
This paper has been published in a peer-reviewed conference as:  Kragt, M.E., Mugera, A. &amp; Kolikow, S. (2013) An interdisciplinary framework of limits and barriers to agricultural climate change adaptation. In: Piantadosi, J., Anderssen, R.S. &amp; Boland J. (Eds) MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, 1-6 December 2013, pp. 593–599. ISBN: 978-0-9872143-3-1. Session B2: http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2013/B2/kragt.pdf
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Agriculture; Australia; Broad-acre Farming; Conceptual Modelling; Climate Change; Epistemology; Interdisciplinary Research; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Q12; Q54.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120467

Internet Access and Internet Purchasing Patterns of Farm Households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Williams,   Robert P.; Detre,   Joshua D.
The Internet is becoming an increasingly important management tool in production agriculture. Using data from the 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and a double-hurdle estimation approach, we explore the adoption of computers with Internet access by and Internet purchasing patterns of farm households. Adoption of the Internet is positively related to age and education of the operator, off-farm work, presence of spouse, participation in government programs, farm size, and regional location of the farm. Internet purchasing patterns of farm households are positively related to the education of the operator and spouse, presence of teenagers, and regional location of the farm. Finally, farm businesses and their households are more likely to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption of Internet; Education; Farm size; Farm households; Internet; Double-hurdle model; Farm business; Major household items; Minor farm inputs; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55545

Tax Implications of Liquidating a Farm Operation After the Tax Reform Act of 1986
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saxowsky,   David M.; Harris,   Philip E.; Tinsley,   W. Allan.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119562

Perceived Economic Pressures and Farmer Ethics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Harvey S., Jr.; Henrickson,   Mary K.
We consider the effect of perceived economic pressures on the ethical attitudes of farmers. We hypothesize that an increase in the economic pressures a farmer faces could result in that farmer being more tolerant of unethical conduct than farmers not experiencing economic pressures. To test this hypothesis, we use data from a survey of 3,000 Missouri farmers with farm sales in excess of $10,000 in 2005 in which farmers were asked how acceptable they considered various unethical or questionable farming practices. The survey also contained questions designed to measure perceived economic pressures. We find evidence that economic pressures result in a greater willingness of farmers to tolerate unethical conduct, particularly in the case of actions that have...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7361

PROMOTING FARM SAFETY WITH ECONOMIC AND MANAGERIAL INCENTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Hartley,   Judy.
The ex ante marginal values of management strategies for farm producers facing significant exposures to accident risks is assessed.  A probit model describing the factors influencing the probability of a farm accident is estimated jointly with an ordered probit model for the severity of the accident.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20929

Farm Operator Benefits from Direct Marketing Strategies: How Does Local Food Impact Farm Financial Performance?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Wozniak,   Shawn J.
In the era of a global economy, farmers face increasing pressure in developing a portfolio of various marketing channels. However, the literature on direct marketing strategies has mainly focused on consumers. Using farm-level data this study investigates factors associated with the choice of three direct marketing strategies. We apply a selectivity based approach for the multinomial logit model to assess the relationship between the choice of direct sales marketing strategy on the financial performance of the business. Findings from this study suggest that obtaining an Internet connection and accessing the Internet for farm commerce increases the likelihood of using intermediated marketing outlets. Using the Internet for farm commerce and operating...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct marketing outlets; Multinomial logit; Farm sales; Selectivity correction; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103756

Economic Evaluation of Food Traceability Systems through Reference Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brofman,   Freddy; Garcia Martinez,   Marian; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.
Food supply chains complexity present a real challenge to perform economic evaluation of food traceability systems and their innovation/upgrades. In order to perform a supply chain wide economic evaluation a conceptual framework is developed using food traceability reference models. Reference models allow interaction with chain members’ requirements that come from legal and/or customer sources. The paper demonstrates how the requirements will have a definite effect on the costs and design of food traceability systems through the resources they demand. Even though this is a first step into addressing the challenge, more investigation is needed to clarify the boundaries of the two requirements and their economic effects on food traceability systems and their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food traceability; Food traceability systems; Reference models; Economic evaluation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49772

Fallstudie zur Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage  im Landkreis Vogelsberg (Hessen)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daub,   Regina.
Zusammenfassung: Ziel dieser Fallstudie im Landkreis Vogelsberg in Hessen ist es, die Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage auf verschiedene Bereiche der Landwirtschaft und des ländlichen Raumes in einem „typischen“ benachteiligten Gebiet vertieft zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden vorhandene Statistiken, relevante Literatur und die Daten des Testbetriebsnetzes ausgewertet sowie Befragungen mit Landwirten und Experten durchgeführt. Anhand einer schriftlichen Befragung von Beratern aus strukturell ähnlichen Landkreisen wurde die Übertragbarkeit der Fallstudienergebnisse geprüft und alle Ergebnisse wurden anschließend auf einem Workshop mit den für die Ausgleichszulage zuständigen Fachreferenten der und des Bundes diskutiert. Ergebnis der Fallstudie war, dass zum Zeitpunkt...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Benachteiligte Gebiete; Ausgleichzulage; Fallstudie; Less favoured areas; Compensatory allowance; Case study; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; P25; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104608

FARM HOUSEHOLD LABOR ALLOCATION AND HIRED LABOR DEMANDS IN THE MIDWEST U.S.: THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Keeney,   Roman.
In addition to farm work, most farm households in developed countries have at least one person working off-farm. The purpose of this paper is to examine if, and how, government payments, personal characteristics and household characteristics affect labor allocation of farm operators and their spouses, and the decisions to hire labor. We estimate an 8-regime multinomial logit model and a three equation multivariate probit model to quantify these impacts. Results indicate that age of household members is consistent with the life-cycle hypothesis on increasing then decreasing labor market par, and is positively associated with demand for hired labor. Hired farm labor and off farm activities increase with the operator education levels. As household size...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Government subsidies; Government programs; Time allocation; Labor allocation; Off-farm labor; Farm labor; Hired labor; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; J22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6711

the 1961 Report on Test-Demonstration Farms in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordbo,   Marvin T.; Weiser,   Virgil L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119366

Livestock in China: Commodity-specific Total Factor Productivity Decomposition Using New Panel Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rae,   Allan N.; Ma,   Hengyun; Huang,   Jikun; Rozelle,   Scott.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98507

Sustainable Development of the Flemish Greenhouse Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verwilt,   Poi; Mathijs,   Erik.
This paper addresses the sustainable development of the Flemish greenhouse industry by investigating the optimal size, structure and location of its farms. It emphasizes the importance of a square shape of the greenhouse as optimal structure. Using Data Envelopment Analysis an optimal farm size that varies between 1.7 and 3 hectares has been found, depending on the method used. Location factors that matter in the future Flemish greenhouse industry include temperature, light, transportation costs, air pollution and land prices, while rainfall, wind, output price differences, soil and infection risk do not differentiate between regions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6973

Business Planning for the Agriculture Sector: A Guide to Business Plan Development for Start-up to Mid-Size Operations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perry,   Jeffrey; Overton,   Richard.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121633

The LP Model to Optimize the Biofuel Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
The heavy dependence of the EU countries from the imported oil, a growing economic vulnerability caused by wider and almost unforeseeable price changes of the crude oil commodity, the global warming are some of the reasons that have induced the policy makers to incentive the production of domestic biofuels derived from agricultural biomasses. This paper analyzes the supply chain model of biofuel production by focussing the economic and environment potential benefits that production and use of these biofuels might have for the primary sector and the society. The suggestions are that biofuels can be a promising renewable sources of energy; the positive perceived advantages are: less dependence on turbulent exporting countries, higher security from...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49889

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: A Case Study of Fijian Cane Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Asafu-Adjaye,   John.
This study explored the extent to which various factors affect Fijian cane farmers’ adoption of soil conservation measures. The significant factors affecting perception of the soil erosion problem include age, education, ethnicity, and extension services. On the other hand, the significant factors affecting soil conservation effort include perception of the erosion problem, net farm income, farm size, land type, and extension services. In general, personal characteristics appear to affect perceptions of soil erosion while the extent of conservation effort is affected by economic and physical factors. The resulting implications for soil conservation policy are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fiji; Ordered probit model; Soil conservation; Soil erosion; Sugarcane; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36710

Short Chain in FVG Region: An Evaluation of the Customer Satisfaction at the  “Farmer’s Shopping Points”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
Farmer market, farmer shops, milk dispenser, 0‐Km are some of the new born initiatives for trading agricultural products at (or near) the farm gate, now spreading in EU‐USA; their purpose is to offer to the farmers the chance to trade directly their products, and offer to the consumers new shopping opportunities alternatives to conventional food marketing outlets. This study was addressed to test the customer satisfaction at the farmers’ shops created by a farmer cooperative. The experiment was performed in Friuli VG a North‐East region of Italy, with a survey using a questionnaire submitted to a number of customers randomly selected at the end of their shopping. The customer satisfaction (CS) was evaluated with the SERQUAL procedure consisting in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer markets; Short chain; Direct selling; Customer satisfaction; Shopping point; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100459

A Preliminary Analysis of the Benefits of Introducing Apomixis into Rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frisvold,   George B.; Bicknell,   Kathryn; Bicknell,   Ross.
The objective of this research is to undertake an ex ante economic analysis of basic scientific research that aims to identify the gene(s) that control apomictic reproduction, with the ultimate aim of transferring the characteristic into commercially important crops. This paper reports very preliminary results, using the introduction of apomixis into rice as a case study. Apomixis is a natural, asexual method of plant reproduction resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the mother plant. Apomixis promises to revolutionize plant breeding by providing a system for crop improvement that allows any desired variety, including hybrids, to breed true. This ability will make both breeding and seed production more efficient. It offers the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98515

Producers Rely on Contracts To Manage Increased Price Risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.; Korb,   Penelope J.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123226

The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miluka,   Juna; Carletto,   Calogero; Davis,   Benjamin; Zezza,   Alberto.
Taking advantage of new data on a high migration country, the main goal of this paper is to investigate the impact of migration on resource allocation to, and income from, agricultural production of farm households. The main channels through which these impacts can be expected to materialize are via the allocation of labor and capital resources of the households, as modified by the loss of ‘"resident"’ family workforce to migration and the gain in access to working capital or credit made possible by the inflow of remittances or simply by an improved economic and financial status of the household associated with migration. Our results suggest that migration of one or more household members is being used by rural households in Albania as part of a strategy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9406

Investment rigidity and policy measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Serra,   Teresa; Stefanou,   Spiro E.; Gil,   Jose Maria; Featherstone,   Allen M.
This paper assesses the impacts of decoupled government transfers on production decisions of a sample of Kansas farms observed from 1996 to 2001. Our model allows for risk, risk attitudes and the intertemporal investment decisions. We also allow for different adjustments of the decision variables depending on the predominant economic conditions. The theoretical model is estimated using the threshold regression methods proposed by Hansen (1999). Threshold effects are allowed to characterize the behavior of output supply and quasi-fixed and variable input demand.. The econometric results support the existence of three regimes characterized by different economic behavior. Our analysis suggests that in a dynamic setting with risk and non-risk neutral economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Investment; Decoupling; Threshold Behaviour; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6511

Basin-level use and productivity of water: examples from South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molden,   David J.; Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Habib,   Zaigham.
Discusses and illustrates concepts for identifying ways of improving productivity of water within basins. The results of applying a water accounting procedure to four sub-basins in South Asia (Bhakra in India; Chishtian in Pakistan; Huruluwewa in northern Sri Lanka; and Kirindi Oya in southern Sri Lanka) are presented. The methodology used identifies the quantities and productivity of various uses of water within a basin. This information is then used to identify the water-saving potential, and the means of improving the productivity of the managed supplies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water management; Water conservation; River basins; Water use; Productivity; Case studies; Irrigated farming; Indicators; Water scarcity; South Asia; India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Bhakra; Chishtian; Kirindi Oya; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61099

The Structure of Individual (Family) Farms in Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szep,   Katalin; Burger,   Anna.
In 2003 a research study looked at the position of smallholders; the survey was carried out using questionnaires and interviews. The 613 farms included in the survey were situated in 3 counties in the Southern Great Plain of Hungary and in 3 counties of the Western part of the country (Transdanubia). The results of the survey showed that there was a firm tendency of concentration among the Hungarian individual farms. Though their average size is about 3 ha, the number and area of farms over 50 ha size are rapidly growing and taking a significant part of the total individual agricultural area. The number of small farms is great but their total farming area is relatively small. The concentration takes place primarily due to renting. The land market is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production; Efficiency; Family farms; Land tenure; Land use; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8517

THE OUTLOOK FOR FOOD PRICES IN 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32805

Acceptance of Research Results by Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Presser,   H.A.; Russell,   H.M.
In 1962 a rabbit eradication campaign was carried out in the Mallee Region of Victoria. After the campaign was completed, a sociological survey was done to assess the farmers' reaction to it. The survey showed that new techniques were rapidly adopted by the farmers concerned. This was due to the intensity of personal contact during the campaign, and to the use of research results as the basis for the recommendations. While research results convinced some farmers to adopt the recommendations, legal, social and situational pressures were important for others. Different sources of information were used by different types of farmers. The more active and progressive farmers used the more expert sources while others used local sources of information. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9019

Comparing Educational Programs to Improve Beef Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trimble,   Richard L.
This paper compares current Extension educational program efforts to improve the economic performance of the beef enterprise in Kentucky with the Sustainable Grazing System that has been developed and successfully applied to improve the performance of the beef industry in the High Rainfall Zone of Southern Australia. This comparison investigates problems addressed by each educational effort as well as different methods used by the programs to help producers improve the performance of the beef business. This comparison identifies potential difficulties faced by the Kentucky program that have been successfully addressed by the Sustainable Grazing Systems program in Southern Australia.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24345

An Examination of the Tradeoff between Net Return, Risk, and Water Quality for Crop Rotations in South Central Kansas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Michael R.; Nelson,   Nathan; Parajuli,   Prem; Perkins,   Seth.
This paper determined the optimal crop rotation in South Central Kansas.  The model incorporated net return, risk, and water quality.  In general, water quality improved as tillage was reduced within a rotation type and by adding an alfalfa rotation.  The optimal crop rotation mixes included wheat, grain sorghum, soybeans, and alfalfa.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water quality; Optimal crop rotation; Risk and return; Farm Management; D24; D81.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56407

Estimating Farm Efficiency in the Presence of Double Heteroscedasticity Using Panel Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hadri,   Kaddour; Guermat,   Cherif; Whittaker,   Julie.
The accuracy of technical efficiency measures is important given the interest in such measures in policy discussions. In recent years the use of stochastic frontiers has become popular for estimating technical inefficiency, but estimated inefficiencies are sensitive to specification errors. One source of such errors is heteroscedasticity. This paper addresses this issue by extending the Hadri (1999) correction for heteroscedasticity to stochastic production frontiers and to panel data. It is argued that heteroscedasticity within an estimation can have a significant effect on results, and that correcting for heteroscedasticity yields more accurate measures of technical inefficiency. Using panel data on cereal farms, it is found that the usual technical...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Stochastic frontier production; Heteroscedasticity; Technical efficiency; Panel data; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C23; C24; D24; Q12.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43994

Solvency and Performance of French Wineries in Times of Declining Sales: Co‐operatives and Corporations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Declerck,   Francis; Viviani,   Jean-Laurent.
The paper assesses the ability of French wineries to prevail over the crisis of French wine in the years 2000. Corporations are distinguished from co‐operatives: Over the 2000‐2006 period in spite of sales fluctuations, French wineries did not increase their financial debt level substantially. Such result supports the traditional static trade‐off theory (TOT). Co‐operatives were able to absorb part of the impact of the wine crisis at the expense of their members, in increasing account payables to member. Corporations have not increased trade account payables to vine growers. In the mid‐2000s, the French wine crisis has not been strong enough to shake the financial structure of cooperatives and corporations. But co‐operatives look more affected. However,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Winery; Co‐operative; Strategy; Debt; Leverage; Performance; Wine; Crisis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100507

Closing down the Farm: An Experimental Analysis of Disinvestment Timing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maart,   Syster Christin; Musshoff,   Oliver; Odening,   Martin; Schade,   Christian.
Agrarian structures are often characterized by some kind of economic inertia. It is particularly puzzling why unprofitable farms persist over time instead of being sold. In this paper we analyze the exit decision of farmers using the real options approach. The validity of the real options theory is assessed by means of laboratory experiments. Our results show that real options models are able to predict actual disinvestment decisions better than traditional investment theory. Nevertheless, the observed disinvestment reluctance was even more pronounced as predicted by theory. This finding suggests the inclusion of bounded rationality into normative disinvestment models.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Disinvestment; Real Options; Experimental Economics; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; C91; D81; D92.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114375

Financial Analysis of Implementing an Anaerobic Digester and Free Stall Barn System on a Mississippi Dairy Farm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Denley,   Jonathan; Herndon,   Cary W., Jr.
The installation of an anaerobic digestion system and a free stall barn on a Mississippi dairy farm is only feasible with the presence of a cost-share plan. A 60% cost-share plan is the minimum amount of support a farmer must receive in order to install both facilities.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Anaerobic digester; Dairy farm; Cost-share plan; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6786

Farmer investment into biosecurity on broiler and layer farms in Bali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ambarawati,   I Gusti Agung Ayu; Prasetyo,   Bugie Kurnianto; Patrick,   Ian.
This paper measures the cost of implementing biosecurity on broiler and layer farms in Bali. Farmer investment in biosecurity is analysed to determine if there is any difference in the implementation of biosecurity between broiler and layer farms. Data is taken from a survey of 60 layer and 60 broiler smallholder farmers in Bali in 2009. While secure boundary fencing and farm gate locks are more common on layer farms, broiler producers are more likely to have a footbaths at the shed door. In this analysis, biosecurity investments include the quality of fencing and gates, presence of locks on gates, management changes required to minimise staff and visitor movement onto and in the farm, costs of minimising vehicle entry, use of vaccination and disinfectant,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biosecurity; Poultry; Investment; Bali; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100530

DETERMINANTS OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND VARIETAL-GAP OF RICE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA: A META-FRONTIER MODEL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ayinde,   Opeyemi Eyitayo; Adewumi,   Matthew Olaniyi; Ojehomon,   Vivian E.T.
This study uses the concept of meta-frontier function to examine the technical efficiency and varietal-gap of rice production in Nigeria. A random sample of 675 farmers was selected from three out six geographical zones in Nigeria. The farmers in this study were classified into three groups according to the variety of rice they planted. The three main varieties of rice planted are local (Ofada), improved (Mai-Nasara) and New Rice for African (NERICA). The technical efficiency indices were computed using the meta-frontier approach because production varieties and technologies were expected to differ between the three varieties. This method allows the measure of the varietal-differences which is the Technology Gap Ratio (TGR). Estimates of the frontier were...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nigeria agriculture; Rice; Production Function; Meta-Frontier; Technical Efficiency and Varietal Technology gap; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; D24; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51563

Impact of Government Payments, Depreciation and Inflation on Investment Behavior in American Agriculture Sector Using Sample of Kansas Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ariyaratne,   Chatura B.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
A farm’s physical investment is affected by its fundamental q and by its financial situation, with the later comprising both the firm’s liquidity and its possibility of facing capital market imperfections. This study determines the effects of government payments, depreciation, and inflation on crop farm machinery and equipment investment behavior employing the Nonlinear Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) estimator to estimate the investment system. The magnitude of the lagged cash flows such as government payments, cash crop income, and grain income were largely responsible for determining farm investment behavior in the Kansas agriculture sector. An increase in lagged machinery and equipment depreciation and lagged farm motor vehicle and listed property...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Investment; Liquidity; Fundamental q; Government payments; Depreciation; Inflation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49301

Evaluation des Strategies Optimales de Production et de Transformation du riz a Travers Une Analyse du Consentement Des Consommateurs au Benin: Application du Model Hedonique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arinloye,   Djalalou-Dine A.A.; Adegbola,   Patrice Ygue; Biaou,   Gauthier; Coulibaly,   Ousmane.
Le présent article vise à analyser les facteurs déterminant la préférence des consommateurs et leur consentement à payer pour bénéficier des attributs du riz local et du riz importé. Le modèle de prix hédonique a été utilisé pour déterminer les prix marginaux implicites des attributs du riz local et du riz importé. Les données aussi bien quantitatives que qualitatives ont été collectées auprès d’un échantillon de 233 ménages consommateurs de riz repartis dans deux départements du Bénin (Collines et Littoral). Il ressort des résultats que pour le riz importé, les prix marginaux implicites sont de 45,3FCFA pour l’absence de corps étrangers, 46,25FCFA pour la disponibilité toute l’année, 51,66 FCFA pour la blancheur, 16,21FCFA pour l’arôme et 14,11FCFA pour...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demande; Prix implicite; Attributs; Riz local; Riz importé; Bénin; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95976

Dynamic Factor Demands for Aggregate Southeastern United States Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Timothy G.; Monson,   Michael J.
A four equation input demand system for aggregate Southeastern United States agriculture consistent with dynamic optimizing behavior is specified and estimated. Labor and materials are considered as variable inputs while land and capital are treated as quasi-fixed inputs. It is found that the adjustment rates for capital and land differ considerably and are interdependent. Further, the data appear consistent with the existence of an aggregate production technology and the hypothesized optimizing behavior.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37202

How do Different Countries use PDO/GI Standards: A Case Study Comparing Wisconsin Cheddar to Parmesan-Reggiano
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: House,   Lisa; Patel,   Payal; Thomas,   Spreen.
Protected Geographic Indicators (PGI) and Product Differentiation of Origination (PDO) are products that are linked to certain regions or countries that define them based on where they are produced, prepared and/or packaged before they are sold. However, the exact interpretation of PGI/PDOs is not synonymous around the world, leading to disputes over trade barriers between nations. The goal of this paper is to discuss the quality and safety control issues that go into the production of PGI/PDOs as well as trade regulations that are currently being discussed at the World Trade Organization’s Doha multilateral trade agreements meetings. A comparison of how countries mark PGI/PDO products is made by comparing two cheese industries: Wisconsin Cheddar from the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59176

Modelling the Consequences of Increasing Bioenergy Demand on Land and Feed Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banse,   Martin; Tabeau,   Andrzej A.; van Meijl,   Hans; Woltjer,   Geert B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bioenergy Production; CGE modeling; Land Demand; Feed Demand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61082

Capacity Building of Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Western Leyte, Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rola-Rubzen,   Maria Fay; Gabunada,   Fe M.
Various approaches have been used to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihood systems. One approach is to build farmer capacity with a view of improving their knowledge and skills. In Western Leyte, Philippines, researchers worked with farmers in improving farmers’ knowledge base in technical and economic aspects of their farming system. With a focus on improving profits, farmers were equipped with a range of tools to enable them to improve their farming system and to assess possible changes in their system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58202

A Preliminary Report of Cost of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1927 on the Farm Accounting Route at Crookston - Polk County - Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mumford,   D. Curtis; Sallee,   George A.; Ruud,   C.O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1928
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108019

The income generating capacity of vegetable forcing model farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tegla,   Zsolt; Varga,   Erika; Hagen,   Istvan Zsombor.
Within the branch of horticultural production, vegetable forcing can play a very significant role in the future employment of the rural labour force, due to its less seasonal employment and high workforce demand. Taking the ecological endowments of Hungary into consideration the farms of the South Great Plains may play a decisive role in this. During our research we examined eight model hydro-cultured vegetable forcing farms that are competitive due to their income-generating capacity and are suitable for further development. We concluded that pepper forcing farms of 1 ha generated €138,980 SGM, tomato forcing farms €129,486 SGM and cucumber forcing farms €121,641 SGM. By dividing the Standard Gross Margin by €1,200 we found that the farms examined...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production value; Variable costs; ESU; Vegetable forcing; Income; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48096

Drawing up Farm Management Plans for Agri-Environmental Schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balzas,   Katalin; Podmaniczky,   Laszlo; Acs,   Szvetlana.
The role of and the approach to the countryside and the environment has undergone dramatic changes in recent decades as relations between sustainable, multi-functional agriculture and the need for preserving natural resources were realised. On the other hand, to be successful in a commercial environment farmers need financial planning and control. However, at this stage of privatisation process and development of rationalised farm businesses within Hungary, there exists a large number of small family-managed holdings where business and production skills are at an elementary level. Moreover, application for agricultural state support and planned subsidy priorities of agro-environmental programs will be linked to the condition of having clear business and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Agri-environmental Programme; Planning.; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7017

America's Diverse Family Farms: Assorted Sizes, Types, and Situations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; MacDonald,   James M.
This report describes a farm typology developed by the Economic Research Service (ERS), which categorizes farms into more homogeneous groups than classifications based on sales volume alone, producing a more effective policy development tool. The typology is used to describe U.S. farm structure.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33767

THE CURRENT STATUS AND IMPACT OF FENCING IN THE COMMUNAL-TENURE AREAS OF NORTHERN NAMIBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fowler,   M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54888

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1951
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Routhe,   H.G.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13116

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOMES, FARM CHARACTERISTICS, COST EFFICIENCES, AND RATE OF RETURN TO CAPITAL MANAGED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dunn,   Jerry W.; Williams,   Jeffery R.
Farm-level, cross-section and panel data were used with econometric methods to examine relationships between variability in the rate of return to capital managed and explanatory variables including government payments per crop acre, gross crop income, gross livestock income, costs, efficiency measures, and other socioeconomic characteristics.  Quantifying the impacts of socioeconomic factors on variability of the rate of return was difficult.  Increasing the standard deviation of gross revenue and government payments increased the variability in rate of return to capital managed.  An increase in the variability of labor, crop &amp; equipment, livestock, and interest costs had the opposite effect.  In addition, increase in labor and livestock costs to gross...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36151

Is Wine a Financial Parachute?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baldi,   Lucia; Vandone,   Daniela; Peri,   Massimo.
This paper analyzes the relationship between Global Wine Industry Share Price Indexes and composite stock market indexes using a Threshold Vector Error Correction Model (TVECM), aiming to investigate if investments in the wine sector play a role in determining financial risk and return to investors who include it in their portfolio. Whilst in most of the literature analyses the return of investments of fine wine, this paper places the focus to “normal” (i.e. non‐fine) wine, using data from the Mediobanca database covering companies in the wine industry listed on regulated stock market in France, US, Australia, Chile and China . The dataset cover the time period going from January 1, 2001, to the end of February 2009. The estimates of the TVECM lead to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine sector; Stock Market; Threshold Cointegration; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q11; G14; C32.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100506

How cost-effective are direct payments to organic farms for achieving environmental policy targets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schader,   Christian; Lampkin,   Nicolas; Christie,   Mike; Stolze,   Matthias.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115991

The Mexican Animal Identification System: Current Situation, Problems, and Potential
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   Carlos; Peel,   Derrell S.
Mexico initiated a federal animal  identification (ID) system (SINIIGA) in 2003. The program is administered by an agency of the federal Department of Agriculture (SAGARPA) and has been used primarily to support a federal subsidy program for livestock producers. The program is conceptually well designed, but implementation thus far falls short of the potential and needs, most importantly in animal disease management. Although substantial numbers of animals have been tagged, relatively little progress has been made in developing a usable animal ID information system. Animal health officials currently are not actively involved in the development and use of the system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mexican animal ID system; Livestock; Mexico; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92597

Neoclassical consumer theory and genetically modified food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaye-Blake,   William.
Three axioms underpin consumer choice in neoclassical theory: weak order, independence, and continuity. Two of these axioms may not hold, however, for consumers’ choices regarding genetically modified (GM) food. Consumers may evaluate product attributes differently depending on whether the food is GM or not, violating attribute independence. Some consumers may not want GM food at all, violating continuity. The axioms were empirically investigated with a choice experiment survey. The paper discusses evidence of violations of both independence and continuity, as well as a non-neoclassical approach to modelling consumer choice.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified food; Neoclassical; Bounded rationality; Choice modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98511

HOUSEHOLD TIME ALLOCATION AND ENDOGENOUS FARM STRUCTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Barry K.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Kimhi,   Ayal.
We evaluate relationships among time allocation decisions for farm operators and their spouses and endogenous farm structure. We consider two aspects of farm structure{ farm scale, represented by acreage operated and harvested, and farm scope, which is represented by an index of diversification. We are particularly interested in the role of policy expectations as a factor influencing labor decisions and farm structure. Our results indicate that farm structure and household time allocations are significantly related to one another. Operators on larger and more diversified farms tend to work less off the farm. Size may be endogenous to off-farm work decisions in that farms tend to be smaller when farmers pursue off-farm work opportunities, though the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7167

Disconnections in US and EU Agricultural Policy and Trade Negotiations: A Transaction Cost Politics Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   Linda M.; Hansen,   Kathleen C.
This article investigates aspects of the institutions and decision making processes in the United States and the European Union that affect the coordination of domestic farm programs and trade negotiations for agriculture in each entity. We explore how current institutions and processes contribute to a level of incoherence - or lack of coordination - between domestic farm programs and trade negotiations in the United States. Constructs from transaction cost politics with an emphasis on the decision to delegate authority from the principal to an agent are used to understand how institutional processes affect the coordination of domestic legislation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: This article investigates aspects of the institutions and decision making processes in the United States and the European Union that affect the coordination of domestic farm programs and trade negotiations for agriculture in each entity. We explore how current institutions and processes contribute to a level of incoherence - or lack of coordination - between domestic farm programs and trade negotiations in the United States. Constructs from transaction cost politics with an emphasis on the decision to delegate authority from the principal to an agent are used to understand how institutional processes affect the coordination of domestic legislation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Political Economy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99768

Bioenergy and Food Security: Markets, Institutions and Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Pacheco de; Bernardo,   M.T.
The discussion about bioenergy solutions and respective interaction with food security concerns continues to be a difficult subject in the international arena. The academic efforts to address the issue should be based on facts and models that allow a sound decision process. However, beyond theoretical considerations and model implications, the facts based on case studies provide, probably, the most powerful arguments, mainly when they are supported by some rationalization and a chosen reference model. The research we want to discuss is based on the study of the two major countries and “players” in the bioenergy initiatives and related agricultural changes driven by that process, USA and Brazil. The key factors to study the subject are markets, institutions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100501

MINNESOTA CURRENT FARM SITUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buhr,   Brian L.; Lazarus,   William F.; Nefstead,   Ward E.; Nordquist,   Dale W.; Olson,   Kent D.; Stevens,   Stanley C.; Weness,   Erlin J.
These papers describe the current economic conditions and outline some of the opportunities facing Minnesota farmers as they complete 1998 and develop plans for 1999. The first paper, Prospects For Farm Income in 1998, describes the variation in net farm income farmers in the Southeastern and Southwestern Farm Management Associations have experienced over the past twenty years. The possible effects of 1998's low commodity prices and government program payments on net farm income are discussed in the context of this historical variation. This paper points out that some farmers are experiencing a very good year in 1998, while others may have very low net farm income this year. Those with high incomes in 1998 may be primarily interested in opportunities to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14033

Technical Efficiency of Prawn Farms in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Den,   Do Thi; Ancev,   Tihomir; Harris,   Michael.
Contact Dr. Tihomir Ancev (tiho.ancev@sydney.edu.au) for a copy of this paper.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mekong delta; Prawn farming; Technical efficiency.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10351

FARM MACHINERY ECONOMIC COSTS FOR 1998: MINNESOTA ESTIMATES WITH ADJUSTMENTS FOR USE IN CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lazarus,   William F.
The tables in this publication contain estimates of farm machinery operations function costs for 1998.  The estimates use an economic engineering approach.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13867

TILLAGE SYSTEMS, CROPPING PRACTICES, FARM CHARACTERISTICS AND EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sankranti,   Sridhar; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This paper examines the technical efficiency (TE) of a sample of farms in North-Central Kansas practicing conventional and no-till practices. A stochastic frontier production model with technical inefficiency effects is used to obtain individual farm TE values and to explain sources of technical inefficiency. The results indicate that TE is not impacted by no-till practices.  Revised paper posted to AgEcon Search 02/11/04
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34632

Retail Trade Area Analysis Mayville-Portland North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Wanzek,   Janet K.; Zetocha,   Dale F.; Bastow-Shoop,   Holly E.
This report is intended to provide an indepth trade area analysis of Mayville-Portland, North Dakota. Specific analyses included determining Mayville-Portland's main and greater trade areas, identifying the demographic profile of Mayville-Portland shoppers, examining important and less important services for patron shoppers of Mayville-Portland, identifying neighboring cities that area shoppers patronize, determining distances area shoppers traveled to Mayville-Portland, and listing popular newspapers and radio stations among area residents. Current trade area information for Mayville-Portland was obtained from a statewide trade area survey conducted by the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Dakota State University in 1989. Recent trends (1980...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51307

DISCUSSION: SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crecink,   John C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29357

Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Collins,   Keith J.; Zacharias,   Thomas P.
We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the individual plan and demand no area insurance regardless of the plans being separate or integrated. Under separate plans, free area insurance and the fair rate for individual insurance, area insurance replaces a portion of individual insurance demand. Under integrated plans, free area insurance, and the fair rate for individual insurance, the farmer over-insures using both area and individual plans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural risk; Area plans of insurance; Crop insurance; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; G22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98803

A PROPOSAL FOR EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Maurice.
The paper examines the performance of the agricultural sector over the 10 year period 1995-2004. Indicators suggest that investments in Agricultural Research and Development (used as a proxy for the quantum of technology generated) have had little impact on agricultural production.  In this regard, an assumption is made that technology generated has neither been adequately transferred nor adopted. Within the above context a holistic model for effective technology generation has been presented.  It is argued that effective technology generation is market driven technology is more likely to be transferred and adopted by agribusiness entities. To implement this process, strategic alliances should be forged in order to address resource limitations. The entire...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technology generation; Selective process; Added value products; CARDI; CARICOM; Commodities; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36973

Indian Farmers'  Valuation of Crop Yield Distributions: Will poor farmers value 'pro-poor' seeds?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lybbert,   Travis J.
Potential poverty traps among the rural poor suggest a need to reduce poor farmers' vulnerability by stabilizing crop yields and limiting yield losses. Advances in agricultural biotechnology enable breeders to address this need more directly than ever before with crops that reduce production risk by tolerating climate fluctuation or resisting biotic stresses. Will poor farmers who could benefit most from less vulnerability choose to purchase such risk-reducing seeds? I use data from a household survey and experiment involving farmers in India to infer their valuation of changes in the mean, variance, and skewness of yield distributions. I conclude that these farmers value increases in expected yield in the yield distribution but seem indifferent about...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Risk; Biotechnology; Experimental Economics; Farm Management; C9–; D8; O1; Q1.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19160

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1938 on the Farm Accounting Route in Winona County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.; Wetherill,   Fred E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1939
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107563

The Conservation Reserve Program, Off-Farm Work, and Farm Household Technical Efficiencies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; Boisvert,   Richard N.
Using data from a national survey of farm households in the United States, this paper examines the effects of farm households’ decisions to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and to work off the farm on the technical efficiency of farm household production. After controlling for the self selection bias in estimating the multiple output-oriented distance functions, results show that operators’ decisions to work off the farm (both separately and combined with participation in CRP) lead to higher technical efficiencies for farm household production— implying improvements in the resource allocation between farm and other productive activities by farm households. The technical efficiencies of household production of those farm households...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program; Off-farm work; Household technical efficiency; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57034

INVENTORYING RESOURCES: AN APPLICATION TO PRODUCT-ORIENTED AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Jon C.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
Different resources are necessary in the new, product-oriented agricultural environment.  This article explores the question of what information is best suited for strategic analysis and strategy formulation for firms involved in product-oriented agriculture.  A new framework for inventorying agricultural resources is introduced, and suggestions for implementing it are included.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19614

Farmer Income and Expenditure Patterns in a Wheat-Sheep Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   D.C.; Mullen,   John D.; Bryant,   M.J.
Information on farm incomes and expenditure patterns for the eight year period 1968-69 to 1975-76 was collected in a survey of 102 farm businesses. Average gross farm earnings varied by up to $20,000 over the period, with marked variations in individual enterprise earnings also being observed. Spending on farm current costs, investment and livestock and consumption closely followed the trends in incomes. A summary of the data collected for 90 of the 102 farm businesses is presented.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12546

APPLICATION OF THE ECONOMIC THRESHOLD FOR INTERSEASONAL PEST CONTROL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   Darwin C.; Moffitt,   L. Joe.
We show how an interseasonal pest control problem can be simplified to enable an intraseasonal model to be empirically applied, extending the range of application of the intraseasonal model.  Three alternative economic thresholds are compared.  The optimal solution requires repeated computations by the farmer to compute the profit maximizing dose, with a corresponding threshold, for each pest infestation.  Two alternative decision rules require a single computation by the farmer for the threshold and dosage rate.  An empirical illustration shows that, relative to the optimal solution which is computationally burdensome to the farmer, little net revenue is lost by using one of the thresholds based upon a simpler decision rule.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32327

Managing the Change through Benchmarking Best Practice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Atkinson,   Trevor.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24395

AN EVALUATION OF ANIMAL TRACTION IN THE LOWER CASAMANCE REGION OF SENEGAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chopak,   Charles John.
One of the goals emphasized in Senegal's new Agricultural Policy is to intensify agricultural production with aim of approaching food self-sufficiency.  This thesis examines the potential of animal traction to evaluate if it represents an appropriate technology to achieve this goal.  Animal traction was evaluated to observe if the potential benefits- improvement in yield, cropping intensity, area, profits, human drudgery, and labor productivity- were being accrued to farmers in two zones in the Lower Casamance Region of Senegal.  The main conclusion of the study is that farmers who have access to animal traction chose to expand upland production rather than production per unit area.  The benefits, therefore, were due to expansion rather then intensification.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11060

OFF-FARM INCOME, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, AND FARM ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Nehring,   Richard F.; Hendricks,   Chad; Southern,   Malaya; Gregory,   Alexandra.
The economic well-being of most U.S. farm households depends on income from both onfarm and off-farm activities. Consequently, for many farm households, economic decisions (including technology adoption and other production decisions) are likely to be shaped by the allocation of managerial time among such activities. While time allocation decisions are usually not measured directly, we observe the outcomes of such decisions, such as onfarm and off-farm income. This report finds that a farm operator’s off-farm employment and off-farm income vary inversely with the size of the farm. Operators of smaller farm operations improve their economic performance by compensating for the scale disadvantages of their farm business with more off-farm involvement....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Off-farm income; Farm households; Economic performance; Managerial time; Scale economies; Scope economies; Technical efficiency; Technology adoption; Farm size; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7234

The Impact of Precision Agriculture Techniques on Kentucky Grain Farmers' Carbon Footprint
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Rachael M.; Dillon,   Carl R.; Schieffer,   Jack; Shockley,   Jordan M.
This study estimates the carbon footprint of a Henderson County, Kentucky grain farmer under different production strategies; traditional farming and precision agriculture technologies. Four constrained optimization, whole farm analysis models were formulated under no-till conditions. One of the models was optimized without utilizing any precision agriculture techniques and was used as a base model to compare the other three models which incorporated precision agriculture technologies (PAT). The three technologies investigated include sub-meter auto-steer, RTK auto-steer and automatic section control (ASC). These models are used to analyze the different production systems to determine if said technologies increase expected net returns and enhance the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource and Environmental Economics; Production Economics; Precision Agriculture; Farm Management; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119802

Permanent Income and the Importance of Precautionary Savings: An Instrumental Variable Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dedah,   Cheikhna O.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49522

Farm Size and Factors Influencing Changes in Farm Size With Particular Reference to New South Wales (1900-1948)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8926

Farming on the Edge Sharpens Management Focus
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henderson,   Chris.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24350

The socio-ecology of groundwater in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute,   IWMI-TATA Water Policy Program.
Many people still believe that India’s irrigation water mainly comes from canal irrigation systems. While this may have been true in the past, recent research shows that groundwater  irrigation has overtaken surface-water irrigation as the main supplier of water for India’s crops. Groundwater now sustains almost 60% of the country’s irrigated area. Even more importantly, groundwater now contributes more to agricultural wealth creation than any other irrigation source (see Fig. 1). groundwater use has increased largely because it is a democratic resource,’ available to any farmer who has access to a pump. Accessibility has led to widespread exploitation of the resource, by farmers grateful for a reliable irrigation-water source. In turn, this has led to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Groundwater irrigation; Groundwater development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113157

2001 Outlook for Louisiana's Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnett,   John; Boudreaux,   James E.; Cannon,   Mike; Dunn,   Michael A.; Gauthier,   Wayne M.; Giesler,   G. Grant; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Guidry,   Kurt M.; Hinson,   Roger A.; Johnson,   Gene; Lavergne,   Theresia; Legendre,   Benjamin L.; Lutz,   Greg; Morrison,   Walter; Owings,   Allen; Paxton,   Kenneth W.; Reed,   Don; Saichuck,   John; Salassi,   Michael E.; Schupp,   Alvin R.; Twidwell,   Ed; Wegenhoft,   Ken.
With an ever-changing production and marketing environment, agricultural producers are faced with a number of difficult decisions. This publication provides Louisiana's agricultural producers with a view of the potential marketing and production environment they are likely to face in 2001. It is hoped that the information provided in this publication can help producers as they make their farm management and production plans for 2001.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31659

Economic Analysis of SODSAVER Provision of the 2008 Farm Bill for South Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssen,   Larry; Hamda,   Yonas.
The contents of this staff paper are based on the analysis of the Sodsaver provision prepared for the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture. In addition this paper contains a summary of the policy discussion in January 2009 prior to South Dakota’s decision to not participate in the “Sodsaver” provision. Finally, a copy of the professional poster formatted for this publication is shown in Appendix 1.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm bill; Sodsaver; Economic analysis; Farm Management; Q14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56776

Improving Information on Organics: Information Needs from a Producer’s Perspective (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Strochlic,   Ron.
While consumers often pay a premium for organic products, many producers feel they do not receive adequate payment for additional costs of meeting organic certification standards. This speaker will discuss how increased information can assist producers in increasing the farm gate price for goods.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62077

ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.; Creed,   Nancy.
No abstract available.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11780

The Impacts of Farm Size and Economic Risk on No-Till Rice Whole-Farm Profitability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watkins,   K. Bradley; Hignight,   Jeffrey A.; Anders,   Merle M.
This study evaluated the impacts of farm size and stochastic return variability on no-till (NT) rice profitability at the whole-farm level. Mixed integer programming was used to determine optimal machinery complements, fuel consumption, and machinery labor requirements for conventional till (CT) and NT rice-soybean farms of 1200, 2400, and 3600 acres in size. Crop yields, market prices, and prices for key production inputs were simulated to construct stochastic whole-farm net returns for each farm size under CT and NT management, and both first and second degree stochastic dominance analysis were used to rank cumulative distribution functions of whole-farm returns according to specified risk preferences. The results indicate NT farms exhibit second degree...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mixed integer programming; No-till; Profitability; Rice; Risk; Simulation; Stochastic dominance; Whole-farm; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98733

First Annual Report of the Farm Management Project County Agricultural Extension Service Meeker County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Burkholder,   J.R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107555

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS AND AGRICULTURE VULNERABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Mahesh Kumar; Dobo,   Erika.
This review describes that due to rapid globalization, vulnerability in different areas affects human life. With rapid population growth, securing the inherent vulnerability of this relationship, whether social, economic, or environmental, has to be central to efforts to achieving sustainable development. The vulnerability of agricultural systems varies with geographic location, time, socioeconomic conditions, and environmental resources. The capacity to mitigate and to adapt to climate-change impacts is strongly related to the future development paths. The socioeconomic and, even more so, the technological characteristics of different futures strongly affect emissions, hence the extent and pace of the impacts of climate change, as well as the capability...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Vulnerability; Adaptivity; Food security; Stress; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58907

Tax-Deferred Exchanges of Farmland Provide Valuable Savings to Some Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williamson,   James M.; Durst,   Ron L.; Brady,   Michael P.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121023

IMPORTANT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURE OF MOLDOVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cimpoies,   Dragos; Schulze,   Eberhard.
Agrarian reform in Moldova, as in all former Soviet republics, involved the transfer of land and assets of collective farms in private possession, and also restructuring of the last. It was supposed that the given directions of reforms will provide, in shortest terms, recovery of agriculture and will serve as the catalyst for serious transformations of rural areas. As a matter of fact, they became the catalyst of new problems: As appeared subsequently, the end of land transformations does not mean at all the termination of problems, but only their beginning. It is well known the fact that improvement of the state in any sector of economy and even economy at all, is in direct dependence on correctness of decision-making. But the last one, is impossible...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Methoden der Datenerhebung; Mikroökonomische Daten; Befragung; Agrarian reform; Restructuring; Problems; Agrarian transformation; Аграрная реформа; Реструктуризация; Проблема; Аграрные преобра-зования.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; C 81.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92028

DER SLOWAKISCHE MARKT FÜR MILCH UND MILCHPRODUKTE – VOM BEGINN DER TRANSFORMATION BIS ZUM EU-BEITRITT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glitsch,   Kristina; Eerits,   Alena.
Like in other CEEC, transition in the beginning of the 1990s had significant consequences for the agricultural and food sectors in Slovakia. For example, Slovakian consumers reacted to the abolition of consumer subsidies by drastically reducing their consumption of milk and milk products. Concurrently, milk production declined and now stands at fifty percent of its 1989 level. Dairies were closed down while those remaining carried on producing under constantly increasing overcapacities. In the years prior to EU accession, activities in the milk sector were primarily aimed at the adoption of EU standards. Meanwhile, the Slovakian milk processing industry is predominantly in the possession of foreign investors. Present per capita consumption of milk and milk...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Slovakia; Dairy industry; Milk consumption; Milk production; Milk processing; Structural change; Slowakei; Milchbranche; Milchkonsum; Milcherzeugung; Milchverarbeitung; Strukturwandel.; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; Marketing; L11; L66; Q13.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92026

Third Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmers of Northern Minnesota for the year 1933 (April 1, 1933 to April 1, 1934)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Cleland,   S.B.; Cavert,   W.L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1934
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52673

MEATS, OILSEEDS AND GRAINS, BRAZILIAN PERFORMANCE, TRENDS, AND FORECASTS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Monaco,   Gustavo Marin.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32963

PASTURE IMPROVEMENT - THE FARMER'S ECONOMIC CHOICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1959
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22539

Commercial Agriculture in the Western Cape: Macroeconomic Analysis with a Social Accounting Matrix
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eckert,   Jerry B.; Lienbenberg,   G.F.; Troskie,   Dirk P.
A social accounting matrix was developed for the Western Cape to meet growing needs for quantitative analysis of the agricultural sector. Twenty-five farm commodities and seven agribusinesses are explicitly included in the model. The coloured and black populations dominate provincial expenditure on fresh and processed farm commodities, suggesting that future demand growth depends on income increases among these household groups. In the aggregate, agriculture’s contributions to job creation, value added and government revenue significantly exceed those of the nonagricultural sectors; agribusiness exceeds other nonagricultural sectors because of their backward links to production agriculture. Within agriculture, horticulture and livestock subsectors make the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54445

Farm Entry Policy and Its Impact on Structural Change Analysed by and Agent-based Sector Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mack,   Gabriele; Mohring,   Anke; Zimmermann,   Albert; Gennaio,   Maria-Pia; Mann,   Stefan; Ferjani,   Ali.
The Swiss agent-based model (SWISSland) claims to depict as realistically as possible the 50 000 family farms comprising the whole of Swiss agriculture in all their heterogeneity as regards farm and cost structures as well as farm decision-making behaviour and interactions, with the aim of improving the simulation and forecasting of structural change in agriculture. With the linking of different methods and recorded data, there is a marked increase in the quality of the assessment of policy consequences. Simulations are shown for policy measures which affect only farm entry by cutting socially motivated direct payments for young operators.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agent-based model; Sector model; Farm entry; Structural change; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114374

Environmental Perceptions and Behavioral Change of Hillside Farmers: The Case of Haiti
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bayard,   Budry; Jolly,   Curtis M.
Land degradation is one of the most serious problems facing resource-poor tropical hillside farmers. Studies examining determinants of farmers’ decisions to invest in land improvement technologies have focused on economic and financial factors, neglecting individuals’ perceptions and awareness of the problems and how they affect land use and behavioral change that enhance environmental sustainability. This study examines Haitian peasants’ environmental behavior structure using a structural equation modeling approach. Specifically, the study examines the effects of perceived susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, and barriers to change on attitude, and the causal effect of attitude on behavior. The influence of the level of resources extracted from the land...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers; Environment; Perception; Behaviour and degradation; Agricultural productivity; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36804

Statistics on Fertilizer Consumption in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Voelker,   Stanley W.; Nordbo,   Marvin T.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115693

Strategies for Developing Domestic and International Markets for Nicaragua's Dairy Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
This paper analyzes the capacity of Nicaragua's dairy industry to expand domestic dairy product sales and exports profitably. The paper (a) presents information on traits of Nicaragua's dairy industry that influence domestic and export market expansion capabilities, and (b) benchmarks Nicaragua's dairy industry against principles that have been discovered to have relevant, profitable applications in the dairy industries of other countries for expanding domestic sales and exports. Six strategies for expanding Nicaragua's domestic dairy product sales and dairy exports are specified in the paper.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nicaragua Dairy Industry; Domestic Dairy Product Sales; Dairy Exports; Export Markets; Transportation Costs; Cold Storage; Central American Diary Markets; Morolique Cheese; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37566

The Dairy Sectors of New Zealand and Australia: A Regional Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armentano,   Louis E.; Dobson,   William D.; Jesse,   Edward V.; Olson,   Norman F.
New Zealand and Australia comprise the largest dairy exporting block in world markets and the dairy industries of both countries have geared up in recent years to expand production of dairy products. The report synthesizes observations and insights from a site visit by the authors in February 2004 that involved extensive interviews with dairy industry leaders, academics and government officials in New Zealand and Australia. The focus is on the nature of competitive challenges to U.S. dairy farmers, processors, and exporters. The report addresses questions related to the potential for expanding milk production in the two countries, export niches with respect to product mix and destinations, and likely strategic behavior of major Oceania exporters.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Australia Dairy Industry; New Zealand Dairy Industry; Political Economics of Oceania; Exchange-Rate Impacts; Resource-Based Economics; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37518

Sustainable Agriculture for Midsized Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hamilton,   Hal.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93718

The Impact of Broadband on U.S. Agriculture: An Evaluation of the USDA Broadband Loan Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kandilov,   Amy M.G.; Kandilov,   Ivan T.; Liu,   Xiangping; Renkow,   Mitch.
We evaluate the impact of USDA’s low-cost broadband loan programs on the U.S. agricultural sector.  The broadband loan programs increase access to high-speed internet in recipient communities, which can raise farm sales by increasing both farm output and prices received by producers.  Further, high-speed internet may drive down costs by providing information on cheaper inputs and better management practices, leading to an overall improvement in farm profits.  Using data from the 1997, 2002, and 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture, we employ a panel difference-in-differences estimator, as well as a difference-in-differences propensity score matching estimator, to show that the two USDA broadband loan programs have positive impacts on farm sales, expenditure,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Broadband loans; Program evaluation; Farm sales; Expenditure; And income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Marketing; Public Economics; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103634

Trends in Shipping Grain by Motor Carrier from North Dakota Origins 1956-57 through 1963-64
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   David C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115649

Effects of Globalisation and Economic Development on the Asian Livestock Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quirke,   Derek; Harding,   Matthew; Vincent,   David P.; Garrett,   David.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114079

A MICROCOMPUTER ANALYSIS OF FARM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnitkey,   Gary D.; Barry,   Peter J.; Ellinger,   Paul N.
This article describes the properties of the Farm Financial Simulation Model (FFSM). FFSM is a tool for analyzing the financial consequences of various managerial strategies and policy options that may be implemented in responding to farm financial stress.  Various farm types from different geographical regions having differing enterprises, financial structures, tenure arrangements, and consumption patterns can be analyzed. The emphasis of FFSM is placed on modeling a farm's profitability, liquidity, solvency, and financial position and the model produces a coordinated set of financial statements and an extensive set of financial ratios over a four-year period.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30195

Improving Fertilizer and Chemical Efficiency Through "High Precision Farming"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Munson,   Robert D.; Runge,   C. Ford.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52687

Report on Long Term Challenges and Opportunities for Future Competitiveness and Prosperity of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry - Chapter 1: Primary Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
This report is the first chapter of the final report prepared by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Working Group (WG) on Economic Analysis at the request of FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADMs), in a joint FPT effort to study the challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture and agri-food sector.  The report is a compilation of data and information that presents a snapshot of the Canadian primary agricultural sector in relation to the financial position of farms and the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. It finalizes the analysis of the FPT WG by expanding and updating the information that was previously published in a Progress report on AAFC Online in February, 2006.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Primary agriculture; Structural change; Performance of farms; Farm family income; Aggregate cash income; Net farm income; Profitability; Productivity growth; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52707

The Importance Of Indigenous Biodiversity On Waikato Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trinh,   Phuong Khanh; Kaval,   Pamela.
In this paper, we studied the importance of indigenous biodiversity (native bush) on farm properties in the Waikato Region. To do this, we surveyed both real estate agents and farmers. We discovered that opinions of native bush between the two groups were very different. A small percentage of real estate agents believed that indigenous biodiversity on farms mattered; type of farm sold and age of respondent influenced this belief. While approximately half of Waikato farmers believed that native bush was important; this was influenced by age, income, education level, number of farm owners and sex. Farmers suggested that rates rebates, as well as subsidized planting and subsidized fencing would motivate them to plant more native bush on their lands.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Waikato; Indigenous biodiversity; Farms; Surveys; Logistic model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98505

REPRESENTATIVE FARMS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE NOVEMBER 1997 FAPRI/AFPC BASELINE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Edward G.; Richardson,   James W.; Anderson,   David P.; Gray,   Allan W.; Klose,   Steven L.; Knutson,   Ronald D.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Feldman,   Paul A.; Land,   C. Shane; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.
The economic outlook for 72 representative feed grain, wheat, cotton, rice, beef cattle, hog and dairy farms in key production areas across the United States is projected for 1997-2002, using the November 1997 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline. The Baseline provides a seven year projection of crop and livestock prices, interest rates, and rates of inflation assuming no change in policy. Results of simulating the representative farms for the November 1997 Baseline are presented in terms of the likely effects on incomes, cash flows, assets, net worth, and overall economic viability of representative farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24027

Factors Influencing and Steps Leading to the Adoption of Best Management Practices by Louisiana Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Gauthier,   Wayne M.; Westra,   John V.; Hall,   Larry M.
A logistic regression procedure was used to assess the impact of socioeconomic attributes on the best management practices (BMPs) adoption decision by Louisiana dairy farmers relative to cost-share and fixed incentive payments. Analysis of the steps in the BMP adoption decision process indicated visits between producers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture–Natural Resource Conservation Service significantly increase likelihood of BMP adoption. Producer willingness-to-pay results indicate that marginal increases in dairy BMP adoption and associated improvement in environmental quality require increased technical and financial assistance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Best management practices; Bootstrap; Cost-share; Manure; Steps in BMP adoption; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q16; Q25; Q53.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45519

Drivers of Agricultural Physical Capital Development: Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kataria,   Karin; Curtiss,   Jarmila; Balmann,   Alfons.
This paper aims to identify drivers of physical capital adjustments in agriculture. It begins with a review of some of the most important theories and modelling approaches regarding firms’ adjustments of physical capital, ranging from output-based models to more recent approaches that consider irreversibility and uncertainty. Thereafter, it is suggested that determinants of physical capital adjustments in agriculture can be divided into three main groups, namely drivers related to: i)expected (risk-adjusted) profit, ii) expected societal benefits and costs and iii) expected private nonpecuniary benefits and costs. The discussion that follows focuses on the determinants belonging to the first group and covers aspects related to product market conditions,...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Drivers; Agriculural physical capital; Theoretical framework; Hypotheses; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122842

Price Signals as Indicators of Profitability at Various Stages of Production in Oklahoma Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Brian R.; DeVuyst,   Eric A.
Cow-calf producers face an annual decision on when to sell their calves. They can sell them at any point between weaning and slaughter, with the objective of finding the profit maximizing selling point. This paper investigates the use of price signals to determine profit maximizing selling points/retention strategies. Three retention strategies, one for fall calving and two for spring calving, are considered. Producers can sell their calves at weaning, after preconditioning, after grass pasture, after wheat pasture, or after the feedlot depending on the retention strategy. These price signals indicate the optimal selling point based on an observable price ratio at weaning. This paper also considers factors such as the level of preconditioning premiums and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Producer Profitability; Price Signals; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q13; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98769

Relational Contracting and Allocation of Decision Rights in the Agri-Food Industry: Producer Contracts and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karantininis,   Kostas; Graversen,   Jesper T.; Rasmussen,   Hans Jacob Nymann.
We apply a formal theoretical model of adaptation to two empirical settings within the agri-food industry: specialized pig production and food safety in Denmark. The objective is to allocate decision rights ex ante so that actual decisions taken ex post will optimize the profit accruing to the two parties in a contractual or integrative relation. Two applications are presented in this paper: First an actual partnership between two pork producers in Denmark. Based on detailed budgets we develop detailed schedules for the “reneging temptations” of the two partners- These are the temptations to renege on the contract during the evolution of the partnership. Using a model developed by Baker, Gibbons and Murphy (2006) we calculate equilibria using the Folk...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Theory of the firm; Adaptation theory; Contracts; Decision Rights; Pig production; Food safety; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; D21; L2; Q1.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49877

Explaining Cost Efficiency of Scottish Farms: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Milne,   Catherine E.; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Cho,   Woong Je.
In this paper the cost efficiency of Scottish farms is determined, variables that explain the relative cost efficiency by farm type are identified and implications discussed. A cost efficiency approach was selected as it can deal with farms producing multiple outputs (in contrast to production frontiers), and second because it can accommodate output constraints imposed by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). To estimate the stochastic cost frontier, a generalised multi-product translog cost function was estimated for five farm types: dairy, cereals and general cropping, cattle and sheep, specialist sheep and mixed farms. Eight farm outputs and four inputs were considered. The data for the estimation were drawn from the Farm Accounts Scheme (FAS) survey...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Stochastic cost frontier analysis; Cost efficiency; Scottish farms; Common Agricultural Policy.; Productivity Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46001

PREMIUMHANDELSMARKEN IM LEBENSMITTELEINZELHANDEL - EINE IMAGEANALYSE AM BEISPIEL VON REWE FEINE WELT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frank,   Kerstin; Obermowe,   Tim; Spiller,   Achim.
Aktuellen Beobachtungen im deutschen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel (LEH) zufolge treten die Handelsunternehmen mit der Einführung von Premiumhandelsmarken bzw. Genusshandels-marken (als sehr jungen Premiumhandelsmarkentyp) in direkte Konkurrenz zu entsprechen-den Herstellermarken und stellen Themen wie Qualität und Zusatznutzen in den Vordergrund. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit liegt zum einen in der thematischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff der „Premiumhandelsmarke“ sowie speziell der „Genusshandelsmarke“ und ihren Besonderheiten in der Praxis. Die Handelsmarke „REWE Feine Welt“ (RFW) wird aufgrund ihrer herausragenden Imagepolitik in diesem Rahmen repräsentativ für Premiumhandelsmarken ausgewählt. Zum anderen wird im Rahmen der Imageanalyse der Frage...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Lebensmitteleinzelhandel; Deutschland; Premiumhandelsmarke; Genusshandelsmarke; Imageanalyse; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114724

Integrated development and management of water resources for productive and equitable use in the Indrawati River Basin, Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhattarai,   Madhusudan; Pant,   Dhruba; Mishra,   V.S.; Devkota,   Hari; Pun,   Shuku; Kayastha,   R.N.; Molden,   David J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: River basin development; Water transfer; Water rights; Water supply; Water demand; Water balance; Environmental effects; Social aspects; Development projects; Non-governmental organizations; Villages; Water users associations; Conflict; Farmers; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92699

RISK BALANCING IN AN INTEGRATED FARM RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Escalante,   Cesar L.; Barry,   Peter J.
Using optimization techniques in a simulation framework, this study demonstrates the synergy between risk balancing and alternative strategies in effectively reducing risk under changing farm conditions.  Highly risk-averse farmers tend to prefer integrated risk-management plans, based on the diversification principle, that yield offsetting combinations of the risk-reducing benefits of most strategies and the profit-generating capacities of the others.  The greater appeal of a more diversified plan usually downplays the risk balancing strategy as the farm utilizes credit reserves to implement other production and marketing plans considered essential to overall risk reduction.  The farm, however, still realizes overall, although more regulated, reduction in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Business risk; Expected utility-mean variance framework; Financial risk; Multiperiod quadratic programming model; Risk Balancing Hypothesis; Farm Management; Q12.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15461

Do Management Profiles Matter? An Analysis of Belgian Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vandermersch,   Mieke; Mathijs,   Erik.
To assess the performance of a farmer and to identify best practice among a group of farmers, the assumption is often made that all farmers maximize profits and thus share the same business goals. However, performance differs due to personal characteristics, objectives and strategies. A survey carried out among 73 Belgian dairy farmers revealed that for only 34% of the farmers "profit maximization" is a primary objective. A regression analysis revealed that self-declared profit maximizers only obtained a higher farm income per liter, not per labour unit. Through cluster analysis, four main groups of farmers were found with similar objectives and management ideas: (A) risk-taking and progressive cow farmers, (B) riskaverse and progressive labour savers, (C)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Farmers' objectives; Farm performance; Dairy; Extension; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24832

The Impacts of Farm Financial Structure on Production Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambert,   David K.; Bayda,   Volodymyr V.
Farm financial structure may affect both short- and long-run input usage, thereby affecting farm efficiency.  Any inefficiencies arising from the choice of inputs can be magnified over time as credit constraints continue to affect input usage.  In a panel of 54 North Dakota crop farms, efficiency and debt structure were related.  Intermediate debt was found to be positively related to farm technical efficiency, and short-term debt was negatively associated with technical efficiency.  Use of intermediate-term debt was positively associated with farm-scale efficiency, whereas no significant relationship was found between short- and long-term debt and scale efficiency.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Data envelopment analysis; Farm credit; Farm efficiency; Financial structure; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Q1; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43738

Measuring the poverty impact of ACIAR projects: a broad framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pearce,   David.
This report sets out some broad ideas about how poverty evaluation could be conducted for ACIAR research projects. As with good benefit–cost analysis, there are good practices that need to be observed when undertaking poverty analysis. While poverty is a broad concept, and can be addressed through many means, these need to be grounded in some common understanding of the economics of poverty. This report is concerned mostly with quantitative evaluation, in the same sense that current ACIAR project evaluations are quantitative. That is, it is concerned with saying something about the order of magnitude of the effects of the project. Of course, qualitative analysis is important, and in most cases is a prelude to quantification — there is little point...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Poverty evaluation; Benefit-cost analysis; Poverty analysis; Economics of poverty; Quantitative evaluation; Analytical; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47697

Productivity of water in agriculture: Farmers’ perceptions and practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mahoo,   Henry F.; Mkoga,   Zakaria Juma; Kasele,   Sydney Stephen; Igbadur,   Henry E.; Hatibu,   Nuhu; Rao,   Karuturi P.C.; Lankford,   Bruce A.
Stakeholders in agriculture and water related issues have different perceptions about the productivity of water. This is evident by the different definitions of productivity of water, though most of the definitions hinge around the benefits accrued from water use. The viewpoint of smallholder farmers’ regarding the productivity of water is important in order to promote the concept of productivity of water in a country like Tanzania. This is because 95 percent of the farmers are smallholders. This paper presents the farmers’ understanding of the productivity of water in the Mkoji sub-catchment (MSC) in the Ruaha River Basin in Tanzania. It also presents their practices aimed at increasing the productivity of water in the area. It reveals that the concept of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: River basins; Catchment areas; Water productivity; Farmers; Stakeholders; Conflict; Farming systems; Villages; Irrigation methods; Domestic water; Households; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91903

The Impact of Management Changes Designed to Reduce Discharges to Water on Farm Profitability and Environmental Outcomes (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ford,   Stuart.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97613

A Preliminary Report of Cost of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1929 on the Farm Accounting Route in Rock and Nobles Counties, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Dankers,   William H.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1930
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108295

Assessing the Technical and Allocative Efficiency of Marketing Decisions by U.S. Organic Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Luanne; Park,   Timothy A.
We develop measures of technical and allocative efficiency of producers in marketing certified organic products. A stochastic output distance frontier and the associated revenue share equations are estimated using comprehensive U.S. data on certified organic producers. Farm-level measures of technical efficiency are calculated and factors which enhance performance are identified. Factors that systematically influence allocative efficiency are assessed. The revenue mix of organic producers is systematically inefficient as both male and female producers rely too heavily on revenue from organic markets relative to conventional outlets.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Stochastic frontier; Technical efficiency; Allocative efficiency; Farm Management; Marketing; D21; C31; Q01.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103365

USING THE MINNESOTA FARM RECORDS DATA BASE: 1977-82 DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kan,   Lai-Chun; Wong,   Lung-Fai; Welsch,   Delane E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13543

FARMER EFFICIENCY AND TECHNOLOGY USE WITH AGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.; Lordkipanidze,   Nazibrola.
Productivity of U.S. farmers by age is measured by non-parametric programming using 1992 Census data, decomposed into efficiency and technology Malmquist index components. Productivity increases slightly with age and then decreases. In most states productivity variations are from technology use rather than efficiency differences.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31337

1966 Report of the Vocational Agriculture Farm Management Program in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartog,   Edward; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52686

Current Rates of Return in Canadian Farming by Farm Type
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caldwell,   John.
This bulletin is the first in a series of bulletins addressing financial performance of farms. Two measures of financial performance are highlighted: the current return on assets and the return on equity based on the annual return from day-to-day business of farming for various farm types. Both measures are calculated on the historical cost of the assets as opposed to market value. The returns to assets and equity are provided over a ten year period, 1997-2006, for beef, hog, poultry, dairy, grains and oilseeds, potato, greenhouse, and fruit and vegetable farms.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Rate of Return; Return on assets; Return on Equity; Historical Cost; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52049

AN OVERVIEW OF THE HOLISTIC FARM MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS WITH EMPHASIS ON PAST U.S. FARM AND HOME PROGRAMS AND CURRENT FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramaratnam,   S. Sri.
Static economic theory views the production and consumption sides of the economic environment separately as two unique activities.  The distinction between the business and home aspects in the case of farming arose in economic theory and principles of analysis, especially because static theory assumes perfect knowledge, perfect foresight and the absence of change in production techniques and consumption patterns, and overlooks their interrelationships and interdependence when farmers are viewed both as producers and consumers.  A great number of personal values, wants, and desires are encountered on the production side of farming and a major part of management consists of appraising the subjective costs and values of performing the various managerial...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11250

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1980 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Pfeifer,   Hilbert B., Jr.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13055

Weighing Policy Options To Increase Incomes of Mali’s Cotton Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baquedano,   Felix G.; Sanders,   John H.; Vitale,   Jeffrey D.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121898

Recent Developments in Farm Planning: Sub-Optimal Programming Methods for Practical Farm Planning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Powell,   Roy A.; Hardaker,   J. Brian.
This paper discusses the use of sub-optimal programming techniques in farm management. The scope for employing such techniques to derive farm plans which more closely conform to farmers' real objectives and preferences is reviewed. A method using conventional linear programming in this way is illustrated by means of some planning results for a group of farms in northern N.S.W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9227

Fourth Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-test Demonstration Cooperators in Northwestern Minnesota for the Year 1943
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1944
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47916

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmer-Borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Farm Security Administration for the Year 1936 (For owner-operated farms in Northern Minnesota)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110092

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1984 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Keefe,   Brian; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13036

The Farm as an Enterprise – The European Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuhlmann,   Friedrich; Berg,   Ernst.
Farming conditions in Europe are changing substantially. The liberalisation of agricultural commodity markets is accompanied by an increasing societal demand for environmental services to be provided by the farming sector. Significant changes are necessary to enable the farming sector to cope with these challenges. The paper describes some general developments of the past and outlines perspectives for the future. Explicit consideration is given to the future of single ownership family farms on one hand, and the perspectives and structural requirements of large scale farming in crop and livestock production on the other hand. The analysis shows that the future competitiveness of the European farming sector largely depends on political decisions. Given the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6960

RISK MANAGEMENT AMONG AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS AND THE ROLE OF OFF-FARM INVESTMENTS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Korir,   Luke Kipkurgat.
Farmers face many risks which arise from natural, economic and socio-political environments. Risk sharing institutions like national insurance and credit schemes that help reduce the burden of risk to society are weak in Uasin Gishu county. Private sector insurance products are still in their developing stages and this has prompted farmers to turn to self insurance strategies that include diversification and social mechanisms for coping with risk. Off-farm investment is one of the diversification strategies whose prevalence and effectiveness in risk management have not been evaluated. This study sought to determine risk attitudes of farmers, to identify the determinants of off-farm investments and to investigate the effectiveness of off-farm investments in...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117806

Impact of the Administrative Regulations in the Wine Value Chain: The Spanish Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Felipe,   Isabel; Briz,   Miguel; Briz,   Teresa.
The wine value chain is characterized by its traditional nature. The transformation of the raw material makes lasting products with a high added value, which entails large price differences between producers and consumers. Given the socioeconomic important of this sector, it has specially been taken into account by the administration, with a high level of intervention. There is an ample range of interventions, from a qualitative and from a quantitative point of view. The main objective of all these policies is the intention of controlling the supply and stimulating the demand. The impact of these measures is considered in the short term, to solve the surplus problems. However, at the long run, it has a negative impact. The new framework of the wine...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine; Regulations; Value chain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59039

CORN PRODUCERS´ RESPONSE TO THE 2001 NITROGEN FERTILIZER PRICE INCREASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daberkow,   Stan G.; McBride,   William D.
During the past few years, nitrogen fertilizer prices and price volatility have increased.  Producers of nitrogen-intensive crops, such as corn, who are faced with increased nitrogen prices or price volatility, can adopt either cost-reducing or price variability-reducing strategies.  Using a behavioral model in the logit specification and data from a 2001 national survey of U.S. corn producers, we found that the probability of forward pricing nitrogen fertilizer and the probability of using nitrogen more efficiently were linked to operator occupation, farm size, yield goal, and farm location.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20271

Financial Benchmarks of North Dakota Farm Operators in 1991
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baltezore,   James F.; Gustafson,   Cole R.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23380

Water users' association in Panchanthangipatti Tank: a farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neelavalli,   B.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Farmers associations; Farmer participation; Farmers attitudes; Irrigation management; Privatization; Tank irrigation; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113695

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-Farm Training in Northwestern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106982

Knowing the Numbers Is the Key
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaDue,   Eddy L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121356

Analysis of the Impact of CIMMYT Research on the Australian Wheat Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brennan,   John P.; Quade,   Kathryn J.
Wheat genetic materials developed from research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico for developing countries have provided spillover benefits to Australia. Varieties developed from those genetic materials have resulted in yield increases in Australia. CIMMYT’s success in developing countries has also reduced the world price for wheat. While the lower prices affect returns in Australia, the increased yields in Australia from the CIMMYT spillovers have provided benefits to Australia averaging A$30 million per year since 1973. If these benefits are to continue in the future, Australia must continue its close relationship with CIMMYT.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wheat; Research; Spillover; CIMMYT; Australia; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q160.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42505

Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Farms from Three Different Brazilian Regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peres,   Fernando Curi; de Zen,   Sergio; Ambrosio,   Luis Alberto; Ichihara,   Silvio M.
Using the technique of "panels" farms were drawn as representatives from three regions of Brazil: the first was a medium size farm representing the grain production area of Northern Rio Grande do Sul State; the second, a large farm from the grain and livestock production area of Mato Grosso State; the third, a very large farm from the Amazonian livestock production area of Para State. The long-term cost of production was estimated and the yearly average net income was evaluated for each typical farm. An "energy" evaluation table, prepared according to procedures described by Odum (1996), was used to estimate each farm process of incorporating energy into its production as a way to evaluate the sustainability of the farms systems. A four quadrant reference...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24363

USINAS PÚBLICAS: INSTRUMENTO DE INCLUSÃO DE AGRICULTORES FAMILIARES À CADEIA PRODUTIVA DO BIODIESEL NO SEMI-ÁRIDO PERNAMBUCANO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Ana Maria Navaes Da; Albuquerque,   Jose de Lima; Moraes Filho,   Rodolfo Araujo; Silva,   Isnaldo Francisco Da.
O êxito do Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso de Biodiesel (PNPB), no quesito inclusão social, dependerá da capacidade organizativa dos agricultores familiares. Nessa direção, analisa-se a experiência em curso na região do Semi-Árido pernambucano com a organização de um arranjo produtivo local (APL) para o biodiesel articulado a uma usina pública, com capacidade instalada de 10.000 litros/dia e demanda de matéria-prima de 7.500 toneladas/ano. A viabilidade do arranjo encontra amparo na oferta de tecnologia pelos centros de pesquisa; na estrutura fundiária, e correspondência em disponibilidade de mão-de-obra, onde concorrem 14.732 propriedades/famílias de agricultores, distribuídas nas categorias de minifúndio, assentamentos de reforma agrária, território...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Agricultura familiar; Arranjo produtivo local; Usina pública; Mamona; Biodiesel; Family agriculture; Local productive arrangement (APL); Castor oil; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109601

Explaining Variation in Farm and Farm Business Performance in Respect to Farmer Segmentation Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Paul; Harper,   Nicholas; Darling,   Richard.
Results from a pilot application of Defra’s segmentation model applied to the Farm Business Survey for England are presented. Interviews with 750 FBS co-operators during 2010, using a discursive approach, classified co-operators into one of five segmentation groups: Custodians (14.0%); Lifestyle Choice (7.2%); Pragmatists (53.3%); Modern Family Business (21.1%); Challenged Enterprises (4.4%). On average, Modern Family Businesses operated the largest land area, achieved the greatest farm financial (and agricultural) output, and Farm Business Income (FBI), whilst the Lifestyle Choice segment returned the lowest average FBI. Variation in regional tendencies across the segmentation groups was observed, with variation also noted for forms of business, LFA and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Behaviour; Segmentation; Income; Output; Agriculture; Farm Management; D22; Q12; Q14; Q15; Q16; R52.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108783

Testing aggregation consistency across geography and commodities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Qinghua; Shumway,   C. Richard.
Consistent aggregation of production data across commodities and Western USA states was tested using Lewbel's generalised composite commodity theorem. The applicability of the generalised composite commodity theorem for testing consistent geographic aggregation was demonstrated and applied to two groups of states. Consistent commodity aggregation was tested in each state for two output groups and three input groups and in one state for a larger number of groups. Most tests for commodity aggregation supported consistent aggregation of inputs but not outputs. Consistent geographic aggregation was supported for each output and input category across Pacific Northwest states but only for inputs across all Western states.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117974

Farm Costs - 1951 - Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rorholm,   Niels; Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113755

Identifying the Implications of most Warming Foods: A Pilot Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hines,   Peter; Zokaei,   Keivan; Evans,   Barry; Beale,   Jo; Miele,   Mara; Cole,   Matthew A.
The new found popular interest in sustainable development is highly skewed towards areas that are politically visible, such as transport and in particular the evils of air travel. This situation is mirrored in the academic community with an explosion of articles on sustainable transport (an EBSCO web search yielded 552 academic references to Sustainable Transport while for example Sustainable Livestock only found less than 10% of that number1). Nonetheless, only 14% of GHG’s actually result from transport, with as little as 2% coming from aviation, against 32% resulting from agriculture and land use – a major part of which can be directly attributed to the food chain (Stern, 2006). Moreover within the food system, certain areas such as livestock production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49895

Farm Resource Regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heimlich,   Ralph E.
ERS recently constructed a new set of regions depicting geographic specialization in production of U.S. farm commodities. ERS will use the new regions to display results of its analyses in a broad array of venues from briefings to publications, our web site, and journal articles. This pamphlet introduces the new ERS Farm Resource Regions, explains their origin and rationale, and serves as a reference for our clients.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33625

Mustard Seed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James B.; Jimmerson,   Jason.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29179

Führungsverhalten beziehungsweise Führungsstile in Agrarunternehmen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andrea,   Katja S.; Brodersen,   Claus M.; Kuhl,   Rainer.
The development of the relationship between employer and employee is an important aspect of management, i. e. management behaviour and management style play an important role with regard to the employee as a critical factor for success. Increasing average sizes of agricultural enterprises and numbers of employees and the missing hierarchical structures create the need for additional motivation opportunities. In the agricultural sector the quality performance of labour activities is difficult to control, therefore, it becomes even more important to discuss management behaviour and management styles. Management styles are mainly described theoretically in the literature but rarely for agricultural enterprises. An empirical study demonstrates that in practice...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Management behaviour; Management styles; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98121

Farm credit its sources and pattern of Utilisation - An empirical analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   S.K.
The present study is based on the Ninety borrower farmers who were selected randomly from five villages of Manihari block of Ghazipur district. The study aims to find out the socio-economic profile of the sample borrower farmers, pattern of utilization of credit, its sources, productive and unproductive uses of credit etc. The study revealed that on an average 15.54 and 84.46 percent credit was made available from cooperative and commercial bank respectively. The major finance was made available to purchase tractor, which is used to perform various farm operations. The term and cooperative loan was reported 81 and 19 percent respectively and least misutilisation of credit was found among sample borrower farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58259

ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVES TO PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adeofun,   C.O.; Opeolu,   B.O.
Agriculture, unlike industrial activity which has always resulted in pollution, has been environmentally benign for most of its history until after the Second World War when the system disintegrated. Then, crop residues were incorporated into the soil or fed to livestock, the manure returned to the land in amounts that could be absolved and utilized. Mechanized farming, however, is reliant on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Hence, crop residues and livestock excreta, which were once recycled have become wastes and their disposal a continuing problem for the farmer. With the present national policy on agriculture, there is the need for private sector participation especially in the area of environmental health and safety for economic and environmental...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54375

Evaluation of Risk Management Methods for Satsuma Mandarin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lindsey,   Jeanne K.; Duffy,   Patricia A.; Nelson,   Robert G.; Ebel,   Robert C.; Dozier,   William A.
Simulation of production budgets were used to compare net discounted returns and the distribution of returns under alternative risk-mitigation scenarios.  Results indicate that the combination of freeze protection and crop insurance increases expected net discounted 20-year returns while decreasing the downside risk.  Break-even prices ranged from $.257 to $.289 per pound.  Crop insurance returns were constant across price.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Satsuma oranges; Freeze protection; Crop insurance; Production budget; Simulation; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; C63; D81; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46754

IMPROVED FALLOWS IN KENYA: HISTORY, FARMER PRACTICE, AND IMPACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Place,   Frank; Franzel,   Steven Charles; Noordin,   Qureish; Jama,   Bashir.
This case study explores the development, dissemination, adoption, and impact of improved tree fallows in rural western Kenya. The processes of technology development and dissemination throughout the region are described and analyzed. To analyze adoption and impact, the paper applies a variety of different data collection methods as well as samples from both pilot areas where researchers maintained a significant presence and non-pilot areas where farmers learned of the technologies through other channels. Sample sizes for the quantitative analysis ranged from almost 2,000 households for measuring the adoption process to just over 100 households for measuring impact indicators. Qualitative methods included long-term case studies for 40 households and focus...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agroforestry; Soil fertility; Kenya; Adoption; Impact; Technology; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16054

A New Look at the Agricultural Community as Extension Clientele in the West
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tranel,   Jeffrey E.; Hewlett,   John P.; Weigel,   Randolph R.; Rahman,   Tauhidur; Teegerstrom,   Trent; Ehmke,   Cole.
This report presents the preliminary results of a statistically valid 2006 survey of small agricultural producers (sales of less than $50,000) in three Western states (Wyoming, Colorado and Arizona). The West has undergone significant change, and the composition of farm managers has changed with it. This report provides information from farm operators in the rural West  on their perceived threats as well as characteristics of themselves and their operations. Topics of interest were demographics, reasons for involvement in agriculture, income, resource management (crops and livestock), and preferences for information delivery. The project was supported by the Western Center for Risk Management Education.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Small farm; Extension; West; Arizona; Colorado; Wyoming; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37721

Analyzing Resources for the Production of High-Value Agricultural Products in the California High Desert
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Jon C.; Hays,   Lauren.
Urbanization of previously undeveloped land is a critical concern in Southern California. Housing development brings with it several potentially detrimental effects, among which are hardening of the landscape (pavement), diminished water absorption into the soil, and increased harmful runoff into the Pacific Ocean. The High Desert Region of San Bernardino County, California is an area currently experiencing significant development pressure. It is our belief that the development of agricultural production could, to some extent, substitute for residential and commercial development, and that agricultural production is a more sustainable use of the land in this area. This report examines and inventories resources of an unincorporated area near the Cajon Pass...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: High-value agricultural products; Resources; Desert; California; Strategic planning; Sustainable agriculture; Demographics; Direct marketing; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7427

Wetlands, agriculture and poverty reduction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCartney,   Matthew P.; Rebelo,   Lisa-Maria; Senaratna Sellamuttu,   Sonali; De Silva,   Sanjiv.
In many places, growing population, in conjunction with efforts to increase food security, is escalating pressure to expand agriculture within wetlands. The environmental impact of wetland agriculture can have profound social and economic repercussions for people dependent on ecosystem services other than those provided directly by agriculture. If wetlands are not used sustainably, the functions which support agriculture, as well as other food security and ecosystem services, are undermined. This report synthesizes findings from multidisciplinary studies conducted into sustainable wetland agriculture by IWMI and partners in Africa and Asia. It highlights the value of wetland agriculture for poverty reduction as well as the need for more systematic planning...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wetlands; Agriculture; Productivity; Ecosystems; Poverty; Food security; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113010

The likely regional impacts of an agricultural emissions policy in New Zealand: Preliminary analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sin,   Isabelle; Brunton,   Emma; Hendy,   Joanna; Kerr,   Suzi.
Hendy and Kerr (2005b) find that an emissions charge on agricultural methane and nitrous oxide of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent would be likely to reduce New Zealand‘s net land-use related emissions for commitment period one in the order of 3%, with full accounting. The costs per farmer and as a percentage of profit would be very high. This paper considers the regional impacts of such a policy in New Zealand by allocating the emission charge across space according to the location of animals. We then combine our emissions charge information with data on the socio-economic characteristics of the affected areas. Obviously rural areas are heavily affected. In many respects, for example median income, ethnic mix, and percentage of working...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Land use; Social impacts; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Dairy; Sheep; Beef; Distribution of costs; Regional; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Q25; Q28; R14.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98506

An Economic Analysis of Grazing Fee Levels on Federal Range Lands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Dunn,   Edward V.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101945

Sub-therapeutic Antibiotics and Impacts on U.S. Hog Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Key,   Nigel D.; Mathews,   Kenneth H., Jr.
Antimicrobial drugs are fed to hogs at sub-therapeutic levels to prevent disease and promote growth. However, there is concern that the presence of antimicrobial drugs in hog feed is a factor promoting the development of antimicrobial drug-resistant bacteria. This study describes the extent to which antibiotics are used in hog production and how this changed between 2004 and 2009. This study also uses a sample-selection model to examine the impact that use has on the productivity of U.S. hog operations. Using hog producer data from 2004, the analysis did not find a relationship between productivity and sub-therapeutic antibiotics fed during finishing, but productivity was significantly improved when fed to nursery pigs. These results are being evaluated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Antibiotics; Hogs; Sample selection; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103232

Modelling structural change in the agricultural sector – An Agent-based approach using FADN data from individual farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohring,   Anke; Zimmermann,   Albert; Mack,   Gabriele; Mann,   Stefan; Ferjani,   Ali; Gennaio,   Maria-Pia.
The development of multi-agent models for agriculture has allowed the inclusion of farm decision-making behaviour and interactions in the simulation of smaller agricultural regions. Important methodological impact for this has come in particular from scientists from Germany. Currently under construction, the SWISSland model claims to depict as realistically as possible the 50,000 family farms comprising the whole of Swiss agriculture in all their heterogeneity as regards farm and cost structures as well as farm decision behaviours, with the aim of improving the simulation and forecasting of structural change. This paper describes methodological aspects in the formation of the agent population by combining various data sources such as accounting and spatial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Structural change; Swiss agriculture; Multi-agent model; Agent definition; Linear optimization; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61094

FARM OPERATING RISK AND CASH RENT DETERMINATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Turvey,   Calum G.; Baker,   Timothy G.; Weersink,   Alfons.
This article examines farm operating risks and cash-rent determination through the use of the efficient set mathematics. The efficient set mathematics proves to be a pragmatic approach to characterizing operating risks, and the relationships between operating risks and cash-rent determination. Various separation theorems are used to postulate the relationship between operating risk and cash rents. Preliminary evidence appears to support the theoretical conclusion that opperating risk and cash-rent determination are related.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30733

Compartment Model for Controlling Infectious Livestock Disease: Cost-Effective Control Strategies for Johne's Disease In Dairy Herds
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cho,   Jaesung; Tauer,   Loren W.; Schukken,   Ynte H.; Smith,   Rebecca L.; Lu,   Zhao; Grohn,   Yrjo T.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/08/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal compartment model; Dairy cattle disease; Johne’s disease; Livestock disease control; Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103393

Governance Structure, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Community Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano.
In this paper we use a combination of behavioral and new institutional economic perspectives to look at the transactions of “sustainable‐oriented” foods (e.g. organic food, fair trade, etc.) which often assume the characteristic of credence goods. When credence attributes are involved in the transaction (e.g. safety, fairness, etc.) information asymmetry and uncertainty tend to reduce the likelihood of different parties to enter in the transaction1. Because spot markets are unlikely to be used in this type of transactions, typical solutions are the use of hybrids, vertical integration and public monitoring (Vetter and Karantininis, 2002; Ménard and Valceschini, 2005). Moreover both consumers and producers (e.g. farmers) look at these products from a more...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100591

2009 Michigan Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 104 dairy farms from throughout Michigan in 2009. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. The average herd reports here is larger than would be the average dairy herd in Michigan. Average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion that follows but one should be aware that considerable variation across herds exists in virtually every measure.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100918

1971 Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming for Northern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7538

Private Requirements by European Retailers: Impact on French Exporters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latouche,   Karine; Chevassus-Lozza,   Emmanuelle; Persillet,   Vanessa; Harel,   Monique.
Based on recent development of international economics, this paper aims to evaluate in what extent private standards impact trade, and more precisely trade of French agri‐food firms. Our paper explores an original "handmade" database identifying French agri‐food firms which are certified with the International Food Standard – IFS– and/or the British Retail Consortium standard – BRC. From this dataset, one can analyse the characteristics and the export behaviour of certified firms compared to that of the non certified ones. First we look at the productivity of the firms; second, we look at export behaviour of the firms: does a certification such as BRC imply export orientation of the firm? Then we propose the estimation of Chaney’s model (2008) to test for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private standards; IFS/BRC; Trade costs; Productivity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100457

SUSSESSION IN AGRICULTURE: A PROBIT AND COMPETING RISK ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Tietje,   Hendrik; Weiss,   Christoph R.
The present study examines family and farm characteristics affecting the choice and the timing of intergenerational farm transfers. Using survey data which are linked to accounting data for 272 farms in Northern Germany, we use a probit approach to examine whether specific farm and family characteristics are related to the likelihood of succession within a given period. We go beyond the existing literature by applying a competing risk approach to study the process and thus the timing, respectively of the two competing events – succession or exit from farming. We find that farm characteristics significantly influence succession considerations to the extent that they affect the value of the farm for the potential successor.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20067

The Economic Analysis of Agricultural Enterprises in Sustainable Development Aspect
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wajszczuk,   Karol.
The economic analysis of chosen plant production in big agricultural enterprises in sustainable development aspect is the aim of the paper. The results of the research indicated, that it is possible to use environmentally friendly technologies if economic motivation system stimulating their development is created. These technologies can be characterised by low level of direct costs with profitable indexes at the same time. The advantage of using such technologies is profitable index of production with obtaining middle yields which is essential from the point of view of food over-production and obtaining more healthy food.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6965

Challenges and Opportunities for Agriculture of Central Europe According to Farm Structure and Abounding with Capital
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takacs,   Istvan; Bojar,   Waldemar.
Hungary and Poland are two applicant countries, which know the date of the admission into European Union, but the problems of the agriculture are great in both of them. The ways to the recent conditions were different, but the economic situation is similar. In Poland, mainly on the Eastern part of the country, there is a huge number of traditionally small farms operating under the economic size limit, and which are usually have not got adequate farming implements to up-to-date technologies, and their effectiveness is low. At the same time on the Western part of Poland there are Prussian type, better-mechanized, more effective large scale farms. In Hungary as a result of the economic transition the earlier large scale farms were privatised and great number...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24375

Determinants of African farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change: Multinomial choice analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hassan,   Rashid M.; Nhemachena,   Charles.
This study analyzed determinants of farm-level climate adaptation measures in Africa using a multinomial choice model fitted to data from a cross-sectional survey of over 8000 farms from 11 African countries. The results indicate that specialized crop cultivation (mono-cropping) is the agricultural practice most vulnerable to climate change in Africa. Warming, especially in summer, poses the highest risk. It encourages irrigation, multiple cropping and integration of livestock. Increased precipitation reduces the probability of irrigation and will benefit most African farms, especially in drier areas. Better access to markets, extension and credit services, technology and farm assets (labor, land and capital) are critical for helping African farmers adapt...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Impacts; Adaptation; Agriculture; Africa; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56969

Superphosphate Use in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1955
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8774

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF WET CORN GLUTEN FEED IN BEEF FEEDLOT FINISHING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haugen,   Ronald H.; Hughes,   Harlan G.
An economic evaluation of wet corn gluten feed used in beef feedlot finishing was done.  Data were from feeding trials at North Dakota State University.  Four rations were analyzed at 0 percent, 28 percent, 56 percent, and 85 percent wet corn gluten based on dry matter intake.  Data were entered into a computer model that integrated the feeding trial data with economic input and output prices.  A typical feedlot example was used.  Results indicated that the 56 percent ration was the most biologically efficient.  A matrix of results can be shown for various corn prices, relative to wet corn gluten feed prices and quantities fed.  Based on this study, wet corn gluten feed is priced competitively with other feed stuffs.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Wet corn gluten feed; Feeding trials; Feedlot; Finishing; Beef; Economic analysis; North Dakota; Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23106

The Uniform Commercial Code and the North Dakota Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schimmelpfennig,   Jerel; Johnson,   Jerome E.; Anderson,   Owen L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Public Economics.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120796

The Economic Effects of Early-Life Nutritional Constraints in Crossbred Cattle Bred on the NSW North Coast
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alford,   Andrew R.; Cafe,   Linda M.; Greenwood,   Paul L.; Griffith,   Garry R.
Different patterns of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation can influence cow productivity and the performance of their offspring. An experiment was conducted on the North Coast of NSW whereby “low” and “high” pasture nutritional systems were imposed on a herd of Hereford cows during pregnancy, and then again from birth to weaning, with a crossover design also imposed to select offspring with extremes of growth to birth and/or weaning. Thus, four growth groups resulted – low-low, low-high, high-low, and high-high. Piedmontese and Wagyu bulls were used. After weaning, these offspring were grown out on the NSW Northern Tablelands and then finished to heavy market weights in a feedlot. The results of the experiment indicated that restricted early-life...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Beef; Early-life nutrition; Economic; Evaluation; Australia; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37667

SOIL PRODUCTIVITY AND FARMERS' EROSION CONTROL INCENTIVES--A DYNAMIC MODELING APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saliba,   B. Colby.
Important linkages between farm management variables, soil loss, crop yields, and incentives to practice soil conservation have often been omitted from previous empirical studies, due to regional data limitations and incomplete knowledge of soil loss/crop yiled relationships.  An optimal control model is developed with explicit attention to interactions between management choices, soil loss, and long-term farmland productivity.  Analysis of the optimality conditions generates a number of hypotheses related to farmers' productivity-linked conservation incentives, which can be tested empirically without precise knowledge of specific erosion-productivity relationships.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32318

Farmer Group Development in Kenya: Issues and Recommendations for Service Providers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parkins,   John R.; Gill,   Dhara S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24128

1957 Annual Report of the Northeastern Minnesota Farm Management Service
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Behr,   M.R.; Nodland,   Truman R.; Hartmans,   E.H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113742

Contracts, payment delays and firm growth: Evidence from Bulgarian agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Van Herck,   Kristine.
The transition of a centrally planned to a more market economy provides a natural Experiment on the role of institutions and exchange in economic growth. This paper uses a unique dataset based on a survey of 305 dairy producing and supplying households in Bulgaria to analyze the impact of late payments for delivered products and farm assistance programs. The results of the dynamic panel analysis indicate that late payments have a negative influence on farm growth, while contracting with interlinked farm assistance programs, had a positive effect on farm growth.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61079

Cost-benefit analysis of investment in research on abscission chemicals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cost-benefit analysis; Abscission chemicals; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52887

The Balanced Scorecard Implementation in Farm Enterprise - A Case Study from Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lissitsa,   Alexej.
This study exemplifies the first implementation experiences of Balanced Scorecard and the first results of them in Ukrainian agricultural enterprises. Essential prerequisites for the functioning of the BSC concept into practical agriculture will be discussed. Finally, some critical success factors to the BSC adoption by agricultural companies will be identified.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Balanced Scorecard; Strategic Management; Ukraine; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24272

Formal and Informal Credit Markets and Rural Credit Demand in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tang,   Sai; Guan,   Zhengfei; Jin,   Songqing.
Credit markets are an essential economic institution. In developing countries, particularly in countries undergoing rapid social and economic transition, it is important to identify emerging credit demand and institute credit supply in a timely manner to facilitate economic transformation. This research focuses on the evolving rural credit market in China, where borrowing from the social network has been common but the recent economic transition has made this informal credit market inadequate in addressing rural credit needs. This research is aimed at identifying the social and economic factors that explain the farmers’ credit constraint and influence farmers’ decisions to switch from informal to formal credit markets. Using data from a household survey,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Formal Credit; Informal Credit; Credit Markets; Rural Credit; China; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61339

First Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Waseca County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Hansen,   M.C.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1929
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108016

Risk and Subsidies in Czech Agriculture - an ex-ante Analysis of Farmers´ Decision-making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jelinek,   Ladislav; Foltyn,   Ivan; Spicka,   Jindrich; Ratinger,   Tomas.
This paper deals with the ex-ante analysis of the effects of farm subsidies on farm behaviour. Beside that the risk factor is implemented in the farm model to reflect and quantify potential (negative) impact on farm results. A farm-level optimization model is used to assess the effects of different kind of policies and risk on production structure, income indicators and land use management. It appeared that a reasonable level of risk (via income variation) have impact, but not significant. If liberalisation would have happened (zero direct and disadvantageous payments) production would homogenised, 30% of land would remained abandoned, production and income would clearly decline. Other scenario points out that environmental objectives (here through more...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agrarian policy; Risk assessment; Farm model; Direct payments; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99066

Agricultural Arbitrage, Adjustment Costs, and the Intensive Margin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tack,   Jesse B.; LaFrance,   Jeffrey T.
Farmland and capital are an important and rapidly expanding component of the agricultural economy, and empirical evidence suggests that these assets are quasi-fixed in that adjustment costs are incurred when holdings are altered. Increased interest in the rate of return for investing in farmland suggests that an important consideration is the effect of adjustment costs on this return. A novel theoretical model is developed that ties together contributions from the farmland pricing and adjustment cost literatures, and the first order conditions for a utility maximizing decision maker are rearranged into intertemporal arbitrage equations that are similar in spirit to traditional finance models. The common assumptions that land and capital are quasi-fixed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Arbitrage; Adjustment Costs; Farmland; Asset Pricing; Capital; Cost Function; Risk; Production; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56412

Performance of two transferred modules in the Lagunera Region:  Water relations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levine,   G.; Galvan,   A. Cruz; Garcia,   D.; Garces-Restrepo,   Carlos; Johnson,   Sam H., III.
Evaluates the degree of success of water users in managing water allocations and deliveries in two irrigation district modules in the Lagunera Region of Mexico. Policies and practices are evaluated from the standpoints of the nature of planning rules, consistency, equity, and efficiency in implementation of the plans.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water policy; Performance; Privatization; Irrigation systems; Operations; Maintenance; Irrigation efficiency; Water users' associations; Water rights; Water allocation; Water supply; Water distribution; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44583

RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: REPORT ON A DIALOGUE
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13427

Environmental and production cost impacts of no-till: Estimates from observed behaviour
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laukkanen,   Marita; Nauges,   Celine.
No-till has been promoted as a cultivation method that reduces both production costs and the environmental impacts of farming relative to conventional tillage. Using farm-level data from Finland, we show that no-till has no statistically significant effect on total variable costs but that it increases the use of plant protection products and fertilizers, and decreases the use of labor. An environmental impact simulation combining the results on input use with a nutrient and herbicide runoff model predicts that no-till produces environmental benefits on highly erodible land, but may be even detrimental to the environment in average conditions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation agriculture; No-till; Technology adoption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61077

Participatory management in Sri Lanka's irrigation schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI).
Several forms of participatory management are either experimented with, in use, or have been in use in Sri Lanka by various agencies (government, semi-government, and voluntary).  An overview of village irrigation systems in Sri Lanka, with reference to ongoing irrigation development efforts and particular irrigation management needs is presented, as well as priority research issues relevant to small-scale irrigation systems.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Farmer participation; Small scale systems; Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113952

Irrigation management in Latin America: present situation, problem areas and areas of potential improvement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI).
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water potential; Irrigation systems; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Water users associations; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113951

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1972 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13060

FEE FISHING AND PAY LAKES AS AN ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE FOR SMALL FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stegelin,   Forrest E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26503

ALERT:  FARMERS NEED TO SIGN UP FOR ACRE!
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.; Betz,   Roger; Black,   J. Roy.
Corn, soybean and wheat producers are facing serious financial challenges. And it is even worse for livestock producers, most of who are also crop producers and are therefore eligible for ACRE.  Crops are behind in maturity, some areas of the state need rain, product prices have fallen substantially, and USDA Counter Cyclical payments do not start until $2.35 on corn, $5.36 soybeans and $3.40 on wheat. Chances of prices that low are around 10-15%, but at that point ACRE payments would be much, much bigger.  Many producers do not understand ACRE and the benefits available; most of the reasons given for not participating are invalid.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52208

Efficiency in Damage Control Inputs: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karagiannis,   Giannis; Tsionas,   Efthimios; Tzouvelekas,   Vangelis.
The present paper extents the existing literature providing a theoretically consistent framework for measuring input-specific technical efficiency in damage control inputs within a stochastic production frontier model. The theoretical framework for modeling damage control agents is based on Fox and Weersink (1995) model specification that allows for increasing returns on damage control inputs. The empirical model accounts veterinary expenses as the damage control input and it is applied on a panel data set of sheep farms in Greece during the 1989-92 period. The results suggest that sheep farms in Greece are using inefficiently immunization and antibiotics in their flock as their average technical efficiency level was 72.82%. On the other hand, technical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Increasing returns; Input-specific technical efficiency; Damage and control function; Sheep farms; Greece; Farm Management; Q12; Q16; C23; C51.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24642

Internetnutzung in der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft: Online-Handelsportale als neue Organisationsform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bocker,   Andreas; Brodersen,   Claus M.
This paper describes the concept of E-commerce portals, so called E-hubs, in its basic characteristics and analyses their potential impacts on agribusiness enterprises and agricultural markets. Since these impacts depend on the level of market penetration of this new type of organisation, it is further attempted to identify the most relevant factors that determine future acceptance and utilisation of internet portals at sector and enterprise level.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: E-commerce; Agriculture; Farm trade; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98877

The Role of Soil Quality Criteria in Assessing Farm Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Southorn,   Neil.
The environmental impact of industrial agriculture is under close scrutiny, by Governments, concerned citizens, and farmers. This paper discusses the need to incorporate environmental factors in measures of farm performance, as part of the continuous review of long term sustainability. The concept of natural capital allows natural resources to be considered in similar ways to other assets of the farm business. It is suggested that soil quality criteria, selected to match the site characteristics and purpose of the landowner, be included in these measures, despite continuing disagreement about the concept and difficulties in its application. The intuitive appeal of a soil quality paradigm is the potential to integrate the many dimensions of sustainability,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6995

Risk Management and the Role of Off-farm Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freshwater,   David; Jette-Nantel,   Simon.
The majority of farm households in OECD countries earn more off-farm income than farm income, even including government payments. While this is a well recognized fact its implications for risk management have not been well recognized. Current efforts to reform farm support have focused on the variability of farm household income and largely ignored the variability of total farm household income.  Since it is common for farm households to allocate labor and capital across both farm and non-farm opportunities, it is also likely that their attitude to risk in farming can best be understood by seeing farm risk and return in a household portfolio of income. This approach immediately leads to farm risk being less problematic the more diversified the portfolio...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Off-farm income; Risk management; Agricultural policy; Farm household; Farm income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120184

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1929 on the Farm Accounting Route in Rock and Nobles Counties-Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1930
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108288

REPRESENTATIVE FARMS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE JANUARY 1998  FAPRI/AFPC BASELINE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Edward G.; Richardson,   James W.; Anderson,   David P.; Gray,   Allan W.; Klose,   Steven L.; Knutson,   Ronald D.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Feldman,   Paul A.; Land,   C. Shane; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.
The results of analyzing 74 representative crop, livestock, and dairy farms located in key production regions over the 1997-2002 time frame are presented in this paper. Fifty of the 74 farms monitored appear to be financially sound. Ten of the 74 are showing signs of financial stress due to low net cash incomes relative to cash flow requirements. Fourteen of the 74 farms are likely to not survive financially over the six year planning horizon.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24024

Valuing Farm Financial Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marcellino,   Dana M.; Wilson,   Christine A.
Despite the merits of good farm record keeping, little is known about the value farmers place on their farm financial records.  This study uses a willingness-to-accept experimental second price auction to elicit such values from farmers.  Results indicate farm records are extremely valuable and that some diversity in values is explained by the characteristics of the records and farmers.  We find that experimental auctions can be used to elicit values for extremely high-valued goods, and we demonstrate how they can be used to value a complex good comprised of many sub-components.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21243

Trade negotiations (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carson,   Chris.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97616

Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: A comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alene,   Arega D.; Zeller,   Manfred.
This study compares the empirical performances of the parametric distance functions(PDF) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) with applications to adopters of improved cereal production technology in eastern Ethiopia. The results from both approaches revealed substantial technical inefficiencies of production among the sample farmers. Technical efficiency estimates obtained from the two approaches are positively and significantly correlated. However, the DEA approach is shown to be very sensitive to outliers as well as to the choice of orientation. The PDF results are relatively more robust. The results from the preferred PDF approach revealed that adopters of improved technology have average technical efficiencies of 79%, implying that they could...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Multiple outputs; Distance functions; DEA; Technical efficiency; Ethiopia; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44089

Larger Farms, Environmental Policy Affecting Manure Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Ribaudo,   Marc.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124214

AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION IN SOUTH ASIA: PATTERNS, DETERMINANTS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Joshi,   P.K.; Gulati,   Ashok; Birthal,   Pratap Singh; Tewari,   Laxmi.
The South Asian countries are gradually diversifying with some inter-country variation in favor of high value commodities, namely fruits, vegetables, livestock and fisheries. Agricultural diversification is strongly influenced by price policy, infrastructure development (especially markets and roads), urbanization and technological improvements. Rainfed areas have benefited more as a result of agricultural diversification in favor of high value crops by substituting inferior coarse cereals. Agricultural diversification is also contributing to employment opportunities in agriculture and increasing exports. The need is to suitably integrate production and marketing of high value commodities through appropriate institutions. Market reforms in developing and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16215

IN DEFENSE OF FENCE TO FENCE: CAN THE BACKWARD BENDING SUPPLY CURVE EXIST?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   Richard E.; Zilberman,   David.
Politicians dealing with the “"farm problem”" sometimes lament that output increases when prices go up and when prices go down. This article presents three possible theoretical explanations. In the first, farmers deplete soil (over-farm) when prices are low and imperfect capital markets prevent borrowing. In the second, farmers in financial stress (low prices) allocate more family labor to farming to meet debt-repayment constraints. In the third, wealth held in farmland tends to decline as prices decline. With decreasing absolute risk aversion, this increases risk aversion which, in extreme cases, causes negative supply response.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30945

A Bayesian Total Factor Productivity Analysis of Tropical Agricultural Systems in Central-Western Africa And South-East Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonini,   Axel; Matus,   Silvia Saravia; Gomez y Paloma,   Sergio.
This paper computes and analyses total factor productivity (TFP) growth rates for tropical agricultural systems in Central-Western Africa and South-East Asia. Two regions that despite sharing common agro-ecological conditions, have pursued different adoption rates of green revolution technology and have reported dissimilar yields per hectare. A panel data set is constructed for the period 1987-2007 from the FAOSTAT database. A Bayesian stochastic frontier model with country specific temporal variation in technical efficiency is estimated. Technical efficiency estimates reveal that there is substantial room for improvement in both continental sub-sets and that TFP estimates show on average larger rates of growth for South-East Asian countries as compared to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian Inference; Stochastic Production Frontier; Time Varying Technical Inefficiency; Total Factor Productivity Growth; Tropical Agricultural Systems; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; C15; D24; O47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116088

Front Material
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Front Cover; Editorial Information: A Message from the Publisher; Contents Page
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48704

Impacts of Sustainable Agriculture on North Dakota Rural Communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Bruce L.; Goreham,   Gary A.; Jacobsen,   Roy M.; Sell,   Randall S.; Stearns,   Larry D.; Watt,   David L.; Youngs,   George A., Jr.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23139

Coping with Climate Change in Agriculture: A Portfolio Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Asseldonk,   Marcel A.P.M.; Langeveld,   J.W.A.
Replaced with revised version of paper 10/18/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Portfolio analysis; Climate change; Crop growth models; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9247

RISK MANAGEMENT FOR FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Alan; Dobbins,   Craig L.; Pritchett,   James G.; Boehlje,   Michael; Ehmke,   Cole.
Risk is present in all decisions, though often its assessment is skewed to the negative effects. This paper presents material on the sources of risk in agriculture, procedures for managing two types of risks (operational and strategic) and the interaction of time and risk.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28640

Permanent Housing for Seasonal Workers? A Generalized Peak Load Investment Model for Farm Worker Housing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qenani-Petrela,   Eivis; Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.; Wandschneider,   Philip R.
Many seasonal workers are housed in transitory accommodations, including tents and vehicles. In this study, we analyze the supply side of this problem by assuming that a public agent must house the workers through direct public investment. A peak load model is adapted to develop investment rules for the least-cost provision of seasonal worker housing, adding an interacting multi-season component to existing models. Based on this model and the data from three prototype projects, the majority of the least-cost investment would be in permanent, but seasonally occupied, housing.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmworker housing; Investment rules; Peak load model; Public housing; Seasonal labor; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; R31; H75; J43; G31.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45515

Trends in the Flow of Wheat Exports in the World Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Donald E.; Cudworth,   Clair W.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102560

Quality Management in Supply Chain Networks - The Case of Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,   Agata.
In this article we suggest that rising quality requirements are key factors for the redesign of food chains. We argue that the food supply proceeds through pyramidalhierarchical strategic networks coordinated by powerful focal firms. These firms choose a quality strategy and employ chain quality management concepts by exerting managerial discretion to achieve the super-ordinate network aims. We introduce and elaborate upon two types of chain quality management: strategic and operative. The theoretical findings have been tested using evidence from the Polish dairy market. Semi-structured interviews were conducted across the various hierarchical levels of the 19 largest Polish dairy cooperatives during the spring of 2006. The results show that the firms’...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chain quality management; Dairy cooperatives; Network theory; Poland; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44903

AJAE Appendix: Agricultural Contracts: Data and Research Needs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Ligon,   Ethan; Dimitri,   Carolyn.
The material herein contained is supplementary to the article name in the title and published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 89, Number 5, December 2007.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7073

Selected Financial and Other Socioeconomic Characteristics of North Dakota Farm and Ranch Operators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leholm,   Arlen G.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.; Vreugdenhil,   Harvey G.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23306

Productivity and returns to resources in the beef enterprise on Victorian farms in the South-West Farm Monitor Project
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Villano,   Renato A.; Fleming,   Euan M.; Rodgers,   Heidi.
Productivity change and real returns to resources are measured for a sample of farms in south-west Victoria that produce beef. A stochastic frontier production model is estimated from which annual production frontiers and individual farm technical inefficiencies are calculated during the survey period from 1995-96 to 2004-05. Results suggest that best-practice beef producers in this region (those operating on the production frontier) modestly improved their productivity during the period. Technically inefficient farms seem to be achieving productivity increases lower than their top-performing counterparts and are on average falling behind the productivity levels of the latter. A single factoral terms of trade index is also estimated for each farm as a...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Beef production; Productivity; Best practice; Australia; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121497

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Beef Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.; Wasylyniuk,   Chad R.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Larue,   Bruno; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Gray,   Richard S.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55299

Cycle of Knowledge in the Management of the Supply Chain of Corn for Human Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez Soto,   Moises E.; Rodriguez Monroy,   Carlos; Fuentes-Pila,   Joaquin; Morris,   Anne; Gil‐Araujo,   M.; Velasco,   Julia.
The objective of this study is to characterize the cycle of knowledge in the supply chain of the industry of corn for human consumption. White corn is cultivated almost exclusively for human consumption and it has a significant value in the food supply in countries whose diet has a high proportion of this variety of corn, such as: Venezuela, México and Colombia in America, and the Republic of South Africa and Sahel countries in Africa. Corn is produced in Venezuela, under rainfed conditions and in a highly mechanized production system. The cycle of knowledge is defined as a progressive spiral in which knowledge is created, stored, transferred, applied and preserved, in order to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of organizations and companies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Knowledge Cycle; Industry of White Corn; Food Supply Chain; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100510

Self-Help Farmer Cooperatives’ Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Development in Southwest Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adeyemo,   Remi.
There is ample evidence that much of Africa fails to meet basic criteria of agricultural sustainable development and environmental preservation. The objective of this study was to explore the management of natural resources by self-help farmer cooperatives. The study was carried out in five local government areas of Southwest Nigeria. These local government areas are forest zones covered by derived savannah. The raining season normally starts around April and ends in October/November, followed by a dry season. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. Several methods were used to collect information. These included group discussions and questionnaires. Results from the study show that women have played a major role in almost every aspect of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers; Cooperative and natural resources management; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92667

Social Versus Private Efficiency: A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Farming Systems in Vineyard Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arandia Miura,   Amaia; Aldanondo-Ochoa,   Ana.
Organic farming may be seen as an alternative approach to agriculture that tries to integrate environmental concerns in management practices. By means of DEA, in this work we calculate and compare the efficiency of two samples of conventional and organic vineyards, from two different perspectives: in the first instance, the relationship between inputs and outputs is considered, exclusively, that is, the private efficiency; in the second instance, social efficiency is calculated, and the environmental impacts arising from the activity are also included. The comparison of the results obtained in these two scenarios allows us to draw some conclusions on the efficiency of organic farming in dry-farming conditions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Efficiency; Environmental impact; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44416

Empirical Analysis of Agricultural Growth and Unemployment in Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ayinde,   Opeyemi Eyitayo; Ayinde,   Kayode; Memudu,   I. J. B.; Ojehomon,   V.I.
Unemployment which has been identified as the major cause of poverty is a worldwide economic problem. Poverty alleviation has been a great concern to developing countries. The economic burden of unemployment on a society necessitates this study. Consequently, this study analyses the Nigerian agricultural growth rate, its contributions, and examines the linkage and dimension of agricultural growth and unemployment rates. Collected time series data were analyzed with the aid of t – test, Duncan Multiple Range test, Granger Causality test and regression analysis.   Results showed that Nigerian agricultural growth rate has an inverse relationship with unemployment and re – establish the Cobweb supply theory. In addition, increase in agricultural growth...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cobweb supply theory; Granger Causality test; Nigeria; Unemployment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52147

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1953 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Moore,   Donald S.; Zoller,   Richard Bernard.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13161

Using a Farmer's Beta for Improved Estimation of Expected Yields
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Babcock,   Bruce A.; Hart,   Chad E.
Effects of sampling error in estimation of farmers’ mean yields for crop insurance purposes and their implications for actuarial soundness are explored using farm-level corn yield data in Iowa. Results indicate that sampling error, combined with nonlinearities in the indemnity function, leads to empirically estimated insurance rates that exceed actuarially fair values. The difference depends on the coverage level, the number of observations used, and the participation strategy followed by farmers. A new estimator for mean yields based on the decomposition of farm yields into systemic and idiosyncratic components is proposed, which could lead to improved rate-making and reduce adverse selection.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Actual production history (APH); Adverse selection; Crop insurance; Mean yields estimation; Sampling error; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36707

Economic Analysis of a Water Truck for Feedyard Dust Suppression
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amosson,   Stephen H.; Bretz,   Fran E.; Warminski,   Patrick L.; Marek,   Thomas H.
Dust created in feedyards can adversely affect cattle performance. Dust suppression can be accomplished by moistening pen surfaces with traveling gun(s) sprinklers, solid-set sprinklers, and water trucks. This study specifically addresses the fixed and operational costs associated with a water truck for various sized feedyards.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water truck; Dust suppression; Fixed costs; Operational costs; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7032

Private Forest Landowners’ Response to Incentives for Carbon Sequestration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Taeyoung; Langpap,   Christian.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Intermediate Forest Management; Carbon Sequestration; Incentive Payments; Price of Carbon; NIPF; Fuel Treatment; Fertilization; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q23; Q54.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124362

The Environment and the Selection of Aquaculture Species and Systems: An Economic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Environmental conditions play a significant role in the economic success of aquaculture. This article classifies environmental factors in a way that facilitates economic analysis of their implications for the selection of aquaculture species and systems. The implication of on-farm as on-site environmental conditions for this selection are considered first using profit-possibility frontiers and taking into account the biological law of environmental tolerance. However, in selecting, recommending and developing aquaculture species and systems, it is often unrealistic to assume the degree of managerial efficiency implied by the profit-possibility function. It is appropriate to take account of the degree of managerial inefficiency that actually exists, not all...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture; Selection of aquaculture species; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55091

1968 Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming for Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7533

Estate Planning and Farm Transfer in a Changing Legislative Environment: North Carolina, U.S.A. an Example
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Hoeven,   Guido.
Since the enactment of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, owners and operators of farms and ranches have opportunities to evaluate new estate planning strategies for the transfer of farm businesses to subsequent generations. However, with provisions of the Act to be phased in over several years, consideration must be given to having a "staged" estate plan. Under provisions of the current law, estate tax is repealed in the year 2010, but if Congress does not act, the legislation sunsets and returns to prior law January 1, 2011. This fact provides planning challenges for owners and operators of farms and ranches as the phase-in of provisions, the repeal in 2010, and the return to prior law relative to estate planning and business...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24400

EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN FARMERS IN KANAM AND WASE AREAS OF PLATEAU STATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Umar,   A.G. Owa; O Kareem,   I.A.; Madugu,   I.E.
Increasing attention is being accorded the potential role of women farmers in Plateau State due to their significance in sustainable agricultural development. However, production impediments have often diminished the hope to fully utilise such potentials for the benefit of humanity. A study was conducted in Kanam and Wase L.G.As to examine production characteristics of women farmers in the study areas. 200 women farmers were selected from 8 wards by simple random sampling technique. However, 198 responses were available for analysis Descriptive statistics – frequency and corresponding percentages is used for analysis. The result of the study revealed that greater number of the women range between ages of 30-39 years. (52.%) Married women were majority...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54376

Modelling the effects of climate change policy on the NZ livestock sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saunders,   Caroline M.; Wreford,   Anita.
The link between trade and the environment has aroused considerable interest both in terms of the impact of trade liberalisation on the environment, and also the impact of environmental policy on production and trade. Of key environmental concern at present is global warming and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Global attempts to limit GHG emissions will also impact on agricultural trade and producer returns, particularly in countries such as NZ, where relatively large proportions of GHG emissions originate from the agricultural sector. This study uses a partial equilibrium agricultural trade model, extended to include production systems and GHG emissions, to analyse the effects of GHG mitigation policies on agricultural production and trade.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97785

AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF BMPS AMONG LOUISIANA SUGARCANE PRODUCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henning,   Steven A.; Cardona,   Hugo.
Multivariate probit analysis of BMP adoption, based on Louisiana sugarcane producer data, indicates that education and cost-sharing programs are effective means of increasing adoption rates.  Results also indicate that contemporaneous correlation exists within and between management measures, implying a policy strategy of coordinating education and cost-sharing programs to maximize effectiveness.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Best management practices; Multivariate probit analysis; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21838

South Carolina Agricultural Situation and Outlook, 1999-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Harold M., Jr.; Zering,   Kelly D.; Rathwell,   P. James; Sutton,   Russell W.; Gooden,   Dewitt T.; Schumaker,   George; Curtis,   Charles E., Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112916

The Impacts of the Budget Reconciliation Proposal on North Dakota Representative Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121068

Agricultural Growth, Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goals in Africa: Outcomes of AAAE Conference
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nambiro,   Elizabeth; Omare,   Musa N.; Nkamleu,   Guy Blaise.
This report is a summary of emerging issues affecting African agriculture, recent experiences and policy proposals that can guide interventions in improving the sector’s productivity. Agriculture is at the centre of rural poverty reduction in Africa and urgent measures are needed to increase farm yields and incomes in order to stem collapse of economies and societies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: AAAE; African Association of Agricultural Economists; Millennium development goals in Africa; Agricultural policies; Agricultural research systems; Poverty reduction; Agricultural productivity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q010; Q130; Q170; Q180; Q560.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50144

A PORTFOLIO OF NUTRIENTS: SOIL AND SUSTAINABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bond,   Craig A.; Farzin,   Y. Hossein.
This paper develops a basic dynamic economic model that can be used for theoretical and numerical analysis of optimal soil management practices. A dynamic biophysical/economic optimal control model is developed in a multi-disciplinary framework, treating soil as a multi-pool portfolio of a particular limiting mobile nutrient (e.g. nitrogen). This specification allows for fertilizer to directly enter the active pool, while tillage initially affects the decadal pool, reflecting the realities of agricultural production. We examine the properties of the steady-state and the time paths of the optimal solutions. In addition, alternative sustainability criteria of farm-level agricultural practices are presented, and the optimal solution of the problem is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20035

The Profitability of Biodiesel Chain with Different Organizations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
The dir 30/2003 by fixing the 5,75% target of biofuel incorporation to fossil fuel for vehicles for 2010 has increased the interest for a further development of the agro-energies in the EU and generated a virtuous competition among the Member States. Purpose of this paper is to analyze the dimension and profitability of the integrated biodiesel chain with different organizations to analyze their effectiveness in different industrial organization contest. Possible improvement of the economic performance is related with the constitution of local biofuel districts where cluster of farms producing oil seed are integrated with processors to reduce production-processing transport costs: evidences of the last 15 years suggest a decline up to 20% in current €. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59202

Impact of Off-farm Income on Farm Efficiency in Slovenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre.
The paper investigates the impact of off-farm income on farm technical efficiency for the Slovenian Farm Accountancy Data Network farms in the years 2004-2008. Farm stochastic frontier time-varying decay inefficiency is positively associated with total utilised agricultural areas and total labour input, and vice versa with intermediate consumption and fixed assets. We find a positive association between farm technical efficiency and the off-farm income. Farm technical efficiency has increased steadily over time, the process, which was led by the off-farm spill over effect and most efficient farms. Farm technical efficiency is also positively associated with economic farm size, while association with subsidies is mixed depending on the estimation procedure....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Off-farm income; Stochastic frontier analysis; Panel regression; Quantile regression; Slovenia; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108945

Supply Chain Design for High Quality Products: Economic Concepts and Examples form the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   Robert P.
The food system is undergoing significant structural change at local, national, and international levels. As the food system evolves, some segments along the chain between producers and consumers are disappearing. Others are being transformed. Supply chain concepts are useful for identifying and assessing alternative designs for the reconfiguration of food product production systems. Changes in the food system will require farm managers to adopt new ways of thinking and new perspectives on collaboration with trading partners. They also will require farm management economists to draw on a wider set of economic theories and concepts than we have in the past. This paper begins with brief descriptions of emerging supply chains for high quality food products in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6951

Assessment of participatory management of irrigation schemes in Sri Lanka: Partial reforms, partial benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samad,   Madar; Vermillion,   Douglas Lynn.
Describes the application of a standard methodology developed by IWMI to assess the impact of irrigation management transfer on the performance of irrigation schemes. Includes detailed analysis of the effects of participatory management on the performance of irrigation schemes in Sri Lanka.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Privatization; Policy; Performance evaluation; Indicators; Operating costs; Irrigation management; Economic aspects; Returns; Participatory management; Farmer participation; Government managed irrigation systems; Small scale systems; Large-scale systems; Regression analysis; Models; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44577

RATIONALIZING TIME SERIES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COW-CALF AND FEEDER RETURNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhao,   Huan; Hennessy,   David A.
This paper tries to justify the observation of different return patterns in the upstream and downstream sectors of US beef production. It builds a dynamic rational expectation model separating the cow-calf and feeding sector with the former sector being the residual claimer. The model shows that the cow-calf operation has positively autocorrelated return pattern while the feeding operation return only reflects random shock. Empirical study shows that 85.4% of the Ricardian rent is passed through to the upstream sector, and the downstream sector can only claim the unexpected return resulting from random shocks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ricardian rent; Cow-calf return; Supply chain; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49486

How pro-poor are participatory watershed management projects?: An Indian case study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kurian,   Mathew; Dietz,   Ton.
This report draws on a survey and case study evidence from 28 watershed management groups in Haryana to argue that participatory watershed management projects need not necessarily safeguard the interests of poorer rural households.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Watershed management; Participatory management; Poverty; Farm income; Labor; Households; Women; Forest management; Dams; Irrigated farming; Case studies; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44542

A Conceptual Framework for the Management of Farm Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Milligan,   Robert A.; Hutt,   Guy K.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121542

Effective Ownership Strategies: The Key to Farm Family Business Success Over Time
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tually,   Geoffrey G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24349

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

Organic Farms in the EU: Status Quo, Development Strategies and Policy Impacts on Selected Arable and Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haring,   Anna Maria.
Organic farming is increasingly considered in the European Common Agricultural  Policy. Sound evaluations of the effects of policy measures on organic farms in the EU  are needed to face the challenges in future policy design.  The effects of various policy scenarios on profitability and development strategies of  typical organic arable and dairy farms are analysed for the EU-countries Germany,  Denmark, the United Kingdom and Italy. Based on an approach which integrates  simulation modelling and focus groups, profitability of model farms is analysed ex-post  for year the 1999 and their potential development simulated until 2008 under  Agenda 2000 and three alternative policy scenarios. For each policy scenario potential  farm adaptation strategies are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6938

Family Estate Planning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Jerome E.; Schloesser,   Lynn L.; Liebmann,   Joanne; Rindy,   Dean A.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120762

Adoption of Environmental Management Systems by Farmers: An Empirical Application to ISO 14001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grolleau,   Gilles; Thomas,   Alban.
This article undertakes an empirical investigation of the determinants of voluntary adoption of the ISO 14001 environmental management system by French farmers. The adoption model incorporates the expected profitability of implementing the standard and investigates the impact of prior knowledge on the probability of adopting. Two information measures are considered: a “reported information” indicator and an “estimated knowledge” score. The probit parameter estimates reveal that, while the expected profitability of implementing the standard is a significant determinant of adoption, real and perceive prior knowledge measures play a significant but potentially counterintuitive role.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental management system; ISO 14001; Management-based approach; Probit model; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; O33; Q16; Q29.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6323

Climate Impact on Agricultural Efficiency: Analysis on counties in Nebraska along the 41st parallel
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trindade,   Federico J.
I studied the impact that high temperatures have over the agricultural performance for countries in Nebraska.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103416

Herbicide Resistance in Ryegrass: Stochastic Evaluation of Management Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Draper,   Alister; Bent,   Martin J.M.
Annual Ryegrass is a significant weed in cereal production in Western Australia. Herbicide resistance is increasing and is a major concern to producers. Long-term, field scale trials are being conducted on a number of sites in the state. The apparent costs and benefits of different management strategies are dependent on seasonal conditions and markets for inputs and products. This paper presents the results of a simulation model of alternative strategies under a wide range of historic conditions. A  conceptual framework for selecting an optimal strategy is explored.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7028

Risk, Uncertainty and Farm Management Decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Officer,   R.R.; Anderson,   Jock R.
The objective of this paper is to give a brief exposition of the decision criteria commonly propounded for decisions under risk and uncertainty. The review of these criteria in the context of farm management decisions reiterates the inappropriateness of all except the expected utility hypothesis, and it is concluded that utility analysis has considerable potential as an operational tool in farm management.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1968
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9109

Social Security Tax and Benefit Issues, Questions and Answers for Farmers and Workers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Stuart F.
Social Security taxes are a major and growing expense of operating a farm business. Self-employed farmers and family farm workers have some flexibility in managing cash income subject to Social Security. A basic understanding of Social Security benefits as well as costs is required to make a rational decision about optimum coverage.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121545

Some like to join, others to deliver. An econometric analysis of farmers' relationships with agricultural co-operatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano; Gardebroek,   Cornelis.
In many European countries, farmers are a member of a processing or marketing co-operative, and most of these farmers also deliver their products to that co-operative. However, an extensive dataset of Italian farmers shows that not all members deliver to their co-op, and that there are also non-members that deliver. Using theoretical arguments from the New Institutional Economics literature, a bivariate probit model is estimated to explain co-op membership and delivery jointly. Results show that membership and delivering are indeed related, but also that different factors influence farmers’ decisions on membership and delivery.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Co-operatives; New Institutional Economics; Bivariate probit; Italy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61078

Spatial Price Analysis Incorporating Rate of Trade: Methods and Application to United States–China Soybean Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Shengfei; Durham,   Catherine A.
A regime-switching model for analysis of market integration has been developed that incorporates rate of trade information. An application of the methods to United States–China soybean trade demonstrates that the extended trade information allows better interpretation of market conditions. While the empirical results show that China’s reform efforts since mid 1990s toward an open market have greatly improved United States–China soybean markets integration, about 40% of nontransitional disequilibrium occurrences likely indicate infrastructural limits such as the lack of information availability and limited competition. The United States–China price linkage is observed to be closer after China’s World Trade Organization membership. The link has also been...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: China; Futures markets; Market integration; Regime switching; Soybeans; World Trade Organization; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; F15; G13; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90667

Farm Operators - A Century of Demographic Data (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Ginger.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37393

Did 1933 New Deal Legislation Contribute to Farm Real Estate: Temporal and Spatial Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem; Atwood,   Joseph A.; Helmers,   Glenn A.
The proportions of land values generated by farm program payments and farm returns are examined using an extended income capitalization model. The extended income capitalization model addresses the identification issue introduced by the counter-cyclical nature of farm program payments and farm returns. Procedures are presented that allow the estimation of agriculture land value shares without requiring explicit knowledge or assumptions with respect to the net land rental shares of farm returns or farm program payments. Results from the panel recursive or triangular-structure simultaneous equation model applied to 48 states in the U.S. for the period 1938 to 2006 indicate on average 41-45.6 percent and 54.4-59 percent of the agricultural land values can be...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm programs payments; Land values; Extended income capitalization model; Panel recursive/triangular structure simultaneous equation model; Resource regional analysis; U.S. State-level data; 1938-2007.; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98201

Bayes Estimates of Time to Organic Certification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hattam,   Caroline; Holloway,   Garth J.
The adoption of organic production has increased dramatically over recent years, especially in less developed countries. However, little information is available about who adopts, the difficulties they face in converting and how these factors vary over time. Using small-scale avocado producers (&lt;15ha) from Michoacán, Mexico as a case study, this paper explores the factors affecting the time-to-adoption of organic production and certification, drawing from five parametric descriptions of the data. These models are implemented using a Bayesian approach and advances in Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. The results indicate that additional sources of income, together with membership of producers’ associations, higher levels of education and experience of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7979

BLAME IT ON THE WEATHER: COST AND DESIGN OF MANURE MANAGEMENT UNDER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS ON NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chvosta,   Jan; Zering,   Kelly D.; Norwood,   F. Bailey.
The majority of pig farms in North Carolina use a lagoon-sprayfield system to manage manure.  Although economical, the lagoon-sprayfield system is sensitive to weather conditions.  This study examines the cost of manure management under extreme weather and scrutinizes National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) design criteria and regulations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34706

Do Farmers Hedge Optimally or by Habit? A Bayesian Partial-Adjustment Model of Farmer Hedging
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.; Karali,   Berna.
Hedging is one of the most important risk management decisions that farmers make and has a potentially large role in the level of profit eventually earned from farming. Using panel data from a survey of Georgia farmers that recorded their hedging decisions for 4 years on four crops, we examine the role of habit, demographics, farm characteristics, and information sources on the hedging decisions made by 57 different farmers. We find that the role of habit varies widely and that estimation of a single habit effect suffers from aggregation bias. Thus, modeling farmer-level heterogeneity in the examination of habit and hedging is crucial.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bayesian econometrics; Habit formation; Hedging decisions; Information sources; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C11; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100519

Ecological engineering: a new direction for agricultural pest management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gurr,   Geoff M.; Wratten,   Steve D.; Altieri,   Miguel A.
Ecological engineering has recently emerged as a paradigm for considering pest management approaches that are based on cultural practices and informed by ecological knowledge rather than on high technology approaches such as synthetic pesticides and genetically engineered crops (Gurr et al. 2004a). This article provides a brief summary of ecological engineering for arthropod pest management and contrasts it with its controversial cousin, genetic engineering. The development of ecological engineering is explored, ranging from a simple first approximation that diversity is beneficial, to contemporary understanding that diversity can have adverse effects on pest management. This requires that the functional mechanisms that lead components of biodiversity to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Ecological engineering; Ecological agriculture; Biological control; Pest management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120916

The Planting Real Option in Cash Rent Valuation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Du,   Xiaodong; Hennessy,   David A.
After entering into farmland rental contracts in the fall, a tenant farmer has the planting flexibility to choose between corn and soybeans. Failure to account for this switching option will bias estimates of what farmers should pay to rent land. Applying contingent claims analysis methods, this study explicitly derives the real option value function. Comparative statics with respect to the volatilities of underlying state variables and their correlations are derived and discussed. Dynamic hedging deltas in this real option context are also developed. Monte Carlo simulation results show that the average cash rent valuation for the real option approach is 11% higher than that for the conventional net present value (NPV) method. The simulated dynamic hedging...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cash rent; Delta hedging; Monte Carlo simulation; Multivariate GARCH; Real option; Ricardian rent; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6307

EUROPEAN RAPESEED AND FOSSIL DIESEL: THRESHOLD COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziegelback,   Martin; Kastner,   Gregor.
For European operators of biofuels plants there are not many hedge vehicles available to hedge operational margins. Cross hedges for rapeoil (with the rapeseed futures contract) and RME (with the NYMEX diesel futures contract) could be useful instruments. We use recent developments on threshold cointegration approaches to investigate if asymmetric dynamic adjusting processes exist among rapeseed and diesel prices. The results suggest that a threeregime threshold cointegration model suitably explains the dynamics of the data.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging; Rapeseed; Heating Oil; Threshold cointegration analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114741

2009 Michigan Swine Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 9 Michigan swine farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of fat hogs, feeder pigs and cull breeding hogs sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes.Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed on 2009 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data were checked to verify that cash discrepancy was less than 10% of gross cash inflow and that debt discrepancy was less than $1,000. While considerable variation in the...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122342

Measurement of Farmers’ Attitude towards Complete Ownership of Farmland in Eastern Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Semie,   Negussie; Belay,   Kassa; Karippai,   Ranjan S.; Bogale,   Ayalneh.
The aim of this study was developing a scale with which to measure farmers’ attitude towards complete ownership of farmland. The research started by identifying 50 different statements based on review of the empirical literature and information obtained from stakeholders and experts. Of these statements, 30 items were selected and ultimately only 12 consistent and reliable statements were retained for inclusion in a five point Likert type scale. The 12 statements’ scale was administered on 335 randomly selected sample farmers to measure their attitude towards complete ownership of farmland. The result shows that about 85% and 9% of the respondents were favoring and disfavoring complete ownership of farmland, respectively. Only 6% of the sample respondents...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Attitudes; Farmers’ attitude; Likert scale; Item generation and analysis; Complete ownership of farmland; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90686

The Effect of HIV/AIDS Driven Labor Organization on Agrobiodiversity: an Empirical Study in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebreselassie,   Kidist; Wesseler,   Justus; van Ierland,   Ekko C.
Improved micronutrient intake contributes to delaying the progression of HIV into AIDS and to reducing HIV infection rates. Higher agrobiodiversity in the homegarden contributes to improving the nutritional status of farm households. Farm households with HIV/AIDS affected members observe a decrease in labor supply and productivity causing them to reallocate labor. The reallocation of labor may result in change in agrobiodiversity. Sharecropping is often used to alleviate labor shortage in agricultural production. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implications of HIV/AIDS on agrobiodiversity through sharecropping arrangements. The study is based on a survey among 205 farm households in the Jimma zone of South Western Ethiopia. Results show that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agrobiodiversity; Ethiopia; HIV/AIDS; Labor organization; Sharecropping; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7929

Income Situation of Agricultural Households in Slovenia after EU Accession: Impacts of Different Direct Payments Policy Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kozar,   Maja; Kavcic,   Stane; Erjavec,   Emil.
Paper investigates income effects of different direct payments policy options after the accession of Slovenia to the EU by application of a static deterministic total income model for rural households in Slovenia (TIM). Model is based on actual income data of 120 agricultural households in Slovenia. With respect to pre-accession baseline situation and accession agreement, income situation of analyzed households is likely to improve under all analyzed policy scenarios. Estimated benefits are highest in case of standard direct payments scheme, followed by basic flat-rate area payment option (entirely decoupled). Model results reveal also that policy reform will have redistributive impacts in favour of agricultural households engaged in extensive agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU enlargement; CAP reform; Total income; Income impacts; Slovenia; Farm Management; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24705

FARM CHARACTERISTICS THAT INFLUENCE NET FARM INCOME VARIABILITY AND LOSSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dunn,   Jerry W.; Williams,   Jeffery R.
Farm-level, cross-section and panel data were used with econometric methods to examine relationships between variability in net farm income and explanatory variables including government payments, gross crop income, gross livestock income, costs, efficiency measures, and other socioeconomic characteristics such as age, leverage, percent of land rented, and enterprise diversification. The results suggest that quantifying the impacts of socioeconomic factors on variability of net farm income is difficult. Among the income variables, changes in gross crop income had the largest impact. Among cross-section data, increases in interest costs, age, and diversification were found to have positive relationships with net income variability. However, only the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Farm planning; Panel data; Risk; Tobit; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36337

LAND REGULATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND HUNGARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Erika.
Land, as it constitutes one of the bases of agricultural production, has a special position in the economic-judiciary surroundings of states. In Hungarian history, land ownership has undergone many radical transitions. The decade starting from the political and land regulation reform is a short time in land tenure. In spite of it, there have been several important changes in land ownership structure. In the 1970s and 80s, large agricultural firms, especially co-operatives and state farms, were common in Hungary. State hegemony was typical of land ownership and use, with rather small, privately owned parcels. Since privatization began after 1989, this tendency has changed, with land owned by farmers. In the following article, I am going to review the laws...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land regulation; Land law; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43578

Decision support systems in Australian agriculture: state of the art and future development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nguyen,   Nam C.; Wegener,   Malcolm K.; Russell,   Iean W.
This paper reports and discusses the results of a survey conducted among experts working in the field of decision support systems (DSS) in Australian agriculture. It also reviews the literature on DSS in the light of these experts’ responses. The findings from this survey have consolidated our understanding of the current state of DSS in Australian agriculture. The uptake of DSS by farmers has been slow and various issues said to be contributing to this include fear of using computers, time constraints, poor marketing, complexity, lack of local relevance, lack of end-user involvement, and mismatched objectives between developers and users. The future prospects for the development of DSS were generally regarded as poor. Nevertheless, the authors believe...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: DSS; Farmers’ decision-making; Management decisions; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122229

Marital Status, Farm Size and other Influences On the Extent of Cash Cropping in Kenya: A Household Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiriti,   Tabitha; Tisdell,   Clement A.
This article examines the effects of marital status, farm size and other factors on the extent of cash cropping (and allocation of land use) by means of a case study in the Nyeri district in Kenya. It was found that married women are involved in the production of a relatively greater amount of output of cash crops than unmarried women since husbands prefer to have more land under cash crops than food crops. Farmers with better quality land allocate a high proportion of it to non-food cash crops, which may expose some households to greater risks of possible famine. The proportion of land allocated to food crops declines as the farm size increases while the proportion of land allocated to non-food cash crops rises as the size of farm increases. Age is also...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural commercialisation; Marital status; Non-food cash crops; Food cash crops; Non-cash food crops.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105586

An Economic Analysis of the Potential Influence of Carbon Credits on Farm Management Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weersink,   Alfons; Joseph,   Stanley; Kay,   Beverly D.; Turvey,   Calum G.
The objective of the 1997 Kyoto agreement was to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among signatory countries and thereby slow global warming. Under the agreement, Canada has committed itself to reduce GHGs over the next decade by 6 percent from estimated 1990 levels. Debate has now begun on the appropriate government policies that will induce the desired GHG reductions. Regulations could be in the form of direct controls or economic incentives, such as a subsidy/tax system or an emission trading system. The success of the U.S. emission market for SO2 (Schmalenseeet al., 1998) has generated growing interest in the use of a similar market mechanism for carbon (Holmes and Friedman, 2000). The existence of a carbon credit market presents the agricultural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45728

Short-term Marginal Costs in French Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latruffe,   Laure; Letort,   Elodie.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114385

Summary of Farm Business Records 1968-1973 by Type of Farming for Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8492

Farmers' perceptions of the social mobilization of water user organizations in the Sindh, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starkloff,   Ralf.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water users' associations; Participatory management; Farmer participation; Leadership; Water supply; Water distribution; Maintenance; Privatization; Irrigation programs; Irrigation canals; Farmers' associations; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92778

ESTIMATING FARM-LEVEL EFFECTS OF ADOPTING BIOTECHNOLOGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   William W.; Price,   Gregory K.; Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge.
This study estimates farm-level effects of adopting 1997 herbicide-tolerant soybeans, Bt cotton, and herbicide-tolerant cotton and compares results obtained from various data sources.  While adopters' yields are generally higher and pest control costs lower than those of nonadopters, considerable differences exist in farm-level effects across data sources and production regions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20484

MODELING OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinton,   Scott M.; Black,   J. Roy.
The authors present an overview of agricultural systems models.  Beginning with why systems are modeled and for what purposes, the paper examines types of agricultural systems and associated model types.  The broad categories range from pictorial (iconic) models to descriptive analogue models to symbolic (usually mathematical) models.  The uses of optimization versus non-optimizing mechanistic models are reviewed, as are the scale and aggregation challenges associated with scaling up from the plant cell to the landscape or from a farm enterprise to a world market supply-demand equilibrium          Recent modeling developments include the integration of formerly stand-alone biophysical simulation models, increasingly with a unifying spatial database and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11581

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1941, 1942, and 1943 on the Farm Accounting Route in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.; Dose,   V.G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1944
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106057

Ammonia Emission BMP’s for Livestock Feeding: Identifying Benefits and Barriers to Adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pritchett,   James G.; Davidson,   Carolyn; Davis,   Jessica; Marcillac,   Nichole.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61790

Understanding How Farmers Evaluate and Value Services
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gunderson,   Michael A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21289

Farming the Program: Rent-seeking Behavior Among Farmers and the Associated Deadweight Loss
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirwan,   Barrett E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49598

Weed Search and Control: Theory and Application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cacho,   Oscar J.; Spring,   Daniel; Pheloung,   Paul; Hester,   Susan M.
The detectability of invasive organisms influences the costs and benefits of alternative control strategies, and the feasibility of eradicating an infestation. Search theory offers a mathematically rigorous framework for defining and measuring detectability, taking account of searcher ability, biological factors and the search environment. To demonstrate the application of search theory to invasive species control, invasive species detectability is incorporated into a population simulation model. The model is applied to a base set of parameter values that represent reasonable values for a hypothetical weed. The analysis shows the effects of detectability and search time on the duration of an eradication program. Furthermore, for a given level of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Search and control; Search theory; Weed control; Stage matrix; Impedance factors; Population dynamics; Stochastic model; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12919

MODELLING THE EFFECT OF EU POLICY REFORMS ON FARM INVESTMENT BEHAVIOUR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallerani,   Vittorio; Gomez y Paloma,   Sergio; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
The objective of this paper is to analyse farm strategies and investment behaviour in a sample of selected Italian farm-households facing different scenarios, with a particular focus on the effects of the 2003 CAP reform. Models were built for individual households using multi-criteria dynamic programming, including investment choice. A total of 24 farms were selected for modelling, all located in Emilia Romagna (Italy). The simulations show a strong effect of both policy and markets scenarios on household investment, though the latter seems more relevant than the former. However, decoupling itself shows minor effects in the majority of cases. The models offer useful insights about the mechanisms of adaptation and their implications for the effects of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Decoupling; Investment; Multicriteria; Dynamic; Models; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6444

Rethinking agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion: how to sustainably meet food needs, enhance ecosystem services and cope with climate change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnston,   Robyn M.; Hoanh,   Chu Thai; Lacombe,   Guillaume; Noble,   Andrew D.; Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.; Suhardiman,   Diana; Kam,   Suan Pheng; Choo,   Poh Sze.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production; Rice; Fisheries; Livestock; Farming systems; Coastal area; Flood plains; Climate change; Environmental effects; Food production; Ecosystems; Water management; South East Asia; Greater Mekong Subregion; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91465

SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN CHINESE AGRICULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA'S WTO ACCESSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Felloni,   Fabrizio; Gilbert,   John; Wahl,   Thomas I.; Wandschneider,   Philip R.
In the past twenty years the growth of China's economy and agriculture has been extraordinary.  However it seems unlikely that, without substantial interventions, China will attain self-sufficiency in agriculture by 2005.  We build a CGE model to examine the main trade policy options available to Chinese policy makers.  We compare the welfare effects of each policy and explore the potential of biotechnology for agricultural productivity increase.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21747

Farmers' perceptions of the lay health worker on farms in the Western Cape, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clarke,   M.; Dick,   J.; van Zyl,   H.; Johansson,   E.
This study is focussed on farms situated in the Boland health district of the Cape Winelands, South Africa. The aim was to explore, understand, and describe the perceptions of farmers of having a trained lay health worker (LHW) on the farm. A qualitative study design was applied. Data were collected during six in-depth interviews and two focus group discussions with participating farmers. The results show that farmers remained positive about the concept of having a trained LHW on the farm, but became frustrated with the lack of recognition of their and the LHWs' contribution by the public health service. Farmers who are willing to participate and remain active are key to introducing a farm community-based LHW intervention. Sustainable LHW interventions are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9491

2000 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
The average net farm income is $77,672 for the 58 farms included in the 2000 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is an increase of 17% from 1999.  The median or middle income was $39,675, considerably lower than the average.  Even though gross cash farm income decreased more than the decrease in cash expenses, net farm income increased because  depreciation decreased and inventory values increased.  Income is still at a high level compared to the early 1990s and the 1980s.    As in previous years, the income levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average.  When the net farm incomes for the 58 farms in the report were ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph shows...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14250

Stakeholder involvement in water management using Object-oriented Bayesian networks and economic models in Spain.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carmona,   Gema; Varela-Ortega,   Consuelo; Bromley,   John.
The Upper Guadiana basin, in Spain, presents important conflicts between the agricultural sector and the environment due to their competence for water resources. The high development of irrigation has led to the over-exploitation of the aquifers, which are the main source of water in the area, and to the loss of wetlands of high ecological value. The River Basin Authority (RBA) has recently designed a new water management plan which included a group of measures aimed at reducing water consumption.  Our objective is the development, with the active participation of the stakeholders, of a decision support system composed of an economic model and an object-oriented Bayesian network, used to evaluate the trade-off between agricultural economy and the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian networks; Groundwater management; Stakeholder participation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q25; Q56.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49897

Analysis of profitability and risk in new agriculture in a Himalayan watershed by using dynamic non-linear programming model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sharma,   Rakesh Kumar; Sankhayan,   Prem Lall; Singh,   Ranveer.
Cropping pattern in the Himalayan region of India has undergone a significant change in the recent past. Introduction of horticultural crops of vegetables, fruits and flowers have led to more intensive agriculture. Such a change, resulting in higher incomes and improvements of the overall living conditions has, however, been accompanied with increased income risk. This emphasises a need for proper analysis of the cropping pattern, at an appropriate scale, such as, a micro watershed. This was achieved by constructing a dynamic non-linear programming model incorporating appropriate objective function, constraints and crop and livestock activity budgets along with risk component present in the gross returns. The model was then solved under alternate policy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cropping pattern; Gross margins; Himachal Pradesh; Optimization; Covariance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; C61; Q12; Q15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51404

Identifying Financially Versatile Milk Production Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Duncan J.; Jack,   Claire G.; Connolly,   Niamh.
The European dairy industry faces an increasingly uncertain world. There is uncertainty about, for example, subsidy payment levels and compliance conditions, global competition, price variability, consumer demand, carbon footprints, water quality, animal welfare, food safety, and the environment. Farmers can reduce their exposure to these uncertainties by adopting production systems that are financially versatile over a wide range of possible circumstances. In this research project we develop a profit maximizing whole-farm model and employ it to identify financially optimal milk production systems for a typical Northern Ireland farm under varying market, policy and farm family conditions. The systems assessed range from lower yielding New Zealand type...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm modelling; Production systems.; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12 and Q16.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122460

Az eredménykategóriák alkalmasságaa vállalkozás gazdasági teljesítményének értékeléséhez
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvincz,   Jozsef; Kiss,   Arpad.
Nyolc mezőgazdasági vállalkozás utóbbi hat évben közzétett éves beszámolója, valamint a jogi szabályozás vizsgálata alapján megállapítható, hogy elméleti és gyakorlati szempontból is van különbség a számviteli és a pénzügyi eredménykategóriák között. A számítások elvégzéséhez szükséges információkat, adatokat az éves és az egyszerűsített éves beszámoló is tartalmazza. Az adatok összegyűjtéséhez, csoportosításához az agrárközgazdászoknak nincsen szüksége számviteli alapismeretekre, elég, ha tudják az éves beszámolókat olvasni, ami minden gazdasági területen dolgozó vezetőtől, kutatótól jogosan elvárható. --------------------------------------- Our study of the financial statements of eight agricultural enterprises for the past six years and the applicable...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beszámoló; Vállalkozások gazdasági elemzése; Számvitel; Eredménykategóriák; Számviteli információk; Financial statements; Economic analysis of enterprises; Accounting; Profit categories; Accounting information.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99146

TOWARDS A COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL-FREE AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING IN AUSTRALIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wynen,   Els; Edwards,   Geoff W.
The classes of benefits and costs, private and external, arising from a partial movement from conventional to chemical-free farming are considered, a report is provided on a comparison of physical and financial characteristics of chemical-free and conventional cereal/livestock farming in southeastern Australia, a key finding is that private net returns were similar for the two types of farmers, A favourable change in net externalities could be expected from a movement towards chemical-free farming, policy implications relating to the taxation of chemical use in agriculture, and to research, extension and marketing are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22502

Climate change impacts on hydrology and water resources of the Upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Ungtae; Kaluarachchi,   Jagath J.; Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.
The report evaluates the impacts of climate change on the hydrological regime and water resources of the Blue Nile River Basin in Ethiopia. It starts from the construction of the climate change scenarios based on the outcomes of several general circulation models (GCMs), uses a simple hydrological model to convert theses scenarios into runoff, and examines the impacts by means of a set of indices. The results, however uncertain with existing accuracy of climate models, suggest that the region is likely to have the future potential to produce hydropower, increase flow duration, and increase water storage capacity without affecting outflows to the riparian countries in the 2050s.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Hydrology; River basins; Runoff; Precipitation; Models; Dams; Operating policies; Water power; Drought; Analysis; Africa; Ethiopia; Egypt; Sudan; Upper Blue Nile River Basin; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53025

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Southwestern Minnesota 1940
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Burkholder,   J.R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1941
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109641

2000 Estimated Machinery Costs for South Carolina Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jordan,   Johnny W.; Ferreira,   Wilder N.; Pitts,   Richard O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112912

ORGANIC ROW CROPS IN A DIVERSIFIED FARM PORTFOLIO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hirschi,   Rick L.
This paper estimates and compares the net returns of an organic row crop rotation to the returns of a conventional row crop rotation in the Midwest, and explores some of the sources of risk associated with organic row crop  production. The study concludes modeling the optimal land use of a risk-averse producer assuming a producer is able to grow both organic and conventional row crops. The results indicate that the expected net returns of organic row crop production can be competitive with traditional corn and soybean production, however, the variation in returns can be nearly twice those of conventional production. The land use model indicates that organics is part of an optimal portfolio for producers with low levels of risk aversion. Land use changes to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36478

DEPRESSED AGRICULTURAL AREAS AND LOCATION ECONOMICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neutze,   G.M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22855

A SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR TEACHING FARM PLANNING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levins,   Richard A.; Johnson,   Dale M.
"Finding Your Agricultural Advantage" is a collection of four programs - one to generate case studies, one to do "trial-and-error" solutions, one to display linear programming solutions, and one to maintain case study data files. The four programs can be used together or individually as instructor preferences dictate in teaching farm planning. A step-by-step method for teaching with the software is presented as an example of its use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30192

A Model of Inflation for Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cooray,   Arusha.
This paper uses two models: an open economy model and a closed economy model to estimate a price equation for Sri Lanka.  The results suggest greater support for the open economy model.  Consistent with previous studies for Sri Lanka, supply side factors appear to be important in influencing the general price level in Sri Lanka.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sri Lanka; Inflation; Price; Nested - non nested models; Cointegration; Error correction; Farm Management; E31; E64; C51; C52.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50017

Technical Efficiency of the Crop Farms under the Various CAP Reforms: Empirical Studies for Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Xueqin; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.
We analyse the impacts of the CAP reforms on the technical efficiency of the crop farms. We use an output distance function and an inefficiency effects model which incorporates the influences of exogenous variables on farm efficiency. We formulate policy variables (e.g. the CAP subsidies) and producer characteristics as explanatory variables in the inefficiency effects model. We use the 1995- 2004 FADN data to estimate the production frontiers of the crop farms in Germany, Netherlands and Sweden, to derive their technical efficiency, and to determine the effects of the explanatory variables. The study shows that the 10-year average technical efficiency of crop farms is 59% in Germany, 75% in Netherlands, and 70% in Sweden. The average annual technical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; The CAP reform; Frontier models; Crop farming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6589

Comparison of Hedging Cost with Other Variable Input Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riley,   John Michael; Anderson,   John D.
Recent spikes in commodity prices have led to higher margin amounts and option premiums. For the most part, producers have always attributed their lack of use in reducing risk via futures and options markets to the high cost associated with the use of these markets. This study determines the relative costs of hedging with futures and options and compares these with the costs of other variable inputs. We find that with the exception of hedging corn with both tools and soybeans with options the costs of hedging has only increased at roughly the same rate as all other inputs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging costs; Costs of production; Risk management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53045

PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS VS. ECONOMIC FACTORS AS DRIVERS OF PRODUCERS' DECISIONS TO EXPAND OR START A DAIRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eberle,   Phillip R.; Milliman,   Clinton; Peterson,   William C.; Rendleman,   C. Matthew.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/13/04.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20140

Financial Situation and Performance of Canadian Farms 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niekamp,   Deborah.
This publication is a resource book of statistics on farm income in Canada. Farm income is a complex issue because of the diversity of Canadian farms and agricultural production in Canada.  This resource book focuses on both income and the opportunities and challenges facing Canadian producers to provide a better understanding of the financial conditions of farms and farm families in Canada. Charts, figures and tables with brief accompanying text are used to summarize information and to provide base performance indicators.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Income; Farm Debt; Farm Typology; Farm Performance; Farm Net Worth; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53769

Second Annual report of the Farm Management Service for Farmers in Soil Erosion Control Demonstration Areas for the Year 1936 (April 1936 to March 1937)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113281

Kiút az integrált agrártermelés modellje
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gazdag,   Laszlo.
A termőföld csak akkor marad magyar kézben, ha tulajdonosának megfelelő jövedelmet, létbiztonságot nyújt. Ha ez elmarad, akkor az „istenadta föld” át fog menni külföldiek kezébe, bármilyen jogszabályokat is hozzunk! A tőkeerős, megfelelő méretű családi farm és a szuverén földtulajdonosok szövetkezése útján létrehozott, működtetett szövetkezeti nagyüzem lehet erre együtt, egymás mellett a garancia. Különben a kisüzem elbukik és földje átmegy a külföldi tőkeerős agrárvállalkozók kezé¬be, és akkor a magyar agrártermelő bérmunkásként dolgozhat a külföldi kézben levő árutermelő latifundiumokon!  ------------------------------------------------------ Agricultural land cannot remain in Hungarian ownership, unless it can provide to land owners adequate income and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Termőföld; Szövetkezés; Integrált agrártermelés; Agricultural land; Co-operatives; Integrated agricultural production; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99179

Top Performing Farmers are Information Rich:  Case Studies of Sheep and Cattle Farmers in the South Island of New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verissimo,   Andrea; Woodford,   Keith.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the management behaviours of six top performing sheep and beef farmers from the South Island of New Zealand. Information was obtained through interviews using grounded theory qualitative research methodology. All six farmers were found to be information rich. They source information widely and with a discriminating behaviour. They read widely, typically about one hour per day. They participate in discussion groups but only when relevant information can be obtained. They regularly visit other farms and tend to associate with other high-performing people. They have well developed networks. They have challenging, relevant and achievable goals and targets. All six farmers plan well ahead but with a strong focus on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benchmarking; Farm management; Sheep and beef cattle farmers; Grounded theory; New Zealand; Decision-making process; Information sourcing; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24298

Study on Problems Faced by Xinjiang Organic Producers and Solutions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jun,   Chai; Xia,   Zhang; Jianlei,   Zhang; Tong,   Chen.
Presently the behavioral features of the organic producers could be concluded as the fact that they are quite confident of the prospects for organic agriculture, while heavily dependent on the guidance and support of the local governments; are in great demand for technological innovation, while in the distinguished intimacy and poor pricing capacity. Such problems as low economic benefit, the imperfect marketing network and serious external economy, are threatening the healthy development of organic agriculture in Xinjiang. In this essay, it is suggested that the government should, taking full advantage of its rich natural resources, pay great attention to the organic development in the local region; establish an efficient organic marketing network; apply...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Problems; Policy inspiration; Xinjiang; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7855

SELECTION OF A FARM MACHINERY REPLACEMENT CRITERION USING SIMULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kletke,   Darrel D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29853

Kecsketartó gazdaság vizsgálata
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nemeth,   Szabina; Gulyas,   Laszlo; Salamon,   Lajos.
A Dunaszigeten 300 anyával működő gazdaság eredményességében kulcskérdés a termelési költségek csökkentése, mindenekelőtt a takarmányozás, az egyéb (áram, tejvizsgálat, bérleti díjak stb.), valamint a munkabérköltségek mérséklése. A bevételi oldalon növekvő jelentőségű – a kecsketej- és gidaértékesítés mellett – egyre nagyobb arányban a sajtértékesítés. A jövőt illetően a kockázati tényezők és a fejlesztési lehetőségek számbavétele, a helyi lehetőségek hasznosítása, s az egészségre kedvező hatású tej és sajt megismertetése a meghatározó.             ------------------------------------         The success of the farm using 300 mother goats depended on the reduction of production costs including especially that of fodder and others (electricity, milk...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Kecske; Termékek; Kockázatok; Fejlesztések; Goat; Products; Risks; Developments; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92416

A farm level analysis of the impact of milk quota reform: integrating econometric estimation with optimisation models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breen,   James P.; Donnellan,   Trevor; Hennessy,   Thia C.; Thorne,   Fiona S.
This paper explores the implications of an expansion of the EU milk quota. The paper begins by examining the relative competitiveness of dairy farming in the EU. FADN data is used to derive production cost measures and partial productivity indicators for selected Member States. The results show that Irish dairy farmers have relatively low cash costs of production and that output per hectare and per labour unit is low, suggesting that Ireland may be well placed to expand production if the milk quota regime were reformed. The subsequent sections of the paper address the implications of an expansion of the EU milk quota. Results of an analysis conducted using the FAPRI-Ireland partial equilibrium model are summarised while the results and methods of a farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6480

POSIÇÃO RELATIVA DO RENDIMENTO DO TRABALHO DO PEQUENO PRODUTOR FAMILIAR: ALGO MUDOU COM O PRONAF?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neves,   Jorge Alexandre Barbosa; Fernandes,   Danielle Cireno; Carvalho,   Florence Fiuza; Rocha,   Daniete Fernandes; Xavier,   Flavia Pereira.
O presente artigo divide-se em duas partes principais. Na primeira é feita uma discussão sobre os aspectos teóricos referentes à estrutura de estratificação social na agropecuária brasileira. Na segunda, é feita uma análise sobre a posição relativa do rendimento do trabalho do pequeno produtor familiar e se essa posição foi de alguma forma afetada pela criação do Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar. Para tanto, foram utilizadas as Pesquisas Nacionais por Amostra de Domicílios (PNADs) e os Censos Demográficos, de 1976 a 2005. A análise dos dados é feita a partir de estimações de funções de Regressão de Mínimos Quadrados Ordinários que permitem testar quebras estruturais que poderiam indicar mudanças na tendência referente à posição...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar; Rendimento do trabalho; Desigualdade; Quebras estruturais; Teste de Chow; Family farming; Earnings; Inequality; Structural brakes; Chow’s test; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107924

THE INTEGRATED USE OF SIMULATION AND STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING FOR WHOLE FARM PLANNING UNDER RISK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trebeck,   David B.; Hardaker,   J. Brian.
Methods of whole-farm planning under risk are briefly reviewed, noting especially associated operational problems. A planning problem relating to spatial diversification of beef production in the Clarence region of N.S.W. is investigated using a model comprising both simulation and linear programming components. It is concluded that such composite models are valuable for the analysis of sequential stochastic decision processes not presently amenable to solution by stochastic programming alone.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22800

WHY DO FARMERS FORWARD CONTRACT IN FACTOR MARKETS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haydu,   John J.; Myers,   Robert J.; Thompson,   Stanley R.
This study investigated farmers' incentives to forward purchase inputs.  A model of farmer decision making was used to derive an optimal forward contracting rule. Explicit in the model was the tradeoff between the quantity of input to be purchased in advance, and the remaining portion to be purchased later on the spot market.  Results indicated that the primary reasons farmers contract inputs are to reduce risk and to speculate on favorable price moves.  A numerical example of fertilizer used in corn production indicated that the size of the price discount was the dominant factor in forward contracting decisions.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30369

Motivation for Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Abandonment: A Case Study of U.S. Cotton Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Lambert,   Dayton M.; English,   Burton C.
We estimate a bivariate probit model with sample selection to identify factors affecting adoption and abandonment of precision farming technologies for cotton farmers, using the 2009 Southern Cotton Precision Farming Survey conducted in 12 Southern states in the United States.  Farmers for whom being at the forefront of agricultural technology is not an important reason for adoption are more likely to abandon precision farming technologies.  This study identified various factors associated with adoption and retention of precision farming technologies. Findings from this study offer significant information to policy‐makers for a better formulation of agri‐environmental programs that encourage farmers to adopt environmentally benign farming practices...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technology Abandonment; Technology Adoption; Bivariate Probit with Sample Selection; Multinomial Logit; Precision Farming; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98838

Changes in Producers’ Perceptions of Within-field Yield Variability Following Adoption of Cotton Yield Monitors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Marra,   Michele C.; Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.; Larson,   James A.; Paxton,   Kenneth W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Precision Farming; Risk; Yield Monitor; Yield Variability; Yield Perceptions; Spatial Yield Distributions; Within Field Variability; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60971

INFORMATION AND THE ADOPTION OF PRECISION FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daberkow,   Stan G.; McBride,   William D.
This study examines the relationship between precision farming information sources and precision farming adoption. The analysis accounts for the fact that not all farmers are aware of precision farming techniques and that those who are aware may not be a random sample. Results indicate that many information sources increase adoption relative to information only from the media, but contact with crop consultants has had the greatest impact on the adoption of precision farming technologies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20556

POLAND'S AGRICULTURE: SERIOUS COMPETITOR OR EUROPE'S POORHOUSE? SURVEY RESULTS ON FARM PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED POLISH VOIVODSHIPS AND A COMPARISON WITH GERMAN FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,   Martin; Spychalski,   Grzegorz; Switlyk,   Michal; Tyran,   Ewa.
The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of farm-level data collected in a survey of 464 Polish farms in 2000. Performance indicators of farms in three Polish voivodships are compared with farm accountancy data from two German Länder. The results show that Polish farms were much less profitable than their German counterparts. The gap in income levels is much higher between persons employed in the agricultural sector than between average working persons in the two countries. Living standards within the Polish farm sector decline from the north-west to the south-east. The analysis suggests that the lower profitability of farms is a consequence of pronounced structural deficiencies due to a quite unfavourable workforce-land ratio on Polish farms and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Farm performance; Survey data; Poland; Germany; Farm Management; Q12; C81; P32.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14894

Farmer Acceptance of Genetically Modified seeds in Germany: Results of a Cluster Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gyau,   Amos; Voss,   Julian; Spiller,   Achim; Enneking,   Ulrich.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Cluster analysis; German farmers; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q2.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92552

Meeting the Need: A Summary and Evaluation of NY FarmNet
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brake,   John R.; Phelan,   Bill.
New York FarmNet, a state supported, toll-free, phone help-line for farmers began in March 1986 in response to the farm financial crisis. Its purpose included providing information/refelTal, individualized business/financial analysis and a general safety net for farm families, From March 1986 through March 1991 FmmNet received 3853 calls and assigned 534 consultants to work one-to-onc with fm'm families experiencing severe problems. A summm'y of caller characteristics revealed that slightly over half of callers were males, and nearly all were owners or operators rather than farm workers. Each year caller fmm size averaged between 230 and 320 acres, but the range was from one acre to over 4000 acres. Years of fm'ming experience each year averaged 16 to 23...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123095

A Preliminary Report of Costs of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1927 on the Farm Accounting Route at Askov - Pine County - Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoverstad,   Andrew T.; Tomlinson,   F.H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1928
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108010

AJAE Appendix: Spatial Dynamics of Water and Nitrogen Management in Irrigated Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knapp,   Keith C.; Schwabe,   Kurt A.
The material contained herein is supplementary to the Article named in the title and published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7042

Research, development and capacity building for the sustainability of dam development with special reference to the Bui Dam Project
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raschid-Sally,   Liqa; Twum-Korangteng,   Richard; Akoto-Danso,   Edmund Kyei.
Issue paper prepared for the Ghana Dams Forum February 2008
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Dams; Reservoirs; Development projects; Water power; Electrical energy; Electricity supplies; Environmental effects; Social impact; Institutions; Ghana; Bui Dam Project; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91815

Labor requirements and profitability of alternative soil fertility replenishment technologies in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ajayi,   Olu Clifford; Akinnifesi,   Festus K.
Low soil fertility is a major concern in agricultural productivity and development policy discourse in sub-saharan Africa. The problem is exacerbated by government withdrawal from fertilizer input markets and the inability of private sector operators to fill the gap. This warranted a search for other nutrient sources to supplement chemical fertilizers. Based on field data collected in Zambia, this study assessed the labor inputs implications of “improved tree fallows”, continuous maize cropping with and without mineral fertilizer and, evaluated the financial profitability of the different land use systems. Results show that agroforestry-based land use systems are more profitable (NPV between $233 and $309 per ha) than farmers’ practice of continuous maize...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroforestry; Improved tree fallows; Financial analysis; Production economics; Southern Africa; Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52185

APPROACHING BEGINNING FARMERS AS A NEW STAKEHOLDER FOR EXTENSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Lee; Hunter,   Jennifer; Katchova,   Ani L.; Lovett,   Sarah; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Sullins,   Martha; Card,   Adrian.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: New Farmer; Farm Transitions; Business Planning; Direct Marketing; Extension Service; Capacity Building; Mentoring; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q13; Q15; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109478

Leasing Farm Machinery
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dennistoun,   Rollin M.; Nodland,   Truman R.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52682

The Influence of Market Factors on Intention to Adopt a "Radical" Product Innovation by Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verhees,   Frans J.H.M.; Meulenberg,   Matthew T.G.; Pennings,   Joost M.E.
This study proposes a model to explain the intention of farmers to adopt a radical product innovation. Particular attention is given to the influence of marketing factors. Results from illustrating the model for Dutch poultry farms are presented.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Radical product innovation; Family farms; Marketing; Intentions; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19381

A COMPARISON OF SUSTAINABLE AND CONVENTIONAL FARMERS IN NORTH DAKOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Goreham,   Gary A.; Youngs,   George A., Jr.; Watt,   David L.
Interviews and mail-out/mail-back surveys were conducted in 1992 with 38 conventional and 41 sustainable North Dakota farmers. The results emphasize the differences and similarities of these two types of farmers.  Sustainable farms had more diverse cropping practices and were more likely to raise alternative crops like alfalfa, buckwheat, hay, millet, oats, and rye than conventional farmers.  Conventional farmers were more likely to raise traditional crops like barley, sugar beets, sunflowers, and spring wheat. Conventional farmers averaged substantially higher crop yields than sustainable farmers.  Three-fourths of the sustainable farmers raised livestock compared with one-half of the conventional farmers. Conventional farmers had greater equity, assets,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainable farms; Conventional farms; Organic; North Dakota; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23104

A Meta-Analysis of Technical Efficiency in Farming: A Multi-Country Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bravo-Ureta,   Boris E.; Rivas,   Teodoro E.; Thiam,   Abdourahmane.
The objective of this study is to undertake a meta-analysis seeking to explain the variation in average technical efficiency focusing on the agricultural sector. For this purpose, a meta-analysis of 126 technical efficiency studies on the agricultural sector of developing and developed countries was undertaken. In addition, the study contributes to cross-country productivity literature because the existing body of work in this area typically uses aggregate (i.e., national) level data to estimate total factor productivity and has ignored the technical efficiency component of productivity. The econometric results suggest that stochastic frontier models generate higher mean technical efficiency estimates than deterministic models, while parametric frontier...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7018

2001 NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK: REPRESENTATIVE FARMS 2001-2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income for most representative farms in 2010 will be lower than in 2000.  Low profit farms, which consist of 25% of the farms in the study, may have  negative net farm income throughout the forecasting period, and may not have financial resiliency to survive.  Cropland prices and cash rental rates are projected to increase slightly except in the Red River Valley where they are projected to fall.  Debt-to-asset ratios for most farms will increase slightly throughout the forecast period.  Debt-to-asset ratios for the low profit and small size farms are higher than those for large and high profit farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Net Farm Income; Debt-to-asset Ratios; Cropland Prices; Land Rental Rates; Farm Operating Expenses; Capitalization Rate; Risk; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23540

Technology, Larger Farm Size Increased Productivity on U.S. Hog Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.; McBride,   William D.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123214

MARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTS OF REDUCING GROUNDWATER-N POLLUTION WITH INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE FARM MANAGEMENT CHOICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yiridoe,   Emmanuel K.; Weersink,   Alfons.
Cost-effectiveness is an important consideration in evaluating choices for meeting environmental quality objectives.  Estimated crop yield response functions and the associated groundwater-nitrate pollution production functions were used to evaluate the optimal N fertilization and on-farm abatement costs for alternative cropping systems, with management choices at both the intensive and extensive margins.  The cost-effective corn production system, which meets the Health Canada standard for nitrates with the highest returns ($278 ha-1) and lowest on-farm abatement cost ($248 ha-1), was a four-year corn-corn-soybean-wheat rotation under conventional tillage.  At contaminant limits above the Health Canada standard, the cost-effective wheat cropping system...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31515

Why Farm Recording Systems are Doomed to Failure: A Comment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   J.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12242

A HAZAI TEJTERMELŐ TEHENÉSZETEKBEN ALKALMAZOTT TARTÁS- ÉS ÜZEMELTETÉSTECHNOLÓGIÁK ÉRTÉKELÉSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Atkos,   Istvan.
Az elvégzett értékelés alátámasztja a szakirodalmakban is olvasható véleményeket, miszerint ma már csak a kényelmes fekhelyű színszerű istállókban, kötetlenül tartott és magas fokon automatizált fejőállásokban fejt állományokkal van esély a versenyképes, fenntartható tejtermelésre, feltételezve természetesen a korszerű fajtát és az igényes takarmányozást. Ennek a tartás-1 és üzemeltetés-technológiai2 korszerűségi követelménynek csak a színszerű istállóban, almozott kötetlen tartás és a színszerű istállókban almozatlan kötetlen tartás tudnak eleget tenni. Közülük az alommentes változat – amellyel elsősorban a prognosztizált klímaváltozás miatt kell foglalkozni – még további vizsgálatokat is kíván. Építési, hőszigetelési, klimatizálási és üzemeltetési...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tartás- és üzemeltetéstechnológiák; Etológia; Ergonómia; Környezetvédelem; Ökonómia maintenance and operation technologies; Ethology; Ergonomics; Environmental protection; Economics; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57712

Selected Characteristics of North Dakota Farms (Supplement to Agr. Econ. Report No. 23)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krenz,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115672

Innovation Behaviour At Farm Level – Selection And Identification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Zilberman,   David.
Using a squential logit model and a mixed-effects logistic regression approach this empirical study investigates factors for the adoption of automatic milking technology (AMS) at the farm level accounting for problems of sequential sample selection and behaviour identification. The results suggest the importance of the farmer’s risk perception, significant effects of peer-group behaviour, and a positive impact of previous innovation experiences.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technology Adoption; Mixed-Effects Regression; Risk; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61354

Challenges for Less Developed Countries: Agricultural Policies in the EU and the US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schure,   Paul; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Wang,   Yichuan.
Agricultural policies adopted by developed countries are considered distortional and detrimental to less developed countries (LDCs). This paper discusses the adverse impacts on less developed countries of the agricultural support regimes of the European Union (EU) and the United States (US). Despite the fact that the budget for agriculture in these constituencies has the same order of magnitude, we find that the EU relies much more heavily on agricultural support than does the US. Specifically, the EU provides agricultural producers with an amount of support that is about two-and-a-half times that of the US, and for most commodities a larger share of farmers’ income stems from support measures as well. While the composition of producer support differs...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural support; European Union; US; Developing countries; Least-developed countries; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Q14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37047

Market Failure and Chemical Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brush,   Greg J.; Clemes,   Michael D.
The objective of this paper is to develop a cost-benefit model that presents an analysis of the costs of implementing safe agrichemical practices, being the use of recommended protective equipment, and the benefits derived from these practices, being the reduced risk of consequent health problems.  Initially, the cost-benefit analysis relies on surveys of the prevalence of short term acute cases of agrichemical poisoning among farmers and farm workers (inclusively termed farmers in the study), and epidemiological research on the elevated risks of cancer for farmers. The increased risks of health problems due to agrichemical exposure is then valued, using as a reference the literature on the willingness to pay for preventative action.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12379

Dairy Farm Management and Long-Term Farm Financial Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gloy,   Brent A.; Hyde,   Jeffrey; LaDue,   Eddy L.
The financial performance and relationships between several management factors and financial performance are examined in a panel of 107 New York dairy farms. A panel regression model with fixed effects is estimated in an effort to identify management factors that influence profitability. The model is estimated with two-stage least squares to account for endogenous farm size and debt use variables. Production management factors such as farm size, rate of milk production, and milking system had a positive impact on farm profitability. Financial management variables for the type of accounting system used and the debt use were also significantly related to profitability. Unlike the findings of many other studies, measures of human capital did not have a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31394

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - COTTON, SOYBEANS, CORN, MILO AND WHEAT, RED RIVER AND CENTRAL AREAS, LOUISIANA, 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paxton,   Kenneth W.
The enterprise budgets for owner-operators and tenant- operators are presented in two formats. One format is a summary of costs and returns for the enterprise. This format presents costs by broad categories such as herbicides, insecticides, etc. The other format presents a detailed listing of the operations, the equipment size and the associated power unit along with the date performed and the associated costs for tractor, machinery and materials. Together these formats provide the detailed information necessary to adjust budgets to individual situations. In addition, the appendix to this report contains detailed cost estimates for an extensive list of equipment, irrigation systems, and operating inputs. These may also be used to modify budgets contained...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31679

The Comparative Cost and Profit Analysis of Organic and Conventional Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Urfi,   Peter; Hoffmann,   Andras; Kormosne-Koch,   Krisztina.
The cost-profit relations of organic and conventional farming were examined on the basis of natural and financial data of a large agricultural - company in western Hungary and of economic models characterising private farms in eastern Hungary. The differences in cost structures reflect variable conditions relating to certain crops, but they can be well explained by the differences in the technologies used. According to the production data, in organic farming direct costs per hectare were lower in all of the four examined crops. Even cost per production unit and contribution were more favourable in three of the investigated crops. Regarding the calculation done by economy models, the costs per hectare relating to the two production methods were not...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Conventional farming; Costs; Profit; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102402

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2002 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Anderson,   Robert D.; Cristensen,   James L.; Kurtz,   James N.; Paulson,   Garen J.; Olson,   Kent D.
Average net farm income rebounded to $70,007 in 2002 for the 188 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is a sharp increase (91%) from the average net farm income of $36,614 in 2001.   As in previous years, the actual profit levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average profit.  When the net farm incomes for the 188 farms in the report are ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph shows how much the incomes do vary.  Nine percent of the farms experienced negative net farm income in 2002; 26% had incomes over $100,000.  The median or middle income was $61,465.  The high 20% of the farms had an average net farm income of $181,981 which is a 40%...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13883

A Structural Analysis of Contractual Innovations within the CIS Milk Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jackson,   Elizabeth; Gorton,   Matthew; White,   John.
Utilising primary survey data, this paper evaluates the relationships between a set of supplier development strategies and performance within the milk industry in Armenia and Ukraine. Improving supplier performance is a critical task for the dairy industry in the Former Soviet Union as, during the 1990s both the quantity and quality of agricultural output deteriorated sharply. Fragmented supply chains led to high transaction costs and, in some cases, market failure. Drawing on the work of Krause et al. (2000) and Doney and Cannon (1997), a theoretical framework is presented that proposes that, either directly or indirectly, supplier assessment strategies, supplier incentives, competitive pressure, direct involvement, and trust between buyers and sellers,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59181

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1989 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13081

Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2006 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Westman,   Lorin L.
The average net farm income was $171,925 for the 38 farms included in the 2006 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association, an increase of 43% from 2005. In constant dollars, 2006 was the most profitable year for association members in the last twenty years (Figure 1). Higher crop prices and strong crop yields were among factors that combined to make 2006 a very profitable year for the average association farm. Dairy farms, however, experienced sharply lower profitability. As in previous years, the income levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average. When the net farm incomes for the 38 farms in the report are ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph (Figure 2) shows how much...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7311

Regionaler Wettbewerb im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel: Auswirkungen regionaler Einkaufsgewohnheiten und Soziodemographika auf die Struktur im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olearius,   Gotz; Roosen,   Jutta.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114733

Farm Animal Welfare, Consumer Willingness to Pay, and Trust: Results of a Cross-National Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nocella,   Giuseppe; Hubbard,   Lionel J.; Scarpa,   Riccardo.
Higher animal welfare standards increase costs along the supply chain of certified animal-friendly products (AFP). Since the market outcome of certified AFP depends on consumer confidence toward supply chain operators complying with these standards, the role of trust in consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for AFP is paramount. Results from a contingent valuation survey administered in five European Union countries show that WTP estimates were sensitive to robust measures of consumer trust for certified AFP. Deriving the WTP effect of a single food category on total food expenditure is difficult for survey respondents; hence, a budget approach was employed to facilitate this process.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Certification; Consumer trust; WTP; Budget approach; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; C81; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96832

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1979 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Pfeifer,   Hilbert B., Jr.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13028

Análisis económico de la “bio-carbonización” como práctica de manejo agrícola
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramirez,   Juan Andres; Rosales Alvarez,   Ramon.
Las altas concentraciones de gases de efecto invernadero, específicamente CO2, han sido señaladas como la principal causa del cambio climático. La adopción de prácticas agrícolas capaces de incrementar el contenido de carbono en el suelo, ha sido propuesta como una estrategia de bajo costo y disponibilidad inmediata para enfrentar este fenómeno. La Bio-carbonización es una de estas prácticas agrícolas, la cual implica la aplicación de carbón vegetal al suelo, de modo que el carbono queda capturado en una forma altamente recalcitrante al tiempo que se mejora la calidad del suelo. Este artículo es el primero en evaluar la viabilidad financiera y considerar algunos de los efectos económicos de la práctica, estimados para una finca tipo en la altillanura...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultura sostenible; Altillanura colombiana; Análisis costobeneficio; Programación lineal; Secuestro de carbono; Servicios ambientales.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; C6; D60; O30; Q10; Q24; Q50.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60734

Analysis, Design and Implementation of Biodiesel Projects in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: da Silva Junior,   Aziz Galvao; Perez,   Ronaldo; de Oliveira,   Rodolfo Osorio.
During the oil crisis of the seventies, Brazil has developed a successful program for gasoline substitution by ethanol (Proálcool). Nowadays the biomass accounts for 27% of total national energy consumed in Brazil and the ethanol participates with 40% of the total national fuel consumption of Otto cycle vehicles. In 2004, the National Program for the Production and Use of Biodiesel (Biodiesel Program) was launched. One priority of the Biodiesel Program is the inclusion of family agriculture and smallholders into the production chain. The Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) has developed a software for the analysis of biodiesel projects with the participation of family agriculture. Results of production chain analysis and economic indicators calculated by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49840

An Evaluation of the Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts of NSW DPI Investments in IPM Research in Lettuce
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orr,   Leanne M.; McDougall,   Sandra; Mullen,   John D.
Research into IPM technologies has been conducted by NSW DPI for over 20 years. Evaluating the returns from investment in specific research and development projects is an important component of the NSW DPI science and research program. An economic evaluation has been conducted of IPM in managing invertebrate pests in lettuce in NSW. We found that there has been widespread adoption of IPM practices amongst NSW lettuce growers leading to a flow of economic benefits to the lettuce industry and the community. Important environmental and human health benefits were also identified. A benefit-cost ratio of 2 was calculated for the return to NSW DPI investment in lettuce IPM research which while satisfactory, is lower than returns calculated for other agricultural...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Research; Benefit-cost; Evaluation; IPM (Integrated Pest Management); Lettuce; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Q160.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45631

Gendered Impact of Irrigated Rice Schemes’ Governance on Farmers’ Income, Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Benin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinkingninhoun-Medagbe,   Florent M.; Diagne,   Aliou; Agboh-Noameshie,   Afiavi R.; Adegbola,   Patrice Ygue.
Collective actions groups have many advantages and are sometimes essential, yet they can reinforce or perpetuate inter-and intra-gender inequalities when their functioning is left entirely subject to internal community dynamics and they are not well managed. This is well illustrated by the case of Koussin-Lélé rice scheme in the central Benin. This paper apply inequality indices and frontier production function to data from a sample of male and women rice farmers to analyze the gender inequalities in access to land and the governance of the groups, and their gender-differentiated impacts on farmers' productivity, technical efficiency and income. The results show that women are particularly discriminated against with regards to access to land, with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender; Land distribution; Rice; Technical efficiency; Productivity; Income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52156

A Comparative Study of FAO and USDA Data on Production, Area, and Trade of Major Food Staples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paulino,   Leonardo A.; Tseng,   Shen Sheng.
The setting of priorities for policy research at the International Food Policy Research Institute depends largely on an understanding of basic national and global trends in food production, consumption, and trade. Although IFPRI draws heavily on the analyses by FAO and other agencies for much of this information, it is also intensely examines the basic data, not only to carefully adjust its own program but to judge independently the key variable in these trends. Initially IFPRI worked largely from USDA data, but recent efforts have depended primarily on FAO statistics. This experience with the published data of both agencies has led Leonardo Paulino and Shen Sheng Tseng to undertake this analyses available to the research community at large, we hope to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistical services; Produce trade; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; United States Dept. of Agriculture; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42220

Factor that Affect Arkansas Farm Operators’ and Landowners’ Decision to Participate in Agritourism
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rainey,   Daniel V.; Djunaidi,   Harjanto; McCullough,   Stacey W.; Das,   Biswa R.
This study utilizes survey data analyzed at the regional level to obtain additional insights which may be left unnoticed if the analysis only considers data at the state level.  The current analysis reveals that farm operators’ and/or landowners’ decision to participate in the agritourism industry in Arkansas is affected by state government infrastructure.   But these infrastructures are varied among regions.  The infrastructures are state government support in training the farm operators; in promotion and marketing as well as certainty and transparency in laws and regulations.  State government’s sponsored trainings in agritourism along with marketing and promotion are viewed as the most important factors in all studied regions that affect operators’...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agritourism; Factor analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56521

Bestimmungsfaktoren für das Erwerbsverhalten von Landwirten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Unternehmereigenschaften
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harsche,   Johannes.
This paper presents a Probit model explaining the expansion of part-time farming in the German State of Hesse. Particular emphasis is placed on the personality traits of the agricultural entrepreneur and the labour market. The regression is based on a cross-section data from 74 Hessian farms. The results suggest statistical significance of the personality traits on employment decisions. Other significant variables include the number of adult household members and the intensity of agricultural land use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Entrepreneur; Part-time farming; Labour economics; Probit analysis; Cluster analysis; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96738

Water as an economic good: a solution, or a problem?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perry,   Christopher J.; Rock,   Michael; Seckler,   David.
Discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls of introducing market forces into the process of water allocation. Proposes several preconditions for beneficial privatization of water allocation and argues for a more sophisticated form of analysis than that generally allowed by proponents of basic needs or of free market approaches.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Economic aspects; Economic analysis; Irrigated farming; Water rights; Pricing; Privatization; Marginal analysis; Water market; Water policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61113

What's Ahead for Agriculture 1969-70
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fitzgerald,   Lyndell W.; Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Ruttan,   Vernon W.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.; Hammond,   Jerome W.; Egertson,   Kenneth E.; Hawkins,   Richard O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7549

False answers in Hungarian agriculture after accession to European Union
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baranyai,   Zsolt.
The research based on primary data examines the answers given by Hungarian farms to the challenges of the changing economic environment following the accession to the European Union. The experience shows that the Hungarian farms have given basically false answers to the changing economic relation system. The subsidies have emerged on the market as "visible hands" and by allowing their impact which distorted the economic rationality, the basic economic aspects of production have been ignored. In the near future it will be especially important to liquidate this abnormal situation. This step will definitely indicate the demand to separate the social and producing agriculture, providing ground for the spreading of farmers’ cooperation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Cooperation; Subsidies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43849

Moderate versus Big Cows: Do Big Cows Carry Their Weight on the Ranch?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doye,   Damona G.; Lalman,   David L.
Efficiency in beef production and economics is impacted by cow maintenance requirements and output.   Budget and linear programming analysis are used to evaluate cost and returns for two cow sizes on two different pasture systems. Moderate-sized cows on native pasture generate the greatest pre-tax returns to management and overhead.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cow size; Beef production; Beef returns; Beef cost of production; Linear programming; Beef systems; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98748

Impact of CAP Direct Payments on French Farms’ Managerial Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latruffe,   Laure; Guyomard,   Herve; Le Mouel,   Chantal.
This paper investigates the relationship between CAP direct payments and managerial efficiency for French crop and beef farms. Managerial efficiency scores are calculated using a four-step approach that allows to disentangle managerial inefficiency from other technical inefficiency components, notably what is due to unfavourable environment conditions. Then managerial efficiency scores are regressed over a set of explanatory variables, including CAP direct payments. Our empirical application, based on individual farm data and meteorological data at the municipality level for the year 2000, shows that there is a substantial component of inefficiency that is due to unfavourable conditions. Moreover, there is a significant negative relationship between...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Managerial efficiency; Subsidies; Crop farms; Beef farms; France; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44144

SMALL FARM SURVIVAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT FARM BILL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watt,   Karen.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33074

Pricing and Marketing Practices for North Dakota Durum and HRS Wheat: 1991 Crop Year
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scherping,   Daniel J.; Wilson,   William W.
Buyers of grain use premiums and discounts to convey to suppliers the value of quality characteristics. Premiums and discounts are determined by supply and demand for those quality characteristics. This report, the eighth in a series, contains the results of a 1991 survey of pricing and marketing practices used by North Dakota country elevators for durum and hard red spring (HRS) wheat. Results for HRS wheat show that the protein level increased to the highs of 1988 and 1989 and that the premium for 16 percent protein and the discount for 12 percent protein decreased from the previous year. Discounts continued the downward trend of recent years.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51191

Competitive Exclusion, Diversification, and the Origins of Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horan,   Richard D.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Bulte,   Erwin H.
The beginnings of agriculture, or the agricultural revolution, is now recognized to be the widespread adoption of known practices – a change in behavior – as opposed to a phenomenon of discovery and innovation.  In this paper, we combine elements of three theories—climate change, property rights, and competitive exclusion—to create a paleoeconomic model of agriculture and its diffusion.   We focus on climate change as a necessary trigger, which combined with group property rights and competitive exclusion processes produced conditions sufficient for the diffusion of early agriculture. In contrast to other models in which farming emerges as technological progress or climate makes it a more productive option than hunting, farming emerges in our model even if...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6410

Organic farming in Australia: An economist's perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marshall,   Graham R.
Organic agriculture has emerged as an important contributor of ideas in the continuing Australian search for sustainable farming systems. Recognising this, choices arise over the need for government intervention to foster the development of organic approaches to agriculture. Even when the choice is to not intervene directly, an understanding of factors behind how voluntary conversion to this way of farming would help governments, farmer organisations and agribusiness to meet the demands of converting farmers for knowledge, inputs and services. The aim in this paper is to assist informed resolution of these questions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Organic agriculture; Alternative agriculture; Aggregation economies; Diversification; Economics; Externalities; Conservatiuon; Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9676

EXPLORING THE ROLE OF SUCCESSION PATTERNS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN'S DUALISTIC FARM STRUCTURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnicke,   Hauke Joachim; Happe,   Kathrin; Sahrbacher,   Christoph; Kellermann,   Konrad.
This paper analyses the interplay between farm adjustments on individual farms in dualistic farm structures over time using an agent-based simulation approach. In particular, explore the development of individual farms when there are off-farm work opportunities and different propensities of younger farm successors to take over the farm. Results show that despite of large numbers of individual farms leaving agriculture, the impacts on land use, production, and income are independent on different propensities to take over a farm.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dualistic farm structures; Individual farms; Generation change; Succession; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6668

1957 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Ralph; Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48081

Legitimating Business Activities Using Corporate Social Responsibility: Is there a Need for CSR in Agribusiness?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
result, enterprises in the agribusiness sector are increasingly exposed to the public eye (Jansen/ Vellema: 2004). The perception of consumers and other stakeholders - which are according to Freeman “any group or individual who can affect, or is affected by, the achievement of the organization’s objectives” - is of growing criticism and risk-consciousness and manifests itself in changed attitudes towards food production (Jäckel/Spiller: 2006; Haddock: 2005). The use of GMO in agriculture, e.g., is regarded to be morally reprehensible (Becker: 1999). The BSE-crisis and other food scares led to growing consumer uncertainty and resulted in decreased meat consumption and in the increasing percentage of outspoken vegetarians and low-meat consumers (von...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49851

An Economic Performance Analysis of the Beef Cow-herd Enterprise Using a Stochastic Frontier Function
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cho,   Jaesung; Park,   Seong Cheol; Bevers,   Stanley J.
Standardized Performance Analysis (SPA) data from Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were used to examine the economic performance of beef cow herd operations in the Southern Plains region by measuring their technical efficiency index. Factors that make significant impacts on the production are herd size, machinery investment per breeding cow, and rainfall. Little technical inefficiency among the Southern beef cattle operations that participated in the SPA data was found.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Cattle; Cost; Cow-calf; Production; Stochastic production function.; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98842

Tractor Costs and Rates of Performance: A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1934 Covering the Cost of Operation and the Rate of Performance of Farm Tractors in Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Schwantes,   Arthur J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1935
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52672

A Note on a Whole-Farm "Feed-Year" Project
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bird,   J.G.; Swain,   F.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8712

Az őszi árpa klimatikus igényei és az éghajlatváltozás
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Novak,   Aliz; Erdelyi,   Eva.
Munkánkban összehasonlító vizsgálatokat végeztünk az őszi árpa fejlődési szakasza¬inak klimatikus igényeiről. A becsült meteorológiai jellemzők átlagosan nem mutatnak nagy változást a közeljövőre – jóllehet a század végére már igen –, de eloszlásuk alakulása a mezőgazdaságban komoly következményekkel járhat. A növény szempontjából azonban az éves és havi átlaghőmérséklet, illetve csapadékösszegek elemzése helyett sokkal több információhoz juthatunk, ha a növény fejlődési szakaszait külön-külön vizsgáljuk. Végigkövetve a növény fejlődési szakaszait megállapítható, hogy az őszi árpa klimatikus igényei várhatóan a jövőben is teljesülnek, jóllehet a termésbiztonság ezzel együtt romlani fog.    ----------------------------------------    This paper covers...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Éghajlatváltozás; Őszi árpa; Fejlődési szakaszok; Klimatikus igény; Climate change; Autumn barley; Development stages; Climatic needs; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92502

APMAA'74: A MINIMUM-LEVEL AGGREGATIVE PROGRAMMING MODEL OF NEW SOUTH WALES AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Monypenny,   J. Richard; Walker,   Neal.
An Aggregative Programming Model of Australian Agriculture (APMAA) is being developed by a research team at the University of New England. This paper presents a minimum-level version of APMAA, known as APMAA'74 which was developed as a framework for further model development. In addition to insights gained with APMAA'74, the paper presents an example of its application to the State of New South Wales. In this application, a comparison is made of farm plans and their aggregative effects generated under the contrasting assumptions of producers holding expectations of there being a slump or there not being a slump in the price of wool.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9222

2007 Michigan Swine Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 12 Michigan swine farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of fat hogs, feeder pigs and cull breeding hogs sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes.  Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed on 2007 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data were checked to verify that cash discrepancy was less than 10% of gross cash inflow and that debt discrepancy was less than $1,000. While considerable variation in...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122343

The U.S. Animal Identification Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   David P.
Animal identification has been one of the most contentious issues for the last decade in the livestock industry. More specifically, at issue is the idea of a government-sponsored identification system, although it is unclear that an identification system forced on the industry by the market would be any more popular. Rancor over the issue has set livestock groups at odds over the merits of establishing such a framework; it has highlighted differences between species, within species, and by size and scale of agriculture. Given its politically sensitive nature, many groups without a tie to agriculture have been drawn in to lobby on the issue. This article examines the U.S. experience with the development of an animal identification system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal identification; NAIS; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92594

Global Compensation for Oil Pollution Damages: The Innovations of The American Oil Pollution Act
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyd,   James.
Via technology and operations standards, U.S. regulation exerts an important influence over worldwide marine safety standards. But in addition, several other aspects of U.S. law deserve wider international consideration and adoption. First, the Oil Pollution Act's natural resource damage provisions are an innovative and effective way to deter marine pollution and provide for the restoration of injured ecological resources. Second, the relatively strict financial requirements imposed on marine transporters help ensure that polluters, rather than the public, pay if damage is caused. Liability and financial responsibility rules are not unknown in other countries. But the United States has a longer history with implementation and applies its rules more...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Oil Pollution Act; Natural resource damages; Environmental liability; Financial assurance; Financial responsibility; Valuation; Farm Management; K13; K32; Q38.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10691

How to increase the effectiveness of agri-environmental subsidy schemes through knowledge of farmer perceptions-a choice experiment on pesticide free buffer zones
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christensen,   Tove; Pedersen,   Anders Branth; Nielsen,   Helle Orstead; Morkbak,   Morten Raun; Hasler,   Berit; Denver,   Sigrid.
Danish farmers have been far less interested in agri-environmental subsidy schemes than anticipated. We use choice experiments to estimate 486 Danish farmers’ preferences for a number of policy relevant scheme-characteristics. Subsidy schemes for pesticide free buffer zones along hedgerows are used as a case and analysed using a random parameter logit framework. By quantifying farmers’ preferences in monetary values, we are able to assess the relative importance of individual scheme-characteristics. Farmer’s assessments of the administrative burden are captured by estimating how they value free-of-charge assistance for the application procedure. To our knowledge, this measure of administrative burden has not been tested before. Our results indicate that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer preferences; Participation; Agri-environmental schemes; Choice experiments; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109316

A model for prediction of spatial farm structure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoveid,   Oyvind; Stokstad,   Grete.
Spatial micro structure and its change over time is recorded for Norwegian farm firms. Relative strong correlations between geographically close neighbors are expected, either because growing farms swallow the smaller ones, or because they are affected by some spatially related unobserved factors. Strong correlations over time are also expected because of prevalent family farming. The paper proposes a state-of-the-art Markov chain model in order to predict the spatial and temporal micro structure taking account of both non-stationarity and spatio/temporal correlations by means of techniques from non-linear state space modeling and Gaussian Markov random fields. The model and the complete data set is then a device with which one can investigate the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114529

1971 Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming for Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7553

FISHERY CO-MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF PUNTA ALLEN SPINY LOBSTER FISHERY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cochran,   Kathryn A.
This paper examines co-management of a spiny lobster fishery located in Punta Allen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.  Decision trees are used to analyze voluntary compliance behavior by fishers.  Results indicate that legitimacy with respect to the process and the outcome of the rules lead to perceptions of fairness which in turn results in high compliance rates.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20940

Breeding and feeding pigs in Australia and Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Wilson,   Clevo.
This report establishes that ACIAR Research Project AS2/1994/023, ‘Breeding and feeding pigs in Australia and Vietnam’ (supported by ACIAR from July 1995 to the end of 2000) has yielded an extraordinarily high rate of economic return on the funds invested. The collaborating agencies were the Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, James Cook University and The University of Queensland in Australia, and the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam in Vietnam. The best estimate benefit–cost ratio for investment in this project is at least 159:1 with a corresponding internal rate of return of 900% and a net present value of A$496 million. This is a total value, not an annual value. To give context to the number A$496 m, in 2000, 1.3 million...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Pig; Vietnam; Australia; Breeding; Feeding; High rate of return; High impact; High economic return; DPI QLD; James Cook University; University of QLD; Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam; Benefit-cost ratio; Net present value; Internal rate of return; Significant returns; Genetic; Nutrition; Pork; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47695

Dunavant Africa (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laurin,   Rickard.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45713

1959 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Ralph; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47977

Farmer Productivity at Various Ages
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
The productivity of farmers at six different age cohorts was computed by estimating production functions using 1987 census data. The results suggest that farmers of different ages operate with slightly different technologies and use various inputs at different efficiencies. Compared with previous 1978 estimates, the productivity of middleaged farmers appears to be even greater than the productivity of younger and older farmers. The average age of U.S. farmers exceeds the age of highest productivity from these estimates.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121332

Comparing the profitability of farming and forestry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Evison,   David.
This paper updates an analysis of returns from major productive land uses in New Zealand carried out in 2008. Trends in profitability over time are shown, and a preliminary investigation of the relationship between land-use change towards forestry (new land planting) and forestry profitability is described.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Profitability; Farming; Forestry; Land use; Land-use change; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99682

Contracting, Competition, and Rent Distribution Theory and Empirical Evidence from Developing and Transition Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Vandeplas,   Anneleen.
Commodity value chains have undergone tremendous changes in the past decades. Private traders, retailers and food processing companies increasingly contract with farms and rural households to whom they provide inputs and services in return for guaranteed and quality supplies. However, due to a variety of market imperfections and poor public institutions, farmers in developing and transition countries face major constraints in realizing high-quality, consistent supplies. These include financial constraints as well as difficulties in input markets, lack of technical and managerial capacity etc, especially for high-standards products. To secure their supplies, traders and processors engage in contracting to overcome farmers' constraints. Emerging empirical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9413

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1969 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13003

A FARMER SURVEY AND VILLAGE COMPARISON TO EVALUATE IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENT IN SAMBALPUR, INDIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Easter,   K. William.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13279

Second Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Waseca County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Hansen,   M.C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1930
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108290

IMPACT OF PRODUCTION CHANGES ON INCOME AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mapp,   Harry P., Jr.
Regional and farm-level analyses are conducted to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of water quality protection policies.  The regional analysis evaluates reducing nitrate losses by reducing per-acre nitrogen use, taxing nitrogen use, taxing irrigation water use, and reducing furrow irrigation.  Incentives to convert furrow systems to sprinkler and LEPA systems outperform the other policies.  The firm-level analysis derives farm plans that limit the expected values of environmental indices for nitrates and pesticides, and reduce the probability that specified targets will be exceeded.  The analysis demonstrates the importance of evaluating environmental risk as stochastic process.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Converting irrigation systems; Environmental risk; Environmental risk models; Regional environmental analysis; Taxing irrigation water; Taxing nitrogen use; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15369

Prepared for Success - A Look at the Next Generation of Alberta Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robinson,   Dale.
The future growth potential for the agriculture industry in Alberta is dependent on a younger generation of farmers who will not only maintain the current level of production but increase it further. At present fewer members of this younger generation are becoming involved in agriculture than in years past. To investigate the current barriers to entry as well as possible solutions to them a telephone survey was conducted with a group of 35 farmers who had started farming within the last 10 years. The findings indicate that low returns on agricultural productions combined with high capital investment requirements and limited land availability are the primary barriers to entry as well as expansion. Two thirds of the group reported having good access to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24356

Full Product Costs on Base of Farm Accountancy Data by Means of Maximum Entropy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lips,   Markus.
The paper presents an approach to allocate joint costs to production branches based on maximum entropy. Using bookkeeping data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) we derive full product costs. Accordingly, the suggested approach offers the opportunity of full product costs based on actual costing rather than normal costing. The approach is applied for arable crop in Switzerland providing full product costs on a hectare base. The resulting total costs are up to 20 percent higher than in literature. An important reason is labour, which shows for all analysed production branches higher costs than in the actual costing based literature.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Full Product Costs; Maximum Entropy; FADN; Arable Crops; Farm Management; M41; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51088

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1940
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1941
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13121

Productivity Growth, Technical Efficiency and Technical Change on Minnesota Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Vu,   Linh.
Changes and trends in farm productivity have been of intense interest to many involved with agriculture. This study used data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate the output-oriented Malmquist total factor productivity (TFP) index from panel data for 1993-2006 for farms in Southern Minnesota. Bootstrap methods were used to estimate confidence intervals for the productivity, efficiency change and technical change indices. The model included three inputs (labor, land and immediate expenditures) and six outputs (corn, soybean, milk, hog, beef, and nonfarm income). Productivity growth was found to be positive during the period, with an average annual productivity growth of 6.6 percent. However, TFP growth has been slowing down in recent years and indeed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Farms; Malmquist index; Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Bootstrap; Government subsidies; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; Q12; C14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49204

2011 North Dakota Agricultural Outlook: Representative Farms, 2011-2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income in North Dakota was at record levels for most representative farms in 2010. However income in 2020 is projected to be lower than in 2010. Commodity prices are expected to decrease slowly from current levels. Commodity yields are projected to increase at historical trend-line rates and production expenses are expected to return to normal growth rates. Debt-to-asset ratios for all farms except for the low profit farm will decrease slightly throughout the forecast period. Debt-to-asset ratios for the low-profit farms are expected to increase slightly.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratios; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Risk; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115629

Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2007 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Kurtz,   James N.; Holcomb,   Rob; Paulson,   Garen J.
Average net farm income was $242,267 in 2007 for the 107 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. Average earnings increased by 57% over the average of $154,698 in 2006. In constant dollars, 2007 was the most profitable year for association members in the last 20 years (Figure 1). In fact, we have to go back to 1973 to find a more profitable year for association members. 2007 continued a steady climb in average earnings since 2001. Above average prices for corn, soybeans, and other crops more than compensated for reduced profitability of hog and beef enterprises. As in previous years, the earnings of individual farms varied greatly from the overall average. The median or middle income was...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6557

A Whole-Farm Profitability Analysis of Organic and Conventional Cropping Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delbridge,   Timothy A.; Fernholz,   Carmen; Lazarus,   William F.; King,   Robert P.
Replaced with revised version of paper 05/26/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic Farming; Profitability; Farm Size; Machinery Cost; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103790

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FARMERS' GOALS AND FARM ADJUSTMENT STRATEGIES: SOME EMPIRICS OF A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cary,   John W.; Holmes,   Bill.
A knowledge of farmers' goals provides an important basis for understanding farmers' preferences for, and choices among, various farm adjustment strategies. Such information is also valuable in estimating the acceptability to farmers of various government measures to assist rural adjustment. The goals of Queensland graziers, with and without a history of farm expansion, are compared. Different adjustment strategies are analysed in terms of the ways in which they satisfy different individual goals. A dimensional analysis of relationships among goals and adjustment strategies reveals that, for those willing to expand but without a history of expansion, income and social goals are at odds with each other. For these graziers, property expansion seemed to be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22605

IWRM and Food Security Project in Kafue Basin: Process Documentation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chisaka,   Jonathan.
The purpose of this report is to show the process of the intervention made through the implementation of the IWRM and Food Security Demonstration Project in Zambia. The report gives details of the project processes, showing the steps the project went through, the outcomes and its impact on the communities where it was implemented. The report is the result of a number of field visits made to the completed project sites, the sources of information have been; focus group meetings, interviews, discussions with key informants, beneficiaries the youth, male and female stakeholders and reviews of project activity reports, and direct observations. Therefore, what is presented here is a cumulative “factual and real time” opinion as to what has been observed and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Project planning; Project management; Water storage; Pumping; Wells; Participatory management; Leadership; Water policy; Central government; Local government; Irrigation water; Zambia; Kafue River Basin; Katuba; Namwala; Chibombo; Agribusiness; Community; Rural; Urban Development; Crop Production; Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics; Land Use; Production Economics; Research and Development; Emerging Technologies; Research Methods; Statistical Methods; Resource; Energy Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Community involvement; Tech Change.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91805

MANAGING AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hazell,   Peter B.R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16344

ECONOMICS OF MECHANIZATION IN THE CENTRAL RAINLANDS OF THE SUDAN:  A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibnouf,   Mohamed A.
Sudan is the largest country in Africa, covering about 2.5 million kilometers.  The population is estimated at 17 million and growing at about 2.5 percent per year, per capita income for 1976/77 was U.S. $290.  Much of the country is sparsely populated.  Sudan has about 85 million feddans of arable land, 240 million feddans of grazing and 60 million feddans of forest.  Of the total cropped area only about 4 million feddans are artificially irrigated while the rest of the area is under dry farming.  The proximity of the Sudan to oil rich Middle East countries places it in a favorable position for agricultural exports.  Agriculture holds a pivotal position amongst the different sectors of the economy.  It contributes nearly 40 percent of GDP, while over 80...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11227

Contract Grazing on Winter Annuals: Risks and Returns for Cattle Owners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anand,   Manik; Duffy,   Patricia A.; Bergtold,   Jason S.; Bransby,   David; Shoemaker,   Carla.
Critical factors affecting risk and profitability for cattle owners under contract grazing include cattle weight at purchase and time spent on pasture and feedlot.  Buying lighter animals and placing them in pastures before sending them to feedlot is the most profitable as well as least risky option. Even in the least risky scenario, the cattle owner would still incur losses 28% of the times. The results also show a possibility that at contract-grazing rates of $0.41 per pound of gain or more, the cattle owner would place cattle directly on the feedlot, bypassing the pasture.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contract grazing; Risks; Returns; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98752

Empirical Evidence Showing The Relationships Between Three Approaches For Pollution Control
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Clevo.
Willingness to pay models have shown the theoretical relationships between the contingent valuation, cost of illness and the avertive behaviour approaches.  In this paper, field survey data are used to compare the relationships between these three approaches and to demonstrate that contingent valuation bids exceed the sum of cost of illness and the avertive behaviour approach estimates. The estimates provide a validity check for CV bids and further support the claim that contingent valuation studies are theoretically consistent.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Avertive Behaviour; Contingent Valuation; Cost of Illness; Willingness to Pay; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48952

Farm Size Adjustment and Contract Regulation (I. #203/82): Evidence From an Italian Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coppola,   Adele; de Stefano,   Francesco; Del Giudice,   Teresa.
In Italy, the structure of farm has always shown remarkable elements of weakness. Among these, the small dimension, in terms of arable land, has represented one of the most difficult to resolve. The absence of a legislation that could favour jointness of the property have remarkably reduced the market of the land.  In this scenario, a new law n. 203/1982 was lunched. Now farmers are considering rent land a possible strategy to increase hectares. The object of this paper is to analyse the situation of land contract in Campania Region. A better understanding of these topics should improve public policies for a better adjustment process.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adjustment process; Contract regulation; Farm structure; Rented land; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24428

FRENCH EXPERIENCE WITH GROUP FARMING: THE GAEC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13854

PRÄVENTION VON KRISEN IN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHEN FAMILIENUNTERNEHMEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bodmer,   Ulrich.
Owners of family farms are usually overburdened by their involvement in both the production process and in the management of their farm. Problems arise especially in the case of crises, as these are psychological processes that cannot be handled by economic analyses alone. Blind spots, bounded rationality etc. influence decision making. The farmers cannot expect additional governmental support for crises management because of insufficient capacities for consultancy. Additionally it seems to be necessary to support the entrepreneurs in a way in which the usual economic analyses would be only components. An entrepreneurial crisis is a very subjective process (Allwörden, 2005: 229). Subjective influences of the entrepreneur and other stakeholders of an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Unternehmenskrise; Interpretationsansatz; Einstellungen; Perzipierte Stabilität; Entrepreneurial crisis; Interpretive approach; Attitudes; Perceived stability; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7614

Vision Statements and Road-Map Methodology for Knowledge Management Adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charvat,   Karel; Gnip,   Pavel; Gemtou,   Maria; Vogeltanzova,   Tereza.
The present paper describes the strategy of introducing future knowledge management system at farms. The FUTUREFARM and PREZEM projects strive to apply new knowledge management methods in arable farming where they guarantee an easy adaptation of the farming sector to the everchanging conditions in short, middle and long-term perspective. The knowledge management methods have to be put into practice on strategic, tactic and operational planning levels. Based on the project analysis and workshops with farmers, the paper brings an outline of the main goals and obstacles for new knowledge management methods adoption and furthermore defines the target groups and relevant methods of dealing with them.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Knowledge management; Adaptation; Arable farming; Farm Management; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99070

Farm-Level Evidence on the Sustainable Growth Paradigm from Grain and Livestock Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Escalante,   Cesar L.; Turvey,   Calum G.; Barry,   Peter J.
This study uses the sustainable growth rate model to investigate, measure, and analyze sustainable growth rates and trends for Illinois farmers. Results of farm-level econometric analyses indicate the relevance of the sustainable growth paradigm in explaining most farm financial decisions made each year. Grain farms have shown a greater tendency to balance growth through adjustments in production efficiencies while livestock farms rely more on financial leveraging strategies. In general, our results have shown that the farm sector has adapted to positive or negative sustainable growth challenges consistent with the Higgins' model and that, from an equilibrium point of view, countercyclical measures of the sustainable growth challenge indicate that there...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural finance; Asset turnover; Balanced growth; Capital structure; Panel corrected standard errors; Random-effects model; Sustainable growth challenge; Farm Management; Q14; Q13; D9; Q10; Q11.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25329

Does Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and/or Off-Farm Work Affect the Level and Distribution of Farm Household Income?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; Boisvert,   Richard N.
Since both release resources from agricultural production, it is not surprising that decisions to work off the farm and to participate in the U. S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) are correlated. By incorporating these decisions into a heteroskedastic specification of a farm household income function, we identify their effects on mean income, as well as on the variability in income for groups of farm households participating in combinations of these activities. Our results indicate participation in CRP and off-farm work by the operator and the spouse increase farm household income, but these choices also decrease the variability in household income among participant households relative to that of other farm households with otherwise similar...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program; Farm household income; Income distribution; Off-farm work; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57035

A Review of the Biology and Management of Rodent Pests in Southeast Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singleton,   Grant R.; Petch,   David A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113901

RIMPhil: a bioeconomic model for integrated weed management of annual barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in Philippine rice farming systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beltran,   Jesusa C.; Pannell,   David J.; Doole,   Graeme J.; White,   Benedict.
This paper describes a complex, dynamic simulation model that has been developed for the analysis of integrated weed management programmes for the control of annual barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in rice farming systems in the Philippines. Users of the model may simulate any feasible combination of 49 weed treatments options across wet and dry cropping seasons over 5, 10, 15, and 20 year periods, subject to a predetermined sequence of planting methods. The main outputs of the model include weed seed and plant densities and seasonal and annualised profit over the simulated planning horizon. Model output emphasises the substantial economic benefits associated with effective long-term weed management strategies. In addition, the most-profitable weed...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Barnyardgrass; Bioeconomic model; Integrated weed management; Rice farming systems.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104637

The Generational Turnover in Agriculture: Theoretical Problems and Empirical Evidences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simeone,   Mariarosaria.
The purpose of this study is to understand the causes determining the exit from the sector of young adults. Drawing from migration and succession theories, a number of factors, hypothesised to influence the decision, are tested using a Probit model.  The findings lend support for the selectivity hypothesis: low incomes are negatively related with the propensity to stay in the sector. The exit of young could be related to the low earnings and to the preferences of individuals. The intergenerational transfer seems to be the result of an involvement in the farm activity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Generational-turnover; Migration; Transfer farms; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24434

Proceedings of the OECD/PACIOLI Workshop on Information Needs for the Analysis of Farm Household Income Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
The assessment of agricultural policies depends more and more on micro-economic data sets. This is especially true for policies with an income objective in a situation where farm households have different income sources. Among others the OECD has stressed this point in recent years with analytical reports. The PACIOLI network yearly brings together data managers and researchers interested in the innovation of data collection in this area. In April 2004 a joint workshop was organised at the OECD in Paris to bring experts together to exchange best practices. This report contains the proceedings of that workshop.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29112

An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
This 2009 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system.  It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide:  an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system;  a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in response to various factors; and  background data and information to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system.  Charts and tables with brief accompanying texts are used to summarize information and to provide base performance indicators.  The 2009 report begins with a special feature which describes indicators to benchmark competitiveness of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector at the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agri-food; Competitiveness; Consumers; GDP; Employment; Exports; Imports; Innovation; Inflation; Farm typology; Income; Government support; Program payments; Profitability; Processing; Concentration; Water; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59885

Methods of Management, Sources of Advice and Objectives Among A Sample of Queensland Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCarthy,   W.O.; Tugby,   Donald J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8891

Socially Overlaid Networks as Key Actors in Green Energy Businesses in Rural Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mikkola,   Minna; Kahiluoto,   Helena.
For about two decades, sustainability discourse has been operating as a public discourse, stressing reformist and imaginary features of sustainable development (Dryzek, 1997; WCED, 1987). This discourse has its political ‘wing’, emphasising societal orientations for renewal of production and consumption towards sustainability at large (CEC, 1997, 1999; COM, 2001; European Parliament, 2002). Indeed, European food system seems to call for developmental measures, as one fifth to circa half of all categories of environmental impacts are caused by the food system (Tukker et al., 2006) and within this system, meat and dairy sector seem to be responsible to large extent for eutrophication and climate change (Weidema et al., 2008). To effect changes towards...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122017

Evaluating the Effects of Farm Programs: Results from Propensity Score Matching
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pufahl,   Andrea; Weiss,   Christoph R.
The paper applies a non-parametric propensity score matching approach to evaluate the effects of two types of farm programs (agri-environment (AE) programs and the less favoured area (LFA) scheme) on input use and farm output of individual farms in Germany. The analysis reveals a positive and significant treatment effect of the LFA scheme for farm sales and the area under cultivation. Participants in AE schemes are found to significantly increase the area under cultivation (in particular grassland), resulting in a decrease of livestock densities. Furthermore, participation in AE programs significantly reduced the purchase of farm chemicals (fertilizer, pesticide). We also find substantial differences in the treatment effect between individual farms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Farm programs; Propensity score matching; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6635

THE 1971 ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Dale C.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13745

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INCLUSION OF LESS-FAVOURED AREAS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAIN REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bittner,   Beata.
Agricultural economics and its part, rural economics plays a determining role in Hungary. Most rural families perform self-sufficient farm production for a living. In the present conditions of infrastructure and human resources, there are regions where the only rural alternative for employment is agriculture. There are significant differences among the regions considering natural resources and equipment available for farm production, and these differences affect potential income (Vörös et al. 1999). The primary aim of the European Union is to reduce such differences among the regions.The new research program of the University of Debrecen tackles the fundamental questions of regional development through the research and management of social asymmetries by...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Less-favoured areas; Small regions in the northern great plain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43579

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1968 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13001

1969 Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming for Northern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7536

Using Non-parametric Methods in Econometric Production Analysis: An Application to Polish Family Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Czekaj,   Tomasz; Henningsen,   Arne.
Econometric estimation of production functions is one of the most common methods in applied economic production analysis. These studies usually apply parametric estimation techniques, which obligate the researcher to specify the functional form of the production function. Most often, the Cobb-Douglas or the Translog production function is used. However, the specification of a functional form for the production function involves the risk of specifying a functional form that is not similar to the “true” relationship between the inputs and the output. This misspecification might result in biased estimation results—including measures that are of interest of applied economists, such as elasticities. Therefore, we propose to use nonparametric econometric...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114280

Preliminary Report of the Cottonwood-Jackson Statistical Route - 1923
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1923
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115788

Organic Rural Innovation Systems and Networks: Findings From a Study of Ethiopian Smallholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spielman,   David J.; Davis,   Kristin E.; Negash,   Martha; Gezahegn,   Ayele.
Agriculture in Ethiopia is changing. New players, relationships, and policies are influencing the ways in which information and knowledge are used by smallholders. While this growing complexity suggests opportunities for Ethiopian smallholders, too little is known about how these opportunities can be effectively leveraged to promote pro-poor processes of rural innovation. This paper examines Ethiopia’s smallholder agricultural sector from an innovation systems perspective to understand the changing roles, responsibilities, and interactions of diverse actors in relation to smallholder livelihoods. The paper uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research tools to paint a picture of the innovation landscape at both the system and local levels....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethiopia; Agricultural development; Innovation; Technology; Social networks; Social learning; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52096

Acreage Abandonment, Moral Hazard and Crop Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Shu-Ling.
Empirical evidence for the existence of moral hazard in the U.S. crop insurance program has been inconclusive.  Here we use a nested-dynamic programming framework to estimate an intra-seasonal dynamic model that explicitly incorporates a farmer's crop abandonment decision.  The estimation is implemented for selected Texas counties where actuarial performances of the crop insurance program are poor and high incidences of acreage abandonment are frequently observed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19114

Crop Yield and Revenue Insurance: Choosing Between Policies That Trigger On Farm vs. County Indexes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chaffin,   Ben.
Insurance policies that trigger on county yield and revenue indexes are expected to be more actuarially fair than policies that trigger on individual farm yield and revenue since individual farm hidden actions and hidden information impacting purchase decisions will be built into insurance premium rates.  Findings are expected to help farmers, insurance agents, lenders, and those in academia better understand and evaluate insurance policies that trigger indemnity payments based on county indexes. Case studies are provided to facilitate understanding of tracking between farm and county yields and the importance of the farm-county yield correlation. A protocol is developed to standardize county and farm yields to better illustrate tracking and rules-of-...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48303

NON-CONVENTIONAL VITICULTURE AS A VIABLE SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY IN ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vastola,   Antonella P.; Tanyeri-Abur,   Aysen.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic viticulture; Wine; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53886

Irrigation investment trends in Sri Lanka: new construction and beyond
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aluwihare,   Parakrama B.; Kikuchi,   Masao.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Investment; Water management; Rehabilitation; Rice; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113725

Irrigation impacts on income inequality and poverty alleviation: policy issues and options for improved management of irrigation systems.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhattarai,   Madhusudan; Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Hussain,   Intizar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Policy; Income; Poverty; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Water allocation; Irrigation canals; Irrigated farming; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92694

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmer-borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Resettlement Administration for the Year 1936 (For owner-operated farms in Southern Minnesota)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113268

Decision to Adopt and Exit Best Management Practices by Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   Larry M.; Paudel,   Krishna P.; Gauthier,   Wayne M.; Westra,   John V.
Dairy farmers in Louisiana were surveyed to find out the factors leading these farmers to terminate best management practices.  Results indicated that only few farmers have exited the practices once they adopt those.  However, the longevity of best management practices adoption can be increased by emphasizing on education and targeting to operators who have already been in dairy practices for a longer time period.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Best management practices; Dairy; Entry; Exit; Louisiana; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9890

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - RICE, LOUISIANA, 2001; PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - SOYBEANS, CORN, MILO, WHEAT, AND WHEAT-SOYBEAN DOUBLE CROP, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salassi,   Michael E.
Farmers are annually faced with critical management decisions that impact the employment of production inputs for various crop enterprises and the combination of crops that will be assembled into a cropping system. The need for reliable information is crucial if sound production decisions are to be made. Planning information plays a pivotal role in the development of 2001 production plans by farmers and is important in supporting their efforts to secure the necessary resources to carry out their plans. In addition, information regarding production alternatives and costs and returns for major crop enterprises is needed by extension personnel, researchers, lending institutions, and others involved in agriculture or agribusiness. This information has become...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31680

THE ETHICS OF CONSTRAINED CHOICE: HOW THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AGRICULTURE IMPACTS FARMING AND FARMER BEHAVIOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hendrickson,   Mary K.; James,   Harvey S., Jr.
The industrialization of agriculture not only alters the ways in which agricultural production occurs, but also impacts the decisions farmers make in important ways. First, constraints created by the economic environment of farming limit what options a farmer has available to him. Second, because of the industrialization of agriculture and the resulting economic pressures it creates for farmers, the fact that decision are constrained creates new ethical challenges for farmers. Having fewer options when faced with severe economic pressures is a very different situation for farmers than having many options available. We discuss the implications of constrained choice and show that it increases the likelihood that farmers will consider unethical behavior.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26040

FORCES OF CHANGE AFFECTING VIRGINIA PEANUT PRODUCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mutangadura,   Gladys; Pease,   James W.; Bosch,   Darrell J.; Peterson,   Everett B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14823

An analytical framework for soil degradation, farming practices, institutions and policy responses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prager,   Katrin; Schuler,   Johannes; Helming,   Katharina; Zander,   Peter; Ratinger,   Tomas; Hagedorn,   Konrad.
There is a lack of knowledge about the effectiveness and efficiency of soil conservation policies in agriculture and little understanding of how policy measures should be designed to encourage farmers to adopt soil conservation practices. This paper analyzes institutional settings surrounding agricultural soil management in ten European countries based on the Institutions of Sustainability framework. This framework considers the interdependencies between ecological and social systems, taking into account environmental conditions, farming practices impacting on soil conservation, different types of actors, policies, institutions and governance structures. The purpose of this paper is to describe the analytical framework and the methodology that all case...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Institutional analysis; Soil degradation; Soil conservation policy; Soil conservation measures; Farming practices; Policy evaluation; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114773

Short- and mid-term prospects of the main agricultural sectors in Hungary: a model based analysis with a methodological overview
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Himics,   Mihaly; Potori,   Norbert.
In our paper, we briefly discuss the outlook for the main agricultural sectors in Hungary until 2013, and present some of the latest results of our modelling work at the Research Institute for Agricultural Economics (AKI). In addition, we provide a short methodological overview of the applied modelling tools. To strengthen the quantitative analysis capacity during the pre-accession period, AKI developed a partial equilibrium model (Hungarian Simulation Model or HUSIM) by the end of the 1990's. Since then, AKI has been regularly carrying out agricultural policy analyses by applying this economic model. After gathering experiences with HUSIM, strong demand was raised on a modelling tool that enables us to investigate the structural changes in agriculture in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mid-term prospects; Decoupling; Farm group model; FARM-T; Hungary.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7844

Alternative Cropping Systems for Traditional Monoculture Wheat Acres in the Southern Plains for Two Farm Sizes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Decker,   JonAnn E.; Epplin,   Francis M.; Morley,   Deena L.; Peeper,   Thomas F.
The economics of five alternative crop production systems for the Southern Plains winter wheat production region, for both conventional tillage and no-till, for two farm sizes, was determined. Yield data were obtained from a three-year experiment conducted on three farm fields in the region. Tillage costs differ across farm size.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6843

Farm-Level Risk Management Using Irrigation and Weather Derivatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Shanshan; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Hoogenboom,   Gerrit.
An agronomic crop growth model—the Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer—and a constant relative risk aversion utility function are used to examine corn irrigation strategies in Mitchell County, Georgia. Precipitation contracts are designed to help farmers manage risk. Three conclusions originate from the findings. First, the optimal irrigation strategy can greatly increase producers’ certainty-equivalent revenue. Second, changes in water pricing policy would have a limited impact on the amount of water used. And third, across levels of risk preference, the precipitation contracts are not effective in increasing certainty-equivalent revenue or reducing cumulative water use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Irrigation risk management; Water pricing policy; Weather derivative contract; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D8; G22; Q15; Q25.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46986

A STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING ANALYSIS OF THE FARM LEVEL IMPLICATIONS OF SOIL EROSION CONTROL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Segarra,   Eduardo; Kramer,   Randall A.; Taylor,   Daniel B.
This paper analyzes the effects of uncertain soil loss in farm planning models. A disaggregated approach was used because of an interest in examining the impact of probabilistic soil loss constraints on farm level decision-making. A stochastic programming model was used to consider different levels of probability of soil loss. Traditional methods of analysis are shown to consistently overestimate net returns.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29971

the 1960 Report on Test Demonstration Farms in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordbo,   Marvin T.; Weiser,   Virgil L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1961
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119372

An application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Evaluate Economic Efficiency of Poultry Farms in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Begum,   Ismat Ara; Buysse,   Jeroen; Alam,   Mohammad Jahangir; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
This study estimates the technical, allocative and economic efficiency obtained from the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach using farm level survey data to a sample of 100 poultry farmers in Bangladesh for the year 2007. The results from the DEA approach show that there is substantial technical, allocative and economic inefficiency in poultry production in Bangladesh. The results of the study reveal that under constant return to scale (CRS) and variable returns to scale (VRS) specification, on average, the farms technical, allocative and economic efficiencies were 88%, 70%, 62% and 89%, 73%, 66% respectively. Thus the results indicate that efficiency scores vary substantially across the sampled farms. To explain some of these variations, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic efficiency; DEA; Poultry farms; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50900

Impacts of irrigation management transfer:  A review of the evidence.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermillion,   Douglas Lynn.
Evaluates data from 29 different studies on irrigation management transfer to assess the impacts of transfer on various aspects of irrigation system management. Twelve guiding principles to ensure a more systematic approach to research on the impacts of management transfer are proposed. Identifies key research propositions on the conditions necessary for transfer programs to succeed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation systems; Policy; Privatization; Case studies; Performance evaluation; Irrigated farming; Economic aspects; Financing; Operations; Environmental sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52798

Climate Change and Farm Use of Weather Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Artikov,   Ikrom S.; Lynne,   Gary D.
More rapid than normal global climate change as represented by rising temperatures and more erratic and severe weather events have heightened the interest in how farmers use weather information. The greenhouse influence through driving climate change will likely be affecting agricultural efforts for some years to come.  It behooves us to pay attention to this phenomenon, and especially put effort into understanding how farmers will respond to information about climate generally and forecasts in particular. This research is being funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To address this issue farmers were surveyed in three major agroecological zones representing 1) a western Corn Belt, rainfed corn-soybean...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19332

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Newton,   Doris J.
USDA defines beginning farmers and ranchers as those who have operated a farm or ranch for 10 years or less either as a sole operator or with others who have operated a farm or ranch for 10 years or less. Beginning farmers tend to be younger than established farmers and to operate smaller farms or ranches, some of which may provide no annual production. Beginning farmers often face obstacles getting started, including high startup costs and limited availability of land. USDA—through the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service—provides loans and conservation assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers. This report draws on data from annual surveys and the Census of Agriculture to provide policymakers with a better understanding...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production; Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS); Beginning farmers and ranchers; Census of Agriculture; Farm assets; Food; Conservation; And Energy Act of 2008; Conservation Reserve Program; Operator characteristics; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58618

Integrating Farmer Decision Making to Target Land Retirement Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Wanhong; Isik,   Murat.
This study develops a model to examine the impacts of uncertainty about crop production and irreversibility of program participation on determining land rental payments and least-cost land retirement targeting in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Results show that under risk aversion only, the marginal cost of abatement and the average land rental payment are less than those under risk neutrality. However, under uncertainty and irreversibility, the marginal cost of abatement and the average land rental payment are considerably higher than those under risk neutrality or risk aversion only. It is important to incorporate uncertainty and irreversibility into the design of land rental payments and in determining participation constraints.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31264

IMPACT OF FARM SIZE AND TYPE ON COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morgan,   Jeffery D.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This study examined sustained competitive advantage for a sample of Kansas farms.  Whole-farm data for 224 farms with continuous data from 1982-2001 were used.  Overall efficiency was computed for each farm and year.  Sixty farms exhibited a sustained competitive advantage.  Seventy-six farms exhibited a sustained competitive disadvantage.  Farms with a competitive advantage were relatively larger, received more of their gross farm income from dairy and swine production, had significantly lower expense ratios, and had significantly higher profit margins.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35197

Towards a more nuanced discussion of the net-benefits of sharing water in the Murray-Darling Basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morrison,   Mark; Wheeler,   Sarah Ann; Hatton MacDonald,   Darla.
Despite the focus by stakeholders, the States and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority on exploring the economic costs and benefits of the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan, there are a number of issues relevant to an economic evaluation of the Plan that are easily overlooked. While a proposed Murray-Darling Basin plan has been released, water sharing agreements will continue to evolve and much detail remains to be worked out as part of implementation at the state level. Given this, we seek to synthesise current research on the costs and benefits of the Murray-Darling Basin plan. In doing so we discuss eight issues relevant to understanding the net-benefits of water reforms that, though recognised in the literature and policy debates, have become somewhat...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Irrigation; Environmental benefits; Water buy-backs; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122899

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

Impacts of risk aversion on whole-farm management in Syria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pannell,   David J.; Nordblom,   Thomas L.
This article reports on a study of the impact of risk on farm management practices in northern Syria, focusing particularly on how these are affected by risk aversion and farm size. The study is based on production data from an eight‐year field trial and on prices from market surveys. A large linear programming model is built, representing the eight years as observations from a discrete probability distribution. Risk aversion is modelled by inclusion of a utility function with constant relative risk aversion, represented using the DEMP/UEP approach.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117232

The Use of Precision Farming Technologies in Crop Decision Making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Whiteley,   Wal.
Precision Farming Technologies are being used by an increasing number of farmers in eastern Australia. The adoption of these technologies has resulted in a change in some agronomic practices. This project examines how the technologies are being used. Global Positioning Systems are being employed most readily with significant economic benefit particularly in setting up controlled traffic systems and the banding application of chemicals and fertilisers. Awareness of the benefits of controlled traffic has increased the use of GPS. A secondary reason for high accuracy GPS is to give the farmers greater labour options due to the shortage of experienced machine operators. Yield monitors and maps are mainly used for zoning fields with farmers being cautious about...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7003

COST-BENEFIT AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF FUNGICIDES FOR SUPPRESSION OF FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB) IN HARD RED SPRING WHEAT IN 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haugen,   Ronald H.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
A cost-benefit and statistical analysis of fungicides for suppression of fusarium head blight (scab) in hard red spring wheat was completed on data from physical experiments done in Fargo and Carrington, North Dakota in 1997.  Various fungicide data were analyzed by applying revenues and costs to the experiment yields to determine net revenue. The net revenues were analyzed statistically using a one-way ANOVA (analysis of variance).  No statistical difference was found between the control and other treatment with the Fargo data.  There was a statistical difference between the control and other treatments with the Carrington data. The data sets were combined and analyzed; location proved to be a significant factor.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Fusarium head blight; Scab; Fungicides; Hard red spring wheat; Cost-benefit; Statistical; North Dakota; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23105

Food Chain Concept in Food and Rural Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
Food chain concept was firstly used as a private sector concept applied in order to optimise chain organisation and to create value along the chain. It is now becoming an approach to understand relations within a socio-economic area, both for economic and production aims and to gain a territorial and rural development perspective. Currently food chain policy is often the result of a negotiating process involving different socio-economic policy areas and many stakeholders. The objective of the present paper is to analyse the food chain concept in rural and food policy context, to explore its interconnections with other socio-economic policy areas, and to identify the main policy perspectives in which the concept of food chain was used. A significant number...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Food policy; Rural policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59037

A COMPETITIVENESS STUDY OF FOUR RICE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seecharan,   Denny; Jacque,   Andrew Eliel.
Rice imports into Trinidad and Tobago in 2005 represented approximately 95% of domestic demand. Local production has been declining since reaching a peak of 21,000 tonnes in 1992.  Present production is 3,500 tonnes.  Rice is produced under a variety of production systems and on farms of varying sizes, productivity and quality of output.  This paper examines the competitiveness of four production systems used in Trinidad and Tobago, viz.: the transplanting system (ST), the broadcast seeded system (SB)(both being small farms and highly labour intensive), the partially mechanized system of medium sized farms (MM) and a fully mechanized large farm utilizing aerial technology in the production system (CRP).  The methodology involved the collection of data on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice; Policy analysis matrix; Competitiveness; Comparative advantage; Production systems; Trinidad and Tobago; CAES; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36948

2009 North Dakota Agricultural Outlook: Representative Farms, 2009-2018
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income for all representative farms in 2018 is projected to be lower than in 2008. Low-profit farms, which comprise 20% of the farms in the study, may not have financial resiliency to survive without off-farm income. Commodity prices are expected to fall from current levels however the final level is unknown. Commodity yields are projected to increase at historical trend-line rates and production expenses are expected to return to normal growth rates after 2009. Debt-to-asset ratios for all farms except for the low profit farm will decrease slightly throughout the forecast period. Debt-to-asset ratios for the low-profit farms are expected to increase to about 0.50.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratios; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Risk iv; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55124

Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2005 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Kurtz,   James N.; Holcomb,   Rob; Paulson,   Garen J.
Average net farm income was $147,862 in 2005 for the 107 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is a 50% increase over the average income of $98,362 in 2004.  In constant dollars, 2005 was the most profitable year for association members in the past 20.  Outstanding crop yields, high profits for hog operations and higher government payments were factors that combined to make 2005 a very profitable year for the average association farm.   As in previous years, the actual profit levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average profit.  When the net farm incomes for the 107 farms in the report are ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph shows how...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13316

Demand-driven and Cost Effective Production: What the Farmers Ought to know. A case of Local Chicken Enterprise in Masindi District-Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alum,   W.; Kanzikwera,   R.; Sanginga,   Pascal.
Most African communities depend on agriculture for both income generation and food security and yet farming has faced and is still confronted with a lot of production and market related hardships. Despite all these constraints, farmers are stuck on agriculture as it’s the only definite way of earning a living. The mistake farmers and other agricultural practitioners continuously make is to produce first and look for the market later. This is where buyers and the middle men in particular exploit and a conclusion is eventually made by the producer that,” there is no money in agriculture.” Farmers including those who want to reap from agriculture need to first change their attitudes towards it and secondly produce what the markets are demanding at particular...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52093

A Discriminant Analysis of Factors Associated with The Adoption Of Certified Organic Farming By Smallholder Farmers in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kisaka-Lwayo,   Maggie.
Discriminant analysis was used to identify the characteristics that distinguish between fully-certified organic, partially-certified organic and non-organic farmers in Umbumbulu district, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa (SA) during October- November 2004. 200 farmers interviewed were drawn by purposively selecting the 151 members of the Ezemvelo Farmers’ Organisation (EFO), and by random sampling 49 non-organic farmers in wards neighbouring EFO. Results from the two estimated discriminant functions suggested that farmers with higher household sizes, incomes, input costs per hectare and number of chickens owned, locations further from innovators and less risk aversion were more likely to be certified as organic. Household location should be considered in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Organic; Discriminant Analysis; South Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52155

REFORM OF THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD: A “MADE IN CANADA” APPROACH TO MARKETING GRAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pedde,   Richard; Mirus,   Rolf.
The debate continues: whether or not single desk selling of Western Canadian grain provides the best return to producers. It is methodologically difficult to show that better returns may have been foregone in the past, yet the experience in Illinois suggests that, absent the CWB, farmers could also achieve worse results. While this battle – a battle that is in part ideological in nature – has been taking place, the world has moved forward and new services markets have evolved. There may indeed be $20 bills on the sidewalk that can be picked up by moving with the world – without, for the time being, abandoning the single desk. In this brief discussion paper we argue that the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) can improve its performance through increased recourse...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wheat board; Canada; Agriculture; Grain; Marketing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60433

Kosten-Wirksamkeitsanalyse unterschiedlicher Randstreifenbreiten in einem Uferrandstreifenprogramm zur Reduktion des Risikos chemischer Pflanzenschutzmittel---Entwicklung und Anwendung eines modellbasierten Indikators im Agrarsektormodell RAUMIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sieber,   Stefan; Holm-Muller,   Karin; Gutsche,   Volkmar; Kreins,   Peter.
A variety of agri-environmental instruments can be used to combat water pollution by pesticides in agriculture according to the regulation EC 1257/1999. The chosen policies should be politically feasible and capable to prevent external effects cost-effectively. One possible policy instrument for Germany is the implementation of nation-wide buffer strip programs. This paper aims at evaluating the cost-effectiveness of alternative strip widths. Therefore an indicator is developed that reflects the impact of plant protectant use on aquatic ecosystems. This indicator is used to compute reductions in pesticide impact of different strip widths and the agricultural opportunity costs computed by the agri-environmental policy-information-system RAUMIS.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Buffer strips; RAUMIS; Cost-effectiveness-analysis; Environmental indicators; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97399

The Skills and Training Needed by Farm Management Researchers in the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121330

Net Effect of Education on Technology Adoption by U.S. Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.
The objective of this study is to estimate the net effect of education on technology adoption for U.S. farmers. Using 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey data, this study develops a simultaneous equations model to integrate farmers’ labor allocation decision with adoption of both time saving and management intensive technologies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Education; Technology adoption; Off-farm labor supply; Precision farming; Genetically modified crops; Simultaneous equations model; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56450

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1959 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13157

Construction of National Nature Reserves System in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Haiyang; Wang,   Guoxiang.
This paper introduces the construction status of National Nature Reserves in China, and then it points out some primary problems in the construction of National Nature Reserves. Finally, we put forward some related countermeasures and suggestions.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: National nature Reserves of China; Construction status; Biodiversity conservation; Management; Development countermeasures; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53513

Analysis of Environmental and Economic Efficiency: Application of the Overseer model and simulated data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramilan,   Thiagarajah; Scrimgeour,   Frank G.; Marsh,   Dan.
New Zealand’s success in raising agricultural productivity has been accompanied by higher input use, leading to adverse effects on the environment. Until recently, analysis of farm performance has tended to ignore such negative externalities. The current emphasis on environmental issues has led dairy farmers to target improvements in both environmental performance and productivity. Therefore measuring the environmental performance of farms and integrating this information into farm productivity calculations should assist informed policy decisions which promote sustainable development. However this is a challenging process since conventional environmental efficiency measures are usually based on simple input and output flows but nitrogen discharge is a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Data Envelopment Analysis; Economic; Efficiency; Environment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97161

Creep Budgeting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cocks,   K.D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9053

WHY ARE FARMS SO SMALL?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Nancy L.; Ruttan,   Vernon W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13865

OPTIMAL REPLACEMENT INTERVAL AND DEPRECIATION METHOD FOR A GRAIN COMBINE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weersink,   Alfons; Stauber,   Steve.
A stochastic dynamic programming model is developed to determine optimal replacement intervals and depreciation schedules for a combine on a cash grain farm in north central Montana, where the optimal decision is based on the stochastic nature of winter wheat prices. Empirical results indicate that the decision varies widely depending on the states describing the conditions facing the farm firm. Under normal profitable conditions and ERTA81 tax legislation, suggested replacement is after five years of service, the new asset being depreciated under the accelerated cost recovery system and the investment credit option. Changes to the tax law would tend to smooth out and increase this replacement interval.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32156

Hysterisis in Food Safety Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Nganje,   William E.; Acharya,   Ram N.
Concerns regarding the safety and integrity of the fresh produce supply chain are becoming all too common in the media. In 2006, an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 from farms in Central California sickened almost two hundred people and lead to the deaths of three. Estimated costs to the industry ranged from $100 per month to $200 million until spinach sales returned to normal. By some accounts, the spinach industry has yet to recover and may not for years to come. The incident, however, has lead to a host of initiatives from industry officials, legislators and fresh produce retailers to ensure the safety of fresh produce. The necessary technology and best practices knowledge exists, yet some growers have not made the investment required to ensure that such...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49888

A SOMOGY MEGYEI VADÁSZTÁRSASÁGOK KÖLTSÉGEI ÉS BEVÉTELEI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geszti,   Szilard; Sebestyen,   Julianna.
Az elemzés szerint a Somogy megyei vadásztársaságok nyereségesek voltak. Az összköltség szignifikánsan (p&lt;0,05) befolyásolta a bevételek nagyságát. A vizsgált időtartam alatt a legnagyobb bevételi forrás (értékben, arányban) a kül-földi bérvadásztatásból, a legjelentősebb kiadás a vadgazdálkodási költségből származott. A 2004. évben a nagymértékű kiadásnövekedést a Somogy megyei vadásztársaságok kompenzálták, de az eltérő adottságok és lehetőségek miatt, a felmerült problémát a társaságok különböző módon oldották meg (pl. tagdíj nö-velésével, a vaddisznóhajtás értékesítésével, tárgyi eszközök értékesítésével, a vadgazdálkodási költség csökkentése segítségével). A kutatás kvalitatív részéből (a mélyinterjúkból) kiderült, hogy a vadásztársaságok anyagi...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vadgazdálkodás; Externáliák; Internáliák; Erőforrások; Költségszerkezet; Bevételszerkezet; Nyereség hunting companies; Game management; Externals; Profit; Costs; Revenues; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57716

Use of the single factoral terms of trade to analyse agricultural production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fleming,   Euan M.
The aim in this note is to reintroduce the single factoral terms of trade into the policy arena. This economic concept has scarcely been used by analysts or policy makers over the past three decades. It is defined and compared favourably with other terms of trade concepts in terms of their usefulness to agricultural policy makers in Australia. A distinction is made between the single factoral terms of trade from the viewpoint of the farm business and from the viewpoint of the farm household, but only slightly different indices are specified in each case because of the very high positive correlation between farm prices paid and consumer prices. Developing industry-level indices appears to be a more attractive way to proceed given the substantially different...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Net barter terms of trade; Single factoral terms of trade; Total factor productivity; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118322

Need for institutional impact assessment in planning irrigation system modernization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandaragoda,   Don Jayatissa.
Presents a case study of the institutional implications of remodeling an old irrigation system in northern Pakistan. Highlights the importance for donors and project planners to consider institutional issues such as water allocation rules, operation procedures, and organizational capacity for post-construction system management along with changes to the physical infrastructure.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation systems; Water allocation; Rehabilitation; Modernization; Case studies; Institutional constraints; Operations; Maintenance; Irrigation canals; Irrigation effects; Pakistan; Lower Swat Canal; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52967

A Note on Maximizing Utility in Quadratic Programming Models for Farm Planning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batterham,   Robert L.
Methods of obtaining a utility maximizing solution from quadratic programming models for farm planning are presented. The methods require only simple modifications to models constructed to produce an EV frontier from a portfolio selection model.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12435

Stocking Rates in the Berriquin and Wakool Irrigation Districts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8826

The role of research-supported irrigation policy in sustainable irrigated agriculture: an interpretive precis of the case of Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandaragoda,   Don Jayatissa.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Research; Policy; Privatization; Sustainable agriculture; Irrigated farming; Performance; Institutions; Groundwater; Tube wells; Water allocation; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113860

Forget the Hoe: Managing Invasive Plant Species with Dynamic Programming"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verdone,   Michael; Frasier,   W. Marshall.
Abstract Bromus Tectorum is an invasive plant species known to reduce abundance of native perennial grasses, increase fire frequency and intensity, decrease animal performance, and alter microbial communities and ecosystem processes. Specifically, in the Intermountain West, Bromus has been associated with decreases in livestock performance. Land managers use several methods to control invasion, but no previous studies fully integrate the dynamic interaction between control methods and the biophysical behavior of Bromus invasion. This research uses dynamic programming in conjunction with a process based ecological model to solve for optimal management strategies of Bromus invasion. The model represents biological responses to different management strategies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dynamic Programming; Invasive Species; Dynamic Optimization; Agricultural Economics; Natural Resource Economics; Environmental Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61025

Explaining the Conversion to Organic Farming of Farmers of the Obwalden Canton, Switzerland -  Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior within a Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tutkun,   Aysel; Lehmann,   Bernard; Schmidt,   Peter.
Farmers' decisions about conversion to organic farming are analyzed with a structural equation model. The Theory of Planned Behavior (ToPB), one of the prominent theories in the social psychology, is used as the theoretical basis of this study. Though ToPB is a well-defined theory, it is static rather than procedural and cannot model the individual decision-making as a process. Therefore, we first examine the general applicability of ToPB in an agricultural context and explain the variance in intentions of farmers to convert to organic farming. Second, we extend the ToPB to make it more procedural. For this purpose, research findings from the Diffusion Theory are included as part of the behavioral model. The empirical results indicate that, overall, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Behavior research; Conversion to particularly animal friendly stabling system; Theory of planned behavior; Diffusion theory; Structural equation modelling; Farm Management; C8; D1; Q12; Z13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25313

Modelling Fresh Strawberry Supply “From-Farm-to-Fork” as a Complex Adaptive Network
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engelseth,   Per; Karlsen,   Anniken; Verwaart,   Tim.
The purpose of this study is to model and thereby enable simulation of the complete business entity of fresh food supply. A case narrative of fresh strawberry supply provides basis for this modelling. Lamming et al. (2000) point to the importance of discerning industry-specific product features (or particularities) regarding managing supply networks when discussing elements in “an initial classification of a supply network” while Fisher (1997) and Christopher et al. (2006, 2009) point to the lack of adopting SCM models to variations in products and market types as an important source of SCM failure. In this study we have chosen to move along a research path towards developing an adapted approach to model end-to-end fresh food supply influenced by a...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122012

2003 Estimated Machinery Costs for South Carolina Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira,   Wilder N.; Jordan,   Johnny W.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112902

Impacts of the Armey and Shelby Flat Tax Proposal on North Dakota Representative Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Marvin R.; Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120987

Business Process Modelling in Demand‐Driven Agri‐Food Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verdouw,   Cor N.; Beulens,   Adriaan J.M.; Trienekens,   Jacques H.; Wolfert,   Sjaak.
Agri‐food companies increasingly participate in demand‐driven supply chains that are able to adapt flexibly to changes in the marketplace. The objective of this presentation is to discuss a process modelling framework, which enhances the interoperability and agility of information systems as required in such dynamic supply chains. The designed framework consists of two parts: an object system definition and a modelling toolbox. The object system definition provides a conceptual definition of business process in demand‐driven supply chains from a systems perspective. It includes an application of the Viable Systems Model of Stafford Beer to supply chains, and classifications of business processes, control systems and coordination mechanisms. The modelling...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100477

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1940
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Toben,   G.E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1941
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13097

The Effect of Continuing Education Participation on Agricultural Worker Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pena,   Anita Alves.
Migrant farmworkers are among the poorest members of the working class served by the U.S. public workforce investment system. The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) provides job training and employment assistance to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. While stated goals include assisting migrant farmworkers increase “economic stability” by steadying agricultural employment and developing job skills, little empirical evidence exists as to the effectiveness of these programs. This study investigates the effects of continuing education participation on wages, time worked in agriculture, and poverty in this population. Data come from the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), a nationally and regionally...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Returns to education; Adult education programs; Agriculture; Migrant education; Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; NAWS; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; I21; I32; J43.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61587

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1988 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.; Loppnow,   Rann R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13044

Do Biosecurity and Management Policies Coincide with Farm Returns?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niemi,   Jarkko K.; Partanen,   Kirsi.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103688

Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms:  Family Farm Report, 2007 Edition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Korb,   Penelope J.; O'Donoghue,   Erik J.; Banker,   David E.
U.S. farms are diverse, ranging from small retirement and residential farms to enterprises with annual sales in the millions. Nevertheless, most U.S. farms—98 percent in 2004—are family farms. Even the largest farms tend to be family farms. Large-scale family farms and nonfamily farms account for 10 percent of U.S farms, but 75 percent of the value of production. In contrast, small family farms make up most of the U.S. farm count, produce a modest share of farm output, and receive substantial off-farm income. Many farm households have a large net worth, reflecting the land-intensive nature of farming.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Contracting; Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial performance; Farm-operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Farm type; Million-dollar farms; Small farms; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59032

An investigation into the impact of policy reform on the level of structural change in the agri-food sector of Ireland, Denmark and the Netherlands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clancy,   Daragh; Kazukauskas,   Andrius; Newman,   Carol F.; Thorne,   Fiona S.
This paper conducts a detailed, micro-focused investigation on the implications of recent agricultural policy changes on the structure of production systems in Ireland, Denmark and the Netherlands in terms of farm numbers, system switching, specialisation, the role of economies of scale, on-farm investment, off-farm employment and economic viability. Given the close relationship between farm structure and agricultural production, the impact of the recent CAP reform on production decisions should give a good indication of the form agricultural structural change will take. Two competing hypotheses of post decoupling structural change are proposed; a ‘production inducing effect’ and an ‘expectations effect’. Using Irish, Danish and Dutch micro-data, which are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Policy Reform; Agricultural Structural Change; FADN; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60913

Flaxseed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James B.; Jimmerson,   Jason.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29184

A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Using Futures, Options, LRP Insurance, or AGR-Lite Insurance to Manage Risk for Cow-calf Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feuz,   Dillon M.
A comparative analysis was performed looking at using cash, futures, options, or insurance to manage the price of calves for cow-calf producer. Risk can be reduced with the futures market and with options or LRP insurance. Options and LRP insurance are equivalent in the amount of risk that is reduced. AGR-Lite does not appear to be an effective policy at reducing risk for cow-calf producers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cow-calf risk; Feeder cattle futures; Options; LRP Feeder Cattle; AGR-Lite; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53046

Discourses of Implementing Information Systems in Corporate Merger: A Case Study from the Food Exporting Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alm,   Kristian; Engelseth,   Per; Karlsen,   Anniken.
In 2007 five different industrial food producers merged to become one single firm. This paper places focus on the challenge these actors had in deciding on, implementing, and using an information system to support mainly their raw material purchasing and finished product sales function. Studies show that a large part of information system implementation failures are related to insufficient alignment between various aspects or parts of an organization and the new technology (Miller 2001, Wognum 2004). A report of a working group from The Royal Academy of Engineering and The British Computer Society concerning the challenges of complex IT project (RAEng, 2004) supports this view stating that the most pressing problems are related to the human aspect of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59189

Farmers' Taxonomies as a Participatory Diagnostic Tool: Soil Fertility Management in Chihota, Zimbabwe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bellon,   Mauricio R.; Gambara,   Peter; Gatsi,   Tendai; MacHemedze,   Timothy E.; Maminimini,   Obert; Waddington,   Stephen R.
Soil infertility is a major constraint to food production in the communal areas of Zimbabwe. Smallholders in the region recognize the problems of low soil fertility and have devised ways of coping with them. This study describes the use of farmers’ taxonomies of themselves and their soils to identify and understand the options they have, and the constraints they face in managing poor soil fertility in Chihota, a sub-humid communal area of north central Zimbabwe. It is part of an effort by a group of agricultural researchers and extensionists working on improved soil fertility technologies, to better integrate their work with farmers in order to expose the latter to promising technologies, get feedback on the technologies merits and feasibility, and help...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Participatory methods; Soil fertility; Local taxonomies; Smallholders; Zimbabwe; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7677

The Agricultural Production Survey: The purpose and operation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Groves,   Stephen.
The Agricultural Production Survey (APS) is Statistics New Zealand’s vehicle for collecting important information about New Zealand’s primary production. It is an annual postal survey and covers land use, livestock and arable farming, horticultural and forestry production, and selected farm practices.  The APS programme started with a census in 2002, and continues a history of official statistics that covers agriculture over the past 150 years. The programme has been designed to provide a relevant and stable time series of data, which this paper will demonstrate by describing the programme’s methodology and operation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Survey; Methodology; Statistics; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96948

Factors Affecting the Decision to Adopt and Continue Best Management Practices by Broiler Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Devkota,   Nirmala.
We analyzed survey data collected from broiler producers in Louisiana to understand the factors affecting the longevity of best management practices adoption. Results indicated variables such as future expansion potential and the length of time the farm have been with the family decreases the chance of adopting best management practices. Our results support the idea that education and income would have positive results on the entry decision to adopt best management practices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Best management practices; Broiler production; Entry; Exit; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9851

Specification of Environmental Emission Trading Options in a Spatial Multi-Agent Simulation Model of Pastoral Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dake,   Chris K.G.; Manderson,   Andrew K.; MacKay,   Alec D.
A risk efficient frontier for a pastoral farm indicates the optimal enterprise mix that allows the farmer to generate the highest income for a given level of financial risk. It is calculated by matching the available range of enterprises (sheep, beef cattle, deer, dairy, exotic forest and indigenous forest) to the mix of land classes available on the farm. The quantity of environmental emissions produced from the farm varies with the optimal enterprise mix along the risk efficient frontier, and therefore enables the farmer to assess the financial consequences of moving along the frontier to achieve a desired level of environmental emissions. This study uses databases of land cover, land classes and farm boundaries to develop a method for estimating the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Whole farm risk modelling; Environmental emissions trading; Multi-agent simulation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31968

EXAMINATION OF LEADER COMMUNICATION IN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dajnoki,   Krisztina.
My doctoral and research topic was significant in the examination and analysis of leader activities in the framework of a functional, modularly constructed empirical research program of the Department of Management Sciences. I could make statements and correspond about leader activities; these exercises and the influential factors on these activities were studied by the examinations and analyses of leader communication. In this article, I will demonstrate the research I made in on agricultural communication, as a Ph.D. student in the Department of Management Sciences.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural organisation; Leader communication; Interactioin examinations; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43575

Multifunctional Impacts of the Olive Farming Practices in Andalusia, Spain: An Analytic Network Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carmona-Torres,   Carmen; Parra-Lopez,   Carlos; Sayadi,   Samir; Hinojosa-Rodriguez,   Ascension.
Olive agriculture represents one of the most important economic activities in the region of Andalusia, Spain. Additionally to its economic importance the multifunctional character of agriculture and its wide territorial presence entails that it has a high potential incidence in the environmental and social dimensions of the sustainable development of the region. Despite this importance, it is hypothesised and aimed to be contrasted that olive farmers are not implementing the agricultural practices optimal from an economic, environmental and social point of view. Contrasting this hypothesis entails to evaluate with a holistic and systemic approach the multiple impacts of the different technical alternatives to diverse agricultural practices. The use of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Olive farming practices; Multifunctionality; Analytic Network Process; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114319

2006 Annual Agricultural Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11564

Land tenure and farm management efficiency: the case of paddy and cinnamon production in customary land areas of Sumatra
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Suyanto,   S.; Tomich,   Thomas P.; Otsuka,   Keijiro.
This study attempts to identify the impacts of land tenure institutions on the efficiency of farm management based on a case study of lowland paddy (rice) and upland cinnamon production in customary land areas of Sumatra. While the traditional joint‐family ownership system is found to exist in paddy land, more individualised ownership systems are widely observed in upland areas. Yet, we found no statistical evidence that residual profit per unit of land is affected by land tenure institutions in either the lowlands or uplands, indicating that the prevailing land tenure institutions are equally conducive to efficient farm management.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117474

Exploring the role of fertilizer application on the sustainability of Greek potato farms: A DEA application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vasileiou,   Konstantinos Z.
Farm sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue to European agriculture. However, fertilizer leaching to groundwater is still a major concern for Greek agriculture. The impact on the maximum potential short-run profit and yield, when fertiliser application dose is limited to certain point, was examined, using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Spring potato farmers were found to apply rather high doses of chemical fertiliser, which poses high potential risk for nitrate and phosphorus leaching to groundwater. However, restricting nitrogen application to the doses recommended by agronomists would imply only little economic and yield sacrifices on potato farms,but resulting to significant reduction to potential environmental risk.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Data envelopment analysis; Farm sustainability; Shortrun profit; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118573

NY Pollution Discharge Elimination Permits for CAFOs, Management Adjustments and the Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Enahoro,   Dolapo K.; Schmit,   Todd M.; Boisvert,   Richard N.
Weakening demand for livestock and dairy produce, historically high prices for feed ingredients and increasingly strict regulations on animal waste management continue to put significant pressure on livestock and dairy operating margins. In this paper, we use representative farm mathematical programming models to analyze important linkages between farm management adjustments and changes in farm income due to recent changes in relevant agricultural prices and restrictions on land application of nutrients.  We account explicitly for new restrictions on land application of nitrogen and phosphorus, and specifically applied to confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).  Our mathematical methods and the distinctive data available allows for the assessment of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAFO regulations; Nutrient management; Manure disposal; Mathematical programming; Environmental quality; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61143

Farming Practices Correctness Indicator for Family Farms in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Majewski,   Edward.
The aim of the paper is to examine the state of affairs in farming practices in the sector of commercial farms in Polish Agriculture. Analysis of farming practices and farmers opinions on their appropriateness was based on the results of the survey in the sample of 721 farms from different regions of the country. Farming practices related to crop production, animal husbandry, farm management and environment were measured against the ideal model drawn from the Integrated Farming System guidelines.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farming practices; Integrated Farming System; Farming Practices Correctness Indicator; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24258

USE OF ALTERNATIVE DEPRECIATION METHODS TO ESTIMATE FARM TRACTOR VALUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dumler,   Troy J.; Burton,   Robert O., Jr.; Kastens,   Terry L.
Six depreciation methods were used to simulate the value of farm tractors with indexed and expected prices.  Accuracy of simulated values was evaluated using paired t-tests of mean absolute percentage errors and forecast accuracy regression models.  Results varied with age and use.  Some depreciation methods were more accurate than others.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21800

NAVIGATING PRODUCTION CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   Laura L.
This paper is targeted for producers who are interested in learning the basics about pork production contracts.  It discusses such things as what a production contract is, how they work and presents a set of questions to evaluate before signing a contract.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11591

GIBRAT'S LAW REVISITED IN A TRANSITION ECONOMY. THE HUNGARIAN CASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Ferto,   Imre.
The paper investigates the validity of Gibrat's Law in Hungarian agriculture. Employing various specifications including OLS, two-step Heckman model and quantile regressions our results strongly reject Gibrat’s Law for full sample. Estimations suggest that small farms tend to grow faster than larger ones. However, splitting the sample into two subgroups (corporate and family farms) we found different results. For family farms however, only OLS regression results reject Gibrat's Law, whilst the two-step Heckman models and quantile regression estimates support it. Finally, for corporate farms our results support the Law regardless of the method or size measure used. Our results indicate that there is no difference between family farms and corporate farms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gibrat's Law; Selection bias; Quantile regression; Transition agriculture; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7813

PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinson,   Roger A.; Boudreaux,   James E.
Information on cultural practices, machinery complements, etc. was obtained from a total of 48 commercial growers. Interviews were confined to growers with at least one acre of a particular vegetable crop. Individual acreage of growers interviewed ranged from one for some vegetable crops to several hundred in the case of sweet potatoes.  Cost budgets are reported for 21 vegetable crops, with a total of 39 combinations of crop, machinery size, and market channel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31678

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1935 on the Farm Accounting Route in Winona County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1936
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113271

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmer-Borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Farm Security Administration for the Year 1936 (For tenant-operated Farms with Cash Leases in Northern Minnesota)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110091

A precíziós gazdálkodás terjedésének vizsgálata
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalmar,   Sandor.
A precíziós gazdálkodás – 90-es évek közepétől kezdődő – alkalmazását követően napjainkban is megválaszolásra vár a beruházás megtérülési idejének és a területnagyságnak az összefüggése. Megállapítható, hogy a beruházás az eszközök gyors avulását figyelembe véve, 3 éves megtérülés esetén, 3 millió Ft (áfával együtt) értékű eszközberuházás, 21 140 Ft/ha inputfelhasználás és 5%-os megtakarítási szint mellett 946 ha-on térülhet meg az inputanyag-megtakarításból. Természetesen több végeredmény is lehetséges a változók függvényében.  --------------------------------------  Ever since precision farming was introduced in the mid-nineties, correlations between payback period and area size have been unexplored. It was found that – taking into account the quick...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Precíziós gazdálkodás; Innováció terjedése; Ökonómiai modell; Precision farming; Spreading of innovation; Economic model; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92531

Optimal Cash Purchase Strategies to Reduce Fertilizer Price Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Kim,   Taeyoon.
Fertilizer price volatility has increased dramatically.  This research examines cash purchase and warehouse strategies.  Seventeen years of Oklahoma fertilizer prices are examined.  The results indicate that mechanical cash purchase strategies can be used to reduce the average cost or variance for fertilizer.  Optimal purchase dates are also identified.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Price risk; Seasonal price pattern; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46570

Drivers and Barriers to Innovation in the Food Processing Industry Continued. A Comparison of the Netherlands and the Shanghai Region in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fortuin,   Frances T.J.M.; Omta,   S.W.F. (Onno).
This paper aims at comparing the innovative potential of leading food processing companies in emerging and developed economies. We asked ourselves how the clearly differing economic and social conditions of two areas that are only comparable in terms of their number of inhabitants (about 16 to 18 million), namely a fast growing emerging economy (the Shanghai area in China) and a developed economy (The Netherlands) affect competitiveness and innovation of their leading prospector companies. Our study population consisted of 31 respondents (CEOs, CTOs and R&amp;D directors) from 18 leading prospector companies in the food processing industry: nine in the Netherlands and nine in Shanghai. We focus on how the combination of external forces exerted by actors in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59198

Information Acquisition and Adoption of Organic Farming Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Genius,   Margarita; Pantzios,   Christos J.; Tzouvelekas,   Vangelis.
This study offers an empirical framework for analyzing farmers' joint decisions to adopt organic farming practices and to seek technical (i.e., farming) information from various sources. To that end, a trivariate ordered probit model is specified and implemented in the case of organic land conversion in Crete, Greece. Findings suggest that the decisions of information acquisition and organic land conversion are indeed correlated, and different farming information sources play a complementary role. Structural policies improving the farmer's allocative ability are found to play an important role in encouraging organic farming adoption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crete; Greece; Information acquisition; Organic farming; Technology adoption; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10150

Using seasonal climate forecasting in agriculture: a participatory decision-making approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113923

ALTERNATIVA DE CUSTO DA MECANIÇÃO NA PRODUÇÃO DE CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomes,   Eloi Biquer; Cavalcanti,   Francisco Carlos Da Silveira.
As atividades mecanizadas têm impacto significativo no custo de produção da cultura e o produtor tem várias opções que vai desde realizar todas as operações com máquinas próprias até a completa terceirização, passando pela combinação máquinas próprias – terceirização. Desta forma, este trabalho tem como objetivos, analisar economicamente quatro alternativas para a realização das operações mecanizadas da cultura da cana-de-açúcar. Análise dos resultados permite concluir que para a produção mecanizada da cultura de cana-de-açúcar a alternativa 3 é a mais viável para o produtor nas fases de formação e produção da cultura no campo. Para a operação de preparo de solo a alternativa 1 apresenta menor custo. No plantio a alternativa 3 é a menos onerosa, na fase de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cana-de-açúcar; Mecanização; Custo; Sugar cane; Mechanization; Cost; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108094

Pesticide usage and the choice of pest control strategy: A switching regression analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanemann,   W. Michael; Tsur,   Yacov; Zilberman,   David.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6300

Risk and the Farm Firm: A Corporate Finance View
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   R.W.M.
Recent applications of risk analysis in corporate finance to farm firm decision making are reviewed in this paper. The inclusion of risk parameters modifies some of the traditional agricultural economics views on investment, financing and the portfolio choice problem. A clearer view emerges of farm investment behaviour. Further topics for research are identified. In the author's view, the corporate finance analysis provides a more coherent set of paradigms that explain actual farm investment and financing decision making m a more satisfactory way than previously available.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12498

Measures of Farm Household Well-Being Tell Different Stories
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Carol Adaire; Milkove,   Daniel.
Traditionally, the economic well-being of households is gauged by indicators of the financial resources available–— household income and, when available, wealth. ERS publishes estimates of farm household income and wealth based on responses to USDA’s annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). Since 1998, average farm operator household income has exceeded that of the typical U.S. household by 3 to 21 percent, and median farm household wealth has been 4-5 times that of all U.S. households. But the variability of income complicates farm-nonfarm comparisons.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122157

LAND TENURE INSECURITY AND LABOR ALLOCATION IN RURAL CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohmar,   Bryan.
Farmers' ability to leave agriculture is an important and debated topic in China and other countries.  Many scholars believe China's unique land tenure policies prevent farmers from leaving agriculture.  This paper examines the hypothesis that China's land tenure system deters exit from agriculture using household level data from Northeast China.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21495

Problem Detection and Definition - The Case of Farmers' Choice of Organic Milk Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lunneryd,   Daniel; Ohlmer,   Bo.
Little is known about problem detection and definition, despite that it starts the decision making process. Problem detection means becoming aware of a problem, i.e. of a difference between a desired and perceived situation. Problem definition is the process of specifying the problem, identifying decision options and choosing options to develop further through planning and analysis. The aim is to explain problem detection and definition using the case of farmers' choice of converting to organic milk production. Literature and case studies are used to generate a hypothetical model, which is estimated with survey data, path analysis, the Maximum Likelihood estimator and structural equation modeling. Different problems were identified, such as an ideological...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Problem detection; Problem definition; Decision making process; Organic milk production; Structural equation modeling; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7716

OSHA and the Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Jerome E.; Hanson,   Randall K.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120837

Intergeneration Transfers and Retiring Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caldwell,   John; Culver,   David.
The percentage of farmers who are approaching retirement age is increasing.  The census of agriculture shows that in 2001 there were a larger percentage of farmers over 55 years of age than was the case in the previous censuses.  The transferring of the assets held by these farmers to the next generation has important policy implications for the structure of Canadian agriculture.  It also raises several policy questions for future research.  Using data from 2005 Farm Financial Survey this paper examines the transfer of assets for both one and multi-generation farms.  We have identified 73,900 farms where the oldest operator is 55 or older.  Of these farmers 18,800 are operated by more than one generation of farmers.  In the case of these farms the next...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10248

Assisting Whole-Farm Decision-Making Through Stochastic Budgeting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lien,   Gudbrand D.
Stochastic budgeting is used to simulate the business and financial risk and the performance over a six-year planning horizon on a Norwegian dairy farm. A major difficulty with stochastic whole-farm budgeting lies in identifying and measuring dependency relationships between stochastic variables. Some methods to account for these stochastic dependencies are illustrated. The financial feasibility of different investment and management strategies is evaluated. In contrast with earlier studies with stochastic farm budgeting, the option aspect is included in the analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decision analysis; Whole-farm stochastic budgeting; Monte Carlo simulation; Real option; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24903

WINNERS AND LOSERS OF POLICY CHANGES – WHAT IS THE ROLE OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sahrbacher,   Christoph; Kellermann,   Konrad; Balmann,   Alfons.
In this paper several decoupling options are evaluated concerning their impact on structural change especially on farm incomes and their surviving. Therefore, the agent-based model AgriPoliS was used and extended to account the income of leaving farms. This enables the comparison of future incomes of leaving and surviving farms to find out whether leaving farms are losers or not. The disaggregated analysis of farms’ household incomes showed that leaving farmers even benefit from their decision in case that enough off-farm jobs are available. Losers are farms that would have left agriculture under conditions of the Agenda 2000. After decoupling they stay in the sector and cannot increase their income as much as under Agenda conditions. Furthermore, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Structural change; Decoupling; Agent-based modeling; Common Agricultural Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6472

An Examination of the Relationship Between Overall Efficiency and Farm Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Michael R.; Bradford,   Kelly.
This paper examines the relationship between overall efficiency and years of farm experience for a sample of Kansas farms.  In addition to years of experience, overall efficiency is significantly related to farm size, percent of time devoted to farming, and percent acres owned.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35589

Matching Diverse (Quality of) Supply with Market Differentiation Opportunities in the Pork Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trienekens,   Jacques H.
Currently, in most pork chains there is still a mismatch between delivered quality and expected quality, leading to unsatisfied customers and value losses because products are not sold against the best possible price. Differentiation of quality of pork starts already in the breeding stage, depends on feeding and living conditions of the animals at the farmer stage and is also influenced by the way the animals are transported and slaughtered. At the breeding stage a lot of research is being done that will eventually make it possible to use DNA technology to help guide breeding programs and to better predict the quality of animals and meat. However, because pigs are living creatures with a natural variation, 100% prediction accuracy is not to be expected and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100470

Evaluation of historic, current and future water demand in the Olifants River Catchment, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCartney,   Matthew P.; Arranz,   Roberto.
Water resource development has played a significant role in the expansion of agriculture and industry in the Olifants River Catchment. However, currently water deficit is one of the major constraints hampering development in the catchment; both the mining and agricultural sectors are producing below optimal levels because of their reliance on insufficient supplies. In this study, the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model was used to evaluate scenarios of historic, current and future water demand in the catchment. For each scenario, the WEAP model was used to simulate demand in five different sectors (rural, urban, mining, commercial forestry and irrigation) over a 70-year period of varying rainfall and hydrology. Levels of assured supply were...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: River basins; Catchment areas; Water resources development; Water demand; Water allocation; Simulation models; Calibrations; Water use; Irrigation water; Domestic water; Ecology; South Africa; Olifants River Catchment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61095

FARM MACHINERY ECONOMIC COSTS FOR 1996: MINNESOTA ESTIMATES WITH EXPANDED TILLAGE DATA FOR U.S. AND CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lazarus,   William F.
The tables in this publication estimate farm machinery operations function costs for 1996.  The estimates use an economic engineering approach.  The data represents an average farming industry cost for specified machines and operations.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13912

THE EFFECTS OF ALTERNATE COW FRESHENING DISTRIBUTIONS ON MILK PRODUCTION AND IMPORTS IN FLORIDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kilmer,   Richard L.; Morrill,   John; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Delorenzo,   Michael A.
Seasonal swings in milk production in Florida result in a need to import milk on a seasonal basis.  A linear programming analysis is used to analyze alternate freshening-date distributions and project the cost savings to Florida dairy farmers from reduced milk imports.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28991

Economic Effects of Added Growing Season Rainfall on North Dakota Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaffner,   LeRoy W.; Johnson,   Jerome E.; Vreugdenhil,   Harvey G.; Enz,   John W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23350

Reale Optionen und Landwirtschaftliche Betriebslehre – oder: Kann man mit der Optionspreistheorie arbitrieren?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Odening,   Martin; Musshoff,   Oliver.
This paper discusses the real options approach to investment. Real options facilitate an analysis of investment under uncertainty explicitly taking into account irreversibility of the investment decision and flexibility with respect to the investment timing. This is achieved by exploiting the analogy between a financial option and an investment project. We pinpoint the relation to traditional methods of capital budgeting as well as the special features of this concept, namely the exclusion of arbitrage opportunities and the independence of individual risk preferences. Analytical and numerical solution procedures for option pricing are presented. An application to investments in hog finishing illustrates the main ideas of the real options approach. It turns...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Real options; Investment under uncertainty; Flexibility; Contingent claim analysis; Hysteresis; Hog finishing; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99004

Preliminary Report of the Cottonwood - Jackson County Statistical Route - 1924
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1924
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115968

FARMING IN THE EASTERN AMAZON-POOR BUT ALLOCATIVELY EFFICIENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Mendoza-Escalante,   Arisbe.
This  research  empirically  investigates  the  well  known  'poor-but-efficient'  hypothesis formulated by Schultz  (1964) assuming  that small scale  farmers  in developing countries are reasonably  efficient  in  allocating  their  scarce  resources  by  responding  positively  to  price incentives. Deviating from Schultz it is assumed here that scale effects explain a considerable proportion  of  small  scale  farmers' relative  efficiency. The  theoretical  underpinnings of the scale efficiency concept are briefly reviewed before a normalized generalized Leontief profit function is modeled by using its output supply and input demand system to capture the joint production of cassava  flour and maize by a sample of small scale farmers in the Bragantina...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Joint Production; Small Scale Farming; Schultz Hypothesis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7573

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES FOR BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beginning Farmer and Rancher; Farm Finances; Access to Farmland; Government Farm Programs; Off-farm Income; Age of Farm Operator; Farm Management; Q12; Q14; Q14; Q18; R12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109475

Water users' association in Minor 17, 18, 18A, 19, and Distributary 1, Waghad Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tidke,   Gajanan A.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Privatization; Irrigation canals; Maintenance; Water distribution; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113709

Capacity building for participatory irrigation management in Sindh Province of Pakistan.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Memon,   Yameen; Talpur,   Mustafa; Murray-Rust,   Hammond.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: River basins; Institutions; Organizations; Private sector; Public sector; Local government; Mapping; Water resource management; Water policy; Legislation; Rural women; Constraints; Groundwater; Surface water; Water quality; Water use; Water users; Dams; Reservoirs; Large-scale systems; Irrigation management; Industrialization; Case studies; Operations; Maintenance; Canals; Conflict; Farmer-agency interactions; Policy; Water supply; Rural development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92769

OUTLOOK FOR THE U.S. FARM ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Collins,   Keith J.
Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32821

Entwicklungsperspektiven der Milchproduktion in verschiedenen Regionen Niedersachsens - ein agri benchmark dairy-Projekt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lassen,   Birthe J.; Busch,   Gesa.
Zusammenfassung: Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es, für verschiedene Regionen in Niedersachsen die kurz-, mittel- und langfristigen Entwicklungen der Milchproduktion unter Berücksichtigung regionaler Besonderheiten abzuschätzen. Grundlage sind neben sieben Expertenpanels in ausgewählten Regionen auch betriebsindividuelle Befragungen in 10 Regionen in Niedersachsen. Es werden Schlussfolgerungen über die künftige Standortorientierung der Milchproduktion innerhalb Niedersachsens abgeleitet und Anpassungsreaktionen der Milcherzeuger an begrenzende Faktoren der Milchproduktion analysiert. Die Abschaffung der kleinräumigen Quotenhandelsgebiete hat Produktionsverlagerungen über Ländergrenzen hinweg ermöglicht. Dabei stellt sich die Frage, ob Niedersachsen...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Milchproduktion; Milchquote; Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit; Dairy production; Milk quota; Regional competitiveness of dairy production; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; Q11; Q12; Q15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108258

THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE FOR OVERCOMING RURAL POVERTY IN ROMANIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salasan,   Cosmin; Fritzsch,   Jana.
Topical literature sees agriculture's ability to provide food and cash income as a major role in poverty reduction. However, it can only be a driving force for economic development for very poor countries. Economic indicators confirm that Romania is not a very poor country, although poverty has been an issue. During recent years, Romania has progressed successfully in reducing poverty. On the one hand, this can be attributed to its positive overall economic development. On the other hand, agriculture has served as a social safety net for many millions of people. Now the agricultural sector is dominated by subsistent and semi-subsistent farm households headed by persons of retirement age without formal agricultural training. Only 40% of the utilised...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91907

An industry endorsed strategic plan for the Australian venison industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Rodney J.; Watson,   Geoff K.; McRae,   Timothy B.; Cunial,   Catharine M.
The process of developing and successfully achieving endorsement of a strategic plan formulated for the Australian Venison Industry is presented in this paper, the first in a series of four papers on this theme. The endorsed strategic plan recommends that the industry should establish market focussed alliances with the aim of delivering a specified product to an identified target market. It also proposes generic industry policies and initiatives and suggests a stronger commercial focus for the RIRDC research model. The development process of the strategic plan relied on the integration of both analytical and relationship methodologies. This paper will detail the rationale underpinning this integrated approach together with its application to developing a...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Venison; Strategic plan; Industry endorsement; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122517

Análise de Custos e Rentabilidade da Produção Frangos no Sul de Moçambique – Estudo de Caso na Granja da Faculdade de Veterinária
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amaral,   Custódio da C. do; Mlay,   Gilead.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Mozambique; Poultry production; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121863

THE EFFECT OF CONTINGENT VALUATION FORMAT ON PRODUCERS' ROTATIONAL GRAZING ADOPTION RESPONSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Seon-Ae; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Paudel,   Krishna P.
Contingent valuation survey was conducted to assess cattle producers' willingness to adopt rotational grazing. Both dichotomous and polychotomous formats were used. Analyses were conducted to assess the effect of the two formats on the adoption response. Limited evidence suggests that farmers answering under the dichotomous format would be less likely to adopt.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20055

Returns to scale and dynamics of multiple enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.
This paper presents a dynamic theory of structural change in which functional change driven by technological change and transactional change open opportunity for change in scale and scope of enterprises. Implementation of change in scale and scope of enterprises is constrained by initial state conditions including resource endowments, access to credit, and regulation. In the presence of such constraints, the paper motivates the existence of thresholds that introduce cusps in the optimal paths of control variables. The evolution of enterprises is considered within the context of a multiple enterprise firm that encompasses discrete and continuous processes that are interdependent on intermediate goods as well as their production of environmental effects....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61350

Investigating the Sources of Agricultural Growth in Africa: Factor Accumulation, Total Factor Productivity, and Technology Absorption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nkamleu,   Guy Blaise.
This paper investigates sources and determinants of agricultural growth in Africa, concentrating on the growth path during the last three decades. The analysis employs the broader framework provided by empirical growth literature and recent developments in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) measurement to search for fundamental determinants of growth in African agriculture. One main contribution and new findings in this analysis is the quantification of the contribution of the productivity growth and the contribution of different inputs such as land, labor, tractor and fertilizer in the agricultural growth. Growth accounting computation highlights the fact that factor accumulation rather than TFP accounts for a large share of agricultural output growth and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Growth accounting; TFP; Factor accumulation; Capital absorption; Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; N50; O47; D24.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52108

TESTING SCENARIOS ON THE VIABILITY OF SMALLHOLDING IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A PARTICIPATORY AND INFORMATION-BASED APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perret,   Sylvain R.
Government smallholder irrigation schemes were developed in former homeland areas of South Africa during the apartheid era.  Although experiencing serious financial, technical, and institutional problems, most of them are now earmarked for rehabilitation and transfer to water users' associations.  Transfer operators find it difficult to evaluate the potential for viability, then to organize the transfer accordingly.  The paper refers to a multi-disciplinary, action-research approach that has been proposed to address such issues.  It has been implemented in a case study scheme management, the possible contributions by farmers to cover these costs, the possible charging system to be set up, and finally the impact of certain measures or decisions, or certain...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18032

An Economic Analysis of No-Till Rotations and Effects on Carbon Sequestration and Long Term Sustainability of Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssen,   Larry; Harer,   Justin.
This study summarizes key economic results from 100 different no-till (NT) crop rotations and a conventional (CT) corn-soybean rotation based on agronomic data from Brookings County, South Dakota for 2001 -2008. A 1200 acre model crop farm was constructed to conduct the farm management budget and simulation analyses. Results indicate: (1) the CT rotation had the highest average net returns, (2) Several four-crop no-till rotations were preferred as producer risk aversion increased, and (3) carbon credit payments would need to be $14 to $36 per acre for the top four NT rotations to be as profitable as the CT rotation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: No-till crop systems; Stochastic simulation; Carbon Credit Payments; Farm Management; Production Economics; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61176

"A TIME TO ACT"- HIGHLIGHTS OF A REPORT OF THE USDA  NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SMALL FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molen,   Jennifer Yezak.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33259

The Evolving Farm Structure in Eastern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paarlberg,   Philip L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51122

Measuring Cost Efficiency in Smallholder Dairy Farms: Empirical Evidence from Northeast Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lapar,   Ma. Lucila A.; Garcia,   Alexis Arthur B.; Aditto,   Satit; Suriya,   Patcharee.
This paper investigates smallholder dairy competitiveness from estimates of a translog cost frontier using data from 130 smallholder dairy farms in six provinces of Northeast Thailand.  Cost efficiency estimates indicate that there is significant scope for improving cost efficiency in smallholder dairy farms in Northeast Thailand, and costs can be reduced by 26 percent on average.  The empirical results also strongly suggest that smaller farms are more cost efficient than larger ones within this sample of smallholder dairy farms.  Proper herd management for maintaining an optimal milking cows-herd size ratio coupled with yield-enhancing technologies can enhance cost efficiency.  Feed technology options that can potentially reduce costs while maintaining...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost efficiency; Smallholder dairy; Feed technology innovations; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19514

Designing Strategies to Support a Transformation of Agriculture in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molla,   Daniel; Gebre,   Hagos; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shaffer,   James D.
The paper consists of three parts. The first part of the paper is a review of  agricultural performance in Ethiopia over the past forty years. The second part diagnoses  agricultural system performance and food security problems in Ethiopia and discusses some  tentative practical strategies for promoting an agricultural transformation, and with it,  increased productivity, income growth, and food security over the long run. The third part  describes the general approach to promoting an agricultural transformation and food security for  Ethiopia. It is conceptual and procedural. It draws from the lessons of economic history and  theory applied to the current situation in Ethiopia.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55593

The Farm Level Economic Impacts of Increased Cash Lease Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raulston,   J. Marc; Knapek,   George M.; Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Anderson,   David P.
Higher commodity price expectations have led to increases in cash lease rates nationwide. This study evaluates the farm level impacts of higher cash lease rates. Current levels of cash rents along with land tenure arrangements of specific farms are instrumental in determining the impacts of increases in lease rates.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6767

A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING FOR INDIVIDUAL FARMS;  Proceedings of the 4th Minnesota Padova Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, September 4-10, 1994, Wayzata, MN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Destro,   Stefano.
The objective of this paper is to provide a framework of accounting to allow the evaluation and comparison of both conventional and traditional agriculture by accounting for both traditional market transactions and the environmental resources and changes in those resources.  Even if a study estimates the value of the change in the resource inventory, the correction to the farmer's financial condition is not made in an explicit way.  Again, the study by Faeth et al. makes a strong contribution to the need to have such an accounting system for farms.  Farmers should be interested in this information because it is their own backyard where they are working, living and using their own assets.  We start with a brief review of the work done with national accounts...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14369

Bio-economic modelling of decisions under yield and price risk for suckler cow farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briner,   Simon; Finger,   Robert.
Applying a bio-economic whole farm model we assess the impact of price and weather risk as well as different risk management strategies on the variability of the income in Swiss suckler cow production. We consider different on-farm risk management strategies such as the flexible adjustment of herd size, fodder composition and feed stocks, as well as an income insurance. Our results show that without any risk-management income variability is rather high, with coefficient of variation (CV) of income ranging from 26% to 31%. Taking on-farm risk management strategies into account it is possible to reduce income variability significantly (CV 12-15%), but causes only low reductions of mean income levels. Our results also indicate that income insurance is not...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Weather risk; Bio-economic whole farm model; Suckler cow; Income insurance; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122547

How can Farmer Managerial Capacity Contribute to Improved Farm Performance? A Study of Dairy Farms in Sweden
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johansson,   Helena.
This paper investigates how managerial capacity aspects influence efficiency of dairy farms in Sweden. Based on non-parametric methods, Tobit and logistic regressions, several managerial capacity aspects are found to influence long and short run input efficiency scores, but to influence output efficiency less. Examples of important aspects are: internal locus of control, positive profitability attitude, profitability perception and participation in study circles. Based on this, a way of supporting dairy farms to become more profitable is to organize educational and discussion clubs where the farmers learn from each other and form professional dairy farm advisors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farms; Data envelopment analysis; Decision-making; Efficiency; Logistic regression; Managerial capacity; Tobit Regression; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9874

Farm Financial Survey Highlights - 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caldwell,   John.
The 2008 Farm Financial Survey was conducted by Statistics Canada and was funded by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.  The results are based on a sample of 14,000 farms with gross revenue of over $10,000 from all provinces and farm types.  The survey was first done in 1981 and is now done annually.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Finances; Balance sheet; Farm Income; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53132

Microeconomics of Technology Adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foster,   Andrew D.; Rosenzweig,   Mark R.
There is an emerging consensus among macro-economists that differences in technology across countries accounts for the major differences in per-capita GDP and the wages of workers with similar skills across countries. Accounting for differences in technology levels across countries thus can go a long way towards understanding global inequality. One mechanism by which poorer countries can catch up with richer countries is through technological diffusion, the adoption by low-income countries of the advanced technologies produced in high-income countries. In this survey, we examine recent micro studies that focus on understanding the adoption process. If technological diffusion is a major channel by which poor countries can develop, it must be the case that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Technology adoption review; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O10; O13; O33.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56760

Irrigated agriculture, water pricing and water savings in the Lower Jordan River Basin (in Jordan)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Venot,   Jean-Philippe; Molle,   Francois; Hassan,   Yousef.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farming systems; Irrigated farming; Water conservation; Groundwater; Water policy; Water rates; Water costs; Pricing; Cost recovery; Economic impact; Jordan; Lower Jordan River Basin; Jordan Valley; Amman-Zarqa Basin; Yarmouk Basin; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91468

Defining Hierarchical Decision Trees for Encarsia Formosa Strategies from Greenhouse Tomato Consultants' Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singgih,   Shinta; Gray,   David I.; Cameron,   Ewen.
Market pressure is forcing New Zealand greenhouse tomato growers to shift from conventional to more environmentally-friendly pest control methods such as IPM (Integrated Pest Management). Growers can access IPM manuals, but these tend to provide generalized advice, which they find difficult to apply to their own situations. Alternatively, growers can use consultants to tailor IPM strategies to their own situations. One method of providing growers with better advice is to capture the knowledge of "expert" consultants and translate this into a form that can be used by growers. To this end, two consultants with expertise in IPM strategy were studied and their knowledge documented. This paper focuses on the strategies the expert consultants used to tailor...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decision trees; Consultants; Encarsia; Greenhouse tomato; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24396

Elixir or opiate? An assessment of minor irrigation policies in North Bengal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Tushaar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Agricultural development; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Social aspects; Organizations; Farmers’ associations; Subsidies; Policy; Participatory management; Governmental interrelations; Small scale systems; Performance evaluation; Economic aspects; Deep tube wells; Shallow tube wells; Lift irrigation; Rural development; Poverty alleviation; Pumps; Technology transfer; Cooperatives; Mechanization; Institutions; Leadership; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92706

Farm level cost of reducing nitrate leaching by economic instruments in Croatian farming systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sumelius,   John; Grgic,   Zoran; Mesic,   Milan; Franic,   Ramona.
Croatian farming systems have become more intensive in recent years. There is some evidence of rising NO3-N-levels in ground water. The aim of the paper is to find pos-sible ways of preventing NO3-levels to rise in Croatian farming systems and their im-plications from the viewpoint of the manager. More specifically the purpose is to 1. Determine whether Croatian farmers exceed profit maximising levels of N-fertiliser use in maize cultivation and possible influence on NO3-N-levels. 2. To estimate the marginal abatement cost (MAC) at farm level of reducing NO3-N leaching through following economic instruments: a tax on optimal N-doses, a product tax and a N-fertiliser quota, all instruments corresponding to the same abatement level. Based on N-response...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18884

An Innovative Tool to Assess Marketing Capabilities of Traditional Producers within the European Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Carraresi,   Laura; Stranieri,   Stefanella.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the marketing management capabilities of SMEs producing traditional food products in EU throughout the development of a benchmarking tool. SMEs represent the greater part of European food firms and they find it very difficult to adapt to market changes, and to compete with big enterprises. In this context, marketing management plays a key role in good SMEs performances in the market. The benchmarking tool, utilised to assess marketing capabilities, is aimed at improving critical points in the marketing area of traditional food firms by following the example of the best ones. This method is developed in the innovative form of an interactive questionnaire published on the Web. At the moment the sample is composed by 60...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing capabilities; Traditional food; Benchmarking; Cluster analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L25; L66; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49769

An Economic Analysis of Hay Harvesting Systems in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51935

Water markets in the Fordwah/Eastern Sadiqia area: an answer to perceived deficiencies in canal water supplies?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Strosser,   Pierre; Kuper,   Marcel.
This paper presents the results of a study on water markets in the Fordwah/Eastern Sadiqia Area, Punjab, Pakistan. The study stresses and quantifies the importance of water markets in the area. A first attempt is made to evaluate the impact of water markets on the quality of irrigation services.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water market; Water supply; Groundwater; Surface irrigation; Conjunctive use; Tube well irrigation; Agricultural production; Water policy; Pricing; Water costs; Farmer participation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114047

The Impact of Media Coverage on Proposed Strategies for Preventing Future Food Scandals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bohm,   Justus; Schulze,   Holger; Kleinschmit,   Daniela; Spiller,   Achim; Nowak,   Beate.
At the beginning of the year 2005 the German meat industry frequently featured in the media with reports on tainted meat. Since then, a huge number of new problems concerning meat production and trade have arisen which have uncovered weaknesses in food quality control, and highlighted the explosive nature of this subject matter. It is unclear what effect the media involvement has had on the political process of regulatory decision-making in the food industry, and to what extent it has influenced this process. The following article examines these issues with regard to the presentation of food safety scandals in the media, as the role of press coverage will continue to increase in importance in the coming years. This research is based on the content analysis...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Media Analysis; Political Decision Making; Media Effects; Tainted Meat; Content Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59190

Promoting Farm Investment for Sustainable Intensification of African Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reardon,   Thomas; Crawford,   Eric W.; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Diagana,   Bocar N.
For African agricultural productivity to improve, governments and donors must invest in programs and policies that will improve the incentives and capacity of farmers to make investments that increase farm productivity and soil fertility while protecting the environment. With rapid population growth, agriculture must rapidly intensity if African farmers are to meet the rapid growth in the demand for food and fiber. Recent case studies demonstrate the incentives and capacity to invest in more intensive cropping technologies have declined during the last decade Good macroeconomic policies are necessary by not sufficient. Even after overvalued currencies are devalued and markets are liberalized, there remain major policy and structural constraints to farmer...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 7.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54053

Farm Operators Turn to Energy-Saving Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Dennis M.; McGath,   Christopher; Stenberg,   Peter L.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123227

Gender Contribution and Constrains to Rural Agriculture and Household Food Security in Kenya: Case of Western Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Omwoha,   J.N.
This study examined the contribution of gender with special emphasis on women farmers towards rural agriculture as well as factors constraining access to rural agricultural production and consequently household food security in Western Province of Kenya. Data were collected from a total of 161 women farmers, 32 women groups as well as 254 individual males farmers engaged in small-scale production of various food crops in Western Province in Kenya for a period of 1 year. Data were collected using questionnaires and interviews administered to the sampled individual farmers and women groups. Outputs from individual farm productions were used as a measure of agriculture production. Comparisons were made between exclusively female owned farms, women groups and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Gender; Kenya; Women Cooperatives; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52148

SMALL FARMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: IS SMALL MORE SUSTAINABLE? DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henry,   Mark S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15245

EFFICIENCY OF SMALL LANDHOLDERS IN EASTERN PARAGUAY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fletschner,   Diana K.; Zepeda,   Lydia.
The relative efficiency levels of 283 rural households from three regions in eastern Paraguay are measured using a nonparametric approach.  Technical, allocative, and scale efficiency measures are calculated both at national and regional levels, and factors that may affect the efficiency levels are analyzed econometrically.  The three regions selected for this study represent distinct production systems and socio-economic conditions: production of traditional crops or extensive livestock operations; a dynamic region with massive in-migration where capitalized farms produce soybeans and wheat; and an older region, integrated with urban areas, where depleted and highly fragmented land has forced households to rely on nonagricultural sources of income....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31134

Evolution, present status and issues concerning small tank systems in Sri Lanka [Small tanks in Sri Lanka: evolution, present status and issues]
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Panabokke,   Christopher Rajendra; Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Dias Weerasinghe,   Asoka.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Tank irrigation; Small scale systems; History; Irrigation systems; Design; Maintenance; Hydrology; Pollution; Irrigation management; Cultivation; Farming systems; Wells; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113505

A Preliminary Report of Cost of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1932 on the Farm Accounting Route in Stevens County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1933
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106105

Drivers of Resident Support for Animal Care Oriented Ballot Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
Recent high profile incidents and public debates in the United States have highlighted the increasing interest residents have regarding animal rearing and handling practices. This paper examines resident support for national legislation that mirrors Proposition 2, which in November 2008 passed in California. Results suggest perceptions regarding animal welfare information accuracy of livestock industry and consumer groups are particularly influential determinants of voting behavior and demand. The analysis also suggests residents may not fully appreciate price or tax implications when supporting additional animal welfare legislation. Implications for livestock industry and policy makers are provided along with suggestions for additional research.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal handling and welfare; Ballot initiatives; Information accuracy; Legislation; Proposition 2; Voting behavior; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18; Q13; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92609

Diversification choices in agriculture: a Choice Modelling case study of sugarcane growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Windle,   Jill; Rolfe,   John.
Growers in the sugarcane industry have been struggling under financial pressure for several years. One option to improve farm viability might be to diversify farm enterprise income. Choice Modelling, an economic valuation technique, was used to explore the trade-offs growers make between different attributes of diversification, and how their choices may be related to certain socio-economic characteristics. Application of the technique involved surveys of cane growers in three regions of Central Queensland. This is a novel approach to assessing grower intentions that has the potential to reveal detailed information about influences on grower choices.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Choice modelling; Farm diversification; Sugarcane growers; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118437

IMPORTANCE, CAUSES, AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES TO FARM RISKS: EVIDENCE FROM FLORIDA AND ALABAMA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boggess,   William G.; Anaman,   Kwabena A.; Hanson,   Gregory D.
Despite the contention that risk and uncertainty play an important role in agriculture in North Florida and South Alabama, very little is known about producers' perceptions of risk. This paper describes the procedures used and the results obtained from a statistically random survey of farmers' perceptions of the importance of various sources of risk and alternative risk management practices. Initially, farmers were asked to define risk and then to rank various sources of risk and management responses to risk based on the relative importance of each to their operation. Summary statistics, Chi-squares analyses, and logistic regression techniques were used to analyze the data.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29992

Analysis of Alternative Farm Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121048

Determining the Rationality of Marketing Strategy on Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wright,   Vic.
The focus of farm management, as a discipline, has reflected historically the assumption that farms are embedded in near-perfectly competitive market structures. The common validity of this assumption is plain. As open systems, farms have asymmetric relationships with their environment: they are significantly more influenced by it than influencing it. However, farmers seem often not to appreciate the implications of this for their management options. Nor, arguably, is the farm management discipline yet well equipped to analyse initiatives that farmers might contemplate to enhance their control over market outcomes, specifically, as a means of exerting greater control over business performance. In this paper a framework for the analysis of the prospects for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100734

Processor Willingness to Adopt a Crawfish Peeling Machine: An Application of Technology Adoption under Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Lewis,   Darius.
Crawfish processors’ ex ante adoption rates of three hypothetical crawfish peeling machines are assessed using a polychotomous-choice elicitation format. Adoption rates would likely range from 23% to 70%, depending upon which machine was offered and whether it was purchased or leased. Processors most likely to adopt are determined using ordered probit analysis. Likely adopters would be larger, more diversified processors with greater resources and longer planning horizons.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crawfish; Ex ante technology adoption; Peeling machine; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; D81; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45532

Using Ethnographic Decision Tree Modelling to Explore Farmers’ Decision-making Processes: a Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roth,   Hein; Botha,   Neels.
Agriculture is the foundation of the Manawatu/Wanganui region’s economy, which consists of 300,000 ha of highly erodible land. Past land management practices caused a major threat to the long-term sustainability of the region. Horizons Regional Council introduced Whole Farm Plans (WFP) as part of a variety of tools to protect and conserve the land. This paper discusses the progressive findings of a study about farmers’ WFP adoption decisions. Following Gladwin’s (1989) ethnographic decision tree modeling (EDTM) approach, qualitative interviews were held with a sample of 15 WFP adopters and 14 non-adopters across the Region to develop the adoption decision tree. Key findings were that hill country farmers’ decision to develop, or not develop, a WFP was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Erosion; Hill country farmers; EDTM; Whole Farm Plan; Decision-making model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97157

BUCHBESPRECHUNG: BECKMANN, V. (2000): TRANSAKTIONSKOSTEN UND INSTITUTIONELLE WAHL IN DER LANDWIRTSCHAFT : ZWISCHEN MARKT, HIERARCHIE UND KOOPERATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weingarten,   Peter.
This paper reviews the publication by BECKMANN, V. (2000): Transaktionskosten und institutionelle Wahl in der Landwirtschaft : Zwischen Markt, Hierarchie und Kooperation [Transaction costs and institutional choice in agriculture : Between market, hierarchy and co-operation].
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Transaction cost; Institution; Farm organisation; Agriculture; Labour organisation; Farm Management; L14; Q12; C25.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14933

The Evolution of Ireland's Kerry Group/PLC-Implications for the U.S. and Global Dairy-Food Industries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wagner,   Jeffrey; Chandera,   Yane; Dobson,   William D.
This Discussion Paper is a case study of Kerry Group/PLC of Ireland. Kerry grew from a small dairy cooperative (annual sales of US $50 million) in the early 1970s into an international food ingredients and consumer food products company with sales of US $2.6 billion in 1998. Kerry Group/PLC provides a model that US and other dairy-food firms interested in exporting dairy-based food ingredients or engaging in foreign direct investment in food ingredients businesses might emulate.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Kerry Group/PLC of Ireland; Irish Dairy Industry; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37660

Managing staple length in fine-wool sheep using shearing interval
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Greg J.; Sladek,   Mary Ann; Cox,   Rodney J.; Gordon,   Rachel V.; Johnson,   Sue.
Anecdotal evidence, confirmed by an analysis of six years wool sales data, indicates that selection to reduce fibre diameter and maintain, or increase, fleece weight, has led to an increase in the quantity and staple strength of fleeces produced. Long staples attract a price penalty. However, a comparison of 9- vs. 12-monthly shearing indicated that reducing the shearing interval to 9 months did not lead to any significant improvement in gross margins. An analysis of the effects of age and growth period on the repeatability of staple length indicated that sheep with the potential for long staple lengths could be allocated to appropriate management groups at 9 or 12 months-of-age.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Staple length; Shearing interval; Fine-wool; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122232

Technical efficiency and environmental pressures of pig farms in Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latruffe,   Laure; Desjeux,   Yann; Fogarasi,   Jozsef; Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Ferto,   Imre.
Pig farming is one of the strongest polluters of water resources due to its intensive production techniques and slurry rejection. Several European countries have already introduced environmental regulations aiming at reducing the pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, but not yet Hungary. This paper investigates how Hungarian pig farms would be affected if such regulations are to be enforced. We calculate farm technical efficiency separately for two types of pig production systems – namely farrowing only and farrow-to-finish farms (FAFI farms) and finishing only farms (FI farms) – using 2001 data on pig activity and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). We then investigate whether environmental regulations would affect the farms’ technical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; DEA; Pig farms; Nitrate pollution; Hungary; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109385

FARM FAMILY TRANSITION TO OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT:  A COMPARISON OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THREE STAGES OF TRANSITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cummings,   Laurie Angela.
This paper uses data from a survey of 710 Michigan farm families who actively sought assistance in transitioning from farm to off-farm employment during the period of 1986 to 1988. Respondents were divided into three transition groups depending on the degree to which they depend off-farm income. The three groups represent farm households that have completely transitioned out of agriculture, largely transitioned out, and those who are still primarily dependent on agriculture.  Results reveal that 33 percent have made a complete transition, 48 percent are part-time farming, and 19 percent are full-time farming. Those practicing part-time farming were found to have higher incomes than those who completely quit farming and those full-time farming.  Education,...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11007

Optimal replanting and cutting rule for coffee farmers in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thang,   Tran Cong; Burton,   Michael P.; Brennan,   Donna C.
This paper identifies the optimal cutting and replanting rule for coffee farmers in Vietnam. Some previous studies examined the optimal price at which to cut trees for coffee farmers in Vietnam but they have not investigated the relationship between the age of tree and the cutting point. Fixed-form optimization is applied to analyze a rule that links market coffee prices and age of tree with the cutting decision.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Coffee in Vietnam; Fixed-form optimization; Optimal cutting and replanting; Price fluctuation; Crop replacement; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47638

EINFLUSSFAKTOREN AUF GEWINN UND RENTABILITÄT LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHER GROßBETRIEBE GEBIET OMSK, RUSSLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Eberhard; Tillack,   Peter; Patlassov,   Oleg.
The Discussion Paper 39 represents the results of an analysis for determining influencing factors on profits and profitability of Russian enterprises in the region of Omsk. Based on the final yearly reports of the enterprises it is shown, that in Russia five earning ratios can be distinguished: the gross profit, the profit on sales, the profit before taxes, the profit on ordinary activity, and the net profit. The gross profit and the profit on sales are similar for all tested enterprises. Therefore, in this article only the gross profit, or the profitability of the gross profit are discussed. For the year 2000, the average profitability of the gross profit of the examined enterprises amounted to 2,0%. The profitability on the basis of the profit before...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Large-scale Farms; Profitability; Debts; Q047; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Q013.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14919

Discussion: Revisiting Macroeconomic Linkages to Agriculture: The Impact of Macroeconomic Variables and the Oil Sector on Farm Prices and Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penson,   John B., Jr.
Periodically, events occur in the domestic and global economies that remind agricultural economists that macroeconomics matter. This was evident in the early 1980s when the Federal Reserve responded to double-digit inflation by driving interest rates to post–World War II period highs. The Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, rising oil prices this past decade, and current stress in domestic and overseas financial markets serve to remind us again that externalities can have an effect on the economic performance and financial strength of U.S. agriculture. These effects are transmitted through interest rates, inflation, unemployment, real gross domestic product, and exchange rates.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Macroeconomics; Linkages; Net farm income; Exchange rates; Interest rates; Real GDP; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Political Economy; Public Economics; E31; E44; Q41; Q43.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92583

SOME MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURE IN MINNESOTA AND THE UNITED STATES; Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, June 17-18, 1996, Padova, Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Two of the major trends shaping the evolution of agriculture in the United States are reduced diversification and increased risk in grain-crop production.  This paper will attempt to document these trends since 1950, with data for one state, Minnesota.  Since the state produces no cotton, rice, tobacco, or subtropical fruit and vegetable crops, there can be no pretension that it represents the full range of land use in U.S. agriculture.  Minnesota has been a significant producer of all of the principle grain crops, livestock products, sugar beets, and oil seeds, and it bridges the boundary between the dairy belt and the grain belt in the Mid-West.  With these limitations, Minnesota data provide revealing evidence of changes over the half-century since...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14385

Spatial and Temporal On-Farm Risk Management - Crop Production Scheduling and Index Insurance Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Shanshan; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Hoogenboom,   Gerrit.
An agronomic crop growth model, Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer (DSSAT), is used to find optimal crop management strategies for cotton production in Mitchell, Miller, and Lee Counties in Georgia during the past 10 years. Planting date and irrigation threshold are the two variables optimized to maximize farmer's expected utility. A decreasing absolute risk aversion - constant relative risk aversion (DARA-CRRA) utility function is used to examine crop management decision that can be influenced by changes in inter-temporal risk behavior. Comparison is made from management perspective - one is dynamic crop management strategy that varies each year; one is static (constant) strategy over 10 years. Based on the best crop management...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation; Planting Date; Risk Management; Weather Derivative Contract; Basis Risk; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49350

Diversifikation und Wachstum landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weiss,   Christoph R.; Thiele,   Holger D.
The liberalization of agricultural markets has increased the interest of farmers (as well as those working on policies concerned with their welfare) in agricultural diversification strategies. However, empirical research on diversification in European agricultural markets is very limited. This paper follows OUSTAPASSIDIS (1992) and investigates the relationship between different diversification strategies and farm performance (farm growth rates). The results of fixed– and random-effect models for approx. 3900 farms in Schleswig-Holstein for the period 1988/89–1997/98 show that diversification into related products increases growth rates whereas the opposite applies for diversification into unrelated products. Initial farm size has a significant and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Growth; Farm size; Dynamic panel data analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98120

Prefarm Systems and economical analysis of practical experiences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gnip,   Pavel; Kafka,   Stepan; Cepicky,   Jachym; Charvat,   Karel.
The system of Precision farming guarantees a detail monitoring of data and information necessary for a successful decision in a crop production. The system is designed for a data collection from several sources. The data are collected by a service company and also directly by farmers. The paper also analyses the economical efficiency on the base of Medlov Farm. Next development is currently running under projects Prezem and AgriSensor.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: GPS; GIS; Precision farming; Economical analysis; Monitoring; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96855

Measuring and Decomposing the Productivity Growth of Beef and Sheep Farms in New Zealand using the Malmquist Productivity Index (2001-06)(Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rae,   Allan N.; Iyer,   Krishna G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97615

1960 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Ralph; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1961
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47980

ERS Farm Typology for a Diverse Agricultural Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Perry,   Janet E.; Banker,   David E.
The Economic Research Service (ERS) developed a farm typology which categorizes farms into more homogeneous groups than do classifications based on sales volume alone, producing a more effective policy development tool. The typology is used to describe U.S. farms.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33657

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-Farm Training in Southeastern Minnesota 1950
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Dennistoun,   Rollin M.; Routhe,   H.G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109364

BeefSpecs a tool for the future: On-farm drafting and optimising feedlot profitability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walmsley,   Brad; Oddy,   V. Hutton; McPhee,   Malcolm J.; Mayer,   David G.; McKiernan,   William A.
Special Edition  Sheep and Cattle Production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Beef cattle; Decision support; Body composition; Market specifications; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121460

Activity Analysis: Bridging the Gap between Production Economics Theory and Practical Farm Management Procedures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Longworth,   John W.; Menz,   Kenneth M.
This paper is addressed to the traditional problem of demonstrating the relevance of production theory to management-oriented people. Activity analysis, it is argued, is the most appropriate pedagogic framework within which to commence either a production economics or a farm management course. Production economics theory has not been widely accepted as a useful method for the analysis of practical management problems. The theory has been traditionally presented in terms of continuous functions which assume away the question of technical efficiency. Activity analysis, in its general form, is a more comprehensive approach to the theory of production than the conventional neo-classical production function approach since activity analysis explicitly...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37183

BT COTTON IN SOUTH AFRICA: ADOPTION AND THE IMPACT ON FARM INCOMES AMONGST SMALL-SCALE AND LARGE SCALE FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gouse,   Marnus; Kirsten,   Johann F.; Jenkins,   Lindie.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18022

Einzelbetrieblicher Umgang mit Dokumentationspflichten im Pflanzenschutz: Eine empirische Erhebung
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Battermann,   Henning W.; Steinmann,   Horst-Henning; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Due to new legislation, contractual commitments and societal demands, the need to document production processes has been growing continuously for farmers. This is particularly so with regard to plant protection. In this study, we surveyed how 581 farmers from Lower Saxony meet the documentation requirements. Almost all farmers surveyed document their plant production including plant protection measures. The most striking differences can be observed with regard to documentation technologies and investments made. Factor and cluster analyses allowed the identification four groups of farmers with different motivations and attitudes towards existing documentation requirements.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Plant protection; Good farming practice; Lower Saxony; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97699

Third Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Rice County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Hass,   Harry.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1931
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106072

Determinants of Organic Farming Conversion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: De Cock,   Lieve.
In this paper the behavioural change framework of Ajzen and Fishbein is used to explore whether attitudes towards organic farming, the perceived social pressure of the environment and the perceived feasibility of organic farming standards on the farm determine the willingness of farmers to convert to organic farming methods. These variables together with the business and personal objectives and the organic farming information seeking behaviour of the farmer were used in an ordinal regression procedure to predict the intended organic farming conversion behaviour of conventional farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Firm behaviour; Farm Management; Q01; Q21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24675

Analyzing the Effects of Weather and Biotechnology Adoption on Corn Yields and Crop Insurance Performance in the U.S. Corn Belt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vado,   Ligia; Goodwin,   Barry K.
Favorable weather and the adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) corn hybrids are often argued to be factors that explain recent corn yield increases and risk reduction in the U.S. Corn Belt. The focus of this analysis is to determine whether favorable weather is the main factor explaining increased and more stable yields or if biotechnology adoption is the more relevant driving force. The hypothesis that recent biotechnology advances have increased yields and reduced risks by making corn more resistant to pests, pesticides, and/or drought is tested. Fixed effects models of yields and crop insurance losses as functions of weather variables and genetically modified corn adoption rates are estimated taking into account the non-linear agronomic response of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61594

Innovative approaches to agricultural water use for improving food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Inocencio,   Arlene; Sally,   Hilmy; Merrey,   Douglas J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; Water use; Food security; Water resources; Water supply; Rain; Water harvesting; Wetlands; Food production; Groundwater management; Urbanization; Recycling; Effluents; Waste waters; Water reuse; Water demand; Crop production; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92701

Local Food Marketing: Factors for Growth of Small Agri‐food Businesses in the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hingley,   Martin; Boone,   Julie; Haley,   Simon.
This study aims to understand local food and explore the barriers to development for small innovative food businesses. Research was conducted through depth interviews and a survey in North‐West England. Results indicate that small business success can be subjective and performance dependent on business aims. Identified were issues concerning access to finance, burden of regulations and the need for support from industry networks and government. Lack of an official and recognised definition of the term “local food” had implications for marketing strategy. Small businesses recognise that customers are increasingly concerned with food provenance and traceability, but that they and their representative associations need to do more to make these links.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local; Food; Small‐business; Growth; UK; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100458

Assessing farmer behaviour as affected by policy and technological innovations: bio-economic farm models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssen,   Sander J.C.; van Ittersum,   Martin K.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9293

Integrated land use modelling of agri-environmental measures to maintain biodiversity at landscape level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schonhart,   Martin; Schauppenlehner,   Thomas; Schmid,   Erwin.
Integrated land use models (ILM) are increasingly applied tools for the joint assessment of complex economic-environmental farming system interactions. We present an ILM that consists of the crop rotation model CropRota, the bio-physical process model EPIC, and the farm optimization model FAMOS[space]. The ILM is applied to analyze agri-environmental measures to maintain biodiversity in an Austrian landscape. We jointly consider the biodiversity effects of land use intensity (i.e. nitrogen application rates and mowing frequencies) and landscape development (e.g. provision of landscape elements) using a rich indicator set and region specific species-area relationships. The cost-effectiveness of agri-environmental measures in attaining alternative...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Integrated farm land use modeling; Biodiversity indicators; Agri-environmental policy; Landscape elements; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109401

RECENT EVIDENCE ON AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN CHINA: A METAFRONTIER APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rungsuriyawiboon,   Supawat; Xiaobing,   Wang.
Economic reform in China helped transform the structure and volume of agricultural production and resulted in significant changes in efficiency and productivity. This paper measures agricultural technical efficiency (TE) and total factor productivity (TFP) in China by allowing producers operating under their own technologies. A metafrontier function approach is applied using a panel data set on 28 provinces during 1991-2005. The provinces are categorized into advanced- technology and low-technology provinces. Based on the metafrontier estimation, TFP growth is decomposed into TE change (TEC), technical change (TC) and scale efficiency change (SEC). This information is useful for policy makers to design suitable policies in enhancing agricultural TE and TFP...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Metafrontier; Agriculture; China; Technical Efficiency; Total Factor Productivity.; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q18; P27.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90863

Expanding the Agricultural Finance Frontier: A Kenyan Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kibaara,   Betty; Nyoro,   James K.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan Economy. However, agriculture has experienced low productivity over the years. Poor access to agricultural finance has been identified as a contributing factor to low crop productivity. Kenyan agriculture has undergone some fundamental changes which have profoundly affected agricultural financial services. In addition, most financiers shy away from lending to the agricultural sector because of the covariant risks related to rain-fed agriculture. Given this background, we undertake a comparative analysis of emerging models of agricultural finance that have expanded the agricultural finance frontier to the smallholder farmers. Key findings indicate that demand for farming credit takes the highest proportion of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52109

On physical remodeling and institution strengthening: an evaluation of the implications of the pilot field channel experience for the rehabilitation project at Uda Walawe, Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Merrey,   Douglas J.; Jinapala,   Kiribandage.
This paper is a substantially revised version of a draft paper previously circulated to some officials in Sri Lanka. The title of that paper was "Testing a New Field Channel Design: A Pilot Project of the Uda Walawe Rehabilitation Project, Sri Lanka. It was reviewed by the International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) - Sri Lanka Consultative" Consultative Committee at its January 1988 meeting; as the minutes of that meeting indicate, the Committee members recognized- the significance of the main findings of the draft report, and agreed that physical rehabilitation by itself could be counter productive unless supported by proper institutional changes. The paper is based on periodic observations (approximately weekly) of farmers' use of a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Institution building; Rehabilitation; Models; Irrigation design; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114045

Shifting Resource Allocations and Returns: Implications for Farm Operator Households (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Green,   Robert C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37362

Structural change in European calf markets: Policy decoupling and movement restrictions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ihle,   Rico; Brümmer,   Bernhard; Thompson,   Stanley R.
We analyse weekly calf prices from 2003 to 2009 to assess the impact of two important events which changed the structure of European cattle markets. We find the four European calf markets studied to be integrated. The decoupling of farm payments in the framework of the 2003 reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy is found to reduce prices. We ascertain that the outbreak of the Blue Tongue disease induced a structural change in some of the markets. Using counterfactual scenarios, we provide an indication of the effects resulting from granting member states a high degree of discretion in implementation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: 2003 CAP reform; Cattle market; Decoupling; European Union; Market integration; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61085

The evolution of farm size distribution: revisiting the Markov chain model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Piet,   Laurent.
In this paper, a continuous version of the Markov Chain Model (MCM) is proposed to project the number and the population structure of farms. It is then applied to the population of professional French farms. Rather than working directly with transition probabilities as in the traditional, discontinuous, MCM, this approach relies on the close but not identical concept of growth rate probabilities and exploits the Gibrat’s law of proportionate effects which appears to be supported by the French data. It is shown that the proposed continuous MCM is a more general approach, since it enables to derive more in-depth detail on the distribution of the projected population and the traditional MCM transition probability matrix can be easily reconstructed from the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm size distribution; Gibrat’s law; Markov Chain Model; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44269

Factors Influencing Productive Activities of the Korean Rural Elderly
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Sang-Jin.
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing productive activities of the Korean rural elderly. Utilizing data from the 2004 survey "Living Profile and Welfare Service Needs of Older Persons in Korea," this study predicted the productive activities of the rural elderly. All of the ten predicting variables selected from the survey and literature review (age, gender, education, activity limitation, personal income, health, organization, family status, socio-economic status, and job) were found to have significant partial effects on such productive activities as paid work, care-giving and volunteer work. The following are major conclusions: The rural elderly women had more care-giving, whereas men had more volunteer work. Participation in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural elderly; Productive activity; Paid work; Care-giving; Volunteer work; Korea; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45651

Knowledge Capabilities, Communication and Innovation in Beef Cattle Farm Enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noble,   Chris.
A capabilities perspective of farm level innovation in the beef cattle industry is presented using information economics. The knowledge capabilities of non-corporate beef cattle enterprises have two interrelated components: the knowledge generated from the activities that takes place during production; and the information channels that producers possess to source external information. Although both are important for analysing innovation, the external information sources relating to producers’ knowledge are emphasised here. Emphasis on the path-dependent nature of knowledge focuses the discussion of innovation on the communication of information and how this affects the organisation of knowledge. The effects of differing knowledge capabilities are central...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59107

The dynamics of phase farming in dryland salinity abatement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Ute; Schilizzi,   Steven; Tran,   Tuyet.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117031

A INOVAÇÃO, A COOPERAÇÃO E O APRENDIZADO NO ARRANJO PRODUTIVO LOCAL DO AGRONEGÓCIO LEITE NO MUNICÍPIO DE JARU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riva,   Fabiana Rodrigues; Costa,   Patricia Ferreira; Cordeiro,   Higor.
As informações se restringem cada vez mais em poder de menos pessoas ocasionando uma disparidade na utilização das praticas administrativas. O setor agrícola constantemente tem sofrido com esta situação, pois os micros e pequenos empresários dificilmente conseguem acompanhar tais mudanças e o nível de competitividade destes diminui ocasionando baixa produtividade e perdas na qualidade dos produtos, prejudicando os processos de aprendizagem, cooperação e inovação e consequentemente o desenvolvimento deste APL. Buscando identificar como ocorrem esses processos e conhecer sua importância para os atores de um arranjo foi realizado um levantamento de suas interações nos diversos segmentos do arranjo produtivo local do agronegócio leite no município de Jaru em...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Leite; Inovação; Cooperação; Aprendizado; Agribusiness; Leite; Innovation; Cooperation; Learning; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103104

Aplicação de sistema de apoio à decisão no planejamento de pequenas propriedades produtoras de leite da microrregião de Viçosa - MG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lana,   Clarisse Maia; da Silva Junior,   Aziz Galvao; Vieira,   Wilson da Cruz.
A pecuária de leite nacional, nos últimos anos, vem passando por importantes transformações, impulsionadas pela necessidade de adaptação dos sistemas de produção de leite a um ambiente de maior competição. Diante desse cenário, este estudo buscou desenvolver um sistema de apoio à decisão (SAD) para auxiliar na alocação de recursos de pequenas propriedades produtoras de leite da microrregião de Viçosa - MG, visando à melhoria da rentabilidade na atividade leiteira. O sistema desenvolvido permite alocar os recursos (terra, mão-de-obra e animais) disponíveis, para a maximização da margem bruta anual por meio de um modelo de programação linear, e facilita a análise econômica dos sistemas de produção, mediante uma planilha de custo que é gerada pelos resultados...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Produção de leite; Sistema de apoio à decisão; Alocação de recursos; Programação linear.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56827

FARM LEVEL DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF SOIL CONSERVATION: AN APPLICATION TO THE PIEDMONT AREA OF VIRGINIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Segarra,   Eduardo; Taylor,   Daniel B.
A conceptual optimal control theory model which considers farm level decision making with respect to soil management is developed.  A simplified version of the theoretical model is applied to the Piedmont area of Virginia.  The model includes the productivity impacts of both soil erosion and technological progress.  Both the theoretical model and its empirical application are improvements over previous efforts.  Results suggest that farmers in the study area can achieve substantial reductions in soil erosion by adopting alternative farming practices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30204

The Research and Development Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hyland,   Paul W.; Clark,   Richard A.
Continuous improvement and continuous innovation are used in the service and manufacturing industries, but there is little evidence of their use in the beef production sector. This paper examines the evidence relating to Continuous Innovation and Continuous Improvement and describes a collaborative partnership approach to its implementation in the beef industry. The results indicate that using a facilitated network of businesses can increase the uptake of innovations and improvements in beef businesses. Results also indicate that there is a need to develop facilitators so that they are aware of the impact of innovations and improvements on business profitability and so they can assist managers and business owners to implement short term changes to the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Continuous innovation; Improvement; Collaboration; Partnerships; Research; Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122182

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1952 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13145

Financing agricultural inputs in Northern Togo through an inventory credit system: an economic analysis of institutional response
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konlambigue,   Abdou.
Agricultural intensification is widely seen as a condition sine-qua-non for enhanced food security and as a major driver for overall economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this process, the financial system has an important role to play, especially to finance agricultural inputs. However in SSA, the financial institutions initiated by governments and donors have in general not lived up to the expectations, in particular not for the agricultural sector, because of inappropriate design and weaknesses in implementation. Even the microfinance institutions which were supposed to support the small-scale farmers have deflected for their goals due to the risks that the agricultural sector represents. To date, the economic research tends to concentrate on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financing; Agricultural inputs; Inventory credit; Togo; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52100

Fresh Meat and Traceability Labelling: Who Cares?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stranieri,   Stefanella; Banterle,   Alessandro.
Within the framework of European food safety measures, Reg. 1760/2000 and 1825/2000 have introduced mandatory traceability and relevant labelling into the beef sector. The paper analyses whether information on meat labels can be considered a useful instrument for consumers, facilitating the verification of quality. The purpose of the paper is, first, to evaluate whether meat information is used during food purchase, and secondly, by focussing on specific meat information, to assess consumer interest in some mandatory and voluntary information cues and to identify the determinants affecting the use of such cues. Data were collected by a telephone questionnaire in a survey conducted in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. The sample consisted of 1,025...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Meat; Consumer preferences; Logit analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58710

OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR ALFALFA PRODUCTION WITHIN A TOTAL FARM PLAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Debertin,   David L.; Pagoulatos,   Angelos.
This paper examines the impacts of alternative management strategies for the production of alfalfa within the context of a total farm plan. A linear programming model is used to represent a 600-acre farm which can grow either grain crops or alfalfa. Alfalfa production competes with the grain crops for available land, labor, machinery, and field time over a calendar of tillage, plating, cutting, spraying, and harvesting activities. The profitability of an acre of alfalfa and the contribution of alfalfa to net returns for the farm varies quite widely depending on the particular alfalfa management strategy selected.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29984

Rural America: Next Generation of Farmers; The Changing Face of Agriculture (Power Point Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marinez,   Juan; Garcia,   Victor Q.; Ariza,   Bernardo Lopez.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33374

Hazardous Agrochemicals, Smoking, and Farmers’ Differences in Wage-Risk Tradeoffs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nastis,   Stefanos A.; Michailidis,   Anastasios.
This paper utilizes the theory of compensating differentials for job risks from the labor economics literature to evaluate farmers’ differences in wage-risk tradeoffs. In the context of job risks, the theory predicts that farmers who place a lower value on health status are willing to work for lower compensation on a risky job. The aim of the paper is to evaluate how the observed wage-risk tradeoff is affected by individual heterogeneity in risk preferences, by acknowledging variations in farmers’ revealed attitudes toward risk, both in job-related and non-job activities. The job risk measure employed is self-reported job risk of low back pain, the most recurring health risk faced by farmers. The job-related risky activity is the application of hazardous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agrochemicals; Smoking; Farming job risk; Compensating differentials; Risk preferences; Health impairment; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109389

Institutions for integrated water-resources management in river basins: A synthesis of IWMI research.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kurian,   Mathew.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: River basin development; Water resource management; Poverty; Irrigation management; Farmers’ associations; Institutional development; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92518

Control of Newcastle Disease in Village Chickens
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Centre for International Economics.
Between 1983 and 1992, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) invested A$3 million in research to find a vaccine that could provide protection from Newcastle disease in chickens and be applied in village environments in developing countries. A further $160 000 was invested in follow up projects which ended in 1996. Village chickens often provide the only source of protein to poor villagers living in remote areas and Newcastle disease frequently devastates unvaccinated village flocks. The ACIAR-sponsored research was highly successful in developing a heat resistant vaccine (HRV4) which could be readily used in the field by coating it onto chicken feed. The vaccine was commercialised by an Australian company which subsequently...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Newcastle disease; Chickens; Poultry; Vaccine; Malaysia; Vietnam; ACIAR; Australia; Developing country; Village; Africa; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47190

THE EFFECTS OF E.E.C. PRICES ON IRISH AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Neill,   Fergus.
Though the importance of agriculture to the Irish economy is declining, it is and will be in the foreseeable future a major - if not the largest - sector. The decline in its relative importance is due to the more rapid growth of other sectors and to the long term and worldwide phenomenon of declining agricultural populations.  The significance of agriculture may be measured in terms of income generated, numbers employed, and its contribution to the balance of payments.  The latter is of particular importance to a small economy heavily dependent on international trade and suffering from a chronic balance of payments problem.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11191

Immigration and Farm Labor: What Next?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   Philip L.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm labor; Immigration; Mechanization; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122806

THE ECONOMICS OF ORGANIC FARMING IN THE U.S.: THE CASE OF TOMATO PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jans,   Sharon; Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge.
This paper presents an econometric estimate of the effect of adopting organic tomatoes on yields, revenues, and farm profits. The model accounts for self-selection, simultaneity, and is theoretically consistent. Data are obtained from USDA=s 1998 survey, which for the first time provides data on organic and conventional operations growing tomatoes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20618

Farmer Willingness to Supply Poultry Litter for Energy Conversion and to Invest in an Energy Conversion Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Bazen,   Ernest F.; Menard,   R. Jamey; English,   Burton C.
Conversion of poultry litter to energy can serve as a renewable energy source and provide an alternative to land application in areas where poultry production is intensive. Economies of size may limit a farmer’s ability to economically use on-farm conversion. Capital costs can be spread across several poultry farmers to convert poultry litter to energy in a centralized facility. This research determined influences on the amount of litter poultry producers will to sell to a centralized conversion facility, on their willingness to invest in a conversion cooperative, and on the prices for litter required to divert litter from current uses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poultry litter; Supply; Renewable energy; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57156

O CONSUMO DE PRODUTOS AGROECOLÓGICOS NO ACRE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siviero,   Amauri; Abreu,   Lucimar Santiago; Mendes,   Roberval; Gomes,   Francisco Carlos Rocha.
O crescimento na produção de alimentos agroecológicos no Brasil e no mundo tem sido provocado por fatores chaves como, demanda dos consumidores urbanos e a crescente consciência da sociedade sobre os problemas ambientais decorrentes do uso inadequado dos recursos naturais, e em especial pelas preocupações dos indivíduos com a saúde. A tendência atual para o produto agroecológico em termos de mercado é de ampliar as vendas e a distribuição deixando de atender somente o mercado de nicho direcionando a produção para diversos mercados. Atualmente os produtos agroecológicos podem ser encontrados tanto em lojas secundárias, feiras livres, supermercados como até podem ser recebidos em cestas a domicilio, ou seja, as vendas podem atingir o mercado de massa. O...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroecologia; Consumidores; Venda direta; Amazônia; Agriculture organic; Sustainable consumption; Selling direct; Amazon; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109586

Economic Evaluation of Irrigated Dairy Forage Production.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gaffy,   Joe; Gyles,   Oliver.
An optimisation model was developed to compare the profitability of different forage species on irrigated dairy farms. The model is driven by the energy and protein requirements of the milking cow. The objective of the model is to maximise income, after herd and feed costs, by selecting the area of the farm sown to particular forage species. Different forage species may require different animal production systems to optimise their profitability. In order to achieve this, the model can alter the herd size and structure, level of production, concentrate feeding regime and forage conservation and feeding on a monthly basis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy cows; Modelling; Forage.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57869

Agricultural Production Survey Frames: Changes over time, issues, and challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watt,   Jean.
New Zealand has a long history of producing official statistics on agricultural, horticultural, and forestry production. Having a good population or survey frame is a key factor enabling the collection and production of quality statistics. Several population frames have been used over time for agricultural production censuses and surveys. These include land based frames, administrative registers, farmer and grower lists, and combinations of these. This paper discusses the frame currently used and earlier frames and associated challenges, including: the transition from a land based to administrative frame, coverage issues, frame updating, and issues when comparing statistics based on different frames. The paper discusses frames used for the production of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Population; Survey; Frame; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96951

Estimating the economic implications for grazing properties in the Mackay Whitsunday catchments of practice changes to more sustainable landscapes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: East,   Miriam.
In the Mackay Whitsunday region, the dominant grazing based operations are small intensive systems that heavily utilise soil, nutrient and chemical management practices. To improve water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef, graziers are being encouraged to adopt improved management practices. However, while there is good understanding of the management changes required to reach improved practice classification levels, there is poor understanding of the likely economic implications for a grazier seeking to move from a lower level classification to the higher level classifications. This paper provides analysis of the costs and benefits associated with adoption of intensive grazing best management practices to determine the effect on the profitability and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grazing; Management practices; Incentives; Mackay Whitsunday; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59070

Human capital and its effect on the farm business life cycle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hadrich,   Joleen C.
Human capital has been identified as significant determinant of farm size growth.  However, there are numerous measures for human capital.  Traditional measures include age, experience, and education of the principal operator and a management measure.  This study identifies three types of management capabilities: production, financial, and human resource, as human capital measures.  Farm size growth is estimated over a 15 year time period, 1994-2009.  Results indicate that age of principal operator, financial management, and human resource management are significant determinants of farm size growth.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Human capital; Farm life cycle; Farm growth; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103481

Relationship between Social Capital and Livelihood Enhancing Capitals among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abenakyo,   Annet; Sanginga,   Pascal; Njuki,   Jemimah M.; Kaaria,   Susan; Delve,   Robert J.
Social capital is an important characteristic of a community and is one of the components of the asset pentagon of the sustainable livelihood framework. The study aimed at assessing the levels and dimensions of social capital and how social capital influences other livelihood capitals. A Cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 208 households was conducted in Masindi and Hoima Districts in Uganda to assess the current livelihood conditions and strategies for improving rural livelihoods. An Index of social capital was generated using density of group membership and three levels of social capital where generated i.e. high, medium and low.  Two dimensions of social capital (bonding and bridging) were considered. Results showed that households with high...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Relationship; Social Capital; Livelihood Capitals; Smallholder Farmers; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52191

What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/SG2000 Program, Volume I: Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agriculture; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56029

Assessing the Technical and Allocative Efficiency of U.S. Organic Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Lohr,   Luanne.
We develop measures of technical and allocative efficiency of producers in marketing certified organic products. A stochastic output distance frontier and the associated revenue share equations are estimated using comprehensive U.S. data on certified organic producers. Farm-level measures of technical efficiency are calculated and factors that enhance performance are identified. Factors that systematically influence allocative efficiency are assessed. The revenue mix of organic producers is systematically inefficient as both male and female producers rely too heavily on revenue from organic markets relative to conventional outlets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Stochastic frontier; Technical and allocative efficiency; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; D21; C31; Q01.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90678

Australia’s biosecurity: future challenges for animal industries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nunn,   Mike J.
Australia’s very good animal health status faces a wide range of biosecurity challenges that will arise during the next decade from changes in disease risk, ecosystems, technology and the policy environment in which animal producers operate. An understanding of these challenges should help enable producers to adopt management strategies to make their enterprises more resilient, as well as help policy-makers make better-informed choices to maintain and improve the health of Australia’s animals and animal industries.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Animal health; Biosecurity; Climate change; Ecosystem change; Emerging diseases; Environmental change; Policy; Risk; Risk analysis; Technology; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122900

What Does the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” Mean to Tobacco Growers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tiller,   Kelly; Starnes,   Jane H.; Feleke,   Shiferaw T.
The “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” was signed into law on June 22, 2009. The bill grants the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an authority to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of tobacco products. Tobacco leaf is not subject to the regulation. As a result, it is not apparent what it does mean to tobacco growers. However, since the demand for tobacco is in large part determined by the demand for cigarettes, a change in demand for cigarettes due to the FDA regulation can affect the demand for tobacco. This paper explores the economic welfare consequences of the bill to tobacco growers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Policy; Tobacco; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56448

Characteristics of Low-Income Households With Very Low Food Security:  An Analysis of the USDA GPRA Food Security Indicator
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nord,   Mark.
This Economic Information Bulletin describes characteristics of low-income households that had very low food security in 2005. The U.S. Department of Agriculture monitors the food security of low-income households to assess how effectively the Government’s domestic nutrition assistance programs meet the needs of their target populations. USDA seeks to reduce the prevalence of very low food security among low-income households as part of its strategic plan under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food insecurity; Very low food security; Hunger; Food stamp program; School lunch program; WIC; GPRA; ERS; USDA; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59030

Managing Risk in Farming: Concepts, Research, and Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harwood,   Joy L.; Heifner,   Richard G.; Coble,   Keith H.; Perry,   Janet E.; Somwaru,   Agapi.
The risks confronted by grain and cotton farmers are of particular interest, given the changing role of the Government after passage of the 1996 Farm Act.  With the shift toward less government intervention in the post-1996 Farm Act environment, a more sophisticated understanding of risk and risk management is important to help producers make better decisions in risky situations and to assist policymakers in assessing the effectiveness of different types of risk protection tools. In response, this report provides a rigorous, yet accessible, description of risk and risk management tools and strategies at the farm level. It also provides never-before-published data on farmers' assessments of the risks they face, their use of alternative risk management...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Diversification; Futures contracts; Leasing; Leveraging; Liquidity; Livestock insurance; Marketing contracts; Options contracts; Production contracts; Revenue insurance; Risk; Vertical integration; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34081

WHOLE FARM RISK-RATING MICROCOMPUTER MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kim B.; Ikerd,   John E.
The Risk-Rating Model is designed to give extension specialists, teachers, and producers a method to analyze production, marketing, and financial risks.  These risks may be analyzed either individually or simultaneously.  The risk associated with each enterprise, for all combinations of enterprises, and for any combination of marketing strategies is estimated.  Optimistic, expected, and pessimistic returns above variable cost and/or total cost are presented in the results.  The probability that total return will be equal to or greater than variable cost and/or total cost is also estimated.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29372

USES AND LIMITATIONS OF FARM SURVEYS: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grogan,   F.O.; McIntyre,   A.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22839

Sustainability assessment of olive grove in Andalusia: A methodological proposal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Riesgo,   Laura.
Recently the olive sector has had important changes in Andalusia due to both the enlargement and the intensification of farming. The expansion of the olive grove in Andalusia is causing sustainability problems, not only from the socio-economic dimension (profit reduction) but environmental (erosion, water pollution or biodiversity losses). The main objective of this study is to develop a methodology to analyse the sustainability of the olive grove farms in Andalusia. This methodology will allow us to bear with the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) as well as to obtain a precise diagnosis of the olive grove through a selection of a set of indicators. This methodology will be applied in future research works in order to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Olive tree; Sustainability; Indicators; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109323

Determinants of Selected Agricultural Export Crops in Nigeria: An Ecm Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yusuf,   Sina A.; Yusuf,   W.A.
This study examines the factors that determine the export performance of three major agricultural exportable commodities of cocoa, rubber and palm-kernel in the context of liberalization. Using time series data covering thirty three years and to avoid spurious result, error correction model was applied in the analysis. The unit root test is in line with the a priori expectation that macroeconomic variables are not stationary at their level. Virtually all the variables tested were differenced once before attaining stationarity. Each of the three equations indicated that the dependent variables cointegrated with their arguments at 1 percent level. There is the existence of short term and long term equilibrium relationships between the dependent variables and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural exports; Cointegration; ECM; Nigeria; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52181

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1981 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13047

TOWARD AN IMPROVED MODEL OF FARM MANAGEMENT: THE CASE FOR INCLUDING MARKETING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loyns,   R.M.A.; Martin,   L.J.; Ashmead,   Ralph W.; McCorquodale,   B.L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124346

FARM OUTPUT, NON-FARM INCOME, AND COMMERCIALIZATION IN RURAL GEORGIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kan,   Iddo; Kimhi,   Ayal; Lerman,   Zvi.
This article examines the decision of farmers to sell part of their farm output on the market, using data from the Republic of Georgia. A two-level empirical model is used, in which endowments and resource allocation decisions determine farm output and non-farm income, and these in turn determine market participation. We found, as expected, that farm output affects market participation positively, while non-farm income affects it negatively. Landholdings have an indirect positive effect on market participation, through its positive effect on farm output. Education has a negative effect on market participation, mainly through its positive effect on non-farm income.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Commercialization; Market participation; Farm output; Non-farm income; Resource allocation; Farm Management; O12; P23; P25.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7179

The transformation of irrigation boards into water user associations in South Africa: Case studies of the Lower Olifants, Great Letaba and Vaalharts water user associations. Volume 1
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seshoka,   Jetrick; de Lange,   Willem J.; Faysse,   Nicolas.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water users’ associations; Organizational development; Institutional development; River basins; Water use; Water quality; Canals; Irrigation water; Domestic water; Water resource management; Water requirements; Irrigation requirements; Water allocation; Dams; Irrigation programs; Farmers; Case studies; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92655

Lessons Learned in the Southern Region after the First Year of Implementation of the New Commodity Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campiche,   Jody L.; Harris,   Wesley L.
The development of the commodity programs in the 2008 Farm Bill involved the origination of two complex revenue support initiatives. The two new programs, Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) and Supplemental Revenue Assurance (SURE), expanded the risk management tool kit of agricultural producers. The SURE program is a permanent disaster assistance program, whereas the ACRE program is a revenue-based commodity program offered as an alternative to the price-based Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) created in the 2002 Farm Bill. For the 2009 signup, only 7.7% of eligible U.S. farms enrolled in the ACRE program. In the southern region, three states had no farms electing ACRE and four others had less than 50. Excluding Oklahoma, less than 1% of all...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm policy; Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE); Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE); Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Political Economy; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92587

THE IMPACT OF RECOMBINANT BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN ON DAIRY FARM PROFITS: A SWITCHING REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
Production and profit impacts from the use of recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) on dairy farms were estimated using switching regression, with separate regressions for rbST-using farms and non-rbST-using farms.  To correct for potential self-selection bias, a probit adoption function was estimated and used to correct the error term in each regression equation.  Farmers who use rbST were found to have more formal education and have larger dairy herds, but age was not a significant determining factor in adoption.  RbST was estimated to increase milk production per cow even when correcting for the fact that rbST users would have higher milk production per cow without the use of rbST.  However, that greater production per cow from rbST use did not...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20411

A MAGYAR TEJTERMELÉS TŐKE TERMELÉKENYSÉGÉNEK PARCIÁLIS ELEMZÉSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geszti,   Szilard; Borbely,   Csaba.
A tőkeértékelés egyik lehetséges, de nem az egyetlen módja a tőketermelé-kenység vizsgálata. A tőke fogalmának összetettségéből adódóan – a termelési tényezők közül – a tőke termelékenységének a meghatározása és nemzetközi ösz-szehasonlítása a legbonyolultabb folyamat. Ennek ellenére az EDF módszertana megteremti a lehetőséget a tőketermelékenység egy speciális (kg FCM tej/1000 euró) értelmezésére. A tőketermelékenység, mint mutató nemzetközileg összeha-sonlítható, de részletes elemzés nélkül egzakt következtetés egy adott telep tőke-gazdálkodásáról nem vonható le. Ebből következően a termelékenység elemzését ki kellett egészíteni a tőke-költség, és a tőketényezők termelékenységének az elemzésével, amely számos információt nyújtott a telep...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tejtermelő tehenészetek; Tőketermelékenység; Alacsony szint; Takarmány összetétel javítás - diaries; Capital effectiveness; Low level; Improvement of combination of fodder; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54313

Changing Farming Systems – Financial Implications for Farming Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bennett,   Anne L.; Edward,   Alex; Herbert,   Allan; Kingwell,   Ross S.; Peak,   Caroline; Rodgers,   David.
Future prosperity of farming businesses depends not only on immediate prospects, but also on the capability to adapt to changing circumstances. In looking to the future, farm managers need to assess where the current farming system is taking them, and whether changing to an alternative farming system might be more profitable. There are various techniques for assessing the profitability of alternative farming systems, but frequently the cost of transition is overlooked. The financial consequences of transition to a new farming system are assessed for two case study farms using a spreadsheet tool (STEP), developed by the authors. The tool assists farm managers in assessing the risk of transition strategies as well as comparing rotations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57834

A RETIREMENT INCOME SIMULATION MODEL FOR FARM OPERATORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spence,   Lyle C.; Mapp,   Harry P., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29939

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking on-the-Farm Training in Southeastern Minnesota 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Stanton,   Bernard F.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106059

CAPTURING HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL SPATIAL INFLUENCE IN AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT USING RANDOM EFFECTS REGRESSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinton,   Scott M.
Data on agricultural and natural resource management typically have spatial patterns related to the landscapes from which they came.  Consequently, econometric models designed to explain the determinants of humans' natural resource management practices or their outcomes often have spatial structure that can bring bias or inefficiency to parameter estimates.   Although econometric tools are available to correct for spatial structure, such tools are largely lacking for use with discrete dependent variable models.   While one obvious solution would be to develop the necessary tools, an alternative is to identify conditions under which spatial dependency can be managed effectively without formal spatial autoregressive models.  This study examines conditions...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11516

Right-to-Choose Auctions: A Field Study of Water Markets in the Limari Valley of Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alevy,   Jonathan E.; Cristi,   Oscar; Melo,   Oscar.
Field experiments were conducted with farmers in the Limarí Valley of Chile to test extant theory on right-to-choose auctions. Water volumes that differed by reservoir source and time of availability were offered for sale by the research team. The auctions were supplemented by protocols to elicit risk and time preferences of bidders. We find that the right-to-choose auctions raise significantly more revenue than the benchmark sequential auction. Risk attitudes explain a substantial amount of the difference in bidding between auction institutions, consonant with received theory. The auction bidding revealed distinct preferences for water types, which has implications for market re-design.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Water market; Field experiment; Auction design; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90821

Structural change of European dairy farms  - A cross-regional analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zimmermann,   Andrea; Heckelei,   Thomas.
Previous analyses of dairy farm structural change focused on the variation over time in one or a small number of regions. Here we present an EU-15-wide analysis of the change of the number of farms in different size classes. The purpose is (1) to identify the differences in regional development patterns and (2) to measure the explanatory relevance and effect of key factors suggested in the literature. Apart from the unprecedented scope, the underlying Markov chain analysis also contributes by combining observed transitions in micro data with macro data on farm numbers. Results show widely significant impacts of most explanatory variables, but also reveal the complexity of the underlying processes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61090

Rural Household Labour Demand, Contract Choice, Hoarding Cost and Poverty: Evidence from Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gathungu,   E.; Musyoka,   M.P.
This study determines the factors that influenced contract choice, labour demand and examines the existence of labour hoarding practice in Western region of Kenya. Data from Egerton University’s Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development was used for the analysis.. A two step Heckman model was employed to estimate the extent of engagement in daily and semi-permanent contracts conditional on choice of contract. Results from the study show that casual and semi-permanent contracts are substitutes.  Family labour negatively influences engagement in daily and semi-permanent contracts hence it is a substitute to the two forms of the contracts. Increase in wages paid to casual contracts is negative and significant to the extent of daily contract...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contracts; Kenya; Labour; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52159

Institutional Analysis of Swidden: The Case of Swiddners in Orissa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jyotishi,   A.
Swidden being a widespread form of land use in the tropics comprehensively defining it become a difficult task. Its characteristics embrace different types of topography, demographic feature, ethnic and ecological diversities. It also varies in terms of cropping pattern, frequency of land use, tools and methods of practice. It is argued that the institutions governing swidden are static in nature and do not adapt to the requirements of the changing ecological and social needs. This necessitates understanding what characterise institutions in a traditional swiddening society, and hence, changes in these characteristics to appreciate whether swidden is a static form of agriculture or changing over the time and space. There are a few aspects, which underscore...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Swidden; Institution; Land-use; Property-rights; Market-integration; Orissa; Farm Management; O13; N55; Q10; Z13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25763

Optimisation of policy interventions in environmental quota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buysse,   Jeroen; Van der Straeten,   Bart; Nolte,   Stephan; Claeys,   Dakerlia; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
The paper analyses the governance choices in production quota with the Flemish nutrient production rights as a case. A static model of quota trade in the short run shows the inefficiency of discrete non-auctioned trade with fixed transaction costs. This model also shows that an obligation to quota sellers to stop their production stimulates structural change. A dynamic model of trade indicates that the measures taken to prevent speculative behaviour causes inefficiencies and stimulates overuse of quota if the penalties are too low. Finally, the dynamic model indicates that a flat rate reduction on traded quota combined with too low penalties for overuse stimulate the total production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production rights; Quota; Dynamic programming; Transaction costs; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61084

Contract Farming and Its Effect on Small Farmers in Less Developed Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minot,   Nicholas.
It is generally recognized that small-farm agriculture plays a central role in  economic development, both in supplying a significant portion of the domestic food crop supplies  and in generating income for low-income families. For crops such as rubber, tea, coffee, and many  fruits and vegetables, large amounts of labor are required for land preparation, planting,  weeding, harvesting, etc.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Small-farm agriculture; Farm Management; Downloads August 2008 - July 2009: 28; J43.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54740

Development and Implementation of a Mandatory Animal Identification System: The Canadian Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlberg,   Jared G.
This article provides a brief history of the animal identification (ID) system that previously existed in Canada along with details on efforts to ‘‘reidentify’’ the country’s cattle herd. The current state of ID for various species is summarized, and the state of regulations federally and for major agricultural province are outlined. A short background on the economics of animal ID is provided. Particular attention is paid to the operation of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, an industry–government initiative charged with identifying the national cattle herd. The animal ID system in Canada is found to have performed well when called on in times of animal health crises, although there have been notable deficiencies in its performance on occasion....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal identification; Traceability; Canadian Cattle Identification Agency; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; H41; K39; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92600

Easy winnings? The economics of carbon sequestration in agricultural soils
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kragt,   Marit Ellen; Pannell,   David J.; Robertson,   Michael J.; Thamo,   Tas.
This paper has been published in a peer-reviewed journal as:  Kragt, M.E., Pannell, D.J., Robertson, M.J. &amp; Thamo, T. (2012) Assessing costs of soil carbon sequestration by crop-livestock farmers in Western Australia, Agricultural Systems, 112: 27-37.  DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2012.06.005
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: APSIM; Bioeconomic Modelling; Carbon Farming; Climate Change Mitigation; MIDAS; Soil Carbon Sequestration; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109247

How Can We Transform the Experience Gained in SAPARD Implementation to EAFRD?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Slaisova,   Jirina; Menzlova,   Josefina.
During pre-accession period the farmers exploited the possibilities to draw financial resources from programme SAPARD in terms of agreed programmes. Since May 2004 there appear two further programs (Agricultural Operational Programme, Horizontal Rural Development Plan) which help farmers from the new member countries EU to improve their conditions in agriculture. At these days there are putting on the table new proposal for support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural development (EAFRD). This paper presents the methods and the results connected with the transmission of knowledge from the SAPARD programs to the work on EAFRD.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24651

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1930 on Farm Accounting Route in Rock &amp; Noble Counties- Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1931
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106060

Factors Influencing Lease Revenue and Non-industrial Landowners' Willingness to allow Hunting Access
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Anwar; Munn,   Ian A.; Loden,   Emily K.; Grado,   Stephen C.; Jones,   Daryl W.
Despite the fact that earnings associated with selling hunting leases could significantly contribute to landowners' incomes, only a small minority of them allow access on their lands for a fee.  Based on a sample survey of Mississippi state landowners, we analyzed landowners' willingness to participate in supplying leases as well as factors influencing lease revenue per fee acre.  While landowners' decision to allow hunting access and factors influencing lease revenue per acre were jointly modeled consistent with Heckman's analysis of sample selectivity bias, the hunting lease revenue function was specified in accordance with Rosen's hedonic pricing theory.  Empirical results showed landowners' concerns about control over their land, loss of privacy and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marginal lands; Mississippi; Incentive programs; Recreation; Wildlife enterprises; Farm Management; Q510; Q260.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19326

The Effect of Off-farm Work on Production Intensity and Output Structure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phimister,   Euan; Roberts,   Deborah.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15718

Economic problems of poultry production in Egypt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soliman,   Ibrahim.
ISBN 2-85352-095-1, ISSN 1016-121X
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Marketing inefficiency in the poultry market; Consumer price spread; Comparative advantage criteria; Economic obstacles facing poultry industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119884

Farm Management: rethinking directions?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kemp,   David R.; Girdwood,   John; Parton,   Kevin A.; Charry,   Al A.
Farms and farming are major contributors to the world economy, directly responsible for a large part of GDP. These achievements are not trivial and imply that farms are being managed in reasonably effective ways, else agricultural industries would not be sustained. However has the study of Farm Management within Australia made significant contributions to agriculture or lagged in the background. Is it contributing to better Farm Management or merely cataloguing what has happened? Is it leading or following? During recent years there has been an increasing interest in managing farms more sustainably, with emphasis on issues beyond short-term profitability to encompassing rural communities, ecosystems, biodiversity, ethics of technology and politics. The...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Discipline; Field; Directions; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120917

RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE:  A CASE STUDY OF WEST BENGAL IN THE MID-FIFTIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rudra,   Sulata.
An era has come when the most ancient industry, namely, agriculture is beginning to be transformed in the underdeveloped countries of the world.  Changes are taking different directions in different places with different rates of growth.  However, the "traditional agriculture" characterized by age old techniques of production is not a myth of the past.  There are vast agricultural areas, where even though modernization has started, the rate of growth of agriculture is not fast enough to wipe away some of the basic characteristics of "traditional agriculture."  The present study is an exploration of resource allocation in traditional agriculture and employs linear programming techniques to answer the following questions:  (1) How far do we find conformity...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11120

Agricultural Districts: Lessons from New York
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bills,   Nelson L.; Cosgrove,   Jeremiah P.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121159

Planters and their Components: Types, attributes, functional requirements, classification and description
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murray,   J.R.; Tullberg,   J.N.; Basnet,   B.B.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114069

MACHINERY INVESTMENT DECISIONS:  A SIMULATED ANALYSIS FOR CASH GRAIN FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.; Barry,   Peter J.; Sonka,   Steven T.
A combination of experimental and simulation procedures identify important factors in an Illinois cash grain farmer’s machinery investment decisions. In an experiment setting, a panel of farmers based investment decisions on their own expectations, farm situations, and varying policy scenarios. In general, the results show investment levels statistically related to the tenure and leverage of operators, the economic conditions they faced, and the age of existing machinery. Alternative public policies of lower commodity price supports, tax reform, and interest rate subsidies influenced the timing of purchases but did not alter total investment amounts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32105

Urban wastewater:  A valuable resource for agriculture - A case study from Haroonabad, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Hoek,   Wim; Ul Hassan,   Mehmood; Ensink,   Jeroen H.J.; Feenstra,   Sabiena; Raschid-Sally,   Liqa; Munir,   Sarfraz; Aslam,   Rizwan; Ali,   Nazim; Hussain,   Raheela; Matsuno,   Yutaka.
Farming communities in water-scarce regions increasingly practice the use of urban wastewater in agriculture. Untreated urban wastewater is generally considered unacceptable for direct use because of potential health risks. However, in many parts of the world, poor farmers in peri-urban areas use untreated wastewater. This situation is considered likely to continue even in the foreseeable future due to the high investment cost associated with the installation of treatment facilities.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Waste waters; Irrigation water; Water reuse; Economic analysis; Soil properties; Households; Water availability; Water use; Water quality; Groundwater; Public health; Risks; Case studies; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44566

Gaining Environmental Benefits from Positive Land Management: Practical Experience from the North Kent Marshes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Merricks,   Philip.
Whilst Environmental Cross Compliance may be one way of reducing environmental disbenefits or negative externalities, it is argued that a better way of providing environmental benefits or positive externalities is to clarify the objectives of environmental policy and to link payments more directly to the achievement of those objectives. Experience at Elmley shows how this has been achieved in the UK. The 1200 ha Elmley Estate is managed both as a working farm and for wildlife as the Elmley National Nature Reserve. The whole estate falls within the North Kent Marshes Environmentally Sensitive Area. The Estate now supports a greater number of breeding waders than any other lowland wet grassland site in England. This growth in wildlife has been achieved...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6975

Private sector investment in agricultural research and development in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keogh,   Mick.
There is growing recognition that the private sector is playing an increasingly important role in agricultural research and development internationally, and in Australia. There are only very limited data available about the extent of private sector research and development (R&amp;D) investment that is occurring in Australia, and the nature of that investment. This paper reports the results of a survey and data review that was carried out to gain a better understanding of private sector agricultural R&amp;D investment in Australia. The survey, whilst limited, suggests that private sector agricultural R&amp;D investment in Australia is more significant than previously reported, and that private sector investors see public sector investment in this area as...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Research and development; Public sector; Private sector; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122897

Public perceptions – issues in where we want rural New Zealand to head in the 21st Century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughey,   Kenneth F.D.; Cullen,   Ross; Kerr,   Geoffrey N.
The ongoing biennial environmental perceptions survey has been used to consider issues when setting future directions for rural New Zealand in the 21st Century. The overall state of the environment is very good, although freshwater rates the lowest of all resources considered. At a more local level there is considerable concern about lowland streams, rivers and lakes. Farming is increasingly blamed for damaging freshwater and a range of other resources. There are important demographic differences. Those employed in resource based industries are much more positive about specific water resources than are others – anglers are more pessimistic. New Zealanders want an improved future for the rural environment and are willing to contribute. Achieving...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Perception surveys; Rural futures; Issues; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96447

The Economics of Organic Versus Conventional Cow-calf Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Nehring,   Richard F.
Costs, returns, and profitability of cow-calf farms that are organic or transitioning to organic are compared with those of cow-calf farms that are non-organic. A method of matching samples is used for the comparison. Results suggest higher cost of organic production due to higher unpaid labor, taxes and insurance, and overhead costs.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Matching Samples; Profit; Costs; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119773

ATTRIBUTES OF IDEAL SOIL SUBSTITUTES: RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF DEMAND SECTORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Luanne.
This paper describes preferences for attributes of ideal soil substitutes reported by industry demand segments, and relates those attributes to willingness to pay for soil substitutes.  Regression results on principal components indicate that concern over product stability, safety and environmental protection induce higher willingness to pay for ideal soil products.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Compost; Markets; Principal components; Product attributes; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16719

Energy Cane Usage for Cellulosic Ethanol:  Estimation of Feedstock Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mark,   Tyler B.; Darby,   Paul M.; Salassi,   Michael E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cellulosic Ethanol; Energy Cane; Sugarcane; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46837

Marketing Outlets and Marketing Methods for Sunflower Seed and Tame Mustard Seed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaffner,   LeRoy W.; Taylor,   Fred R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104216

Impact of the Introduction of an e-CRM Solution in the Feed Industry: The Case of Progeo-Mangimi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zanasi,   Cesare; Marconi,   Gianni.
Feed industry is very demanding in terms of logistics. This activity implies supplying, processing and, most of all, distributing perishable products (raw materials and feed), to a very large number of clients, often scattered in wide market areas (animal farms) with different qualitative, quantitative and timing needs. So far the use of ICTs within the feed industry in Italy regarded mostly the production phase in terms of feed composition optimisation, and the internal logistics. External relationships like e-CRM, etc.. have so far been rarely adopted. For many Italian small and medium enterprises, mostly in the agro-food sector, the diffusion of ICTs solutions for the management of their client relationship has been quite slow. The aim of this paper is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49894

1999 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Anderson,   Robert D.; Christensen,   James L.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
Average net farm income was $43,762 in 1999 for the 216 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is a large increase from the extremely low levels of 1998 and continues the historical pattern of large swings in farm income .  Almost all of the increase can be attributed to the increases in the value of inventories and an average government payment of $44,674 in 1999.  (Net farm income is an accrual measure calculated by subtracting total cash farm expense and depreciation from gross cash farm income and adjusting for changes in inventory items.)  After subtracting an opportunity cost for equity capital, labor and management, earnings follow a similar but lower pattern.   As in previous...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13373

Financing irrigation services: a literature review and selected case studies from Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Small,   Leslie E.; Adriano,   Marietta S.; Martin,   Edward D.; Bhatia,   Ramesh; Shim,   Young K.; Pradhan,   Prachanda.
This study results from a two years' intensive research into a hitherto unexplored area of irrigation management - the aspect of financing irrigation in some Asian countries.  The authors have analyzed the relationship between investment costs, level of irrigation fees, cropping intensity, type of crop, and secondary income.  The studies conclude that the quality of irrigation system operations and maintenance is affected not only by the amount of resources made available to operate and maintain systems, but also by the institutional arrangements under which they are provided.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation operation; Financing; Resource management; Rehabilitation; User charges; Maintenance costs; Operating costs; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114041

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 4TH YOUNG SCIENTISTS WORKSHOP ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE YSW-2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bokusheva,   Raushan; Buchenrieder,   Gertrud.
This Discussion Paper contains the greater part of the contributions to the Young Scientists Workshop on Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO, September 4-5, 2006). After last years’ positive response, the workshop has been organized for the fourth time and has a solid number of contributions. The aim of this annual event is to give young scientists the opportunity to present and discuss their transition-related research. The following short versions of the workshop contributions serve as a basis for discussion during the workshop, but also offer a cross-sectional overview of current research being carried out by young scientists. Although the issues covered by the workshop contributions are quite diverse, they share a common...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91964

Discussion: Animal Identification Systems in North America: Achievements and Future Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.
Although Canada has developed an effective animal identification system, and the provinces are progressing toward a system that has full traceback capabilities, the U.S. and Mexico have made little or no progress. Contemporary U.S. proposals for state initiatives will not work. In the meantime, the U.S. livestock industry will continue to lose markets for its products and has little to no basis for complaining about lost sales and the lack of open markets. Also indentified are relevant economic and political principles that both underlie animal identification systems and the failure to make positive steps forward toward establishing a North American animal identification system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal identification (ID); Zoonoses; Livestock diseases; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; F13; H41; I19.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92602

Determinants and Dynamics of Farm Diversification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weiss,   Christoph R.; Briglauer,   Wolfgang.
This paper examines the impact of various farm and household characteristics (such as farm size, the off-farm employment status, the farm operator's age and schooling and the number of family members) on the level as well as the dynamics of on-farm diversification. Using linked census data for Upper-Austria from 1980, 1985 and 1990 we provide evidence that smaller farms are more specialised and also tend to increase the degree of specialisation over time more quickly than large farms. A significantly lower degree of diversification (higher degree of specialisation) as well as a stronger reduction in diversification over time is also reported for businesses operated by older, less educated, part-time farm operators. The analysis of diversification dynamics...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Farm Sector; Dynamics; Panel Data; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24929

Influence of production methods and transport distances on the Greenhouse Gas-Balance of organic apple juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engel,   Anna-Maria; Wegener,   Jens Karl; Lange,   Marco.
Organic farming is the most adequate system for the production of food and other agricultural 9 products to sustain ecological and environmental sources. Ecologically produced foods are 10 becoming more and more popular; accordingly, the demand for organic products is growing. In 11 addition to the renunciation of the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, the philosophy of 12 this type of food production includes as well the benefits of seasonal and regional goods such 13 as short ways of production and distribution. 14 In the present study the total emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the production of 15 organic apple juice from two different regions were investigated. The goal of the analysis is to 16 clarify whether extensive agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Apple juice production; Greenhouse gas balance; Transportation; Organic farming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109319

Corn Producer Practices and Insect Resistance Management Requirements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Willa; Van der Sluis,   Evert.
We document the degree to which corn producers in South Dakota follow Insect Resistance Management requirements administered by the Environmental Protection Agency. Our findings are based a survey held among a sample of 317 corn producers in South Dakota in July of 2004. Detailed results are forthcoming.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19472

European Consumers’ Acceptance of Beef Safety-Improving Interventions at Different Stages of the Beef Chain: Primary Production, Slaughtering, Processing and Packaging
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Verbeke,   Wim; Kugler,   Jens O.; Scholderer,   Joachim; Ueland,   Oydis.
Following the occurrence of meat safety incidents during the nineties (Verbeke et al., 1999), considerable effort has been done to improve safety in the beef chain, both by policy and beef chain actors. Nowadays, a wide array of interventions to improve beef safety is applied at different stages through the beef chain. As a result the microbiological safety risk has been significantly reduced (Koohmaraie et al., 2005). Although the benefits for the sector and the end users seem to be rather obvious, the application of interventions and technologies that are used to enhance beef safety is not always communicated to consumers. Currently, communication related to technologies and processes used in beef production and processing from the sector to consumers is...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122016

Economic impact of switching to once-a-day milking on a dairy farm in northern Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armstrong,   Dan P.; Ho,   Christie K.M.
1449-5937
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming systems; Once-a-day milking; Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121471

RUMO A UM NOVO PACTO SOCIAL NA AGRICULTURA: A EXPERIÊNCIA RECENTE DOS CONTRATOS TERRITORIAIS DE EXPLORAÇÃO NA FRANÇA.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anjos,   Flávio Sacco dos; Caldas,   Nadia Velleda; Arranz,   Ana Velasco; Estradaq,   Eduardo Moyano.
O artigo analisa a implementação dos contratos territoriais de exploração (CTE´s) na agricultura francesa. Esta modalidade de contrato foi criada em 1999, durante o Governo de Leonel Jospin, pelo Ato de Orientação Agrícola, com o objetivo de introduzir mudanças tanto no âmbito das políticas agrícolas quanto no plano das estratégias dos agricultores. Através dos CTE´s agricultores e administrações públicas conceberam um novo pacto social com suas implicações sobre o mundo rural e sobre o meio ambiente. Lamentavelmente, os CTE´s não receberam apoio suficiente do ponto de vista social e econômico e, portanto, não puderam resistir à oposição imposta pelo lobby das corporações agrárias francesas (Federação Nacional dos Produtores Agrícolas e Centro Nacional dos...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contratos territoriais na agricultura; Multifuncionalidade; Desenvolvimento rural; Territorial contracts in agriculture; Multifuncionality; Rural development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108566

Investment in Irrigation Systems under Weather Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heumesser,   Christine; Fuss,   Sabine; Szolgayova,   Jana; Strauss,   Franziska; Schmid,   Erwin.
Irrigated agriculture will play a crucial role to meet future food demand, but a sustainable water resource management in agriculture is crucial as well. Therefore, the European Water Framework Directive promotes several measures, e.g., the adoption of adequate water pricing mechanisms or the promotion of water-saving irrigation techniques. Since production conditions such as weather and climate development are uncertain, farmers might be reluctant to invest in a water-saving but capital intensive irrigation system. We apply a stochastic dynamic programming approach to analyze a farmer’s optimal investment strategy for either a water–saving drip irrigation system or sprinkler irrigation system under weather uncertainty and assess the probability of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation investment; Stochastic dynamic programming approach; Water policies; Weather uncertainty; EPIC; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114536

Impact of Program Payments on Time Allocation and Farm Household Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dewbre,   Joe; Mishra,   Ashok K.
Using a model farm household resource allocation and data from the USDA-ERS Agricultural Resources Management Survey (ARMS), this study compares the effects of various categories of farm program payments on time allocation by farm operators and spouses. Results suggest that agricultural market transition payments (AMTA) increase leisure hours of both farm operators and spouses. Loan deficiency payments (LDP) and payments that combine market loan assistance (MLA) and disaster payments are shown to reduce leisure. The study also finds that AMTA payments exhibit a much higher degree of income transfer efficiency than the LDP and MLA payments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Resource Management Survey; Decoupled payments; Government programs; Income transfer efficiency; Time allocation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; D13; J22; Q12; Q22.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6296

Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2004 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Westman,   Lorin L.
The average net farm income was $113,462 for the 46 farms included in the 2004 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This was an increase of 32% from 2003.   In constant dollars, 2004 was the most profitable year for association members in over twenty years of the association records.  Higher crop prices, higher corn  yields, and high profits for dairy operations were among factors that combined to make 2004 a very profitable year for the average association farm.     As in previous years, the income levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average.  When the net farm incomes for the 46 farms in the report were ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph shows how much the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14034

Tax Implications of Liquidating a Farm Operation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saxowsky,   David M.; Watt,   David L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120642

Cost of Operating Some Farm Machines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109366

Assessing Complementarities Among Farm Machineries Through Farmers' Investment Behaviors Under An External Capital Injection – Implications on Agricultural Mechanization and Tractorization In Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takeshima,   Hiroyuki; Salau,   Sheu.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103608

The Distribution and Importance of Arthropods Associated with Agriculture and Forestry in Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koch,   C. Klein; Waterhouse,   Doug F.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117721

Soil Conservation Technologies for Smallholder Farming Systems in the Philippine Uplands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cramb,   Rob A.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118701

Determining the Competitive Edge: Diversified Dairy Production Systems in the United States and the European Union
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Nehring,   Richard F.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Morrison Paul,   Catherine J.; Blayney,   Donald P.; Hallahan,   Charles B.; Latruffe,   Laure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61149

Interregionale und internationale Verflechtung  der Ferkelversorgung in Deutschland – Berechnung regionaler Versorgungsbilanzen und Kalkulation  der Produktionskosten für Ferkel im interregionalen sowie internationalen Vergleich
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haxsen,   Gerhard.
Zusammenfassung:  Ziel dieser Studie über die Verflechtung der Ferkelversorgung ist es zum einen quantitativ darzustellen, welche Bedeutung interregionale und internationale Ferkellieferungen für die Schweinemast in Deutschland haben. Zum anderen sollen durch einen Vergleich der Produktionskosten und ihrer Bestimmungsgründe einige Ursachen für Wettbewerbsvorteile und Wettbewerbsnachteile im Bereich der Produktion identifiziert werden. Die Bedeutung der interregionalen und internationalen Ferkellieferungen ist aus Bilanzrechnungen zur Ferkelversorgung in den Bundesländern zu entnehmen. Sie zeigen, dass die süddeutschen Ferkelerzeuger bei der Belieferung der nordwestdeutschen Veredelungsregionen Marktanteile an die Konkurrenten in den ostdeutschen Ländern...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Ferkelerzeugung; Versorgungsbilanz; Ferkeltransport; Internationaler Kostenvergleich; Piglet production; Supply balance sheet; Piglet transport; International comparison of costs; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q16; Q17.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102498

Profitability Efficiency Analysis of Methyl Bromide Fumigants and Mulch Systems Alternatives for Pepper Production in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrer,   Myra Clarisse R.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Culpepper,   Stanley.
With the goal of looking for the best fumigant substitute not only effective to production yield but more importantly to profitability and its excellent corresponding mulching option, this study used the complete factorial treatment analysis approach. Seven fumigant options and four mulching alternatives were included in the study and results showed that 1,3-dichloropropene plus chloropicrin and metam sodium (TELPICVAP) and smooth low density black on black polyethylene mulch (METAL) are the most profitable fumigant and mulch option.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Methyl bromide; Profitability; Complete factorial treatment analysis; Bell pepper; Fumigant; Mulch; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56519

Price Volatility, Nonlinearity, and Asymmetric Adjustments in Corn, Soybean, and Cattle Markets: Implications of Ethanol-Driven (Market) Shocks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tejeda,   Hernan A.; Goodwin,   Barry K.
Grain prices have risen sharply since 2005 and 2006 affecting livestock markets by increasing feed prices and leading to significant volatility shocks. The high price levels and magnitude of sustained high volatilities has raised concerns for many sectors of the economy, in particular those with direct relation to these markets. Policy makers are analyzing the interrelationships among these markets, and the effects of energy market shocks on agricultural markets. This study considers a threshold structure in a multivariate time-series model that evaluates these market linkages, capturing asymmetric correlations between grain and livestock prices, including volatility spillovers. We empirically study the impact of corn usage for ethanol production in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price volatility; Market linkages; Thresholds; Ethanol-driven shocks; Asymmetric correlations; Spillovers; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53039

GAMING AS A FARM MANAGEMENT TEACHING DEVICE: A DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schneeberger,   Kenneth C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29851

The Choice of Farm Organization. A Hungarian Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferto,   Imre; Fogarasi,   Jozsef.
The literature on the agricultural transformation in Central an Eastern European countries usually neglect the investigation of organizational forms in agriculture. This paper is the first to analyze the choice of organization forms in transition agriculture employing transaction cost theory. The analysis is based on Hungarian FADN data in 2003. In general, our results do not support the theoretical predictions on the choice of farm organization, but confirm the differences in capital level and farm area observed in different farm organizations. The divergence between theory and empirics shed light on the importance of path dependency in explaining of farm organizations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19463

Farm Operator Level of Living Indexes in the Midcontinent Region, 1950-64
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stam,   Jerome M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97463

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

Doing Business in an Industry With Difficult Economics - Food Master's Experience in Dairy Processing and Marketing in Kazakhstan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Esenova,   Saulesh; Dobson,   William D.
Food Master, a U.S.-based firm with dairy processing and marketing investments in Kazakstan, has found itself in an industry with difficult economics. Despite having excellent top management and doing many things correctly, this firm lost money in 1999 and was forced to restructure. While positive developments emerged for the firm in 2000 and 2001, the firm's long-run profit prospects remain uncertain. The challenges facing the firm and government agencies attempting to foster investment in Kazakhstan's dairy industry include shortages of quality milk, shortages of farm and agribusiness credit at acceptable terms, limited numbers of qualified mid-level and lower-level managers, and pervasive corruption. This study of Food Master's experience in Kazakhstan...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Master; Kazakhstan; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37656

Multi-level Processes of Integration and Disintegration. Proceedings of the Third Green Week Scientific Conference.
Provedor de dados: 31
This volume of proceedings, available as both a hard copy and a pdf file, is an edited compilation of selected contributions to the MACE Conference 2009, held in Berlin, Germany, at the ICC from 14 to 15 January 2009. We would like to thank all those persons and organisations who contributed to the realisation of the MACE Conference 2009 as well as the volume you are holding. First of all, we thank all the lecturers, whose commitment made the conference possible. The conference would not have been successful without the active engagement of such a large number of colleagues from IAMO, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and ATSAF. Thanks to all of them. Furthermore, we appreciate the support provided by the European Union, particulary to the Marie Curie...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92312

Maturities, Nonlinearities, and the International Transmission of Short-Term Interest Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mougoue,   Mbodja; Noula,   Armand Gilbert; Ajayi,   Richard A.
This paper employs linear and nonlinear Granger causality tests to re-examine the dynamic relation between daily Eurodollar and U.S. certificates of deposit rates during the July 16, 1973 to May 1, 2006 period.  This study also conducts sub-period analysis based on the switching regression technique of Goldfield and Quant (GQSRT) (1972, 1973, and 1976).  The main empirical findings are (1) Full-sample results show significant bi-directional linear causality from the CD and CD interest rates for one-month maturities and unidirectional linear causality between the EURO and CD interest rates for three-month and six-month maturities.  Furthermore, full-sample results reveal for all three maturities.  (2) Sub-sample results based on linear tests show a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Eurodollar interest rates; CD interest rates; Linear and nonlinear causality; Financial market integration; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; F3; C1.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50009

Institutional perspectives of land reclamation operations in Punjab: A case study of the Lower Chenab Canal (East) Circle Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandaragoda,   Don Jayatissa; Rehman,   Saeed ur.
The Directorate of Land Reclamation (DLR), which was set up in 1945, is a special unit of Punjab's Irrigation and Power Department for undertaking research and field operations to combat the problem of salinity.  Approaching the end of five decades of existence, the directorate is yet to demonstrate its effectiveness in its assigned task; its inability to fully cope with the conditions of a fast changing irrigation environment makes this rather an illusive goal. In the selection of lands for reclamation, the Directorate is heavily dependent on the visual salinity survey (Thur Girdawari) carried out every year by the Irrigation Department's field staff.  This visual survey appears to be a quick and cost-effective method of assessing surface salinity, but...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land reclamation; Soil salinity; Irrigated sites; Irrigation canals; Irrigation water; Institutions; Legal aspects; Irrigation scheduling; Water availability; Irrigated farming; Case studies; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113011

Social Capital and Farmers' Willingness to Adopt Countryside Stewardship Schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mathijs,   Erik.
The EU provides farmers with incentives to adopt Countryside Stewardship Schemes (CSS) using subsidies in the framework of the agri-environmental regulation of the EU (2078/92), now included in the more general regulation on rural development In this paper, a case study of 36 farmers in the village of Bierbeek, was carried out to investigate the determinants of the willingness to adopt a scheme involving taking care of arable field margins in particular. Bivariate and multivariate logit analysis confirmed not only the importance of personal, structural and financial factors, but also showed the importance of social capital. Farmers who are more open to both professional and nonprofessional contacts are more likely to adopt a CSS. Hence, government and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6981

OFF-FARM WORK PARTICIPATION, OFF-FARM LABOR SUPPLY AND ON-FARM LABOR DEMAND OF U.S. FARM OPERATORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.
An agricultural household model provides the framework for modeling off-farm work participation and off-farm and on-farm work decisions of farm operators.  The empirical results are obtained from fitting the econometric model to data from a large national survey.  In the estimated structural off-farm work participation equation, the operator's off-farm wage offer has a strong positive effect and other household income has a negative effect on the probability of off-farm work.  For farm operators who participate in off-farm work, the wage elasticity of their off-farm labor supply is positive but of their on-farm labor demand is zero.  The income elasticity of off-farm work for those who participate in off-farm work and of on-farm work for those who...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural household model; Farm operator; Off-farm work; On-farm work; Off-farm wage; Time allocation; Farm family labor; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18280

Costs of Producing Major Crops in North Dakota, 1983-85
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.; McElroy,   Robert G.; Saxowsky,   David M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23132

South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Trends 1991-2010: The 2010 SDSU South Dakota Farm Real Estate Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssen,   Larry; Pflueger,   Burton; Opoku,   Emmanuel.
Agricultural land values and cash rental rates in South Dakota, by region and by state, are primary topics of this report. The target audience are farmers and ranchers, landowners, ag professional (lenders, rural appraisers, professional farm managers), and policy makers interested in ag land market trends.  This report contains results of the 2010 Farm Real Estate Market Survey, the 20th annual SDSU survey developed to estimate ag land values and cash rental rates by land use in different regions of South Dakota.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Ag land; Farmland; Acreage; Cropland; Land ownership; Land use; Land tenure; Ranchland; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q15.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101122

Precision Farming by Cotton Producers in Six Southern States: Results from the 2001 Southern Precision Farming Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.; Larson,   James A.; Cochran,   Rebecca L.; Goodman,   W. Robert; Larkin,   Sherry L.; Marra,   Michele C.; Martin,   Steven W.; Reeves,   Jeanne M.; Shurley,   W. Donald.
Precision Farming by Cotton Producers in Six Southern States: Results from the 2001 Southern Precision Farming Survey
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Precision farming; Survey; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91331

Manual SEAMLESS-IF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wallman,   Patrik; Knapen,   Rob.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57934

Chain Management: All about Success
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
Nowadays food products are produced in vertically collaborating networks. The questions of how such chain networks have to be designed and which governance structure fits best have been addressed in several well known articles. However, questions dealing with chain strategy and management are not discussed satisfyingly. Neither is the understanding of what is success of chain management distinguished.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Chain management; Network goals; Success; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49845

Health Insurance and Joint Off‐Farm Labor Allocation Decisions of Farm Families
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Antoni,   Jeremy M.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
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Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health insurance coverage; Endogeneity; Copula; Off-farm labor supply; Dependence; Bivariate tobit; Coupled farm programs payments; Decoupled farm program payments; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; C34; I13; J12; J22; J38; J43; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119646

Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eriyagama,   Nishadi; Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.; Chandrapala,   Lalith; Fernando,   Karin.
There is ample evidence to suggest that Sri Lanka’s climate has already changed. However, the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka’s climate will look like in 50 or 100 years and how prepared the country is to face such changes. This report reviews the status of climate change (CC) research/activities in Sri Lanka in terms of observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts on water resources and agriculture, CC mitigation and adaptation, and research needs. The study also developed a pilot level CC Vulnerability Index, which was subsequently mapped at district level. The maps indicate that typical farming districts such as Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Moneragala, Ratnapura and Anuradhapura are the most vulnerable to CC due to their...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Rain; Water resource management; Crops; Mapping; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94787

DILEMAS DA INOVAÇÃO INSTITUCIONAL E GOVERNANÇA NOS ARRANJOS PRODUTIVOS DE BIODIESEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Favareto,   Arilson; Magalhaes,   Reginaldo Sales; Schroder,   Monica.
A tentativa de inclusão social de agricultores familiares no Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso de Biodiesel (PNPB) envolve a combinação de diversos instrumentos. Um deles é o Projeto Pólos de Produção de Biodiesel, em implantação nas regiões Norte, Nordeste e no centro-sul do país. O objetivo do Projeto é contribuir para o fortalecimento da capacidade de planejamento nos Pólos, e a metodologia empregada prevê a constituição de estruturas de governança que devem ser compostas pelo conjunto de agentes vinculados à cadeia do biodiesel. Isto abrange os agricultores e seus organismos de representação, as indústrias de biodiesel, instituições financeiras, órgãos de assistência técnica, poderes públicos, organizações não-governamentais e outras organizações de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar; Biodiesel; Governança; Instituições; Family farming; Biodiesel; Institutions; Governance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109600

Farming Diversity for a Sustainable Future (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Inwood,   Shoshanah.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51592

Does Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and Off-Farm Work Affect the Level and Distribution of Farm Household Incomes?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boisvert,   Richard N.; Chang,   Hung-Hao.
Using a national survey of U.S farm households, this paper investigates the interrelationship among the decisions to work off the farm by the operator and the spouse, and participation in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The effects of these three decisions on farm household income are also examined. By estimating a heteroscedastic household income function, we identify the effects of participating in these activities on the average level of farm household income and its variation within each sub-group of farms involved in the several combinations of activities.   Our empirical results support the hypothesis that participation in the CRP and decisions to work off the farm by the operator and the spouse are made jointly rather than independently. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21277

Best Management Practices: How Economical is it in Southern Agricultural Systems?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matekole,   Augustus N.; Westra,   John V.; Appelboom,   Timothy W.
Conventional drainage systems tend to aggravate runoff and nutrient leaching problems on farms especially during the off-season. This study uses a biophysical economic model to identify, evaluate and determine multifunctional benefits of implementing and establishing nitrogen rate fertilizer application and conservation tillage practices as best management practices (BMPs) in the lower Mississippi River Basin (MRB). Simulation results showed that agricultural producers generally preferred no tillage to conventional tillage in reducing nutrient runoffs from fields because of higher net revenue per acre. Finally, given nitrogen runoff restrictions, farmers reduced crop acreage and nitrogen fertilizer application rates to help minimize losses.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biopysical economic model; Tillage practices; Nitrogen fertilizer application rates; MRB; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46757

Farmers' Rights and Protection of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brush,   Stephen B.
Although achieving in situ conservation is possible without changing farmers’ customary management of crops as common pool resources, an alternative approach is to negotiate a bioprospecting contract with providers of the resource that involves direct payment and royalties. This bioprospecting mechanism implies a change in the customary treatment of crop genetic resources as common pool goods and is in line with national ownership mandated by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This paper questions the value of bioprospecting for protecting traditional agricultural knowledge and argues for a common pool approach. It examines the nature of crop genetic resources and farmers’ knowledge about them, and it analyzes the nature of the ‘common heritage’...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Genetic resources; Collective action; Bioprospecting; Conservation; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42491

Farmers' strategies in globalization markets: Empirical results from Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Inderhees,   Philipp; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Today the European agrofood sector is increasingly confronted with the threats as well as the opportunities of liberalizing markets. Therefore, competitiveness on global markets is becoming of paramount importance for European farmers. The challenges of global markets are accompanied by a growing array of new developments in farmers' economic and political environments, such as accelerating structural changes in the farm and agribusiness sectors, a new EU agricultural policy (decoupling and cross- compliance) and new market opportunities due to the breakthrough of renewable energies. In this paper we deal with strategic decision- making by German farmers who are confronted with new threats and opportunities. We develop a theoretical framework of strategic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitive strategy; Cooperation; Corporate strategy; Farm management; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10053

FRA/ERE PROJECT I-75 RETIREMENT CONFERENCE AND FOCUS GROUPS: RATIONALE AND STATUS REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Colletta H.; Woodard,   Doug; Wessen,   Paul D.
This paper is a part of a series of reports of the activities conducted under a grant from the Fund for Rural America, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Funds for the three year grant entitled "Enhancing Rural Economies Through Comprehensive Extension, Research &amp; Partnering Approaches Using Multi-County Clusters in Michigan With Application to National Rural Settings" were received by Michigan State University's Department of Agricultural Economics in March, 1998. The major goal of the grant is to increase economic development activity in four clusters of rural counties in Michigan through the utilization of the resources of the Michigan State University Extension Service, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, and other resources of Michigan State...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11695

Economic Efficiency Adjusted for Risk Preferences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeager,   Elizabeth A.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This study investigates the impact of risk preferences on economic efficiency scores.  Risk averse individuals may be less likely to adopt new technologies and have lower production levels than individuals with other risk preferences.  Nonparametric techniques are used to estimate cost and revenue efficiency for a sample of Kansas farms.  Each farm had a risk preference score and the scores in the sample ranged from 5 to 86 where a smaller value represents greater risk aversion.  Efficiency estimates were first calculated using traditional input and output measures.  Efficiency was re-estimated including the inverse risk preference score as a non-discretionary input.  Comparisons were made between the characteristics of the farms with an observed...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost Efficiency; Revenue Efficiency; Risk Preference; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; C14; D22; D81.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124012

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

DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIES AND SPECIALISATION EFFICIENCIES IN A MIXED FOOD AND COFFEE SMALLHOLDER FARMING SYSTEM IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coelli,   Tim J.; Fleming,   Euan M.
Smallholder farming systems in Papua New Guinea are characterised by an integrated set of cash cropping and subsistence food cropping activities. In the Highlands provinces, the subsistence food crop sub-system is dominated by sweet potato production. Coffee dominates the cash cropping sub-system, but a limited number of food crops are also grown for cash sale. The dynamics between sub-systems can influence the scope for complementarity between, and technical efficiency of, their operations, especially in light of the seasonality of demand for household labour and management inputs within the farming system. A crucial element of these dynamic processes is diversification into commercial agricultural production, which can influence factor productivity and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25841

Some Trends in Farm Production in Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Nodland,   Truman R.; Erickson,   D.E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47979

Determinants of Farmers' Resilience towards ENSO-Related Drought: Evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keil,   Alwin; Zeller,   Manfred; Wida,   Anastasia; Sanim,   Bunasor; Birner,   Regina.
Crop production in the tropics is subject to considerable climate variability caused by the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. In Southeast Asia, El Niño causes comparatively dry conditions leading to substantial declines of crop yields. In concert with global warming, the frequency and severity of the phenomenon are likely to increase during the 21st century. Little is known about the impact of ENSO-related drought on the welfare of farm households in developing countries. This paper seeks to contribute to closing this knowledge gap with a case study from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its objective is to measure household resilience towards drought periods and identify its influencing factors to deduce policy implications. Using...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: ENSO; Drought resilience; Risk management; Technical efficiency; Indonesia; Farm Management; Q54; Q12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25592

Is Agricultural Intensification Profitable For Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/Sg2000 Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Weber,   Michael T.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 5.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11396

EQUITY SCHEMES IN SOUTH AFRICA: BENEFITS DELIVERED TO FARM WORKERS AS FUNCTION OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS' STRATEGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arellano-Vaca,   Juan Francisco.
With the end of Apartheid, the South African Government created and corrected agricultural factor and product market failures in its attempt to improve the distribution of wealth and incorporate previously disadvantaged farmers into the mainstream of agricultural activities. Some commercial farmers responded strategically to the new equity-based policies on factor and product markets by initiating equity-schemes with farm workers in order to maintain/increase their profits given the new local economic and political environment and global competition. Hence, most equity-schemes are organized according to the commercial farmers' capacities. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the organizational structure of the equity-schemes as a function of the...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11085

Agriculture, Structural Change and Socially Responsible Development in China and Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
The gradualism of economic reforms in China and Vietnam (especially in China, which has led the way in this regard) has been commented on favourably by many analysts studying transitional economies. Early market reforms in China and Vietnam were constrained by political considerations and consequently, began in agriculture and in China’s case, in rural areas with the development of town-and-village enterprises as well. It is argued that at the time when the reforms began, they were socially responsible. However, they have created a legacy which has resulted in agricultural land disputes and many town-and-village enterprises now face new economic challenges resulting in social conflict as the structure of China’s economy alters and greater market...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: China; Commercialisation of agriculture; Economic reform; Land rights; Town-and-village enterprises; Transitional economies; Vietnam.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; P21; P25; P31; P32.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123022

FAMILY FARMING: RHETORIC AND REALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13747

INFLUENCES OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS ON FARMERS' RISK ATTITUDES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perry,   Janet E.; Johnson,   James D.
We have two objectives for this paper.  The first is to develop an index reflective of farmers' attitudes towards risk. In addition, we show how the risk indices are distributed by size of farm and other farm and operator characteristics, providing information as to how risk management tools may be used, and farm policies targeted. This information will be useful to help explain agricultural sector structural change, such as complex business arrangements arising in agriculture, and household portfolio investment choices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19581

Editorial - Economic Problems of Flood Mitigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1955
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8942

Financial Characteristics of North Dakota Farms 2007-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swenson,   Andrew L.
The performance of over 500 North Dakota farms, 2007-2008, is summarized using 16 financial measures. Farms are categorized by geographic region, farm type, farm size, gross cash sales, farm tenure, net farm income, debt-to-asset, and age of farmer to analyze relationships between financial performance and farm characteristics. Five-year averages, 2003-2007, and farm financial trends for the 1999-2008 period are also presented. In 2008, median and average acreage per farm was 2,000 and 2,578, respectively. Median and average cash farm revenue was $464,464 and $607,623, respectively. Over 70% of farms were crop farms and 47 percent of farms had gross sales exceeding $500,000. Median age of farm operators was 47. Financial measures for 2008 and 2007 were...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm financial management; Farm management; Farm income; Liquidity; Solvency; Profitability; Repayment capacity; Financial efficiency; Financial benchmarks; Tenure; North Dakota.; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60366

Economic analysis of automatic flood irrigation for dairy farms in northern Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armstrong,   Dan P.; Ho,   Christie K.M.
Interest in automatic flood irrigation is strong, given the labour and lifestyle benefits it can provide. An economic analysis of three automated flood irrigation systems for a dairy farm in northern Victorian indicated that automatic irrigation can be a profitable labour saving investment in many cases. However, profitability was sensitive to the amount and value of the labour saved. Pneumatic and timer systems were good investments regardless of the area they were installed to service. The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system was a good investment when more than 50 ha were serviced by the system. Irrigation water savings are unlikely to have a significant effect on the profitability of automatic irrigation, particularly if the price of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming systems; Automatic irrigation; Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120865

Use of Information, Product Innovation and Financial Performance on Belgian Glasshouse Holdings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taragola,   Nicole; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido; Van Lierde,   Dirk.
In order to meet the changing needs and preferences of consumers it will be important for Belgian glasshouse growers to change from a production-driven to a customer-driven strategy. More than ever, use of information and product innovation become critical factors in the changing competitive environment. The aim of the research is to analyse the relationship between business and managerial characteristics, use of information sources, product innovation and financial performance of the firm. The results indicate that the average Belgian glasshouse grower makes low use of external information sources for production decisions. However an important variation in information use can be observed among the growers. The results reveal that vegetable producers make...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6991

Urban Agriculture in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bills,   Nelson L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121488

The Effects of the Micro-Market Structure for Kansas Grain Elevators on Spatial Grain Price Differentials
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Brien,   Daniel M.
Corn and wheat cash prices in Kansas are affected by a number of local supply-demand, market structure, transportation access and other factors. Kansas corn prices in 2008 were affected by form of business organization, local feedgrain production and livestock feed usage, elevator storage capacity, access to railroad grain handling facilities, and to a limited degree by the number of competitors in local markets. Geographic proximity to grain ethanol plants did not have a positive impact on local corn prices, although a number of mitigating factors may exist. Kansas wheat prices in 2008 were affected by local wheat production, elevator storage capacity, the number of competitors in local markets, and by location relative to flour mills. Evidence of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grain markets; Market structure; Grain ethanol; Wheat flour; Monopsonistic competition; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53041

Rethinking tank rehabilitation: issues in restoring old tanks to their original state in irrigation structure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute,   IWMI-TATA Water Policy Program.
Approaching the rehabilitation of the 50-100 year-old irrigation tanks—spread across Rajasthan, South Bihar, Madya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and other South Asian locations such as Sri Lanka—solely from an irrigation perspective, runs the risk of depriving communities of valuable socio-ecological services and functions that these structures provide today. These tanks may have become ‘inefficient’ in their original function of providing flow irrigation, but as they have degraded over time, they have evolved into valuable systems that support people’s livelihoods in a number of ways. In addition to storing water for crop irrigation, tanks provide services such as recharge of groundwater used by adjacent communities, fertile silted soil...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Tank irrigation; Rehabilitation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113156

Dealing with RSPCA cases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Jane; Blackwood,   I.
The Animal Welfare Sub-Unit of the NSW Department of Industry and Investment, in association with some members of the Extensive Livestock Industry and Development (ELID) sheep and beef team, have been developing procedures and training to help District Livestock Officers (DLOs) deal with RSPCA cases involving failure to provide animals with food. These procedures are being developed to ensure evidence collected will withstand a courtroom cross-examination. The resources developed will be extended to staff of various organisations involved in animal welfare cases with livestock. Several areas have been identified for future research that will improve these procedures.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Livestock; Training procedures; RSPCA; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120869

Certainty Equivalent Farm Returns from Bt and Non-Bt Cotton
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banerjee,   Swagata (Ban); Martin,   Steven W.
Replaced with revised version of paper 02/14/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bt cotton; Certainty equivalent; Insecticide; Refuge; Returns; Risk; Simulated yield; Spray; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35383

The Deregulation and Rationalization of Australia's Dairy Industry-Implications for the U.S. and World Dairy Industries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.; Wagner,   Jeffrey.
The termination of Australia's Domestic Market Support scheme for manufacturing milk producers and the end of state market milk (fluid milk) pricing regulations on June 30, 2000 made Australia's dairy industry arguably the most deregulated in the world. Australia's milk production will become concentrated on larger farms in low-cost milk production areas as a result of deregulation. Deregulation is expected to enhance Australia's competitiveness in dairy export markets. Valuable lessons for the dairy industries of the U.S., EU, and other countries can be gained from analyzing the forces that caused Australia's dairy industry to deregulate. Of interest too is the restructuring package that Australia's dairy industry and Australia's government used to help...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Australia's Domestic Market Support Scheme; Australia's Milk Production; Deregulation; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37661

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

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1990 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Talley,   Dary E.; Fales,   Perry A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13023

The major characteristics of environmental policies and agro-ecological technologies to be studied in Test case 2
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belhouchette,   Hatem; Wery,   Jacques; Therond,   Olivier; Duru,   Michel; Bigot,   Genevieve; Was,   Adam; Kloczko-Gajewska,   Anna; Leenhardt,   Delphine; Majewski,   Edward; Josien,   Etienne; Bergez,   Jacques-Eric; Henning,   Joanne; Thenard,   Vincent.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57464

Mode of Operation and Performance of Contract Farming of Cottonseed in Haryana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   Shiv; Devender; Chakarvarty,   Kavita; Chand,   Puran; Dabas,   J.P.S.
The quality of cottonseed matters most for the successful product development. The quality cottonseed production is monitored by the Haryana State Seed Certification Agency in the state. The study has reviewed the prevailing contract cotton farming models; has studied mode of operation of cotton contractual arrangements; has analyzed the production matrix, growth and contributions; and has discerned and quantified variations in intensive structure of public and private seed firms. It has used both primary and secondary data. Appropriate statistical tools, viz. exponential growth model, index, etc., have been used to study the data. All categories of farmers have been brought together under the management of private seed agency for production of cottonseed...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47428

A REPRESENTATIVE FARM APPROACH TO OUTREACH WITH BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zimmel,   Peter; Wilcox,   Lori.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers; Representative Farm; Whole Farm Analysis; Risk Management; Online Decision Support; Stochastic; Baseline; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q12; Q14; D81.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109477

Factors Impacting Farm Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Villatora,   Mario; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This paper examined the relative importance of farm size, farm type, managerial ability, capital structure, operator age, family size, and off-farm income in explaining farm growth rates.  Farm type, managerial ability, and operator age were significantly related to farm growth rates.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35547

Crop Genetic Diversity, Food Security and Farm Household Well-being During Shocks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lipper,   Leslie; Hopkins,   Jeffrey W.; Cavatassi,   Romina.
In this paper we use a unique dataset from eastern Ethiopia to explore the role of crop genetic resources in attaining household food security. The study area is a center of origin and domestication for sorghum, and about three quarters of the farms are growing land race varieties of sorghum rather than improved varieties; while about three quarters of farms grow improved varieties of wheat rather than land races. Our analysis has indicated that there is an important link between crop genetic diversity and the choice of coping mechanism households adopt in the face of a production shock from drought.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19372

ECONOMIC COSTS OF DROUGHT AND RICE FARMERS’ RISK COPING MECHANISMS: A CROSS COUNTRY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pandey,   Sushil; Bhandari,   Humnath; Sharan,   Ramesh; Taunk,   Sudhir K.; Naik,   Dibakar; Prapertchob,   Preeda; Ding,   Shijun.
The economic costs of drought and rice farmers' coping mechanisms are analyzed using time series and farm survey data from China, India and Thailand.  The economic cost was estimated to be 2-6% of the value of output.  Farmers' coping mechanisms were found to be inadequate in preventing consumption shortfall.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19966

Livestock Disease Indemnity Design When Biosecurity Externalities Exist
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Tong; Hennessy,   David A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60944

Economics, Ecology and the Development and Use of GMOs: General Considerations and Biosafety Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
This article outlines both ecological and socioeconomic issues involved in the development and use of GMOs. It’s argued that while initially new GMOs add to the global stock of biodiversity, in the long-term they result in a decline in biodiversity. Various mechanisms that bring about this decline in genetic diversity are identified. It is suggested that due to evolutionary forces, the desirable genetic properties of some GMO may be eroded in the long-term. They are unlikely to be sustained in their ecological effectiveness forever. The economics of developing and marketing of GMOs is given particular attention. When their development is left to private enterprise, it is found that the economics of developing and marketing GMOs favours large enterprises as...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Genetically Modified organisms; Biodiversity; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55319

Use of a Crop Simulation Model to Provide Long-Term Data for Economic Analysis: the Case of Early Maturing Soybeans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burton,   Robert O., Jr.; van der Hoeven,   Guido; Featherstone,   Allen M.; Granade,   George V.
A target MOTAD model is used to investigate incorporation of early maturing soybeans by a crop farm in southeastern Kansas. Weather (WGEN) and crop simulation (SOYGRO) models are used to generate a long-term series of soybean yields. Results indicate that early maturing soybeans offer a risk-reducing diversification strategy.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118186

A EVOLUÇÃO RECENTE DA PREVIDÊNCIA SOCIAL RURAL EM QUATRO REGIÕES DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caldas,   Nadia Velleda; Anjos,   Flávio Sacco dos; Mezzalira,   Itamara; Valente,   Glaciele Barbosa; Schiller,   Henrique Vighi.
O artigo analisa a importância da previdência social rural na dinâmica da agricultura familiar gaúcha. Aborda os efeitos do processo de universalização da seguridade social em face das mudanças decorrentes da promulgação da nova constituição de 1988. O estudo desenvolveu-se com base em pesquisa realizada em quatro áreas de estudo correspondentes às microrregiões de Pelotas, Caxias do Sul, Frederico Westphalen e Cerro Largo, respectivamente situadas no sul, nordeste, norte e noroeste da geografia gaúcha. Os resultados indicam que as aposentadorias e pensões são essencialmente importantes na perspectiva da redução das desigualdades. Elas representam uma importante fonte de renda para as famílias e para a economia dos municípios. Além disso, a pesquisa...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Previdência social; Agricultura familiar; Políticas públicas; Social security; Family farming; Public policies; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109813

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1992 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13089

SUCCESSION IN FAMILY FARM BUSINESS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE U.S. FARM SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.; Johnson,   James D.
Survival of many family farms is dependent on successful intergenerational transfer.  Given the importance of succession in the farm sector, the purpose of this paper is to examine factors that are likely to influence succession decisions on U.S. farms. The paper uses 2001 ARMS data and a multinomial Logit (MNL) regression to estimate family succession, non-family succession, and farm exit decisions of farm households in the U.S. Model choice and specification issues are discussed. Results indicate that operator’'s education, household wealth, growth in farm size, and farm debt are important factors that determine succession decisions. Additionally, farm specialization is taken into consideration when farm operators make their succession plans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20114

Does Futures Price Volatility Differ Across Delivery Horizon?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karali,   Berna; Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.; Thurman,   Walter N.
We study the difference in the volatility dynamics of CBOT corn, soybeans, and oats futures prices across different delivery horizons via the smoothed Bayesian estimator of Karali, Dorfman, and Thurman (2010). We show that the futures price volatilities in these markets are affected by the inventories, time to delivery, and the crop progress period. Some of these effects vary across delivery horizons. Further, it is shown that the price volatility is higher before the harvest starts in most of the cases compared to the volatility during the planting period. These results have implications for hedging, options pricing, and the setting of margin requirements.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian econometrics; Futures markets; Seasonality; Theory of storage; Volatility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53036

An analysis of the Peruvian jungle cocoa farmers: Acopagro cooperative vs. intermediaries – a case of study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Higuchi,   Angie; Moritaka,   Masahiro; Fukuda,   Susumu.
n the Peruvian jungle, there are two main cocoa marketing channels: the intermediaries and the cooperative. The Acopagro Cooperative, a Peruvian organization, for example, has contributed to the shift from illegal crops like cocoa to an alternative crop like cocoa which gives small scale farmers a sustainable welfare. A survey of 243 farmers in Juanjui, San Martin-which is the main cocoa production area in Peru-was carried out between December 2009-January 2010. This study analyzes Peruvian cocoa farmers’ socio-economic characteristics as these attributes affect their decision-making process in the cocoa commercialization for their self-improvement and evaluates if the farmers’ participation in Acopagro or not influences the increment of the cocoa...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Socio-economic characteristics; Logistic model; Multiple regression function; Cocoa production; Marketing channel; Farmers’ organization; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99218

Can HIPCs Use Hyper-Incentives?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menzies,   Gordon Douglas.
Hyper-incentive contracts (Menzies 2004) can be used to pursue humanitarian goals (providing a safety net) while allowing creditors to offer innovative repayment friendly contracts to debtors (eliminating a debt overhang).  Both the contract of Krugman (1988) and the hyper-incentive contract are illustrated with some calculations based on current Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs).  The outcomes for the two contracts are similar, but the twelve countries examined could each benefit by an average amount of $US2002100 million under a hyper-incentive contract
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Debt overhang; Debt forgiveness; Hyper-incentive contract; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; F34.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50012

Using involvement to understand responses to biosecurity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bewsell,   Denise; Bigsby,   Hugh R.; Cullen,   Ross.
The effectiveness of biosecurity measures at national borders is influenced by the behaviour and levels of involvement of travellers. Involvement is the importance or relevance of an object or situation to an individual. Involvement helps regulate the way in which people receive and process information and thus influences the extent of information searching for decision making, and information processing and persuasion. In this study, we drew on the concept of involvement to investigate the response of individuals to New Zealand biosecurity requirements. A range of people associated with the agricultural and food processing sectors were surveyed using a five item scale of involvement to measure their level of involvement in biosecurity. The results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Behaviour; Involvement; Biosecurity; Travellers; Information processing; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97134

Technology Transfer in the Irish Food Industry: Researcher Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henchion,   Maeve M.; Kelly,   Debbie; O'Reilly,   Paul.
The public R&amp;D system represents an important part of the framework conditions for carrying out innovation activities and creating commercially applicable knowledge (Drejer and Jørgensen, 2004). It is an important source of information for companies, particularly those that are developing new products (Tijssen, 2004). However, Rubenstein (2003) stated that there has been a perception that public research capacity and results were not being optimally used and thus that potential economic benefits were not entirely realised. It is also suggested that research conducted in the public sector is not efficiently or successfully transferred to industry (Markman et al, 1999) and that it is necessary to understand and improve the means of technology transfer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49850

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS OF NEW FARM ENTRANTS IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josephson,   Rea M.; Watt,   J.B.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124327

Factors Influencing Recent Farm Improvements: Report on a Victorian Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   I.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1959
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8742

The Role of Consultants for Danish Farmers Coping with the Change in Farming Conditions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krabbe,   Henning.
An overview of a modern consultancy service to Danish farmers is given. The Danish model includes technical advice, farm management and accounting. Good consultants, new products, goal settings and campaigns are described.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consulting; Key account consultants; Accounting; Goal setting; Farming; LandboNord; Denmark; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24277

A financial analysis of the effect of the mix of crop and sheep enterprises on the risk profile of dryland farms in south-eastern Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hutchings,   Timothy R.; Nordblom,   Thomas L.
This study analyses the financial risk faced by representative mixed-enterprise farm businesses in four regions of south-eastern Australia. It uses discrete stochastic programming to optimise the ten-year cash flow margins produced by these farms operating three different farming systems. Monte Carlo analysis is used to produce a risk profile for each scenario, derived from multiple runs of this optimised model, randomised for commodity prices and decadal growing season rainfall since 1920. This analysis shows that the performance of the enterprise mixes at each site is characterised more by the level of variability of possible outcomes than by the mean values of financial outputs. It demonstrates that relying on mean values for climate and prices...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101405

Structural changes in U.S. agriculture: Financial performance of farms in transition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katchova,   Ani L.
This study examines the financial performance and stress experienced by beginning and retired farms in the U.S. Using USDA’s ARMS data, probit models are estimated to study the personal and farm characteristics that affect whether or not the financial ratios fall into critical zones. The results show that older farmers and larger farms are less likely to experience financial stress while hobby farms and livestock farms are more likely to experience financial stress. The results for beginning and retired farmers indicate fewer significant effects.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beginning farmers; Financial performance; Financial stress; Retired farmers; Transitioning farmers; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60965

Working Farm Participation and Acreage Enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambert,   Dayton M.; Sullivan,   Patrick; Claassen,   Roger.
Among Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants, there is a distinction between farm households using the program to ease out of farming and those using the program to augment production receipts. We find evidence that factors other than crop or livestock revenue and environmental factors are associated with program participation and acreage enrollment among farmers who continue agricultural production. Program payments and farm size are positively associated with the amount of land enrolled in the CRP, and characteristics of participants in land retirement and working-lands CRP components are similar.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Acreage enrollment; Conservation Reserve Program; Land retirement; Program participation; Working farms; Working-land conservation; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q24; Q28.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6620

THE USEFULNESS AND INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION SOURCES ON COMMERCIAL FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gloy,   Brent A.; Akridge,   Jay T.; Whipker,   Linda D.
The usefulness of several information sources is examined for U.S. farms with sales in excess of $100,000.  The results indicate that crop/livestock-specific magazines and general farm magazines are the most useful information sources.  Analyses indicate that the types and number of different commodities that the farm produced, as well as Internet use, are the most consistent predictors of attitudes toward various information sources.  However, characteristics that explain attitudes toward different information sources vary substantially across the information sources.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21735

ZUR WIRTSCHAFTLICHEN SITUATION GEORGISCHER LANDWIRTSCHAFTSBETRIEBE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Eberhard; Tillack,   Peter; Mosashvili,   Nodar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14880

1998 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Christensen,   James L.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Anderson,   Robert D.; Fales,   Perry A.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
Average net farm income was $8,616 in 1998 for the 210 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is a decrease of 79% from 1997.  During the last 20 years, net farm income has been lower than  the 1998 level only in 1981 and 1985.  Since costs changed very little, almost all of the decrease can be attributed to decreases in hog sales, especially, to decreases in corn and soybean sales and substantial decreases in the value of inventories.  (Net farm income is an accrual measure calculated by subtracting total cash farm expense and depreciation from gross cash farm income and adjusting for changes in inventory items.)   Actual profit levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13568

Results of the North Dakota Land Valuation Model for the 2011 Agricultural Real Estate Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aakre,   Dwight G.; Haugen,   Ronald H.
This report summarizes the 2011 results of the North Dakota Land Valuation Model. The model is used annually to estimate average land values by county, based on the value of production from cropland and non-cropland. The county land values developed from this procedure form the basis for the 2011 valuation of agricultural land for real estate tax assessment. The average value for all agricultural land in a county from this analysis is multiplied by the total acres of agricultural land on the county abstract to determine each county’s total agricultural land value for taxation purposes. The State Board of Equalization compares this value with the total value assessed to agricultural property in each county. Each county is required by state statute to assess...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land valuation; Real estate assessment; Agricultural land; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115560

FARM INCOME ENHANCEMENT POTENTIAL FOR SMALL, PART-TIME FARMING OPERATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanford,   Scott; Tweeten,   Luther G.
Linear programming and stochastic farm growth simulation models are used to assess the impact of alternative enterprise selection, variation in farm income, inflation, and off-farm income on the growth of small, part-time farms in East Central Oklahoma.  Results indicate that alternative rates of inflation or variation in farm income do not significantly impact the operation or expansion of part-time farming operations.  Adoption of alternative enterprises on part-time farms can lead to full-time farming operations where expansion initially is aided through use of off-farm income.  Small full-time operators could greatly enhance family income by obtaining off-farm employment and income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29258

Land settlement planning issues in irrigation management:  A review of experiences in Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stanbury,   Pamela.
This document is meant to present a framework for analyzing the institutions related to water management in a river basin context. The design of the five-country regional study undertaken by IWMI on “Development of Effective Water Management Institutions” provided a new methodology and a framework for river basin studies. It consists of four key components of diagnostic investigations related to water resources management in a river basin, which are interrelated. These key components are the physical system, water accounting, socioeconomic situation and performance. This study design is given in the Study’s Inception Report of 15 June 1999, and the Methodological Guidelines of 1 October 1999. This document takes one step further, and provides a conceptual...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Settlement; Planning; Land management; Sri Lanka; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53072

Second Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmers of Northern Minnesota for the year 1932 (April 1, 1932 to April 1, 1933)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Cleland,   S.B.; Cavert,   W.L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1933
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52670

Structural and Financial Characteristics of U.S. Farms: 2001 Family Farm Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James D.; Perry,   Janet E.; Korb,   Penelope J.; Sommer,   Judith E.; Ryan,   James T.; Green,   Robert C.; Durst,   Ron L.; Monke,   James D.
Family farms vary widely in size and other characteristics, ranging from very small retirement and residential farms to establishments with sales in the millions of dollars. The farm typology developed by the Economic Research Service (ERS) categorizes farms into groups based primarily on occupation of the operator and sales class of the farm. The typology groups reflect operators' expectations from farming, position in the life cycle, and dependence on agriculture. The groups differ in their importance to the farm sector, product specialization, program participation, and dependence on farm income. These (and other) differences are discussed in this report.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS); Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial situation; Farm operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Farm typology; Female farm operators; Government payments; Spouses of farm operators; Taxes; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33707

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1971 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12996

MANAGEMENT VON QUALITÄTSDATEN - EINE EMPIRISCHE ANALYSE IN WERTSCHÖPFUNGSKETTEN DER ÖKOLOGISCH WIRTSCHAFTENDEN SCHWEINEBETRIEBE IN DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Christa; Doluschitz,   Reiner.
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Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Informationsmanagement; Ökologische Schweinefleischproduktion; Wertschöpfungskette; Qualität; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93933

Tax Management Strategies for Depreciable Assets Acquired During 1982 and After
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saxowsky,   David M.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120767

Measurement of Farm Credit Risk: SUR Model and Simulation Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yan,   Yan; Barry,   Peter J.; Paulson,   Nicholas D.; Schnitkey,   Gary D.
The study addresses problems in measuring credit risk under the structure model, and then proposes a seemingly unrelated regression model (SUR) to predict farms’ ability in meeting their current and anticipated obligations in the next 12 months. The empirical model accounts for both the dependence structure and the dynamic feature of the structure model, and is used for estimating asset correlation using FBFM data for 1995-2004. Farm credit risk is then predicted by copula based simulation process with historical default rates as benchmark. Results are reported and compared to previous studies on farm default.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Credit Risk Measurement; Seemingly Unrelated Regression Model; Simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49222

Use of strategies and decision rules by Australian wool producers to manage uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murray-Prior,   Roy B.; Wright,   Vic.
Decisions by Australian wool producers were modelled with a technique combining personal construct psychology and hierarchical decision models. Both strategic and tactical approaches were evident in wool producers’ responses to the risks associated with producing and marketing their wool. Strategic responses included avoiding short to medium-term response to price changes, diversification, maintaining equity and selling wool at auction in the same sale each year. Producers identified many types of risk, with each engendering a distinctive response. Similarly the context of a decision appeared to have a major influence on the attitude to risk. Simplifying decision rules were apparent that helped producers deal with the physical, information, and processing...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Hierarchical decision models; Risk; Uncertainty; Ambiguity; Strategy; Wool; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120919

A comparative analysis of the technical efficiency of rain-fed and smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Makombe,   Godswill; Namara,   Regassa E.; Hagos,   Fitsum; Awulachew,   Seleshi Bekele; Ayana,   Mekonnen; Bossio,   Deborah A.
Agriculture is the most significant contributor to Ethiopia’s economy. Most of the agricultural production is under rainfed conditions and thus extremely sensitive to rainfall variability. Irrigation development, including smallholder irrigation, is used by the Ethiopian Government to attempt to mitigate the effects of rainfall variability. In this study, we look at smallholder irrigation - modern and traditional irrigation systems. A detailed description of the cropping patterns is given. The stochastic frontier production function approach is used to estimate technical inefficiency, and constraints to production are analyzed. Since the traditional system is found to be efficient but on a lower production frontier, the study shows that significant gains...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rainfed farming; Irrigated farming; Efficiency; Irrigation schemes; Small scale systems; Cropping patterns; Crop production; Economic aspects; Statistical analysis; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113012

Report of a Farm Management Survey of 130 Dairy Farms in Freeborn, Steele, and Waseca Counties
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1936
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113292

Distribution of Farm Operator Debt by Farm Size and Lender
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dodson,   Charles B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60389

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2002 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Westman,   Lorin L.; Olson,   Kent D.
The average net farm income was $64,666 for the 54 farms included in the 2002 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This was an increase of 6% from 2001.   While gross cash farm income increased by 10%, total cash operating expenses increased substantially more, by 19%.  This increase in expenses was offset by an increase in the value of  inventories resulting primarily from higher crop yields and higher crop prices.    As in previous years, the income levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average.  When the net farm incomes for the 54 farms in the report were ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph shows how much the incomes do vary.  Several farms experienced negative...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13852

O perfil do gestor em organizações agroindustriais e a possibilidade das alianças estratégicas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goncalves,   Mucio Tosta; Guimaraes,   Rita Cassia Prates.
Este artigo analisa o papel do gestor organizador da aliança estratégica entre pequenos produtores rurais, suas habilidades, as ações gerenciais que levam ao sucesso e ao fracasso, as características endógenas e exógenas que são determinantes institucionais e humanos em um sistema agrícola e; apresenta um modelo conceitual de planejamento e gerência rural. Discute também a formação de alianças estratégicas entre pequenos produtores rurais como uma alternativa eficiente para torná-los mais competitivos e rentáveis.Discute-se, então, o ciclo de vida da aliança estratégica, dos elementos que possibilitarão o seu sucesso e dos riscos da parceria.-------------This article analyses the manager’s paper on the strategic alliance between small farmers, their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gestão rural; Alianças estratégicas; Planejamento rural; Ciclo de vida da aliança; Agroindústria; Rural management; Strategic alliance; Rural planning; Alliance life cycle; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107929

Weather Cycles, Production Yields and Georgia's Muscadine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raghunathan,   Uthra; Wong,   Jonathan; Escalante,   Cesar L.
This paper looks at the relationship between weather, crop yield, and market price of muscadines using a dynamic panel data that spans from the 2000 to 2005 and across the state of Georgia. We use a Generalized Methods of Moments  technique to estimate the impact of weather on the price of muscadines with the yield per acre as the instrumented variable. The results suggest that there is a relationship between the price and weather for muscadines, which provide important implications for the potential relevance of a weather derivative for muscadine production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Muscadines; Weather cycles; Price; Production yields; Georgia; Generalized Method of Moments; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9926

Where has all the cream gone: How sustainable is the English dairy supply chain?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glover,   Jane.
The sustainability of the dairy supply chain is a widely debated topic in the industry. The purpose of this paper is to explore farmer behaviour in response to diminishing returns and investigates the possible long-term implications of low returns, identified by farming families. The paper argues that, sustained declines in margins, coupled with other structural changes in the industry, will eventually lead to an exodus of small family farms. A qualitative methodology ensures in-depth data were collected over a five year period. The results indicate that farmers and their families are concerned over the reduced margins for their produce, with many smaller farms forced to subsidies the business with alternative sources of income. Farmers also raise concerns...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Sustainability; Family farming; Behaviour.; Farm Management; D400; J300; L110; M100; Q120.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108940

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1962 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13160

RESPONSE PATTERNS IN SOME AUSTRALIAN FARM ECONOMIC MAIL SURVEYS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dillon,   John L.; Jarrett,   Frank G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22529

Influence of Cost Share and EQIP Incentive Payments on Adoptions of Best Management Practices by Louisiana Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gauthier,   Wayne M.; Paudel,   Krishna P.; Westra,   John V.; Hall,   Larry M.
Adoption of best management practices (BMPs) minimizes the negative externalities created by the manure by-product of milk production. Logistic regression procedure was used to understand the impact of socioeconomic attributes of Louisiana dairy farmers on BMP adoption decision relative to the cost share and incentive payment.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35633

PROBLEMS OF RESOURCE USE ON THE FAMILY FARM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nalson,   J.S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22531

2000 ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.; Creed,   Nancy.
Compilation of 2000 outlook articles written by faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University covering issues such as the economy, farm policy, commodity prices and production, farm income, and farm input supplies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11700

Micro and Small Enterprises in Central and Northern Mozambique: Results of a 1996 Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56023

Conjoint Analysis of Choice Attributes and Market Segmentation of Rural Tourists In Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yun,   Hee-Jeong.
This study aims to analyze the attributes considered in choosing rural sites for tourism purposes by city dwellers and the market segmentation of rural tourism from a rural tourism demand perspective. For this purpose, this study investigates the attributes of rural areas considered in the selection of rural tourism destinations by urban dwellers using a conjoint model as a stated preference model. Based on literature reviews, two questionnaire surveys are conducted. The first questionnaire survey is performed in the 4 cities of Seoul, Daejeon, Suwon and Chuncheon with 408 urban residents. The second questionnaire survey is performed in the 5 cities of Seoul, Chuncheon, Daejeon, Cheonju and Busan with about 1,060 urban residents. The study results suggest...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural tourism; Rural leisure; Choice attributes; Market segmentation of rural tourism; Regional planning; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90685

1969 Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming for Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7529

Búzatermelés – olcsón vagy jól?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fodor-Nemeth,   Barbara.
Az utóbbi időben a mezőgazdasági termelők jó része elfordult az intenzív termeléstől, és költségkímélő módon kezdett gazdálkodni. Nem a körülményekhez képest legnagyobb termés betakarítása a cél, hanem a lehető legnagyobb profi t. Az elmúlt két év eredményeit vizsgálva kiderült, hogy a profi t mindenképpen nőtt a költségcsökkentéssel, ugyanakkor ez a szemlélet és gyakorlat hosszú távon jelentős agronómiai problémákat okozhat.   ----------------------------------------  Recently a sizeable portion of agricultural producers have abandoned intensive production in favour of low-cost farming. Their goal is to make the most profit rather than to achieve the largest harvest possible under the circumstances. We set out to explore the economic consequences of this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Költségkímélő termelés; Intenzív technológia; Jövedelmezőség.; Low-cost production; Intensive technology; Profitability; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92530

SURE Impact? An Empirical Investigation of Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bekkerman,   Anton; Smith,   Vincent H.; Watts,   Myles J.
The Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program, enacted under the 2008 Farm Bill, is intended to provide indemnity payments to producers whose crop losses exceed 50% of their historical average yields.  However, indemnification does not require that the farm is located in a region designated a disaster relief area -- a provision that can create significant moral hazard incentives. This study is the first to perform an empirical analysis of possible moral hazard behavior in corn, soybean, and wheat markets in response to the SURE program. Results suggest that an increase in crop insurance demand after the enactment of SURE may be due to the program's moral hazard incentives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61154

Analysis of Factors Affecting on Risk Management of Wheat Production Among Wheat Farmers (Razavieh Region, Khorasan-E-Razavi Province, Iran)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sookhtanlo,   Mojtaba; Sarani,   Valiollah.
The main purpose of this study was to analyze the Factors Affecting on risk management in wheat production among farmers of Razavieh region (Khorasan-E-Razavi province, Iran). Statistical population of the study was 1520 farmers that they had water cultivation. By using of stratified proportional random sampling 156 respondents were selected from 8 villages. For the calculation of the risk-aversion coefficient degree among farmers, the Safety First Rule model was used. The findings revealed that the dominant respondents (65%) were risk-averse. The results of exploratory factorial analysis showed that five factors determined about 74.267 % from total variance for wheat farmers' risk management that consist of: economy &amp; marketing management factor,...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Wheat farmers; Risk-aversion; Risk management; Drought; Agricultural extension; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; GA; IN.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120238

STRESS AMONG FARM WOMEN:AN ANALYSIS OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayaraman,   Anuja; Findeis,   Jill L.; Swaminathan,   Hema.
Farming is among the high-stress occupations in the United States and farm women have higher stress scores due to multiple job holdings. The study investigates the determinants of time stress experienced by farm women in Pennsylvania applying an economic model of stress developed by Hamermesh and Lee (2003).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20307

A Metafrontier Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Selected European Agricultures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnes,   Andrew Peter; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114807

Land Reform and Farm-Household Income Inequality: The Case of Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kimhi,   Ayal.
The income inequality implications of land reform are examined for the case of Georgia using regression-based inequality decomposition techniques. An egalitarian land redistribution is likely to equalize per-capita income among farm households, implying that continuing the land reform process in Georgia is likely to benefit poorer households, relatively speaking. However, land fragmentation was found to be disequalizing, and therefore land market developments that enable plot consolidation are not less important for inequality than the land redistribution itself. Both landholdings and farm assets have favorable inequality implications not only through farm income but also through non-farm income, implying that these productive assets increase the economic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Income inequality; Land reform; Inequality decomposition; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54159

Determinants of the Extension of Part-time Farming--Results from a Probit Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harsche,   Johannes.
This paper presents a Probit model explaining the employment decisions of farmers located in the German State of Hesse. The model is based on a cross-section analysis including data from 74 Hessian farmers. It indicates empirically a strong impact from wages on employment decisions of farmers. It also verifies the importance of the personal type of entrepreneur for their working behaviour. Finally, we can conclude that, regarding working behaviour, farmers react to signals from the labour market conditions as well as to the structural transformation process in the agricultural sector.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Probit models; Part-time farming; Microeconomic household models; Employment behaviour; Labour markets; Farm Management; C25; D13; Q12; J22.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24491

THE FARM LEVEL EFFECTS OF BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION: THE CASE OF DART
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bosch,   Darrell J.; Lee,   Katherine L.
In this study, two methods of entering and accessing dairy herd records are compared: the traditional mail-in Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) system and the Direct Access to Records by Telephone (DART) system, which provides more timely and convenient access to records.  An evaluation of DART was carried out using mail survey responses from 117 DART users and telephone surveys of 40 randomly selected users.  Results indicate that DART users are generally satisfied with the system and feel that it improves their herd management.  Variations in use of the DART system by DART users are explained by herd, cost, and management variables.  DART users and comparable non-DART, DHI users are compared with respect to gains in herd production efficiency.  Results...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29268

STOCHASTIC FOOD PRICES AND SLASH-AND-BURN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett,   Christopher B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28344

Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Awareness Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aubin,   Pierre; Auger,   Genevieve; Perreault,   Claude.
This study falls within the enhancing awareness and understanding theme of the National Climate Change Strategy. It was conducted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in January/February 2001 and involved   1,643 farming operation, feeder cattle, dairy cattle, hogs and poultry producers.  The purpose of this study is to assess producers' level of awareness of climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as their understanding of the role of agriculture in the emissions of GHG. This   study also establishes a baseline measurement that will be used to evaluate the success of the awareness and public education effort regarding climate change and GHG.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Greenhouse gas emissions; Emission targets; Kyoto protocol; National climate change process; Survey; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53932

NEGATIVE INCOME TAXES, CHILDRENS' ALLOWANCES AND THE FAMILY ASSISTANCE PLAN - BENEFITS TO PEOPLE WITH FARM EARNINGS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reinsel,   Edward I.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30501

TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF UPLAND RICE PRODUCERS IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jude,   Asiimwe. K.
Uganda’s rice demand has been on an increase due to increasing population, urbanization and changing consumer preferences. The resulting effect has been increased importation of rice into the country consequently straining foreign exchange accounts. Insufficiency in the rice supply is related to the low national average yield of 1.5t/ha. New upland rice varieties that are high yielding have been introduced in the country to improve national supply, save wetlands, fight food insecurity and improve incomes of the rural poor. This study was conducted in South Western Uganda in the districts of Bushenyi and Rukungiri. It examined whether farmers were technically efficient in input use to generate the required output levels and the farm specific factors that...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117711

DETERMINANTS OF PART-TIME FARMING AND ITS EFFECT ON FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lien,   Gudbrand D.; Kumbhakar,   Subal C.; Hardaker,   J. Brian.
Little attention has been given in the agricultural economics literature to the impact of off-farm work on farm productivity and efficiency. More knowledge about what determines part-time farming and whether farm productivity and efficiency are affected by part-time farming could help policy makers introduce better targeted rural development policies. This paper aims to fill the above-mentioned gaps by first analysing factors that influence the choice of off-farm work; and then examining how off-farm work influences productivity and technical efficiency at the farm level. An unbalanced panel data set from 1991 to 2005 from Norwegian grain farms is used for this purpose. The results show that the likelihood of off-farm work and the share of time allocated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Off-farm work; Productivity; Efficiency; Unobserved heterogeneity; Panel data; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6701

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS APPROACH TO SELECTION OF FARM EQUIPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Osborn,   James E.; Barrick,   Wendell C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29866

MEASUREMENT AND MODELING OF FARMERS' GOALS: AN EVALUATION AND SUGGESTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patrick,   George F.; Blake,   Brian F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29387

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1978 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Pfeifer,   Hilbert B., Jr.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13056

Agriculture and Dairy Production Systems in China: An Overview and Case Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wattiaux,   Michel A.; Frank,   Gary G.; Powell,   J. Mark; Wu,   Zhinguo; Guo,   Yuyuan.
The Chinese dairy industry is growing rapidly. Since 1980, the rate of increase in dairy cattle in China's dairy industry (+210,000 cows per year) is 1.7 times higher than the rate of decline of dairy cattle in the US dairy industry (-124,000 cows per year). If the current trends do not change, there will be as many dairy cows in China as in the US-approximately 7.45 million cows in 2012.  This two-part Discussion Paper presents the context in which the Chinese dairy industry is developing (Part I) and a study of the Dairy Farm systems and case studies of five farms in the Province of Yunnan, the city of Beijing and the province of Heilongjiang (Part II).
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Chinese Dairy Industry; Dairy Cows in China; Development of the Chinese Dairy Industry; Chinese Dairy Farm Case Studies; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37654

Beginning Farmers in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.; Wanzek,   Janet K.; Mortensen,   Timothy L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23449

Application of Fuzzy Sets within Measuring and Managing certain Agricultural Risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sedlak,   Otilija; Kocic Vugdelija,   Vesna.
The aim of this paper is to set-up the algorithm for determining the degree of workability of the soil, to help the owners of family farms to plan working hours of agricultural machines, i.e. with the machine park management. The plans, which would be made by use of these algorithms and based on the accurate information of the cultivation conditions, would result in the appropriate use of time and capacity of the agricultural machines. In some sectors, such as agriculture or certain industries, chance that certain event occurs plays a very important role. The influence of random events, however, can be significantly reduced if decision makers are counting on them, reveal their nature and gather as much information about them as possible. Justification of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Family Farms; Machine Park Management; Fuzzy Systems; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109383

FARMERS' PREFERENCES FOR CROP CONTRACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lajili,   Kaouthar; Barry,   Peter J.; Sonka,   Steven T.; Mahoney,   Joseph T.
An empirical approach combining elements of principal-agent theory and transaction cost economics is used to determine farmers'’ preferences for contract terms in crop production. The approach is tested by asking grain farmers to rank contract choices and specify price premiums in simulated case situations. The statistical results indicate that farmers'’ preferences for rates of cost sharing, price premiums, and financing arrangements are significantly influenced by asset specialization and uncertainty associated with the case situations, and by selected business and personal characteristics.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30859

Measuring the Consistency of Phytosanitary Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigsby,   Hugh R.
The paper presents a model for quantifying quarantine-related phytosanitary measures by combining the two basic components of pest risk assessment, probability of establishment and economic effects, into a single management framework, Iso-Risk. The model provides a systematic and objective basis for defining and measuring acceptable risk and for justifying quarantine actions relative to acceptable risk. This can then be used to measure consistency of phytosanitary measures. The Iso-Risk framework is applied using a database of USDA phytosanitary risk assessments. The results show that the USDA risk assessment system produces assessments that are not consistent across a range of intermediate values for consequence or likelihood of occurrence.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Iso-Risk; Phytosanitary risk assessment; Pest risk assessment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97131

Rum Corps to IXL: Services to Pastoralists and Farmers in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidson,   Bruce Robinson.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12252

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1926, 1927, and 1928 on the Farm Accounting Route at Crookston - Polk County - Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Ruud,   C.O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1929
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108544

AN ANALYSIS OF THE RISK AVERSION OF FARM OPERATORS:  AN ASSET PORTFOLIO APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lins,   David A.; Gabriel,   Stephen C.; Sonka,   Steven T.
The absolute and relative risk aversion characteristics of a large sample of farm operators were estimated from the observed portfolio responses to changes in wealth.  Regression estimates suggest that farm operators display decreasing absolute risk aversion.  Relative risk aversion varies by type of farm.  However, the definition of risky assets has an important bearing on relative risk aversion characteristics.  Non-wealth variables are also important in explaining the holding of risky assets by farm operators.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32078

Substitutability of Livestock Manure for Chemical Fertilizer:  A Contingent Valuation Analysis of Crop Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Luter,   Ryan L.; Norwood,   F. Bailey; Massey,   Raymond E.
The impact of new manure management regulations depends on the willingness of crop producers to accept manure.  A contingent valuation analysis of crop producers was used to estimate the willingness of crop producers to accept or pay for manure.  Results indicate that producers will pay a positive price on average, but some would require a payment before accepting manure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19914

Risk and Nitrogen Application Decisions in Florida Potato Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Asci,   Serhat; Borisova,   Tatiana; VanSickle,   John J.; Zotarelli,   Lincoln.
This study focuses on development of agricultural best management practices (BMPs) for potato production areas in Northeast Florida, and presents the results of the initial situation assessment. BMP implementation is the primary strategy used by agencies and farmers to improve the efficiency and to ensure environmental sustainability of agricultural production. Although BMPs are defined as “economically feasible” and “cost-effective”, economic analysis conducted as a part of BMP development has been limited, leaving the room for disagreement about economic impacts of specific BMPs. As a part of the situation assessment, we used interviews, group discussions, a survey, and a field trip to collect information about farmers’ production practices and to...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Florida potato production; Partial budget analysis; Risk analysis; Best management practice; Nitrogen fertilization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119797

PDA and Handheld GPS Adoption in Precision Cotton Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walton,   Jonathan C.; Larson,   James A.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Lambert,   Dayton M.; English,   Burton C.; Larkin,   Sherry L.; Marra,   Michele C.
This research analyzed the adoption of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) and handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in cotton production. Analysis using a logit model found that younger farmers who used a crop consultant, remote-sensing, variable-rate fertilizer, and reported greater yield variability had a higher probability of adopting.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6839

Integrated water resource systems:  Theory and policy implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keller,   Andrew; Keller,   Jack; Seckler,   David.
Presents the concept of integrated water resources systems (IWS) as clearly and simply as possible, with a focus on the irrigation sector-the largest and most complex user of water.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Water policy; Irrigation efficiency; Water demand; Leaching; Water use efficiency; Water supply; Evapotranspiration; Models; Water conservation; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52730

FARMERS’ RISK PERCEPTION AND RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palinkas,   Peter; Szekely,   Csaba.
The local, regional and global economic and natural phenomena of previous decades collectively emphasize the growing importance of risk factors affecting agricultural production both directly and indirectly. Agricultural producers should not restrict their risk management strategies to offset and relieve the problems caused by climatic and natural phenomena, but the knowledge of up-to-date professional, market, and agricultural policy developments is more and more an indispensable condition of successful farming. Besides what mentioned above, it is at least equally important to answer the question of how farmers perceive the importance of risk factors surrounding their activities, as it strongly influences the shaping of their risk management strategies....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk perception; Risk management; International comparison; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47554

TECHNOLOGY AND THE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT MIX
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abel,   Martin E.; Welsch,   Delane E.
The purpose of this paper is to show how the allocation of research resources among commodities and the effects of such allocations on the output mix depend upon (a) the initial production conditions, (b) the nature of the research production functions, and (c) the nature of the demand relations for the commodity outputs. The basic model used is a two-factor, two-product model in which certain types of technical change are introduced.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13236

MANAGEMENT GAMES AND THE TEACHING OF FARM MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Longworth,   John W.
The concept of a farm management game is explained, and the relationships between simulation, games and Monte Carlo techniques are discussed. The potential role of farm management games in improving the teaching of farm management is reviewed. The management game is presented as a dynamic case study.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22934

Saltbush – a case for reintroduction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ledger,   Peter; Morgan,   Christopher K.
This paper reviews historical, philosophical and socio-cultural information as a means of explaining why saltbush in Australia has declined. That decline coincided with introduced hard hoofed animals overgrazing native pastures and was compounded by land clearing. Over time, losing ecosystem diversity degraded vegetation, soil and water resources; subsequently, watertables rose. A benefit of saltbush ecosystems has been keeping landscape function stable by controlling saline watertables. In suitable ecosystems, the reintroduction of saltbush would be potentially highly rewarding, but significant impediments block the way, none more so than a decision-making context overwhelmingly constrained by short-term production and financial considerations. The...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Saltbush; Farm management; Holistic planning; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122231

LESSONS FROM THE MALIAN MIS EXPERIENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango; Staatz,   John M.
Mali has been successful in developing a financially sustainable, client-oriented agricultural market information system (MIS) that provides farmers, consumers, processors, banks, government agencies, and donors up-to-date information on market conditions and the forces driving them.  Six factors have been critical to the MIS success in Mali:  the commitment of policy makers, the financial commitment over the medium term of external funding agencies, developing thorough knowledge of the marketing systems of the country; the choice of the appropriate institutional "home" for managing the system, the development of the human capital for managing the system, the constant targeting of the information needs of the users, which is essential to the financial...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11805

Real option models for simulating digester system adoption on livestock farms in Emilia-Romagna
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bartolini,   Fabio; Gallerani,   Vittorio; Viaggi,   Davide.
Innovation and new technology adoption represent two central elements for the enterprise and industry development process in agriculture. The objective of this paper is to develop a farm-household model able to simulate the impacts of uncertainty in SFP, the selling price of energy and agricultural product prices parameters on the adoption of methane digester for biogas production. The model implemented is based on a real option approach that includes investment irreversibility and stochasticity in relevant parameters. The results show the relevance of uncertainty in determining the timing of adoption and emphasise the importance of predictability as a major component of policy design.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Real options; Methane digester; Biogas; Investment; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61112

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - RICE, LOUISIANA, 1997; PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - SOYBEANS, CORN, MILO, WHEAT, AND WHEAT-SOYBEAN DOUBLE CROP, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giesler,   G. Grant; Salassi,   Michael E.
Farmers are annually faced with critical management decisions that impact the employment of production inputs for various crop enterprises and the combination of crops that will be assembled into a cropping system.  The need for reliable information is crucial if sound production decisions are t o be made. Planning information plays a pivotal role in the development of 1997 production plans by farmers and is important in supporting their efforts to secure the necessary resources to carry out their plans. In addition, information regarding production alternatives and costs and returns for major crop enterprises is needed by extension personnel, researchers, lending institutions, and others involved in agriculture or agribusiness. This information has become...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31668

Adoption and impacts of zero tillage as a resource conserving technology in the irrigated plains of South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erenstein,   Olaf; Farooq,   Umar; Malik,   R.K.; Sharif,   Muhammad.
The recent stagnation of productivity growth in the irrigated areas of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia has led to a quest for resource-conserving technologies that can save water, reduce production costs and improve production. The present synthesis of two detailed country studies confirmed widespread adoption of zero tillage (ZT) wheat in the rice-wheat systems of India’s Haryana State (34.5% of surveyed households) and Pakistan’s Punjab province (19%). The combination of a significant “yield effect” and “cost-saving effect” makes adoption worthwhile and is the main driver behind the rapid spread and widespread acceptance of ZT in Haryana, India. In Punjab, Pakistan, adoption is driven by the significant ZT-induced cost savings for wheat...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Zero tillage; Rice; Wheat; Water conservation; India; Pakistan; Haryana; Punjab; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91816

Challenging Small-scale Farming, A Non-parametric Analysis of the (Inverse) Relationship Between Farm Productivity and Farm Size in Burundi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verschelde,   Marijn; D'Haese,   Marijke F.C.; Vandamme,   Ellen; Rayp,   Glenn.
We use a nonparametric estimation of the production function to investigate the relation- ship between farm productivity and farming scale in poor smallholder agricultural systems in the north of Burundi. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a predominant small scale subsistence farming sector. A Kernel regression is used on data of mixed cropping systems to study the determinants of production including different factors that have been identified in literature as missing variables in the testing of the inverse relationship such as soil quality, location and household heterogeneity. Household data on farm activities and crop production was gathered among 640 households in 2007 in two Northern provinces of Burundi. Four production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Inverse relationship; Farm size; Nonparametric; Burundi; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115550

Prospects for Uganda's Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.; Combs,   David K.
The East African country of Uganda might not be thought of as the location of a viable, growing dairy industry. However, Uganda recorded a threefold increase in milk production from 1991 to 2004. While Uganda's dairy industry faces important challenges, the industry possesses advantages that can lead to further increases in milk production if additional, profitable markets can be found for Uganda's milk and dairy products. A major advantage possessed by Uganda's dairy industry is a favorable climate for milk production. Uganda's farmers also have demonstrated a willingness to accept new technologies that can increase milk production. The biggest challenges facing the industry are those associated with poor milk quality and pronounced seasonality of milk...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uganda Dairy Industry; Uganda's Political and Economic Environment; Pasture-Based Dairy Industry; Poor Milk Quality; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37492

The succession effect within management decisions of family farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Calus,   Mieke; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
The preparation of the farm transfer or farm exit is a process that starts in the consolidation stage of the farm life cycle. In this stage, the decision to transfer the farm or not is taken and the farm management is adapted to this decision. The objective of this paper is to model the succession effect on farm management. The results show that the succession effect plays a role from the age of 45. An early designation of the successor gives an incentive to invest and to improve the management.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm transfer; Succussor; Farm life cycle; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44131

Structural and Financial Characteristics of U.S. Farms, 1995: 20th Annual Family Farm Report to Congress
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sommer,   Judith E.; Hoppe,   Robert A.; Green,   Robert C.; Korb,   Penelope J.
National average statistics related to farm production mask the diversity in the Nation's 2 million farms and the people who operate them. Farms in the United States differ not only by size (sales and acres) and type of production, but also by organizational characteristics (land ownership, legal organization, contracting arrangements) and financial characteristics (debt, assets, income, expenditures). Farm operators and their households vary with respect to demographic characteristics (occupation, age, education), financial characteristics (dependence on farm income, operator/spouse labor allocation), and management characteristics (information sources, business goals).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Farm income; Financial performance; Farm management; Farm business; Government payments; Farm loans; Computer use; Minority farmers; Female farm operators; Farm operator household; Family farm; Small farm; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33620

The measurement of farmers' risk attitudes using a non-structural approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Tae-Hun.
This study estimates farmers' risk attitudes in Missouri using a non-structural approach over time. The non-structural approach proposed by Antle (1989) allows for multiple outputs and various types of risk faced by farmers and doesn't require specific functional forms for utility or production. This approach can also provide farmers' risk attitudes over time. The results show that farmers' risk attitudes are risk loving and change over time, while farmers' risk attitude is generally assumed to be risk averse and very stable over time. Since this approach has the different definition of risk attitude, the results of this study may be a bit different from previous studies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk attitude; Risk preference; Nonstructural approach; Structural approach; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45653

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1977 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13067

STARTING OR RE-ENTERING FARMING: IS THE TIMING RIGHT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benson,   Fred J.; Boehlje,   Michael.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13975

A Bioeconomic Model of the Soybean Aphid Treatment Decision in Soybeans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Badibanga,   Thaddee Mutumba.
Since its first detection in the North Central region in July 2000, the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsamura) has caused considerable loss in soybean (Glycine max L.) yield, bean quality, and producer income.  Discovered first in Wisconsin and then in adjoining states, it is currently distributed in 21 US states and parts of Canada. In 2003, over 42 million acres of soybean in the North Central US were infested and over 7 million acres were treated with insecticides to control soybean aphid (Landis et al. 2003). Populations exceeding 24,000 aphids per plant and 40% losses in seed yield have been reported (DiFonzo &amp; Hines 2002). Even prior to the outbreak of 2003, the Soybean Strategic Pest Management Plan identified soybean aphid as one of the key...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soybean aphid; Bioeconomic model; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19237

HEALTH RELATED HAZARDS OF AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sullivan,   John B., Jr.; Gonzales,   Melissa; Krieger,   Gary R.; Runge,   C. Ford.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13336

The impact of reforming the Common Agricultural Policy on the sustainability of the irrigated area of Central Italy. An empirical assessment by means of a Positive Mathematical Programming model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cortignani,   Raffaele; Severini,   Simone.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a major driver of the environmental and social sustainability of the agriculture in the European Union (EU). Under the 2003 CAP reform, most direct payments to agricultural producers were decoupled from production. This work assesses the possible impact of the CAP reform on the sustainability of an irrigated area of Central Italy with particular attention being paid to decoupling. The analysis has been conducted using the Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP) method that directly estimates the cost function parameters by imposing the first-order conditions of the farm model under consideration. The analysis assesses the impact of the CAP reform on farm cropping patterns, water and chemical use, labour use and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Sustainability; Positive Mathematical Programming; Farmers’ behaviour; Irrigated agriculture; Decoupling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109318

Relative Growth of Subsidiary Farming in Post-Soviet Economies: A Labor Supply Story
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kurkalova,   Lyubov A.; Jensen,   Helen H.
An agricultural household model (AHM) is applied to analyze the changes in labor supply of post-Soviet households. Extensions of the model are presented in which wage and pension arrears are modeled as income uncertainty. Considering two models, one for wage earning households and another for pensioners, we find that wage and pension uncertainties increase subsidiary farming hours and so does a mean-preserving spread in the distribution of pensions. A decline in the probability of receiving wages not only increases subsidiary farming hours but also reduces wage work hours.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Income uncertainty; Wage arrears; Agricultural household model; Labor supply; Economies in transition; Subsidiary farming; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18461

The Economics of Manure Utilization: Model and Application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keplinger,   Keith O.; Hauck,   Larry M.
A model of manure utilization is developed and applied to four types of transportable manure. Model results highlight important response differences among manure types and generally illustrate the diseconomies of manure production. For example, as manure production increases, manure value decreases and excess phosphate applications increase, thereby increasing the potential for phosphorus runoff. Policy scenarios limiting the manure application rate reduce manure value and excess phosphate application. Increasing the ratio of land using manure increases manure value while reducing excess phosphate application. Buildup of soil nutrients reduces manure value, but either increases or decreases excess phosphate application depending on the scenario.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Linear programming; Manure application; Manure transportation; Manure utilization; Manure value; Optimization; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8611

IMPACTOS DA RECOMPOSIÇÃO DA RESERVA LEGAL NAS UNIDADES HIDROGRÁFICAS, NAS UNIDADES DE GERENCIAMENTO DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS E NOS VÁRIOS PERFIS DE MUNICÍPIOS PAULISTAS SEGUNDO A ATIVIDADE AGROPECUÁRIA PRINCIPAL.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goncalves,   Jose Sidnei; Castanho,   Eduardo Pires Filho; Souza,   Sueli Alves Moreira.
O trabalho mostra que os impactos da recomposição da reserva legal não se distribuem de forma uniforme no território paulista, nem da ótica das unidades hidrográficas cada qual com características físicas peculiares. Também entre municípios há diferenças expressivas, dada a especialização regional que conduz a estruturas de produção agropecuária diferenciadas. Assim, não há como aplicar essa medida enquanto pressuposto genérico que ignora as diferenças geográficas e da produção agropecuária.---------------------------This article shows that the impact of the individual farms’  environmental reserve restoration act in São Paulo State is not  distributed uniformly in the State territory, neither in the  hydrographic unites each one whit its own peculiar...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Reserva legal; Agropecuária paulista; Unidades hidrográficas; Área agropecuária; Environmental reserve; Sao Paulo State agriculture; Hydrographic unites; Agricultural area; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108093

Psychometric Testing for Assessing Farmer's Managerial Ability (and Modelling the Origins of Ability)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nuthall,   Peter L.
The key resource in efficient production is the management input used to coordinate the land, labour and capital. Yet, our understanding of this resource is still somewhat limited, especially the factors involved in improving the managerial ability of farmers. This paper summarises three tests developed to help assess managers, and uses the data collected through random surveys of all types of farmers to explain the origins of managerial ability. Survey data on the competencies farmers' believe are important in successful management is reviewed, and finally a computer based teaching package to develop the important competencies is outlined. The tests developed cover managerial style, the locus of control, and aptitude.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Managerial ability; Psychometric tests; Improving ability; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31951

A convivência com o semi-árido e as transformações socioprodutivas na região do sisal – Bahia: por uma perspectiva territorial do desenvolvimento rural
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nascimento,   Humberto Miranda.
As transformações produtivas ocorridas na área sisaleira do Estado da Bahia, nos últimos dez anos, trazem novas perspectivas de inserção econômica para a agricultura familiar do semi-árido baiano. Não só o sisal se recuperou sua importância econômica, outras atividades agrícolas e não-agrícolas começam a ganhar destaque, como a caprino-ovinocultura. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar as transformações produtivas na Região do Sisal tendo como foco de análise a noção de Convivência com o Semi-Árido. Ressalta-se, na conclusão, que a noção de Convivência com o Semi-Árido não é somente a resposta a uma característica peculiar das áreas semi-áridas nordestinas, a estiagem, ela incorpora modos e técnicas de saber-fazer capitaneadas por governos, organizações e...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Convivência com o Semi-árido; Território do Sisal; Desenvolvimento rural. Living strategies with the Semi-Arid; Sisal Territory; Rural Development.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107882

Irreversibility Investment Decisions with Yield and Price Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Price,   T. Jeffrey; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35864

Contracting with Smallholders under Joint Liability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaminski,   Jonathan.
Replaced with revised version of paper Jan. 11, 2012
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Contract farming; Moral hazard; Joint liability; Peer monitoring; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D82; L14; 013; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93128

ZUR STABILITÄT VON GESCHÄFTSBEZIEHUNGEN AUF DEM LANDPACHTMARKT: EINE KAUSALANALYSE ZUR WECHSELBEREITSCHAFT VON VERPÄCHTERN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Albersmeier,   Friederike; Plumeyer,   Cord-Herwig; Schulze,   Birgit; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
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Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beziehungsqualität; Opportunistisches Verhalten; Preiszufriedenheit; PLS; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93941

Farming in the "New Economy" :  An Australian Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McGregor,   Murray J.; Bent,   Martin J.M.
Barriers to trade between countries have reduced through the general Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The nature of trade between businesses is also changing dramatically through developments in Information Technology but also due to adoption of quality assurance and new approaches to supply chain management. The impacts of this "New Economy" vary around the world. This paper considers the implications of these developments for Australian farmers. Whilst these changes can be regarded as generally advantageous to Australian farmers, they may be disadvantaged in some areas because of the relatively small size of the Australian farming sector, its geographical dispersion, the advent of a range of new technologies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6979

Problems of Strategic Management Formation in Russian Agrarian Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bannikova,   N.; Schuele,   H.; Khachatryan,   Armen; Khachatryan,   N.
The rapid changes in Russian agriculture during the last fifteen years require development of particular strategies for efficient farm management. The West-European approaches of strategic management and planning decisions are not directly applicable in the Russian agricultural economy; Russian large and medium-sized agricultural enterprises act on different organisational principles, due to the specific peculiarities of their business mentality. The objective of the research is to adopt modern strategic management concepts to the peculiarities of Russian agriculture and to work out proposals on formation of strategic planning system in agricultural production. To this end it is necessary to define the strategic planning features which take into account...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44386

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1991 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Talley,   Dary E.; Fales,   Perry A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13008

CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, FARM STRUCTURE AND INCOME IN HUNGARY IN THE PERIOD OF 2004-2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Gabor G.
This study reviews the major changes in Hungarian agriculture that occurred between 2004 and 2006. Subjects investigated will include the structural shift towards crop production, the drastic decrease in the foreign food trade balance, and agriculture’s deteriorating capacity to sustain and retain a rural population. (Hereinafter: sustaining and retaining capacity of agriculture). The author will diagnose related problems, but will not offer any solutions. Nevertheless, he will present a perspective stipulating that Hungarian agriculture’s chronic problems require an agricultural strategy based on political consensus.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU accession; Structural change; Foreign food trade; Sustaining and retaining capacity of agriculture; Agricultural strategy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7789

SMALL FARM POLYPERIOD PLANNING MODEL FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allison,   John R.; Epperson,   James E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29406

Assessing the Rationality of Farmland Price Movements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Cody P.; Gunderson,   Michael A.; Moss,   Charles B.
Replaced with revised version of poster 06/03/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103827

The Project System Improvement and Innovation Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parnell,   Peter F.; Clark,   Richard A.; Timms,   Janice.
The purpose of the Project System Improvement and Innovation Strategy is to ensure regular and frequent improvement and innovation of the design, leadership and performance of the project system and its component elements, and to manage the interaction between the project system and the broader meta-system. The importance of this strategy has become more apparent over the past year. Initially it was treated as a 'supporting' strategy, but with time, recognition of its importance is growing. This strategy will require greater ingenuity and attention over the next two years to ensure project success, efficiency and sustainability.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainable improvement and innovation; Model; System; Strategy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121991

European Consumers' Acceptance and Rejection of Novel Beef Technologies: A Qualitative Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra de; Kugler,   Jens O.; Grunert,   Klaus G.; Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Pothoulaki,   M.; Ueland,   Oydis; Verbeke,   Wim.
As part of ProSafeBeef, an integrated research project funded by the European Commission, the present qualitative study was carried out with European consumers to obtain insights into their acceptance or rejection of eight selected novel beef production and processing technologies, identified here as concepts: 1) marinating by injection for increased healthiness; 2) marinating by injection for increased safety; 3) marinating by injection for increased eating quality; 4) marinating by submerging for increased eating quality; 5) nutritional enhancement; 6) shock wave treatment; 7) muscle profiling and 8) thermal processing. In total, 65 adults between 19- 60 years of age participated in eight focus groups that were performed in Spain, France, Germany and the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59041

Agricultural Recovery and Individual Land Tenure: Lessons from Central Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93126

PLANETOR, AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PLANNING TOOL: ITS USE AND ADAPTATION FOR ITALY; Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, June 17-18, 1996, Padova, Italy.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giupponi,   Carlo; Klair,   Kevin S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14404

Analysis of the Soybean-to-Corn Price Ratio and its Impact on Farmers' Planting Decision-Making in Indiana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ubilava,   David.
In Indiana agricultural land is used mostly for corn and soybean harvesting. Rotated corn is a common practice, but in recent years, essentially due to the "ethanol boom" and increased profitability of corn production, many farmers have switched to continuous corn. Corn price increase affects the soybean-to-corn (STC) ratio, however, it is hypothesized that over time market effects will be felt, and return the ratio to its stable range. The threshold autoregressive model is used to analyze the monthly time series of STC ratio in Indiana. Results suggest that exogenous shocks will not have permanent effect on the STC price ratio, but will require, however, a reasonably long time to die out.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6783

A hazai zöldségtermelés megújítása
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hodossi,   Sandor; Dudas,   Laszlo; Fari,   Miklos Gabor.
Az éghajlatváltozás hatásai a minőségi termelés követelményei, a rentábilis termelés igénye, a termeléstechnológiai elemek megújításának, korszerűsítésének szükségessége egyaránt sürgetik a fenti követelményeket szem előtt tartó, annak megfelelni akaró módszert, a szabadföldi intenzív termelést, melynek legfontosabb elemei: az időszakos talaj-, növény- és légtértakarás, a víztakarékos öntözési módok alkalmazása és a retardált műtrágya használata.  Az időszakos talaj-, növény- és légtértakarással a szedési időszak meghosszabbítható, és egyúttal javítható a talaj vízgazdálkodása, valamint visszaszorítható a gyomosodás. A mikroöntözés alkalmazásával, azonos vízmennyiséggel kétszer akkora terület öntözhető. Retardált (fékezett lebomlású) műtrágyák...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Zöldségtermelés; Feldolgozóipar; Speciális készítmények; Tájtermelés; Intenzív termesztés; Vegetable production; Territory; Assortment; Canning industry; Special products; Growing regions; Intensity; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99199

Adjustments to Changing Economic Conditions in Norwegian Dairy Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flaten,   Ola.
LP models of Norwegian dairy farms are designed to evaluate the impact of changes in prices and subsidies on production systems and on profitability at the farm level. At 1999-prices, producing a fixed milk quota with low to moderate yielding cows (6000 to 6600 kg milk annually) is most profitable. Silage offered ad libitum is profitable. A three cut harvesting system is more profitable than two cuts. Changes in the milk price have no effects on production. If forage crops is the only possible land use, increased area payments have no effects on production. If non-forage crops are also grown, increased area payments for forage crops result in a higher proportion of the land being used for temporary grass (ley) and in cheaper forage, making higher silage...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6968

Modelling Farm Level Economic Potential for Conversion to Organic Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerselaers,   Eva; Govaerts,   Wim; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; De Cock,   Lieve; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
A farm model is developed for simulating the potential income change resulting from conversion to organic farming. The model uses conventional farm data, taken from the Belgian FADN. Given the normative character of the model, and the impossibility of calibration to historical conversion behaviour, two model variants, a rigid and a flexible, are created to broaden the analysis scope. Moreover, extra attention is paid to the verification process and sensitivity analysis. Results reveal that the economic potential for conversion is rather high, if farmers are willing to change their farm management sufficiently. Furthermore, conversion potential depends on the farm type and conventional farm characteristics. The model finally proves to be an interesting tool...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Conversion period; Farm model; Linear programming; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; C61; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24732

Farming Systems Research in a Declining Donor Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Norman,   David W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118198

SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS: USEFULNESS OF MEDIA AND PERSONAL SOURCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gloy,   Brent A.; Akridge,   Jay T.; Whipker,   Linda D.
The usefulness of several information sources is examined for U.S. farms with sales in excess of $100,000.  The results indicate that crop/livestock-specific magazines and general farm magazines are the most useful information sources.  Analyses indicate that the types and number of different commodities that the farm produced, as well as Internet use, are the most consistent predictors of attitudes toward various information sources.  However, characteristics that explain attitudes toward different information sources vary substantially across the information sources considered.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34275

Adjustment Possibilities and Marginality in the "Big Scrub"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musgrave,   Warren F.; Bird,   J.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9124

EFFECT OF CREDIT ON HOUSEHOLD WELFARE: THE CASE OF “VILLAGE BANK” MODEL IN BOMET DISTRICT, KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langat,   Jackson Kipngetich.
In recent years, governmental and nongovernmental organizations in many low-income countries have introduced credit programs targeted to the poor. Many of these programs specifically target the poor on the premise that they are more likely to be credit constrained and have restricted access to the wage labour market. Though participation is by choice, little is known about the role of credit on welfare. The purpose of this study was then to assess the role of credit service on welfare of the microfinance clients. It was also to enable the microfinance institutions assess if they are achieving the intended objectives of their program. The study area was Bomet District and the sample was drawn from Mulot and Silibwet “village banks”. A sample of 125 “village...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117801

Assessing the Relationship Between Property Rights and Technology Adoption in Smallholder Agriculture: A Review of Issues and Empirical Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Place,   Frank; Swallow,   Brent M.
Studies of the relationships between property rights and technology adoption are complicated in several respects. First, there are challenges involved in defining and measuring property rights and tenure security. Second, there are several different valid purposes for undertaking such studies and each purpose may require a different approach. Third, there are a number of difficult theoretical and empirical issues involved in such studies, particularly in defining technology, identifying key dimensions of property rights, and accounting for the endogeneous determination of property rights.   Through a synthesis and evaluation of previous studies, this paper identifies key issues and develops guidelines for conducting research on the relationships between...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55438

Social mobilization and institutional development approach and strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hassan,   Mehmood Ul; Nizamedinkhodjayeva,   Nargiza.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Institutional development; Water users associations; Training; Capacity building; Water resource management; Irrigated farming; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113265

Vidékfejlődés: bűvészmutatványok örök ellenszélben
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Varga,   Geza.
A galgahévízi ökoprojekt gondolata a 80-as évek második felére tekint vissza, majd fokozatosan valósul meg 1989-től kezdődően. Az első lépést a faluban szervezett népfőiskola jelentette, melynek keretében a helyi lakosok ismerkedtek a fenntartható jövővel, majd megalakult a „Galgafarm” Első Magyar Organikus Mezőgazdasági Szövetkezet, amely tevékenységét 1998 óta pénzügyileg is eredményesen folytatja, megteremtve 40-45 család megélhetését. A Galgafarmon tájgazdálkodás folyik, s 50-60 család számára önellátást valósítanak meg élelmiszer-feldolgozó üzemeikben, de termékeiket nyers és feldolgozott formában értékesítik is. Fontos szerepet játszik az épülő galgahévízi ökofalu, mint lakó- és élettér. Minden tevékenység, – az ökofalu is – a természettel való...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fenntarthatóság; Tájgazdálkodás; Élelemtermelés; Közjó; Ökofalu; Sustainability; Area-specific agriculture; Food production public good; Ecovillage; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92489

Climate change impacts on northern NSW beef producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andrews,   Todd.
Special Edition Sheep and Cattle production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Beef production; Northern New South Wales; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121465

Decision Support Systems in Australian Agriculture: State of the Art and Future Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nguyen,   Nam C.; Wegener,   Malcolm K.; Russell,   Iean W.
This paper reports and discusses the results of a survey conducted with experts working in the field of decision support systems (DSS) in Australian agriculture. It also reviews the literature on DSS in the light of these experts' responses. The findings from this survey have consolidated our understanding of the current state of DSS in Australian agriculture. The uptake of DSS by farmers has been slow and various issues said to be contributing to this include fear of using computers, time constraints, poor marketing, complexity, lack of local relevance, lack of end-user involvement, and mismatched objectives between developers and users. The future prospect for the development of DSS was generally regarded to be poor. Never-the-less, the authors believe...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: DSS; Farmers' decision-making; Expert opinion; Management decisions; Farm Management; D7; D8; Q12; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25581

America's Diverse Family Farms:  2010 Edition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Banker,   David E.; MacDonald,   James M.
American farms vary widely in size and other characteristics, but farming is still an industry of family businesses. Ninety-eight percent of farms are family farms, and they account for 82 percent of farm production. Small family farms make up most of the U.S. farm count and hold the majority of farm assets, but they produce a modest share of U.S. farm output. In contrast, large-scale family farms and nonfamily farms—only 12 percent of all farms—account for 84 percent of farm production. Small farms are less profitable than large-scale farms, on average, and the households operating them tend to rely on off-farm income for their livelihood. Because small-farm households receive most of their income from off-farm work, general economic policies—such as tax...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial performance; Farm-operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Farm type; Government payments; Limited-resource farms; Small farms; ERS; USDA; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96653

Seasonal Price Patterns for Arkansas Soybeans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   C. Robert, Jr.; Bryant,   Kelly J.
Seasonality is generally regarded as a major feature in soybean market price variations.  Recent years in Arkansas have seen considerable construction of on-farm storage, a move that could mitigate the seasonality effect on price variations.  A study comparing cash price indices from the past ten years with results from a 1986 Arkansas study and a recent national-level study found that Arkansas soybean prices appear to have followed a consistent and logical pattern around their national average in spite of increased variability and uncertainty.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Seasonality; Soybean; Cash price index; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56471

THE DEMAND FOR FARM MACHINERY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abebe,   Kassahun; Dahl,   Dale C.; Olson,   Kent D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14194

ECONOMIC SITUATION OF MOLDAVIANS FARM ENTERPRISES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cimpoies,   Dragos; Schulze,   Eberhard.
The given Discussion Paper represents the results of a questionnaire, conducted in 2003, on basic economic questions in 104 Moldavian farm enterprises. The received results continue the cycle of research activities concerning the privatization and restructuring of farm enterprises in different countries of Central and Eastern Europe, are written on a similar structure, allowing to carry out a comparative analysis between the countries of the region. To some extent, the given paper can be regarded as a continuation of the Discussion Paper 60. As the base for the analysis "the standardized questionnaire" has been put forward, developed by IAMO, being advanced and adapted by the authors to local conditions. Study of the activity of farm enterprises of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consolidation; Land lease; Production factors; Buy-sell; Work force; Legal forms; Moldova; Konsolidierung; Verpachtung; Produktionsfaktoren; Kauf und Verkauf; Arbeitskräfte; Rechtsformen; Консолидация; Аренда; Производственные ресурсы; Купля-продажа; Трудовые ресурсы; Организационно-правовые формы; Молдова.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis; С 81; Q12; D25; O1; O4; P3.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92020

NAREA Awards
Provedor de dados: 31
NAREA Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, NAREA Master's Thesis Award of Merit, NAREA Distinguished Member Awards, NAREA Award for Outstanding Public Service Through Economics, and NAREA's Journal Article of the Year for 2008
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55555

The Impact of Weather Extremes on Agricultural Production Methods: Does Drought Increase Adoption of Conservation Tillage Practices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ding,   Ya; Schoengold,   Karina.
The adoption of conservation tillage practices such as ridge till, mulch till, or no-till has been shown to reduce soil erosion. An additional benefit of these conservation practices is that they also increase soil moisture. Therefore, these practices appear to be a method that agricultural producers can use to reduce their risk associated with abnormally dry or wet conditions (i.e., drought or flood). Given the large amount of money spent by the USDA on crop insurance indemnity and ad-hoc disaster relief payments, practices that reduce the risk of drought to the farmer should be strongly encouraged. Using SUR estimation with random effects, the paper uses panel data to measure the impact of extreme weather events on the adoption of conservation tillage....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9912

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR FARM HOUSEHOLDS AND THEIR FARMING ESTABLISHMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Johnson,   James D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33134

MODELING HETEROGENEITY IN PRODUCTION MODELS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM INDIVIDUAL FARMING IN POLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,   Heinrich; Pieniadz,   Agata; Goraj,   Lech.
This discussion paper deals with the estimation of a random coefficient model. The virtue of this approach is that it considers firm heterogeneity, which conventional SFA models do not. Applying the model to Polish farms, the results indicate that the conventional random and fixed effect models overestimate the inefficiency score. In addition, the reasons for inefficiency are analyzed. It is shown that despite the fragmentation of Polish agriculture, there is no evidence for scale inefficiency. Moreover, inefficiency could partly be attributed to factors, which affect the management input and requirements on farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: SFA; Random component model; Poland; Management.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; D24.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91733

The capability of personal values and guanxi to reduce negative external effects of Chinese agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Daniela; Bergmann,   Holger.
China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of agricultural products, but the intensive agriculture contributes in a remarkable manner to environmental problems. Since environmental protection has recently become a popular issue in China, the government attaches great importance to the formulation of laws and regulations. Accordingly, China faces serious challenges inter alia in the accomplishment of effective agricultural trainings, environmentally sensitive farming and especially in the farmers’ willingness to adopt optimized farming approaches. In order to promote a sustainable adaption of reduced input techniques, farmers’ behaviour and their production decisions are crucial. Based on a social-psychological approach of individual behaviour, this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Environmental attitudes; Farmers’ decision-making; Guānxi; Values; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109429

Two Sides of the Same Coin? Analysis of the Web‐based Social Media with Regard to the Image of the Agri‐food Sector in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kayser,   Maike; Boehm,   Justus; Spiller,   Achim.
The agri‐food industry has improved its productivity, especially in developed countries, in an unparalleled way. This development has, however, estranged the agri‐food sector in parts from society over the years. Never before has food been as safe and secure, but simultaneously, society has become increasingly critical towards agricultural and food related issues. In the following, this two‐sided development between society and agribusiness ‐ the existence of two sides of the same coin ‐ will be analyzed using framing theory, which is based on media research that complex issues are simplified and reduced in order to improve understanding. An innovative technique was applied, analyzing the web‐based social media in Germany. 50,931 web posts were collected...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri‐Food Industry; Framing; Image; Issue Management; Social Media; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100587

Determinants of off-farm participation decision of farm households in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beyne,   A.D.
This study analyses the determinants of off-farm work participation decisions of farm households in Ethiopia. A bivariate probit model is applied to account for the simultaneity of participation decisions of both male and female members of farm households. The results of the analysis show that human capital variables such as health and training on non-farm activities have a positive effect on the off-farm participation decisions of male members of farm households. The education status of the head has no significant impact on the participation decisions of the members of the family as most of the off-farm activities do not require formal education. The availability of credit and transfer income is the other factors that have a positive impact on the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Off-farm; Participation; Bivariate; Rural; Ethiopia; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5969

Brand-Based Competition in the Agri-Food Sector: Evidences from Italian SMEs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: DelVecchio,   Pasquale; Ndou,   Valentina; Sadguy,   Nezha.
In a scenario characterized by the globalization of the markets, the competitiveness of firms across the industries and mainly in the agri-food sector is linked to their capability to make distinguishable their products and communicate their uniqueness. Branding can concretely answer to these needs allowing firms to compete by communicating the quality and all that set of factors that differentiate their own offer by the competitors. Anyway, brand management in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a field of study in its infancy, and one in which real interest was shown only during the final decade of the previous century. Although considerable literature has been published about brand management in general, all theory and case studies are focused only...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49890

Applying Sustainable Value Methodology for Hungarian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Andras.
The Sustainable Value method is a promising approach for accessing sustainability performance of a given activity using the concept of opportunity cost and the performance of a given benchmark. In this study the performance of the Hungarian agriculture is studied. Using FADN data for the period of 2002-2006, the possible effect of the EU accession on agricultural production is examined. Structural, economic and human factors are considered in order to gain better understanding of the differences.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; EU accession; Assessment; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44139

Supply Chains and Social Network Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Rolf A.E.; Buergelt,   Doreen; Seidel-Lass,   Linda.
Judged by its currency, the supply chain is one of the more successful metaphors in economics. The metaphor borrows from mechanics the idea of the chain, that is something that consists of elements that are linked to each of their two immediate neighbors and which jointly provide a strong but flexible connection. The metaphor transplants the chain-idea into the sphere of economics where, before the introduction of supply chains, chains were, for most economists, things best left in the care of ironmongers. More than twenty years after its introduction the "supply chain"-metaphor appears to be losing its luster and a competition is underway in the literature where authors forge complicated arguments in support of metaphors which recognize that supply chains...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49883

Evaluation of North Dakota's Agricultural Mediation Service
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baltezore,   James F.; Gustafson,   Cole R.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121647

An Analysis of Food Grain Consumption in Urban Jiangsu Province of China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Zhihao; Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari.
The impacts of economic and demographic variables on the demand for food grain commodities in urban Jiangsu province of China are estimated, using both the QUAIDS and the AIDS models. Results show that the demands for wheat flour and coarse grains are price-elastic while the demands for rice and grain products are price-inelastic. Certain demographic variables show as having a significant impact on food grain demand. Finally, a decomposition of causes of changes in rice consumption over the period of 1995–2007 is performed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; China food grain demand; China urban household demand; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Production Economics; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D12; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90677

Determinants of farm exit: A comparison between Europe and United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
Paper removed temporarily by author 8/19/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm exit; Logit model; US; EU; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61075

Riesgo y rentabilidad en empresas ganaderas.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helguera,   Lorenzo; Lanfranco,   Bruno A.
La producción agropecuaria está muy expuesta a los posibles efectos negativos de una serie de factores que presentan un muy alto grado de variabilidad. Factores climáticos, biológicos, institucionales, humanos y de mercados, afectan rendimientos y precios de productos e insumos. Estos factores son responsables del riesgo económico al que toda empresa está expuesta – cualquiera sea la forma en que se financie – y que puede originar grandes pérdidas en poco tiempo. Por otro lado, el riesgo financiero refiere a la posibilidad, incierta muchas veces, que el productor no pueda hacer frente a sus obligaciones financieras (pago de intereses y amortización de deudas), lo cual puede afectar la misma viabilidad de la empresa. Ambos riesgos están íntimamente ligados,...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Breakeven point; Leverage; Farm management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; D8; M1; Q14.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121687

European Preferences for Pork Product and Process Attributes: A Generalized Random Utility Model for Ranked Outcome
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Cembalo,   Luigi; Cicia,   Gianni; Del Giudice,   Teresa.
The agri‐food sector and food consumption models have experienced both worldwide and in Europe a process of change that still appears ongoing. The main effects of this change are clearly visible in a whole series of new developments. The most interesting of these appears to be the role played by food product quality as a basis on which to implement modern marketing policies targeting an increasingly segmented market. This obviously makes it necessary for food consumption analysts to shed light on what it means, within today’s European and world consumption scenarios, to produce quality goods. On this point, in recent years the concept of quality may be said to have undergone rapid evolution. Quality has gone from meaning only intrinsic product attributes,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100466

Feeder Cattle Costs and Returns, 1940-1952
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zoller,   Richard Bernard; Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114748

Mitigating the impact of El Nino-related drought on smallholder farmers in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: An interdisciplinary modelling approach combining linear programming with stochastic simulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keil,   Alwin; Teufel,   Nils; Gunawan,   Dodo; Leemhuis,   Constanze.
Crop production in the tropics is subject to considerable climate variability caused by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. In Southeast Asia, El Niño causes comparatively dry conditions leading to substantial declines of crop yields with severe consequences for the welfare of local farm households. Using a modelling approach that combines regression analysis with linear programming and stochastic simulation, and integrates climatic and hydrologic modelling results, the objective of this paper is to assess the impact of El Niño on agricultural incomes of smallholder farmers in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and to identify suitable crop management strategies to mitigate the income depressions. The results contribute to the formulation of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: ENSO; Risk management; Linear programming; Stochastic simulation; Indonesia; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7942

2nd Forum on Irrigation and water for sustainable development: 15 –16 December, 2008 Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Awulachew,   Seleshi Bekele; Erkossa,   Teklu; Balcha,   Yodit.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable development; Irrigation management; Irrigation water; Irrigated farming; Irrigation systems; Supplemental irrigation; Land management; Land use; Investment; Case studies; Government policy; Rural poverty; Groundwater; Small scale systems; Socioeconomic development; Economic aspects; Economic growth; Income; Water management; Water resources development; Water harvesting; Water supply; Public policy; Agricultural production; Developing countries; Public-private cooperation; History; Case studies; River basins; Crop production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118411

Water users' association in Pillayarkulam Tank: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neelavalli,   B.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Farmers associations; Farmer participation; Farmers attitudes; Irrigation management; Tank irrigation; Maintenance; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113696

Outlook of North Dakota Farm Households: Results of the 1988 Longitudinal Farm Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.; Wanzek,   Janet K.; Mortensen,   Timothy L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23302

1961 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Ralph; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47972

Preliminary Report of the Steele County Statistical Route - 1922
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1922
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115789

Privatizing a State Farm in Kazakhstan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia,   Roberto J.; Silvis,   Anne Heinze.
This dissolution of the Soviet Union served the state-directed linkages between state-owned farms and agribusiness enterprises ordered by the command economic system. Likewise, the dissolution disrupted marketing channels connecting the agricultural sector to a market economy those of other former republics. The transition to a market economy requires a transformation in the political and economic structures of state-owned farms and state-owned agribusiness enterprises. Directors of state-owned farms in Kazakhstan face major challenges. The primary consideration is how the farm should be organized after privatization, that is, whether the farm should be transformed into a cooperative, a joint stockholding company, or divided into several private,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Kazakhstan; Former Soviet Union; Agricultural sector; Privatization; Market economy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90377

Landwirtschaftliche Taxationslehre – Eine unterbewertete Disziplin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kohne,   Manfred.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97184

RURAL ECONOMY AND FARM INCOME DIVERSIFICATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delgado,   Christopher L.; Siamwalla,   Ammar.
Farm-level diversification, the adoption of alternative income-generating activities by farm households, is rarely deemed an explicit objective by economists. Where agricultural transformation has occurred, markets function well and agriculture is a waning portion of overall national product, such as the rice growing regions of Southeast Asia, farm diversification might be a desirable outcome of pursuing a market liberalization objective, but is probably not an end in itself. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where these conditions often do not hold, development depends on pro-actively commercializing rural areas. African farmers tend to diversify their production activities widely to mitigate risk, but to only produce one or two exportable commodities. High...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91855

PASTORALISTS NON‐RESPONSIVENESS TO LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN EAST POKOT, KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vincent,   Ng’eno; Korir,   M.K.; Nyangweso,   P.M.; Kipsat,   Mary J.; Lagat,   B.K.
One of the major challenges facing the state‐owned Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) in Kenya has been the inadequate supply of quality live animals for meat processing. It has been observed that the live animal throughput is inadequate and, as a result the existing meat processing facilities operate at less than 50% of their operational capacities. This has increased the fixed costs of operation thereby decreasing the export abattoirs competitiveness in the domestic and export markets. Overcoming the constraint of supply shortage of quality live animals requires, among other things, understanding the livestock producers’ marketing behaviour. This study was conducted with the main objective to assess the determinants of market off‐take rates for cattle and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pastoralists; Livestock markets; Market participation; East Pokot; Kenya; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97090

Where have all the farmers gone? EU Accession and Structural Change in Bulgaria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Herck,   Kristine.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114829

FARM MACHINERY INVESTMENT AND THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LeBlanc,   Michael; Hrubovcak,   James; Durst,   Ron L.; Conway,   Roger K.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 significantly changed incentives for investing. This analysis specifically examines how changes in marginal tax rates, depreciation schedules, and the investment tax credit altered the cost of capital and net investment in agriculture. A stochastic coefficients econometric methodology is used to estimate an investment function which is then used to simulate the effects of tax reform. Estimates indicated that relative to prior law, the Tax Reform Act will reduce the capital stock of farm machinery and equipment by nearly $4 billion.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30743

Which Italian Family Farms Will Have a Successor?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Corsi,   Alessandro.
The succession in family farm is a critical issue: it not only involves the transmission of wealth, but also of specific skills and of specific farm management techniques. Since a large share of farmers in Italy are old, the lack of prospective successors in their farms would imply that a change in the farm management will take place. In some cases this might lead to the abandonment of farms and to degradation of the territory. It is therefore important to explore the conditions under which a farm household can transmit the farm management within the household itself. In our paper we try to assess which are the determinants of the likely farm succession within the family and we test in a developed country the hypothesis put forward by Rosenzweig and Wolpin...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm household; Succession; Farm specific knowledge; Probit model; Farm Management; J43; Q12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25500

Defining and Characterizing Approaches to Farm Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Johnson,   James D.
Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify approaches to farm management based on a list of management questions posed to a sample of U.S. cash-grain farmers.  Three approaches were identified by the factor analysis:  price negotiation, long-term cost control, and input adjustment.  Estimated factor scores regressed against farm and operator characteristics indicate a profile of producers using each approach that is closely related to stage-of-life of the farm operator and farm business.  In addition to operator age and planning horizon, operator risk preference and farm organization and location were other important determinants of the approach to management.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cash-grain farms; Factor analysis; Farm management; Latent variables; Management approach; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Q12; Q10; D21; C40.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43755

BREVE HISTÓRICO DO USO DE SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÕES GERENCIAIS APLICADOS A EMPRESAS RURAIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cocaro,   Henri; Jesus,   Jose Carlos dos Santos.
Nas últimas décadas o Brasil tem confirmado seu importante papel na produção agrícola mundial. Apoiando esta posição encontra-se a utilização da informática pelas empresas rurais e o destaque para a utilização dos sistemas de informações gerenciais (SIGs). O objetivo deste artigo foi reunir e discutir informações sobre alguns fatos da história do desenvolvimento da agroinformática no Brasil enfocando-se a participação dos SIGs desde a década de 60 até 2000. Portanto, este trabalho caracteriza-se como um ensaio teórico realizado a partir de revisão bibliográfica. Como considerações finais percebeu-se que ocorreu um rápido crescimento do mercado de softwares para fazendas; existe uma predominância na utilização de sistemas do tipo transacional e gerencial;...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroinformática; Tecnologias da informação; Sistemas de informações gerenciais; Farm softwares; Information technologies; Managerial information systems; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102897

Agriculture and The Challenge to Reduce Poverty in East Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lazaro,   Evelyne A.; Makindara,   Jeremia R.
The three East African (EA) countries Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have a population of about 95 million people and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of USD 34.2 billion. In recent years efforts has been made among the three East African countries, towards forging economic and regional co-operation by establishing the East African Community (EAC). The premise for economic and regional co-operation has been underpinned for the need for a common market and boost regional trade. The ultimate goal of these efforts is to achieve one of the international development objectives of increasing growth to 7% a year that is required to reduce income poverty. One of the challenges that East African countries need to tackle in the face of globalisation is the ability to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52104

1997 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Christensen,   James L.; Anderson,   Robert D.; Fales,   Perry A.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
For the Southwestern Association, average net farm income was $40,598 in 1997 for the 208 farms included in this report.  This is a decrease of 35% from 1996 continuing the pattern of large swings in income.  Since costs changed very little, almost all of the decrease can be attributed to a decrease in gross income, specifically to decreases in the sales of corn and finished beef.  (Net farm income is calculated by subtracting total cash farm expense and depreciation from gross cash farm income and adjusting for changes in inventory items.)  After subtracting an opportunity cost for equity capital, labor and management earnings follow a similar but lower pattern.   As in previous years, the actual profit levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13476

CROSS-COMMODITY PERSPECTIVE ON CONTRACTING:  EVIDENCE FROM MISSISSIPPI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hudson,   Darren.
This analysis presents the results of a survey of agricultural producers in Mississippi regarding their use of contracting.  The study focuses on cross-commodity differences in contracting and the variable underlying contracting.  Logistic regression models are used to examine the impacts of variables coming from transactions cost economics and risk on contracting decisions.  Support is found for the effects of transactions cost, but price risk is not found to be an important determinant of contracting decisions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15800

Farmers’ Adoption of Extensive Wheat Production - Determinants and Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Finger,   Robert; El Benni,   Nadja.
Using FADN data, we analyse farmers’ adoption decisions with respect to extensive wheat production, which is supported in Switzerland since 1992 with an ecological direct payment scheme. It shows that first year adoption was mainly characterized by free-riding effects. In particular small farms with low levels of input use and wheat yields adopted extensive wheat production. If later adoption phases are included, these differences in farm size between adopters and non-adopters vanish. However, the level of wheat yields is still an important adoption determinant. Less intensive producing farms (with lower yield levels) are much more likely to adopt extensive wheat production. In contrast, more intensively producing farms, i.e. those farms that may actually...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Extensive wheat production; Agri-environmental programme; Adoption analysis; Switzerland; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Q1; Q5.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98979

Pro-poor irrigation management transfer?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute,   IWMI-TATA Water Policy Program.
Driven largely by financial pressures, many governments are transferring full or partial management responsibility for irrigation systems from government agencies to farmers organized into Water User Associations (WUAs). In most cases, improving the situation of poor farmers has been a secondary aim of this reform. But there is increasing evidence that Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) can actually negatively impact the situation of poor farmers—and, in extreme cases, can even cause the collapse of irrigation schemes. New research assessed two different IMT programs: The Gujarat Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) program, one of the first IMT programs in India, and the Andhra Pradesh Farmers’  Management of Irrigation Systems (APFMIS) program,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Privatization; Poverty; Farmers associations; Water users associations; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113066

Reducing the environmental footprint of pig finishing barns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jacobson,   Larry D.; Schmidt,   David R.; Lazarus,   William F.; Koehler,   Robert.
Written for presentation at the 2011 ASABE Annual International Meeting Sponsored by ASABE Gault House, Louisville, Kentucky August 7 – 10, 2011
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Swine Housing; Energy; Emissions; Environmental Footprint; Economic Viability; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122609

A Preliminary Report of Cost of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1928 on the Farm Accounting Route at Crookston - Polk County - Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Ruud,   C.O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1929
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108296

POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CROP INSURANCE ON FARM ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem; Atwood,   Joseph A.
The objective of this paper is to examine the potential impacts of crop insurance on farm economic structure using Nebraska county level data from 1980-1998.  Using a profit function we fit input demand and output supply equations accounting for insurance premiums and indemnities to examine the economic impacts of crop insurance
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20666

OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF GIANT-CLAM FARMING IN SOLOMON ISLANDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hean,   Robyn L.; Cacho,   Oscar J.
Giant-clam farming is undertaken by coastal villagers in Solomon Islands as part of a research and development project of the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM).  The production technology is simple and does not require a large capital investment.  The main inputs are clam seed, labour and time.  Labour is used for activities such as seeding, cleaning, thinning and harvesting.  In this paper, a bioeconomic model is used to explore optimal farm management.  The theoretical basis for this analysis is found in the economic theory of optimal forestry exploitation.  The management variables considered are husbandry applied to cleaning and the frequency with which thinning is undertaken.  The optimal cycle-length is determined...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomics; Giant clams; Subsistence mariculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12935

Dry Peas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James B.; Jimmerson,   Jason.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29202

Modelling Pricing Behavior with Weak A‐Priori Information: Exploratory Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   Carlo; Sabbatini,   Massimo.
In the absence of reliable a priori information, choosing the appropriate theoretical model to describe an industry’s behavior is a critical issue for empirical studies about market power. A wrong choice may result in model misspecification and the conclusions of the empirical analysis may be driven by the wrong assumption about the behavioral model. This paper develops a methodology aimed to reduce the risk of misspecification bias. The approach is based on the sequential application of a sliced inverse regression (SIR) and a nonparametric Nadaraya‐Watson regression (NW). The SIR‐NW algorithm identifies the factors affecting pricing behavior in an industry and provides a nonparametric characterization of the function linking these variables to price. This...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100478

The Impacts of the Budget Reconciliation Proposal on North Dakota Small, Medium, and Large Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120982

Beitragsnovellierung in der landwirtschaftlichen Unfallversicherung - Notwendigkeit und Vorschläge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bahrs,   Enno.
Many German farmers do no longer accept the annual premiums for the state accident insurance, which sometimes reach a considerable degree. The farmers are of the opinion that the specific accident risk of each farm has to be taken into account. So far, the agrarian professional associations as representatives of the state accident insurance, predominantly measure the premium standards by acre/ hectare which no longer fulfils the equivalence principle. The merger of some agrarian professional associations, which take place at present or are planned in the near future, should be regarded as an opportunity to institutionalize new and more appropriate premium standards. They have to be adapted anyway, as a merger usually means the standardization of two or...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Professional associations in agriculture; Premium standards; Accident risk; Equivalence principle; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98117

The Projected Impact of Farm Program Spending Caps on North Dakota Representative Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Marvin R.; Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121051

Raw wool production and marketing in China: ACIAR project 8811
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watson,   Alistair S.
This evaluation and economic assessment is of a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) aimed at improving economic knowledge of the Chinese wool industry. The project was carried out jointly by Australian agricultural economists at the Universities of Queensland and Sydney and their Chinese colleagues attached to the Institute of Agricultural Economics within the Chinese Academy of the Agricultural Sciences and the Institute of Rural Development within the Chinese Academy of the Social Sciences. The research has concentrated on understanding the supply side of the Chinese wool industry and links between wool production and the marketing system within China. However, the research has consequences for Chinese...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Wool; China; Production; Trade; Australia; Industry; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47193

DIVERSIFICAÇÃO DE ATIVIDADES NA PRODUÇÃO FAMILIAR NO PROJETO DE ASSENTAMENTO COLIBRI NO ACRE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira,   Almecina Balbino; Oliveira,   Tadario Kamel; Sa,   Claudenor Pinho De.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a diversificação de atividades agrícolas na produção familiar do Projeto de Assentamento Colibri (P.A), no Acre. A primeira fase foi levantamento de campo, por meio da aplicação de questionário geral semi – estruturado, quando foram entrevistados aleatoriamente 44 (quarenta e quatro famílias) das 66 que residem no P.A, para a caracterização dos sistemas de produção agrícola.  A segunda fase foi aplicação de questionário para avaliação da porcentagem de renda bruta anual por produto em cada propriedade. Para tanto foram selecionados, aleatoriamente, 20 estabelecimentos. Em 10 estabelecimentos foi registrada a porcentagem de renda obtida por meio do consumo familiar, além do comercializado. A partir da porcentagem de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diversidade; Produção agrícola; Tipologia; Renda e agricultura familiar; Diversity; Agricultural Production; Tipologia; Income and familiar Agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108826

Perceptions and Impacts of FRAM-A: A Norwegian Farm Business Development Programme
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kjesbu,   Erland; Flaten,   Ola.
The FRAM-A(gro) programme has been initiated to improve Norwegian farmers' business and strategic management skills. This paper reports on an evaluation of the early projects. Key findings are that the learning model combining three approaches (theory, group learning and onfarm activities) was successful, and that farmers were satisfied with the one-to-one consultancy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Training programme; Farm development; Strategic management; Consultancy; Evaluation; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24294

2007 Michigan Dairy Grazing Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 7 dairy grazing farms from across Michigan. These 7 farms indicated that they grazed dairy cows at least three months of the year and that grazing provided more than 30 percent of the forage consumed during the year. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were checked for accuracy. While considerable variation in the data exists, average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122348

Econometric Analysis of some Trade Issues for Meat
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cao,   Kay; Johnson,   Robin.
This paper is based on an econometric model of the New Zealand meat export trade for the period 1990-2003. The model is known as a gravity model because it describes trade flows as being balanced between the respective pull of domestic and importing country size and incomes. The meat trade is characterised by strict hygiene regulations, quota markets and tariff charges in different markets. In addition, meat is not a homogeneous commodity but is characterised by breed, cut and presentation, and differentiated market destinations. An econometric model not only identifies general trends in demand and supply which might already be fairly obvious to the trade preactitioner but it also puts confidence intervals on the economic relationships being observed. We...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97776

Sixth Annual Report of the Soil Conservation Farm Management Service 1940
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Welch,   C. Herman, Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1941
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109637

Weed Invasions: To Control or Not to Control?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cacho,   Oscar J.; Wise,   Russell M.; Hester,   Susan M.; Sinden,   Jack A.
When a weed invasion is discovered a decision has to be made as to whether to attempt to eradicate it, contain it or do nothing. Ideally, these decisions should be based on a complete benefit-cost analysis, but this is often not possible. A partial analysis, combining knowledge of the rate of spread, seedbank longevity and economic-analysis techniques, can assist in making the best decision. This paper presents a model to decide when immediate eradication of a weed should be attempted, or whether weed control should be attempted at all. The technique is based on identifying two 'switching points': the invasion size at which it is no longer optimal to attempt eradication, and the invasion size at which it becomes optimal not to apply any form of control. It...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Invasive species; Eradication; Containment; Economics; Weed control; Switching point; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12908

Handing Over the Reins: A Comparative Study of Intergenerational Farm Transfers in England, France and Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Errington,   Andrew.
One of the most critical stages in the development of any family business is the transfer of its ownership and control to the next generation. However, the process by which this transfer is achieved in farming has been one of the least-researched facets of farm business management. This paper draws on an on-going research project which seeks to remedy this omission. Comparable data for a total of 3,500 farms in England, France and Canada has been analysed to provide a portrait of the main features of the process in which the older generation retires from the farm while the younger generation takes over its ownership and management. The paper begins by defining the three distinct, but interrelated, processes of inheritance, succession and retirement....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family Farms; Retirement; Business Succession; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24905

Do Government Payments Influence Farm Size and Survival?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.; Roberts,   Michael J.
Using farm-level data from the 1987, 1992, and 1997 Census of Agriculture, this study estimates what effect agricultural payments have had on the likelihood of farm business survival and on farm size. The unique panel data set permits conditioning current farm size on past farm size, which removes much of the individual heterogeneity of farms that could be spuriously correlated with payment levels. Results indicate that between consecutive censuses, past per acre payments have a significant positive effect on farm business survival and a small yet significant influence on the size of continuing farms.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural payments; Exit rate; Farm size; Growth; Payment limits; Survival; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8645

Simultaneity of Farm Financial Management Decisions in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rourke,   Gary W.; Gustafson,   Cole R.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119442

Determining Optimal Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer Using Random Parameter Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tumusiime,   Emmanuel; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Biermacher,   Jon T.; Mosali,   Jagadeesh; Johnson,   Jim; Locke,   James.
The parameters of yield response functions can vary by year. Past studies usually assume yield functions are nonstochastic or ‘limited’ stochastic. In this study, we estimate rye-ryegrass yield functions where all parameters are random. Optimal nitrogen rates are calculated for two yield response functions: linear response plateau and quadratic. Nonstochastic models are rejected in favor of stochastic parameter models. However, the economic benefits of using fully stochastic models are small since optimal nitrogen rates do not differ greatly between stochastic and nonstochastic models.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Linear response plateau; Monte Carlo; Nitrogen; Random parameters; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56514

Effects of No-Tillage Production Practices on Crop Yields as Influenced by Crop and Growing Environment Factors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toliver,   Dustin K.; Larson,   James A.; English,   Burton C.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Torre Ugarte,   Daniel de la; West,   Tristram O.
This paper evaluated differences between yields of no-tillage compared to conventional or reduced tillage and their associated downside risk. Six crops were evaluated along with how those yields and risks differed by various environmental factors such geographic location, precipitation, soil type and how long the practice had been used.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: No-tillage; Conservation; Conventional tillage; Downside-risk; Yield; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98818

Optimising Farm Plans in Different Farming Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nedunchezhian,   P.; Thirunavukkarasu,   M.
This study has been conducted to optimize farm plans in different farming systems in Orathanadu block of the Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu by randomly selecting 150 livestock farmers from 6 villages. A linear programming (LP) model has been developed to arrive at the optimal farm plans for different categories of farms (landless, marginal, small and large) separately. The net returns from dairying have been found as Rs 25,864, which is about 29.7 per cent to the total and it also could contribute maximum to employment (55 per cent). The optimal plan for small-farmer category has revealed that dairy animals have contributed maximum net returns (Rs 31,640) to the aggregate net returns (Rs 49,105). Dairy animals have also generated an employment of 840...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47432

Technical Efficiency among Organic and Conventional Farms in Sweden 2000-2002: A Counterfactual and Self-Selection Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larsen,   Karin; Foster,   Kenneth A.
Technical efficiency and its determinants among organic and conventional farms in Sweden are analyzed for time-period 2000-2002. In addition, we address the issues that arise when comparing performance measures among the two groups of producers (conventional and organic) due differences in their technologies and the potential presence of self-selection in the farmer's choice of using conventional or organic production methods. If the choice of production method is based on, or at least in part based on, the farms expected productivity in organic and conventional farming respectively there is self-selection present that must be considered. We apply an endogenous switching regression model suggested by Lee (1978) to compare efficiency measures between the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Self-selection; Organic farming; Farm Management; O390; Q120.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19219

Farmland Control Decisions under Different Intertemporal Risk Behavioral Constructs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Escalante,   Cesar L.; Rejesus,   Roderick M.
Simulation-optimization techniques are employed to analyze changes in farmland control arrangements as a result of using different constructs of intertemporal risk behavior.  Risk behavior based on constant absolute risk aversion (CARA) and constant relative risk aversion (CRRA) mean-standard deviation functions are used to achieve this objective. Specfically, a multi-period programming framework for a representative grain farm is developed to explore farmland control decisions under these two behavioral assumptions. Our results suggest that the use of a CRRA behavioral construct in analyzing farmland control decisions produce predictions that are more consistent with observed farm behavior.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19113

Tractor Costs and Rates of Performance: A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1935 Covering the Cost of Operation and the Rate of Performance of Farm Tractors in Minnesota and Summaries for 1933 and 1934
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Schwantes,   Arthur J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1936
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113276

Performance Factors and Management Practices Related to Earnings of East Central North Dakota Crop Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wood,   Mark A.; Johnson,   Roger G.; Ali,   Mir B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23318

Sulphur test KCl-40 and growth of the Australian canola industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Two Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) projects in the mid-1980s (Projects 8328 and 8804) funded research at the University of New England to help better understand and improve phosphorus and sulfur management in tropical agricultural systems. As tropical agriculture expands into more marginal land and production systems intensify, the demands for soil phosphorus and sulfur increase.  Major outcomes of the research were a better understanding of the nutrient dynamics in South-East Asia and the development of a new and more reliable soil test for available sulfur. The new test (KCl-40) more accurately measured the sulfur available to plants, as it was able to measure the sulfur held within organic matter. A spin-off from the...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Sulfur; Canola; Australia; Soil; Phosphorus; Nutrient dynamics; South-east Asia; KCl; Livestock; Economic evaluation; Yield; NSW; WA; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47501

Die Berücksichtigung von Unsicherheit und Flexibilität in der Investitionsplanung – dargestellt am Beispiel einer Vertragsinvestition für Roggen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musshoff,   Oliver; Hirschauer,   Norbert.
Investment decisions are, as a rule, characterized by uncertainty, irreversibility and flexibility. Simple net present value calculations will not account for these features. In many situations even flexible investment planning with decision trees, which represents the most advanced method of traditional investment appraisal, does not have the capacity to solve practical decision problems adequately. One handicap is a realistic and manageable representation of stochastic variables. It has long been known that stochastic simulation procedures offer a nearly unlimited capacity to represent distributions and stochastic processes. However, a standard simulation will not allow for the consideration of flexibility. The problem is that with a simple forward...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Investment; Uncertainty; Flexibility; Stochastic simulation; Dynamic programming; Sales contracts with fixed prices; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97437

Giving Chance to Indigenous Knowledge In Developing Sustainable Nutrition Improvement Interventions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kondwani,   Charles Nanchukwa.
A study was conducted in Nsanje district in Malawi to find out the potential of locally available resources in coming up with sustainable nutrition interventions. 60% of malnourished children had their nutrition states improved within twelve days of feeding on locally available foods.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52213

RELATIVE PRICES, TECHNOLOGY, AND FARM SIZE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kislev,   Yoav; Peterson,   Willis L.
The main purpose of this paper is to construct a theoretical framework which explains the growth in size of full-time family farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13394

Computer Use and Internet Use by Members of Rural Households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thompson-James,   Margaret.
The share of rural and small town individuals with a computer at home increased from 14 percent in 1989 to 23 percent in 1994. The largest increase was for individuals with at least high school graduation and for individuals in households with total income above $40,000.  In 1989, 12 percent of rural and small town residents used a computer at work. This increased to 17 percent in 1994. However, 40 percent of rural and small town individuals were impacted by the introduction of computers at work. Two-thirds noted that computers caused an increase in skill level needed to do their job. In 1997, at least one individual in 29 percent of rural households had used computer communications at least once (from any location). In 10 percent of rural households, one...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28051

The Impact of Farm Program Alternatives on Farm Debt-to-Asset Ratios and Cash Rental Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Marvin R.; Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121049

A situation analysis of the Australian venison industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McRae,   Timothy B.; Cox,   Rodney J.; Watson,   Geoff K.
In this paper the results of a situation analysis of the Australian venison industry are presented from a study commissioned as part of the development process of an endorsed strategic plan for the Australian farmed venison industry. An extensive literature review, combined with in depth interviews with industry participants, revealed that the Australian venison industry is currently in an extended slump, characterised by a lack of viability within the industry. This lack of viability is due to many factors including, a decline in the number of large scale producers, reduced slaughter and production levels, historically low farm gate returns and very low demand for venison in the domestic market. A significant decline in export demand for venison has also...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Venison; Situation analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122523

Measuring Retail Service Quality in Farm Supply Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Norbert L.W.; Hall,   Thomas; Fields,   Deacue.
Based on the Retail Service Quality Scale (RSQS), we develop a tool for mangers of local farm cooperative stores to assess which customer service groups matter to their customers. Principal component analysis (PCA) reveals three customer groups. The results of the multinomial logit model showed younger patrons and homeowners are likely to deem customer service and personal interaction as important. Customers, who consider appearance and accessibility as important, are college graduates and persons dependent on farming. Older patrons and wildlife enthusiasts are likely to view the policies and reliability as important factors of service quality.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Cooperatives; Retail Service Quality Scale (RSQS); Service Quality (SERVQUAL); Principal Competent Analysis (PCA); Multinomial Logit.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Q13; M30; C25.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100763

Energy and Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand: Politics, Prices and Economic Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scrimgeour,   Frank G.
Energy is a significant agricultural input in both Australia and New Zealand. Likewise agriculture in NZ Australia has the potential to produce significant energy sources - the extent to which depends on the price of competing energy sources - particularly oil. Higher energy prices, resulting in changes in land use in North America also have the potential to significantly impact the demand for, and prices received, for Australian and New Zealand agricultural commodities. This paper analyses recent statistics on agricultural energy consumption in both Australia and New Zealand and considers the relationship between energy prices and aggregate economic activity and economic activity in the farm and farm processing sector. It explores the impact of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9460

Policy Space for Mexican Maize: Protecting Agro-biodiversity by Promoting Rural Livelihoods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Timothy A.
Since the introduction of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, traditional maize farmers in Mexico have faced difficult economic conditions. In barely more than a decade, as many as one million farmers may have abandoned their land under economic pressure from rising imports, low prices for maize and other traditional crops, weak local and regional demand, and large reductions in public sector support for agriculture. The losses are environmental as well as economic. With the loss of traditional maize, there has been a documented loss of the agricultural biodiversity of which these farmers and their ancestors have been stewards for centuries. With maize trade scheduled to be fully liberalized under NAFTA in 2008, many farm groups are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37278

Optimal Management of Molds in Stored Corn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yigezu,   Yigezu A.; Alexander,   Corinne E.; Preckel,   Paul V.
Long term storage of corn is becoming more common due to the recent increase in the demand for corn by ethanol plants. Infection of maize kernels by toxigenic fungi remains a challenging storage problem despite decades of research. Experts in storage management propose the use of a combination of preventive and monitoring-based responsive strategies in response to mold risks. In this paper, a stochastic dynamic programming model is solved to determine the expected profitability and optimal combination, timing and intensity of the proposed mold management strategies using farmers’ existing infrastructure. The results show that even with relatively high monitoring costs, maintaining high quality grain using a monitoring based optimal mold management strategy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mold management; Stored corn; Expected profitability; Integrated pest management; Monitoring; Aeration; Stochastic dynamic programming; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6572

Testing Nonlinear Logit Models of Performance Effectiveness Ratings: Cooperative Extension and Organic Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Luanne; Park,   Timothy A.
Survey evidence from U.S. organic farmers is evaluated to identify the factors influencing effectiveness ratings of cooperative extension advisors by organic farmers. A nonlinear logit model is specified for the ratings provided by organic producers, and critical demographic and management factors that influence the ratings are identified. The impact of the organic farmers’ status in transitioning to organic production is highlighted. The results indicate that part-time, newer adopters of organic farming methods are more likely to rate extension service providers as effective providers of information. Scenarios to predict extension effectiveness when interacting with specific groups of organic farmers are developed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperative extension; Nonlinear logit model; Organic farming; Performance ratings; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; C25; Q16; Q01.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47206

Technical efficiency improvement of rice farming in southern Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiatpathomchai,   Sirirat; Schmitz,   P. Michael; Thongrak,   Sutonya.
The objective of this study is to assess the technical efficient frontier of rice farms using input-oriented data envelopment analysis. The frontier represents the minimum applicable level of efficiency of inputs given the current level of yields, technologies, and managerial ability among the farmers which can be used as a benchmark for efficiency improvement of rice farms. Two-stage DEA methodology of efficiency analysis was applied. The empirical results revealed that the technical efficiency of rice farming in southern Thailand could be improved through reduction of inputs by 8-14 % and the current output at 3.5 tons of paddy rice per ha could be maintained. In order to improve technical efficiency of rice farms in southern Thailand, our findings lead...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice farming; Technical efficiency; Southern Thailand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50554

Are Farmers Completely Rational Consumers and Do They Suffer from a Borrowing Constraint? The Dutch Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woldehanna,   Tassew; Oskam,   Arie J.
There is some confusion in the literature on the consumption behaviour of farmers. We try to clear up some of the issues surrounding this confusion by elaborating and testing a model. Euler equations have been derived from a constant relative risk aversion utility function for total consumption expenditure, household expenditure and other expenditure, which includes durable goods. According to a test of Euler equations, farm households are not simply optimising lifetime utility. Rather, these households follow simple consumption rules, strongly influenced by habit formation. In line with most of the literature, we find that farm households are not borrowing constrained in their consumption expenditures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Euler equation; Borrowing constraint; Dutch farm households; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24854

Discussion: What Have We Learned from the New Suite of Risk Management Programs of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lubben,   Bradley D.; Novak,   James L.
New revenue-based support programs in the 2008 Farm Bill represent a fundamental shift in farm programs and risk management decision-making. However, complexity, uncertainty, economics, and, arguably, an incomplete analysis of the new Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program all contributed to low enrollment in the new program in 2009. An effective analysis of ACRE should consider farm programs as part of an integrated risk management portfolio, including crop insurance, marketing, and other risk management tools as opposed to a separate lottery program. Improving this integration could be one of the most significant consequences of the 2008 Farm Bill.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm bill; Commodity programs; Risk management; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92591

A comparison of fitness between horses with different exercise history
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barker,   Anna B.E.; Warren-Smith,   A.K.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that a horse’s prior fitness level has an effect on the horse’s ability to return to that previous level of fitness. This trial aimed to test this assumption which would benefit horse trainers to create individual fitness programs for horses. Standardised exercise testing was used to compare the progress of two groups of horses during weeks three and seven of a 14-week training program. Group A had undergone a similar training program twelve months previously and Group B had not. Plasma lactate samples and heart rate monitoring were used to assess the levels of fitness of the horses. Analysis of variance showed that there was no significant difference in post-exercise plasma lactate concentration between the groups. The horses...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Horse; Fitness training; Heart rate; Blood lactate; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123137

Agricultural Contracting Update:  Contracts in 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.; Korb,   Penelope J.
Marketing and production contracts covered 39 percent of the value of U.S. agricultural production in 2008, up from 36 percent in 2001, and a substantial increase over 28 percent in 1991 and 11 percent in 1969. However, aggregate contract use has stabilized in recent years and no longer suggests a strong trend. Contracts between farmers and their buyers are reached prior to harvest (or before the completion stage for livestock)and govern the terms under which products are transferred from the farm. Contracts are far more likely to be used on large farms than on small farms, and they form one element in a package of risk management tools available to farmers. Production contracts are used widely in livestock production, while marketing contracts are...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Production contracts; Marketing contracts; Farm structure; Farm size; Farm income; Contracting; Agricultural Resource Management Survey; ARMS; Risk analysis; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101279

Water users' association in Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zala,   Mahendrasinh J.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Cooperatives; Water distribution; Low lift irrigation; Irrigation canals; Water rates; Cropping systems; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113712

The Influence of Credit on Farm Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ockwell,   Anthony P.; Batterham,   Robert L.
This study was based on the hypothesis that lenders to the rural sector have the potential to affect the rate of agricultural adjustment directly via capital formation. Multi-period linear programming models were developed to quantify the effects of lender policy on farm growth for wheat growing, dairy and sheep properties. Three basic models were used to represent different farm management types for each industry group of models. The models included the production, marketing, taxation, consumption and investment subsystems of the farm. Emphasis in these models was focused on the financial linkages between these various subsystems. In particular, the models investigated the effects of increases in trading bank credit on farm growth.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12523

"Zorgen dat ...' Verbeteren van de concurrentiekracht van bedrijven in de open teelten
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Splinter,   Gerben M.; Derkx,   Ria; Jukema,   Noen; Peppelman,   Gondy.
This report describes research on how entrepreneurs obtain a view on developments in their environment. The question looked at was how they acquire and use information for their strategic decision-making. The research covered four agricultural sectors - namely fruit, tree, bulb and vegetable production in the open air - and involved twenty-nine entrepreneurs.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29077

IMPACT OF THE WTO LIBERALISATION ON ORGANIC FARMING IN SWITZERLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanders,   Jurn; Lampkin,   Nicolas; Stolze,   Matthias.
This paper outlines the potential impact of current WTO trade talks on land use, livestock husbandry and financial performance of organic and nonorganic farms in Switzerland. The results of the analysis conducted suggest that organic farms would respond to a potential WTO trade agreement in a similar way than nonorganic farms. Due to falling commodity prices, it is expected that revenues from agricultural production will decrease and cause a significant reduction in agricultural incomes. The results indicate that, on average, organic farms are less severely affected by the WTO liberalisation than nonorganic farms. Accordingly, the relative profitability of organic farms is likely to improve with increased liberalisation.  Keywords:  This paper outlines the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: WTO liberalisation; Organic farming; Policy impact assessment; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6481

A heterogeneous-agent model with district-level constraints: an application to livestock development in Gansu, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Komarek,   Adam M.; Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.
This paper develops a heterogeneous-agent model to assess the impacts of removing lucerne growing subsidies, increasing livestock numbers and including district-level equilibrium conditions on optimal farm plans in the Qingyang district of Gansu Province, China. The model is a five-year dynamic linear program that solves across 96 farm households whilst incorporating district-level constraints. The approach used allows us to observe seasonal variations in incomes, infer the distribution of a policy shock among households and highlight trade patterns at the district level. The results suggest that without lucerne growing subsidies the total area of lucerne grown by all modelled households falls by 18%. Increasing livestock numbers by 25% reduces net...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Heterogeneous-agent model; District-level constraints; Livestock; China.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100573

NEW NATIONAL CENTER FOR VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Babcock,   Bruce A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33519

A LOGIT MODEL OF FARMERS' DECISIONS ABOUT CREDIT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bagi,   Faqir Singh.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30153

Green Technologies for a More Sustainable Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hrubovcak,   James; Vasavada,   Utpal; Aldy,   Joseph E.
For U.S. agriculture to continue along a sustainable path of economic development, further production increases must be generated by technologies that are both profitable and more environmentally benign. In this context, we assess the role of these green or sustainable technologies in steering agriculture along a more sustainable path. However, the lack of markets for the environmental attributes associated with green technologies can limit their development. In addition, simply making a technology available does not mean it will be adopted. Experience with green technologies such as conservation tillage, integrated pest management, enhanced nutrient management, and precision agriculture demonstrates that even when technologies are profitable, barriers to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Sustainable agriculture; Natural capital; Nonrenewable resources; Renewable resources; Environmental services; Green technology; Integrated pest management; Conservation tillage; Enhanced nutrient management; Precision agriculture; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33721

Drainage water management impact on farm profitability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nistor,   Adela P.; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James.
The representative farm planning model that is used for the 2005 Purdue University Top Farmer Crop Workshop base case was extended to include managed drainage activities in order to evaluate the impact of drainage management time on farm operations. The analysis considered two alternative enterprises: rotation corn – soybeans with and without controlled drainage activities. The baseline solution assumed that controlled drainage has 10% higher average yields than free flowing drainage, one drainage control structure is needed each 20 acres, and all drainage management work was done on good field days. The results suggest that the baseline optimal solution was rotation corn-soybeans with controlled drainage where 1,500 acres were cultivated with corn...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21389

ANÁLISE SÓCIOECONÔMICA DOS AGROSILVICULTORES DO PROJETO DE REFLORESTAMENTO ECONÔMICO CONSORCIADO E ADENSADO (RECA), EM NOVA CALIFÓRNIA, RONDÔNIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franke,   Idesio Luis; Alves,   Isabel Teresa Gama; Sa,   Claudenor Pinho De; Santos,   Jair Carvalho Dos; Valentim,   Judson Ferreira.
O assentamento agrícola de centenas de milhares de famílias na Amazônia gerou problemas ambientais e socioeconômicos significativos na região. Em 1984 foi implantado pelo Instituto nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA) o Projeto de Assentamento Agrícola do Alto Madeira, em Vila Nova Califórnia-RO, divisa com o Estado do Acre. A partir de 1988, algumas lideranças rurais e produtores do assentamento resolvem priorizar o uso alternativo da terra com Sistemas Agroflorestais – SAFs, tendo como base o consórcio de culturas perenes regionais (cupuaçu, pupunha, castanha-do-brasil) e café, e formaram a Associação de Pequenos Agrosilvicultores do Projeto de Reflorestamento Econômico Consorciado e Adensado, que passou a ser conhecida como Projeto RECA....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sistemas Agroflorestais; Amazônia; Socioeconomia; RECA; Agroforestry Systems; Amazon; Socioeconomy; RECA; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109629

PLANETOR: THE POTENTIAL TO ADAPT IT FOR ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boggia,   Antonio; Klair,   Kevin S.
This paper will discuss some of the results from studying Planetor, a computer program that the Center for Farm Financial Management is working on, to try to use it with Italian farm data, and to test if and how it would be possible to develop an Italian version of the program.  Planetor is a computer program designed to help farmers evaluate the impacts of implementing sustainable farming practices.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14224

Economic Impact of Alternative Farm Program Scenarios on the North Dakota Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Koo,   Won W.; Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121052

SOME THEORIES AND CONCEPTS CONCERNING A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mdhizou,   Mohammad; Fuller,   Earl I.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13366

An Economic Risk Analysis of Stocker Grazing on Conservation Tillage Small Grains Forage in Arkansas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watkins,   K. Bradley; Hignight,   Jeffrey A.; Beck,   Paul A.; Anders,   Merle M.; Hubbell,   Donald S., III; Gadberry,   Shane.
This study evaluates both the profitability and risk efficiency of grazing stocker steers on conservation tillage winter wheat pasture using simulation and stochastic efficiency with respect to a function (SERF). Average daily gains are simulated for steers grazed on conventional tillage (CT), reduced tillage (RT) and no-till (NT) winter wheat pasture.  Steer price distributions and prices for key production inputs such as diesel, fertilizer, and glyphosate are also simulated. Stocker steer net return distributions by tillage treatment are constructed and ranked for risk efficiency using SERF.  The results indicate the NT system is the most profitable and most risk efficient of the three tillage systems, followed by the RT system. Both conservation tillage...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: No-till; Profitability; Reduced tillage; Risk; SERF; Stocker grazing; Winter wheat; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56356

The Extent and Characteristics of Manure Use on U.S. Cropland under Rate Restrictions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beckman,   Jayson F.; Livingston,   Michael J.; McBride,   William D.; Ribaudo,   Marc; MacDonald,   James M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49172

Farming in Sub-Humid Areas - A Study of Agricultural and Climatic Conditions on the Lower Nambucca River, Mid-North Coast, New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wills,   Neville R.; Owen,   Wyn F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8382

Impacts of Deficit Reduction Proposals on North Dakota Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Aakre,   Dwight G.; Swenson,   Andrew L.; Crane,   Laurence M.; Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121137

Canola-Wheat Rotation versus Continuous Wheat for the Southern Plains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duke,   Jason C.; Epplin,   Francis M.; Vitale,   Jeffrey D.; Peeper,   Thomas F.
Crop rotations are not common in the wheat belt of the Southern Plains. After years of continuous wheat, weeds have become increasingly difficult and expensive to manage. Yield data were elicited from farmers and used to determine if canola-wheat-wheat rotations are economically competitive with continuous wheat in the region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop rotation; Wheat; Canola; Elicited yield distributions; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46620

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

Milk, money, muck and metrics: inefficient resource allocation by New Zealand dairy farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ridler,   B.J.; Anderson,   W.J.; Fraser,   P.
Dairy producers have focused on increasing production and ignored the implications this may have on resource allocation efficiency. Averaged comparative figures are used to justify the production message but these cannot distinguish the point at which diminishing profitability from additional inputs will occur. Resource allocation using Linear Programming allows the effects of a simultaneous variation in resources to be revealed. Dairy production profitability is optimised where technical and biological efficiency combine to provide the best economic and coincidentally, environmental outcomes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96492

Bodenkauf als Reinvestitionsfalle – eine deduktive Zahlungsbereitschaftsanalyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bahrs,   Enno.
This paper deals with the fiscally neutral transferability of profits from land sales according to § 6b EStG and its possible effect on the price for agricultural land. From the point of view of the single farm this tax norm has an excellent effect. Nevertheless, from the point of view of the whole agricultural sector the advantage of this tax norm is rather questionable both with regard to agriculture in special as well as the national economy in general. The rising prices for land due to § 6b EStG can have a negative effect on highly efficient farming businesses which are willing to expand, but have to finance the expansion soleley with the business earnings. Still, further disadvantages may result from § 6b EStG. Therefore this paper suggests an...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmland prices; Reserve for reinvestment; Analysis of payment willingness; Flat tax; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97974

COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE PRODUTOS AGRÍCOLAS ORGÂNICOS COMO FATOR DE INCLUSÃO SOCIAL E ECONÔMICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Ana Maria Navaes Da; Albuquerque,   Jose de Lima; Santos Filho,   Demorval Dos; Silva,   Elizandro Souza Da; Nascimento,   Renata Patricia Leandro Do.
Este artigo analisa o processo de implantação da agricultura orgânica em assentamentos de reforma agrária, ainda recente no Brasil, e que trouxe consigo uma rápida transformação para a agricultura familiar. Procura analisar a contribuição da agricultura orgânica como alternativa de sustentabilidade sócio- econômica e ambiental da produção e entender o processo de reforma agrária brasileira e suas dificuldades, mostrando os possíveis caminhos para o agricultor assentado agregar valor à produção e se inserir em uma economia de mercado.  Além do que, analisa os impactos identificados na elevação da renda familiar e melhoria nas condições de vida.  Procurou-se analisar o caso do assentamento Ronda/Chico Mendes, no município de Pombos, em Pernambuco. A pesquisa...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pequena agricultura familiar; Reforma agrária; Assentamentos e agricultura orgânica; Small agriculture; Agrarian reform; Nesting; Organic agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109598

FINANCIAL POSITION OF SOME N.S.W. FARMS: A SURVEY IN THE S.W. SLOPE AND RIVERINA - 1943-44
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vaidyanathan,   P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8765

LAND RIGHTS, FARMER INVESTMENTS INCENTIVES, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Guo; Rozelle,   Scott; Huang,   Jikun.
The overall goal of our paper is to estimate the impact of China's land rights on farm investment incentives and agricultural production.  To meet the goal, the paper pursues three specific objectives.  First, the paper briefly reviews the various linkages between land rights and investment incentives.  Next, we demonstrate how land use behavior differs according to the tenure regime and land rights.  Third, by using our field survey data, this paper identifies the links between specific land rights, instead of just the land tenure type, and investment incentives.  The paper also measures the size of efficiency loss from the current land rights arrangements.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11958

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS FOR BEEF CATTLE, DAIRY PRODUCTION, SWINE PRODUCTION AND FORAGE CROPS IN LOUISIANA, 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boucher,   Robert W.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.
Data for this report are based on Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station research results and selected surveys. The procedure used in this report was to apply new machinery and other current input price data to production practice data. Production practice and performance data for beef cattle and associated forage crops are based on surveys of beef cattle producers supplemented with research records for beef herds maintained at six branch stations of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station.Production practice data for dairy production are based on unpublished survey data, Cooperative Extension Service recommendations and records from the LSU dairy herd.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31663

Cost Analysis of Alternative Harvest, Storage and Transportation Methods for Delivering Switchgrass to a Biorefinery from the Farmers’ perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Chenguang; Larson,   James A.; English,   Burton C.; Jensen,   Kimberly L.
Switchgrass for bioenergy production will require substantial storage. This study evaluated costs of alternative baling and on-farm storage systems. Rectangular bales minimize cost if switchgrass is processed immediately after harvest. However, round bales minimize cost if switchgrass is stored under cover for 200 days before transporting to the biorefinery
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Switchgrass; Baling; Storage; Transport; Costs; Farm; Biorefinery; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46812

Assessing farm sustainability with value oriented methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Passel,   Steven.
Agricultural policy makers aim to combine strong economic performance with a sustainable use of natural resources. An important step is to move from trying to define sustainability towards developing concrete tools for measuring and promoting achievements in sustainability. Hence, sustainability assessment is inevitably based on strong simplifications both of the theoretical paradigm and of the characteristics of systems of concern. The most known approaches to assess sustainability performance are burden orientated: they assess the costs or potential harm of resource use. These burden-oriented approaches focus on the level of environmental impacts caused by an economic activity compared to another set of environmental impacts, while value-oriented impact...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability assessment; Agriculture; Value oriented; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44141

Profitability and Technical Efficiency of Sweet Potato Production in Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adewumi,   Matthew Olaniyi; Adebayo,   Fatimoh. A.
This study examined the economics of sweet potato production in Kwara State of Nigeria. The study was conducted within the framework of the rural farming households who constitute the backbone of the Nigerian agricultural sector, producing about 80 per cent of the total national agricultural output with the cutlass-hoe technology and under rain fed conditions. Using cross-sectional data collected from 152 randomly selected sweet potato farmers from Oyun and Offa Local Government Areas of Kwara State, the study measured the profitability of and the technical efficiency of sweet potato production in the area. Primary data were collected from the sampled farming households using a structured interview schedule. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sweet potatoes; Technical efficiency; Profitability; Kwara State; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45686

Explaining Changes in the Distribution of Annual Dairy Farm Income over Time
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hung-Hao,   Chang; Boisvert,   Richard N.; Tauer,   Loren W.
This paper identifies factors affecting the distribution of farm income among dairy producers over time. Using data from participants in Cornell's Dairy Farm Record Program, we decompose differences of farm income distributions into those due to: differences in means of observable farm characteristics, differential marginal effects of characteristics and unobserved random error. The distribution of farm income is affected by factors reflecting the operators' experience and investment in human capital and indicators of management efficiency and level of capital investment. The marked changes in marginal contributions of these factors explain most of the total change in the distribution of income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farm income distribution; Decomposition; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6544

The TVA Fertilizer Farm Test-Demonstration Program in North Dakota 1957-1965
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaffner,   LeRoy W.; Weiser,   Virgil L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104181

Technology Adoption in French Agriculture and the Role of Financial Constraints
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blancard,   Stephane; Boussemart,   Jean-Philippe; Briec,   W.; Kerstens,   Kristiaan.
Successive CAP reforms have increased the exposure of European agriculture to market forces. As a result, farmers have become preoccupied with their competitiveness and have progressively adopted best practices. However, these long-run technological adjustments could be slowed down by eventual shortrun financial constraints. This contribution measures the role of these financial constraints on the catching-up component of total factor productivity for a panel of French farmers in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region during 1994-2001. For TFP estimates based on non-parametric distance functions, the second stage econometric results indicate that the technological adaptation is significantly conditioned by financial constraints.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: TFP catching-up; Distance function; Financial constraints; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44160

FORCES CHANGING AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCE NEEDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14242

Controlling Phalaris Minor in the Indian Rice-Wheat Belt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vincent,   David P.; Quirke,   Derek.
The ACIAR-managed project CS1/1996/013, Herbicide-resistant weeds of wheat in India and Australia: integrated management, was designed to find a long-term method of control of Phalaris minor, a problem weed of the rice–wheat cropping system of north-western India. By 1993, the weed had developed resistance to isoproturon, a herbicide which had delivered effective weed control for 15 years. The short-term solution, implemented before the ACIAR project commenced, involved identification and registration of a new set of herbicides. But these new herbicides were expensive. To ensure high adoption they needed to be combined with changes in wheat-growing techniques that would provide cost savings to help farmers pay for them. And to avoid the re-emergence of...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Herbicide-resistant weeds; Wheat; Weed; India; Australia; Integrated management; Phalaris minor; Rice-wheat cropping systems; Chemical resistance; Weed management; Zero tillage; Cost saving; Net present economy; High benefits; Profitable technology; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47696

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1982 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Geigel,   Joanne M.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.; Talley,   Dary E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13046

ALLOCATIVE ABILITY AND FARM MANAGEMENT A COMMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buggie,   Geoffrey J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9178

EVALUATING MEASURES TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL INPUT USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crawford,   Eric W.; Kelly,   Valerie A.
This paper provides guidelines to assist policymakers and analysts in (1) identifying promising public and private actions for promoting agricultural intensification by improving the availability and profitability of agricultural inputs; and (2) evaluating the relative costs and benefits of alternative actions. The guidelines are illustrated by reference to a study of phosphate fertilizer promotion in Mali originally conducted by IFDC researchers.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11686

Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Technologies: A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrera,   Victor; Norton,   George W.; Alwang,   Jeffrey Roger; Mauceri,   Maria.
Agricultural development is essential for improved well-being in rural Ecuador.  As much as 40% of the population relies on agriculture as its primary source of income and agricultural exports account for a significant proportion of foreign exchange revenue.  In the highlands, potatoes are a major staple, and more than 90,000 producers grow them on about 60,000 hectares of land.  Potato production is associated with heavy use of chemical inputs--pesticides and fertilizers--to manage pests and optimize profits. Concerns have emerged about the sustainability of Ecuador's potato crop as rising input costs have created a cost squeeze and public health officials are increasingly concerned about health consequences of pesticide over use.  Producers need...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19400

FLOW RESOURCES, FIELD TIME AND MODELING THE FARM FIRM: CONCEPTS AND RESEARCH NEEDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Apland,   Jeffrey.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13386

Importance of Sustainability on Agriculture in Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Louw,   Andre; Ndanga,   Leah Z.B.
This paper seeks to describe and discuss the impact that climate changes, and other challenges in terms of sustainability, have had on Africa and particularly on South Africa. It seeks to discuss the extent to which these changes directly and indirectly impact agriculture and the measures that are currently underway, with particular reference to South Africa, as well as suggest other strategies that could be implemented to attenuate the effects of climate change, thereby advancing the global shift towards sustainability. The paper discusses environmental and other changes that have taken place in Africa and asserts that the continent is in a particularly difficult situation in light of the debate on sustainability versus productivity. The fact that most of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Agriculture; South Africa; Climate change; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96810

Statistiques agricoles: Production Agricole, Elevage, Superficies et Utilisation des terres, Année agricole 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Mpyisi,   Edson.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère de l’Agricuture, de l’Elevage et des Forêts, MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Statistics; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54674

Off-Farm Work and Economic Performance: Comparing Crop and Livestock Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Nehring,   Richard F.; Erickson,   Kenneth W.
This paper examines how off-farm work affects the economic performance of crop and (selected) livestock farms.  It estimates returns to scale and technical efficiency following an input distance function approach and compares the relative performance of dairy and corn farm operator households with and without off-farm work. We use farm-level data from the USDA's ARMS survey for 1996-2005.  The impact of off-farm work on scale and technical efficiency is examined from two viewpoints: first, the effect of off-farm work on the scale and technical efficiency of the farm business in the production of traditional commodities (farm-level perspective); second, the impact of off-farm work on scale and technical efficiency at the household level, considering both...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9904

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1932
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1933
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13107

The Role of Bounded Rationality in Farm Financing Decisions – First Empirical Evidence –
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musshoff,   Oliver; Hirschauer,   Norbert; Wassmuss,   Harm.
Farmers do not often change from their house bank to another bank, even if the competing banks offer better conditions. This “reluctance to switch” can be explained, on the one hand, by the transaction costs resulting from such a change of business relation. On the other hand, it may be the result of bounded rationality. The results of a survey of North German farmers show that they are indeed bounded rational borrowers. They greatly underestimate the monetary disadvantages which are caused by the higher interest rates for loans from their house bank. In other words: They do not switch bank even if their individually perceived transaction costs are already “covered” by the lower interest rates of the alternative loan offer.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financing behavior; Bounded rationality; Switching costs; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q12; G32; C91.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51545

Assessing the costs of measuring biodiversity: methodological and empirical issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Targetti,   Stefano; Viaggi,   Davide; Cuming,   David; Sarthou,   J.P.; Choisis,   J.P.
Organic and low-input farming practices are considered keystones for the conservation of biodiversity in semi-natural systems. Accordingly, attention to the assessment of the benefits stemming from these activities is increasing in order to provide a solid base for the adoption of agro-environmental incentives and to support their monitoring and evaluation. The evaluation of the positive effects of organic and low-input farming activities on biodiversity is limited mainly by: the difficulty in proposing simple and widely-applicable indicators of biodiversity, and the substantial lack of data concerning the costs of measuring biodiversity - an essential element for a cost-effectiveness analysis. Moreover, the limited scientific literature available is based...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity measurement; Research costs; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109414

PERCEPTIONS OF LEAFY SPURGE BY PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS, LOCAL DECISION MAKERS, AND RANCH OPERATORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Nudell,   Daniel J.
A survey of 459 ranchers, 56 local decision makers, and 50 public land managers (565 total) was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls.  The study focused on a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.  The questionnaire focused on weed management in general and specifically on the perceptions and attitudes of ranchers, land managers, and local decision makers who have been directly and indirectly affected by leafy spurge.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge; Weed management; Rancher opinion; Public land manager opinions.; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23399

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMNT SERVICE 1965 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13146

Pastoral Farmer Goals and Intensification Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Small,   Bruce; Murphy-McIntosh,   Andrea; Waters,   Warwick; Tarbotton,   Ian S.; Botha,   Neels.
Focus groups were held with four pastoral sectors (sheep, dairy, deer, and beef) to investigate intensification strategies available to each sector. Focus groups first identified drivers of intensification in their sector, then identified the strategies they perceived as available, and evaluated the identified strategies in terms of favourability. For a researcher selected intensification strategy in each pastoral sector, benefits, barriers and solutions, and the relationship between farmer goals and the selected strategy was examined. The three main drivers of intensification in the sheep industry were profit, higher land values and return on capital. The researcher chosen strategy, high fecundity sheep, was viewed by the focus group as having benefits of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98513

Farming in Sub-Humid Areas - A Study of Agricultural and Climatic Conditions on the Lower Nambucca River, Mid-North Coast, New South Wales - I
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wills,   Neville R.; Owen,   Wyn F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8252

CHARACTERISATION AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF PORTUGUESE WINE FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Maria Leonor da Silva; Henriques,   Pedro Damiao de Sousa; Costa,   Fatima; Pereira,   Rui.
This study aims to characterise the evolution of vineyard production, to measure the levels of technical efficiency, and to relate these with farmers and farms attributes. The sample used is composed of a panel of vineyard farms, for the period 2000-2005, belonging to Portuguese Alentejo region. The methodology used to estimate technical efficiency, was the stochastic production frontier. The results showed that there are room to improve the levels of technical efficiency in input use and that efficiency is variant with time. It was observed that technical efficiency increases with economic size and net farm income, as well as with family entrepreneurship.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Parametric; Vineyard; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44130

Reduce the Nitrogen Loss and Maintain the income – The Economics of Manure Handling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jacobsen,   Brian H.
In this paper, an economic analysis of different ways to cover the slurry tank and apply the slurry to the field has been carried out. It is found that covering slurry tanks with either straw or a floating lid is profitable. New field application techniques have become more profitable since an N-norm of 10% under the economic optimum was adopted in Denmark. This has increased the shadow price of nitrogen. When applying animal manure, injection is a profitable alternative to trailing hoses in spring crops before sowing and in many forage crops, as it gives higher yields and sometimes also higher protein content. Injection of animal manure can in some cases eliminate the negative economic effect of a nitrogen norm. There are no clear advantages of using...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost of slurry storage; Cost of manure application; Marginal value of Nitrogen; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6946

2009 Michigan Cash Grain Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
This report summarizes the 2009 financial and production records of 88 Michigan cash grain farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of these items: corn, soybeans, wheat, navy beans, oats, sugar beets and other small grains. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and Farm Credit Service of Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were included if a farm financial analysis had completed 2009 data including beginning and ending balance sheets and a statement of income and expenses. The data was checked to verify that cash discrepancy was less than 10% of gross cash inflow and that debt discrepancy was less...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122287

Producer Technology Use and the Value of Autonomy: The Case of rbST
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olynk,   Nicole J.; Wolf,   Christopher A.; Tonsor,   Glynn T.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61730

Farm Business Review - "Woodrising", Cressy, Tasmania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henry,   Robert; Henry,   Kathy; Armstrong,   David.
The Woodrising farming business has developed from a grazing operation based on a relatively small soldier settlement block in Northern Tasmania. The expansion and diversification has entailed: Purchase of additional land. Leasing land for cropping, for short (seasonal) and long (3-5 year) terms. Managing a nearby farm on behalf of a Board of Trustees. Developing and running smaller, opportunistic agricultural businesses. This paper describes a business review based on the Now, Where, How model: Where is the business now? Description of the current status of the business (enterprises, geographically and financially). Where do the owners want the business to be? Business targets. How? How to get there, and the associated constraints and risks....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24339

A takarmányárak hatásaa pulykahús-előállításra
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Csordas S.,   Tibor; Szentirmay,   Andras; Trojan,   Szabolcs.
A tanulmányban bemutatott takarmányárak és a pulykahús-előállítás jövedelme közötti rendkívül szoros kapcsolat elgondolkodtató, mert a takarmány – mint a legfontosabb inputtényező – árának változása vállalatcsoportok átrendeződését eredményezheti. A takarmányárak fokozatos és lassú ütemű emelkedése ugyan különböző költséggazdálkodási eszközökkel egy bizonyos pontig ellensúlyozható, de a jelen tanulmányban vizsgált időtartam alatt két ízben is tapasztalt rendkívül drasztikus mértékű takarmányár-emelkedés által okozott hatások kivédésére az ágazat szereplőinek nincsen eszköze. Amennyiben a jövőben is előfordulnak hasonló mértékű takarmányáremelkedések, akkor azok vállalati csődökkel kísért szerkezeti átrendeződést is okozhatnak az ágazatban....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Takarmányár; Pulykahús-előállítás; Vertikális integráció; Changes in feedstuff prices; Vertical integration; Poultry sector; Turkey meat production; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99147

Economic Analysis of Base Acre and Payment Yield Designations Under the 2002 U.S. Farm Act
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   C. Edwin; Skully,   David W.; Westcott,   Paul C.; Hoffman,   Linwood A.
The 2002 Farm Act provided farmland owners the opportunity to update commodity program base acres and payment yields used for calculating selected program benefits. Findings in this report suggest that farmland owners responded to economic incentives in these decisions, selecting those options for designating base acres that resulted in the greatest expected flow of program payments. Decisions of farmland owners in South Dakota, in upland cotton area, and in the Heartland region support the payment-maximization argument. In general, landowners favored maximizing payments over aligning base acres to current or recent plantings. Farmland owners with high-payment base acres, such as rice and cotton, held on to these base acres and, whenever possible, expanded...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Base; 2002 Farm Act; Direct payments; Counter-cyclical payments; Production flexibility contract payments; Base acres; Program yields; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33594

Fifth Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmers of Northern Minnesota for the Year 1935 (April 1, 1935 to March 31, 1936)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Cleland,   S.B.; McNulty,   J.B.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1936
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113278

Frauen in der Mannerdomane Landwirtschaft. Aufgezeigt am Beispiel von zehn landwirtschaftlichen Betriebsleiterinnen in der Schweiz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Contzen,   Sandra.
Until now agriculture has been considered a male domain. Although approximately one third of agricultural work is done by women, only very few of them run a farm (of their own). This paper  focuses on female farm operators. Ten problem-centred interviews were conducted with female farm operators to examine the motives prompting women to decide on the position and job of farm operator and how they cope. Qualitative content analysis shows that the decision is influenced by various motives, the primary one being an interest in agriculture. The way women cope in this male domain is largely assessed as good. They are holding their own, although each of them is also experiencing difficulties which, however, are not only linked to the fact that they are in a job...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31992

The Impact of Human Capital on Farm Operator Household Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: El-Osta,   Hisham S.
Data from the 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey and multivariate regression procedures are used to examine the role of human capital in impacting the incomes of farm households. The paper uses an “adjusted” concept of income where government payments are subtracted from total household income thus allowing for the utilization of government payments as a potential control variable in the regression models. Findings indicate a significant and positive role for higher education except for farm households at the very lower and upper ends of the income distribution.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm households; ARMS data; Quantile regression; Government payments; Human capital; Off-farm wages and salaries; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106062

FARM TRANSFERS IN SWITZERLAND:  WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS UPON FARM APPRAISALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gantner,   Urs.
In Switzerland it is common for the farm businesses to be transferred within the family because the law provides that the heir can purchase the business at its investment value.  The investment value is arrived at by an income capitalization approach.  The investment values of farm businesses are well below corresponding market values.  The purpose of these regulations is to avoid the division of the land among the heirs and excessive debts for the young farm family.  The purpose of this paper is to discuss the transfer of farms, to explain the present method of appraising farms, to evaluate a number of alternative methods of farm appraisal, and to make some new proposals within the given legal framework.  The transfer of farms involves issues such as the...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11100

ROLNICTWO OBSZARÓW GÓRSKICH BAWARII PRZYKŁADEM DLA KARPAT POLSKICH? STUDIUM PORÓWNAWCZE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sroka,   Wojciech; Pieniadz,   Agata.
Niniejsze opracowanie przyjmuje formę analizy porównawczej i przedstawia wyniki badań opinii ekspertów na temat stanu oraz kierunków rozwoju obszarów wiejskich i rolnictwa w gminach górskich położonych na terenie Karpat Polskich i Alp Niemieckich. Badania wskazują, iż rolnictwo oraz obszary wiejskie subregionu karpackiego wkracza powoli na drogę rozwojową, którą rolnictwo subregionu alpejskiego ma już w pewnym sensie za sobą. Wydaje się, iż krótki okres stosowania WPR nie spowodował w subregionie karpackim wyraźnych zmian strukturalnych. Rolnictwo Alp Niemieckich jest lepiej dostosowane do specyficznych warunków produkcji rolniczej oraz jest w stanie zapewnić odpowiednie dochody ludności rolniczej. Świadczy o tym chociażby wyższy odsetek rodzin...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rolnictwo górskie; Perspektywy rozwoju; Wsparcie; Polska; Bawaria; Berglandwirtschaft; Entwicklungsperspektiven; Förderung; Polen; Bayern.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; International Development; O13; Q18; Q28; R11; R23.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91913

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Northwestern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Burkholder,   J.R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106097

Postharvest R &amp; D concerning tropical fruits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chudleigh,   Peter D.
An economic evaluation of two Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) projects in the area of postharvest technology for tropical fruits was undertaken. This evaluation considered a 30 year time period from the first year of investment and assumed a discount rate of 5 per cent. The estimate of the net present value of the research and development investment was $93 million expressed in 1996/97 terms. The benefit–cost ratio was 38:1 and the internal rate of return estimated at 64 per cent.  If benefits realised by 1996/97 were considered, the net present value was $30 million, the benefit–cost ratio was 13:1, and the internal rate of return was 63 per cent.  Benefits accrued to both Thailand and Australia, with the proportion of...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Postharvest; Technology; Tropical fruit; Fruit; Australia; Thailand; Net present value; Mango; Longan; Durian; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; International Development; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47652

Resilience of European farms under different CAP scenarios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Polman,   Nico B.P.; Peerlings,   Jack H.M.; Slangen,   Louis H.G.
The upcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy will put pressure on agricultural incomes and will cause more price volatility and income risk for farms in the EU. This raises the question if and how farms will survive these disturbances. Farms are able to survive only if they respond appropriately to disturbances. This resilience of farms is explained in this research by analysing the number of strategies that farmers indicate that they will use in a situation where the current CAP will continue and in a situation where it will disappear. The outcomes show that under both scenarios large more specialised farms with young farm heads are most resilient, and small more diversified farms headed by old farmers are least resilient. Results also show that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resilience; Governance; CAP reform; Count model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114758

Economic and Biological Perspectives on Off-site Effects Associated with Soil Acidification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mullen,   John D.; Helyar,   K.R.; Pagan,   Phil.
There is likely to be a divergence in the interests of farmers and their neighbours or the community in the management of land and hence a greater rate of exploitation of soil qualities than that desired by the community. This is particularly true under current institutional arrangements with respect to nonpoint forms of land degradation, such as soil acidification, where the property rights of the community are weak. Hence it is important to understand the nature and extent of off-site impacts so as to form a basis either for potential collective action or for some form of intervention by government. One of the objectives of this paper is to draw out the analogies between offsite effects of a spatial nature with those of a dynamic or temporal nature with...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123709

Land and water rights and the design of small-scale irrigation projects: the case of Baluchistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hecht,   Robert.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water rights; Land ownership; Irrigation design; Small scale systems; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Rehabilitation; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113864

Crop Planning for 1971- Which Crops Should I Grow? Wheat Program Participation? Feed Grain Program Participation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Christiansen,   Martin K.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7557

1958 Annual Report of the Central Minnesota Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Test Demonstration Cooperation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1959
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47932

A financial analysis of the impact of sheep on the risks and returns associated with mixed enterprise dryland farming in south-eastern Australia: Part II
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hutchings,   Timothy R.
This paper extends the long-term cash-flow simulations reported in Part I (Hutchings 2009) to include a range of seasonal scenarios at four representative dryland sites in south-eastern Australia. The effect of varying the proportion of sheep and cropping in the enterprise mix at each site on cash surpluses is discussed. The analysis shows that, for most sites, the cropping enterprises require better than average seasons, prices and water-use efficiencies to generate a positive cash flow and are subject to substantial variability and risk of loss. In contrast, the sheep enterprises show small but stable cash flows in all but extreme drought conditions. This paper emphasises the need to include site-specific, long-term variability and whole-farm costs in...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Whole-farm planning; Cash flow; Sheep; Crops; Risk; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121495

LEASE VERSUS PURCHASE OF A CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM: A GEORGIA EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robertson,   J. Douglas; Musser,   Wesley N.; Tew,   Bernard V.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30434

The Optimal Length of an Agricultural Carbon Contract
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gulati,   Sumeet; Vercammen,   James.
In this paper we present the economic determinants of the optimal length of a carbon offset contract. We find that because of a declining capacity of the soil to sequester carbon, the optimal length of the carbon contract is finite (the marginal benefit of remaining in the contract is declining over time, whereas marginal opportunity cost is rising). We also explore the effect of varying key parameter values on the optimal length in the contract. If the contract requires the farmer to sequester at a higher rate, the farmer chooses the contract for a shorter length of time, and this may decrease rather than increase social welfare. If society places a higher value on carbon accumulation, the contract is chosen for a longer length of time. Finally, if both...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Carbon offset contracts; Greenhouse gas policy; Soil carbon; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Q200; Q580.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37027

Relationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka; Weaver,   Robert D.
The purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including 270 companies from 3 European countries in 6 traditional food product categories. Heterogeneity across these chains is first examined based on cluster analysis that identifies three distinct clusters interpreted as reflecting three levels of intensity in innovation capacity: high, medium, and low. Next, we define measures of the chain relationship quality through characteristics such as trust, conflict and reputation. The quality of the chain relationship is then...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation capacity; Chain relationship quality; Traditional food products; SMEs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100498

FEASIBILITY OF INTEGRATING SHEEP AND CROPS WITH SMALLHOLDER RUBBER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN INDONESIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deaton,   Brady J.; San,   Nu Nu.
Diversified production systems are considered important tools for stabilizing the income of smallholder rubber producers in Indonesia.  Based on empirical data collected from smallholder rubber producers in the Nucleus Estate Smallholder (NES) development project, estimations were made of the economic feasibility of integrating sheep and selected crops into smallholder rubber production plantations.  The dynamic optimization procedure is used as an evaluation technique.  This study finds that integration of sheep and crops into smallholder rubber production is economically feasible, particularly for those who utilize family labor for hand harvesting grass and grazing sheep.  Integrating sheep alone increases the net present value of future income by 20%....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomic model; Diversification; Dynamic optimization; Indonesia; Rubber; Sheep; Smallholder; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14727

Collaborative supply chain initiatives as devices to cope with income variability in the Scottish red meat sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether collaborative supply chain initiatives may help to provide income stability for farmers, focussing the analysis on the red meat supply chain in Scotland. Collaborative supply chains may contribute with two elements to attain higher income instability: first, greater demand stability and market access, and second, less variability in the price received for carcasses, as the produced output fits better the required specifications (i.e., no lost premia). The analysis of a survey applied to Scottish red meat producers showed that farmers that are part of a producers’ club do not differ from other farmers in their perception of marketing problems (e.g., price stability, etc.). However, in terms of their marketing...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Income instability; Producers’ clubs; Red meat sector; Scotland.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61105

Rum Corps to IXL: Services to Pastoralists and Farmers in New South Wales, Part IV 1930-1990: Depression, War and Peace
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidson,   Bruce Robinson.
The depressed prices of agricultural commodities and the decline in farm incomes in the 1930s destroyed farmers' and governments' belief in a free market for a generation. In spite of the rapid development and introduction of new farming techniques after the Second World War, and the consequent increases in productivity, farmers were unwilling to allow demand and supply to determine product prices and insisted on government intervention in the market for agricultural commodities, credit and some inputs. The supply of agricultural services in the first two post-war decades was dominated by such intervention, and in the next two decades by attempts by the state to reduce its intervention in the market, a process which was not completed by 1990.  Although the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10328

Learning by Doing, Risk Aversion and Use of Risk Management Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Ashok,   Mishra K.
Using a national survey, double hurdle models are estimated to examine the impact of farmers’ risk attitude on use of production and marketing contracts. Risk averse farmers are less likely to use contracts but risk attitude does not have any significant impact on the intensity at which contracts are adopted.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk attitude; Double hurdle model; Production contracts; Marketing contracts; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q13; D81.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103851

Calculating Cost Savings Per Acre When Harvest Days are Stochastic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farrell,   Matthew; Ibendahl,   Gregory A.
New cotton harvesters have been introduced that have higher performance rate as well as eliminate extra labor and accompanying equipment. The new machines build partial modules on board the harvester. Higher field efficiency (performance rate) lets a farmers harvest his cotton in a shorter period. Precipitation causes cotton losses in both quality and quantity of the cotton. This paper seeks to measure cost per acre when harvest days are stochastic by using historic precipitation data. Cost per acre will include the cost of losses from a loss function from precipitation. Cost per acre will be adjusted for conventional versus new technology by quantifying the losses that contribute to extra costs of extended harvesting.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Harvester; Fieldwork days; Stochastic; Cost per acre; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56507

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: IF IT'S SO GREAT, WHY ISN'T EVERYBODY DOING IT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taff,   Steven J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13357

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1985 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.; Talley,   Dary E.; Loppnow,   Rann R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13022

LEARNING FOR THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ticha,   Ivana.
With sustained use and creation of knowledge in the centre of the economic development process, an economy essentially becomes a Knowledge Economy. A Knowledge Economy (KE) is one that utilizes knowledge as the key engine of economic growth. It is an economy where knowledge is acquired, created, disseminated and used effectively to enhance economic development.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Knowledge society; Knowledge economy index; Innovation systems; Education; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43573

Farmers or Slaves: Contract Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Jay Lee.
This paper discusses the pros and cons of contract production of agricultural products and specifically investigates contract pig production in the USA. Discussion includes the impact that contract production will have on the traditional farm life as many think of it. The author discusses the major global trends impacting the role of the farmer and concludes that agriculture at the farm is continuing its rapid change. Farm families of the future will be required to change rapidly and to adapt to changes in farm management structure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24374

A AGROINFORMÁTICA EM EMPRESAS RURAIS: ALGUMAS TENDÊNCIAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cocaro,   Henri; Jesus,   Jose Carlos dos Santos.
A exemplo do que ocorreu no setor urbano, as novas tecnologias da informação aplicadas a agricultura integram-se a rapidamente. Em função disso, nesse artigo foram apresentadas e discutidas algumas tendências da agroinformática focando-se a utilização dos sistemas de informações gerenciais. Como considerações finais percebe-se que estes sistemas irão permear ainda mais as tecnologias da informação através de aplicações em: pacotes de software, ERP agropecuário, rastreabilidade de produtos de origem animal e vegetal, informações climáticas, redes (internet, portais e serviços web); cooperativas, assistência técnica e extensão rural, agricultura de precisão, zootecnia de precisão, e no Ensino a Distância. Embora existam ainda limitações, principalmente por...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Software agrícola; Tecnologia da informação; Sistemas de informações gerenciais; Agricultural software; Information technology; Management information systems; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102898

Institutional arrangements for land drainage in developing countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freisem,   Claudia; Scheumann,   Waltina.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Drainage; Infrastructure; Irrigable land; Farmer participation; Financing; Land reclamation; Flood control; Irrigated farming; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Environment; Case studies; Operations; Maintenance; Waterlogging; Salinity; Productivity; Food security; Institutional constraints; Communal irrigation systems; Water users' associations; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92776

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1983 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Smith,   Matthew G.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.; Talley,   Dary E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13030

MANAGEMENT ADVICE, PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS AND SMALL FARM GROUPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cozens,   L.E.
This article gives some results of production function studies carried out on small groups of farms. The results indicate that such studies can produce useful suggestions for farm reorganisation even when only 20 farms constitute the sample. Since service centres are being set up in Australia to help advise farmer groups or samples of this size, production function studies on the material provided may be unexpectedly rewarding.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22755

Crop biodiversity repercussions of subsidized organic farming in Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nastis,   Stefanos A.; Michailidis,   Anastasios; Mattas,   Konstadinos.
This paper analyzes the impact of CAP financial assistance on crop biodiversity under uncertainty. A stochastic production function is employed and estimated to assess whether risk-averse farmers hedge risk by diversifying their portfolio of crops, thus increasing crop biodiversity. The model is applied to farm-level data of organic crop farms in Greece. Organic farming financial assistance poses a double-edged sword: even though it is considered agrobiodiversity enhancing as a cultivation method, subsidizing it can become agrobiodiversity reducing, since farmers may select to cultivate only the subsidized crops. The study shows that risk aversion leads to crop biodiversity conservation. However, providing CAP financial assistance on certain crops appears...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop biodiversity; Agroecosystem; Risk management; Agricultural assistance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q18; D80; Q24; Q57.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114628

Communication, governance and multiply-owned Maori lands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett-Ohia,   O.
Based on the premise that communication is critical to effective governance, this research examines the communication mechanisms used within Maori organisations. It is part of an objective funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology to "Define the important elements in building a governance structure to achieve alignment with the goals of owners on multiply-owned (Maori) lands". It contributes to both government and Maori agendas to accelerate Maori economic development while acknowledging the challenge in reconciling economic imperatives to increase profit with Maori cultural obligations to uphold spiritual and cultural (kaitiaki) obligations. Previous studies undertaken by AgResearch with groups other than the "traditional farmer"...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Communication; Governance; Multiply-owned Maori lands; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121498

MEGATRENDS IMPACTING AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boehlje,   Michael.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13866

Service Check on Pig and Cattle Farms - Establish the Visions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Rasmus; Rasmussen,   Heidi Hundrup; Wiborg,   Torben.
A service check for a farm is an interesting new way of advising farmers, which has proven very successful. The objective of a service check is to recognise potential improvements in the production using a holistic approach. Often a service check will try to establish the overall goals for the farmer’s family, the farmer and the farm. In order to do so, the farm is systematically analysed in order to establish strengths, weaknesses and possible paths of development. These issues are normally neglected in the day-today contact between the farmer and the usual adviser, and even far-reaching decisions are often taken without a decent analysis of the strategic goals. A service check involves a joint visit, where two experienced advisors visit the farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7016

The Allocation of Advertising and Research Dollars in the Florida Orange Juice Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Spreen,   Thomas H.
This study considers the allocation of Florida citrus-grower money between advertising and research programs to maximize grower revenue net of program costs. The allocation depends on the impact of advertising on demand and the impacts of research on the cost of production and supply. A number of studies have estimated the impact of advertising on OJ demand, but little is known about the impact of research. Research on citrus greening, a disease that has no known cure, is examined in the present study. There are no past studies to reliably gauge the impact of this research. The approach taken here is to ask if a given amount of research dollars is needed to reduce average production costs by certain amount, then what should be spent on advertising based on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59191

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1991 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13045

Dairy farm productivity (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCall,   David; Newman,   Matthew.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97614

Is there a potential for certified clean and natural beef in northeast Victoria?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robinson,   Helen J.; Cox,   Rodney J.
This study investigates the potential for development of a regional environmental certification scheme through which beef producers in northeast Victoria, who were employing a high standard of environmental care, produced premium quality beef that could attract an improved financial return over regular market prices. Beef producers, butchers, domestic consumers and the restaurant industry were surveyed to identify the level of interest in the community for organic food and ‘clean and natural’ beef. Beef producers were further surveyed to identify their views on some elements of sustainable agricultural production. The findings conclude that there is a potential niche market for ‘clean and natural’ beef in Northeast Victoria. A certification scheme for...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Clean and green beef; Meat Standards Australia; Environmental Management System; Livestock Production Assurance Program; Cattlecare; Sustainable agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122242

Causes of Efficiency Change in Transition: Theory and Cross-Country Survey Evidence from Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vranken,   Liesbet; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
Studies on efficiency changes in transition agriculture yield mixed results. This paper develops both a theoretical model and an empirical analysis of how distribution of efficiency scores changes with the various stages of transition. We use a unique set of representative farm survey data to calculate farm level efficiency scores, compare the efficiency distributions of different transition countries and correlate these with various indicators of particular reforms. Our study indicates that, in particular, general institutional reforms and reforms focused on market institutions and on reducing market imperfections in input and output markets have an important positive impact on farm efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9442

The Efficiency of Small-Scale Agriculture in Limpopo Province of South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meliko,   Majory O.; Phinea,   K. Chauke; Oni,   Stephen A.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of the small scale farmers for the production year 2006/2007 in Limpopo province using policy analysis matrix. A total of twelve production systems were selected. Result shows that all were profitable under market condition with existing policies and all except Dry land maize had comparative advantage suggesting efficiency in the systems. Ranking the systems in term of PRC and DRC, irrigated vegetables like Potatoes, cabbages and tomatoes had higher profitability and comparative advantages than field crops like both dry and irrigated maize, Peanut and Beans. Despite competiveness in all and comparative advantage in most systems, these was not due to policy intervention as incentive indicators, e.g. SRP,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96801

FEASIBILITY OF A SHEEP COOPERATIVE FOR GRAZING LEAFY SPURGE - SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Nudell,   Daniel J.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Faller,   Timothy.
This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control.  The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of capital investment required by members in the cooperative. Three sheep flock management alternatives were initially considered for the cooperative.  These were 1) winter lambing, 2) spring lambing, and 3) fall lambing.  The fall lambing scenario was determined to be infeasible because of logistics associated with gathering and transportation of pregnant ewes and lack of grazing pressure on leafy spurge throughout the grazing season.   The total capital investment...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy Spurge; Cooperative; Weed Control; Sheep Grazing; Economics; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23201

IMPEDIMENTS TO CONTROLLING LEAFY SPURGE IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Leafy spurge is an invasive noxious weed, which by definition means it is inordinately difficult to control.  The objective of this report is to present the results of focus group meetings and personal interviews with ranchers, local decision makers, and public land managers to discover strategies to improve leafy spurge management.  Participants in the interviews and focus group meetings managed property in Fallon, Carter, and Wibaux Counties of Montana; Golden Valley, Bowman, Billings, and Slope Counties of North Dakota; Harding County of South Dakota; and Crook County of Wyoming. Ranchers and local decision makers believe that leafy spurge control must become more proactive rather than reactive; current strategies are largely reactive.  Interviews with...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge management; Ranchers; County weed boards; Public land managers; Policy makers; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23109

What Successful Small Farmers Say: A Series of Reports on a Survey of Successful Small Farm Operators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cuykendall,   Charles H.; LaDue,   Eddy L.; Smith,   R. David.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122629

Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater: Determinants and Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wick,   Katharina; Heumesser,   Christine; Schmid,   Erwin.
Nitrogen is an important input to agricultural production but also detrimentally affects the environmental quality of air, soil and water. Identifying the determinants of nitrate pollution and in turn defining sensible performance indicators to design, enforce and monitor regulatory policies is therefore of utmost importance. Using data on more than 1000 Austrian municipalities, we provide a detailed econometric analysis of (1) the determinants of nitrate concentration in groundwater, and (2) the predictive abilities of one of the most commonly used agri-environmental indicators, the Nitrogen Balance. We find that the proportion of cropland exerts a positive effect on the nitrate content in groundwater. Additionally, environmental factors such as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nitrate concentration; Groundwater; Nitrogen Balance; Agriculture; Regression analysis.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109430

CAP effects on labour use in agriculture: Evidence from alternative dynamic panel data models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,   Martin; Zier,   Patrick.
Our aim is to investigate whether the direct payments and rural development measures of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) do make jobs in agriculture safer. We work with a dynamic labour demand equation that is augmented by the full set of policy instruments of the CAP. It is estimated on a unique regional panel dataset of three East German states for the period 1999-2006. We present results for three consistent estimators which differ in how they eliminate the fixed effects and how they instrument the lagged dependent variable, including estimators due to Arellano and Bond, Blundell and Bond, and a corrected least-squares dummy variable estimator due to Kiviet and Bruno. Our results suggest that there were few desirable effects on job maintenance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural employment; Dynamic panel data models; Common Agricultural Policy; East Germany; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q18; J43; C23.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61355

A DISCUSSANT'S VIEWS OF COMPUTERIZED BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brant,   William L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29658

Present Farm Economy in Three Proposed Irrigation Areas of North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaffner,   LeRoy W.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119426

Modeling Dependence in the Design of Whole Farm---A Copula-Based Model Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Ying; Ghosh,   Sujit K.; Goodwin,   Barry K.
The objective of this study is to evaluate and model the risks of corn and soybean production. This study focuses on the risk of revenue variability that arises from changes in prices, yields shortfalls or both. There are several models for price and yield risk factors for corn and  soybeans. For instance, yield risks can be modeled by a family of Beta distributions, whereas price shocks can be modeled by log-normal distributions. In order to develop a multivariate model that preserves a given set of marginals, a copula approach can be used to characterize  the joint yield and price risk of corn and soybeans, which are usually highly correlated. The copula approach has been spurred by the recent developments in the whole farm insurance (WFI), resulting in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Copula; Crop Insurance; Loss Distribution; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6282

Third Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Dodge and Goodhue Counties
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Armour,   M.L.; Thorfinnson,   M.A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1931
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106061

Determinants of Economic Growth in Organic Farming: The Case of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brenes Muñoz,   Thelma; Lakner,   Sebastian; Brümmer,   Bernhard.
The organic sector in Germany has experienced a substantial growth since the beginning of the 1990s until today. During this process of expansion, most organic farms have grown in terms of factor endowment, while others have disappeared or reconverted to conventional agriculture. This paper investigates the potential determinants of farms growth in the organic sector. This paper models potential factors that might have an impact on the economic growth of 332 organic farms in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. The econometric model was developed based on ‘Gibrat’s Law’, using a fixed effect method (FE). The results suggest that direct marketing and livestock intensity significantly influence farm growth. In addition, less efficient farms grew faster than more...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm-growth; Gibrat’s law; Technical efficiency; Direct marketing; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114270

Cow maternal efficiency: “Giving the girls some credit”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herd,   Robert M.; Accioly,   J.; Arthur,   Paul F.; Copping,   Katrina; Deland,   Mick; Donoghue,   Kath; Edwards,   Nick; Graham,   John; Hebart,    Michelle; Jones,   F.; Laurence,   Michael; Lee,   Stephen; Parnell,   Peter F.; Pitchford,   Wayne; Speijers,   Jane.
Special Edition Sheep and Cattle Production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Cow; Productivity; Efficiency; Fat; Ebv; Climate change; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121456

Estimating the Economic Viability of a New Crop Alternative for the U.S. Organic Market: Edamame - A Vegetable Soybean
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shockley,   Jordan M.; Dillon,   Carl R.; Woods,   Timothy A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Whole farm modeling; Edamame; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103709

PLANNING PRICES AND AGRICULTURAL PROFITABILITY IN THE 1980'S
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hasbargen,   Paul R.
This paper attempts to provide some information for the "prudent" manager to consider as he plans farming operations for the 1980's. First, some suggested farm planning prices, then some observations on expected trends in ag profitability for each of the major types of farms in the five state region during the 1980's.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13863

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

STALLBAUKONFLIKTE IN NICHT-VEREDLUNGSREGIONEN: EMPIRISCHE ANALYSE UND FOLGERUNGEN FUR EFFIZIENTE EMPIRISCHE ANALYSE UND FOLGERUNGEN FUR EFFIZIENTE GOVERNANCESTRUKTUREN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gerlach,   Sabine; Spiller,   Achim.
Auf Basis einer empirischen Untersuchung zu einem Stallbaukonflikt kann gezeigt werden, dass entgegen der öffentlichen Diskussion besonders die Einschätzung der persönlichen Be-einträchtigung durch einen Stallneubau zur Ablehnung führt. Tier- und Umweltschutzargrum-ente spielen zwar in der Auseinandersetzung eine prominente Rolle, sind aber - wie eine Reg-ressionsanalyse zeigt - wenig entscheidungsrelevant. Stallbaukonflikte und die Entzerrung der Tierproduktion können nur durch gesetzlich eindeutige Regelungen gelöst werden. Verhand-lungen im Rahmen von Netzwerken tragen nicht zur Konfliktlösung bei, da es sich primär um einen Nimby-Konflikt handelt.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14955

How Would a Global Farm Manager Decide Whether to Farm in the Cerrado Region? (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Napier,   Robert John.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24222

Valuing the Option to Convert from Conventional to Organic Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuminoff,   Nicolai V.; Wossink,   Ada.
Based on option value theory, we develop a theoretical model to assess the dollar compensation required for the conversion to organic farming.  Our empirical model is a switching regression model with two regimes and we use county level data on organic and conventional corn and soybean production in the U.S. for the application.  Assuming an interest rate of 10 percent, a conventional corn-soybean grower would need to receive a one-time payment of $315 per acre to compensate for the conversion cost and an additional $1,088 per acre to conver the long run higher production and market risks.  The sum of these two values equals an annual payment of $228 per acre for a 10 year contract.  The results are discussed in the context of the recently introduced...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19531

2002 NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK: REPRESENTATIVE FARMS, 2002-2011
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income for most representative farms in 2011 will be lower than in 2002.  Low profit farms, which consist of 25% of the farms in the study, may not have financial resiliency to survive.  The new farm bill will provide higher net farm income than a continuation of the FAIR Act.  Cropland prices and cash rental rates are projected to increase slightly in all regions.  Debt-to-asset ratios for most farms will increase slightly throughout the forecast period.  Debt-to-asset ratios for the low-profit and small-size farms are higher than those for large and high-profit farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratios; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23506

Financial Characteristics of North Dakota Farms 2001-2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swenson,   Andrew L.
The performance of over 500 North Dakota farms, 2001-2010, is summarized using 16 financial measures. Farms are categorized by geographic region, farm type, farm size, gross cash sales, farm tenure, net farm income, debt-to-asset, and age of farmer to analyze relationships between financial performance and farm characteristics. Five-year averages, 2005-2009, are also presented. In 2010, median and average acreage per farm was 2,010 and 2,579, respectively. Median and average cash farm revenue was $469,023 and $631,920, respectively. Over 70% of farms were crop farms and 47 percent of farms had gross sales exceeding $500,000. Median age of farm operators was 47. Median net farm income in 2010 was $174,010, up sharply from $47,547 in 2009. Financial measures...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm financial management; Farm management; Farm income; Liquidity; Solvency; Profitability; Repayment capacity; Financial efficiency; Financial benchmarks; Tenure; North Dakota.; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115631

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1964 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13149

Conservation Tillage, Pesticide Use, and Biotech Crops in the U.S.A.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Hallahan,   Charles B.; Nehring,   Richard F.; Wechsler,   Seth James; Grube,   Arthur.
This paper presents the first part of an ongoing project whose objective is to present a long term relationship between conservation tillage, adoption of GE crops and pesticide use for major crops in the United States. In addition, the project aims to provide some innovative tests on causality using a panel data set.  This paper presents preliminary results for soybeans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation tillage; Biotechnology; Genetically engineered crops; Soybeans; Herbicides; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60941

SCOPE AND SCALE ECONOMIES FOR MULTI-PRODUCT FARMS: FIRM-LEVEL PANEL DATA ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mafoua,   Edouard; Hossain,   Ferdaus.
This study used the flexible fixed cost quadratic function to analyze the cost structure of multi-product farms using farm-level panel data. The robustness of estimated parameters are examined using four panel data estimators. Results suggest that scale economies remain significant in Illinois farming. An increase in soybean acreage reduces the marginal cost of producing corn. Firm-specific effects, that indicate the levels of fixed costs, are found to be positive and significant.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20627

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1973 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otis,   Janet B.; Miller,   Barbara B.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13005

Large-Scale Producers' Perceptions of, and Managerial Responses to, Increased Volatility
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alexander,   Corinne E.; Patrick,   George F.
Surveys were conducted with participants in the 2008 and 2009 Top Farmer Crop Workshops at Purdue University. These large-scale commercial farmers were asked about changes in the availability of forward pricing contracts and its impact on their marketing program. These producers were also asked about their perceptions of input costs and their management responses to higher input costs, including flexible cash rents. Although these large-scale producers have used a more active management style in response to increased volatility, there is a need for additional education and assistance in both marketing and input acquisition.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96379

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Swiss Agri-Environmental Measures on Sector Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schader,   Christian; Sanders,   Jurn; Offermann,   Frank; Lampkin,   Nicolas; Stolze,   Matthias.
This paper focuses on non-linear programming models and their suitability for ex-ante evaluations of agri-environmental policies on sector level. An approach is presented to compare organic farming payments as a multi-objective policy, with other, more targeted agri-environmental policies in Switzerland. The Swiss version of the comparative static sector-consistent farm group model FARMIS is able to group the sector’s farms into organic and non-organic farms and optimise them separately. CH-FARMIS is expanded with three modules particularly for this study: a) allowing for the simulation of uptake; b) integrating life cycle assessment data for energy use, eutrophication and biodiversity; and c) estimating the policy and farm-group-specific public...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Positive mathematical programming; Life cycle assessment; Organic farming; Environmental indicators; Economic efficiency; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6604

THE EFFECTS OF SINGLE FARM PAYMENTS ON SCOTTISH AGRICULTURE: A CGE MODELING APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gelan,   Ayele; Schwarz,   Gerald.
Using a CGE model calibrated on Scottish data, this paper examines two important issues related to evaluating impacts of the Single Farm Payment. These are specification of product transformation functions and investigation into supply elasticity parameter. Simulation results from a standard CGE were compared with those from an alternative optimisation framework proposed in this study. The latter yielded a policy effect that is likely to represent behaviour of a profit maximising farmer. The parameter sensitivity analysis showed the important role differences in supply conditions can play; which implied a need for further econometric studies to estimate supply parameters.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Single farm payments; Decoupling; Multi-output farming; Farm types; CET function; CGE modelling; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6470

2007 North Dakota Agricultural Outlook: Representative Farms, 2007-2016
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income for nearly all representative farms in 2016 is projected to be higher than in 2006.  Low-profit farms, which comprise 20% of the farms in the study, may not have financial resiliency to survive without off-farm income.  Commodity prices and yields are projected to increase slightly faster than costs, which will increase net farm income.  Cropland prices and cash rental rates are projected to increase slightly in all regions.  Debt-to-asset ratios for all farms will decrease slightly throughout the forecast period.  Debt-to-asset ratios for the low-profit farms are expected to remain near the 0.50 level.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratios; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Risk; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7641

1968 Farm Business Summary by Type of Farming for Northern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Persons,   Edgar.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7555

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1970 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13000

Adoption and Profitability of Breeding Technologies on United States Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khanal,   Aditya R.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.
Adoption decisions and profitability of advanced breeding technologies are analyzed for U.S. dairy farms. The bivariate probit with selection model is used. Results show that specialized, younger, more educated farmers with longer planning horizons are more likely to adopt the technologies, with positive impacts on profitability and negative influences on cost of production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Breeding technologies; Dairy; Profitability; Bivariate probit; Selection; Artificial insemination; Sexed semen; Embryo transfer; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98574

Czech Agricultural Associations and the Impact of Membership on Farm Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bavorova,   Miroslava; Curtiss,   Jarmila; Jelinek,   Ladislav.
The study investigates the efficiency effect of affiliation with the two strongest associations in Czech agriculture. These represent large-scale enterprises and individual farmers, respectively. The efficiency analysis is supplemented by analyses of incentives for associations' membership and farm characteristics decisive for membership choice. The results imply that political lobbying is the main entry incentive. Commercially-oriented individual farms which employ external workers are more likely to choose association membership, as are agricultural enterprises that specialize in livestock production or preserve a high share of employee ownership. We find that association membership has a significant positive impact on farms' performance, especially...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Associations; Agricultural enterprises; Czech agriculture; Incentives; Individual farms; Technical efficiency; Stochastic frontier analysis; Transition; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24430

Should One Trust a Farmer's Succession Plan?  Empirical Evidence on the Intention-Behaviour Discrepancy from Finland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vare,   Minna; Weiss,   Christoph R.; Pietola,   Kyosti.
This study examines and compares farmers' succession plans and actual succession behaviour and finds that the farm operator's age and regional variables influence both.  We also find a discrepancy between intention and actual behaviour which is significantly related to the farm operator's age.  Whereas the likelihood of planned succession is overestimated significantly for younger farm operators, the opposite is observed once the farm operator's age exceeds 65 years.  Therefore, stated plans have only a negligible value in predicting the observed behaviour and farm operator's statements on the timing of succession may not provide enough information on the grounds of designing structural policies in agriculture.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family farm succession; Intention-behaviour discrepancy; Econometric analysis; Finland; Farm Management; D92; J26; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24622

Eficiência técnica na produção de leite em pequenas propriedades da microrregião de Viçosa - MG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Jeronimo Alves dos; Vieira,   Wilson da Cruz; Baptista,   Antonio Jose Medina dos Santos.
This work evaluated the technical efficiency of productive resources utilization in small milk production farmers located in Viçosa region, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The study comprised small milk producers who have received technical assistance from a program created by the Federal University of Viçosa and Nestlé. The technical efficiency was evaluated using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique. The results obtained show that there are some farmers efficient and others inefficient. It was also observed that, during the 1999-2003 period, the technical efficiency has improved in the most of the farmers analyzed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: DEA; Technical efficiency; Milk production; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56801

Is Switchgrass Yield Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer Dynamic? Implications for Profitability and Sustainability at the Farm Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mooney,   Daniel F.; Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.; Larson,   James A.; Tyler,   Donald D.
Revised version of the paper submitted 2/11/2010
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biomass; Energy Crops; Sequential Inputs; West Tennessee; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57623

Counseling Brazilian Farmers on Their Management Activities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canziani,   Jose Roberto Fernandes; Peres,   Fernando Curi; de Noronha,   Jose Ferreira.
The study identified some reasons that explain the limited use of scientific management tools by Brazilian farmers. A matrix of management activities was built to classify these reasons. Primary data used in the study were collected during two phases. During the first, 8 focus group manned by cash crop farmers, beef cattle farmers, and extension agents and counselors, were used to produce qualitative information. During the second phase, quantitative informations were collected via a survey with 494individual questionnaires applied to the same public covered by phase one. For the statistical tests performed 95% of significance was required. Some conclusions of the study are: (1) farmers differ significantly from extension agents or counselors on farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Brazilian farm management; Counseling farmers; Matrix of management activities.; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24385

Künftige Veränderungen in der Lieferantenstruktur einer Molkerei an drei Standorten- Ergebnisse einer Befragung
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolter,   Michael; Schierholz,   Friederike; Lassen,   Birthe J.
Zusammenfassung:  Der vorliegende Bericht analysiert die mittelfristigen Veränderungen der Lieferantenstruktur am Beispiel einer Molkerei mit drei unterschiedlich strukturierten Standorten in Bayern, Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt. Für die Analyse wurde zwischen Januar und März 2010 eine schriftliche Befragung unter den Milchlieferanten durchgeführt. Eine gewichtete Analyse der Befragungsergebnisse ergibt, dass im Zeitraum von 2010 bis 2015 die Liefermenge am niedersächsischen Standort ansteigt, während es am Standort in Sachsen-Anhalt zu keinen signifikanten Änderungen der Liefermenge kommt. Am bayerischen Standort ist hingegen den Befragungsdaten zufolge bis 2015 mit einer leichten Abnahme der Liefermenge zu rechnen.  Die Analysen zeigen, dass die...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Milchproduktion; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit; Molkereiwesen; Betriebsmana­ gement; Befragung; Regionalanalyse; Dairy production; Competitiveness; Dairy processing; Farm management; Sur­vey; Regional analysis; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108285

Modernisation in Agriculture: What Makes a Farmer Adopt an Innovation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diederen,   Paul; van Meijl,   Hans; Wolters,   Arjan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15751

Recent Developments in Farm Planning: A Monte Carlo Method for the Study of Farm Planning Problems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlsson,   Marten; Hovmark,   Bertil; Lindgren,   Ingvar.
A Monte Carlo method for studying farm planning problems is developed. The method allows the building of a flexible model including several objective functions, economies of scale, integer formulations and interactions between activities arising from, for example, rotational yield effects. The maximum number of activities in the solutions can be determined in advance. Minimum levels for the activities can be specified to eliminate levels of no practical interest. Many solutions are obtained between which the decision-maker can choose. A statistical analysis of the solutions for different levels of the objective functions gives an informative survey of the possible plans. Decision-making based on the Monte Carlo output may be of special interest with regard...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9229

Risk Premia in Tractor and Combine Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mumey,   Glen; Unterschultz,   James R.
A farmer planning to use Net Present Value (NPV) analysis on machinery requires estimates of operating benefits over time, an estimate of terminal or salvage values and a risk-adjusted discount rate. Using financial market information and related Root Mean Square Errors on machinery value forecasts, risk premia for combine and tractor investments are estimated for non-diversified investors. These risk premia can be added to the risk free rate in comparable maturity long term bonds to derive an appropriate discount rate for NPV analysis. Where machines are held as single-asset portfolios, risk premia identified for discounting terminal value vary between 5.5% and 8.3% for combines and between 2.4% and 3.6% for tractors, depending on age during the holding...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24123

Early indicators of the extent of climate change on Australian farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crean,   Jason; Parton,   Kevin A.; Hayman,   Peter; Mullen,   John D.
More research is needed before we know the implications of climate change for Australian farms. Nevertheless given the information at hand, an assessment can be made of some early indicators. First, the severity of the recent drought was compared with earlier droughts. Second, the trend in rainfall was examined. Third, projections of climate change were reviewed to assess the likely course of climate variability, and hence provide a picture of the severity of future droughts. Although further research is warranted, the indications are that even if rainfall is no lower in future droughts, they may seem more severe because rising temperatures will tend to increase evaporation and reduce runoff.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Drought; Climate change; Climate variability; Farming; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121496

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1978 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13065

Farm Output, Non-Farm Income, and Commercialization in Rural Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kan,   Iddo; Kimhi,   Ayal; Lerman,   Zvi.
This article examines the decision of farmers to sell part of their farm output on the market, using data from the Republic of Georgia. A two-level empirical model is used, in which endowments and resource allocation decisions determine farm output and non-farm income, and these in turn determine market participation. We found, as expected, that farm output affects market participation positively, while non-farm income affects it negatively. Landholdings have an indirect positive effect on market participation, through its positive effect on farm output. Education has a negative effect on market participation, mainly through its positive effect on non-farm income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Commercialization; Market participation; Farm output; Non-farm income; Resource allocation; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112608

Family Business Decision-Making: Factors and Influences on Choosing a Successor
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foltz,   Renee D.; Marshall,   Maria I.
This paper investigates the factors that lead a family business to name a successor for the business, as the succession process often begins with naming a successor. We further separate family businesses into farm and non-farm businesses to compare and contrast the results. The factors used in the probit regression are clustered into three groups: business factors, family factors, and individual factors. Identifying the barriers that family businesses face when naming a successor will help Extension and other small and family business consulting agencies and organizations to formulate a guide to assist families when working through this process.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family business; Small farms; Succession; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124272

Merchant-Dealer Credit in North Dakota PART II: Merchant-Dealer Problems and Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Fred R.; Bredahl,   Maury E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102511

State and Federal Pesticide law and Liability for Misuse of Pesticides
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rotering,   Jeff; Saxowsky,   David M.; Anderson,   Owen L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119568

Productivity, Geography, and the Export Decision of Chilean Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Echeverria,   Rodrigo; Gopinath,   Munisamy.
This article analyzes the export participation of Chilean farms and the relative importance of farm-specific and geographic characteristics in this decision. An export behavior model is estimated using data on 8,284 Chilean farms and a two-stage conditional maximum likelihood procedure. Farm efficiency has a relatively stronger effect than the combined effect of geographic characteristics in increasing the probability of export participation. Farms with skilled (managerial) labor and in regions with higher human capital also have a relatively higher probability of producing for the export market. However, for geographic characteristics to positively affect export participation, farms must achieve a minimum level of efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Trade; Chile; Export Participation; Geography; Productivity.; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; F11; O13; O18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25687

MICHIGAN FARM DATABASE NEW DIRECTIONS FOR 1995
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nott,   Sherrill B.; Hepp,   Ralph E.
The purpose of this paper is to provide financial and production performance data for Michigan farms in 1995.  Separate sections report on the farm types of Cash Grain, Dairy, Fruit,   General Crop, General Livestock, and Swine.  This data can be used as a comparative data base for individual farmers to conduct a financial analysis of their own farm to identify strengths and weaknesses.  This report can also provide information to those interested in the financial well being of Michigan agriculture.   Immediately following are sections on the data source, and how farm types were defined.  The last section of the publication has definitions of calculations.  Reader response is requested.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11486

Effects of Alternative Cropping Patterns and Management Decisions on Soil Erosion and Revenue, Region VII, North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehni,   Rodney J.; Ogaard,   Louis A.; Nelson,   William C.
This report focuses on the economic impact of selected agricultural management policies and the corresponding effect upon soil erosion.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23430

2003 ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11598

U.S. MARKET POTENTIAL FOR DRIED DISTILLERS GRAIN WITH SOLUBLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   Frank J.
Prior research presumes that the U.S. livestock feed demand for dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) can accommodate the rapid growth in DDGS production.  The objective of this work is to reexamine the market potential for DDGS by considering factors that limit the adoption rate of DDGS.  An estimate of DDGS market size requires information about DDGS inclusion rates, animal populations, and adoption rates.   The rapid expansion of the ethanol industry will saturate the dairy and hog markets for DDGS by the end of 2009, while the beef and poultry use must triple to consume all available product.  One must be circumspect of these forecasts for three reasons.  First, the supply of DDGS is contingent on ethanol production.  If the downturn in ethanol...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Market potential; Distillers grains; Livestock; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45968

Factors Influencing Farmer Adoption of Portable Computers for Site-Specific Management: A Case Study for Cotton Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walton,   Jonathan C.; Larson,   James A.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Lambert,   Dayton M.; English,   Burton C.; Larkin,   Sherry L.; Marra,   Michele C.; Martin,   Steven W.; Paxton,   Kenneth W.; Reeves,   Jeanne M.
Personal digital assistants (PDA) and handheld global positioning systems (GPS) have become increasingly important in cotton production but little is known about their use. This research analyzed the adoption of PDA/handheld GPS devices in cotton production. A younger farmer who used a computer in farm management and had a positive perception of Extension had a greater likelihood of adopting the devices. In addition, farmers who used complementary remote sensing, plant mapping, and grid soil sampling information were more likely to use PDA/handheld GPS devices. Finally, the COTMAN in-field decision support program from Extension also positively impacted adoption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Decision support; Information technology; Precision farming technology; Variable rate technology; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; D21; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90671

"No-Till" Farming Is a Growing Practice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horowitz,   John K.; Ebel,   Robert M.; Ueda,   Kohei.
Most U.S. farmers prepare their soil for seeding and weed and pest control through tillage—plowing operations that disturb the soil. Tillage practices affect soil carbon, water pollution, and farmers’ energy and pesticide use, and therefore data on tillage can be valuable for understanding the practice’s role in reaching climate and other environmental goals. In order to help policymakers and other interested parties better understand U.S. tillage practices and, especially, those practices’ potential contribution to climate-change efforts, ERS researchers compiled data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey and the National Resources Inventory-Conservation Effects Assessment Project’s Cropland Survey. The data show that approximately 35.5 percent...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Tillage; No-till; Agricultural Resource Management Survey; ARMS; U.S. crop practices; National Resources Inventory-Conservation Effects Assessment Project; NRI-CEAP; Carbon baseline; Carbon sequestration; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96636

AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FARM FORESTRY AS A MEANS OF CONTROLLING SOIL SALINISATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cacho,   Oscar J.; Fulloon,   Lachlan; Greiner,   Romy.
Dryland salinity emergence is an important land degradation problem in Australia. Large areas of agricultural land where conventional crops and pastures are produced are at risk. The salinisation problem can be controlled by planting trees in conjunction with crops, but a disadvantage of growing trees as a farm enterprise is the long lag between planting and harvest. When farm forestry enterprises are evaluated with conventional discounting techniques they do not generally rank as an attractive alternative to annual crops on productive land. In this paper, a dynamic model that explicitly accounts for decline or improvement in land quality over a period of 40 years is presented. The model is solved for a hypothetical farm on the Liverpool Plains of NSW. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Soil salinity; Farm forestry; Dynamic modelling; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12895

Towards a New Information System for Farm Management: Changing the Accounting System for Better Environmental Reporting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bremmers,   Harry J.
The paper aims at confronting traditional (fiscal) reporting with the administrative requirements in modern farm management. It aims especially at formulating leading indicators for management and control with respect to environmental issues.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7019

Implications of Growing Biofuel Demands on Northeast Livestock Feed Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmit,   Todd M.; Verteramo,   Leslie J.; Tomek,   William G.
The relationship between complete-feed prices and ingredient prices is estimated in order to analyze the effect of higher commodity prices on feed costs, with particular attention paid to the substitutability of corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Using the historical price correlation between corn and DDGS, each $1 per ton increase in the price of corn increases feed costs between $0.45 and $0.59 per ton across livestock sectors. Marginal feed costs based on lower forecasted price correlations are reduced between $0.05 to $0.12 per ton across livestock sectors, but only for the dairy ration is the reduction statistically significant. Overall, DDGS cost savings are relatively limited and insufficient to offset the impact of other...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Commodity prices; Distillers dried grains with solubles; Livestock feed costs; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55540

Pengembangan agribisnis berbasis palawija di Indonesia: perannya dalam peningkatan ketahanan pangan dan pengentasan kemiskinan: prosiding seminar nasional, Bogor, 13 Juli 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
This book is a proceeding of a national seminar on the development of secondary crops-based agribusiness in Indonesia: its role in improving food security and poverty alleviation. The seminar was initiated by UNCAPSA and Indonesian Centre for Food Crops Research and Development (ICFORD). It was attended by farmers, agribusiness players, researchers, agricultural scientists and policy planners. Aspects discussed cover a wide domensions including research and development, strategy/policy and programmes to develop agroindustrial sector, marketing and trade, success stories, as well as problems faced by farmers.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: AGROINDUSTRIAL SECTOR; FOOD CROPS; MARKETS; MARKETING; PROCESSING; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96658

Pre-harvest Forecasting of County Wheat Yield and Wheat Quality Conditional on Weather Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Byoung-Hoon; Kenkel,   Philip L.; Brorsen,   B. Wade.
Wheat regression models that account for the effect of weather are developed to forecast wheat yield and quality. Spatial lag effects are included. Wheat yield, protein, and test weight level are strongly influenced by weather variables. The forecasting power of the yield and protein models was enhanced by adding the spatial lag effect. Out of sample forecasting tests confirm the models’ usefulness in accounting for the variations in average wheat yield and qualities.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prediction; Protein; Spatial lag; Test weight; Weather; Wheat yield; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98829

Enterprising Rural Families: Making It Work
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weigel,   Randolph R.; Hewlett,   John P.; Reeve,   John.
Enterprising Rural Families (ERFTM) is an international course for the rural family in business. ERFTM teaches a process of finding success, resilience and satisfaction for rural families engaged in enterprises; including agriculture. Instructors from the United States, Canada and Australia have teamed together to offer this course that focuses on the three main components of a family business: individuals, the family unit and the business enterprise. This course also allows families in business to increase their awareness of cultural differences and similarities and improve their understanding of global issues. The course consists of written presentations, online chat sessions, threaded discussions, readings, videos, case studies and individual projects....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24337

Modelling Farm Households in a Spatial Context: Vietnamese Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacAulay,   T. Gordon; Hertzler,   Greg.
In this paper a model is developed which brings together elements of the household models, spatial trading systems and demand systems with elements of production and income risk. Some of the implications of the design are analysed. The design is focussed on the problem faced by Vietnamese farm households as they face land use policy changes which will allow for the possibility of land consolidation, reduced input subsidies and increased market risk.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123701

Water users' association in Kadoli Lift Irrigation Scheme: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patle,   Pritam K.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Low lift irrigation; Irrigation programs; Cooperatives; Sugarcane; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113701

CO2-VERMEIDUNGSKOSTEN DER STROM- UND WÄRMEPRODUKTION AUS BIOGAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scholz,   Lukas; Meyer-Aurich,   Andreas; Kirschke,   Dieter.
In einer Studie wurden die volkswirtschaftlichen Kosten verschiedener Produktionsverfahren und Szenarien der Strom- und Wärmeproduktion aus Biogas auf der Basis von Mais und Rindergülle untersucht. Gemessen an alternativen Maßnahmen, verursacht die staatliche Förderung der Bioenergieproduktion aus Biogas, durch das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG), hohe volkswirtschaftliche Kosten. Die CO2-Vermeidungkosten variieren zwischen 289 und 691 €/t CO2äq in den untersuchten Produktionsverfahren und Szenarien. Der Subventionsaufwand beläuft sich auf 310 bis 596 €/t CO2äq.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bioenergie; Biogas; Ökonomische Analyse; CO2-Vermeidungskosten; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114736

Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and Off-Farm Work: Implications for Farm and Farm Household Productivity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; Boisvert,   Richard N.
Using a national survey of U.S farm households, we investigate the interrelationship between participation in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the decision to work off the farm. We go on examine the effects of these two decisions on farm and farm household efficiency and productivity by estimating stochastic frontier productions for farm output and multiple output-orientated distance functions that consider income from agricultural sales, the CRP and off-farm work as outputs of the farm household. We control for the effects of self selection in estimating both the frontier production and distance functions.   It appears that operators'’ decisions to work off the farm have led to significant improvements in household resource allocation between...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21147

Developments In World Dairy Markets, 2002-2006--Implications For The U.S. Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
This discussion paper summarizes important points from other Babcock Institute discussion papers dating between 2002 and 2006.  The author pulls out points from what he feels are important discussion papers and relates them to the U.S. dairy industry.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Diary Trade Issues; Country Study Issues; Developments in the Diary Industries of Mexico Argentina and Brazil; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37384

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1936 on the Farm Accounting Route in Winona County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113269

Marginal Propensity to Consume for a Sample of Kansas Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Michael R.; Snider,   Lindsey.
This paper examined the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) for a sample of Kansas farms.  Sensitivity of estimated MPCs to the use of accrual net farm income, net cash farm income, and the inclusion of off-farm income was also examined.  Results yielded a range of short-run MPCs from 0.011 to 0.015.  Statistical tests suggested that the income coefficients used to compute short-run MPCs were not statistically different.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Consumption; Habit Persistence; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; E21.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45971

Balancing irrigation and hydropower: Case study from Southern Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molle,   Francois; Jayakody,   Priyantha; Ariyaratne,   Badugodahewa Ranjith; Somatilake,   H.S.
This report analyzes a case from southern Sri Lanka, where the Samanalawewa dam and the Kaltota Irrigation Scheme (KIS) compete for the water of the Walawe river. At the catchment level, it is shown that dam releases are well attuned to the needs of KIS and to the occurrences of natural runoff, and that little of the dam water is "lost" to the river.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Reservoirs; Dams; Hydroelectric schemes; Economic analysis; Canals; Irrigation scheduling; Cropping systems; Case studies; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44544

Comparing Welfare Estimates from Fixed Status Quo Attributes vs People’s Perceived Attributes of Water Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marsh,   Dan; Mkwara,   Lena Asimenye.
Data from a choice experiment on the community’s preferences for water quality improvements in streams was used to assess the effect of using a fixed status quo versus people’s perceived status quo on willingness to pay values. More than 50% of respondents perceived the quality of water in streams to be different to the status quo in the initial experimental design. Study results have shown that respondents who opted for their own perceived status quo alternative had stronger preferences and higher willing to pay for water quality improvements than their counterparts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiments; Fixed status quo; People’s perceived status quo; Willingness to pay; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97155

ON FARMS QUALITY METHODS AND SELF REGULATION; Proceedings of the 4th Minnesota Padova Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, September 4-10, 1994, Wayzata, MN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Marco,   Tommaso.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14460

The Relationship Between Members’ Trust and Participation in the Governance of Cooperatives: The Role of Organizational Commitment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barraud-Didier,   Valérie; Henninger,   Marie-Christine; El Akremi,   Assâad.
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published by IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Organizational commitment; Cooperative members; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Q13; D23.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120855

Financial, Managerial, and Attitudinal Characteristics of North Dakota Farm Families: Results of the 1986 Farm Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Hardie,   Wallace C.; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.; Leholm,   Arlen G.; Vreugdenhil,   Harvey G.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23205

INFORMATION AND THE ADOPTION OF PRECISION FARMING TECHNOLOGIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Daberkow,   Stan G.
Precision farming technologies have been commercially available since the early 1990s, but the pace of adoption among U.S. farmers has been modest. This study examines the relationship between the adoption of diagnostic and application techniques of precision farming and sources of information available to farmers about precision farming. The model used in the analysis accounts for sources of self-selection in the adoption process that could bias the results. Results indicate interpersonal information sources have increased adoption relative to information from the mass media, and the private sector has been the driving force behind the diffusion of precision farming. Information from crop consultants and input suppliers has had the greatest impact on the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Information sources; Logit analysis; Precision farming; Self-selection bias; Technology adoption; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14671

Risk, Information and Trust in the Food Chain: Factors Explaining  Consumer Willingness to Pay
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latvala,   Terhi.
The safety of food in the food chain has become an increasingly interesting issue to consumers and the media. It has also become a source of concern, as the amount of information on the risks related to food safety continues to expand. The purpose of this study was to identify factors contributing to consumers’ willingness to pay for increased quality information. The second purpose of this study was to examine what kind of information flows are required to ensure quality and safety in the food chain for beef, and who should produce that information. Studying the willingness to pay of consumers makes it possible to determine whether the consumers consider the quantity of information available on the safety and quality of beef sufficient. The empirical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100594

Taxes and Farm Business Organizational Form
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nixon,   Clair J.; Perry,   Gregory M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62315

Productivity and performance of irrigated wheat farms across canal commands in the Lower Indus Basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Intizar; Marikar,   Fuard; Jehangir,   Waqar Ahmed.
A study of the enormous differences in agricultural productivity that exist across farms and regions in Pakistan, where, for example, recent farm-level data from Sindh, indicates that irrigated wheat output per hectare varies from 0.5 to 5.4 tons across farms. Looks at the central goal of agricultural policy in the country, viz. improving and sustaining productivity, narrowing the existing productivity gaps, and enhancing resource use efficiencies to meet food requirements of a rapidly growing population.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; Wheat; Productivity; Performance evaluation; Water management; Cropping systems; Water supply; Soil properties; Models; Pakistan; Lower Indus Basin; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53023

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1961 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13128

Rising demand for livestock products in India: nature, patterns and implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vasant,   P. Ghandi; Zhang-Yue,   Zhou.
With a large population and recent growth in consumer income, India’s demand for food has increased. However, research continues to emphasise basic foods, and the demand for livestock products remains poorly understood. This study examines the demand for livestock products by Indian consumers using national sample survey data. The study shows that there has been a rapid rise in the demand for livestock products in India. Within the livestock products group, milk and milk products hold the dominant share. Our analysis further suggests that India’s rapid rise in the demand for livestock products may far outpace its domestic supply. Implications are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock products; Demand and supply; India; Trade implications; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114421

Do equal land and water rights benefit the poor? Targeted irrigation development:  The case of the Andhi Khola Irrigation Scheme in Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Etten,   Jacobijn; van Koppen,   Barbara; Pun,   Shuku.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation programs; Water rights; Poverty; Households; Surveys; Water allocation; Water distribution; Water users’ associations; Farmers; Landlessness; Land ownership; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92697

Costs and performance of irrigation projects: A comparison of Sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Inocencio,   Arlene; Kikuchi,   Masao; Tonosaki,   Manabu; Maruyama,   Atsushi; Merrey,   Douglas J.; Sally,   Hilmy; de Jong,   Ijsbrand.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation programs; Costs; Investment policy; Participatory management; Farmer participation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44516

FARMER STORAGE OF IRRIGATION WATER IN FEDERAL PROJECTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cornforth,   Gerald C.; Lacewell,   Ronald D.
This study estimates some of the economic impacts of a program that would allow farmers to save a part of their annual surface irrigation water allocation. The objective would be to save water in full allocation years to be used in water short years. The study area consisted of the El Paso County Water Improvement District. Results indicate that optimal temporal water use would increase district net farm revenue by three percent or less above actual water use. For the study area vegetables were the most profitable crop while laser leveling was not economically feasible.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32278

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE INSECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: LEARNING FROM ORGANIC FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Luanne; Park,   Timothy A.
Organic farmers are dependent on alternative, biology-based insect control methods and are innovative in their on-farm experimentation with new strategies.  By understanding the factors that influence the insect management portfolio chosen by organic farmers, research and education programs to promote sustainable insect management practices for all farmers may be devised.  A negative binomial model of the factors influencing the number of alternative practices adopted is applied to survey data from American organic farmers.  It is found that college-educated farmers with smaller acreages, more than half their acreage in horticultural production, and extensive experience with organic production have the greatest diversity in their insect management...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Insect management; Negative binomial model; Organic farming; Technology adoption; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16650

Land Use, Production Growth, and the Institutional Environment of Smallholders: Evidence from Burkinabe Cotton Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaminski,   Jonathan; Thomas,   Alban.
The cotton boom in Burkina Faso consisted of a growth in cotton land shares together with an overall increase in total cultivated land. This paper examines the impact of institutional changes in the cotton sector on the evolution of smallholders’ land-use decisions. The empirical analysis is supported by a structural model that takes into account the specific institutional features of the Burkinabè cotton sector and builds upon household level data collected in rural Burkina Faso. We attribute most of the change in land use to the newly established institutional arrangements between producers and stakeholders, mechanization, and slackening of the food security constraint.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Burkina Faso; Cotton; Land Use; Commodity Reform; Institutional Arrangements; Farm Management; Financial Economics; N57; 013; O33; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93136

Irrigation against rural poverty: an overview of issues and pro-poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia; Proceedings of National Workshops on Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam [9-10 August 2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka]
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water resources; Poverty; Sustainability; Rural development; Irrigated farming; Performance evaluation; Case studies; Large scale systems; Surface irrigation; Water use efficiency; Water scarcity; Water policy; Productivity; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118406

Information-Sharing and Strategy by Food Industry Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Derek; Hjorth Lind,   Kim Martin; Hansen,   Henning Otte.
This study investigates the strategic behaviour of food industry firms. Its two goals are to: (i) characterise strategies being employed; and (ii) identify distinct approaches to information-sharing Data from an interview-format survey of Danish food industry firms are used to characterise strategy at two levels: 11 “strategic orientations”; each of which is composed of 3-6 of a total 57 “strategic actions”. Principal components were identified and two complementary cluster analysis techniques were used to assemble clusters that are composed of firms either with distinct strategies, or sets of strategies occurring in distinct combinations. Eight clusters emerge, with reasonable procedural performance. The clusters are distinct in a surprisingly large...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49849

A Reconsideration of Net Profit as a Measure of Financial Success in Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   George.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1961
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8800

THE IMPACT OF TRUST ON COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP PERFORMANCE AND SATISFACTION IN THE HUNGARIAN HORTICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Ferto,   Imre; Szabo,   Gabor G.
The paper investigates the impacts of trust on the relationships among members and between members and the management in an agricultural marketing cooperative in the Hungarian horticultural sector. We focus on the effects of trust on cooperative members’ performance and satisfaction and their commitment to remaining a part of cooperative. We analyse the trust along two dimensions: cognitive and affective. Our results suggest that trust among cooperative members and trust between cooperative and management have positive effects on group cohesions. In line with a priori hypotheses we found differences between cognitive and affective trust influencing the group cohesion and cooperative members’ satisfaction.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Marketing cooperative; Hungary; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7820

Supply response of Zimbabwean agriculture: 1970–1999
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muchapondwa,   Edwin.
This paper uses data that spans different pricing regimes to estimate the aggregate agricultural supply response to price and non-price factors in Zimbabwe. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration employed here gives consistent estimates of supply response in the presence of regressor endogeneity and also permits the estimation of distinct estimates of both long-run and short-run elasticities when exogenous variables are not integrated of the same order. The results confirm that agricultural prices in Zimbabwe are endogenous and the exogenous variables are not integrated of the same order hence use of the autoregressive distributed lag approach was worthwhile. The paper finds a long-run price elasticity of 0.18, confirming...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural supply response; Autoregressive distributed lag; Cointegration; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56954

The 1959 Report on Test-Demonstration Farms in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordbo,   Marvin T.; Weiser,   Virgil L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119374

TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY, MANAGERIAL ABILITY AND FARMER EDUCATION IN GUATEMALAN CORN PRODUCTION: A LATENT VARIABLE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalaitzandonakes,   Nicholas G.; Dunn,   Elizabeth G.
In this study it is argued that conflicting empirical results on the relationship between technical efficiency and education may be in part attributed to difficulties in the measurement of key variables.  Calculation of technical efficiency with three alternative frontier methods for a sample of Guatemalan corn farms resulted in significant differences both in the average technical efficiency of the sample and the efficiency rankings of individual farms.  Furthermore, following two-step procedures where technical efficiency is regressed against a set of explanatory variables, it is shown that the choice of efficiency measurement technique can alter the importance of education as a contributing factor to increased technical efficiency.  An alternative...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31462

A Preliminary Report of Cost of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1930 on the Farm Accounting Route in Rock &amp; Noble Counties, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1931
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106104

AN APPLICATION OF THE RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS HYPOTHESIS IN THE U.S. BEEKEEPING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Willett,   Lois Schertz.
A national beekeeping-industry model, assuming rational expectations, is presented.  Consistent and asymptotically efficient estimates are obtained by a modified two-step two-stage least squares method.  Based on parameter estimates, elasticities, and likelihood functions, a previously estimated modified adaptive expectations model explains industry behavior better than the rational expectations model.  Simulation analyses of the models suggest the direction of the impacts of an ineffective federal honey support program from 1982 through 1985 is similar but the magnitudes are varied.  The rational expectations model indicates the decrease in beekeepers' revenue in this period is larger than the decrease identified by the modified adaptive expectations model.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29019

A business performance index model that measures wealth change in Australian farm businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sefton,   Clive A.; Cox,   Rodney J.
This paper presents an evaluation of a farm-business assessment model that uses financial performance measures and tracks ‘wealth change’ to evaluate performance trends over time, and ranks the relative business performance of commercial participants. Its core component involves the use of comparative analysis, which is structured as an introductory rapid-assessment model, together with a ranking system that has been designed to differentiate the relative performance levels of farm businesses. The system has been labelled as the Business Performance Index (BPI) model to reflect its performance-ranking role that explores the relationships, if any, between farmer attitudes and business performance. The BPI model is discussed within the context of the debate...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Wealth change; Performance evaluation; Business performance; Farm modelling; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123165

Limited Liability Company: A Farm Business Arrangement Alternative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meehan-Strub,   Mary; Harris,   Philip E.
During the last decade of the twentieth century, a new and unique business entity alternative emerged - the limited liability company (LLC ). Prior to that the sole proprietorship, partnership, and closely held corporation were the basic ways to organize a farm business. Effective January 1, 1994 , Wisconsin allows the formation of LLCs under chapter 183 of the Wisconsin Statutes. This form of doing business is likely to be the choice of many small businesses that would have chosen the partnership or S corporation form of doing business. When properly formed, LLCs give the limited liability of corporations but the tax characteristics of a partnership, and control over participation in management.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12628

Preliminary Report of the Cottonwood-Jackson Statistical Route - 1922
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1922
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115785

Technology Adoption, Management Practices, and Financial Performance of New and Beginning Farmers: Evidence from a National Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Wilson,   Christine A.; Williams,   Robert P.
More than 50 percent of current farmers are over age 55, and the number of new farmers replacing them has fallen.  This paper examines factors that contribute to the financial performance of new and beginning farmers in the U.S.  A weighted regression analysis was used on data from the 2005 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) to measure new and beginning farmers’ financial performance given farm and operator characteristics, production and marketing, and risk management strategies. Particular attention was given to the impact of technology adoption and management strategy on financial performance.  Results indicate the adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, having a written business plan, controlling variable costs, participation in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial performance; Technology adoption; Genetically Modified (GM) crops; Business plan; New and beginning farmers; Contracting; Coupled farm program payments; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9982

BROADACRE FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY IN SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Islam,   Nazrul; Xayavong,   Vilaphonh; Kingwell,   Ross S.
This paper examines broadacre farm performance in south-western Australia. This region has experienced pronounced climate variability and volatile commodity prices over the last decade or so. Relationships between productivity and profitability are explored using panel data from 50 farms in the study region. The data are analysed using non-parametric methods. Components of farm productivity and profitability are measured over the period 1998 to 2008. Economies of scale and scope are shown often to be positive contributors to productivity and profitability. However, the main finding is that technical change, much more so than technical efficiency, has supplied over 68 percent of the improvement in total factor productivity for farms in the different...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Profitability; Technical change; Farm businesses; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100565

Trends in family labour, hired labour and contract work on French and Swiss crop farms: The role of agricultural policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dupraz,   Pierre; Latruffe,   Laure; Mann,   Stefan.
The objective of this article is to analyse the trends in on-farm labour use, including own family labour, hired labour and contract work, and to assess the factors driving their evolution in France and in Switzerland during 1990-2007. A particular attention is given to agricultural policies, namely the level and type of support. Results indicate that crop area payments discourage the different labour demands in both countries, while environment and investment payments favour contract and hired labour in France. Contract labour and family labour are substitute and hired labour and family labour are complement in France.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm labour; Hired labour; Contract work; Policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61352

Minnesota Agricultural Economist 682
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeuli,   Kimberly A.; Levins,   Richard A.
Women Who Farm: Wider Attention to a Growing Subgroup
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13183

MODELLING FARMS' PRODUCTION DECISIONS UNDER EXPENDITURE CONSTRAINTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bokusheva,   Raushan; Kumbhakar,   Subal C.
Limited budget for the purchase of variable inputs might adversely affect producer's input use decisions and might result in a non-optimal input usage. If expenditure constrains are present and binding, unconstrained profit-maximization is not valid for modelling producers' input use decisions. In this paper we apply the indirect production function approach which describes output maximization subject to a given technology, a set of quasi-fixed inputs and a given budget for the purchase of variable inputs. By employing the indirect production function in the stochastic frontier framework we can estimate producer's output loss due to both expenditure constraints and technical inefficiency. Our estimation results show that most of the study farms were...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indirect production function; SFA; Expenditure constraints; Technical efficiency; Russian agriculture; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6641

Diversification as a Form of Risk Management in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Zen,   Sergio; Peres,   Fernando Curi; Barros,   Geraldo Sant'Ana de Camargo.
The objective of this study is to show the importance of diversification in the risk management process. The study areas are: Mato Grosso, with large properties, and Rio Grande do Sul with small. The developed activities are annual cultures and cattle for slaughter. The hypotheses of the work are: a) rural producers diversify their activities using modern techniques. b) Diversification has been efficient in the producers' risks reduction. c) Producers tend be as effective as possible, though they differ in the rates of risk aversion. The MOTAD and E-V models were used.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24311

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR FARM HOUSEHOLDS AND THEIR FARMING ESTABLISHMENTS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Johnson,   James D.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33119

Dimensions of Wealth Dispersion Among Farm Operator Households:  An Assessment of the Impact of Farm Subsidies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: El-Osta,   Hisham S.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
This paper uses microlevel data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey to examine the changes in the distributions of household wealth and to assess the role farm subsidies play, among other factors, in affecting these distributions.  The empirical analysis relies on the concept of the adjusted Gini coefficient and on fixed-effect regression procedures.  Coefficients from fixed-effect estimation indicate a negative correlation between government payments and wealth dispersion, with the effect shifting toward more of a positive relation when government payments were allowed to interact with regional dummies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adjusted Gini coefficient; Agricultural Resource Management Survey; Fixed-effects regression; Government subsidies; Life cycle; Wealth dispersion; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; C33; D31; D63; O18; Q15.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43733

CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGHLY EFFICIENT FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Michael R.; DeLano,   Fredrick D.
A sample of Kansas farms was used to examine the relationship between overall efficiency and farm characteristics.  Overall efficiency was significantly related to operator age, farm size, and farm type.  Approximately 26.7% of the farms were in the top one-third overall efficiency category for more than half of the sample period.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35671

COMPETITIVENESS OF COCOA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neptune,   Lueandra; Jacque,   Andrew Eliel.
Trinidad and Tobago produces a fine flavour cocoa that attracts a premium price on the international market.  The country has a long and distinguished record in agronomy and production of cocoa and is home to the Cocoa Research Unit, which attracts international notice and funding.  However, cocoa production has been on a steady decline over the past few decades.  The objective of this study is to assess the competitiveness and comparative advantage of cocoa production in Trinidad and Tobago and to understand the reasons for decline in output within the context of competitiveness. The analyses were conducted over three cocoa production systems – small farm traditional, large farm traditional, and large farm intensive cultivation.  The methodology involved...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cocoa Production decline; Trinidad; Tobago; Policy Analysis Matrix; Trinidad and Tobago; CAES; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36949

THE IMPACT OF POLLUTION CONTROLS ON LIVESTOCK-CROP PRODUCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnitkey,   Gary D.; Miranda,   Mario J.
A discrete-time, continuous-space model of a livestock- crop producer is used to examine the long-run effects of phosphorus runoff controls on optimal livestock production and manure application practices. Quantity restrictions and taxes on phosphorus application are shown to reduce livestock supply and impose greater costs on livestock-crop producers than on crop-only producers. Restrictions on manure application, without accompanying restrictions on commercial fertilizer application, will have only a limited effect on phosphorus runoff levels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30814

El seguro de ingresos como instrumento de estabilizacion de las rentas de los agricultores: aplicacion al sector olivarero espanol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bielza,   Maria; Garrido,   Alberto; Sumpsi,   Jose Maria.
RESUMEN: En este artículo se analizan un conjunto de políticas de estabilización de los ingresos de los productores olivareros españoles, entre las que se incluyen seguros de rendimientos e ingresos. En teoría y bajo ciertos supuestos, la estabilización de los ingresos con un seguro de ingresos se puede lograr a un coste inferior al uso combinado de seguros de rendimientos y un seguro de precios. Tras revisar algunas experiencias con seguros de ingresos, se desarrolla una aplicación para comparar, desde la doble perspectiva de eficacia en el gasto público y de reducción de riesgos, distintas políticas de intervención en el sector olivarero, incluyendo las de los pagos actuales, ayuda al árbol, seguro de rendimientos actual y un seguro de ingresos. Los...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural insurance; Revenue insurance; Agricultural policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q10.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28753

THE SIMULTANEOUS EVOLUTION OF FARM SIZE AND SPECIALIZATION: DYNAMIC PANEL DATA EVIDENCE FROM ISRAELI FARM COMMUNITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kimhi,   Ayal; Rekah,   Hila.
This paper deals with structural changes that are observed in farm sectors in many developed economies: the increase in farm size and in farm specialization. Using panel data on Israeli farm communities for the years 1992-2001, we estimate a system of simultaneous equations in which these variables are determined jointly in a dynamic setting. We employ the Arellano and Bond dynamic panel GMM algorithm for each of the equations, treating the other variables as endogenous and allowing for unobserved heterogeneity and for time trends that depend on geographical and institutional factors. The results exhibit positive and statistically significant autoregressive effects in both size and specialization. Farm size depends negatively on specialization, while...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7170

Report of the Farm Management Services for Farmer-Borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Farm Security Administration for the Year 1937 in Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1938
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107567

The relationship between farm size and productivity: empirical evidence from the Nepalese mid-hills
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thapa,   Sridhar.
This paper examines the farm size and productivity relationship using data from Nepalese mid hills. The household data used has been drawn from a survey conducted by the author and financed by the Norwegian University of Life Science. The analysis uses models both allowing for and not allowing for village dummies(as cluster controls), the ratio of irrigated land (as proxy for land quality), and other socio-economic variables such as households, belonging to caste groups, and family size (as proxy for access to resources). The result supported the almost â€˜stylized factâ€™ of inverse relationship (IR) between farm size and output per hectare. Total cash input use and labour hours per hectare were found to be higher on small farms. The findings of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Inverse relationship; Farm size; Productivity; Returns to scale; Nepal; Q15; O13; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7940

Modeling Succession on Irish Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   Thia C.
This paper examines intergenerational succession on Irish dairy farms. The factors that influence the decision to enter dairying farming are examined using a binary choice logit model. Reasons that are frequently published in the popular farming press as being an obstacle to intergenerational succession are analysed and the significance of their effect is quantified. Results show that the level of education of the heir is the most significant factor in the succession decision. Heir's with third level education are 30% less likely to enter dairy farming than their second level only educated counterparts. The sizes of milk quota and income that are associated with high probabilities of succession are identified.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy Farming; Structural Change; Succession; Logit Model; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24953

Seeing the forest and the trees: a spatial analysis of common property land use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alix-Garcia,   Jennifer Marie.
The paper presents a theory of the deforestation of common property forest over space and tests this theory using data from 319 Mexican ejidos. One of the main implications of the model is that at a parcel level, the deforestation decision depends on the qualities of that parcel relative to the others within the community and on aggregate, the decision of how much forest to convert to pasture or agricultural land depends upon the entire distribution of land quality and distance in the ejido. The theory also relates the physical characteristics of the converted land to its marginal value. Aggregate community characteristics affect the demand for forest conversion, in particular, inequality can operate both through individual incentives as well as by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20189

The Impact of Adoption of Genetically Modified Corn on the Off-Farm Labor Supply in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chintawar,   Sachin; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.
With the production and cropping efficiency gains from adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) corn, the number of acres planted has increased steadily over the past decade. Also, the adoption of GM crops in general has an impact on the labor allocation decisions of farm operators. Using a large sample of Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data, we estimate a two-stage left-censored simultaneous Tobit model to estimate the impact of adoption of GM corn on the off-farm labor supply of farm operators. Results indicate that the adoption of GM corn has had a negative and significant impact on the off-farm labor supply.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; GM corn; Off farm labor; Two-stage left-censored simultaneous Tobit; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46832

2007 Michigan Tree Fruit Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 9 Michigan tree fruit farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of sales from cherries, apples, and other fruits. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed for 2007 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data was checked to verify that cash and debt discrepancy were within an acceptable range, cash discrepancy must be less than 10% of gross cash inflow and debt discrepancy must be less than $1,000. While considerable...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122351

Third Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmers in Soil Conservation Demonstration Areas for the year 1937 (April 1937 to March 1938)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Jensen,   James C.; Sanford,   Austin B.; Welch,   C. Herman, Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1938
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107485

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1942
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Toben,   G.E.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1943
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13106

Rum Corps to IXL: Services to Pastoralists and Farmers in New South Wales, Part III 1890-1930: The Development of Commercial Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidson,   Bruce Robinson.
The growth in the railway network in the 1880s and 1890s and the development and adoption of new farming techniques changed the semi-subsistence selector in New South Wales (NSW) into a commercial farmer. They also led to a large increase in the production of wheat and dairy produce and, together with overgrazing in the Western Division, caused a complete relocation of the main types of farming in NSW.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10325

VERGLEICH DER BERGLANDWIRTSCHAFT IN POLEN UND DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sroka,   Wojciech; Happe,   Kathrin.
This paper summarises results of a expert interviews on the state and development of agriculture and rural areas in selected municiapalities in the Polish Carapatian mountains and in the German Alps. Compared to the German Alps, the Polish region has a number of particularities originating from the different history and the transformation process. The overall development in the Polish region is still lagging behind. The implementation of measures of the Common Agricultural Policy has not yet led to significant structural changes in the Carpathian region. The surveyed experts have identified a positive perspective for the development of agriculture. They expect tourism and agriculture to be the main sources of income. A complete disappearance of agriculture...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Berglandwirtschaft; Entwicklungsperspektiven; Polen; Bayern; Mountainous areas; Development perspectives; Poland; Bavaria; Rolnictwo górskie; Perspektywy rozwoju; Polska; Bawaria; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91905

Marketing Methods and Income Generation amongst Small-Scale Farmers in Two Communal Areas of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matungul,   Pierre M.; Ortmann,   Gerald F.; Lyne,   Michael C.
High transaction costs are detrimental to the efficient operation or existence of markets for inputs and outputs. The cost of information and the costs associated with the search for trade partners, distance to formal markets and contract enforcement are likely to influence the marketing of food crops. This study hypothesises that the level of income generated from food crop sales by small-scale farmers in the Impendle and Swayimana districts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is influenced by transaction costs and certain household and farm characteristics. Regression analysis shows that the depth of marketing methods is significantly influenced by transaction cost proxies such as cooperation with large commercial farmers and ownership of means of transport....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6958

NEW CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS IN TURKMAN AGRICULTURE: IMPACTS ON PRODUCTIVITY AND RURAL INCOMES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Stanchin,   Ivan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15006

The Effect of Farm Labor Organization on IPM Adoption. Empirical Evidence from Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beckmann,   Volker; Irawan,   Evi; Wesseler,   Justus.
This paper examines the effect of labor organization on integrated pest management (IPM), using cross section data collected from a participatory farming system survey of 157 durian growers in Chanthaburi, Thailand, in 2005. In contrast to many studies of IPM adoption, this work uses the form of farm labor organization as an endogenous factor for identifying the rate of IPM adoption among durian growers. The instrumental variables method was employed to econometrically relate a set of alleged variables as instruments of labor organization to the rate of IPM adoption. Results show that, among others, farms employing hired labor have a significantly lower adoption rate of IPM.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor Organization; IPM Adoption; 2SLS; Farm Labor; Agricultural Extension; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q16; J2; J43.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55767

Irrigation management in Pakistan and India: Comparing notes on institutions and policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Tushaar; Hussain,   Intizar; Rehman,   Saeed ur.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Productivity; Privatization; Groundwater irrigation; Irrigated farming; Equity; Water distribution; Groundwater management; Economic aspects; Tube wells; Price policy; Electricity supplies; Pumps; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92782

2007 Michigan Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 132 dairy farms from throughout Michigan in 2007. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. The farms are larger than would be the average dairy farm in Michigan. While considerable variation in the data exists, average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122347

Unter welchen Umständen würden deutsche Landwirte gentechnisch veränderten Raps anbauen? Ein Discrete-Choice-Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Muller-Scheessel,   Jorg; Meyer-Schatz,   Henrika Marie.
We examine the factors affecting the willingness of German farmers to adopt genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape after the pending commercial release of GM varieties. The analysis is based mainly on a web-based Discrete Choice Experiment with 217 oilseed rape growers in Germany. The determinants of adoption were estimated with the use of a multinomial probit model. Results indicate a significant impact of economic determinants on the adoption willingness: the difference in gross margins between GM and conventional rape, the probability and level of liability for damage caused by cross-pollination, and the length of the waiting period before a farmer can return to conventional rape are all highly significant. Among the farm characteristics, farm size...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Discrete Choice Experiment; Genetically modified oilseed rape; Multinomial probit model; Online survey; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96756

Space, Government Payments, and Off-Farm Labor Response of Principal Farm Operators: A County-Level Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shrestha,   Sundar S.; Findeis,   Jill L.
We examine the effects of space and government payments on off-farm employment among principal farm operators for the entire US as well as for ERS/USDA farm resource regions. Spatial dependency in off-farm employment of principal farm operators in the U.S. overall is evident; however, this is not the case for all farm resource regions. While the effects of government payments overall are significant for the U.S., important variations exist by farm program type and across ERS/USDA regions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Government payments; Off-farm employment; Off-farm labor supply; Spatial dependence; ERS regions; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19511

2000 Custom Farm Machinery Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112906

On-farm Economics of Laser Landforming for Rice Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marshall,   Graham R.; Jones,   Randall E.
The whole farm financial effects of laser land forming were analysed using a two stage modelling procedure. In the first stage, linear programming models of representative Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) rice farms were used to predict the profit-maximising activity mixes with and without successive increments of land forming. In the second stage, the profit-maximising activity mixes with and without an increment became inputs into a spreadsheet model designed to undertake discounted cash flow analysis of investment in the increment. The transition over time of yields to the achievable levels for land formed layouts was accounted for in the spreadsheet model, as were the effects of taxation (including taxation concessions for land forming) and access to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10323

Role of veterinary management in increasing pig breeding efficiency: a methodological approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ozsvari,   Laszlo; Biro,   Oszkar; Lakner,   Zoltan.
The aim of this research was to determine the effects of different factors of production (farm management strategy, veterinary management, physical farm conditions, and breeding technology) on the performance of Hungarian pig breeding farms. Performance is defined in a broad sense, reflecting the complexity of pig breeding, taking into consideration technological and economic indices. According to our hypothesis a direct, quantifiable stochastic relation can be shown between management strategy, veterinary practice management, construction and building engineering characteristics of plants, breeding technology and the performance of farms. The data for the analysis were acquired by a direct question survey of more than 130 Hungarian pig breeding farms....
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Performance; Swine; Veterinary management; Structural equation systems; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122439

ESTIMATING THE IMPACTS OF DIFFERING PRICE-RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON THE NET INCOME OF SALINAS VALLEY LETTUCE PRODUCERS:  A STOCHASTIC SIMULATION APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fumasi,   Roland J.
While government safety-net programs are used to mitigate the price risk for commodity producers, limited programs exist for specialty crop producers.  Specialty crop producers utilize forward contracts to reduce downside price risk.  In order to estimate the method of price-risk management, if any, that is preferable to selling at market determined prices, a stochastic simulation model was constructed.  The completed simulation model was used to estimate probability distributions for Salinas Valley net income under different pricing scenarios.  Probabilities of reaching various net income thresholds were compared.  Results indicate that Salinas Valley lettuce producers should maximize profitability by using forward contracts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36310

Participation, Incentives and Social Norms in Partnership Arrangements Among Farms in Sweden
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larsen,   Karin.
In this study, farmers´ participation in partnership arrangements involving labour and machinery collaboration is analyzed. Potential gains from partnership arrangements include lower capital costs and increased possibilities for farmers to specialize in different tasks. A potential cost is the incentive to shirk in effort or to overuse or misuse shared inputs (the moral hazard problem). Factors that mitigate the problem of moral hazard in team production have been suggested in the literature and include peer pressure and social norms (Barron and Gjerde, 1997; Kandel and Lazear, 1992) and dynamics (Radner, 1982). In this study, a theoretical framework for analyzing partnerships among farmers developed by Allen and Lueck (1998) is extended to consider...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9870

2005 Annual Agricultural Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11576

The First Sixty Years of Farm Management Research in Minnesota 1902-1962
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Engene,   Selmer A.; Nodland,   Truman R.; Berg,   Sherwood O.; Crickman,   C.W.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54532

Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries:  A multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renwick,   Mary E.
Although irrigation projects often provide water for more than crop irrigation, water allocation and management decisions often do not account for nonirrigation uses of water. Failure to account for the multiple uses of irrigation water may result in inefficient and inequitable water allocation decisions. Decision-makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water in irrigation and nonirrigation uses. This report addresses this problem. It examines the relative economic contributions of irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries in the Kirindi Oya irrigation system, located in southeastern Sri Lanka. The results of the analysis indicate the importance of both irrigated paddy production and reservoir fisheries to the local...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water management; Irrigation programs; Irrigated farming; Rice; Production costs; Income; Economic evaluation; Water allocation; Water delivery; Fisheries; Reservoirs; Productivity; Crop production; Models; Family labor; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44569

Empirische Untersuchungen zum optimalen Spezialisierungsgrad ökologisch wirtschaftender Marktfruchtbetriebe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Francksen,   Tammo; Gubi,   Gunther; Latacz-Lohmann,   Uwe.
This paper employs the concept of technology efficiency to analyse the optimal degree of specialisation of organic arable farms. Based on bookkeeping data from 461 organic farms, three technology specific frontiers (each representing a different degree of specialisation)and an all-encompassing metafrontier are estimated using a combination of Data Envelopment Analysis and Window Analysis. The results indicate that a significant proportion of sample farms have not chosen their optimal degree of specialisation. We quantify the potential productivity gain from switching to the optimal specialisation class. This is highest for moderately specialised farms switching to higher degrees of specialisation. We demonstrate that there are significant differences in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic arable farming; Business strategies; Optimal degree of specialisation; Technology efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis; Window Analysis; Farm Management; Production Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96729

Structural Development in Agriculture - A Global Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Henning Otte.
Agricultural structure - the size, number, specialization, concentration etc. of farms - is changing heavily these years. To a large extend this development is a result of the economic and technological development, which takes place in a developed society. The development follows a  rather common global pattern, all though there will be different trends and structures from country to country.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6937

CERTIFIABLE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE U.S. GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grande,   Bill.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33525

THE FARM DIVERSIFICATION DISCOUNT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katchova,   Ani L.
This paper examines the effect of diversification on farm value by comparing values of diversified farms to a portfolio of comparable specialized farms.  Using data from the Agricultural Resource Management Study, this study finds a diversification discount in agriculture similar to the discount found for corporate firms.  The results show that diversified crop/livestock farms have a value loss of 5.8% in comparison with specialized crop or livestock farms for 1999-2001.  Farms with commodity diversification have a value loss of 9.4% in comparison with commodity specialized farms.  The results also show that the value loss due to diversification is larger for leveraged farms.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20068

Irrigation management transfer in the Columbia Basin: lessons and international implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Svendsen,   Mark; Vermillion,   Douglas Lynn.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Privatization; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation effects; Project appraisal; Financing; Developing countries; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114043

SISTEMA AGROINDUSTRIAL DA UVA NO BRASIL: ARRANJOS, GOVERNANÇAS E TRANSAÇÕES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pereira,   Eduardo Profeta; Gameiro,   Augusto Hauber.
O presente estudo busca compreender e avaliar os arranjos organizacionais de produtores de uva no Brasil, com foco no arranjo determinante para cooperação dos envolvidos em cada segmento da cadeia. O estudo dá-se através de conceitos ligados a economia de custos de transação e análise do Sistema Agroindustrial (SAG), observando a integração da cadeia como o elemento fundamental para crescimento do setor. O desenvolvimento baseou-se nos dados estatísticos e informações, bem como o estudo da abordagem teórica através do conceito de Commodity System Approach (CSA), Sistemas Agroindustrial (SAG) e a Teoria de Custos de Transação.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following paper seeks to understand and evaluate...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produção Uva; Sistema Agroindustrial; Custos de Transação; Grapes production; Agro industrial System; Transaction Costs; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106099

Tubewell transfer in Gujarat:  A study of the GWRDC approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mukherji,   Aditi; Kishore,   Avinash.
In India public (government) tubewells were built with the intention of providing irrigation to all categories of farmers in a fair, equitable and affordable manner. However, most public tubewell programs across India have failed on all these counts. Efforts to transfer their management to water users too have met with little success. Nonetheless, the Gujarat Water Resources Development Corporation (GWRDC)-a state-owned public company-has achieved rare success in tubewell transfer by handing over management of around 60 percent of public tubewells in the Gujarat state to user groups. This study tries to identify the factors that helped in accelerating the transfer process and evaluate the performance of transferred tubewells against those owned by...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Tube wells; Privatization; Groundwater management; Economic aspects; Operations; Maintenance; Equity; Farmers' attitudes; Policy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44559

The nature of farm succession in three New South Wales communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crockett,   Judith.
Farm transfer between generations of the same family has long been considered a highly significant aspect of rural ideology in Australia with major ramifications for farm management decision making. However, the importance attached to family farm succession has been increasingly questioned in current literature. Results from a study in rural culture in New South Wales support the contention that succession is declining in importance, highlighting instead that the wellbeing and education of younger family members is being placed ahead of expectations that children will automatically take over their parents' property and remain in farming. Implications of this trend for farm management are flagged and directions for further research explored.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farming families; Succession; Social sustainability; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120915

ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF FARMER PARTICIPATION IN THE DAIRY TERMINATION PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.
Farm-level data are used to estimate equations explaining the probability of bidding and the level of the bid for the 1986 Dairy Termination Program. Participation was attractive to older farmers, to those who were not planning to transfer the farm to a family member, to less experienced farmers, and to those using less sophisticated management techniques. Schooling, off-farm work, and nonfarm experience did not have significant effects. The participation pattern suggests that the long-term effects of the program on milk supply are small.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29912

A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Animal Welfare Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hellstrom,   J.; Bicknell,   Kathryn.
Policy decisions aimed at improving farm animal welfare involve balancing several competing objectives. Not only do such decisions involve tradeoffs between social, ethical, economic and welfare considerations, animal welfare itself is a multi-dimensional concept and some husbandry practices may satisfy some welfare needs but fail to satisfy others. Multi-criteria decision analysis is a decision theoretic tool that has been used to inform decision making in fields such as environmental policy, urban and regional planning, and biosecurity – all of which are characterised by competing goals and multiple stake-holders. This paper presents a preliminary multi-criteria framework for the analysis of animal welfare policies at the national level using indoor...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Multi-criteria decision analysis; Decision analysis; Decision support; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115719

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS FOR BEEF CATTLE, DAIRY, BROILER AND FORAGE CROP PRODUCTION IN  LOUISIANA, 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boucher,   Robert W.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.
This report presents projected costs and returns for beef cattle, dairy, broiler and forage crop production in Louisiana for 2001. Data for this report are based on Louisiana agricultural Experiment Station research results and selected surveys. The procedure used in this report was to apply new machinery and other current input price data to production practice data. This report is organized as follows: Tables 1 - 4 present forage requirements assumed for beef cattle production and summaries of costs and returns for each of the enterprises examined in this report.  Tables 5 - 7 report breakeven selling prices for each of the products produced from these enterprises.  Budgets in this publication are presented in two sections. The first section (tables with...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31666

The Role of Agriculture in Central and Eastern European Rural Development: Engine of Change or Social Buffer?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahrens,   Heinz; Balint,   Borbala; Baltag,   Grigore; Bezlepkina,   Irina V.; Blaas,   Gejza; Bojnec,   Stefan; Borisova,   Victoria; Brelik,   Agnieszka; Cimpoies,   Dragos; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Danilowska,   Alina; Drlik,   Jan; Fock,   Theodor; Gallerani,   Vittorio; Galushko,   Viktoriya; Golemanova,   Antoaneta; Greif,   Franz; Hager,   Astrid; Hann,   Chris; Horska,   Hana; Huirne,   Ruud B.M.; Jansik,   Csaba; Jechlitschka,   Kurt; Kinnucan,   Henry W.; Kirschke,   Dieter; Krypa,   Nada; Malik,   Mykola; Matsibora,   Tetyana; Mishev,   Plamen Dimitrov; Nedyalkov,   Anton; Oskam,   Arie J.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; Petrick,   Martin; Pelse,   Modrite; Petrikov,   Alexander; Raggi,   Meri; Ratinger,   Tomas; Revishvili,   Zurab; Rodionova,   Galina; Samoggia,   Antonella; Sarris,   Alexander H.; Savastano,   Sara; Sedik,   David J.; Senczyszyn,   Jaroslaw; Spesna,   Daniela; Tritten,   Christian; Tyran,   Ewa; Valentinov,   Vladislav; Viaggi,   Davide; Wegener,   Stefan; Weingarten,   Peter; Zmija,   Janusz.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93023

Aprecíziós gazdálkodás beruházásainak megtérülése
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smuk,   Norbert; Milics,   Gabor; Salamon,   Lajos; Nemenyi,   Miklos.
A vizsgálatokból megállapítható, hogy a precíziós gazdálkodás bevezetésére irányuló beruházások megtérülése és az üzemi méretek között szoros az összefüggés. A feltételezett öt- és hatéves megtérülés mellett a hozam- vagy az elvárt kamatszint-változást a nagyobb területű üzemek képesek ellensúlyozni.    --Return on investment in projects for implementing precision farming is closely related to farm size. In the event of the envisaged repayment over five or six years, farms with a larger area can balance changes in yield or interest rate.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Precíziós gazdálkodás; Beruházás; Megtérülés; Üzemi méret; Precision farming; Investment; Return on investment; Farm size; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92483

The adoption of water saving irrigation practices in the Region of West Macedonia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michailidis,   Anastasios; Nastis,   Stefanos A.; Loizou,   Efstratios; Mattas,   Konstadinos.
The use of irrigation water for agricultural production requires innovative and sustainable research and an appropriate transfer of water saving technologies. The main aim of this paper is to explore the irrigating behaviour of farmers examining factors affecting their decision to adopt novel water saving practices. In order to achieve the above aim both summary statistics and multivariate methodologies are employed. In particular, a two-step cluster analysis was used to explore the different adoption levels of water saving practices and a categorical regression model was estimated to explain this variation. Data were collected through a survey addressing 400 irrigators, carried out in 2008 in a typical Greek rural area. Results show that although...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption-diffusion; Extension; Irrigation; Water saving; Water policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109388

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1939
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1940
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13104

RESPONSE:  IMPACT ON KNOWLEDGE OF FARM OPERATORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32987

Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption for Cotton Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paxton,   Kenneth W.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Chintawar,   Sachin; Larson,   James A.; Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.; Lambert,   Dayton M.; Marra,   Michele C.; Larkin,   Sherry L.; Reeves,   Jeanne M.; Martin,   Steven W.
Many studies on the adoption of precision technologies have generally used logit models to explain the adoption behavior of individuals. This study investigates factors affecting the number of specific types of precision agriculture technologies adopted by cotton farmers. Particular attention is given to the influence of spatial yield variability on the number of precision farming technologies adopted, using a Count data estimation procedure and farm-level data. Results indicate that farmers with more within-field yield variability adopted a larger number of precision agriculture technologies. Younger and better educated producers and the number of precision agriculture technologies were significantly correlated. Finally, farmers using computers for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Precision technologies; Poisson; Negative Binomial; Count-data method; GIS; Education; Cotton; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56486

A német keleti tartományok és Magyarország mezőgazdasági jövedelemhelyzetének összehasonlító elemzése
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baráth,   Lajos; Szabo,   Gabor G.
A cikkben hazánk és a német keleti tartományok mezőgazdasági jövedelemhelyzetének összehasonlítását tűztük ki célul, az egy hektár mezőgazdasági területre jutó jövedelemkategóriák alapján. A jövedelmek összehasonlítása arra szolgált, hogy a jelenlegi helyzet ismeretében hogyan alakulna a várható jövedelmi helyzet, ha a tá¬mogatások megszűnnének 2013-at követően, a vizsgált két térség közül melyik járna rosszabbul. Az összehasonlításhoz a Mezőgazdasági Számlarendszer (MSZR) és a Tesztüzemi Rendszer (TR) adatait használtuk. A jövedelem összehasonlítása során a támogatások és a nem fizetett munkaerő feltételezett munkabérigényének szerepére külön kitértünk. Megállapítható volt, hogy a bruttó és nettó hozzáadott érték a keleti tartományokban támogatások nélkül...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mezőgazdasági jövedelem; Magyar mezőgazdaság; Németország keleti tartományai; Összehasonlító elemzés; 2013; Agricultural income; Hungarian agriculture; Eastern Federal States of Germany; Economic accounts for agriculture; Farm accountancy data network; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99122

How Not to Farm Together
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaDue,   Eddy L.; Crispell,   Carl.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121374

The Role of Trust in Knowledge Acquisition: Results from Field Experiments in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buck,   Steven; Alwang,   Jeffrey Roger.
Ecuadorian farmers do not play the investment game (Berg, Dickhaut and McCabe 1995) the same with community farmers as they do with agricultural technicians.  Women exhibit a preference for trust in agricultural technicians (vertical trust).  Using experimental and survey data from 191 farmers we examine factors associated with 1) farmer trust in community members, 2) farmer trust in agricultural technicians, and 3) differences between levels of trust in agricultural technicians and community farmers.  Then we explore how our measures of trust correlate with pesticide knowledge.  Farmers who place more trust in community farmers score lower on our pesticide knowledge exam.  We find that farmers who exhibit a preference for trusting agricultural technicians...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21139

Naturalness and Consumer Choices: The Case of Microfiltered Milk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coppola,   Adele; Verneau,   Fabio.
Food is a very sensitive area and the most intimate form of consumption. Consumer choice is known to be strongly affected by emotional factors usually not taken into account in economic analysis. At the same time it is clear that such emotional factors can affect consumer behaviour and market reactions above all when there are scandals and concerns. One of the emotional aspects that seems to dominate consumer behaviour in the food sector is so‐called magical thinking which leans on two different pillars: the contagion principle and the similarity principle. The contagion principle affects the concept of naturalness which, according to cognitive psychologists, is a key factor in determining consumer preferences. The main element stemming from this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food technology; Consumer perception; Contagion principle; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100468

Smallholder Income and Land Distribution in Africa: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Yamano,   Takashi; Weber,   Michael T.; Tschirley,   David L.; Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Chapoto,   Antony; Zulu,   Ballard; Neven,   David.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads July 2008-July 2009: 15.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11295

An Economic Analysis of the IFMPO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Jeffery R.; Diebel,   Penelope L.
The Integrated Farm Management Program Option (IFMPO) of the 1990 farm bill is designed to increase crop management flexibility and promote the use of resource-conserving crops. Economic analysis of this program indicates that, although the current format provides flexibility, it provides little economic incentive to adopt resource-conserving crop rotations.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118172

SITUAÇÃO E PERSPECTIVA EM ASSENTAMENTOS RURAIS NO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cirilo,   Lucas Da Silveira; Corrado,   Amanda Roberta; Costa,   Manoel Baltasar Baptista Da; Gavioli,   Felipe Rosafa.
Diante do atual cenário agrícola, o presente trabalho procede uma reflexão sobre a realidade da reforma agrária em São Paulo, com base em acúmulos e observações do projeto “Da microbacia ao agricultor familiar: uma releitura do agroecossistema”, conduzido em assentamentos da região central do Estado. As reflexões remetem às principais características e peculiaridades dos assentamentos, os problemas que afetam a produção e os produtores, a sustentabilidade do processo a médio e longo prazo, bem como questões que se avaliam como centrais ao processo em si e às comunidades assentadas. Nas áreas trabalhadas verificou-se a adoção e implementação do padrão tecnológico da “Revolução Verde”, possivelmente inadequado a tal segmento por não estar conseguindo...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustentabilidade; Agroecologia; Reforma agrária; Agricultura familiar; Sustainability; Agroecology; Agrarian reform; Family agriculture; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109567

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured on the Farm Accounting Route at Askov - Pine County - Minnesota in 1925, 1926, and 1927
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoverstad,   Andrew T.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1928
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108018

CIMMYT 2000-2001 WORLD WHEAT OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK: DEVELOPING NO-TILL PACKAGES FOR SMALL-SCALE FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Part 1 of this report (which is a continuation of CIMMYT's World Wheat Facts and Trends series under a new name) explores issues related to the development and adoption of no-till technology, especially in small-scale agriculture. It describes no-till's special features, the innovation systems through which the technology evolves, a new framework for the socioeconomic study of the development and adoption of no-till, and the methodological difficulties involved in measuring no-till's benefits and adoption. This information provides the context for a series of six case studies of no-till experiences among small-scale farmers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia (and largely in wheat cropping systems). Part 1 concludes by discussing key factors conditioning...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23725

Farming and the Internet: Factors Affecting Input Purchases Online and Reasons for Non-Adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briggeman,   Brian C.; Whitacre,   Brian E.
Using the 2005 ARMS data, significant factors are identified that influence the decision to purchase farm inputs over the Internet and reasons for not adopting the Internet. Internet input purchasing farmers tend to be younger and more educated. Non-adopters that are more educated most likely cite Internet security concerns as their primary reason for not adopting.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: ARMS; Internet; Farming; E-commerce; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; R1.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6871

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN EGYPT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soliman,   Ibrahim.
BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINIREEING,BEIJING CHINA
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop response functions; Human-Machinery Labor Isoquants Map; Least cost combination of labor inputs; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112669

Optimum Replacement Time for Cotton Pickers in Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kitsopanidis,   G.; Mygdakos,   E.; Gemtos,   T.
In this paper an attempt has been made to determine the optimum replacement time for cotton pickers under the technical and economic conditions in Greece. For this purpose, five relevant methods have been applied to analyze real data taken by 62 cotton pickers working in Central Greece. Three of the methods consider that the optimum replacement time for cotton pickers is the year when the accumulated annual depreciation is equal to the corresponding repair and maintenance costs or the year when the aforementioned annual expenses of the machine per working hour are minimum. The fourth method considers the year in which the accumulated average total costs per working hour or per hectare harvested is minimum, while the fifth method refers to the year in which...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cotton pickers; Optimum replacement time; Costs; Net income; Farm Management; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44092

The Role of Soil Quality Criteria in Assessing Farm Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Southorn,   Neil.
The environmental impact of industrial agriculture is under close scrutiny, by Governments, concerned citizens, and farmers. This paper discusses the need to incorporate environmental factors in measures of farm performance, as part of the continuous review of long term sustainability. The concept of natural capital allows natural resources to be considered in similar ways to other assets of the farm business. It is suggested that soil quality criteria, selected to match the site characteristics and purpose of the landowner, be included in these measures, despite continuing disagreement about the concept and difficulties in its application. The intuitive appeal of a soil quality paradigm is the potential to integrate the many dimensions of sustainability,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24301

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-Farm Training in Southwestern Minnesota 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Adams,   R.W.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106981

1962 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Ralph; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47973

Should Basic Underwriting Rules be Applied to Average Crop Revenue Election and Supplemental Revenue?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnaby,   Glenn Arthur, Jr.
This paper considers methods to adversely select on Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) and Supplemental Revenue (SURE). In the case of winter wheat, farmers had a large amount of a priori yield and price information before electing 2009 ACRE. Prior to the August 14 sign-up for ACRE, wheat was 3 months into the marketing year. In most years nearly half of the national average price is determined in the first 3 months of the marketing year. With this available information it was clear that Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington wheat would collect the maximum or near the maximum ACRE payment, while there was little chance that ACRE would pay on Colorado wheat.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adverse Selection; Average Crop Revenue Election; Crop Insurance; Supplemental Revenue; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Political Economy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92590

FARM LEVEL IMPACTS OF REDUCED CHEMICAL USE ON SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Smith,   Edward G.; Knutson,   Ronald D.; Outlaw,   Joe L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30304

Economic feasibility of converting cow manure to electricity: A case study of the CVPS Cow Power program in Vermont
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Qingbin; Thompson,   Ethan; Parsons,   Robert L.; Rogers,   Glenn.
A case study of the Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) Cow Power program examines the economic feasibility for dairy farms to convert cow manure into electricity via anaerobic methane digestion. The study confirms that it is technically feasible to convert cow manure to electricity on dairy farms but the economic returns highly depend on the base electricity price paid by CVPS, premium rate paid by CVPS customers, financial supports from government agencies and other organizations, and sales of the by-products of methane generation. Lessons learned from this program will be useful to other dairy farms and communities interested in converting cow manure into electricity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Anaerobic digestion; Dairy farms; Renewable energy; Economic feasibility; Vermont.; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104564

RANCH OPERATORS' PERCEPTIONS OF LEAFY SPURGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Nudell,   Daniel J.
A survey of 459 ranchers was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls in a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.  Ranchers returned 187 questionnaires. Weeds were considered a greater problem for ranchers with leafy spurge than for those without leafy spurge; however, even among ranchers with leafy spurge, there was strong agreement that other ranching issues were of greater concern.  Over 65 percent of the respondents indicated that weeds on their ranch were a `minor problem.'  Leafy spurge was ranked as the most important weed. Nearly 60 percent of ranchers felt that using herbicides,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge; Control; Rancher opinion; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23456

THE IMPACT OF PRECISION FARMING STRATEGIES ON PROFITABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Solie,   John B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33416

New Assessment Tools in Monitoring Drought (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miskus,   David.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37436

Producing a Business Plan for Value-Added Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Streeter,   Deborah H.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121875

IMPACT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS ON FUNCTIONING OF THE GERMAN LAND MARKET. COUNTRY REPORT OF THE EU TENDER: "STUDY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF LAND MARKETS IN THOSE EU MEMBER STATES INFLUENCED BY MEASURES APPLIED UNDER THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henter,   Sybille Henriette; Kellermann,   Konrad; Moller,   Lioudmila; Roder,   Norbert; Sahrbacher,   Christoph; Zirnbauer,   Martin.
Against the background of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2003 the following analysis, brings into focus the responses of the agricultural sector to decoupled subsidies. In particular it addresses the impact of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) on land sales and rent prices and therefore on farm structure. It also aims to assess the extent to which the reform advances sound and sustainable agriculture and provides incentives for market-orientated farming practices. The study is based on the analysis of statistical data and expert surveys conducted in three selected regions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bodenmärkte; Halbzeitbewertung; GAP; Strukturwandel; Land markets; Midterm review; CAP; Structural change.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91763

National Conferencs on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, Volume 3; Proceeding of the Policies, Institutions and Data Needs for Water Management, BMICH, Colomba June 9-11, 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Water governance; Organizations; Institutions; Water policy; Water rights; Irrigation management; Participatory management; Farmers organizations; Capacity building; Irrigation efficiency; Water demand; Water supply; Irrigation schemes; Operations; Maintenance; Groundwater management; Models; Economic analysis; Food security; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118415

Impacts of Collective Action on Smallholders' Commercialisation: Evidence from Dairy in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Francesconi,   Gian Nicola; Ruben,   Ruerd.
The impacts of collective action on smallholders' commercialisation are the subject of a heated global debate. This study aims at bringing some empirical evidence into this debate. To do so we collected a unique set of bio-economic data, in 2003 and 2006, comprising information from 50 cooperative farmers and 50 individual farmers located within the same milk-shed in proximity of Addis Ababa. This dataset allowed comparing commercial performance of individual and cooperative dairy farmers, across 2003 and 2006. The empirical findings obtained with an adapted difference in difference analysis suggest that dairy cooperative farmers outperform the otherwise similar individual producers in terms of quantitative performance (market access, herd size and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9418

A AÇÃO COLETIVA DE RESISTÊNCIA À ACUMULAÇÃO CAPITALISTA NO BRASIL: CONTRADIÇÕES E QUANTITATIVO DA DEMANDA POR TERRA FRENTE AO DESAFIO DA SUSTENTABILIDADE NO CAMPO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Gesmar Rosa; Wehrmann,   Magda Eva.
Este trabalho aborda aspectos teóricos e ações dos movimentos que atuam no campo e que se propõem ocupar espaço e/ou resistir aos padrões de acumulação capitalista no Brasil. Em especial, são focados os movimentos e entidades que reivindicam inserção na agricultura e a reprodução do seu modo de vida no meio rural. Busca-se compreender a fundamentação teórica e a motivação da ação coletiva que relaciona as aspirações dos movimentos sociais de base com o discurso do uso sustentável da terra. A pesquisa realizada teve como base revisão bibliográfica e relatórios de governos, ONG’s, movimentos sociais e pesquisadores, bem como entrevistas com representantes de movimentos sociais. Partiu-se do pressuposto de que interações pró-ativas de enfrentamento ao status...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Movimentos sociais; Conflitos; Sustentabilidade; Terra; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109597

2007 Michigan Upper Peninsula Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 24 dairy farms across the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. Farm records checked for accuracy. While considerable variation in the data exists, average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122349

Altering Milk Components Produced by the Dairy Cow: Estimation by a Multiple Output Distance Function
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cho,   Jaesung; Nakane,   Matsato; Tauer,   Loren W.
The impact of inputs on the four decomposed milk outputs of fluid milk, butterfat, protein, and other solids were estimated using an output distance function, with New York dairy farm level data. Differential impacts of inputs on component production indicate that milk component composition can be modified given component prices.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Milk component production; Output distance function; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51176

Farm-level data integration: future problems and consequences for public and private structures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mayer,   Walter H.
One of the outcomes of the EC-FP7 project “Future Farm” was showing the need of INTEGRATION, something that PROGIS has been doing for 15 years. Within the whole sector agriculture–forestry-environment-risk management there is an enormous need for integration that is not available yet, because of on side the existing admin-sector-structures plus on the other side diverse public and/or private interests with opposite directions and in many cases the not streamlined interest of ALL involved parties. On the other hand we have the nature that is fully integrated and should be managed by us! Nothing happens without being related to something else within the nature. We have to be more aware of this and have also to understand that ICT will be the driver of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commons; Farm management; Valuation of land; ICT; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99433

Retail Trade Area Analysis Lisbon North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Wanzek,   Janet K.; Zetocha,   Dale F.; Bastow-Shoop,   Holly E.
This report is intended to provide an indepth trade area analysis of Lisbon, North Dakota. Specific analyses included determining Lisbon's main and greater trade areas, identifying the demographic profile of Lisbon shoppers, examining important and less important services for patron shoppers of Lisbon, identifying neighboring cities that area shoppers patronize, determining distances area shoppers traveled to Lisbon, and listing popular newspapers and radio stations among area residents. Current trade area information for Lisbon was obtained from a statewide trade area survey conducted by the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Dakota State University in 1989. Recent trends (1980 to 1989) in Lisbon population, retail sales, per capita income,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51313

Integrating Agricultural Input Expenditure into a South African Agricultural Sector’s Partial Equilibrium Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebrehiwet,   Yemane; Meyer,   Ferdinand H.; Kirsten,   Johann F.
Agricultural inputs expenditure has not been widely incorporated in most partial equilibrium models. Moreover, input costs are treated exogenous and the recursive link between input and output side of the sector is overlooked in few of the models that attempts to incorporate input expenditures. The study has addressed both issues by integrating agricultural input expenditures into the South African sectoral partial equilibrium model by endogenising input costs and recursively linking both input and output side of the agricultural sectors to enhance the results of a standard partial equilibrium model in analysing the effect of policies on agricultural sector.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97050

Irrigation Kuznets  Curve, governance and dynamics of irrigation development: A global cross-country analysis from 1972 to 1991
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhattarai,   Madhusudan.
This report verifies the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis for irrigation. The EKC hypothesis suggests for an inverse U-shaped (or concave) relationship between the level of environmental degradation and income in a given society. The EKC hypothesis also implies that some form of environmental deterioration appears inevitable during the initial stage of development, but subsequent increases in the societal income would generate enough incentives to improve the environmental quality. In line with this reasoning, the EKC relationship for irrigation (referred to here as Irrigation Kuznets Curve, or IKC) hypothesizes that the demand for irrigation is greater at the initial stage of development and that irrigation demand declines as societal income...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Models; Economic aspects; Irrigated farming; Income; Policy; Governance; Productivity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43246

Table of contents
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123775

Indicators for March 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124084

Farmer Entrepreneurship in New Zealand - Some Observations from Case Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gow,   Neil G.
1984 was a watershed in New Zealand agriculture which led to a flowering of entrepreneurial activity by some New Zealand farmers. A change of government and a national economic crisis lead to a complete and drastic review and subsequent restructuring of the agricultural sector. Farmers were forced to recognize that they could no longer rely on government support but had to meet the market. This paper reflects on research carried out at Lincoln University that has focused on case histories of some successful farmer entrepreneurs who grew out of this era. It attempts to link the case studies involved to concepts enunciated in the academic literature, especially those of performance and opportunity gaps, strategic intent, marketing strategies and supply chain...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer entrepreneurship; Case studies; Strategic intent; Marketing strategies; Supply chain architectures; Chain coordination; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24284

MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS IN FARM MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM: AN APPLICATION OF MULTI-OBJECTIVE INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING;  Proceedings of the 4th Minnesota Padova Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, 1994
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosato,   Paolo; Stellin,   Giuseppe.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14414

Farm Structural Change in German Regions - An Empirical Analysis using Micro and Macro Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zimmermann,   Andrea; Heckelei,   Thomas.
General economic developments as well as recent fundamental changes in the Common Agricultural Policy will likely impact significantly on the European farm structure. Although a decline of total farm numbers continues to be the general observation, important differences occur across regions and farm types. These differentiated developments and their determinants are of high relevance for policy impact assessment at the regional level. The main objective of the analysis provided in this paper is to empirically identify whether regionally specific characteristics account for differences in regional farm structure development. This is exemplarily shown for German FADN regions. As methodological approach a combined time series, cross-sectional Markov chain...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Markov model; Germany; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44049

THE ROLE OF MACRO-MANAGEMENT IN INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SERBIAN AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Novkovic,   Nebojsa; Mutavdzic,   Beba.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121107

CHANGES IN UNIT INPUTS, COSTS OF PRODUCTION AND AGRICULTURAL PRICE POLICY--CASE OF POLISH PRIVATE FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rembisz,   Wlodzimierz; Gemma,   Masahiko.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13953

2003 NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK: REPRESENTATIVE FARMS, 2003-2012
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income for all representative farms in 2012 will be lower than in 2003.  Low profit farms, which comprise of 25% of the farms in the study, may not have financial resiliency to survive.  Costs are projected to increase faster than yields.  The new farm bill removes much of the price risk that producers face while placing it on the federal government.  Cropland prices and cash rental rates are projected to increase slightly in all regions.  Debt-to-asset ratios for most farms will increase slightly throughout the forecast period.  Debt-to-asset ratios for the low-profit and small-size farms are higher than those for large and high-profit farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23521

Productivity and Efficiency of Corporate and Individual Farms in Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Sedik,   David J.
The paper presents a comparative analysis of the productivity of corporate and individual farms in Ukraine based primarily on cross-section data from a farm survey conducted by FAO in 2005. We calculate partial land and labor productivity, total factor productivity, and technical efficiency scores (using Stochastic Frontier Analysis) for farms of different organizational forms. Our results demonstrate with considerable confidence that, contrary to established convictions among the Ukrainian decision makers, the large corporate farms are not more productive than the smaller family farms. This finding is not restricted to Ukraine, as a similar result has been obtained by in Moldova, Russia, and the U.S. Policies encouraging a shift from large corporate farms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family farms; Corporate farms; Comparative performance; Technical efficiency; Total factor productivity; Agrarian reforms; Transition countries; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; D24; J24; P27; P31; P32; Q12; Q15; R14.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9985

1996 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
In the Southeastern Association the average accrual net farm income in 1996 was $67,579 for the 61 farms included in this report. The decrease is due to lower inventory levels since the increase in gross cash income was higher than the increase in total cash farm expenses.  Even though this is a decrease of 8% from the 1995 average, the 1996 net farm income is still one of the highest on record.  Only in 1978, 1990, 1991, 1994 and 1995 was average nominal profit also greater than $50,000.  When adjusted by the Consumer Price Index (to provide a constant dollar or buying power comparison), the average 1996 profit is exceeded only in 1990 and 1995.  The 20% of these 61 farms with the highest net farm income had an average net farm income of $196,161 in 1996;...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13660

Whither Aquaculture R&amp;D? Results from a Delphi Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stricker,   Susanne; Guettler,   Stefan; Mueller,   Rolf A.E.; Schulz,   Carsten.
In the summer of the year 2008 a worldwide online Delphi study on the future of R&amp;D in aquaculture was conducted. The Delphi method is widely used to survey experts on the anticipated developments within a specific domain. We employ this method to ascertain the likely future directions of aquaculture research in developed, high-income countries. For the convenience of our respondents we conducted the survey on the web. Results of the survey show that aquaculture experts agree that aquaculture research in general has made substantial achievements and will continue to make even more achievements in the future and also aquaculture research achievements will have very large impact on the productivity of the aquaculture farm as well as on the quality of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59187

Beef Cow-Calf Producer Participation in the National Animal Identification System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Mathews,   Kenneth H., Jr.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60977

Evaluation of historic, current and future water demand in the Olifants River Catchment, South Africa.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCartney,   Matthew P.; Arranz,   Roberto.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: River basins; Catchment areas; Water resources development; Water demand; Water allocation; Simulation models; Calibrations; Water use; Irrigation water; Domestic water; Ecology; South Africa; Olifants River Catchment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57026

Der biologische Landbau in Österreich – Entwicklungen und Perspektiven
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freyer,   Bernhard; Eder,   Michael; Schneeberger,   Walter; Darnhofer,   Ika; Kirner,   Leopold; Lindenthal,   Thomas; Zollitsch,   Werner.
Until now, organic farming in Austria saw its largest growth in the period between 1994 and 1998. The following factors all contributed to Austria achieving the highest percentage of organic farms in Europe: the early addition of guidelines for organic crop production and animal husbandry to the Austrian Codex Alimentarius, the government support for organic farms during and after conversion through compensatory payments, favourable market conditions through the entrance of supermarket chains, the establishment of a marketing company, an active policy by the organic associations and the development of advisory services. However, this dynamic development has not persisted in the late nineties. Whether the crises in conventional production will provide...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Production; Economics; Market; Conversion; Direct payments; Prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98995

Inter organization water conflicts and their resolution in Som Kadgar tribal dominated irrigation project of Rajasthan - India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Solanki,   A.S.
Irrigation being a crucial factor for enhancing agricultural productivity, it must be treated carefully when the irrigation project suffered socio economic constraints. In Indian context, the irrigation officials are facing a several host socio-economic problems. The problems can be well managed by irrigation management transfer. A similar case study was undertaken in tribal dominated irrigation project where 77.14 per cent farmers were fall into the category of the tribals. The farmers of the project area were sub-divided as per their living situation i.e. non-tribal organization and tribal organization. Each organization was taken water from the same outlet no.14 B at Mohanpura miner. The data revealed that the non-tribal powerful farmers were not...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water management transfer; Host socio-economic problem; Active farmers participation; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58263

The potential contribution of forage shrubs to economic returns and environmental management in Australian dryland agricultural systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Monjardino,   Marta; Revell,   Dean; Pannell,   David J.
In face of climate change and other environmental challenges, inclusion of perennial forage shrubs in Australian agricultural systems has the potential to deliver multiple benefits: increased whole-farm profitability and improved natural resource management. The profitability of shrubs was investigated using MIDAS (Model of an Integrated Dryland Agricultural System), a bio-economic model of a mixed crop/livestock farming system. We found that including forage shrubs could increase farm profitability by over 20% for an optimal 10% of farm area in shrubs. The impact of shrubs on whole-farm profit accrues primarily through the provision of a predictable supply of “out-of-season” feed, thereby reducing supplementary feed costs, and through the deferment of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Whole-farm modelling; Economics; Perennial species; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51537

Diversification in land and labor allocation in response to shocks among small-scale farmers in central Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duc,   Tung Phung; Waibel,   Hermann.
The paper analyzes the relationship between the allocation of labor and land of the households, the number of crops grown and the number of income sources of the households with different types of shocks and risks. It uses the data from the first phase of the household survey in three provinces of Central of Vietnam, conducted within the scope of the DFG research project “Impact of shocks on the vulnerability to poverty: consequences for development of emerging Southeast Asian economies”. The results suggest that the households diversify their portfolio (labor and land) into different income generating activities in order to cope with shocks. Among the different types of shocks and risks, agriculture and economic shocks and risks are the main factors to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Risk management; Risk coping strategies; Vietnam; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53255

7th Annual Report of the Soil Conservation Farm Management Service 1941
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Toben,   G.E.; Pond,   George A.; Welch,   C. Herman, Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108008

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1986 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Talley,   Dary E.; Fales,   Perry A.; Loppnow,   Rann R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13029

Production Contracts and Farm Business Growth and Survival
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.
In recent decades there has been a substantial increase in the scale of production and the use of production contracts in the hog sector. This paper explores empirically whether these two phenomena are related by examining whether the use of production contracts has allowed finish hog operations to expand in scale. The study takes advantage of recently collected information from the Census of Agriculture that permits a comparisons of individual independent and contract hog producers over time.  The study first examines whether operations that used a contract grew at a faster rate or had lower exit rates over the subsequent five-year period than did operations that produced independently, controlling for observable factors. The study then examines how the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production contracts; Farm structure; Farm business exit rate; Instrumental variables; Hogs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61022

SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN MALAWI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tchale,   Hardwick; Sauer,   Johannes.
In this paper we analyze the factors that influence the productivity of maize among smallholder farmers. We use farm-household survey data in order to compare the productivity of smallholder maize production under integrated (ISFM) and chemical-based soil fertility management using a normalized translog yield response model. The results indicate higher maize yield responses for integrated soil fertility management options after controlling for the intensity of fertilizer application, labour intensity, seed rate, land husbandry practices as well as selected policy factors. The estimated model is highly consistent with theoretical conditions. Thus we conclude that the use of ISFM improves maize productivity, compared to the use of inorganic fertilizer only....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malawi; Smallholder agriculture; Soil fertility management; Yield response model; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14954

CAP REFORM AND THE EFFECTS OF DIRECT PAYMENTS ON HETEROGENEOUS FARM STRUCTURES IN EAST GERMANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zier,   Patrick; Petrick,   Martin.
B3_1
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Structural change; Dynamic panel data models; Common Agricultural Policy; East Germany; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93948

Economic evaluation of beef cattle production systems in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gong,   Wendy; Parton,   Kevin A.; Zhou,   Zhang-Yue; Cox,   Rodney J.
The livestock industry in China has undergone massive changes since the liberalisation of markets started in 1985. The beef sector is no exception to this transition with production and consumption increasing faster than all other meats in the last two decades. The number of cattle has nearly doubled since 1980 to be around 141.6 million in 2005 and beef production has increased at a much faster rate than the cattle inventory. As the third largest beef producing country in the world, China exports and imports beef cattle. The emerging Chinese market has generally been seen as an opportunity for the Australian red meat industry. However, given the rate of increase in output, China may also provide a threat. With this in mind, understanding the current beef...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle industry; Opportunities or threats; China; Australia; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122519

Multi-input Multi-output Farm-level Cost Function: A Comparison of Least Squares and Entropy Estimators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Polome,   Philippe; Fernagut,   Bruno; Harmignie,   Olivier; Frahan,   Bruno Henry de.
We introduce a modification of the quadratic-Leontieff multi-output cost function that is particularly suitable for the data of the Farm Accountancy Data Network. We present least squares and entropy estimates of that function and compare their results for a sample of crop farms. Our results are encouraging for the use of entropy estimators in cases in which farms are not assumed to share the same technology. Our approach can be seen as an extension of the Positive Mathematical Programming approach (Howitt, 1995). The extension consists in an explicit specification of inputs in the cost function and in the possibility of modeling several farms simultaneously.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cost function; Least squares estimator; Entropy estimator; Heterogeneity; Farm Management; C3; D61; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24727

Average Crop Revenue Election, Crop Insurance, and Supplemental Revenue Assistance: Interactions and Overlap for Illinois and Kansas Farm Program Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulauf,   Carl R.; Schnitkey,   Gary D.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
Farm-level data from Illinois and Kansas for the 1991–2007 crops are used to examine the interaction and overlap among crop revenue insurance, Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE), and Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE). Compared with 75% Crop Revenue Coverage Insurance (75% CRCP), ACRE provides more payments and has a greater impact on minimum farm revenue for the Illinois farms. In contrast, for the Kansas farms, 75% CRCP has the greater impact. SURE’s relative impact on the Illinois and Kansas farms  depends on the metric. The overlap in payments from ACRE and 75% CRCP resulting from covering the same part of the revenue risk distribution is estimated to be less than 5% of ACRE payments. Several proposals for improving the farm safety net are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE); Crop Revenue Coverage Insurance (CRCP); Farm policy; Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE); Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92589

Degradation of the Environment under Draught Farming in the Savana Region of Togo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Azouma,   Yaovi Ouezou.
We have conducted a survey in 54 farms in the Savana region of Togo, a semi-arid zone with an annual rainfall between 900 and 1100 mm and where are 87 % of the country's draught animals. This study has brought to the fore that non mastery in the selection of farm tools and farming technology such as tillage, bush burning, trees cutting, lack of fertilizer, etc lead to erosion, plough pan, low crop yield, desertification and deforestation. In order to face these serious problems of environment degradation some appropriate solutions concerning soil and water conservation are suggested for sustainable agriculture in the region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: TOGO; DRAUGHT FARMING; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENT; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7014

Characteristics and Risk Management Needs of Limited-Resource and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dismukes,   Robert; Harwood,   Joy L.; Bentley,   Susan E.
Small U.S. farms and those run by socially disadvantaged minority operators tend not to purchase insurance or to participate in insurance-type programs operated by USDA. This report traces the lack of use of such risk management measures to several characteristics of such farmers, who include females, blacks, American Indians, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and operators of Spanish origin. These farmers tend, more than the typical U.S. farm, to raise livestock rather than crops, and there are no government-sponsored insurance-type programs for livestock.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Risk management; Crop insurance; Limited-resource farmers; Limited-opportunity farmers; Small farms; Socially disadvantaged farmers; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33622

The groundwater economy of Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qureshi,   Asad Sarwar; Shah,   Tushaar; Akhtar,   Mujeeb.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Groundwater irrigation; Groundwater extraction; Utilization factor; Electric tubewells; Diesel tubewells; Groundwater economy; Groundwater markets; Groundwater pricing; Crop yield; Crop production; Farmers; Pumps; Irrigated farming; Water resources; Agricultural production; Groundwater development; Land use; Water availability; Farmers; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92662

Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops:  Examining the Economic Factors of Adoption in Alabama
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bergtold,   Jason S.; Fewell,   Jason E.; Duffy,   Patricia A.
The inclusion of cover crops in cropping systems brings both direct and indirect costs and benefits. The literature has shown that cover crops can improve soil conservation and productivity, potentially improving cash crop yields and decreasing cash crop production costs. Farmers will adopt cover crops if the net economic benefit of utilizing them is positive. This study examines farmers’ willingness to grow cover crops as a soil conservation practice and to examine the socio-economic factors affecting their decision. Survey data collected in 2007-8 from Alabama farmers about cover crop adoption and management is utilized to estimate a cover crop adoption model.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cover crops; Conservation; Adoption; Generalized ordered logit; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61486

How do agricultural policies influence farmland concentration? The example of France
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Piet,   Laurent; Desjeux,   Yann; Latruffe,   Laure; Le Mouel,   Chantal.
Over the last decades, the number of farms has decreased while average farm size has increased in industrialised countries. We investigate whether these two concomitant trends have resulted in higher farmland concentration or not in the case of France. Deriving Gini coefficients as a measure of concentration from the estimation of parametric Lorenz curves, we show that this is not systematically the case at the sub-national scale of “départements”. When studying the role of possible explanatory variables for farmland concentration, we find that milk quotas, CAP 2nd pillar subsidies and so-called structural measures (settlements and early retirement grants) have a significant impact. However, the availability and the price of agricultural land appear to be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmland concentration; Farm structures; Agricultural policies; Gini coefficient; France; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61349

The efficiency of smallholder agriculture in Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tchale,   Hardwick.
This paper analyses Malawi’s smallholder agricultural efficiency, using a nationally representative sample survey of rural households undertaken by the National Statistical Office in 2004/2005. It aims to inform agricultural policy about the level and key determinants of inefficiency in the smallholder farming system that need to be addressed to raise productivity. The study found that the factors that improve efficiency are higher output prices relative to input costs, favorable commodity and input markets, farmers’ organizations, extension, productive assets, and the quantity and productivity of household labor. The wide range of inefficient practices suggests there is considerable scope for improving efficiency in the smallholder sub-sector. The paper...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Smallholder agriculture; Efficiency; Malawi; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56909

Economic Feasibility of Ethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum Juice in Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Brittany D.; Richardson,   James W.; Frosch,   Brian J.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Rooney,   William L.
The economic feasibility of producing ethanol from sweet sorghum juice is projected using Monte Carlo simulation models to estimate the price ethanol plants will likely have to pay for sweet sorghum and the uncertain returns for ethanol plants. Ethanol plants in high yielding regions will likely generate returns on assets of 11%-12% and in low yield areas the returns on assets will be less than 10%.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sweet Sorghum; Ethanol; Monte Carlo Simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; D20  G10  D81  C15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46852

Lifting beef industry productivity through genetic improvement – progress and challenges in a changing climate
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barwick,   Steve.
Special Edition Sheep and Cattle Production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Beef breeding; Production environment; Genetic trends; Performance recording; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121458

The Burkinabe Cotton Story 1999-2007: Sustainable Success of Sub-Saharan Mirage?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaminski,   Jonathan; Headey,   Derek D.; Bernard,   Tanguy.
Like many other African countries in the 1980s, Burkina Faso was urged to engage in a far-reaching liberalization of its state-led cotton sector. Yet unlike most of its neighbors, the Burkinabè government rejected both the status quo and wholesale liberalization, and instead embarked on a more gradual and sequenced reform path characterized by institutional innovations and partial privatization. Whether the reforms contained genuinely successful elements is therefore an important question, but also a difficult one given the absence of a counterfactual, the confounding influence of exogenous shocks and the recent financial troubles of the sector. To unravel this puzzle, this paper reviews existing evidence linking the reforms to various outcomes, but also...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Burkina Faso; Cotton; Poverty Reduction; Counterfactual analysis; Production Growth; Political Sustainability; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93137

ÁRVÍZVÉDELMI TÖLTÉSEK GYEPTAKARÓINAK HASZNA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Felkai,   Beata Olga.
Az árvízvédelmi töltések védelmében, az árvizek levonulásában, ezáltal ma-gában az árvízvédelemben a gyepesítésnek jelentős szerepe van. Gazdaságosságát nem lehet egzakt módon bizonyítani, hiszen míg a létesítési és fenntartási költségeket egyértelműen meghatározhatjuk, a bevételi oldal összetett és nehezen számszerűsíthető.  Az árvízvédelmi földgátak gyepesítésének társadalmi hasznossága és gazda-sági előnye mégis vitathatatlan: - közvetlen gazdasági haszon: pl. fűtermés értékesítéséből származó bevétel; - közvetett gazdasági haszon: a kockáztatott vagyonérték sikeres védelme, emberélet védelme (nehezen számszerűsíthető, mérése a mikrorizikó (r) fogal-mának bevezetésével vált kivitelezhetővé); - a társadalom számára is több szempontból kedvező hatással...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Árvízvédelem; Kockázat; Gyepfelület; Vagyon; Gazdasági haszon; Direct and indirect economic benefits; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54420

ECONOMIC RISK AND THE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FARM BUSINESSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barry,   Peter J.; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Bard,   Sharon K.
Using longitudinal panel farm-level data, this study finds that income variability may be  materially influenced by farm size.  Econometric results suggest that policy analyses and other considerations of the distributional effects of, and response to, income variability for commercial scale family farms may concentrate on farm size and other structural variables.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk; Income variability; Farm size; Financial structure; Farm Management; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21778

Groundwater policy: issues and alternatives in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moench,   Marcus.
This paper reviews policy-related issues discussed in recent conferences that will affect groundwater development and management efforts in South Asia. Emphasis is given to policy issues surrounding emerging groundwater depletion and quality concerns, and issues concerning the equitable development of groundwater for poverty alleviation. The paper outlines the range of services that depend on groundwater resources and outlines the range of services that depend on groundwater resources to provide these services, and the complications stemming from the fragmented approach taken to water management throughout the region. A range of responses dealing with the management of the physical system is identified. In conclusion , the paper discusses institutional...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Groundwater management; Groundwater extraction; Water policy; Monitoring; Environment; Poverty; Aquifers; Case studies; Salinity; Salt water intrusion; Water quality; Pollution; Water market; Water use efficiency; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113620

Employee Compensation and Satisfaction on Dairy Farms in the Northeast
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fogleman,   Sarah L.; Milligan,   Robert A.; Maloney,   Thomas R.; Knoblauch,   Wayne A.
As economies of size become fundamentally important in production agriculture, farm sizes continually increase. For dairy producers, this results in larger herds, more acres of crop production, and more full-time, non-owner employees, which result in more human resource management concerns. Research is needed to better understand the human resource aspects of the dairy industry. This research quantifies and illustrates the internal pay structure and enumerates the current employee satisfaction levels present on the farms of members of the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA). To enumerate the study, the NEDPA membership was divided into two groups. The first group consisted of all NEDPA member farms. This group participated in the internal pay...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122674

Economic impacts of high labour cost and herbicide resistance for the management of annual barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in rice production in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beltran,   Jesusa C.; Pannell,   David J.; Doole,   Graeme J.
Implications of increasing labour cost and development of herbicide resistance for profitable weed management in Philippine rice farming systems are investigated. The study employs RIMPhil (Resistance and Integrated Management in the Philippines), a bioeconomic simulation model developed to provide a comprehensive assessment of integrated weed management programmes for the control of annual barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in rice crops. Results indicate that herbicide application will become increasingly economically attractive, relative to manual weeding, as labour cost increases. This is important since urban migration in the Philippines continues to increase the scarcity of rural labour. Results also show that the onset of herbicide resistance...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Barnyardgrass; Bioeconomic model; Herbicide resistance; Integrated weed management; Rice production; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108770

Family Farms and Farming Families: The Overlap of Two Institutions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bollman,   Ray D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24440

The Impact of the Kansas Wheat Breeding Program on Wheat Yields, 1911–2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nalley,   Lawton Lanier; Barkley,   Andrew P.; Chumley,   Forrest G.
This paper quantifies advances of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station (KAES) wheat breeding program for two time periods: (1) 1911 to 2006 and (2) 1977 to 2006. Using multiple regression, increases in yields of wheat varieties grown in Kansas are quantified, holding growing conditions and other improvements in productivity constant. Differences in KAES variety yields and those released by other public and private breeders are quantified. During the ‘‘new age’’ of wheat breeding (1977–2006), wheat breeding alone is found to have increased yields by 6.182 bushels per acre, or an average increase of 0.206 bushels per year.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Wheat yield; Public wheat breeding; Multiplicative heteroscedasticity; Economic impact of technological change; Agribusiness; Farm Management; O13; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47267

THE REAL OPTIONS PUZZLE FOR MICHIGAN TART CHERRY PRODUCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyambane,   Gerald G.; Black,   J. Roy.
Capital budgeting decisions faced by tart cherry producers often challenge our traditional valuation techniques. Real Options Valuation (ROV) methods may be useful but assumptions of existing ROV approaches are restrictive and, in some cases, unrealistic. In this paper we assert that use of existing option pricing methods can not be justified. Instead, dynamic programming approach is more appropriate. We develop a multi-period model and use it to obtain an optimal orchard replacement policy. The model is applied to an example farm from Northwestern Michigan and the results provide the following messages. First, flexibility options can be estimated for individual tart cherry producers using the DP approach albeit, indirectly. Second, a farmer who uses the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20011

Impediments to Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Scale Maize Milling Enterprises in South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orefi,   Abu.
The maize milling industry is highly characterised by continuous growth in maize milling and retailing margins in real terms (Traub and Jayne, 2004) despite the benefits and opportunities brought about by the deregulation of the South African maize market in 1997. This may be indicative of the inability of small and medium-scale maize milling enterprises (SMSMMEs) to emerge and compete with large-scale maize millers. This paper examines the constraints faced by SMSMMEs in South Africa. Data were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Millers were asked to identify the various challenges facing their enterprises. Some key constraints identified were; high transport costs, high maize prices, brand name establishment and government policies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Enterprises; Maize; Milling; South Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52123

Positional Advantage within Small Farms: Evidence from Illinois
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Micheels,   Eric T.; Gow,   Hamish R.
As the economic viability of small farms continues to be an issue facing policy makers and economists alike, a market orientation may be a valuable resource producers can develop as they compete in a marketplace dominated by larger firms. Marketing and strategy scholars have long established the importance of a market orientation in determining firm performance. More recently, scholars have studied the effect of these concepts in agriculture. Extending the literature of market orientation in agriculture, this study examines the concept of a positional advantage and its effect on performance using a sample of small farms in Illinois. Using a sample of 347 Illinois beef producers, we empirically measure and test the construct of positional advantage and test...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Innovation; Market orientation; Positional advantage; Farm Management; Production Economics; L11; L25; L26.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52810

Tractor Costs and Rates of Performance: A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1939 Covering the Cost of Operation and the Rate of Performance on Farm Tractors in Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Schwantes,   Arthur J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1940
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109635

Globally Flexible Modeling of County-Level Acreage Response for Primary U.S. Field Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cooper,   Joseph C.; Arnade,   Carlos Anthony.
This study takes the standard acreage response model that stems from an expected utility framework, accounting for both price and yield variability, and nests it within a flexible semi-nonparametric (SNP) model consistent with farm-level decision models for computationally tractable results. We use county-level data to estimate the response of farmers’ planting preferences to changes in revenue and other variables.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Acreage response; Elasticities; Field crops; Semi-nonparametric; Risk; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103240

VIABILITY THEORY AND SOIL DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huck,   Petra.
We utilize Viability theory to evaluate the effects of CAP. A differential equation describes the dynamic development of soil productivity. If farmers do without entitlement, they are free in soil handling. And as we assume they are short-term profit maximizers, they miss to pay attention to soil conservation. Soil productivity is at risk; correspondingly, economic sustainability is at risk. But if farmers activate their entitlements, they become obliged to soil conserving measures. The model demonstrates that the decision to participate or not at the "entitlement &amp; cross compliance"-program, depends on payment-level and the effects of the decision depend on the dynamics of the environmental system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Agriculture; Viability Theory; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7582

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Olson,   Russell O.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13115

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Southern and West Central Minnesota 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Olson,   Russell O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56156

Increased efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffalo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: George,   P.S.
The Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has sponsored several research projects with the aim of increasing the efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffaloes in some Australian and Indian situations. These projects involved research on upgrading technology and field testing specific feed formulations to determine their impact on improving livestock production in India. This report contains an economic assessment of three interrelated projects supported by ACIAR over a period of nine years, starting 1983–84. Apart from validating the feasibility of improving the efficiency of strawbased diets through strategic supplements, the projects under review had played a significant role in the commercial introduction of urea...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Buffalo; Straw; Feed; Australia; India; Efficiency; Livestock production; Economic assessment; Urea molasses blocks; Bypass protein feed; Dairy; Milk; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47191

An Evaluation of the Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts of NSW DPI Investments in IPM Research in Invertebrate Rice Pests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orr,   Leanne M.; Stevens,   Mark M.; Mullen,   John D.
Research into IPM technologies has been conducted by NSW DPI for over 20 years. Evaluating the returns from investment in specific research and development projects is an important component of the NSW DPI science and research program. An economic evaluation has been conducted of IPM in managing invertebrate pests in rice in NSW. We found that there has been widespread adoption of many IPM practices amongst NSW rice growers leading to a flow of economic benefits to the rice industry and the community. Important environmental and human health benefits were also identified. A benefit-cost ratio of 9.05 was calculated for the return to NSW DPI investment in rice invertebrate pests IPM research. The net present value of the benefits of this research to 2020...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Benefit cost analysis; Rice; IPM; Invertebrate pests; Evaluation; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Q160.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45632

Farm Labor and Farm Costs, 1952
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rorholm,   Niels; Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114749

Dynamic Optimization of Area Revenue Insurance and Consumption Smoothing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Shanshan; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
This study examines the interaction between insurance, credit and liquidity constraints using a stochastic dynamic model. A risk averse farmer whose objective is to manage both production and market risk is assumed to maximize the expected utility of life-time consumption by using both area revenue (AR) insurance and consumption smoothing subject to a credit constraint. The dynamic programming is coded in MATLAB using DDPSOLVE algorithm (Appendix a). DSSAT crop simulation model is used to determine optimal irrigation strategy and to simulate farm level yield. A Bayesian Model is used to estimate expected county-level revenue. The approach and results are illustrated via a numerical example using county level data from Mitchell County in Georgia. Results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Area Revenue Insurance; Consumption Smoothing; Credit Risk; Dynamic Optimization; Bayesian Modeling; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61419

Family Farm and Cooperative Corporation Exceptions of North Dakota Corporate Farming Statute
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saxowsky,   David M.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120754

An Examination of the Volatile Nature of Grass Production in Ireland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Connor,   Declan; Hennessy,   Deirdre; Shalloo,   Laurence; Hurtado-Uria,   Cristina.
Grass production provides Irish dairy farmers with a competitive advantage over many of their mainland European counterparts by providing a cheap feed source. The temperate climate in Ireland favours the production of  grass, however production is highly seasonal with little growth over the winter period. This seasonal pattern of grass production in turn has resulted in predominantly spring calving dairy herds and has limited the development of the dairy product portfolio in Ireland which has created a reliance on dairy commodities. As Ireland exports approximately 80% of its dairy output, recent substantial increases in market price volatility has resulted in increased price volatility at farm level. The increased price volatility at market and farm level...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grass Production; Volatility; Risk Management; Risk Management Tools; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122452

POWDERY MILDEW RISK AND FORECASTING IN WINE GRAPES: DO GROWERS CHANGE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO DISEASE FORECASTS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lybbert,   Travis J.; Magnan,   Nicholas; Gubler,   W. Douglas.
How and how well growers manage the risks inherent in agriculture has direct welfare implications for producers and consumers at both local and societal levels. While better weather, pest and disease forecast information are rapidly disseminating among producers and are often touted as promising inputs to production and risk management, little is known about how this new information actually shapes producer behavior in practice. We argue that better forecast information can benefit growers and improve their capacity to manage disease and pests effectively, but that we must jointly consider the various margins of adjustment available to growers in order to properly understand their response to this improved information. Using the case of California wine...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; D8; Q1; Q5.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61745

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY (ARMS)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Rich.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19699

The influence of management accounting use on farm inefficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Puig-Junoy,   Jaume; Argiles,   Josep M.
This paper aims to estimate a translog stochastic frontier production function with panel data of 147 mixed Catalan farms in a five-year period. The mean output efficiency in the period analysed was estimated to be 62.3%. We added management variables to the traditional factors explaining farm efficiency, and found that fully integrated management based on reliable accounting information and comprising planning and control phases reveals to be a significant factor positively affecting farm efficiency. Farm efficiency levels were also found to be positively influenced by farm size, while rented and irrigated area influence negatively farm efficiency levels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26408

An assessment of small-scale users’ inclusion in large-scale water user associations of South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Faysse,   Nicolas.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ associations; Water users’ associations; Water resource management; Irrigation management; Catchment areas; Legislation; Legal aspects; Water allocation; Farmer participation; Decision making; Case studies; South Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52969

The regional specifity of structural change in agriculture: An assessment of the role of farmers’ strategic behaviour on the land market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Margarian,   Anne.
Among the family-farms in western Germany, significant regional differences are observable. They exist not only with respect to present farm-structure but also with respect to patterns of structural change. In the present paper, the different farm-development-strategies that cause these regional patterns are explained economically. As a central cause for their stability in a competitive environment, the relatedness of agricultural production to the non-renewable factor land is identified. Moreover, the coordination of the different strategies, which results in regional clusters, is shown to evolve endogenously in a model of strategic interaction on the land-market. It is demonstrated that due to the existence of rents of the status quo and resulting...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Market Structure; Firm Behaviour; Equilibria; Rationality; Farming; Complementarity; Competition; Disequilibrium Dynamics; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59522

The effects of public funding on farmers' attitudes to farm diversification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Turner,   Martin M.; Whitehead,   Ian; Millard,   Nick.
The overall aim of this research is to provide the UK Government with an evidence base from which it may be established whether there is a rationale for continuing Government intervention to encourage farm diversification, in particular through making capital grant funding available to farm diversification projects. The project's findings will inform the future role of government support, including whether other forms of support (advice, guidance and training) may be appropriate.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31746

More Gloom than Doom about Micro-computers for Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Jock R.; Hardaker,   J. Brian.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12520

Agriculture in the Face of Changing Markets, Institutions and Policies: Challenges and Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balmann,   Alfons; Curtiss,   Jarmila; Dautzenberg,   Kirsti; Happe,   Kathrin; Huang,   Jikun; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Rozelle,   Scott; Sedik,   David J.; Ciaian,   Pavel; Vranken,   Liesbet; Doitchinova,   Julia M.; Kanchev,   Ivan; Miteva,   Albena; Bachev,   Hrabrin Ianouchev; Forgacs,   Csaba; Guo,   Hongdong; Ferto,   Imre; Jolly,   Robert W.; Zhu,   Jianhua; Falkowski,   Jan; Milczarek,   Dominika; Peyerl,   Hermann; Breuer,   Gunter; Danilowska,   Alina; Zawojska,   Aldona; Ramanovich,   Mikhail; Hemme,   Torsten; Mirzaei,   Farhad; Heidelbach,   Olaf; Balkhausen,   Oliver; Banse,   Martin; Perekhozhuk,   Oleksandr; Grings,   Michael; Luka,   Oksana; Epstein,   David B.; Naydenov,   Nikolay; Sauer,   Johannes; Balint,   Borbala; Il'ina,   Natalia; Svetlov,   Nikolai M.; Weitzel,   Enno-Burghard; Bayaner,   Ahmet; Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Hockmann,   Heinrich; Cechura,   Lukas; Herzfeld,   Thomas; Glauben,   Thomas; Azzarri,   Carlo; Carletto,   Calogero; Davis,   Benjamin; Zezza,   Alberto; Nivievskyi,   Oleg; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Newton,   Claire; Bednarikova,   Zuzana; Doucha,   Tomas; Travnicek,   Zdenek; Fock,   Theodor.
Since the late 1980s, agriculture in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) has been under considerable adjustment pressure due to changing political, economic and institutional environments. These changes have been linked to the transition process, as well as the ongoing integration into the European Union and the world market. Reduced subsidies, increased environmental and food quality demands, as well as structural changes in the supply, processing and food retailing sector call for major structural adjustments and the improvement of farmers’ managerial abilities. Though such changes always carry significant threats to farms, they also offer new opportunities for the farms' entrepreneurial engagement. Upcoming changes in the agricultural...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93012

Agrinet – Taking Technology to the Countryside
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Warren,   Martyn.
For many years, the literature concerning agricultural knowledge transfer has emphasised the importance of using processes designed around the needs of the target population, rather than those of the providers. This paper reports on the AgriNet project in South West England, whose essential feature was the use of minibuses converted into mobile computer facilities. This enabled the project team to take training in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to even the most remote rural areas in the region, parking in farmyards, pub carparks, and at village halls. Working closely with various community groups, especially Young Farmers Clubs, the project acquired another 80 laptops and created a ‘cascading’ process in parallel with its use of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6964

The Motivation for Organic Grain Farming in the United States: Profits, Lifestyle, or the Environment?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa; Barkley,   Andrew P.; Chacon-Cascante,   Adriana; Kastens,   Terry L.
The objective of this research is to identify and quantify the motivations for organic grain farming in the United States. Survey data of US organic grain producers were used in regression models to find the statistical determinants of three motivations for organic grain production, including profit maximization, environmental stewardship, and an organic lifestyle. Results provide evidence that many organic grain producers had more than a single motivation and that younger farmers are more likely to be motivated by environmental and lifestyle goals than older farmers. Organic grain producers exhibited a diversity of motivations, including profit and stewardship.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Q01; Q12; Q15.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123783

Will the CFA Franc Devaluation Enhance Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in the Senegalese Peanut Basin?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diagana,   Bocar N.; Kelly,   Valerie A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 5.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11423

ZUM DESINVESTITIONSVERHALTEN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHER UNTERNEHMER: ERGEBNISSE EINER EXPERIMENTELLEN UNTERSUCHUNG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maart,   Syster Christin; Musshoff,   Oliver; Odening,   Martin; Schade,   Christian.
B1_3
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Desinvestition; Realoptionsansatz; Experimentelle Ökonomik; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93943

MAGYARORSZÁGI ZÖLDSÉGTERMELŐ KISGAZDASÁGOK VIZSGÁLATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horvath,   Zoltan.
A magyar zöldség- és gyümölcstermelés lehetőségei jóval nagyobbak, mint amit a jelenlegi termelési színvonal mutat. Az ország kedvező adottságai, és a vi-déki munkaerő hatékony foglalkoztatása egyaránt azt indokolja, hogy a terme-lésszerkezeten belül a munka-intenzív ágazatok fejlesztése indokolt. Az egyik leg-fontosabb feladat a hazai piac védelme, amit adminisztratív eszközök helyett a szükséges árualap biztonságos megtermelése révén lehet biztosítani, amihez nö-velni kell a hozamokat, illetve a termékminőséget. A megfelelő minőségű, piac-képes árú előállításához jelenleg még gyenge színvonalú (bár folyamatosan javul) az áruvá készítés (post harvest) folyamata. Ehhez elsősorban a megfelelő infrast-ruktúra kialakítása szükséges. Az ágazatban működő...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Szükséges árualap; Kedvező adottságok; Termelői szervezetek - stock fund demand; Prosperous circumstances; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54317

Product portfolio and organizational renewal. The D.O. wine industry in Castilla-León (Spain)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Maria del Valle; Garcia,   Maria Teresa; Ortega,   Ana Maria.
The present study is framed within recent works addressing the process of product portfolio renewal as a mechanism for organizational renewal, in that firms may use it to meet the challenge of a changing environment. Based on this theory, we build an analysis model linking product portfolio renewal to changes in external factors and apply it to D.O. wine companies in Castilla y León. We found that both the environment as well as firms themselves had been highly dynamic during the period analyzed vis-à-vis their product portfolios. The importance of issues related to organizational adaptation and adjustment, such as those tackled in our research, lies in their link to organizational survival, making them a focal point of managerial concern. The findings to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Wine market; Spain; Wine producers; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37357

Water use efficiency and maximizing profitability of grain sorghum  production in the Texas Panhandle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahamadou,   Aly; Dembele,   Mamadou; Almas,   Lal K.; Brooks,   Kathleen R.
The reduction in the availability of irrigation water and the increase in pumping costs resulting from the decline in the Ogallala Aquifer make good management decisions more critical for the survival of the farm firm and the success of the agricultural sector in the Texas Panhandle. Response functions for irrigation and percentage potential evapotranspiration (PET) in the production of grain sorghum are estimated.  The response functions are transferred into value product functions and combined with an irrigation energy cost function to determine the profit maximizing irrigation strategy. Three management decision variables; total water available, the level of irrigation and the water to meet crop ET requirements are evaluated. Grain sorghum yield,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grain sorghum; ET; Maximizing profit; Irrigation efficiency; Input use optimization; Water conservation; Ogallala Aquifer; Texas Panhandle.; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q15; Q25; Q32; And Q34.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119801

Cow-Calf Producer Risk Preference Impacts on Retained Ownership Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pope,   Kelsey Frasier; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Langemeier,   Michael R.; Herbel,   Kevin L.
Considerable efforts have been made to provide cow-calf producers with information to help them make informed decisions about adding value to calves. Despite demonstrated market incentives to retain calves, many producers still sell right after weaning. We postulate this observed behavior is related to producer risk aversion. Our study concludes risk aversion is an important factor affecting calf retention as the most risk-averse producers have more than a 60% probability of selling calves at weaning and the most risk tolerant have less than a 20% probability of selling at weaning.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cow-calf producers; Ordered probit; Retained ownership; Risk aversion; Farm Management; Marketing; Q13; C25; D18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117953

Assessing Recent Trends in Pesticide Use in U.S. Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Nehring,   Richard F.; Newcomb Sinha,   Elizabeth; Grube,   Arthur; Vialou,   Alexandre.
Replaced with revised version of paper 04/20/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pesticides; Herbicides; Insecticides; Hedonic models; Genetically engineered crops; Corn; Soybeans; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49271

Recent Developments in Farm Planning: Investment Planning by Monte Carlo Simulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dent,   J. Barry; Byrne,   P.F.
The development of Monte Carlo programming as a farm planning method is reviewed. The possibility of applying this method and linear programming to investment planning is discussed in relation to two main types of problem. It is concluded that Monte Carlo programming is well suited to planning problems involving investment in fixed equipment and machinery partly because of the need for integer solutions and partly because of the largely exclusive nature of the investment opportunities. Neither of these points can be directed towards the investment problem in land improvement. Present Monte Carlo methods tend to be cumbersome for this type of problem though slightly adapted algorithms may prove to be of considerable value.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9228

Implementación de un modelo de costos ABC en una empresa vitivinícola
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Contreras,   H.; Mac Cawley,   A.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: ABC; Activity; Cost; Wine.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97353

StockPlan®: A Decision Aid for Management of Livestock During Drought and Other Times.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davies,   Brian Lloyd; Carberry,   P.M.; Graham,   R.P.; Mullen,   John D.; Meaker,   G.P.
This report presents a detailed description of the software program StockPlan® including a description of the calculations used within the program. StockPlan® has been developed as a decision aid for farmers and their advisors during drought and during the drought recovery stage. StockPlan® consists of three different packages. DroughtPack calculates feed requirements and feed costs, FSA compares the feed, selling and agistment options and Impack examines the financial projections from various drought recovery strategies. Calculations used by the programs are discussed using numerical examples.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Drought decision aid; Agricultural software; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q160.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37666

RANCH OPERATORS' PERCEPTIONS OF LEAFY SPURGE; SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Nudell,   Daniel J.
A survey of 459 ranchers was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls in a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.  Ranchers returned 187 questionnaires. Weeds were considered a greater problem for ranchers with leafy spurge than for those without leafy spurge; however, even among ranchers with leafy spurge, there was strong agreement that other ranching issues were of greater concern.  Over 65 percent of the respondents indicated that weeds on their ranch were a `minor problem.'  Leafy spurge was ranked as the most important weed. Nearly 60 percent of ranchers felt that using herbicides,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge; Control; Rancher opinion; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23186

Characteristics and Costs of Operation of North Dakota's Farm Trucks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffin,   Gene C.; Wilson,   Wesley W.; Casavant,   Kenneth L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23143

The Dairy Sector of Ireland: A Country Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.; Dobson,   William D.; Frank,   Gary G.; Olson,   Norman F.
In this fourth Babcock Institute country study, Ireland's dairy industry was selected because (a) it reveals advantages and challenges associated with a pasture-based production system that is unique in the EU, (b) the country's dairy industry provides an excellent case study of the effects of milk production quotas, (c) the country's dairy sector faces challenges because of its dependence on exports, and (d) Ireland's dairy processors have made innovative use of joint ventures and foreign direct investment. The study describes different facets of Ireland's dairy industry, discusses key elements of the competitive environment, and provides implications for the U.S. and world dairy industries.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ireland Diary Industry; EU quotas; Grass-based Dairy Production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37334

First Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Steele County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Seath,   Russell.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1929
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108020

Economic evaluation of the Happy Seeder for rice-wheat systems in Punjab, India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   R.P.; Dhaliwal,   H.S.; Humphreys,   E.; Sidhu,   H.S.; Manpreet-Singh; Yadvinder-Singh; Blackwell,   John.
Burning of rice stubbles is widely practised in Punjab, India, due to a lack of suitable machinery to direct drill wheat into combine-harvested rice residues. Although burning is a rapid and cheap option, and allows quick turn around between crops, it has serious effects on human and animal health due to air pollution, reduced soil fertility due to loss of nutrients and organic matter, and green house gas (GHG) emissions. The recently developed Happy Seeder (HS) overcomes the technical problems associated with direct drilling into rice residues. The primary aim of the present study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the direct financial benefits and costs to farmers of use of the HS in comparison with the current practices of straw burning followed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5975

The importance of spatial, temporal and social scales in Integrated modeling; simulating the effects of climatic change on district- and farm-level decision making in the Danube catchment area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Apfelbeck,   Josef; Huigen,   Marco; Krimly,   Tatjana.
Many scientific publications discussing the effects of climate change on the agricultural system express these in terms of changing crop production at coarse spatial and temporal scales. But in agro-economy, where crop production is the result of the interaction between bio-physical and management components, the temporal drivers operate at much smaller resolutions. Climate change affects the agricultural system via the interrelated, bio-physical layers of air, water, soil and crops. Furthermore, it influences the farm-system manager in their choice of their crops. In our paper the main question is how to deal systematically with the different time extents and time resolutions when studying agricultural management impacts due to climatic change. Agent...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7984

An Illustrated Guide to Research Findings from USDA's Economic Research Service
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Economic Research Service.
This book contains a sampling of recent ERS research illustrating the breadth of the Agency’s research on current policy issues: from biofuels to food consumption to land conservation to patterns of trade for agricultural products. What you won’t find in this collection is any mention of economists’ favorite analytic tools (regression analyses, for example, and coefficients of variation). We wanted this guide to highlight results, not process. Even so, the findings on display here are all based on rigorous and robust application of such tools as well as use of the latest econometric techniques.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Policy; Risk Management; Food Consumption; Food Nutrition Assistance; Conservation Policy; Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs; Food Security; Agricultural Productivity in the U.S.; Farm Structure; Rural Population; Environmental Interactions; Invasive Species Management; Bioenergy; Global Food Markets; NAFTA; Organic Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58341

The Economic Situation of Individual (Family) Farms in Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burger,   Anna; Szep,   Katalin.
Combined elaboration of the first and second parts of papers prepared for presentation at the IAMO FORUM 2007 Halle, Germany 24-29 June 2007 and the IAAE-EAAE 104th seminar Budapest, Hungary 6-8 September 2007.   In 2003 a research study looked at the position of smallholders; the survey was carried out using questionnaires and interviews. The farms included in the survey were situated in 3 counties in the Southern Great Plain of Hungary and in 3 counties of the western part of the country (Transdanubia). The results of the survey showed that there was a firm tendency of concentration among the Hungarian individual farms. Though their average size is about 3 ha, the number and area of farms over 50 ha size are rapidly growing and taking a significant part...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production; Family farms; Land tenure; Land use; Trade; Finances; Profitability; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9512

The Sensitivity of Interfarm Comparisons to Inaccuracies of Measurement and Valuation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mauldon,   Roger G.; Schapper,   Henry P.
This paper discusses accuracy of recording, allocating and valuing in the context of comparisons between farms of efficiency ratios and gross margins. Some experiments were conducted to investigate the effects on rank orderings of livestock gross margins of (i) different allocations of failures to reconcile between recorded sources and recorded uses of livestock, and (ii) of random changes in valuations of livestock. The outcome of the experiments suggests that inaccuracies which occur in farm recording, allocating and valuing can lead to wrong classifications of farms into groups for comparative purposes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9568

Strategic Thinking and Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loree,   J. Wilson.
Agriculture and rural communities are in a major period of transition created by a confluence of major drivers of change seemingly happening all at the same time. Major drivers include shifting from supply push to demand pull, greater market volatility, farm/food industry restructuring and concentration, biotechnology revolution, e-commerce, international trade policy, and national policies of varying support for agriculture. Continually decreasing margins across agricultural production accentuate the drive to bigger size in an attempt to capture economies of scale to maintain living standards. Concentration of farm output by the larger farms is evident in the analysis of farm typology statistics for Alberta, Canada. Smaller farms sustain living standards...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6949

SCALE EFFICIENCY IN AUSTRALIAN DAIRY FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graham,   Mary; Fraser,   Iain.
Data Envelope Analysis, (DEA), a linear programming technique, provides a more consistent measure of efficiency than the commonly cited partial measures of farm efficiency. It yields a relative measure of efficiency and identifies inputs or outputs that are under utilized. In this paper, DEA is used to assess the technical efficiency of a sample of dairy farms across all dairy regions in Australia. Regions vary in size and scale of operation and are examined to see the relationship between farm size and technical efficiency, and to see if there is justification in the move towards bigger dairy production units than currently exist, given their factor mix.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57878

Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Simon; Doak,   Murray; Ford,   Stuart; Bywater,   Tony; Bright,   John; Thorrold,   Bruce S.
The understanding of how allocation decisions can maximise the economic returns to the community from water for irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation policy development, and for irrigated farmers. There is a tradeoff between the amount of irrigated area and the reliability with which it can be undertaken. Overseas studies have generated a curve with optimum levels of allocation which maximise the economic return to the community from the resource. The study on which this paper is based used a single case study to model the individual and regional economic outcomes for four scenarios of water allocation, using daily time step simulation models of the hydrological,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation; Reliability; Regional economic impacts; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98516

An Empirical Analysis of Internet Use by U.S. Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Park,   Timothy A.
The Internet may reduce constraints on a farmer’s ability to receive and manage information, regardless of where the farm is located or when the information is used. Using a count data estimation procedure, this study attempts to examine the key farm, operator, regional, and household characteristics that influence the number of Internet applications used by farm households. Findings indicate that educational level of the farm operator, farm size, farm diversification, off-farm income, off-farm investments, and regional location of the farm have a significant impact on the number of Internet applications used.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Computers; Count data method; Education; Farm households; Internet applications; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10234

An Economic Analysis of Agricultural Sustainability in Orissa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatai,   L.D.; Sen,   Chandra.
The development of a method for generating Sustainable Livelihood Security Index (SLSI) for agricultural sustainability and evaluating the existing status has been reported. Some measures have been suggested to promote sustainable agriculture of Orissa. This state has been selected since it faces wide inequality, improper management and over-exploitation of natural resources and explosion of population. These have created a threat to ecological balance and economic as well as social status of households in different districts of the state. The study of Ecological Security Index (ESI), Economic Efficiency Index (EEI) and Social Equity Index (SEI) has revealed that the agricultural systems of all districts display wide variations in their ecological and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47682

Achieving fat score targets: the costs and benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graham,   Phillip; Hatcher,   Sue.
The national Lifetime Wool project has quantified the production benefits that accrue to a breeding flock of Merino ewes from actively managing their fat score at critical stages of the reproductive cycle. The GrassGro™ model was used to simulate the profitability of achieving three fat score targets (i.e. FS2.5, FS3-4% lambing and FS3-10% lambing) for a predominately grazing region (Yass) of NSW and a sheep/cereal region (Parkes). In both regions the FS3-10% flock had the highest gross margin but was also the riskiest option in terms of the variation in gross margin during the simulation period. In all cases the key driver of gross margin was the amount (and therefore cost) of supplement required to meet the fat score targets which highlights the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Merino ewes; Fat score targets; Gross margin; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122520

Marktstruktur und Preisbildung auf dem ukrainischen Markt für Rohmilch
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perekhozhuk,   Oleksandr.
Transition from the planned to the market economy involved profound changes in Ukrainian economy. Before the liberalization of prices in 1992, milk processing in Ukraine was concentrated in regionally distributed large state milk processing factories. In the meantime, the dairy sector has been privatized. However, the emerging privatization forms were heterogeneous. That is why different kinds of market conduct and, consequently, market performance can be expected, depending on ownership and incentive structures involved. Particular macroeconomic conditions have led to agricultural farms and milk processing factories dragging in conformation to the new situation. The necessary economic reorganization has caused a considerable decrease in milk production....
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92322

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1963 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13132

COST-SIZE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRADITIONAL FARMERS' ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soltani,   G.R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29748

A TARGET MOTAD ANALYSIS OF A CROP AND LIVESTOCK FARM IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zimet,   David J.; Spreen,   Thomas H.
An analysis of a typical crop and livestock farm in North Florida is presented. The analysis incorporates the potential competition and complementarity among crop and beef cattle enterprises. A Target MOTAD model is developed to account for risk in a decision framework. The results indicate that when income risk is ignored, peanuts, watermelon, and stocker cattle are the only enterprises included in the optimal solution. When income risk is heavily weighted, the optimal solution includes peanuts, watermelon, stocker cattle, cow-calf, and irrigated soybeans. The results suggest that the persistence of cow-calf production may be explained as a stabilizer of income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29788

A Study of the Spanish‐Chinese Export‐Import Pork Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ji,   Chen; Pena,   Sara; Briz,   Julian; de Felipe,   Isabel.
China opened its pork import market to Spain in 2007. With this background, we introduce the concept of the Spanish‐Chinese Export‐Import pork chain. An explorative study based on the interview of 22 Spanish meat companies and two experts from meat exporting promotion institutions is conducted. The study gives an example and evidence to international chain management studies. It identifies the main problems of the chain and generates conclusions accordingly, as a first step for the Spanish pork industries to develop market strategies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spanish‐Chinese pork chain; International chain management; International trade; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100512

ACTUAL VERSUS STATED WILLINGNESS TO PAY: A COMMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cohen,   Daniel R.; Zilberman,   David.
Offering evidence from the California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) and centering around Kenkel and Norris conclusions regarding “"Agricultural Producers'’ Willingness to Pay for Real-Time Mesoscale Weather Information,"” this article questions the use of growers’' hypothetical willingness-to-pay responses as the sole basis for deciding whether to invest in Mesonet, a statewide network of weather station. Survey respondents'’ lack of familiarity with a new technology and strategic behavior lead to underestimates of actual willingness to pay. Moreover, weather information has numerous agricultural and nonagricultural uses, and only sampling growers overlooks gains to other potential users. Low hypothetical willingness-to-pay responses of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30849

The economics and management of Thai marine fisheries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Panayotou,   Theodore; Jetanavanich,   Songpol.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fishery economics; Fishery management; Marine fisheries; Thailand; Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44681

Targeted Farmers in EQIP Operate More Environmentally Sensitive Land, but Address Different Environmental Needs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hand,   Michael S.; Nickerson,   Cynthia J.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121902

EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF RESOURCE USE ON FARMS AND THE WELFARE OF FARM PEOPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Standen,   B.J.
Studies evaluating efficiency of resource use on farms and farmer welfare have commonly failed to specify the precise nature of problems often described in terms such as 'low-income'. Hence superior, alternative welfare and resource use positions, of interest to the policy formulator, are inadequately specified. Additionally, criteria used in these studies have often been invalid or inappropriate. This paper examines the theoretical and operational bases of efficiency and welfare criteria.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22303

ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT, SHARECROPPING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND LAND OWNERSHIP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brandão,   Antônio Salazar P.; Schuh,   G. Edward.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14009

Trust in the US‐EU Fruit and Vegetable Chain: Do US Exporters Understand EU Importers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ameseder,   Christoph; House,   Lisa; Haas,   Rainer; Meixner,   Oliver; Fritz,   Melanie; Dahl,   Ellie; Hofstede,   Gert Jan.
Research on organizational and inter‐organizational trust has become an important field in management and marketing literature, as it is perceived as a pivotal aspect of business transactions. However, clarifications are still needed on the issue of whom we trust; is the person whom we are trading with trusted, or the organization, or just the product‐quality? Not only has this question not been answered within this field of research, neither have cultural differences have been described to any great extent. Additionally, if the perceived factors important to establish trusting relationships may or may not be the same on the buyers and the sellers side in international business transaction in food chains. The primary objective of this research study...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Perceived trust; Importance of trust factors business transaction; Supply chain; Fruit and vegetable; US; EU; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100473

Detecting Technological Heterogeneity in New York Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: del Corral,   Julio; Alvarez,   Antonio; Tauer,   Loren W.
Agricultural studies have often differentiated and estimated different technologies within a sample of farms. The common approach is to use observable farm characteristics to split the sample into several groups and subsequently estimate different functions for each group. Alternatively, unique technologies can be determined by econometric procedures such as latent class models. This paper compares the results of a latent class model with the use of a priori information to split the sample using dairy farm data in the application. Latent class separation appears to be a superior method of separating heterogeneous technologies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Parlor milking system; Stanchion milking system; Latent class model; Stochastic frontier; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51143

The benefits of applying controlling in Hungarian small and medium enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hagen,   Istvan Zsombor.
The issue of optimal company size as well as related efficiency issues have always been a great dilemma for scientists and professionals alike. It is now evident that a bigger size would not result in greater efficiency for all activities. As a result of my research, I point out that to achieve the goals of economic policy – in line with the requirements of the European Union – it should be possible for small and medium enterprises to improve their operational efficiency and boost their profitability. To ensure this, various procedures and methods need to be adapted to this purpose. Companies should be open to the new innovative systems and should incorporate them into their everyday decision-making mechanisms. Effective and rational thinking is essential...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Controlling; Small and medium enterprises; Profit before tax; Examining profitability; Efficiency; Kontrolling; Kis- és középvállalkozások; Adózás előtti eredmény; Eredményesség vizsgálata; Hatékonyság; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92540

IS THERE A FUTURE IN AGRICULTURE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boehlje,   Michael.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13619

Management, Conservation and Farming of Saltwater Crocodiles: An Australian Case Study of Sustainable Commercial Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Swarna Nantha,   Hemanath.
Opinions differ about what types of policies are likely to be most effective in conserving wildlife species. For example, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) is based on the premise that curbing the commercial use of endangered species favours their conservation, whereas the Convention on Biological Diversity envisages the possibility that such use may contribute to the conservation of species. In Australia, as illustrated in the case of the saltwater crocodile, the governments of the Northern Territory and Western Australia have favoured the latter policy in recent years whereas Queensland has favoured the former approach. The saltwater crocodile management plan of the Northern Territory provides an...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Australia; Conservation economics; Convention on Biological Diversity; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; Crocodylus porosus; Property rights; Saltwater crocodiles; Sustainable use; Wildlife conservation.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55068

Gender issues and women's participation in irrigated agriculture:  The case of two private irrigation canals in Carchi, Ecuador
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bastidas,   Elena P.
Defines the degree of women's involvement in irrigated agriculture and water users associations in two private irrigation canals in Ecuador and identifies factors that limit their involvement. Analyzes the effects of intra-household dynamics and the women's urban/rural backgrounds on participation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Women in development; Gender; Labor; Privatization; Households; Irrigated farming; Irrigation canals; Water users' associations; Participatory management; Water allocation; Case studies; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44576

Integration of small and medium size farmers by co-operatives in the Hungarian fruit and vegetable sector - a case study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Gabor G.
The main co-ordinators/channels used in Hungarian fruit and vegetable supply chain are the following: local market, wholesale markets, production co-operatives, marketing cooperatives, producers’ organisation, processing industry, wholesalers and retailers. Different retail chains gain a progressively larger share of the fresh fruit and vegetable market. It is very important, therefore, that the farmers have to use marketing channels which could give them the strengths (countervailing power) of more concentrated organisations. In this case study, we examine the integration role of Mórakert Purchasing and Service Co-operative, in Mórahalom in county Csongrád which can be found in the southern east part of Hungary. The Morakert co-operative active in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit and vegetable; Integration; Co-operatives; Producers’ Organisation; Hungary; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7818

Land Sovereignty and Tree-Planting in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Betz,   Michael R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Africa; Agriculture; Trees; Tree planting; Uganda; Land; Land rights; Sovereignty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103534

Economic Development, Rural Zones and Farms in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fanfani,   Roberto.
Because of the growing influence of China, the rapid economic development and the transformation of Chinese society have attracted the attention of analysts, politicians and mass media. There are, however, many aspects of these changes that are less well known. This is not only because of the sheer size of China ‐ with a population of more than 1.3 billion – but also because of the lack of information on the enormously large and varied rural areas, where still now more than 55% of the Chinese population lives. The great reform of the Chinese economy began 30 years ago in 1978. The basic change was liberalization of foreign trade, the so‐called “Open Door Policy”. This involved a deep reform of the economy and in particular of agriculture, which entailed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100511

Prospective Marketing Position of Farm Products Adaptable to Irrigation in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Podany,   Joseph C.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Marketing.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119428

Business Dynamics with Scenario's on Dutch Agriculture and its Institutional Arrangements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poppe,   Krijn J.
This paper investigates the developments in the Dutch Agri-Food innovation system. Main components of the system are agriculture and agribusiness, the promotion of interests in the lobby system and the knowledge system. Each has its own dynamics but they are until now tied together by institutional arrangements. Based on a historical description we formulate a simple business dynamics model. The robustness of the system is investigated by a scenario analysis. Results have been checked by interviews with experts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-food innovation system; Business dynamics; Scenarion analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59038

Optimal Length of Moving Average to Forecast Futures Basis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatchett,   Robert B.; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Anderson,   Kim B.
Futures prices when combined with a basis forecast provide a reliable way to forecast cash prices. The most popular method of forecasting basis is historical moving averages. Given the recent failure of longer moving averages proposed by previous studies, this research reassesses past recommendations about the best length of moving average to use in forecasting basis. This research compares practical preharvest and storage period basis forecasts for hard wheat, soft wheat, corn and soybeans to identify the optimal amount of historical information to include in moving average forecasts. Only with preharvest hard wheat forecasts are the best moving averages longer than 3 years. The differences in forecast accuracy among the different moving averages are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Basis forecast; Grain; Law of One Price; Moving averages; Structural change; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53048

Willingness to Pay for Beef Quality Attributes: Combining Mixed Logit and Latent Segmentation Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chung,   Chanjin; Briggeman,   Brian C.; Han,   Sungill.
This study develops an alternative way of identifying the heterogeneity of WTP estimates for product attributes.  The alternative approach combines mixed logit models with a latent segmentation method (MLS).  First, the combined MLS approach estimates a mixed logit model and retrieve individual specific parameter estimates based on individual specific posterior distribution derived from the individual sequence of observed choices in the conjoint experiments.  Second, WTPs of each choice variables are computed for each individual using the marginal rate of substitution between economic and choice variables.  Finally, latent segmentation is conducted based on WTPs, individual perceptions on quality attributes, and demographic characteristics, and WTPs are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6411

FARM HETEROGENEITY IN WILDLIFE PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Wenum,   Jaap; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; Wossink,   Ada.
The paper discusses the appropriate functional form and estimation technique for a wildlife production function on the farm level. A random effect model was developed to capture the relationship between wildlife output, management practices, natural conditions and non-observed factors that cause a farm specific management bias. Two wildlife measures were compared: species richness and a wildlife yardstick that enables different species to be weighed on their ecological value. The results show that the farm specific factor has a significant impact on the production of wildlife both in terms of species numbers and in terms of ecological values. Parameter estimates that were similar for the species richness specification were found to vary with the yardstick...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21521

Methodological and empirical progress and challenges in integrated assessment of agricultural systems and policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Ittersum,   Martin K.; Heckelei,   Thomas; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; Wolf,   Joost; Kanellopoulos,   Argyris; Britz,   Wolfgang.
In this contribution we first present a methodology for integrated assessment of agricultural systems (SEAMLESS Integrated Framework), illustrate its application in an integrated assessment of high commodity prices and then discuss its flexibility and limitations. From there we take a broader view and reflect on key scientific and empirical questions with respect to the development of research tools for the integrated assessment of agricultural systems.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural systems; Integrated assessment; Modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119329

The Role Of Rural Women In Labor And Decision Making For Buffalo Enterprise In Egyptian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soliman,   Ibrahim.
This article investigated the rural woman share in labor use her role and in decision-making. of the expenditure pattern of the income generated from the milk activity from Egyptian buffaloes on the conventional Egyptian farm. The analysis dealt with answering the following questions: Who receives this income? What are the channels through which this income is spent (Consumption versus investment and saving)? The study focused upon the share of the farmer’s wife, the farmer himself, both together, other adult women members and other adult men members of the household. The study relied upon cross section seasonal data generated from a purposive sample survey conducted in three villages of Governorates (Sharkia and Gharbia) in Egyptian Nile Delta, in the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Density of family labor used; Opportunity Cost of Labor; Opportunity Cost of Rural Women's labor; Expenditure Pattern of Farm income; Role of Women Spending the Generated Income; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/208994

Estimating Farm Level Multivariate Yield Distribution Using Nonparametric Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Qiujie; Wang,   H. Holly; Shi,   Qinghua.
Modeling crop yield distributions has been an important topic in agricultural production and risk analysis, and nonparametric methods have gained attention for their flexibility in describing the shapes of yield density functions. In this article, we apply a nonparametric method to model joint yield distributions based on farm-level data for multiple crops, and also provide a way of simulation for univariate and bivariate distributions. The results show that the nonparametric models, both univariate and bivariate, are estimated quite well compared to the original samples, and the simulated empirical distributions also preserve the attributes of the original samples at a reasonable level. This article provides a feasible way of using multivariate...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Yield distribution; Multi-variate nonparametric; China; Farm-level; Risks; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6509

Funding Agricultural Carbon Offset Abatements with Carbon Tax Revenue to Reduce Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popp,   Michael P.; Nalley,   Lawton Lanier.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Net greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle analysis; Carbon offset; Carbon tax; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103686

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Southern and West Central Minnesota 1945
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Olson,   Russell O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107486

Using climate information to approximate the value at risk of a forward contracted canola crop
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wallace,   Garry E.; Samsul Huda,   A.K.
In recent decades farmers have used financial instruments such as cash forward contracts to lock-in a price for increasing proportions of their crop through different stages of the production cycle. Given the high variability of the Australian climate this practice has inherent risk with drought induced crop failure being significantly probable. Under failed crop conditions farmers buy themselves out of the contracted position at prevailing prices thereby compounding the financial burden of crop failure. This paper reports on the role of the relatively recent developments in climate prediction, based on the SOI phase system, to develop crop yield probability distributions using regression approximation and to evaluate the Value at Risk of establishing a...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Canola crop; Agricultural risk management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123144

Moving from Corporate Social Responsibility to Supply Chain Responsibility: The Case of a Leading UK Food Retailer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spence,   Laura; Bourlakis,   Michael.
The paper investigates the evolution from corporate social responsibility to supply chain responsibility via the examination of a leading UK food retailer. These two concepts differ substantially and illustrate contrasting approaches in terms of social responsibility development and application. A qualitative case study methodology is used where managers from that leading retailer and its suppliers, industry experts and representatives from professional bodies are interviewed. An observation of an ethical audit with a retailer’s supplier was also conducted. Findings show an example of good practice in the area of corporate social responsibility in the supply chain and illustrate the substantive progress that can be made in achieving supply chain...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate social responsibility; Supply chain responsibility; Food supply chain; UK; Waitrose; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59204

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1950
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Tyvand,   J.A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13102

FutureFarm vision
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charvat,   Karel; Gnip,   Pavel; Mayer,   Walter H.
This paper defines the first version of a vision of Future Farming project and also a knowledge management system used by European farms which will be designed and developed by the Future Farm project. An important part of the vision is a definition of external drivers and their influence on farm business in future. Paper is looking on a situation in three periods: short (2013), middle (2020) and long-term (2030). Our vision expects that the farming system will continuously converge to the situation of two types of farm: an industrial farm, which will guarantee both the food safety and the food security for European citizens, and multifunctional farms focused on environment protection. The recommendation proposes an architecture based on communication of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farming; External drivers; Future vision; Knowledge management; SOA; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96856

Technical Efficiency Analysis in Male and Female-Managed Farms: A Study of Maize Production in West Pokot District, Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marinda,   Pamela; Bangura,   Arnold; Heidhues,   Franz.
There has been a decline in crop productivity in Kenya, a situation that has contributed to the raising food insecurity in the country. Communities in arid and semi-arid areas of the country, the landless, and female headed households are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. Given the rising percentage of female headed households in Kenya (estimated at 37% in 2005), there is need to examine crop productivity in male and female managed farms and do a diagnosis of factors that lead to low productivity in female headed households and hence their higher vulnerability to food insecurity. This paper aims at examining gender differentials in farm resource ownership and how it affects the technical efficiency in maize production in male and female managed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender; Technical efficiency; Maize production; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Q12; Q18; Q1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25599

Sustainable and diversified vegetable-based farming systems in highland regions of West Java
Provedor de dados: 31
This study coincided with a research project "Identification of Pulling Factors for Enhancing the Sustainable Development of Diverse Agriculture in Selected Asian Countries (AGRIDIV), co-ordinated by CAPSA. While AGRIDIV project focused on poverty alleviation through secondary crop based agricultural diversification, the study concentrated on how small-scale vegetable farmers receive technology innovation to diversify agriculture and increase the possibility of engaging more in vertical diversification. The study was primarily conducted in two villages in Lembang sub-district, West Java province, Indonesia.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: CONSUMPTION; DEMAND; VEGETABLE GROWING; FARMERS; ROTATIONAL CROPPING; CROPPING PATTERNS; PLANT PRODUCTION; MARKETING; DIVERSIFICATION; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96623

ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF SOME EGG-LAYER STRAINS UNDER EGYPTIAN CONDITIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soliman,   Ibrahim; Marai,   I. Fayez M.
University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW Wales, Inited Kingdom
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Average Cost Curve; Profitabilityu; Mortality Rate; Eggs Yield per Hen Housed Per Month; Feed Consumption; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119682

COMMENTS ON THE LONG-TERM PROJECTIONS FOR U.S. AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adams,   Gary M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33413

Contract Farming: Problems, Prospects and its Effect on Income and Employment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   Jagdish; Kumar K.,   Prakash.
This farm-level study conducted in the Tumkur district of Karnataka state has reported the effect of contract farming on income and employment generation and has identified constraints in and prospects of contract farming. Both income and employment generation have been found higher, almost double, on contract than non-contract farms. The study has observed dominance of female labour on both types of farms. Delayed payment for crop produce, lack of credit for crop production, scarcity of water for irrigation, erratic power supply and difficulty in meeting quality requirements have been found to be the major constraints faced by contract farmers. The scarcity of water for irrigation, erratic power supply, lack of credit for crop production, and lower price...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47678

Valuing Consumer Preferences with the CUB Model: A Case Study of Fairtrade Coffee
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Corduas,   Marcella; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Piccolo,   Domenico.
In recent years, in the field of consumer behaviour, a large number of new models and instruments for preference analysis have been proposed. This strand of the literature has developed along two different lines. The first has produced approaches that have a more solid economic basis, but which at the same time require increasingly complex econometric analysis. Moreover, in this research field, based on stochastic utility theory and choice experiments, less weight is given to the socio-economic and psychometric characteristics of the individual in determining preferences. By contrast, the second strand has given rise to many methods to analyse consumer behaviour based on quality approaches such as laddering or focus groups where behavioural characteristics...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59209

Ex-Ante Evaluation of Farming Systems Research in Northeastern Mali: Implications for Research and Extension Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frahan,   Bruno Henry de.
This paper examines the conditions that would be needed for a possible farming systems research project in the Region of Mopti (Mali) to have a significant production impact.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Farming systems research; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads July 2008 - July 2009: 13; Q16.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54698

Financial Characteristics of Record-keeping and Average Farms in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.; Nielsen,   Elizabeth G.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23246

The Impact of Capital Intensive Farming in Thailand: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pue-on,   Anuwat; Ward,   Bert D.; Gan,   Christopher E.C.
The aim of this study is to explore whether efforts to encourage producers to use agricultural machinery and equipment will significantly improve agricultural productivity, income distribution amongst social groups, as well as macroeconomic performance in Thailand. A 2000 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) of Thailand was constructed as a data set, and then a 20 production-sector Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model was developed for the Thai economy. The CGE model is employed to simulate the impact of capital-intensive farming on the Thai economy under two different scenarios: technological change and free trade. Four simulations were conducted. Simulation 1 increased the share parameter of capital in the agricultural sector by 5%. Simulation 2 shows a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Capital intensive farming; CGE; General equilibrium; SAM; Thailand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96816

Analyzing Effects of the U.S. Duties on Canadian Hard Red Spring Wheat. Technical Annex.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baek,   Jungho; Mattson,   Jeremy W.; Koo,   Won W.
This document is the technical annex to the full paper “Analyzing Effects of the U.S. Duties on Canadian Hard Red Spring Wheat” which is available separately.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Antidumping duties; Canadian exports; Countervailing duties; Farm revenue; Hard red spring; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54987

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE U.S. FARM ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Collins,   Keith J.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33481

A Cross Country Comparison of the Development of the Organic Sector in Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom and the Netherlands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddijn,   Silvia T.; Meeusen,   Marieke J.G.
The aim of this article is to test the thesis "commitment of retail chains as well as favourable policy conditions are the main drivers of the steady market growth of organic agriculture in Europe." (Yussefi and Willer, 2003). Therefore, the role of government policy and of retail chains in four European countries -– Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands - are analysed. It seems that the collaboration between government, chain participants and NGOs is of considerable importance, in which active stimulation and the provision of guidance to the channel from the retail chains, in combination with an active and stimulating government policy, can cause an impulse in growth. It should be noted that other factors must also be present in order...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24331

National School Lunch Program Participation Up 57 Percent Since 1969
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musiker,   Melissa.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124088

The 1964 Report On Test-Demonstration Farms in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delvo,   Herman W.; Weiser,   Virgil L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115669

Proceedings of the Seminar on Revisions to Farm Income and Financial Statistics for Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riemenschneider,   Charles H.; Brinkman,   George L.; Nicol,   Kenneth J.; Hoffman,   George; Beelen,   George W.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124290

New institutional arrangements and standard adoption: Evidence from small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers in Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sarah,   Kersting; Meike,   Wollni.
This paper presents an analysis of GlobalGAP adoption by small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers in Thailand focusing on GlobalGAP group certification, the costs and perceived benefits of GlobalGAP adoption, and the factors influencing standard adoption. GlobalGAP is the most important private standard for producers in the Thai horticultural sector concerning access to high-value markets, especially to Europe. We find that support by donors, exporters and public-private partnerships is vital to enable small-scale farmers to adopt the standard. GlobalGAP group certification encourages the formation of new institutional arrangements between farmers, exporters and donors. In our sample only participants from a development program were successful in adopting...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private standards; Food safety; GlobalGAP adoption; New institutional arrangements; Small-scale farmers; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; International Development; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123537

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1976 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borys,   Diane; Welsch,   Delane E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13027

An Analysis of Scope Economies and Specialisation Efficiencies Among Thai Shrimp and Rice Smallholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mekhora,   Thamrong; Fleming,   Euan M.
Smallholders increasingly combine shrimp culture with the more traditional rice enterprise in regions of Thailand suitable for raising shrimps. They can exploit cost complementarities in production by combining activities in these enterprises within their farming systems. At the same time, it makes them more susceptible to on-farm negative externalities between rice and shrimp production, in both directions, causing scope diseconomies. A stochastic input distance model is estimated using data on shrimp and rice production by 52 smallholder households. Results from the estimated model are used to establish whether scope economies or diseconomies exist and whether specialisation in either shrimp or rice production significantly influences technical...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Scope economies; Specialisation efficiencies; Input distance function; Thailand; Smallholders; Technical efficiency; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12914

BIOENERGIE AS A SOURCE OF INCOME OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Makarchuk,   Oksana; Hockmann,   Heinrich; Lissitsa,   Alexej.
Enterprise activity is based on maximization of profit to increase the volume of own capital, to expand manufacture and to guarantee the earning of profit for the long-term period. Therefore everyone searches for new sources of the income by means of which it is possible to maximize cost of the made product. One of new sources of the income in agriculture is a cultivation of agricultural crops for the energy, heat, fuel (biofuel) manufacture. In this "discussion paper" the market is examined for biofuel, as well as their competitiveness is analyzed in comparison to mineral fuels. Germany takes the lead positions on manufacture and use of biofuel among the countries of the European Union and Ukraine has a big potential on the agricultural commodities market...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Биотопливо; Биоэтанол; Биомасса; Возобновляемые источники энергии; Конкурентоспособность; Спрос и предложение.Biokraftstoff; Bioethanol; Biomasse; Erneubare Energien; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit; Angebot und Nachfrage.Biofuel; Bioethanol; Biomass; Renewed energy sources; Competitiveness; Supply and demand.; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q27.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91735

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1982 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Geigel,   Joanne M.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13080

Farming the "Miracle"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Troskie,   Dirk P.
The peaceful political transition of South Africa in 1994 was widely considered to be a "miracle". Now, nine years later, the "miracle" is firmly entrenched in the society. But, how did the average farmer adapt to the changes resulting from this "miracle"? This is the question to be addressed in this paper. Following a brief historical overview, the underlying structural changes will be discussed and building on this basis the major overt changes will be identified. The reactions of farmers will be discussed with the aid of two case studies of which the first will be based on the wheat industry and the second on the wool industry of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Finally, specific conclusions regarding vertical and horizontal relationships will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24353

IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE FARM TRACTOR DEPRECIATION METHODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dumler,   Troy J.; Burton,   Robert O., Jr.; Kastens,   Terry L.
Responsible management and tax related to depreciable resources should consider the accuracy of depreciation methods in estimating current market value.  This paper compares seven depreciation methods for farm tractors with respect to information required and accuracy of remaining value relative to market value.  Management and policy implications are discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20913

Shallow groundwater in the Atankwidi Catchment of the White Volta Basin: current status and future sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barry,   Boubacar; Kortatsi,   Benony; Forkuor,   Gerald; Gumma,   Murali Krishna; Namara,   Regassa E.; Rebelo,   Lisa-Maria; van den Berg,   Joost; Laube,   Wolfram.
The Atankwidi Catchment, which lies in the White Volta Basin in West Africa, is intensively cultivated by locals for economic gains. During dry seasons, farmers irrigate their crops, chiefly tomatoes, using shallow groundwater harvested from shallow ponds they dig using simple tools like an axe, hoe, bucket and bowls. Recent expansion in cultivated areas has brought to the fore the need to estimate the volume of shallow groundwater stored in the catchment’s underlying aquifer and to what extent it can sustain the incremental growth in irrigated areas.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Groundwater irrigation; Aquifers; River basins; Catchment areas; Irrigation practices; Remote sensing; Mapping; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112969

A financial analysis of the effect of the mix of crop and sheep enterprises on the risk profile of dryland farms in south-eastern Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hutchings,   Timothy R.; Nordblom,   Thomas L.
This study analyses the financial risk faced by representative mixed-enterprise farm businesses in four regions of south-eastern Australia. It uses discrete stochastic programming to optimise the ten-year cash flow margins produced by these farms, operating three alternative farming systems. Monte Carlo simulation analysis is used to produce a risk profile for each scenario, derived from multiple runs of this optimised model, randomised for commodity prices and decadal growing season rainfall since 1920. This analysis shows that the performance of the enterprise mixes at each site is characterised more by the level of variability of outcomes than by the mean values of financial outputs. It demonstrates that relying on mean values for climate and prices...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Financial risk; Climate risk; Price risk; Variability; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120908

Market Segments and Farmer Preferences for Financial Record Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Christopher A.; Lupi,   Frank; Harsh,   Stephen B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Accounting systems; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103789

INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaDue,   Eddy L.; Miller,   Lynn H.; Kwiatkowski,   Joseph H.
Binary logit and bivariate probit models were used to investigate the investment behavior of farmers relative to two energy-conserving assets, heat-recovery systems and precoolers.  The bivariate probit procedure was useful in correcting for self-selectivity bias.  Holdout samples and cross-validation procedures were used to develop true model statistics.  Farm size, educational level of the operator, and the type of milking system in use were the important factors influencing investment behavior.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29030

ARER Guidelines for Manuscript Submission
Provedor de dados: 31
Inside back cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55554

2001 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Robert D.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Olson,   Kent D.; Christensen,   James L.; Fales,   Perry A.; Nordquist,   Dale W.
Average net farm income was $36,614 in 2001 for the 207 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is a sharp drop (55%) from the average net farm income of $81,750 in 2000 (Figure 1).    As in previous years, the actual profit levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average profit.  When the net farm incomes for the 207 farms in the report are ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph shows how much the incomes do vary (Figure 2).  Twenty-four percent of the  farms experienced negative net farm income in 2001; 8% had incomes over $100,000.  Most of the net farm incomes ranged from below 0 to about $150,000.  The median or middle income was $29,040....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13588

INEFFICIENCY AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE: WHO WILL QUIT AND WHY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runge,   C. Ford.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13569

Analysis of farm household technical efficiency in Northern Ghana using bootstrap DEA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abatania,   Luke N.; Hailu,   Atakelty; Mugera,   Amin W.
Crop production is the main source of livelihood for households in Northern Ghana. The government is committed to improving crop production and knowledge about the technical efficiency of crop farms is essential in guiding policy decisions. This paper examined the technical efficiency of 189 crop farms in Northern Ghana using data envelopment analysis (DEA) with bootstrapping. We found that bias-corrected average technical efficiency of the sample farms is 77.26%. The estimated scale efficiency is 94.21%. In a second stage regression, we found that hired labour, geographical location of farms, gender and age of head of household significantly affect technical efficiency. Policy implications of the results are discussed.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; DEA; Bootstrap; Ghana; OLS regression.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124211

DER NORDWESTDEUTSCHE VIEHHANDEL IN ZEITEN ZUNEHMENDER INTERNA-TIONALISIERUNG – SITUATION UND WETTBEWERBSFÄHIGKEIT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Recke,   Guido; Theuvsen,   Ludwig; Venhaus,   Nadine; Voss,   Anja.
Der grenzüberschreitende Handel mit Schlacht- und Nutzvieh ist in den vergangenen Jahren erheblich ausgebaut worden. Vor allem die Handelsströme zwischen der nordwestdeutschen Veredelungsregion sowie den Niederlanden und Dänemark sind stark angeschwollen. Auffäl-lig ist, dass der nordwestdeutsche Viehhandel, der national eine wichtige Rolle in der Fleisch-wirtschaft spielt, an dieser Entwicklung kaum partizipiert. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist es das Ziel dieses Beitrags, gestützt auf empirische Untersuchungen von Viehhandelsunternehmen strukturelle, personalwirtschaftliche sowie weitere Gründe für die offenbar geringe Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des deutschen Viehhandel im grenzüberschreitenden Handel mit Schlacht- und Nutzvieh aufzudecken. Auf der Grundlage der...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Viehhandel; Außenhandel; Schlüsselqualifikationen; Vermarktungsorganisation; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114734

Use of information technology in South African agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortmann,   Gerald F.
Rapid developments in information technology have exposed South African farmers to the potential benefits of using these technologies in farm decision-making. Use of computers on South African commercial farms is increasing, with three studies showing adoption rates of 48 percent (1993), 64 percent (1996) and 72 percent (1998). About 38 percent of computer users in a 1998 survey of commercial maize farmers had access to the Internet. Spreadsheets and financial management software are popular amongst commercial farmers, while use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are being used more widely in South African agriculture. Small-scale farmers in developing areas rely mainly on government and private industry extension...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54195

Crop-Livestock Interactions in Smallholders’ Market Participation: Evidence from Crop-Livestock Mixed Systems in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jaleta,   Moti; Gebremedhin,   Berhanu.
Most studies on smallholder market participation decisions analyze crop or livestock market participation separately. However, in mixed crop-livestock farming systems, smallholders’ participation decisions in crop and livestock markets may not be separate as a household’s position in one market may be influenced by its position in the other. Where there is limited income from off-farm and/or non-farm activities, household cash requirements for crop production or household consumption are usually met by selling livestock. Similarly, livestock purchase is usually financed by income from crop sales. However, to what extent the position in one market influences the other is still not well explored in the literature. The aim of this paper is to investigate the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Market participation; Market position; Crop-livestock system; Smallholder; Ethiopia; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96168

Ökologischer Landbau in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Empirische Analyse und Bestimmungsgründe der heterogenen räumlichen Verteilung
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haas,   Guido.
In North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the most populated German state (18 million people), 2.6% of the agricultural area is farmed organically (as of 1.1.2002). Using data derived from the NRW statistical office, the statewide extension agencies and organic farmers’ organisations, the geographical distribution of the organic farms was investigated by correlating general conditions and the economic and natural environment. The organically farmed area varied widely - from 0.1 to 7.5% of total agricultural area - over the 34 administrative districts of NRW. The focus of this study is an analysis of the agricultural structure to understand the heterogeneous distribution of organic farms in NRW. In certain parts of NRW, highly specialised intensive farming creates a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; North-Rhine-Westphalia; Farm type; Livestock production; Crop production; Grassland; Income; Rent; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97207

Agricultural land tax and farm-level resource use and output supply response
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olubode-Awosola,   Femi.
This study develops and uses a programming model for farm-level resource use and output supply response to estimate the effects of agricultural land tax in South Africa: A case study of Free State, a region of extremely large commercial farms that gained their size and economic heft during the apartheid years of aggressive subsidies, favorable tax treatment, lucrative state grants and gifts, and all manner of financial assistance. The results indicate that changes in land use and output supply are marginal. The highest effects are observed on irrigated farming. Relevant policy responses raised by the findings are discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural land tax; Farm-level; Resource use; Output supply; Land reform; South Africa; Case study; Programming model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51664

The Sustainability of Intensive Livestock Areas (ILAS): Network System and Conflict Potential from the Perspective of Animal Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otten,   Dennis; van den Weghe,   Herman F.A.
The present study has determined the perceived consequences of an ILA on the production conditions of livestock farming systems based on the advantages of an agglomerated agri-food industry and the disadvantages of an increasing livestock concentration. It became obvious that the benefits of such ILAs can be understood according to their human and social capital. These elements, however, are both associated with a low geographic responsiveness to any increase in problems and so cause land use conflicts to increase. Their perception of the effects of being located within an ILA caused the livestock farmers in this survey to consider their production conditions more when formulating their demands with respect to policies concerning regional development and...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Livestock; Networks; Conflict potential; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121844

Using multi-agent modeling technique to regionalize key processes and patterns of sustainable agricultural cropping systems in the North China Plain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roth,   Andreas; Pan,   Ying; Yu,   Zhenrong; Doluschitz,   Reiner.
The North China Plain (NCP) covers an area of around 328,000 km2 and is one of the most important regions of cereal crop production in China. Wheat and maize rotations and one season cotton are the most common cropping systems. The region contributes at an amount of about 50% to the countries wheat production and about one third of maize yields. Crop production in the NCP was focused in the last decades on increasing yields to meet the growing food demand accompanied by the limitation of arable land as a result of urbanization rate i.e. of the Beijing District. Food production needs can nowadays only be achieved by the optimization of agricultural management, i.e. fertilizer input, irrigation, improved crop rotations. The focus on increasing yields raised...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable Agriculture; Regionalisation; Model Framework; Multi-Agent-Systems; North China Plain; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51747

SICHTWEISEN ÄLTERER MENSCHEN AUF MEDIZINISCHE VERSORGUNG AUF DEM LAND – EINE EMPIRISCHE STUDIE AUS DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noack,   Eva Maria; Bergmann,   Holger.
With demographic change, many rural regions in Germany face the challenge to ensure an appropriate provision of basic services, also for the increasing share of immobile population groups. Among others, the growing number of old and very old people will increase the demand for medical care. Although, on the whole health care in Germany is very good, in some rural areas its provision tends to be difficult. This paper presents findings of an empirical study on older people’s mobility options, obstacles that constrain the access to health care and related needs. In-depth interviews were conducted with elderly men and women living in Holzminden, a district in Lower Saxony already massively affected by demographic ageing and shrinking. The analysis reveals high...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural health care; Demographic change; Accessibility; Medical care; Ländliche Gesundheitsversorgung; Demographischer Wandel; Erreichbarkeit; Medizinische Versorgung; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114515

Modelling risk in farm planning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Visagie,   S.E.; Ghebretsadik,   A.H.
In this article a mathematical model is presented to assist management decisions on an integrated crop and livestock farm. Risk is incorporated into the model as the negative deviation of the actual gross income from the expected value of an activity's gross income. The model includes crop production (permitting and optimising a crop rotation system), dairy production and wool sheep production. Relevant data from a farm in the Swartland region of the Western Cape were used to test and validate the model. The results show that the adoption of crop rotation is superior in terms of gross margin to that generated from a mono-crop strategy. Empirical results also indicate that the complex interrelationships involved in a mixed crop-livestock farm operation play...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31702

Starting Farming Today
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swanson,   H.W.; Pond,   George A.; Cavert,   W.L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109360

Robbing Yadullah’s water to irrigate Saeid’s garden: hydrology and water rights in a village of Central Iran
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molle,   Francois; Mamanpoush,   Alireza; Miranzadeh,   Mokhtar.
This report provides a case study from the province of Esfahan, in central Iran, describing the struggle of a village to secure the water resources without which local agriculture, and altogether life in the village, would be impossible. It illustrates the endless ingenuity of farmers in their quest for water, how land and water rights have developed, how various legal repertoires may conflict with one another, and how the intervention of the state transformed the wider hydrological cycle of the valley and affected the delicate equilibrium between population and resources that had prevailed until then. The report estimates the costs of accessing one cubic meter from each of these different sources and shows how political interventions or drought mitigation...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water allocation; Water rights; Irrigation management; Drought; Wells; Dams; Canals; Legal aspects; Villages; Iran; Zayandeh Rud Basin; Jalalabad; Najafabad; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53063

Recovery for On-the-Farm Personal Injuries: A Glance at Products Liability Law
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogue,   David J.; Saxowsky,   David M.; Anderson,   Owen L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119579

Politiques D’ajustement Et Securite Alimentaire En Afrique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mulubay,   Fidele Tshingombe.
Dans la majorité des pays africains, les stratégies mises en place ,ces dernières années, pour réaliser  l’objectif de sécurité alimentaire,  se sont inscrites dans la ligne de pensée des politiques d’ajustement sous monitoring  des Institutions Financières Internationales et qui, au fil des années , ont pris différentes formes en passant de la version PAS à la version DSCRP. La présente étude, qui se base sur l’expérience congolaise, vise dans un premier temps à analyser l’impact que peut avoir ce type des politiques sur la réalisation de la sécurité alimentaire nationale, et dans un second temps de prospecter une politique alternative qui permettrait au pays de tirer bénéfice de la prospérité mondiale pour mieux concourir à la réalisation de la sécurité...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52214

The Role of Environmental Payments in Sustaining Farm Incomes: A Four Year Study of Farm Businesses in an Upland Area of the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tate,   Graham J.; Park,   Julian R.; Stansfield,   J.M.
A representative sample of both participant and non-participant case study farms was examined over a three-year period in the Shropshire Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area of the UK from 1997 to 2000. The effects on farm business viability were monitored and results compared with two relevant sub samples of Farm Business Survey recorded farms. The study showed that farming profitability declined sharply over the study period but that participant case study farm profitability exceeded that of non-participants by an average of £4024 per year. This was attributable to a combination of factors which included larger average farm size, the ESA premium and more intensive farming operations. Subsidies received by both types of farms were almost totally on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6990

AGRICULTURAL PLANNING EXPERT: A MODEL OF FARM ENTERPRISE SELECTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levins,   Richard A.; Rego,   Winston T.
Agricultural Planning Expert is a software model designed for advising small-scale farmers in southern Maryland. Choosing farm enterprises is modelled as consisting of four activities: suggesting enterprises for consideration, investigating the suitability of enterprises, allocating resources to suitable enterprises, and controlling the overall direction of an advising session.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30017

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13125

THE MIDDLE SIZED FARMING OPERATION: A GOODS-AND-SERVICES FIRM?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ginzel,   J.A.; Kehrberg,   E.W.; Irwin,   George D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30513

Entrepreneurial Proclivity, Market Orientation and Performance of Dutch Farmers and Horticultural growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verhees,   Frans J.H.M.; Lans,   Thomas; Verstegen,   Jos A.A.M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115548

Üszőellések elkülönített elszámolásának hatása az eredményre és a vagyonra
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abel,   Ildiko.
A tanulmány alapvető célja, hogy megvizsgálja: a borjak számviteli törvénynek megfelelő elszámolása hogyan hat az önköltségre, az eredményre és a vállalkozás vagyonára. Az előhasi üszőktől született borjak növendék állományon belül történő elszámolásának hatása vagyont és eredményt csökkentő tételként jelentkezik. Azt, hogy az elszámolás során keletkező különbözet milyen arányban jelenik meg vagyont és eredményt csökkentő tételként, a korosbítás gyakorlata is jelentősen befolyásolja. Ha az állományt az első korcsoport után választják szét, nagyobb hányad kompenzálja a tejre jutó költségnövekedést és kisebb lesz a vagyoncsökkenés. Minél magasabb korcsoportban sorolják át a húshasznosítású állatokat, annál nagyobb arányban csökkenti a vagyont és az eredményt...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Önköltségszámítás; Ikertermék; Költségfelosztás; Vehemnevelés költsége; Növendék állomány; Cost accounting; Twin product; Divisor calculation; Equivalence; Cumulative accounting; Cost allocation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119944

Minnesota Agricultural Economist 691
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanson,   Darin K.; Pederson,   Glenn D.
Price Risk Management by Minnesota Farmers
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13167

Use of Simulation Models to Study the Dynamic of Recall of Non-Conform Perishable Produce through the Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Busato,   Patrizia; Berruto,   Remigio.
The traceability allows, for each product, to sketch the manufacturing process through a system documentary, enabling to identify the operational structures involved, the products and the lots, to define the flows of production, packaging and distribution. There are researches that investigate the traceability within the firm, but little work has been carried out on the investigation of the traceability system over the whole supply chain. The supply-chain of fresh produce is constituted of many links: producer/grower, warehouse, packing centre, distribution centre, retailers and finally the consumer. Each of these is a system itself that interacts with the other components of the supply-chain. The non-conformity could occurs in each of these links. Because...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Logistics; Dynamic simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59196

Analyzing the Feasibility of Prairie Dog Hunting in the Northern Texas Panhandle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   DeDe; Mayfield,   Gid.
Prairie dogs are burrowing rodents located throughout the United States.  The black-tailed prairie dog is a common species that primarily inhabits the Great Plains region, with a large population in Texas. While these animals continue to thrive in many locations, there has been a significant reduction in numbers over the past one hundred years.  Several conservation efforts have attempted to remedy this situation.  The Black-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management Plan is a long-term monitoring program between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and cooperating landowners.  This plan’s purpose is to develop a strategy that conserves the species while simultaneously protecting property rights.  One of the plan’s recommended methods for keeping...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prairie Dogs; Texas Ranching; Risk Management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119764

The Agricultural Crisis in Colorado: Causes, Future Prospects and State-Level Response Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nobe,   Kenneth C.; Fruin,   Jerry E.; Miller,   Thomas A.; Skold,   Melvin D.; Trock,   Warren L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113133

Carbon and Energy Life-Cycle Assessment for Five Agricultural Anaerobic Digesters in Massachusetts on Small Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Chelsea; Jorgenson,   William; Snellings,   Sam.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Anaerobic digestion; Co-digestion; Dairy operations; Food processing; Greenhouse gas emissions; Net energy gain; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93563

Determinants of Swine Farm Sale Prices Under a de facto Moratorium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zering,   Kelly D.; van der Hoeven,   Guido; Kotsiri,   Sofia.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm sale prices; Constrained supply; Premiums; Appraised value; Determinants of premium; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98857

A Multi-Period Analysis of Two Common Livestock Management Strategies Given Fluctuating Precipitation and Variable Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ritten,   John P.; Frasier,   W. Marshall; Bastian,   Christopher T.; Paisley,   Steven I.; Smith,   Michael A.; Mooney,   Sian.
Many areas of the US recently endured a severe drought and management strategies to cope with the lack of forage production varied. A multi-period mathematical model is presented that estimates the outcomes of two common producer responses to changes in precipitation, partial liquidation and purchasing hay, given fluctuating cattle prices over a long term planning horizon. Results were further summarized with regression analysis and selected elasticities were calculated to reflect the sensitivity of outcomes to variability in precipitation and livestock prices. Although little impact was seen from utilizing additional hay as a strategy during drought, producers who follow this strategy are in a position to market more animals immediately post drought in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Drought management; Mathematical programming; Herd liquidation; Price cycle; Cattle management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; C61; D24.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90673

Outsourcing and Offshoring: Sector Implications for Dynamics, Growth, and Sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.; Chung,   Sung Hoon.
As national economies have integrated through removal of trade barriers, the potential for offshoring production was quickly recognized as a strategy to enhance firm performance. At the same time, labor market reforms opened the door for outsourcing of labor services to specialist firms that supply labor force teams. The implications of these trends for industries that rely on specialized workforces have drawn considerable attention. Both manufacturing and food processing have seen substantial movement toward oursourced labor, yet little research has considered the implications of these trends. In both manufacturing and food processing, specific labor skills are needed that require training and consistency of supply to ensure efficiency in raw material and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor force; Offshoring; Outsourcing; Food System; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59201

An Economic Evaluation of Conservation Farming Practices for the Central West of NSW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farrell,   Terence C.
Economic benefits that arise from conservation farming practices need to be assessed over several years to account for improvements in soil structure and nutrient levels. A gross margin model was used to assess benefits over the eight-year period 1999-2006 for 12 regions in the central west of NSW. The annual benefits from improved soil structure ranged from $2.46 to $12.82 per hectare (ha). A reduction in tractor power produced annual savings in the range of $0.60 to $4.05 per ha. The cost of soil compaction by livestock grazing on crop areas ranged from $3.41 to $14.90 per ha. The break-even time to pay back costs for the conversion of machinery for no-till seeding was two to three seasons.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: No-till; Conservation; Farming; Tillage; Cropping systems; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6177

Input-output Concepts, Profits and Productivity Growth: An Application Using Flemish Farm Level Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Mey,   Yann; Vancauteren,   Mark; Van Passel,   Steven.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114448

Summary Report Southwestern Minnesota Farm Management Service 1940-1951
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106071

Enterprise-level risk assessment of geographically diversified commercial farms:  a copula approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larsen,   Ryan A.; Vedenov,   Dmitry V.; Leatham,   David J.
As agriculture becomes more industrialized, the role of risk measures such as value-at-risk (VaR) will become more utilized.  In this case it was applied to geographical diversification and also modifying the traditional VaR estimation by incorporating a copula dependence parameter into the VaR estimation.  In addition, an alternative risk measure was also calculated, CVaR.  The CVaR, unlike VaR, is a coherent risk measure.  Thus it does not suffer from many of the shortcomings of the VaR.   The land portfolio consisted of Dryland wheat production acres in Texas, Colorado, and Montana.  Three series of net returns were calculated for each region.  Based on the VaR and the CVaR, the portfolio was optimized based on minimizing the expected loss based on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Copula; CVaR; Risk-Management; Geographical Diversification; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46763

Retail Trade Area Analysis Grafton North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Wanzek,   Janet K.; Zetocha,   Dale F.; Bastow-Shoop,   Holly E.
This report is intended to provide an indepth trade area analysis of Grafton, North Dakota. Specific analyses included determining Grafton's main and greater trade areas, identifying the demographic profile of Grafton shoppers, examining important and less important services for patron shoppers of Grafton, identifying neighboring cities that area shoppers patronize, determining distances area shoppers traveled to Grafton, and listing popular newspapers and radio stations among area residents. Current trade area information for Grafton was obtained from a statewide trade area survey conducted by the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Dakota State University in 1989. Recent trends (1980 to 1989) in Grafton population, retail sales, per capita...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51310

The Relationship between Supply Chain Coordination and Quality Assurance Systems: A Case Study Approach on the German Meat Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bahlmann,   Jan; Spiller,   Achim.
The German meat industry faces a high demand for food safety and traceability. After several meat scandals in the recent past, efforts have to be made to regain consumer trust and to assure access to export markets. Apart from a few niche markets, there is no focal company in the German pork supply chain which efficiently coordinates food chain information, harmonizes the multiplicity of different IT systems or takes on professional public relations in charge of the whole sector. In cases of food crises, essential up- and downstream information slowly flows across the supply chain which hinders both seamless traceability and the harmonization of production processes between the various stages of the supply chain. This contribution focuses on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49768

The Impacts of Off-Farm Income on Farm Efficiency, Scale, and Profitability  for Corn Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nehring,   Richard F.; Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge.
This paper estimates returns to scale and technical efficiency of corn farms following an input distance function approach and compares the relative performance of farm operator households with and without off-farm wages and salaries. We use 1995-2003 USDA data.  The input distance function results suggest that off-farm outputs and inputs can be modeled in a multi-activity framework, which materially alter performance measures in the Corn Belt. We find that off-farm income boosts scale and technical efficiency of smaller operations. We also find that the number of hours worked off-farm by the spouse contributes to a higher technical efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19566

SUGGESTED PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING FARM MACHINERY COSTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lazarus,   William F.; Selley,   Roger A.
The North Central Farm Machinery Task Force is a group of extension economists who evaluated alternative methods for estimating farm machinery costs and made recommendations for the development of extension materials.  This paper describes the procedures agreed upon, and explains the rationale for the procedures chosen. The focus is on "typical" machinery costs for use in extension budgets and other analyses and examples.  This paper also provides detailed documentation of the methods used in recent versions of the widely used Minnesota Farm Machinery Economic Cost Estimates publication (referred to below as "the Minnesota fact sheet"), focusing mainly on the 2000 version.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14072

National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, Volume 2: Proceedings of the Water Quality, Environment and Climate Change, BMICH, Colombo June 9-11, 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wetlands; Environmental flows; Assessment; Water allocation; Case studies; Rivers; Farming systems; Models; Groundwater; Aquifers; Domestic water; Rainfed farming; Climate change; Wastewater irrigation; Rice; Food security; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118404

Eastern New York Renter Summary 1999
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Putnam,   Linda D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122301

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1956 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Johnson,   Ray George.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13152

The Conservation of Agricultural Land and the Realities of Farm Economics: A Case Study in the Fragmentation of Good Agricultural Land
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hawkins,   C.A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12589

Bioproducts Development Survey: Analysis of the Summary Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sparling,   David; Cranfield,   John A.L.; Henson,   Spencer J.; Laughland,   Pamela.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Sparling; Bioproducts; Bioproduct Development Survey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52704

When to Get In and Out of Dairy Farming: A Real Option Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
The Dixit entry/exit real option model was applied to the entry/exit decisions of New York dairy farmers. For the cost structure of a 500-cow farm, the entry milk price is $17.52 per hundredweight (cwt) and the exit milk price is $10.84. For the 50-cow farm cost structure, the entry price is higher at $23.71 per cwt, and the exit price is also higher at $13.48. If infinite numbers of representative farms enter and exit at these prices, the price of milk should range between $13.48 and $17.52 per cwt.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming; Entry-exit; Investment; Real options; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10219

FARM LEVEL IMPACTS OF REDUCED CHEMICAL USE ON SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foster,   Thomas H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30296

The Future of Irish Dairy Farming – The Implications of Agenda 2000 and a Booming Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   Thia C.
The future of dairy farming in Ireland is examined. The effects of a strong macroeconomy,  Agenda 2000 and domestic policy on milk quota transfer are analysed using  linear programming and Markov Chain analysis. Results show that all farms are  subjected to a price-cost squeeze. Smaller dairy farms are pushed and pulled out of  farming. Larger farms survive by expanding operations but do not enjoy the increases  in income realised elsewhere in the economy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6941

A mezőgazdasági termelők motivációi az állati termékek előállításában
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beladi,   Katalin; Kertesz,   Robert; Dudas,   Gyula.
A magyar állattenyésztés helyzete 2004 óta is folyamatosan romlik. A mezőgaz¬dasági kibocsátásból való részesedése több év óta 37-38 százalék körül stagnál, az állatállomány csökken. Mindez szorosan összefügg azzal, hogy a fontosabb ágazatok jövedelemhelyzete bizonytalan, és az évek közötti hullámzása is jelentős. A felvásárlási árak gyakran nem fedezik a termékek költségeit, és csak az állami támogatásokkal jutnak minimális nyereséghez a gazdaságok. Az átlagos értékek hátterében eltérő termelési színvonalon gazdálkodó vállalkozások húzódnak meg: versenyképesen és jövedelmezően termelők, és az eseményekkel sodródó, többnyire veszteségesen ter¬melők. Főleg ez utóbbiakkal kapcsolatban jogosan merül fel a kérdés, hogy vajon mi motiválja tevékenységüket? Az...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Állattartás; Jövedelemhiány; Jövőkép; Termelői motiváció; Animal husbandry; Lack of income; Vision; Motivation of producers; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92490

Agricultural Leases: Some Issues in the Landlord-Tenant Relationship
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grossman,   Margaret Rosso.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62320

Estimating A Farm Group Model and Input Allocations Using Accountancy Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gocht,   Alexander; Heckelei,   Thomas.
This paper proposes and applies an innovative estimation approach for farm group programming models using Generalised Maximum Entropy. The proposed set-up simultaneously determines calibrating cost function parameters and input allocations to production activities. The methodology is applied to Belgium FADN data of arable farms for which available input allocations allow to validate the estimation approach. Results outperform separate estimates of input allocations previously applied in the literature and this finding is robust with respect to support point design.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mathematical programming; Input allocation; Production economics; Econometrics; GME; PMP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61393

Leafy Spurge Patch Expansion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stroh,   Rodney K.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leitch,   Jay A.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121420

Multiple-use water services to advance the millennium development goals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Koppen,   Barbara; Moriarty,   Patrick; Boelee,   Eline.
This research report presents the findings of the first phase of the action-research project "Models for implementing multiple-use water supply systems for enhanced land and water productivity, rural livelihoods and gender equity." Multipleuse water services, or "mus" in short, is a participatory, integrated and poverty-reduction focused approach in poor rural and peri-urban areas, which takes people's multiple water needs as a starting point for providing integrated services, moving beyond the conventional sectoral barriers of the domestic and productive sectors.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water supply; Poverty; Models; Irrigation water; Domestic water; Drinking water; Gender; Cost recovery; Water quality; Environmental sustainability; Participatory management; Social participation; Legislation; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44523

Total Factor Productivity and the Efficiency of Rice Farms in Bangladesh: a Farm Level Panel Data Comparison of the Pre- and Post-Market Reform Period
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alam,   Mohammad Jahangir; Begum,   Ismat Ara; Rahman,   Sanzidur; Buysse,   Jeroen; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
The market reform policy in agriculture and the trade liberalization during the early 1990s has led to structural changes in the agricultural sector of Bangladesh. The question of whether market reform policies in Bangladesh facilitated rice production is examined in this paper. This paper uses stochastic frontier production function to measure total factor productivity (TFP), technical change, and technical efficiency change covering the period of pre-market reform (1987) and post-market reform (2000 and 2004). To fulfill the objective, the study used panel data of 73 same farm households from a field survey of 1987–1988, 1999-2000 and 2003-04. It is evident from the study results that over time period (1987-2004), the TFP increased (31.76%) only due to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108948

Whole Farm Modeling of the Effect of Risk on Optimal Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilizer Intensity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gandorfer,   Markus; Pannell,   David J.; Meyer-Aurich,   Andreas.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nitrogen; Tillage; Risk; Risk aversion; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61185

Effects of Herbicide-Resistant Technology Fees on the Plant Population Decision for Cotton Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   James A.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Gwathmey,   C. Owen.
This study evaluated effects on cotton net revenues of four herbicide-resistant technology policies used since 1996 by Monsanto.  Results indicate that farmers may have an incentive to switch from narrow-row to wide-row cotton and to use a lower plant density when the technology fee is tied to the seeding rate.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21208

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

Milk Farmers' Risk Attitudes: Influence of the Dairy Processing Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belhenniche,   Geoffroy; Duvaleix-Treguer,   Sabine; Cordier,   Jean.
European market deregulation is destabilizing the economic environment of French farmers leading to an increase in market risks. In the dairy sector, the 2003 CAP reform has lead to major changes (removal of export subsidies and increase in the European milk quota). The dairy supply chain is now coping with higher production and price risks. The dairy supply chain is thinking of new management tools in order to both maintain stability in dairy farm income and secure supply to industrial facilities. One solution may be to strengthen marketing contracts. In this perspective, the knowledge of dairy farmers' risk attitudes is necessary. The goal of this paper is to provide empirical insight into: dairy farmers‘ perceptions of risk and risk management, and the...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Market Risk; Farmers' risk perceptions; Expected utility framework; Risk preference elicitation; Dairy Sector; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58711

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

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1934 on the Farm Accounting Route in Stevens County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sallee,   George A.; Pond,   George A.; Loreaux,   Robert H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1935
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113273

The Organization of Country Markets for Grain in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Velde,   Paul D.; Taylor,   Fred R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104186

Editorial - Farmers' Fodder Reserves
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8901

Crop-Share Leasing Arrangements For Irrigated Land in Kansas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garrett,   Ryan B.; Tsoodle,   Leah J.; Golden,   Bill B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117973

First annual report of the Northeastern Minnesota Farm Management Project for the Year 1955
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartmans,   E.H.; Nodland,   Truman R.; Nicolson,   P.P.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1956
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98124

1958 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Ralph; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1959
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48079

AZ ÖKOLÓGIAI MÓDON MŰVELT TERMŐTERÜLETEK NAGYSÁGÁT BEFOLYÁSOLÓ TÉNYEZŐK ÉS AZ ÁRUTERMELŐ NÖVÉNYEK PIACI POZICIÓI MAGYARORSZÁGON
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jarasi,   Eva Zsuzsanna.
The significance of organic farmlands can be evaluated in two ways: based on their ecological and their economic implications. Regarding the former, it does not make a crucial difference how the land is utilised specifically: pasture and meadow; arable land or plantation or certified organic farmland, use not known. For an illustration, let us consider that in 2005, almost half of organic farmlands in the world were located in Australia, amounting to over 31 million hectares. Most of this area is pastoral land for low intensity grazing in Australia. Therefore, one organic hectare in Australia is not directly equivalent to one organic hectare in Denmark, for example, due to its level of productivity. As a result, it is worthwhile to survey the exact extent...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Ökológiai növénytermesztés; Fejlődési lehetőség; Modellezés; Pareto-elv; Organic crop production; Possibility for development; Model; Pareto principle; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43327

Feeding the Factory Farm: Implicit Subsidies to the Broiler Chicken Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starmer,   Elanor; Witteman,   Aimee; Wise,   Timothy A.
Since the passage of the 1996 Farm Bill, the U.S. market prices of soybeans and corn have dropped 21% and 32%, respectively. These commodities are sold on the market at a price below what they cost to produce. If U.S. agricultural policies contribute to this trend, then they do so to the benefit of commodity purchasers, particularly the industrial operations that use the commodities as raw material inputs. Corporate-owned livestock operations are a case in point. This paper focuses on the broiler chicken industry, which, in the United States, is fully industrialized and vertically integrated. We compare the average costs of production for broiler feed components—corn and soybean meal—with market prices, and then use these cost-price margins to estimate the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37162

Comparison of Different Studies to Analyse Adaptation on Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Butler,   Anne Marie; Wallace,   Michael T.; Berentsen,   Paul B.M.
This paper compares and contrasts a number of farm-level modeling studies published in the academic literature. All of the studies examined adaptation on EU dairy farms in response to developments in agricultural policy and/or environmental legislation. The studies are compared on the basis of their respective aims, model structure, results and conclusions. Having reviewed the models and their application, the discussion section of the paper considers strengths and weaknesses of the studies and following from that it considers possible future developments in farm-level response modeling. The relevance and application of such developments in the context of an analytical study of adaptation in Irish dairy farms is discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7020

EVALUATION OF THE CONSTRAINTS TO PROFITABLE SMALLHOLDER DAIRYING: A CASE OF NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dennis,   Kinambuga.
The Kenya dairy sub-sector has been undergoing developments since the 1980s, these has been in the areas of adoption of intensive dairy farming especially zero grazing. There have been concerted efforts to commercialize the sub-sector so as to make it more profitable to farmers, especially smallholder farmers. Despite the development, the profitability in the sector has not been consistent among the smallholder farmers; some farmers realize very dismal profits and even losses. The causes of the varying profits have not been empirically established with the influence of institutional arrangements and financial factors contributing to this inconsistency not fully established. The main objective of this study was to establish the critical institutional...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117713

Farm Management in Australia as an Academic Discipline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dillon,   John L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8938

Farmers’ Perception of Precision Technology:  The Case of Autosteer Adoption by Cotton Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Antoni,   Jeremy M.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Powell,   Rebekah R.; Martin,   Steven W.
Precision agriculture and autosteer technology are, overall, profitable investments for farmers, as previous literature has established. However, what has not been investigated is whether or not farmers perceive these technologies as such. This research postulates that cotton farmers must see potential for higher profits as a result of adopting precision technologies in order to adopt it. Using the 2009 Southern Cotton Precision Farming Survey  and multinomial logit model, this research investigates farmers’ perception of precision agriculture and how those perceptions impact adoption of the autosteer GPS guidance system. Autosteer adoption was found to be significant and positively related to the perceived future importance of precision agriculture as...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ perception; Precision agriculture; Autosteer; Multinomial logit estimation; Technology adoption; Input cost saving.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119734

Impact of the Adoption of Less Tillage Practices on Overall Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langemeier,   Michael R.
This paper evaluated the impact of the adoption of less tillage practices on the overall efficiency of a sample of Kansas farms.  The paper also explored the relationship between overall efficiency, farm size, and less tillage.  Farms that have adopted less tillage practices were relatively more efficient.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35551

Farm Operator Level-of-Living Indexes in the Midcontinent Region, 1950-64
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stam,   Jerome M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91550

An Economic Evaluation of Cotton and Alternative Farm Enterprises Under Irrigation in the Namoi Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dudley,   N.J.; McConnell,   D.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9162

Enhancing Sustainable Development of Diverse Agriculture in Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siregar,   Masdjidin; Suryadi,   Muhammad.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; International Development.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92940

How the North Dakota Farmer/Rancher Acquired Water Rights
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Jerome E.; Liebmann,   Joanne.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120810

A Preliminary Report of Costs of Crop Production from Data Secured in 1926 on the Farm Accounting Route at Askov - Pine County - Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoverstad,   Andrew T.; Sallee,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1927
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108014

MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS BY ORGANIC PRODUCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Lohr,   Luanne.
Survey evidence from U.S. organic farmers is evaluated to identify the factors influencing adoption of farm management strategies to mitigate the impact of key production constraints.  A multilevel count data model is specified for the number of frequently used management strategies adopted by organic farmers facing pest control problems.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20708

ON THE INCLUSION OF NATURE AND ITS DYNAMICS IN FARMERS' OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS FOR ECO-SYSTEM SERVICES PROVISION: A NEW STRATEGY IN BIO-ECONOMIC MODELING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nuppenau,   Ernst-August.
Because objectives influence behavior, there should be thoughtfulness of economists on stating objective functions. In contrast, most farm economists work with the assertion that farmers maximize income. A major question is, are there alternatives? It is the aim of this paper to get a deeper insight into deliberations on objective functions. We go beyond income maximization and show how a probabilistic approach on life-styles provides better insight. We suggest the use of probabilities, humans face if they do not know the status in which they live. Labor intensive and nature providing farming is contrasted with intensive, eco-system service extracting farming and put into a dynamic bio-economic approach. Life-styles occur with probability π and (1-π). The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6653

Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2004 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Kurtz,   James N.; Holcomb,   Rob; Paulson,   Garen J.
Average net farm income was $98,362 in 2004 for the 125 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association.  This is a 2% increase over the average income of $96,404 in 2003.  In constant dollars, 2004 was the third most profitable year for association members in the past 20.  Higher crop prices, outstanding corn yields, and high profits for hog operations were factors that combined to make 2004 a very profitable year for the average association farm.    As in previous years, the actual profit levels experienced by individual farms vary greatly from the overall average profit.  When the net farm incomes for the 125 farms in the report are ranked from lowest to highest, the resulting graph shows how much...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14226

Pluriactivity in Italian Agriculture: Are Farmers Using Interlinked Strategies?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dries,   Liesbeth; Pascucci,   Stefano; Gardebroek,   Cornelis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114429

Demand for Non-Commodity Outputs from Spanish Extensive Agricultural Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kallas,   Zein; Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Arriaza Balmón,   Manuel.
Agricultural multifunctionality is the recognition of the joint exercise of economic, environmental and social functions by this sector. In order to make this concept operative to support the design of public policies, it is necessary to estimate the social demand for such functions. The main objective of this article is to present two empirical applications in this line. For this purpose we have adopted the agricultural system of mountain olive groves in Andalusia (Southern Spain) at risk of abandonment after the decoupling of the EU subsidies and the agricultural system of cereal steppes in Tierra de Campos (North-western Spain). The economic valuation technique used is the Choice Experiment. The results suggest the existence of a significant demand for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural multifunctionality; Economic valuation; Choice experiments; Extensive agriculture; Andalusia; Castilla-Leon (Spain); Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9427

The Financial Position of 22 New South Wales Wheat-Sheep Farms in 1944-45
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Druce,   P.C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8275

The Connection Between Cash Rents and Land Values
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibendahl,   Gregory A.
The last few years have seen big increases in land values. Cash rents have also increased but perhaps at a slower rate than land values. This paper examines the ratio of land values to cash rents to determine if how cash rents have changed in relation to land value changes. This ratio is important because it helps indicate whether cash rents are a good way of controlling farmland relative to purchasing the land. Results indicate there may be a lag in cash rents before they match the level of land prices. However, this relationship does not always hold.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land values; Leasing; Cash rents; Farmland; Real estate; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120055

Conventional Tillage versus No-till: Characteristics of Producers and Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Djido,   Abdoulaye Ibrahim; Vitale,   Jeffrey D.; Epplin,   Francis M.
A survey of Oklahoma farmers was conducted to determine characteristics of farms across three tillage categories: conventional tillage exclusively; no-till exclusively; other (combination of systems). The seven percent that use no-till exclusively crop more acres, rent more acres, and use more crop rotations than farms that use conventional tillage exclusively.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: No-till; Conventional tillage; Survey; Farm machinery; Farm size; Wheat; Perceptions; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46717

1994 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13338

The baseline survey of 3 pilot water user associations in the Ferghana Valley
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takubov,   Murat; Matyakubov,   Bakhtiyar.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Surveys; Water resource management; Farm income; Crop production; Livestock; Cropping systems; Watercourses; Irrigation management; User charges; Farmers attitudes; Water delivery; Irrigation canals; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113509

Characteristics of Swine Farm Sales Data under a De Facto Moratorium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Hoeven,   Guido; Kotsiri,   Sofia; Zering,   Kelly D.
Poster
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98835

A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Conservation Reserve Program Participation under Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Isik,   Murat.
This paper develops theoretical and empirical models to understand how farmers formulate their participation strategies when deciding to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) under uncertainty.  A theoretical model is employed to obtain the impacts of various factors on the optimal bidding strategies.  A selectivity-based econometric model is then used to estimate the probability of enrollment and determinants of rental payments.  The theoretical results indicate that the optimal bid is positively related to the expected farming income and environmental benefit scores, and it is negatively related to the degree of risk aversion and the variability of returns.  The econometric model shows that land benefits, land attributes, farmer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation programs; Land retirement; Risk aversion; Uncertainty.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19264

Changing Farming Systems - Case Studies Assessing the Financial Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bennett,   Anne L.
The ability to adapt to changing circumstance is a determinant of future farm prosperity. Managers need to assess the performance of their current farming system and alternative farming options to identify possible profitable management changes. This paper uses the STEP (Simulated Transitional Economic Planning) model to provide case study analyses of the financial implications of changing a farming system. STEP simulates the process of transition allowing the user to assess the financial costs and benefits of transition. The case studies examined in this paper use financial data from farms at Wickepin, and Meckering in Western Australia. The case studies demonstrate how the rate of transition into a new farming system can affect the distribution of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24368

Financial Aspects of Pasture Improvement on Southern Wheat-Sheep Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1956
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9054

A Dynamic Optimisation Model of Weed Control
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cacho,   Oscar J.; Jones,   Randall E.
It is argued in this paper that static approaches to weed management, where the benefits and costs are only considered within a single season, are inappropriate for assessing the economic benefits of weed control technologies. There are carryover effects from weed management as weeds that escape control in one season may reproduce and replenish weed populations in following seasons. Consequently, it is appropriate to view weed control in the context of a resource management problem where the goal is to determine the optimal inter-temporal level of weed control that maximises economic benefits over some pre-determined period of time. A dynamic optimisation model for weed control is presented. Using the tools of comparative static analysis and Pontryagin's...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Weed control; Resource economics; Optimal control; Dynamic programming; Wild oats; Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12902

Internationalization and Firm Performance in Agribusiness: Empirical Evidence from European Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Makus,   Christian; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The ongoing internationalization of markets has become a major issue also for companies of the agribusiness. Nevertheless, neither the degree of internationalization of agribusiness firms nor the internationalization-performance relationship in the agribusiness sector have been analyzed thoroughly so far. To help fill this void, we use panel data compiled from annual reports and balance sheets to investigate the internationalization as well as the internationalization-performance relationship of 21 leading European cooperatives in the dairy and meat sectors. Our results indicate that internationalization has a significant positive impact on firm performance.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Internationalization; Firm performance; Cooperatives; Dairy industry; Meat industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121847

In search of an evolutionary edge: trading with a few, more, or many
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   Oded; Behrens,   Doris A.
Consider a population of farmers who live around a lake. Each farmer engages in trade with his m adjacent neighbors, where m is termed the "span of interaction." Trade is governed by a prisoner’s dilemma "rule of engagement." A farmer’s payoff is the sum of the payoffs from the m prisoner’s dilemma games played with his m/2 neighbors to the left, and with his m/2 neighbors to the right. When a farmer dies, his son takes over. The son who adheres to his father’s span of interaction decides whether to cooperate or defect by considering the actions taken and the payoffs received by the most prosperous member of the group comprising his father and his father’s m trading partners. Under a conventional structure of payoffs, it is shown that a large span of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Local interaction; Span of interaction; Imitation; Cooperation; Social welfare; Farm Management; D83; R12; O4.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94280

A STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRIMER FOR FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.
This staff paper explains the basic process of strategic management.  This involves developing a vision of what you want your farm to be in the future, describing the farm's current mission, setting objectives, understanding your chosen industry and your farm's place within that industry, identifying the major advances of building and maintaining strategic advantage for your farm, crafting and testing a strategy for your farm, implementing that strategic plan, evaluating performance, reviewing new developments, and making corrective adjustments, as needed, in the plan and its implementation.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13524

Agricultural Intensification in Rwanda: An Elusive Goal. Fertilizer Use and Conservation Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Mpyisi,   Edson; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources, and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer use; Agricultural intensification; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54585

Targets, Implementation Issues and Achievements to 2007/08
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parnell,   Peter F.; Clark,   Richard A.; Timms,   Janice; Griffith,   Garry R.; Hyland,   Paul W.; Mulholland,   Cynthia; Alford,   Andrew R.
In the Beef CRC, Sustainable Beef Profit Partnership (BPP) teams meet regularly to measure their current performance, set targets for future productivity increases, and use a profitability framework to assess the potential impact of improvements, innovations and new technologies in their beef businesses. Their decisions and actions are based on the Continuous Improvement and Innovation (CI&amp;I) process. Capacity building and partnership outcomes are also assessed, and the BPP teams are supported with appropriate tools and resources. In this paper the achievements of the project to date are assessed against the project targets and issues in implementation of the project are discussed.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Accelerated adoption; Continuous improvement and innovation; Beef industry; Profit; Productivity; Capacity; Partnership; Efficiency; Effectiveness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122186

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FARM SIZE AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN WEST TENNESSEE AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bagi,   Faqir Singh.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30449

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1988 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Talley,   Dary E.; Fales,   Perry A.; Loppnow,   Rann R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13011

Oligopoly and price transmission in Turkey’s fluid milk market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tekguc,   Hasan.
Farmers and consumers suspect that processing firms abuse their power in the milk marketing chain. We employ threshold autoregressive and moment threshold autoregressive tests and contrary to expectations find evidence of a downward trend in UHT milk real price without a corresponding decline in farm-gate prices. The downward trend coincides with increased competition in the dairy industry and with the growing market share of the formal sector at the expense of the informal sector. Major dairy processing firms expand their market share and still enjoy healthy profits thanks to increasing returns to scale in processing and distribution in a growing market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Turkey; Oligopsony; TAR; M-TAR; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61087

THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF SMALLHOLDER TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION:  THE CASE OF SRI IN MADAGASCAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Christine M.; Barrett,   Christopher B.
This paper explores the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption, with particular reference to a high-yielding, low-external input rice production method in Madagascar.  We present a simple model of technology adoption by farm households in an environment of incomplete financial and land markets.  We then use a probit model and a symmetrically trimmed least squares estimation of a dynamic Tobit model to analyze the decisions to adopt, expand and disadopt the method.  We find that seasonal liquidity constraints discourage adoption by poorer farmers.  Learning effects – both from extension agents and from other farmers– exert significant influence over adoption decisions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Technology adoption; Learning; The System of Rice Intensification; Conformity effects; Farm Management; O0; O1; Q0; Q16; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14735

Agricultural Land Fragmentation and Land Consolidation Rationality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rusu,   Marioara.
Adopted about one year after the 1989 Revolution, Land Law (Law 18/1991) represented the starting point of land reform in Romania. As a result of this law implementation, at the beginning of the year 2000 the private sector owned 84% of total agricultural land: 82% of arable land, 74% of land under vineyards, 67% of land under orchards and 87% of land under meadows and pastures.  Besides the benefic social and economic effects, the mutations produced represent a distortion source in the rural area, determining the following, among others: a) crisis of ownership relations - a main aspect of this being the confusion concerning the ownership rights. The prolongation of clearing up these rights represents a major obstacle to a good operation of land market, to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6999

Effectiveness of agricultural extension with respect to farm size: The case of Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Betz,   Michael R.
Raising the incomes of agricultural households is central to reducing poverty in Uganda. In many areas of the country agriculture has encroached into marginal or fragile lands, leaving little room for the expansion of agricultural lands (Kraybill, Bashaasha, and Betz 2009). Additionally, soil degradation has become a barrier to agricultural productivity (Pender et al. 2004), especially in the Eastern region of the country. Farmers now look for alternatives that will increase output without further depleting soil fertility or expanding into fragile lands. Agricultural extension is the primary government mechanism through which developing country governments attempt to improve the knowledge and methods that farmers use to increase output; However, many...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Africa; Agriculture; Extension; Productivity; NAADS; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49471

Ranchers Diverse in Their Drought Management Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bastian,   Christopher T.; Mooney,   Sian; Nagler,   Amy M.; Hewlett,   John P.; Paisley,   Steven I.; Smith,   Michael A.; Frasier,   W. Marshall; Umberger,   Wendy J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92871

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmer-Borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Farm Security Administration for the Year 1938 in Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1939
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107553

Reducing poverty through integrated management of groundwater and surface water
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Global Water Partnership (GWP Advisory Center).
The full poverty-fighting potential of existing irrigation schemes is not being realized—largely because of inequitable water distribution and unsustainable land and water management practices. An integrated water resources management (IWRM) approach reveals opportunities to reduce poverty and improve overall agricultural productivity and sustainability in these systems. Research in India and Pakistan has highlighted one such opportunity—integrated management of surface water and groundwater—that has great potential for water-short systems with variable groundwater resources. By considering groundwater availability and quality when allocating surface water, water managers could improve the situation of millions of poor farmers with inadequate access to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Groundwater management; Irrigation management; Domestic water; Poverty; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113059

Economic Considerations of Animal Welfare Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bicknell,   Kathryn.
Animal welfare considerations are becoming increasingly important for producers of animal-derived agricultural products. Recent media attention on issues of housing conditions for intensively reared livestock and induced calving in dairy production make it clear that some members of the public feel strongly about the overall welfare of farm animals. In many cases, practices that are now perceived as welfare unfriendly are also associated with lower per-unit costs of production, creating a ‘classic’ economic trade-off between production and welfare objectives. In this paper a relatively simple partial equilibrium model is used to illustrate that the distributional impacts of animal welfare regulations (for both humans and animals) depend critically on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Partial equilibrium analysis; Externality; Economic surplus; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115718

THE EVALUATION OF USAID FUNDED FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH PROJECTS:  PROBLEMS AND PROPOSALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Livingston,   Geoffrey O.
The evaluation of USAID funded farming systems research projects must play an important role in the design of future projects if one is to build on past experience to improve project performance.  The development of an institutional memory is particularly important as FSR is new and still taking shape.  Based on a comparison of four mid-term evaluations of FSR projects and a review of an Agency funded study, it appears that evaluations are not contributing all that they might to increasing the knowledge base.  Frequently, crucial implementation issues are not covered and information is presented in a confusing and inaccessible format.  This study outlines the role of evaluation in USAID, analyses four mid-term evaluations and proposes a list of questions...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11090

Förderung des ökologischen Landbaus in Deutschland: Entwicklung und Zukunftsaussichten
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nieberg,   Hiltrud; Strohm-Lompcke,   Renate.
Organic farming is promoted financially in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1989. The entire segment shows a very dynamic development since that time. In the past eleven years, the organically managed land area has increased more than ten-fold. Now, a large bouquet of measures are offered which target the promotion of organic farming. Among the supports are grants for organically managed land, investment incentives, the promotion of producer co-operatives, the promotion of on-farm processing and direct marketing, publicity measures and measures to raise consumer awareness as well as the support of training, extension and research in the field of organic farming. In addition, a series of pilot and demonstration projects in the area of processing and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Agricultural policy; Support measures; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98998

Erfolgsfaktoren in landwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dautzenberg,   Kirsti; Petersen,   Volker.
Which factors impact on the success of agricultural enterprises? The objective of this paper is to identify some of the key factors in this regard. Linear structural equation models with latent variables are used to examine strategic management phenomena. The analysis is based on the results of annual financial statements of agricultural enterprises from southern Saxony-Anhalt for 1995/96 to 1999/00. The enterprises' success is measured by the gross margin in crop production. The identified success factors are from different functional areas of the corporate management. Four dimensions of corporate management have been analysed: market, production, technology, and production factor structure. The results indicate two main conclusions. Firstly, the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Success factors; Structural equation modelling; Dimensions of corporate management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97397

Response of Farm Energy Input Prices to World Crude Oil Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lakoh,   Kepifri.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103936

The Changing Nature of Dairying: Ownership, Management And Succession
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   A.E.
DairyNZ funded a two-year study on dairy farm ownership and management structures (June 2005 to May 2007), followed by a study on dairy farm succession in 2007/08. Farm business structures affect wealth creation and distribution, and determine who the dairy industry participants are and will be, and the roles they will have. Succession determines the next generation of farm owners. The research included literature reviews, farmer focus groups, a survey, case studies and industry interviews. This paper will present an overview of the key issues identified and discuss what these might mean for the future.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming; Business structures; Ownership; Management; Succession; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99681

Differences in Canadian and U.S. Farm Structure: What the Canadian Farm Typology Shows
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Niekamp,   Deborah; Banker,   David E.; Nakagawa,   Ken.
Canadian and U.S. farms vary widely in size and other characteristics, ranging from very small retirement and residential farms to firms with sales in the millions. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service (ERS) have each developed a farm typology to classify farms into more homogeneous groups. These typologies provide useful insights into farm structure in each country. It is difficult, however, to use the typologies to compare farm structure in Canada and the United States, because the definitions within the two typologies differ. To make direct comparisons of farm structure in the two countries the Canadian typology was applied to the farms in both nations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45740

Dairy Quota and Farm Structural Change: A Case Study on the Netherlands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jongeneel,   Roelof A.; Tonini,   Axel.
This paper sets out to analyse the impact of milk quotas had on the dairy farm structure of the Netherlands. In addition projections on the likely farm structure under different milk quota scenarios are explored. Moreover mobility indicators characterizing structural change are developed and calculated. A Markov probability model is estimated relying on a generalized cross entropy approach. The introduction of milk quotas as of April 1, 1984 froze the dairy farm structural adjustment, at least initially. However, later on mobility started to increase, which is likely to reflect the quota tradability and lease possibilities. Moreover there is evidence that the milk quota regime has increased concentration of dairy production among farms with 50-69 cows. If...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Farm size; Netherlands; Markov chain; Generalized cross entropy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6692

Views on Food Production: Towards a New Green Revolution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tsubota,   Kunio.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6987

INCOME OF FARMERS WHO USE DIRECT MARKETING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Hossain,   Ferdaus; Adelaja,   Adesoji O.
Policy makers are looking for ways to preserve farmlands, especially near urban areas.  Farmers are also trying to find ways to increase their farm income by incorporating non-traditional activities into their farm routine.  This paper attempts to quantify the contributions of selected nontraditional activities towards farmers' efforts to enhance their farm income.  For farmers involved in direct marketing, a logit model is used to estimate the probability of attaining high income for each activity considered, selling of farm related value-added products, greenhouse operations and urban location of farm markets will increase the chance o attaining high income levels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31493

What Affects Farmers' Ability to Adjust: Evidence from the United States and Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hopkins,   Jeffrey W.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Johnson,   James D.; Culver,   David; Caldwell,   John.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15766

Hobby Farms and British Columbia'a Agricultural Land Reserve
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stobbe,   Tracy; Eagle,   Alison J.; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
Agricultural land protection near the urban-rural fringe is a goal of many jurisdictions, including British Columbia, Canada, which uses a provincial-wide zoning scheme to prevent subdivisions and non-agricultural uses of the land. Preferential taxes are also used to encourage agricultural use of the land. Small scale hobby farmers are present at the urban fringe near Victoria (the capital), both inside and outside of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). The goal of this paper is to investigate whether hobby farms create problems for agricultural land preservation. We make use of a GIS (geographic information system) model to construct detailed spatial variables and analyse our parcel-level data set using an hedonic pricing model and a limited dependent...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Hobby farmers; Agricultural Land Reserve; Geographical Information System; Urban-rural fringe; Zoning systems; Farmland fragmentation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; R11; R15; C50; R14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42244

Effects of Government Programs on Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Production in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Lehman,   James R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23141

Livelihood Disruption and Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship as Technology Adoption A Comparison between Kentucky and Shaanxi Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khantachavana,   Sivalai V.; Just,   David R.; Pushkarskaya,   Helen N.; Kong,   Rong.
In the US, The Tobacco Transition Payment Program, also called the "tobacco buy-out," helps tobacco quota holders and producers transition to the free market. In China, the transaction of Land Use Rights providing farmers’ ability to buy or sell Land Use Rights has been seriously considered by the Chinese government. The uncertainty in household income and changes in economic environment during the US Tobacco Transition Payment Program and the Chinese Land Use Rights Regime lead many individuals into entrepreneurial activities. Entrepreneurship often means making changes in livelihood activities that involve substantial risks to income. While the rewards may be substantial, transactions costs may make decisions irreversible. This paper draws a comparison...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103928

An Examination of Farm Asset Returns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Lynn H.; Sherrick,   Bruce J.
A multi-factor capital asset pricing model is used to examine the return characteristics of physical assets comprising the farm asset portfolio. Physical assets analyzed are: 1) farm real estate; 2) machinery and motor vehicles; 3) crops stored on farm; and 4) livestock and poultry. Results for the years 1950-1990 indicate that unexpected inflation is more appropriate than the more commonly used realized inflation factor; and that the systematic risk component to these asset classes is, in general, low. Further, excess returns measures are significant for farmland, machinery, and crops stores on farm but not for livestock and poultry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Capital asset pricing model (CAPM); Farm assets; Multi-factor models; Unexpected inflation; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62342

ON COMPARING FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS AND THE FARM POPULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Tvedt,   Douglas D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13456

A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1941 on the Farm Accounting Route in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.; Hinds,   M.K.; Wetherill,   Fred E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108022

Eficiência técnica dos produtores de leite em assentados rurais da reforma agrária
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campos,   Samuel Alex Coelho; Ferreira Neto,   Jose Ambrosio.
This paper aimed to evaluate the technical efficiency of milk producers in the Projeto de Assentamento (PA) Feliz União, municipality of Lagoa Grande, MG. To this collected data to some of the milk production of 23 settlers in 2007 and later was used as analytical tools used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess the technical efficiency of producers. The results show that the majority of producers (84%) are technically inefficient. Of inefficient farmers, 87% are operating under increasing returns to scale and 13% operating under diminishing returns to scale. Analyzing it is efficient and inefficient producers are mainly realizes that efficient producers are more intensive factor in the labor force and have herd dairy specialist for the activity....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural settlement; DEA; Milk; Minas Gerais; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53855

The Sustainable Improvement and Innovation Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clark,   Richard A.; Timms,   Janice; Parnell,   Peter F.; Griffith,   Garry R.
The Beef CRC's 'Sustainable Beef Profit Partnerships' (BPP) project is built around the Sustainable Improvement and Innovation (SI&amp;I) Model – a model for the design, leadership and management of projects to achieve rapid and sustained improvement and innovation, and accelerated adoption. The model is implemented through a systemic approach to project design, and the development of a number of integrated strategies to guide the targeting of priority outcomes and work plans. The emphasis is on a sustainable project methodology such that the intended outcomes can continue to be delivered long after the Beef CRC funding is terminated. Further, there is an emphasis on rapid implementation of the process in the short-term such that outcomes can be generated...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainable improvement and innovation; Model; System; Strategies; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121990

Feed Costs and Returns from Livestock Southeastern Minnesota 1928-43 and Southwestern Minnesota 1940-43
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1944
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106070

Adjustment and differences in farm performance; A farm management perspective from the Netherlands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poppe,   Krijn J.; van Meijl,   Hans.
There are differences in performance between farmers. In the Netherlands this has been a major topic of research for at least 30 years. Research has shown that the managerial capacities of farmers play a major role in differences in economic and environmental performance. Management can be measured and the optimal level is not the maximum level. Farmers differ in their objectives, competences and local external situation and there-fore their strategies. These strategies can be identified. In recent years strategic management has become more important and this can be supported with consultancy. Farmers also differ in their adoption and innovation behaviour. These micro-economic results, which correlate with large differences in income and high prices of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29136

A Heuristic Optimization Model for Vegetable Production and Marketing Decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dillon,   Carl R.; Vassalos,   Michael.
Poster presentation at 2012 AAEA
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mathematical programming; Decision making; Vegetables; Heuristics; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123854

The Relationship Between Farm Size and Technical Inefficiency of Production of Wheat Farmers in the Eastern Free State, Province of South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ngwenya,   S.A.; Battese,   George E.; Fleming,   Euan M.
Farm-level data for the 1988/89 agricultural year from a sample survey of wheat farmers in Eastern Free State, are analysed in this paper. Stochastic frontier production functions are estimated, in which the technical inefficiency effects are modelled in terms of the size of the farming operation and other explanatory variables. The technical inefficiency effects for the farmers involved are significant and the null hypothesis that the explanatory variables in the model for the inefficiency effects have zero coefficients is rejected. The technical inefficiency effects are negatively and significantly related to the size of the farms. Elasticities of mean outputs with respect to the different inputs, together with the technical efficiencies of the wheat...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54444

Estimating on-farm methane emissions for sheep production on the Northern Tablelands: establishment of demonstration site
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McPhee,   Malcolm J.; Edwards,   Clare; Meckiff,   Jim; Ballie,   Neil; Schneider,   Derek; Arnott,   Paul; Cowie,   Annette l.; Savage,   Darryl; Lamb,   David; Guppy,   Chris; McCorkell,   Bruce E.; Hegarty,   Roger S.
Special Edition Sheep and Cattle Production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse gas; High fertility; Low fertility; Pasture production; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121466

Whole farm analysis-Fertiliser nitrogen can reduce deep drainage and increase profitability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scott,   J. Fiona.
Opportunity cropping has been shown to reduce mean annual deep drainage compared to long fallow systems. A question that remained was the effect of added fertiliser nitrogen under each of the cropping systems and whether it would make a significant difference to amounts of deep drainage and to profitability. Estimates of crop yield and deep drainage results were generated using the APSLM (Agricultural Production Systems Simulator) cropping systems model, to compare long-fallow wheat/sorghum and two opportunity-cropping scenarios on a vertosol on the Liverpool Plains using rainfall data from 1958 to 1997. The results showed that fertiliser nitrogen did have a significant effect on deep drainage and gross margin under each cropping system. However, higher...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cropping systems; Profitability; Modelling; Variability; Whole farm budgeting; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59705

EVALUATION OF NORTH DAKOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Net farm income of participants in the North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program increased with years of enrollment both in absolute terms and compared to peer group benchmarks.  Median net farm income increased $7,829 and $14,191 between the first and fifth year of enrollment for all farms in the program and a subset of farms with five consecutive years of records starting with the first year of enrollment, respectively.  Net farm income by year of program participation was compared to a benchmark median net farm income for the same geographic region, calendar year, and farm type in an attempt to isolate the affects of management from weather and other exogenous factors.  Net farm income as a percent of benchmark increased 17.5  percentage...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23220

HEDGING AND PRODUCTION DECISIONS UNDER A LINEAR MEAN-VARIANCE PREFERENCE FUNCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavas,   Jean-Paul; Pope,   Rulon D.
A firm model of production and hedging decisions is developed using a mean-variance preference function.  Comparative static analysis of the model generates a number of testable hypotheses.  For example, the influence of price risk, production risk and hedging cost on the optimal level of production and hedging is analyzed in the framework.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32422

PROFITABILITY OF FERTILIZER USE ON MAIZE BY SMALL-SCALE FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN ZAMBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Zhiying; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Black,   J. Roy; Govereh,   Jones.
Multi-year nationwide survey data is used to estimate maize yield response functions and determine profitability of fertilizer use by small-scale farmers in Zambia. Most previous research on economics of fertilization used estimates of yield response to nutrients based on experimental or simulation data and seldom investigated region-specific and management-specific effects. In this paper we address the main issues arising from using large survey data and estimate maize yield response functions for different groups of households that have various management practices and soil conditions in two major agro-climatic zones. Profitability of fertilizer use is determined for each group in each zone and the results provide the following messages. First,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19141

IRRIGATION AND POTENTIAL DIVERSIFICATION BENEFITS IN HUMID CLIMATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vandeveer,   Lonnie R.; Paxton,   Kenneth W.; Lavergne,   David R.
Income variability and means for managing risk continue to receive much attention in farm management research. In this paper, irrigation is presented as a risk-management strategy that offers potential diversification benefits. Potential diversification opportunities largely result from a wider range of enterprise production activities. A portfolio analysis of dryland and irrigated farm scenarios indicates that income stabilizing and diversification effects of irrigation substantially modify the risk-return position of a typical farm in northeast Louisiana. Safety-first considerations along with Target MOTAD programming procedures also are used to evaluate the impact of irrigation on the farm's financial performance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30106

PRÁTICAS DE GESTÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL: UMA ANÁLISE DA ORGANIZAÇÃO FAMILIAR RURAL DA GLEBA TRIÂNGULO - MT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Portela,   Jose Leao; Laforga,   Gilmar.
Este artigo apresenta que o desenvolvimento de técnicas e práticas administrativas, orientadas pelos preceitos do desenvolvimento sustentável e voltadas à organização familiar rural tem como horizonte a fixação do homem no campo, melhoria de sua qualidade de vida e, em última análise, permitir sua inclusão social. Os objetivos do trabalho são: identificar e avaliar as práticas gestão orientadas ao desenvolvimento sustentável nas organizações familiares rurais da Gleba Triângulo. Os métodos utilizados foram: pesquisa bibliográfica; aplicação de questionários semi-estruturados; organização e análise dos dados colhidos, e; posteriormente visitas a campo para verificar de fato a realidade. Como resultado, poucas ferramentas administrativas encontradas e uso...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Desenvolvimento sustentável; Gestão; Organização familiar rural; Sustainable development; Administration; Rural family organization; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113194

Vegetable forcing program in Hungary, and its employment aspects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gergely,   Sandor.
Hungary is one of the countries best suited for agriculture in Europe and throughout the world. Over the last decades, however, the emphasis on putting such natural endowments to the benefit of the nation and of rural communities has dwindled. Most of the opportunities lost concern vegetable and fruit growing, as well as animal husbandry. This also means that these are the fields where we have the greatest reserves. No country may reach the level of prosperity to which it destined without using its natural and human resources in a sustainable manner. Our paper presents the main trends in vegetable growing in the world, the Community and in Hungary, as well as characteristics of the export and import of vegetables in the country. We present development...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vegetable forcing; Vegetable export and import; Employment of unemployed people; Green energy; Integration; Hajtatásos zöldségtermelés; Zöldség export-import; Munkanélküliek foglalkoztatása; Zöldenergia; Integráció; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92536

Modelling Organic Farming at Sector Level – An Application to the Reformed CAP in Austria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmid,   Erwin; Sinabell,   Franz.
We analyse whether the 2003 CAP reform and the anticipated new program of rural development will lead to an expansion or a reduction of organic farming. An extended version of the Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP) method is developed in order to differentiate organic farming from conventional and other agri-environmental management practices in a sector model. Austria is chosen for the case study because 8 % of its farmland are managed organically, and detailed data on alternative management practices are available. The results suggest that the recent agricultural policy reforms will make organic farming more attractive for farmers, given the price premiums relative to conventional products will remain at observed levels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Common Agricultural Policy; Program for Rural Development; Agricultural sector modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Q11; Q18; Q21.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25300

Farm Business Analysis Survey of 44 Farms in the Clear Lake Soil Conservation Demonstration Area 1941
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welch,   C. Herman, Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106098

Exploring the Relations, Bargaining Forms and Dynamics of the EU Food Supply Chain under the Perspective of the Key Actors: Evidence from Greece and Denmark
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galanopoulos,   Konstantinos; Karantininis,   Konstantinos; Mattas,   Konstadinos; Karelakis,   Christos.
The objective of this paper is to offer qualitative and quantitative insights on the perceptions of the actors in the EU food supply chain on a broad spectrum of topics that characterise its operation and conduct, highlighting also potential differences in North and South European countries. Issues explored pertained to actors’ relations with up- and downstream partners, the future dynamic and challenges of the food sector, the influence of policy intervention and attitudes towards genetically modified products (GMPs) and organic production. For this purpose, a total of 34 food supply chain actors in Denmark and Greece were interviewed using a semi-structured interview process. A comparative analysis of the interviews pinpointed many similarities in the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food supply chain structure; Vertical integration; Stakeholders’ survey.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121947

Risk and Contract Relationships
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freier,   Axel E.; Kuhl,   Rainer.
The current structure of the German agri-food-sector is deduced from an increasing (international) competition and its division into small and medium business units particularly on the producers’ side. The roots of this development lie in a more a hundred year’s history of a productive branch that was intensively shaped by co-operatives. Nowadays this cooperative structure competes with networks and capital market-oriented firms that raise the question of the today’s role of cooperatives (see Kühl/ Hanf, 2004) In the following sections different approaches evaluating possible strategic paths of the actors within the production chain in the agri-food-sector will be presented. As a consequence risk issues agricultural economists have to address will be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59182

2008 Michigan Upper Peninsula Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 23 dairy farms across the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. Farm records checked for accuracy. While considerable variation in the data exists, average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion that follows.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122345

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmers of Northern Minnesota for the year 1931 (April 1, 1931 to April 1, 1932)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Cleland,   S.B.; Cavert,   W.L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1932
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105588

The Distributional Implications for Higher Farm Animal Welfare in New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bicknell,   Kathryn.
Over the past few decades the relative price of eggs has fallen dramatically in New Zealand. This has been made possible, at least in part, by the application of increasingly intensive agricultural practices. However, there is also growing pressure from consumers and animal rights groups around the world to ban the use of conventional/barren cages for egg production on animal welfare grounds. In this paper a simple partial equilibrium model is used to provide a preliminary estimate of the welfare effects of moving to alternative housing systems for egg laying hens in New Zealand. Results indicate that in a market where demand is relatively inelastic and trade is restricted for sanitary reasons, the cost of improving hen welfare will be born largely by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115418

Can the CAP payments facilitate the growth of individual farms in the New Member States post-EU accession?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latruffe,   Laure; Davidova,   Sophia; Douarin,   Elodie; Gorton,   Matthew.
The impact of the introduction of EU Single Area Payments (SAP) on farm strategy in New Member States is investigated for a sample of Lithuanian farms, utilizing farm accounting and survey data. The application of two investment models demonstrates that the credit market in Lithuania was imperfect prior to accession and that some farms were financially constrained. The introduction of the SAP has a significant, positive influence on farmers’ intentions to expand their farm area compared to a baseline scenario of the continuation of pre-accession policy. The switch in policy has a more pronounced effect on farms that were previously credit constrained. While the SAP has been presented as a policy support that is decoupled from production, its introduction...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Single Area Payments (SAP); Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Credit; Lithuania; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43611

Designing Regional Systems of Biotechnology Regulation A Transaction Cost Approach to Regulatory Governance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Birner,   Regina; Linacre,   Nicholas A.
Many developing countries are currently in the process of designing regulatory systems that should make it possible to use the potential of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for agricultural development, while at the same time managing the risks for food safety and the environment that are potentially associated with these technologies. In view of the considerable costs associated with biotechnology regulation and the scarcity of biosafety specialists, there are processes in various regions of the developing world to establish regional systems of biotechnology regulation. So far, there are major knowledge gaps as to how regional systems of biotechnology regulation can be designed to be effective and efficient and to fulfill principles of good...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional biotechnology regulation; Regulatory federalism; Transaction cost economics; European Union; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52218

2005 NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK: REPRESENTATIVE FARMS, 2005-2014
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swenson,   Andrew L.; Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.
Net farm income for all representative farms in 2014 is projected to be lower than in 2004.  Low-profit farms, which comprise 25% of the farms in the study, may not have financial resiliency to survive without off-farm income.  Costs are projected to increase faster than yields, which will pressure net farm income downward.  Cropland prices and cash rental rates are projected to increase slightly in all regions.  Debt-to-asset ratios for most farms will decrease slightly throughout the forecast period.  Debt-to-asset ratios for the low-profit and small-size farms are higher than those for large and high-profit farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratios; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23527

Adoption of Technology, Management Practices, and Production Systems by U.S. Beef Cow-Calf Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pruitt,   J. Ross; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Nehring,   Richard F.; Qushim,   Berdikul.
Using USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Survey data, factors leading to the adoption of technology, management practices, and production systems by U.S. beef cow-calf producers are analyzed. Binary logit regression models are used to determine impacts of vertical integration; region of the U.S.; farm size, diversification, and tenure; and demographics on adoption decisions. Significant differences were found in adoption rates by region of the U.S., degree of vertical integration, and size of operation, suggesting the presence of economies of size and vertical economies of scope. Results also indicate high degrees of complementarity among technologies, management practices, and production systems.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Cow-calf; Management practices; Production systems; Technology adoption; Farm Management; D21; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123778

Gender, Marital Status, Farm Size and other Factors Influencing the Extent of Cash Cropping in Kenya: A Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiriti,   Tabitha; Tisdell,   Clement A.
This article examines the effects of commercialisation of agriculture on land use and work patterns by means of a case study in the Nyeri district in Kenya. The study uses cross sectional data collected from small-scale farmers in this district. We find that good quality land is allocated to non-food cash crops, which may lead to a reduction in non-cash food crops and expose some households to greater risks of possible famine. Also the proportion of land allocated to food crops declines as the farm size increases while the proportion of land allocated to non-food cash crops rises as the size of farm increases. Cash crops are also not bringing in as much revenue commensurate with the amount of land allocated to them. With growing commercialisation, women...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural commercialisation; Gender inequality; Non-food cash crops; Food cash crops; Non-cash food crops; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102261

PRODUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT UNDER ARKANSAS SOYBEAN RENTAL ARRANGEMENTS FROM THE TENANT'S AND LANDLORD'S PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dillon,   Carl R.; Oriade,   Caleb A.; Parsch,   Lucas D.
Potential of alternative production practices and rental arrangements for risk management of both landlord and tenant, individually and jointly,  is examined. Mathematical programming and simulation is used to study a hypothetical Arkansas soybean producer. Results indicate importance of lease types and risk in choice of optimal farm plans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20781

ESTIMATING RELATIVE MAGNITUDES OF COMPONENTS OF FARM PRODUCTION IN SEMI-SUBSISTENCE FARMING: THE CASE OF KAVANGO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Low,   A.; Kamwi,   K.
Output from the non-formal, traditional or semi-subsistence sector is usually estimated on the basis-marketed production only. It is therefore often underestimated in national statistics and information on the relative importance of different sources of farm-household production is either not attempted or is unreliable. This paper provides an estimation of the magnitude and relative contribution of different production and consumption components for different farm-household types in Kavango. Some of the practical and conceptual issues involved are discussed, as well as the implications of the results obtained for development planning.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54891

Cotton Price Policy and New Cereal Technology in the Malian Cotton Zone
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coulibaly,   Jeanne Y.; Sanders,   John H.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Baker,   Timothy G.
During the last decade, cotton production and area have been declining as a result of depleting soil nutrients and low cotton prices in the cotton zone of Mali. This paper shows that the Malian government’s 2011 policy to increase the farm gate cotton price as a response to world cotton price increase enhances farm income but has less impact on cotton than on maize production. A complementary policy of introducing new sorghum technologies would have an equal impact on farmers’ incomes in the cotton zone of Mali.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton prices; Improved sorghum technology; Discrete stochastic programming; Mali; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103755

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1983 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsch,   Delane E.; Smith,   Matthew G.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13053

Spatial Analysis of Precision Agriculture Data: Role for Extension
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffin,   Terry W.; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James.
The role of Extension in assisting farmers conducting on-farm trials with yield monitors was assessed by direct casual observation and a formal interview during a three-year case study. Results indicate that Extension has a role in assisting farmers when selecting treatments to test, designing experiments, and interpreting statistical results.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6804

Policy and Institutional effects on market participation by smallholder rice farmers: case studies in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toure,   Ali; Bamba,   Ibrahim; Diagne,   Aliou; Harouna,   Kore; Cisse,   Youssouf; Kabore,   Daniel.
Rice sector contributes significantly to secure households with regard to their food needs but also to the creation of employments and income generation. The sector development and its evolution over the years have been marked by various policies and approaches. These development stages of the sector constitute nothing but the impact of the number of factors such as the rice policies put in place. A collaborative multi-country pilot study on policy and institutional arrangements effects on irrigated rice production and commercialization was conducted by WARDA and its country partners of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. In-depth surveys were carried out at both village and household levels to collect qualitative and quantitative data on irrigated rice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52097

A FŐBB SZÁNTÓFÖLDI NÖVÉNYEK TERMELÉSE ÉS AZ ÁLLATÁLLOMÁNY ALAKULÁSÁNAK KILÁTÁSAI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hegedus-Baranyai,   Nora.
A mindenkori gazdaságpolitikának nagy szüksége van a mezőgazdasági folyamatok összetevőinek megismerésére, a hatások-ellenhatások múltbeli feltérképezésére ahhoz, hogy a jövő agrárstratégiáját már ezek figyelembevételével alakítsa ki. A vizsgálatok a múltbeli tendencia folytatásaként a búza, a kukorica vetésterületének csökkenését, illetve a napraforgó növekedését vetítik előre. A termésmennyiségek prognózisa azt mutatta, hogy a búza, a kukorica és a napraforgó esetében emelkedés várható, amit a hosszú távú ciklusok jövőben várható konjunktúrája még jobban fel fog erősíteni. Az állatállomány trendjének öt éves előrejelzése alapján kirajzolódott az a korántsem pozitív kép, hogy ha a múltbeli tendenciák tovább folytatódnak a sertés- és a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Állatállomány; Szántóföldi növénytermelés; Hosszú távú trend; Jövőprognózis; Ciklus; Livestock; Production of arable land plants; Long-term trend; Future prognosis; Cycle; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57685

SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS AND INCOME PROSPECTS FOR THE FARMING SYSTEMS IN THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cristoiu,   Adriana; Cobos,   Blanca Lucena; Caceres-Clavero,   Francisco.
An investigation carried out at the farming system level on the sustainability dimensions and agricultural income prospects in the Czech Republic and Lithuania under the implementation of the 2003 common agricultural policy reform reveals (a) the economic dimension as the leading one in terms of the overall sustainability rank position farming systems achieved, and (b) that under certain policy scenario assumptions, adoption of energy crops (Czech Republic) or conversion to organic farming (Lithuania) trigger potentially the highest farm gross income at the 2013 time horizon.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Dimensions; Systems; CAP; NMS; Income; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8514

Census of Agriculture Highlights, New York State, 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bills,   Nelson L.; Stanton,   Bernard F.
The Census of Agriculture provides a continuing historical record of what has happened on New York State farms and its wider rural economy. The purpose of this report is to provide readily accessible information on basic historical facts about agriculture in New York State such as land in farms, numbers of farms, acreage of major crops and numbers of livestock for census years dating back to 1992. Census results for 2007 show that 24 percent (7.5 million acres) of the State’s land area was in farms. This acreage is roughly equal to the land in farms reported in the early 1990s but far below the peak acreage in the early 1900s. Much of the land formerly in farms has reverted to forest or brush. Total cropland in 2007 was 4.31 million acres of which 79...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55945

Labor Requirements for Feeding Cattle as Affected by Number of Cattle Fed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Ray George; Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113743

Impact on the SURE Program on North Dakota Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.
Agricultural producer groups have stressed for years the need for a disaster title in the farm bill. In the 2008 Farm Bill, the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) was included to address that need. Previously, producers had to convince Washington to fund ad hoc and emergency disaster declarations in times of low crop returns. This study reviews the SURE program and estimates the effectiveness of the program for North Dakota farmers. The SURE program replaces disaster funding; however it also probably prevents additional assistance under extra ordinary conditions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: SURE; Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program; 2008 Farm Bill; Net farm income; North Dakota Representative Farm Model; Disaster funding; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46892

Adoption of Technology and Its Impact on Profitability of Young and Beginning Farmers: A Quantile Regression Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adhikari,   Arun; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Chintawar,   Sachin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Technology; Profitability; GM crops; Quantile Regression; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46830

Perception of Innovative Crop Insurance in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.; Molnar,   Tams A.
Worldwide, extreme climate risks cause stakeholders in food supply chains to search for new risk management tools. In Australia, recently so‐called crop yield simulation insurance has been introduced based on an integrated agrometeorological simulation model. Current uptake is relatively low, possibly because Australian farmers perceive commodity price risk as more important than climate risk. Also, they perceive risk management tools such as water management and diversification as more important than buying crop insurance. Still, opportunities seem to exist for new insurance products, such as crop yield simulation insurance, as indicated by farmers’ interest into such products. Outcomes are useful in worldwide discussions on risk management opportunities...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop yield simulation; Yield insurance; Wheat farmers; Personal interviews; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100505

Evaluating Alternative Safety Net Programs in Alberta: A Firm-level Simulation Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jeffrey,   Scott R.; Novak,   Frank S.
This paper examines alternative risk management strategies in terms of their effectiveness for three representative Alberta farm operations. Stochastic dynamic simulation methods are used to model financial performance for these farms, and alternative risk management programs are compared in terms of their ability to stabilize returns, support income and reduce the probability of bankruptcy. The results suggest that government programs such as the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) program or the Farm Income Disaster Program (FIDP) in Alberta have some benefits in terms of supporting income levels and reducing the chances of farm failure. Neither program is very effective, however, in stabilizing year to year income or cash flow for the farm...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24118

Agricultural policies and farm structures.  Agent-based modelling and application to EU-policy reform.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Happe,   Kathrin.
Agricultural structures have been shaped by a variety of factors including economic, cultural, historical, political, technological, and geographical conditions. Moreover, agricultural structures are not static. Structural change can be characterised as an evolutionary process consisting – among other things – of constant adjustment to changes in demand, supply, and technological progress. The development of competitive and efficient agricultural structures has been one of the central goals of agricultural policy making in addition to ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers. To achieve these goals, the agricultural sector in most industrialized nations has long been the subject of government interventions. However, many agricultural policies have...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93019

OF FARMERS AND BUTCHERS - COMPARING THE DETERMINANTS OF EXIT IN SHRINKING SECTORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mann,   Stefan; Mante,   Juliane.
Farmers and butchers in Switzerland both operate in shrinking sectors. The number of businesses and the sectoral turnover has decreased by about 40 per cent over the last twenty years for both sectors. It is, however, an interesting question whether the determinants of exit are the same for the primary sector and the secondary and tertiary sector. A regression analysis reveals that, for farmers, a larger part of exits can be traced back to economic factors if compared to butchers. For butchers, the profit of the business is the key determinant of structural change, whereas for farms, the level of prices is an important signal factor. Interest rates influence structural change for both sectors. The study points to the importance of sector-specific research.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30708

Truck Shipment of Grain by North Dakota Elevators 1956-57
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Fred R.; Nelson,   David C.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1959
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119414

The Competitiveness of Small Household Pig Producers in Vietnam: Significant Research and Policy Findings from an ACIAR-sponsored Study and their Limitations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
The preamble to this paper highlights some of the major policy issues facing Vietnam as far as its supply of pork is concerned, in particular, the problem of its demand for pork rising at a faster rate than its supply. Some relevant background to this research project is provided by outlining selected features of Vietnam’s pig industry. Then the main findings (in the view of the author) from this ACIAR-funded research are presented. These results include (1) natural protection given to Vietnam’s pig producers from imports as a result of the nature of the preferences of Vietnamese consumers: (2) the importance of household labour, especially that provided by females, in the husbandry of pigs held by households; (3) the existence, or otherwise, of scale...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economic efficiency in pig production; Economies of scale in pig production; Gender and rural employment; Household agricultural production; Livestock development policy; Natural trade protection; Specialization in agricultural products; Vietnam’s pig industry.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97471

1994 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Talley,   Dary E.; Christensen,   James L.; Weness,   Erlin J.; Fales,   Perry A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13414

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1933
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1934
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13112

RUSSIAN FARM ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE AND RESTRUCTURING: A DEBT PROBLEM OR A PROFITABILITY PROBLEM?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pederson,   Glenn D.; Brooks,   Karen M.; Lekhtman,   Oleg P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14416

Tractor Costs and Rates of Performance: A Preliminary Report of Data Secured in 1936 Covering the Cost of Operation and the Rate of Performance of Farm Tractors in Minnesota and Summaries for 1933, 1934 and 1935
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Schwantes,   Arthur J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113291

Irrigation Equipment Cost Survey in Kansas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigge,   Holly M.; Tsoodle,   Leah J.; Wilson,   Christine A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117990

Farm Income Expected to Decline in 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Johnson,   James D.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124057

Environmental Issues and Farming in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Jock R.
Formerly a rich-county preoccupation, dealing more explicitly with environmental concerns around agriculture is becoming a mainstream concern for developing countries. Concerns arise with all the major resources underpinning farming, such as land and water which are selectively reviewed here but most attention is concentrated on the soil resource and carbon sequestration possibilities. The results of some environmental interventions constitute public goods at variously local, regional and global levels and thus provide a rationale for potential engagement for governments and development agencies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7011

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1943
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1944
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13122

A Provisional Framework for Studying Information Connectivity in Food Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engelseth,   Per; Karlsen,   Anniken.
Through a discussion of peculiarities of food supply, involving focus on information connectivity, a preliminary framework is sought that underlines joint responsibility in a complete supply chain of actors working in network context to achieve safe, quality and economic provision of products to end-use.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chains and networks; Complete chain and network approach; Information connectivity; Enterprise modelling; Product traceability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49844

Explaining the Changing Institutional Organisation of Dutch Farms: The Role of Farmer's Attitude, Advisory Network and Structural Factors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jongeneel,   Roelof A.; Polman,   Nico B.P.; Slangen,   Louis H.G.
Although the family farm remains the dominant organisational form for farms there are changes in the legal mode of organisation. Applying the new institutional economics and economic organisation theory the different organisation modes are explained, mainly in terms of control and income rights. Important factors are (limited) liability, risk-bearing costs, transaction costs, and residual control and income rights. In an empirical follow-up, based on a sample among 3100 farmers in the Netherlands, the impact of farmers' attitudes, farm advisory network, and structural variables on organisation choice are analysed. Especially the financial advisors appear to play a significant role in the choice of organisation mode. Other factors are age, branche...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm organisation; Ownership and management; Liability; Risk; Residual control and income rights; Attitudes; Advisory network; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24526

CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS AND DECISION ON ADAPTATION MEASURES BY LIVESTOCK FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mandleni,   B.; Anim,   F.D.K.
This paper investigated the extent of awareness of climate change by livestock farmers in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It further explored the choice of adaptation measures that were followed and factors that affected adaption measures. The results indicated that marital status, level of education, formal extension, temperatures and the way in which land was acquired, significantly affected awareness of climate change. Variables that significantly affected adaptation selections were gender, formal extension, information received about climate change, temperatures and 2 the way in which land was acquired. The study suggested that the positive and significant variables that affected awareness and adaptation measures by livestock farmers be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change awareness; Heckman’s two step probit model; Decisions to adapt; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108794

Federal Tax Policies and Farm Households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Durst,   Ron L.
Significant changes in Federal individual income and estate tax policies have occurred over the last 10 years. Analysis suggests that changes in Federal tax provisions affecting both individual and business income taxes have reduced average tax rates for all farm households, resulting in the lowest tax burden on farm income and investment in a decade. Similarly, an analysis of the changes to Federal estate tax policies suggests that increases in the value of property that can be transferred to the next generation free of the estate tax, combined with special provisions for farmers and other small businesses, have greatly reduced the number of farm estates subject to the tax and the amount owed. While nearly 10 percent of commercial farm estates could owe...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Income tax; Estate tax; Tax rates; Estate; Federal tax policy; Farm losses; Commercial farms; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58619

Changes in Farm Size and Structure in American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stanton,   Bernard F.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121535

SOURCES AND UTILIZATION OF FOODSTUFFS IN BELARUSIAN HOUSEHOLDS: RESULTS OF THE GRODNO HOUSEHOLDS SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmitz,   Susanne; Brosig,   Stephan; Degtiarevich,   Josif J.; Degtiarevich,   Irina J.; Grings,   Michael.
The paper is a documentation of a (non-representative) survey on the food situation of households in the Grodno region, Belarus. It covers the year between September 2000 and August 2001. The focus of the survey was on the sources of food in the households (purchase, own production, and receipt in non-monetary transactions between households) and on the utilization (consumption, feed use, sale, unpaid transfers to other households, and spoilage). The paper describes the survey design and the scope and quality of the compiled data set and it presents results of descriptive analyses. The survey households consume a well balanced diet based on potatoes and vegetables as the main staple food. 75 percent of the households use small land plots for food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Belarus; Grodno; Foodstuffs; Food; Nutrition; Diet; Household survey; Weissrussland; Belarus; Grodno; Ernährung; Nahrungsmittel; Haushaltsbefragung; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; R20; I30.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92018

Farmers Develop Strategies To Reduce Energy Input Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bagi,   Faqir Singh; McGath,   Christopher.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121247

Land and water productivity of wheat in the Western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India and Pakistan:  a comparative analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Intizar; Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Mudasser,   Muhammad; Molden,   David J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wheat; Crop yield; Productivity; Climate; Irrigation canals; Watercourses; Water distribution; Water allocation; Policy; India; Pakistan; Gangetic Plains; Kaithal Irrigation Circle; Bhakra Canal; Chaj Sub-Basin; Lower Jehlum Canal; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52972

1993 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Nordquist,   Dale W.; Westman,   Lorin L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13616

Climate change: Impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   Gerald C.; Rosegrant,   Mark W.; Koo,   Jawoo; Robertson,   Richard D.; Sulser,   Timothy B.; Zhu,   Tingju; Ringler,   Claudia; Msangi,   Siwa; Palazzo,   Amanada; Batka,   Miroslav; Magalhaes,   Marilia Castelo; Valmonte-Santos,   Rowena A.; Ewing,   Mandy; Lee,   David R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57371

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Vanvig,   Andrew.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13117

ASSESSING SPATIAL BREAK-EVEN VARIABILITY IN FIELDS WITH TWO OR MORE MANAGEMENT ZONES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: English,   Burton C.; Mahajanashetti,   S.B.; Roberts,   Roland K.
Farmers are interested in knowing whether applying inputs at variable rates across a field is economically viable.  The answer depends on the crop, the input, their prices, the cost of variable rate technology (VRT) versus uninform rate technology (URT), and the spatial and yield response variability within each field.  Methods were investigated for determining the range of spatial variability over which the return to VRT covers its additional cost compared with URT in fields with multiple management zones.  Models developed in this article, or variants thereof, could be used to help farmers make the VRT adoption decision.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Management zones; Nitrogen; Precision farming; Site-specific management; Spatial break-even variability proportions; Spatial variability; Variable rate technology; Yield response variability; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15450

Synthesis of IWMI work in Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pant,   Dhruba; Samad,   Madar.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has been working in Nepal since 1986 with the objective of undertaking research in water management and to strengthen the research capabilities of concerned government agencies. The research helped to develop appropriate mechanisms for providing support to Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS) and the initiation of participatory irrigation management (PIM). The river basin studies helped policy formulation for integrated planning and management of water resources besides the methodological contribution through the development of appropriate tools for water management studies. It also contributed to enhancing the capabilities of agency officials and local researchers through their involvement in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation systems; Privatization; Farmer managed irrigation systems; River basin management; Water users associations; Policy; Groundwater management; Gender; Women; Capacity building; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95762

An Economic Assessment of the 1999 Drought: Agricultural Impacts Are Severe Locally, but Limited Nationally
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Gollehon,   Noel R.; Dismukes,   Robert; Breneman,   Vincent E.; Heimlich,   Ralph E.
While the 1999 drought has had severe financial impacts on agricultural producers in the drought regions, its impact on U.S. agricultural production has been limited. The drought will reduce commodity receipts relative to 1998 by an estimated $1.29 billion. Estimated farm net income losses, including expected yield losses, increases in expenses, and insurance indemnities, will total $1.35 billion, about 3 percent of expected 1999 U.S. net farm income. Drought impacts in areas of the Northeast designated as extreme and severe drought are expected to reduce farmers' net income by nearly $840 million. The regions affected, the crops grown in those regions, the increased use of irrigation, and crop insurance coverage limited the drought's impacts on...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33655

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

Measuring the Efficiency of Wheat Production of Western Australian Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tozer,   Peter R.
Using stochastic frontier analysis, efficiency of production of wheat in Western Australia was studied. The production function model used was a relatively simple input model, consisting of wheat yield, effective rainfall, fertilizer application rates and year of study. Inefficiency was captured in a second model that incorporated machinery capital investment, opening equity level, and year of study. Data covered the production years 2004 through to 2007. The results demonstrated that inefficiency was present in wheat production in Western Australia and that inefficiency increased over the period from 18% in 2004 to 29% in 2007. Higher machinery investment per hectare and opening equity levels reduced inefficiency, due to producers having sufficient...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wheat production; Efficiency; Fertiliser; Rainfall.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59168

Utilizing cow-calf producer information to increase profits in retained ownership of beef cattle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Brian R.; Stockton,   Matthew C.
Retained ownership has been found to be a profitable endeavor, yet many cow-calf producers choose not to retain their calves. While this paper does not directly explore the reasons producers might have for not retaining ownership, which may include uncertainty, it does explore innovative use of asymmetrical information that might reduce some of the uncertainty. Results are summarized in a regression analysis similar to a Hedonic price model where birth weight, weaning weight, and weaning age are found to be important factors to consider when selecting animals to retain.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Asymmetrical Information; Hedonic Price Model; Beef; Retained Ownership; Producer Profitability; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; D82; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98773

Farming Opportunities for Rural Farm Youth in the North Central Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stam,   Jerome M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7568

AN ECONOMIC MODELLING APPROACH FOR VULNERABILITY ASSESMENT IN IRRIGATION FARMS IN SPAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Esteve,   Paloma; Varela-Ortega,   Consuelo.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114337

Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management; Proceedings of the Workshop on Pro-poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Islamabad, Pakistan, 23-24 April 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water management; Irrigated farming; Poverty; Food security; Households; Income; Drought; Forest policy; Natural disasters; Land ownership; Groundwater; Water market; Water balance; Legislation; Tube wells; Institutional development; Crop production; Wages; Economic aspects; Tillage; Water harvesting; Public policy; Surface water; Labor; Exports; Public sector; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118414

HOW MANY IOWA COMMERCIAL FARM BUSINESSES WILL SURVIVE UNTIL 2000?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolly,   Robert W.
This study of farm financial conditions in Iowa indicates the potential for significant and widespread financial stress exists should commodity prices remain 15 to 30 percent below 1997 average levels.  This isn't a repeat of the 1980s when farmers struggled with excessive debt, high interest rates and crashing asset values -- but the potential for increased financial stress is very real. This study is based on financial information obtained from members of the Iowa Farm Business Association.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18247

PROJECTED COSTS AND RETURNS - COTTON, SOYBEANS, CORN, MILO AND WHEAT, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paxton,   Kenneth W.
The enterprise budgets for owner-operators and tenant- operators are presented in two formats. One format is a summary of  costs and returns for the enterprise. This format presents costs by broad categories such as herbicides, insecticides, etc. The other format presents a detailed listing of the operations, the equipment size and the associated power unit along with the date performed and the associated costs for tractor, machinery and materials. Together these formats provide the detailed information necessary to adjust budgets to individual situations. In addition, the appendix to this report contains detailed cost estimates for an extensive list of equipment, irrigation systems, and operating inputs. These may also be used to modify budgets contained...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31665

WHO WILL GET GRANDPA'S FARM? COMMUNICATING ABOUT FARM TRANSFER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: DeVaney,   Sharon A.
Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32843

Innovation and Food System Sustainability: Public Concerns vs Private Interests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sodano,   Valeria.
The food system negatively affects the environment, human health and the total well being of the society in many ways, causing: soil and water depletion, pollution due to the waste treatments, acid rains, desertification, climate change, ozone depletion and biodiversity loss. The paper endeavors to compare the needs of a sustainable food system with strategies actually carried out at private and public level. It is shown that while the process of trade liberalization is pushing towards market deregulation and decreasing state intervention, corporate social responsibility is very low and unable to tackle the huge environmental problems faced by the food system. The main conclusion of the paper is that the current competitive games played by leading firms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Sustainability; Local food systems; Fresh produce; Participatory democracy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49891

Explaining differences in farms efficiencies in Polish agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,   Heinrich; Pieniadz,   Agata.
This paper deals with the estimation of a random coefficient model. The virtue of this approach is that it considers firm heterogeneity, which conventional SFA models do not. When the model is applied to Polish farms, the results indicate that the conventional random and fixed effect models overestimate the potential production increases due to the reduction of inefficiency. Additionally, our findings provide evidence of the importance of input quality for efficiency analysis. Moreover, the results indicate that farm heterogeneity is a significant determinant of agricultural production. We found that differences in productivity between the farms can partly be attributed to farm size, degree of integration in the product markets and incurred transaction...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SFA; Random component model; Poland; Agriculture; Firm heterogeneity; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; C23; D24; L23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51051

NACHHALTIGER ANBAU VON BIOENERGIE – EINE ÖKONOMISCH-ÖKOLOGISCHE ANALYSE FÜR DAS UMWELTMINISTERIUM IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Angenendt,   Elisabeth; Konold,   Angelika; Jooss,   Ruediger; Bahrs,   Enno; Zeddies,   Jurgen.
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Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agrarumweltpolitik; Naturschutz; Bioenergie; Ökonomisch-ökologische Analyse; Regionalmodell; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93935

A Nonparametric Approach to The Analysis of HACCP/RMP Implementation Process
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cao,   Kay; Scrimgeour,   Frank G.
In this paper we conduct an analysis of the implementation of HACCP/RMP in the NZ Meat Industry based on the data collected from our recent survey. Nonparametric methods are used to measure the association between plant characteristics such as size, age, activities, and food safety management practices and HACCP/RMP adoption motivations, implementation problems, benefits, and costs. Results give insights into the ongoing process of mandatory RMP in New Zealand.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HACCP/RMP implementation; New Zealand Meat Industry; Nonparametric methods; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97786

Scale Effects, Technical Efficiency and Land Lease in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xiaobing; Yu,   Xiaohua.
Using a panel dataset from Zhejiang province in China over the period 1995-2002, we propose a two-step estimation procedure to investigate the links between land lease activity and production efficiency. We find that the output elasticity with respect to land, the scale effect and the technical efficiency are higher for farmers involved in land-lease activities. In addition, technical efficiency and land-lease activity are endogenous, and farmers with higher technical efficiency are more likely to lease more land and adopt advanced technologies to achieve higher profits, which in turn alters the technical efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Lease; Land Use Rights; Technical Efficiency; Scale Effect; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q15; P23; D50.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115736

Economic relations between superlarge farming companies and small agricultural producers in Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pugachov,   Vladimir; Pugachova,   Kateryna.
The presented research is devoted to issues of development in Ukraine superlarge farming companies, to their relations with small agricultural producers and consequences for small agricultural producers. Research is lead on the basis of official data of the State committee of statistics of Ukraine and results of the survey 2006 that was conducted in 6 regions of the country. In the first part of the paper are considered the dynamics of increase an amount of superlarge farming companies in Ukraine, their territorial arrangement, specialization of production and other. Also is analyzed the efficiency of superlarge farming companies in comparison with other agricultural enterprises. The attention is also turned on operating conditions of superlarge farming...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Superlarge farming companies; Private farms; Households.; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10022

1956 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Ralph; Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91344

THE PROS AND CONS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING CONTRACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Million,   Alfred R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33420

North Dakota Farm Labor Laws
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Priebe,   Timothy A.; Saxowsky,   David M.; Anderson,   Owen L.; Johnson,   Jerome E.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120461

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1941
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Toben,   G.E.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13111

JAAE Front page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120442

A MARHAHIZLALÁS GAZDASÁGOSSÁGÁNAK VIZSGÁLATA EGY SOMOGY MEGYEI VÁLLALKOZÁSBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Csonka,   Arnold; Kemeny,   Gabor.
Az anyatehén állomány fajtaátalakítására irányuló döntés két évjáraton elvégzett mérések tapasztalata alapján a hizlalási tevékenység szempontjából is indokoltnak bizonyult. A takarmányozás költségeinek elemzése alapján leszögezhetjük, hogy a marhahizlalásban nem engedhető meg a gyenge minőségű, irreálisan alacsony hozamú és ezáltal rendkívül drága tömegtakarmány etetése. Igaz ez akkor is, ha a magas önköltség elismerése által hozzájárul más ágazatok eredményéhez. Ezt a speciális természeti adottságú termőterület sem indokolja, hiszen megfelelő technológiával és odafigyeléssel a gyenge termőképességű táblákon is meg tudták duplázni a hozamot. A nyereséges termelés alapvető feltétele a tudatos, szakszerű tömegtakarmány-termesztés. A tevékenység eredményének...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Takarmányozási költség csökkentés; Támogatás; Szezonális értékesítés - costs of breeding; Subsidies; Sezonal sale; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54311

CUSTOM MACHINE WORK RATES IN MICHIGAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dartt,   Barbara; Schwab,   Gerald D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10931

UM RETRATO DA MODERNIZAÇÃO AGROPECUÁRIA NOS COREDES AGRÍCOLAS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL: UMA APLICAÇÃO DA ANÁLISE MULTIVARIADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freitas,   Clailton Ataides; Poerschke,   Rafael Pentiado.
O objetivo do presente estudo é analisar o processo de modernização do setor agropecuário nos COREDES do Rio Grande do Sul que tem sua base econômica vinculada ao setor agrícola. Para tanto, recorre-se à estatística multivariada – Análise de Agrupamentos, Discriminante e Fatorial –, com o intuito de identificar padrões/níveis de modernização da agropecuária nos municípios dos COREDEs agrícolas em 1995/96. Os resultados obtidos apontam para uma forte concentração da agropecuária moderna no grupo formado pelos municípios do COREDE Fronteira Oeste. Contudo, o grupo 2 tem uma situação mais estável e, o grupo 3 demonstrou sinais de transição da agricultura mais tradicional para um padrão diferenciado, caracterizado pela inovação. Por fim, há um quarto grupo, de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura; Análise fatorial; Conselhos Regionais de Desenvolvimento; Agriculture; Factor analysis; Regional Development Councils; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106122

Value Added What??...Horizontal versus Vertical Expansion in Iowa Production Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roe,   Joshua D.
Farm investment in value-added agricultural firms continues to grow in the United States. Using farm-level, asset allocation models, value added investments were found to be advantageous for farms with below average earnings or older operators. Farms with superior financial performance benefited from a portfolio allocation that favored farm expansion.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19570

A FIRST LOOK AT THE 2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bosecker,   Ron.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33041

Making rural households’ livelihoods more resilient. The importance of social capital and the underlying social networks.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buchenrieder,   Gertrud; Dufhues,   Thomas; Beuchelt,   Tina; Fischer,   Isabel; Fritzsch,   Jana; Wolz,   Axel; Reinsberg,   Klaus; Kasarjyan,   Milada; Korff,   Rudiger.
Although interest in the structure and relational features of social capital and its underlying networks has grown since the early 1990s, the terms do not embody any ideas that are really new to sociologists, but are indeed rather new to economists. Until the 1950s, land, labour, and financial capital (i.e., levels of investment) were seen as being relevant for economic growth. Then technology (physical capital) was added to the list. In the early 1960s, convincing empirical evidence showed that labour without know-how and entrepreneurial skills (human capital) limit the potential of the other production factors. Today, labour and skills are usually simultaneously addressed when talking of human capital. In development economics, and more recently in...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93010

Value Creation Strategies in Credence Food Productions: The Case of Organic Farming in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano; Capitanio,   Fabian; Del Giudice,   Teresa.
In this paper we analyse different strategies used by Italian organic farmers to create value from credence food production. More specifically, we consider the following strategies: participation in policy support programmes (i.e. rural development measures and agro‐environmental schemes), direct marketing (i.e. short‐chains, on‐farm businesses, agro‐tourism), on‐farm processing and being a member of a marketing and/or processing cooperative. We use data from the 2006 Italian FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network) related to 981 organic farmers. To estimate the factors affecting farmers’ strategies and to evaluate them simultaneously we implement a multivariate probit model (MVP). The results could be helpful to implement guidelines for public and private...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100474

Planning farm succession: how to be successful
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stephens,   Mike.
Planning farm succession is really good farm planning in its broadest aspect. Unfortunately very few farmers and their families have devoted sufficient time to working out how the farm business will be transferred. After demonstrating the importance of the farm succession issue, this article goes on to explaining a method of successfully tackling the process.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Succession; Transfer; Next generation; Continuity; Business plan; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122902

China’s water pricing reforms for irrigation: effectiveness and impact
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liao,   Yongsong; Gao,   Zhanyi; Bao,   Ziyun; Huang,   Qingwen; Feng,   Guangzhi; Xu,   Di; Cai,   Jiabin; Han,   Huijing; Wu,   Weifeng.
Irrigation occupies a central position in China’s crop production. However, due to low per capita water resources, much worse, unevenly distributed over regions and time and the rapid increase of water diversions to non-irrigation sectors, irrigation water shortages have become a very serious problem. Without the adoption of effective measures this problem may even threaten China’s food security. Currently, irrigation efficiency is very low in general, irrigation water prices cannot fully recover water supply costs, and irrigation facilities are aging due to the lack of funding for O&amp;M (operation &amp; maintenance). Since water prices are regulated by the government, and not determined by the market, water prices did not work effectively in water...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water rates; Pricing; Price policy; Cost recovery; Farmers attitudes; Water rights; Water market; Water supply; User charges; Irrigation water; Water allocation; Irrigation management; Participatory management; Water conservation; Institutions; Organizations; Water users associations; Cereals; Yields; Models; Labor; Cost benefit analysis; Irrigation requirements; Investment; Groundwater management; Wells; Irrigation canals; Food security; Legal aspects; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91872

Financing Constraints and the Family Farm: How do Families React?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartarska,   Valentina M.; Mai,   Chi.
This paper explores the idea that off-farm income is used for investment in farm assets. Using Alabama farm data for the 1997-2004 period, we find that farm investment is more sensitive to off-farm than to on-farm income, and that this sensitivity is stronger for farms with sales less than $250,000.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Q12; Q14; G11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6861

Comparing Income Potential From Competing Crops at any Price
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cobia,   David W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23195

Fifteen Years Later: Examining the Adoption of Bt Corn Varieties by U.S. Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Wechsler,   Seth James.
This study presents recent results on the impact of adopting Bt corn on farm profits, yields, and seed and insecticide use.  The study employs an econometric model that corrects for self-selection and simultaneity and uses farm-level survey data for 2010.  Results confirm previous findings that Bt adoption is associated with increased profits and yields. However the Bt adoption is not significantly related to insecticide use as infestation levels in 2010 are very low and 90 percent of the farmers in the sample did not use insecticides at all.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically engineered corn; Bt corn; Insecticide use; Corn yields. technology adoption.; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124257

Economics Considerations of Expanding Crop Rotations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James B.; Brester,   Gary W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29181

How Does Self-governance Complement ITQ under QMS in New Zealand?– A Case Study of the Self-governance Evolvement in the Foveaux Strait Oyster Fishery
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Yu Wen (Ann).
This paper examines efforts to develop industry led self-governance in the Bluff Oyster Fishery. The paper focuses on participatory management and its ability to address some of the unintended consequences of management – for example high-grading. The Bluff oyster fishery’s administrative and biological performances are analysed and then used to assess whether or not the participatory management model – fisheries self-governance in this case – complements Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) for this inshore shellfish fishery. The paper argues that the fishery’s current self-governance model not only aids in improving the performance of the fishery, and that the Bluff oyster fishery has the capacity to shift towards an industry led self-regulated fishery.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Self-governance; ITQ; OMS; Transaction costs; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96441

EFFECTIVENESS OF CROSS-COMPLIANCE UNDER ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AND DIFFERENTIATED COMPLIANCE CONSTRAINTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raggi,   Meri; Bartolini,   Fabio; Gallerani,   Vittorio; Viaggi,   Davide.
The effects of cross-compliance depend on the strategies of participation/compliance of farmers, as well as on the ability of public administration to design appropriate policy mechanisms. The objective of this paper is to present a framework for the analysis of cross-compliance under asymmetric information with the option of differentiating commitments across farmers. The methodology is applied to a case study represented by the province of Bologna (Italy). The results show that, in the present conditions of control and sanctions, only a small share of farms is interested in complying with cross-compliance. The profitability of the choice of compliance/non-compliance depends mainly on the amount of single farm payment entitlements compared with the total...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cross-compliance; Asymmetric information; Single farm payment; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44151

Water users' association in Hadshi Minor Irrigation Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patole,   Sahebrao D.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Irrigation canals; Maintenance; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113703

Opportunities and Obstacles Facing Organic Farmers in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.; Matejovsky,   Lukas.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44407

A PROPOSAL FOR TEACHING FARM MANAGEMENT AT THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SCIENCE TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, RAMPUR NEPAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bajracharya,   Sribindu R.
This paper is concerned with farm management teaching needs in Nepal.  It is intended to assist the author in the preparation of appropriate teaching materials as he assumes teaching and research responsibilities in the area of farm management when he returns to Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science.  It was selected as a research topic because of the need to think through the development needs of Nepal and to evaluate those aspects of farm management education traditionally taught for their contribution to agricultural development in Nepal.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11086

An Economic Evaluation of a Pest Management Control Program: "Outfox the Fox"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Randall E.; Saunders,   Glen; Balogh,   Suzy.
Foxes are regarded as a serious pest of environmental and grazing systems in Australia. The fox is a recognised predator of native wildlife and has been a significant contributor to the population decline of many native mammal, bird and reptile species. There are also claims that foxes may account for up to 30% of lamb mortalities in some areas, while mortality due to predation of 2 to 5% is more likely in most regions. The ‘Outfox the Fox’ program was established by NSW Agriculture in conjunction with a number of Rural Land Protection Boards to achieve a more strategic and coordinated fox baiting program. This program relies on a community driven and integrated management approach to the problem. The main features are to synchronise baiting across...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Benefit cost analysis; Research evaluation; Economic surplus; Fox; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q160.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42653

Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of balanced nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akinola,   Adebayo A.; Arega,   D.A.; Adeyemo,   Remi; Sanogo,   Diakalia; Olanrewaju,   Adetunji S.; Nwoke,   C.; Nzigaheba,   G.; Diels,   J.
As part of a major effort to address soil fertility decline in West Africa, a project on Balanced Nutrient Management Systems (BNMS) has since 2000 been implemented in the northern Guinea savanna (NGS) of Nigeria. The project has tested and promoted two major technology packages, including a combined application of inorganic fertilizer and manure (BNMS-manure) and a soybean/maize rotation practice referred to as BNMS-rotation.  This study employed Tobit model to examine factors that influence the adoption and intensity of utilization of BNMS technologies in the NGS of Nigeria. Results showed that less than 10% of the sample households adopted at least one of the two components of the technology package by the end of 2002.  However, by 2005 the adoption of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; BNMS-manure; BNMS-rotation; Northern Guinea Savanna (NGS).; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52007

Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: Capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hagos,   Fitsum; Makombe,   Godswill; Namara,   Regassa E.; Awulachew,   Seleshi Bekele.
Irrigation development has been identified as a means to stimulate economic growth and rural development in Ethiopia. However, little attempt has been made to quantify the contribution of irrigation to national income. Using data from selected irrigation schemes, representing small, medium and large-scale schemes of modern or traditional typologies; the present coverage and planned growth of irrigation, actual and expected contributions of irrigation to the national economy were quantified following the approach of adjusted gross margin analysis. Our results show that irrigation yields 219.7% higher income compared to the rainfed system while its current and future contribution to agricultural GDP is estimated to be about 5.7 and 12% although irrigation...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; National income; Economic growth; Crops; Prices; Sensitivity analysis; Crop management; Irrigation schemes; Ethiopia; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61100

MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES ON NSWDAIRY FARMS:ASSIGNED IMPORTANCE AND RELATED SATISFACTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrison,   Jennifer L.; O'Brian,   Dennis T.
Dairying is a major rural industry in New South Wales (NSW). It contributes significantly to local economies through farm level activities, by generating substantial downstream employment and value adding through processing. In recent years dairy farm management has become increasingly complex with a need to balance numerous, perhaps conflicting, objectives. Farmers must reconcile their own private goals with those of society. They face intense pressures to increase production, reduce production costs and increase product quality while simultaneously conserving natural resources, maintaining lifestyle and achieving other personal objectives. The extent to which these objectives are mutually achievable may have implications for both the importance attached...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123813

The Impact of Country-of-Origin Information on Consumer Perception of Environment-Friendly Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Cembalo,   Luigi; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Scarpa,   Riccardo.
The intense process of internationalization of the food market is giving rise to new competitive scenarios. Growing market shares on the part of new export countries, along with other consumer and retail issues, impose different marketing policies for agri-food products. In particular, greater consumer awareness of environmental and health issues is changing the structure of demand for fresh products. In the past, the country of origin and a good quality/price ratio were the main strategic strengths for gaining and maintaining international market shares. Nowadays, market shares are gained by moving towards new product attributes, namely environmental friendliness and food safety. This paper draws attention to new, more successful marketing strategies. The...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness strategies; German cherry tomato market; Environmentally friendly; Fresh vegetables; Mixed Nested Logit; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121849

ALL IN THE FAMILY: THE DECISION TO TAKE UP FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lasley,   Paul.
Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32820

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-The-Farm Training in Southwestern Minnesota 1950
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dennistoun,   Rollin M.; Routhe,   H.G.; Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52679

Ikertermékek kalkulációja a tehenészetben
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abel,   Ildiko; Pupos,   Tibor.
A számviteli alapelvek között szereplő összemérés és a valódiság elve, valamint a költségokozati elv gyakorlati megvalósítása a mezőgazdasági termelés sajátosságai miatt bonyolult. Különösen igaz ez az olyan állattenyésztési ágazatokban, ahol ikertermékek keletkeznek. Arra keressük a választ, hogy a kapcsolódó vizsgálati eredményeket felhasználva milyen lehetőségek adódnak a tehenészetben az egyenértékszámos osztókalkuláció helyett más önköltség-számítási mód alkalmazására. A dolgozatban ismertetjük konkrét gazdasági tényadatok alapján, modellszámítások segítségével kidolgozott módszerre való áttérés hatását. ---------------------------------- One question which arises when performing twin product cost accounting is how to allocate costs to the products,...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Önköltségszámítás; Ikertermék; Költségfelosztás; Cost accounting; Twin product; Cost allocation; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119899

Climate Change and International Markets for Australian Food Exports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Creese,   Jonathan; Marks,   Nicki.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to alert food producers to emerging market demands associated with climate change. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws on literature review and applied market research. Findings – Many food retailers are applying pressure to their value chains to measure and manage carbon emissions. Although consumers play a role, consumers are not the main driver compelling retailers to respond to climate change. Research limitations/implications – This study only interviewed retailers in the United Kingdom and Japan as these are markets that are of particular interest for Australian food exporters. Originality/value – Consumers and retailers in export markets are responding to climate change. The research suggests that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Food; Agriculture; Value chain; Retailer; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59186

Investments in Environmental Research, Science and Technology: Their Impacts on Irrigation and Mussel Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cullen,   Ross; Hughey,   Kenneth F.D.; Meyer-Hubbert,   Gerit; Bicknell,   Kathryn; Meister,   Anton D.; Smallman,   Clive; Su-Wuen,   Ong.
MoRST is evaluating the Environmental Research output class of the Public Good Science Fund to identify inter alia the impacts of Environmental RS&amp;T spending. Three specific questions are: How effective has the funding on Environmental RS&amp;T been? Is Environmental RS&amp;T having a positive effect by delivering real benefits to New Zealand, particularly to the environment? What influences the link between research and tangible positive benefits? This paper reports how case studies applied to irrigated agriculture and mussel farming were used to provide partial answers to these three questions. The case studies proceed by noting the possible benefits that Environmental RS&amp;T may have created, and then tracing the link back to specific research...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental RS&amp;T; Benefits; Irrigation; Agriculture; Mussel farming; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97783

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

A tőkeszerkezet és a jövedelmezőség kapcsolata mezőgazdasági vállalkozásokban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herczeg,   Adrienn.
A versenyképes termelés, a jövedelmező gazdálkodás érdekében a megfelelő tőkeszerkezet, a tevékenység számára „optimális” tőkestruktúra kialakítása elengedhetetlen része a pénzügyi vezetők feladatainak, amit a vállalatok értékmaximalizálása során számításba kell venniük. A vizsgált jövedelmezőségi mutatók regressziós analízise révén igazolódott, hogy a forrásszerkezeti arányok jelentősen hatnak a jövedelmezőségre. Meghatározásra került továbbá egy olyan tőkeáttételi arány – tevékenységi irány és méretspecifi kusan –, melyről elmondható, hogy az azt meghaladó érték veszteséges gazdálkodással párosul. Megállapítható, hogy az optimális tőkestruktúra megteremtése érdekében első lépésben a saját források szerepének erősítésére szükséges törekedni, mindenekelőtt...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Társas vállalkozások; Tőkeszerkezet; Jövedelmezőség; Eredmény; Business partnerships; Capital structure; Profitability; Profit/loss; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92527

Economic Analysis of Johne's Disease Control Strategies in Dairy Herds
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cho,   Jaesung; Tauer,   Loren W.; Schukken,   Ynte H.; Smith,   Rebecca L.; Lu,   Zhao; Grohn,   Yrjo T.
Infectious diseases play a critical role in determining the profitability of individual farms and maintaining the viability of livestock industries, international trade, and trade policies. Thus, it is critical to analyze the economic consequences of infectious diseases, and the effects of producer strategies to control or eliminate diseases in a cost efficient approach. Also, important is the goal to rally support for the development of public disease control programs.  This study examined the long-term feasibility and effectiveness of various producer strategies to prevent and control Johne’s disease in dairy herds, an infectious and incurable disease which has significant economic repercussions for the dairy industry. There are few previous studies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal disease control; Dairy herd model; Johne's disease; Optimal control model; Paratuberculosis; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61318

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1972 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otis,   Janet B.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13071

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1945
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13098

Starting Farming: Suggestions and Advice from Successful Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pond,   George A.; Moore,   Donald S.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109361

Are Organic Farmers Really Better Off Than Conventional Farmers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hiroki,   Uematsu; Mishra,   Ashok K.
We employed the propensity score matching and estimated the causal effect of being certified organic crop producers on farm household income and its various components in the United States. Contrary to the standard assumption in economic analysis, certified organic farmers do not earn significantly higher household income than conventional farmers. Certified organic crop producers earn higher revenue but they incur higher production expenses. In particular, certified organic producers spend significantly more on labor expenses, insurance payments, and marketing charges than conventional farmers. The results suggest that early adopters of organic farmers have done so for non pecuniary reasons and the lack of economic incentives can be an important barrier...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Propensity score matching; Nearest neighbor matching; Average treatment effect; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing; Q10; Q13; J43; C21.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103862

1963 Report of the Farm Management Service for Vocational Agriculture in West Central Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Smith,   R.E.; Cullen,   Mike.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52683

Determinants of the demand for regular farm labour in South Africa, 1960-2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sparrow,   G.N.; Ortmann,   Gerald F.; Lyne,   Michael C.; Darroch,   Mark A.G.
This paper estimates long-run price (wage) elasticities of demand for regular farm labour in South Africa using both Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression and a Two-stage Least Squares (2SLS) simultaneous-equation model for the period 1960-2002. Both models include a piecewise interactive slope dummy variable with 1991 as the threshold year to reflect South African (SA) commercial farmers’ expectations that farm labour costs would increase as new labour legislation was introduced from the early 1990s onwards. The long-run price (wage) elasticity of demand for regular farm labour in South Africa during 1960-1990 was estimated as -0.25 for OLS and -0.23 for 2SLS regression, respectively. For the period 1991-2002, this elasticity estimate rose to -1.32 and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Regular farm labour; SA agriculture; Price (wage) elasticities of demand; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6777

FORMAÇÃO DE PREÇOS, RENTABILIDADE E CONCENTRAÇÃO NO MERCADO DE SUINICOLA BRASILEIRO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos Filho,   Jonas Irineu dos.
Neste estudo foram analisados os comportamentos dos preços, rentabilidade do produtor e nível de concentração na suinocultura entre os anos de 1997 a 2007. Para tanto foram coletados dados de preços pagos ao produtor de suínos nos estados do Paraná e São Paulo e dos preços no atacado (meia carcaça) e varejo (carnes, presunto, salsicha, lingüiça e mortadela) no mercado de São Paulo e foram efetuados os testes de co-integração. Adicionalmente foi efetuada revisão na literatura sobre a rentabilidade da suinocultura e grau de concentração dos mercados. O resultado obtido nos permite concluir que o setor de suinos já se encontra suficientemente concentrado para poder exercer poder de mercado frente aos produtores. De fato, ainda que a rentabilidade da atividade...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Suinocultura; Co-integração; Rentabilidade; Poder de mercado; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109755

SMALL-SCALE CORN AND LIVESTOCK MEXICAN FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yunez-Naude,   Antonio.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16761

IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE GERMPLASM FOR PARTICIPATORY BREEDING: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEYS OF OAXACA, MEXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bellon,   Mauricio R.; Smale,   Melinda; Aguirre,   Alfonso; Taba,   Suketoshi; Aragon,   Flavio; Diaz,   Jaime; Castro,   Humberto.
Identifying the appropriate germplasm to be improved is a key component of any participatory breeding effort because of its implications for impacts on social welfare and genetic diversity. This paper describes a method developed to select a subset of 17 populations for a participatory breeding project from a set of 152 maize landraces. The larger set of landraces was collected in order to characterize, for conservation purposes, the maize diversity present in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. The method combines data representing the perspectives of both men and women members of farm households and those of genetic resources specialists, including professional plant breeders, gene bank managers, and social scientists. The different perspectives...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mexico; Oaxaca; Maize; Zea mays; Land race; Germplasm conservation; Plant breeding; Selecting; Innovation adoption; Social welfare; Welfare economics; On farm research; Participatory research; Farm Management.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46524

Private irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa; Regional Seminar on Private Sector Participation and Irrigation Expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, Proceedings 22-26 October 2011, Accra, Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Privatization; Irrigated farming; Financing; Irrigation systems; Gender; Women; Government managed irrigation systems; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Rice; Horticulture; Technology transfer; Pumps; Drip irrigation; Filtration; Capacity building; Urban agriculture; Poverty; Water users associations; Agricultural credit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118418

The responsiveness of Australian farm performance to changes in irrigation water use and trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bell,   Rosalyn; Gali,   Jyothi; Gretton,   Paul; Redmond,   Ineke.
The flexibility of farms to respond to changing economic or environmental conditions has received attention in recent years, particularly in the context of changes in the availability and pricing of irrigation water. This study uses a new unit record data set of Australian farms and a generalised profit-function framework to assess the links between farm performance and water use practices, involvement in water trading and other farm characteristics. Amongst other findings, the study provides experimental estimates of the responsiveness of the demand for irrigation water to price changes and the impact of farmers either buying or selling water on farm profits, after controlling for other factors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm performance; Irrigation; Water trade; Price elasticity; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9454

Assessing farm sustainability. An application with the Italian FADN sample.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Povellato,   Andrea; Bodini,   Antonella; Longhitano,   Davide; Scardera,   Alfonso.
As policy makers, taxpayers and consumers are willing to know the actual contribution of farming to natural and social environment, sustainability and sustainable development arose as key issues in public debates. Sustainability is a multifaceted concept that includes environmental, economic and social objectives and policy makers need information to take effective decisions. Analysts should rank decisional units according to sustainability criteria and should offer to policy makers more and more insights on the different points of view behind the three dimensions of sustainability. Within the current FADN database sustainability indicators have been identified. In some cases estimations have been necessary and in some other cases thanks to allocation of...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability farm index; FADN; Multi-criteria approach; Farm Management; Q51; Q56.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124381

First Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Farmers in Soil Erosion Control Demonstration Areas for the year 1935 (April 1935 to March 1936)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Cohee,   M.H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1936
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52671

Some characteristics of multiple job holding by New Zealand farm men and women
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Nick; McClintock,   Wayne.
Previous research indicates a high level of multiple job holding amongst New Zealand farm men and women. Interviews of sixty farm men and women holding multiple jobs in the Ashburton District in 2003 were part of a larger research programme. Respondents identified a wide range of work undertaken in addition to farm work. They are tending to hold these jobs longer term, showing multiple job holding amongst is established as a feature of farm households. Reasons for holding multiple jobs are complex, with a range of social and economic benefits identified. Although there are effects on work-life balance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farming; Employment; Pluriactivity; Social change; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97775

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1935
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1936
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13095

Major Types of Farming in Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Erickson,   D.E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112752

Time Allocations on Farming and Non-paid Domestic Work: The Behavior of Farmers in Poor Areas of China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Jun; Li,   Yu; Veeman,   Michele M.
This paper analyses time allocations of a sample of farmers, from four southwest counties in China that are representative of the poor areas of the country. The allocations of time toward two different activities - farming and non-paid domestic work - are modeled as semi-logarithmic input demand models.  Plowland areas and demographic variables are significant explanators of these time allocations, but this is not the case for the economic variables of prices and wage rates.  The results suggest the existence of inefficiencies in the markets for products and for labour. It is concluded that sound market systems for inputs and outputs are crucial to poverty reduction and development in poor areas of China.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20211

MODELLING ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES FOR TOBACCO PRODUCERS: THE CASE OF SHEEP FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tzouramani,   Irene; Karanikolas,   Pavlos; Alexopoulos,   George; Sintori,   Alexandra; Liontakis,   Angelos E.
After the introduction of the new tobacco regime, many regions in Greece, formerly specialized in tobacco cultivation, are now facing serious threats of economic and social decline. Sheep farming is considered by many analysts as a viable alternative to tobacco. This study analyses the financial performance of sheep production and the risk that producers are taking. Through a stochastic efficiency analysis with respect to a function we explore the economic viability of conventional and organic sheep farming; key factors determining the economic outcome of these activities are also investigated. Both organic and conventional sheep farming appear as viable alternatives. The viability of organic farming lies, mainly, in organic payments. Conventional farming...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Dairy sheep; Risk analysis; SERF; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6695

Reacting to law based technological change: opportunities derived from organizational learning in the Italian poultry sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martino,   Gaetano; Polinori,   Paolo; Pompei,   Fabrizio.
A ban on using Antimicrobic Growth Promoters (AGPs) in the poultry sector has recently come into force in accordance with European Union norms. This innovation of the institutional environment greatly influences the technology in use. This study conceptualizes the poultry industry in terms of technological paradigm and technological trajectory and suggests that the expected changes are costly to achieve due to the scarcity of technological opportunities. The idea proposed is that the interactions among agents along the supply chain may contribute to the solution of the emerging issues. The empirical outcomes map the skill creation in the existing networks of technicians and growers supporting the exchange of information and knowledge. These also suggest...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; D12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61602

Spatially explicit farming system modelling for an efficient agri-environmental policy design
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Havlik,   Petr; Bamiére,   Laure; Jacquet,   Florence; Millet,   Guy.
A mathematical programming model is developed and associated to a spatial pattern index (Ripley L function) to analyse the optimal reserve design and implementation for the Little Bustard conservation in Plaine de Niort. The model structure corresponds to three spatial levels, fields, farm and landscape. Simple in terms of area representation, it is detailed in terms of farm behaviour and spatially explicit. The model is applied in a normative and in a positive way. The major findings of the normative approach relate to the trade-offs between the reserve pattern and its cost. It was found that the environmentally optimal reserve, which is randomly dispersed across the zone, is the most costly one. Within the positive approach, it is illustrated that the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Spatial optimization; Mathematical programming; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44172

Effect of Prices, Traits and Market Structure on Corn Seeding Density
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mitchell,   Paul D.; Shi,   Guanming; Ma,   Xingliang; Lauer,   Joseph G.
Recent agronomic research finds that economically optimal seeding densities have likely increased for many Midwestern corn farmers as a result of genetic improvements including new GM traits such as Bt corn and herbicide tolerance.  We derive a per acre demand model for hybrid seed corn to examine the determinants of corn seeding densities and estimate the model using a large data set of individual farmer seed corn purchases.  Current results identify factors other than prices affecting farmer corn seeding densities.  Among these factors are the GM trait of the seed corn, measures of the local seed corn market structure, seed purchase source and intended end use.  We interpret these effects in terms of information effects—farmers with more/better access to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hybrid seed corn; Bt corn; Herbicide tolerance; Herfindahl index; Corn borer; Rootworm; Hyperbolic yield model; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; D2; D21; Q1; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49520

The transformation of irrigation boards into water user associations in South Africa: Case studies of the Umlaas, Komati, Lomati and Hereford Irrigation Boards Volume 2
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Faysse,   Nicolas; Gumbo,   Jabulani.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water users’ associations; Organizational development; Institutional development; Water law; Dams; Water users; Forestry; Farmers; Domestic water; History; Water quality; Water allocation; Water rates; Water resource management; Irrigation efficiency; Water use efficiency; Water rights; Canals; Case studies; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92784

The Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits to NSW from Investment in the CRC for Beef Genetics Technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffith,   Garry R.; Parnell,   Peter F.; McKiernan,   William A.
The Australian cattle and beef industry and the associated RD&amp;E community recently developed a successful proposal for the CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies. The expected benefits from the proposed scientific programs of the renewed CRC were estimated using the DREAM economic modelling framework. A “top-down” assessment philosophy was used that included explicit “with-CRC” and “without-CRC” scenarios. The benefit from the extra investment and consequent research effort due to funding the CRC is estimated to be worth over $1.4b in present value terms. Every $1 of these extra resources brought into the Australian beef industry through funding the new Beef CRC is expected to return around $35 to the industry. The marginal returns to the NSW beef industry...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Beef; Research and development; Economic; Evaluation; Australia; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q160.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42654

Adoption et Impact Socio-Esonomique de la semi-mecanisation du Procede de Transformation des Amandes de Karite en Beurre au Nord-Benin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahouandjinou,   Morenike Cendrine; Adegbola,   Patrice Ygue; Yabi,   Jacob Afouda; Adekambi,   Souleimane Adeyemi.
In order to diversify the sources of incomes of the country, to reduce the financial risks and to improve the farmers’ revenues, the government of Benin decided to promote new agricultural sectors. One of those new sub-sectors is shea tree which is targeted in this study. Due to the painful of certain stages of shea butter processing, the semi-mechanization was initiated. The paper uses data from a stratified random sample of 198 shea butter producers to assess the adoption and impact of this semi-mechanization in North-Benin. A multinomial probit model is estimated to analyze the factors which explain the adoption of each type of technology. A counterfactual approach drawing from a modern evaluation theory is used to evaluate the impact of this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Impact; Shea butter; Semi mechanization; Income; Benin; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96186

REPARATUR- UND UNTERHALTSKOSTEN VON TRAKTOREN IN DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lips,   Markus; Burose,   Frank.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114731

Comparative Analysis of Technical Efficiency in European Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Ferto,   Imre; Latruffe,   Laure; Desjeux,   Yann; Soboh,   Rafat; Dolman,   Mark.
Technical efficiency has long been analysed as a measure of farm performance, however most studies are restricted to a single country case. This paper presents a comparative analysis of field crop and dairy farm performance across eight EU countries, including two New Member States (NMS), focusing on long run stability and mobility patterns. The main research question is how relative performance of farms fluctuates over time, i.e. whether poorly performing farms remain always inefficient whilst some farms are always very efficient. Results show that on average 60% of farms maintain their efficiency ranking in two consecutive years, whilst 20% improve and 20% worsen their positions, for all countries. Due to the unstable economic conditions, farms in NMS...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm technical efficiency; SFA; FADN; Stability analysis; Farm Management; P52; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114235

Strategies to Promote Market-Oriented Smallholder Agriculture in Developing Countries: A Case of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Omiti,   John M.; Otieno,   David Jakinda; McCullough,   Ellen B.; Nyanamba,   Timothy O.
Smallholder Agriculture is key to livelihoods of many rural households in developing and transition economies. In Kenya, small farms account for over 75% of total agricultural production and nearly 50% of the marketed output. Despite favourable trends in global development drivers such as rising population, per capita incomes and emerging urban dietary preferences, most smallholder farmers remain poor. This study sought to characterize agricultural commercialization trends, identify and prioritize constraints to participation in markets, analyse determinants of percentage of output sold, and explore strategies to promote market-oriented production. A participatory Rapid Rural Appraisal approach, household survey and a Truncated Regression model were used....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder Agriculture; Market Participation; Commercialization; Kenya; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52105

Strategic analysis of water institutions in India: Application of a new research paradigm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saleth,   Rathinasamy Maria.
The overall objective of this paper is to outline the analytical framework and theoretical approach underlying a new research paradigm and illustrate how this paradigm can be used for the strategic analysis of water institutions by applying it to the Indian context.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water management; Irrigation management; Institutions; Water law; Water rights; Water policy; Cost recovery; Price policy; Private sector; Public sector; Privatization; Financing; Conflict; Groundwater; Water market; Farmers’ associations; Water users’ associations; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44545

The persistence of the corporate farms: they survived the transition but do they have future under the CAP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latruffe,   Laure; Davidova,   Sophia; Blaas,   Gejza.
The newly emergent landowners in the 1990s left their land in the corporate farms due to the low level of farm profitability and the high risk in the general economic environment. The accession to the EU and the introduction of the CAP Single Area Payment (SAP) could induce incentives to landowners to withdraw their land if they are not satisfied with the level of rent. The negotiations between the corporate farm managers and the landowners concerning the rent level have been conceptualised as a simple two-player one-shot game. Overall conclusion is that although the SAP might induce more landowners to ask for a rent increase, it is unlikely that they will massively withdraw their land from the corporate farms.  However, financially constrained farms might...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate farms; Land rent; Single farm payment; Slovakia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7799

Balancing Grower Protection Against Agency Concerns: An Economic Analysis of Contract Termination Damages
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Myoungki; Wu,   Steven Y.; Fan,   Maoyong.
This study examines legislation that would grant growers termination damages if their contracts are terminated. Our model suggests that, with no contracting frictions, damages would not reduce ex ante efficiency as processors can contract around damages through contract restructuring. Growers would earn less under continuation but would be protected if terminated, although overall expected profits would be unaffected. However, when contracting friction exist, then efficiency losses can occur as processors would be constrained in restructuring contractual incentives to deal with moral hazard. Growers' expected profits would increase while processors' profit would decrease.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Contract law; Contract regulation; Damages; Incentives; Principal-agent; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42461

Agronomic, Economic, and Demographic Characteristics of Crop Farms in the Great Plains and Corn Belt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.; Crane,   Laurence M.; Fischer,   William R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23221

Efficiency in Farm Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McFarlane,   G.C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8697

Internal Innovation and Informational Dynamics within Small and Medium Beef Cattle Farm Enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noble,   Chris.
The internal knowledge capabilities of small and medium beef cattle farm enterprises are examined using information economics to gain an understanding of how these organisations approach innovation. Enterprises are viewed as being embedded in the wider industry and are subject to both external and internal influences. However the discussion here is focused on internal activities in order to consider how enterprise specific knowledge is constructed allowing innovation to occur. Innovation is an incremental and continuous process because of the endogenous origins of the internally developed knowledge used to enact it. Learning theory is incorporated into this analysis to elucidate this connection between production undertaken and the historical shaping of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101227

Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigsten,   Arne; Tengstam,   Sven.
1) One can achieve poverty reduction in rural areas of Zambia by both growth and inequality reduction, but growth must be the main driver; 2) Rural income growth does not come from agriculture alone so options to diversify income are very important and should be pursued; 3) But careful attention is required to focus on improved endowments and reduced constraints facing households trying to improve agriculture directly as well as trying to improve possibilities of income diversification away from agriculture; and 4) Land per labourer, education, and location (market access and infrastructure) are key dimensions to understand and figure out how to improve.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Small holder; Poverty; Income; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q20.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54637

Water users' association in Dusi Mamandur Tank: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sivanandham,   K.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Tank irrigation; Water distribution; Water allocation; Maintenance; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113707

SMALL FARMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: IS SMALL MORE SUSTAINABLE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Souza,   Gerard E.; Ikerd,   John E.
A new, post-industrial, paradigm for agriculture is emerging under the concept of sustainable agriculture. The sustainability paradigm has emerged to solve problems created by the industrial model, primarily environmental pollution and resource base degradation. The role of farm size in this transformation to a more sustainable agriculture is the issue addressed. Using a descriptive approach, and relying on a survey of the literature including emerging paradigms and observations, we conclude that, from a sustainability perspective, the smallest effective size will be the most competitive size for farms, as for other knowledge-based enterprises of the future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Farm size; Paradigms; Sustainability; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15243

Climate's Long-term Impact on New Zealand Infrastructure (CLINZI) - A Case Study of Hamilton City, New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jollands,   Nigel; Ruth,   Matthias; Bernier,   C.; Golubiewski,   N.
Infrastructure systems and services (ISS) are vulnerable to changes in climate.  This paper reports on a study of the impact of gradual climate changes on ISS in Hamilton City, New Zealand.  This study is unique in that it is the first of its kind to be applied to New Zealand ISS.  This study also considers a broader range of ISS than most other climate change studies recently conducted.   Using historical climate data and four climate change scenarios, we modelled the impact of climate change on water supply and quality, transport, energy demand, public health and air quality.  Our analysis reveals that many of Hamilton City's infrastructure sectors demonstrated greater responsiveness to population changes than changes in gradual climate change. Any...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Infrastructure; Integrated assessment; Adaptation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98499

A review of Multi-Agent Simulation Models in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaye-Blake,   William; Li,   Frank Y.; Martin,   A. McLeish; McDermott,   Alan; Neil,   Hayley; Rains,   Scott.
Multi-Agent Simulation (MAS) models are intended to capture emergent properties of complex systems that are not amenable to equilibrium analysis. They are beginning to see some use for analysing agricultural systems. The paper reports on work in progress to create a MAS for specific sectors in New Zealand agriculture. One part of the paper focuses on options for modelling land and other resources such as water, labour and capital in this model, as well as markets for exchanging resources and commodities. A second part considers options for modelling agent heterogeneity, especially risk preferences of farmers, and the impacts on decision-making. The final section outlines the MAS that the authors will be constructing over the next few years and the types of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-agent simulation models; Modelling; Agent-based model; Cellular automata; Decision-making; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97165

LONG-TERM PLANNING OF A LIVESTOCK-CROP FARM UNDER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kouka,   Pierre-Justin; Duffy,   Patricia A.; Taylor,   C. Robert.
Optimal crop and livestock mix was determined for a representative Alabama farm using a dynamic programming model.  Results indicate that decisions concerning livestock production are highly influenced by the amount of cotton base available on the farm.  In most cases, increasing cotton base results in less cattle production.  The triple base provisions of the 1990 Farm Bill, however, may give some cotton farmers an incentive to produce more stocker cattle during the winter months.  Research results also indicate that the availability of farm programs can alter the optimal enterprise mix on a farm with no beginning base in cotton.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm programs; Dynamic programming; Livestock; Farm Management.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15407

Factors Affecting Adoption of Recommended Management Practices in Stocker Cattle Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Rachel J.; Doye,   Damona G.; Lalman,   David L.; Peel,   Derrell S.; Raper,   Kellie Curry; Chung,   Chanjin.
Binary logit regression models were used to estimate factors affecting adoption of recommended management practices. Variables analyzed include aspects of farm structure, human capital, farm objectives, and production system employed by the producer. Results reveal that operation size and dependency upon income from the stocker operation, in particular, influence the adoption of recommended practices. Older producers and those pursuing a year-round production strategy were found to lag in adoption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef production; Logit; Management practices; Stocker cattle; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57153

Pricing an Extension Service for Organic Farmers and Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parminter,   Terry G.; Botha,   Neels; Tanner,   Jon.
The organics sector is expanding rapidly and the Board of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand considers that the future provision of an extension service is needed to underpin the ability of producers to efficiently convert to organic systems and then to further develop the sustainability of their systems. This project commissioned by Organics Aotearoa New Zealand in 2008 considers four possible organisational structures for delivering such a service. The first possible structure is a complete extension service for organic producers that combines national coordination, standard setting and information management with a local problem-solving and sector development service. Option 2 is a more centralised option, especially useful for producers at the beginning of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic; Extension; Governance; Funding; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96947

A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production Systems in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Greene,   Catherine R.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/23/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9680

Water users' association in Bhestan Minor (Mohini), Ukai Kakrapar Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patel,   Jayeshkumar S.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water users associations; Cooperatives; Farmers attitudes; Leadership; Water distribution; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113698

Valuation of  Agricultural Weather Information Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Al Hassan,   Mohammed; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Hoogenboom,   Gerrit.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Weather Information; Networks; Irrigation; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60910

Accounting for water use and productivity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molden,   David J.
This paper presents a conceptual framework for water accounting and provides generic terminologies and procedures to describe the status of water resource use and consequences of water resources related actions. The framework applies to water resource use at three levels of analysis: a use level such as an irrigated field or household, a service level such as an irrigation or water supply system, and a water basin level that may include several uses. Water accounting terminology and performance indicators are developed and presented with examples at all the three levels. Concepts and terminologies presented are developed to be supportive in a number of activities including: identification of opportunities for water savings and  increasing water...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water management; Irrigation management; Water supply; Terminology; Performance indexes; Water use; Water allocation; Productivity; Water balance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113623

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES: CREATING LONG TERM SUCCESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Whipple,   Judith M.; Frankel,   Robert.
Given today's increasingly competitive environment, firms in every industry are searching for new ways to increase their competitive advantage.  Many firms have realized that, due to a variety of different reasons (e.g., fast-paced technological advances), significant performance improvements cannot be achieved alone.  As such, the traditional response of performance enhancement through acquisition is no longer the only option.  Strategic alliances are a new alternative that enable partnering firms to combine their individual strengths while compensating for their internal resource scarcities without making the investment required for actual ownership. While interest in alliances is growing, firms are often unsure how to build and maintain successful...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11611

Modelling Waikato Farm Nitrogen Discharges for Policy Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramilan,   Thiagarajah; Scrimgeour,   Frank G.
This study describes the development of bio economic models examining the economic and water quality impact of various proposed policy options in the Upper Waikato catchment. In the first phase nitrogen emissions are determined for representative farming systems using the Overseer nutrient budget model. These model components are integrated into an economic model, which predicts producer responses to various policy options. The second phase determines catchment wide costs and water quality impacts of riparian buffers by combining geographic information system, bio economic modelling and experimental data. The results of the study signals directions for policy initiatives and further analysis exploring policy design and all costs associated with production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Riparian margins; Non point pollution; Nitrogen; Linear programming; And Environmental policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98509

Economic and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services’ Programme: The case of Iganga District,
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okoboi,   Geofrey; Muwanika,   Fred Roland; Nyende,   Majidu; Mugisha,   Xavier.
This paper examines the technical and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme implementation in Iganga district. The Cost Effective Analysis (CEA) and stochastic frontier analysis methods were used to examine technical efficiency while expenditure tracking and FGD methods were applied to assess institutional efficiency. The analysis demonstrates that NAADS interventions have not had a significant impact on the output, productivity and income of the farmers in Iganga district. Moreover, NAADS programme faces implementation weaknesses such as nepotism that affects the selection of beneficiaries as well as enterprises, to the extent that some farmers are apathetic about the success or failure of NAADS...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAADS; Expenditure tracking; EPRC; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113622

Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Farm Production and Profitability: Dynamic Simulation Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cai,   Ruohong; Bergstrom,   John C.; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
In this paper, a dynamic optimization model was developed to simulate how farm-level realized price and profitability respond to yield change which was induced by climate change. Producers' acreage response was included in the dynamic model considering crop rotation effect. In the crop rotation model, a modified Bellman equation was used to dynamically optimize the net present value of farm profit for a five-year interval. This simulation process was repeated through the year 2050. Then yield, price, and acreage response were compiled to generate realized profit. Results generally indicated that reduction in crop yields due to climate change results in reduced farm profitability for most of the states studied. Predicted climate change is more likely to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dynamic simulation model; Acreage response; Crop rotation; Expected price; Realized price; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103420

Sustaining crop water productivity in rice-wheat systems of South Asia: A case study from the Punjab, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jehangir,   Waqar Ahmed; Masih,   Ilyas; Ahmed,   Shehzad; Gill,   Mustaq Ahmad; Ahmad,   Maqsood; Mann,   Riaz Ahmad; Chaudhary,   Muhammad Rafiq; Qureshi,   Asad Sarwar; Turral,   Hugh.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rice; Wheat; Cereals; Irrigated farming; Zero tillage; Watercourses; Water balance; Productivity; Water table; Groundwater; Water quality; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91874

Distribution of beef cattle in Scotland: How important is agricultural policy?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renwick,   Alan W.; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Thomson,   Steven; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Ringrose,   Sian.
If one observe aggregated cattle figures for Scotland for more than a century it is possible to perceive that that cattle numbers seem to react strongly to agricultural policy (e.g., livestock subsidies before 1973, UK becoming part to the European Community). The purpose the paper is to provide a regional view of this result, namely whether the same trend can be observed if the analysis is done by Scottish regions. For this purpose, we assembled a panel dataset for 11 Scottish regions for the period 1959 until 2008. We specialised the analysis on beef cattle. We use simple regression techniques to verify whether there have been changes in the regional shares of beef cattle and whether beef cattle numbers in the different regions tend to converge to a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Beef cattle economics; Scottish agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61101

SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1959 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13126

Private Labels: A Sign of Changing Times
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haas,   Rainer; Weaver,   Robert D.
A widely held view is that a dramatic shift is well underway in the structure of food system. First noticed at the farm level, contracting between retailers and fruit and vegetable growers for specific quality attributes signaled a shift from commodity style markets to relational transactions managed by retail grocers operating on massive spatial scales. By contracting directly with suppliers, retailers found they could more efficiently procure and manage characteristics of products and transactions that affect their performance. Similar contracting between meat processors and growers emerged in animal production. As a result of this shift, retailers define product specifications and contract their production. This new organizational form constitutes a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private labels; Store brands; Pull innovation; Consumer‐orientation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100586

Worms – what’s new: some recent developments in worm control in ruminants and camelids
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Love,   Stephen.
Special Edition Sheep and Cattle Production in New South Wales
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Worms; Faecal egg counting; Integrated parasite management; Resistance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121462

The 1964 Report on Test-Demonstration Farms in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delvo,   Herman W.; Weiser,   Virgil L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104207

1951 Annual Report - Veterans Farm Management Service - Northern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Swanson,   H.W.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113762

The Changing Economics of U.S. Hog Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.; McBride,   William D.
The increasing size and specialization of hog operations reflect structural change in U.S. swine production during the past 15 years. The number of farms with hogs has declined by over 70 percent, as hog enterprises have grown larger. Large operations that specialize in a single phase of production have replaced farrow-to-finish operations that performed all phases of production. The use of production contracts has increased. Operations producing under contract are larger than independent operations and are more likely to specialize in a single phase of production. These structural changes have coincided with substantial gains in efficiency for hog farms and lower production costs. Most of these productivity gains are attributable to increases in the scale...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Hogs; Farm productivity; Production contracts; Pork prices; Scale of production; Farm structure; Total factor productivity; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6389

Effects of Environmental Regulation and Urban Encroachment on California’s Dairy Structure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sneeringer,   Stacy E.
Environmental regulatory compliance costs are often cited as a factor in dairy location decisions, but few studies estimate the impacts of regulation in this sector. This article uses California dairy regulations to examine the pollution haven hypothesis in agriculture. Dairy industry regulation has varied regionally within the state, with the more strictly regulated Southern California region losing production and the more environmentally lenient Central Valley gaining production. Results show that even after controlling for population density and property values, regulation had significant negative effects on dairying in Southern California.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Differences-in-differences; Environment; Livestock; Regulation; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119182

2010 Michigan Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 90 dairy farms from throughout Michigan in 2010. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. The average herd included here is larger than would be the average dairy herd in Michigan. Average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion that follows but one should be aware that considerable variation across herds exists in virtually every measure.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economics; Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119115

Farm growth in Hungary, Slovenia and France
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre; Latruffe,   Laure.
The article investigates the validity of Gibrat’s Law for French, Hungarian and Slovenian farms with FADN data and Heckman selection models, quantiles regressions and panel unit root tests. The contribution to the literature is threefold. First, we compare farm growth in countries with rather different farm structures. Second, we apply two different testing techniques. Finally, we focus on specialised crop and dairy farms rather than all farms, avoiding biases due to heterogeneous structures across the agricultural sector. Results reject the Gibrat’s Law for crop farms in France (except for one sub-period) and Hungary but confirm it for French and Slovenian dairy farms.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm growth; Gibrat's Law; Panel unit root; Quintile regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60911

Summary Report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Management Service for the Years 1940, 1941, and 1942
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1943
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105591

THE ROLE OF FARMERS IN THE FUTURE ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fairbairn,   Brett.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31752

PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SMALL AND LARGE FARMS IN MOLDOVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Sutton,   William R.
The paper presents a comparative analysis of the productivity of small and large farms in Moldova based primarily on cross-section data from three farm surveys conducted by the World Bank and USAID in 2000 and 2003. The survey data are supplemented where feasible with time series from official national-level statistics. We calculate partial land and labor productivity, total factor productivity, and technical efficiency scores (using Stochastic Frontier and Data Envelopment Analysis algorithms) for the two categories of small individual farms and large corporate farms. Our results demonstrate with considerable confidence that small individual farms in Moldova are more productive and more efficient than large corporate farms. This finding is not restricted...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Family farms; Corporate farms; Comparative performance; Technical efficiency; Total factor productivity; Agrarian reforms; Transition countries; Farm Management; D24; J24; P27; P31; P32; Q12; Q15; R14.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7133

Evaluating the Dynamic Nature of Market Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hubbs,   Todd; Kuethe,   Todd H.; Baker,   Timothy G.
This study examines the systematic risk present in major crops for the United States and three corn-belt states. An index of commodities is used in conjunction with cash receipts to generate dynamic estimates of the systematic risk for each crop and state. In our study, we find that beta estimates from a time varying parameter model (FLS) and OLS formulation are substantially different. From our graphs of betas over time, one gains insight into the changing nature of risk and the impact of institutional and macroeconomic events. Systematic risk is shown to increase for most crops over the analyzed period with significant changes in volatility after the collapse of the Bretton Woods Accord.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Systematic risk; Flexible least squares; Single index model; Farm policy; Macroeconomics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53037