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| Alston, Julian M.; Carter, Colin A.; Wohlgenant, Michael K.. |
| Political-economic analyses of the causes and consequences of agricultural commodity policies typically emphasize farmer and consumer (taxpayer) interests and underplay the role of agribusiness. A more complete understanding of agricultural policy requires paying attention to the important role of agribusiness interests. Policies that benefit farmers (e.g., price supports, supply controls, deficiency payments) may either enhance or reduce agribusiness profits. The type of policy instrument preferred by agribusiness varies among commodities, depending on the technology of the marketing processes beyond the farm gate and the elasticity of final demand. This paper emphasizes the idea that instruments of farm policy are chosen in response to pressures from... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Farm programs; Farm policy; Agribusiness; Political economy; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 1989 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51252 |
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| Hanson, Steven D.; Myers, Robert J.; Hilker, James H.. |
| Many agricultural producers face cash price distributions that are effectively truncated at a lower limit through participation in farm programs designed to support farm prices and incomes. For example, the 1996 Federal Agricultural Improvement Act (FAIR) makes many producers eligible to obtain marketing loans which truncate their cash price realization at the loan rate, while allowing market prices to freely equilibrate supply and demand. This paper studies the effects of truncated cash price distributions on the optimal use of futures and options. The results show that truncation in the cash price distribution facing an individual producer provides incentives to trade options as well as futures. We derive optimal futures and options trading rules under... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Farm programs; Futures; Hedging; Options; Truncation; Marketing. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15152 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Choi, Jung-Sup; Helmberger, Peter G.. |
| A two-stage approach is used to estimate sensitivity of corn, wheat, and soybean yields to changes in prices and land idled. Estimated elasticity of demand for fertilizer per acre with respect to expected output price equals 0.47, 0.10, and 0.82 for corn, wheat, and soybeans. Upper estimates of the elasticity of yield with respect to fertilizer equals +0.58, +0.29, and +0.16 for corn, wheat, and soybeans. Yields are found to be quite insensitive to price changes. Fertilizer demands and yields are insensitive to land idled under farm programs. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Corn; Farm programs; Fertilizer demands; Soybeans; Wheat; Yields; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15202 |
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| Harwood, Joy L.. |
| The 2008 farm bill involved 16 months of debate. The end product is similar to the 2002 farm bill in the crops arena, continuing counter-cyclical payments, direct payments, and marketing assistance loans. In addition, however, the 2008 bill adds a new, optional counter-cyclical revenue program (Average Crop Revenue Election, or ACRE), authorizes a new permanent disaster program, and contains various other changes. The new ACRE program provides an entirely new set of dimensions for producers to consider in deciding whether to opt into the program, including the multi-year trade-off between the loss of potential “traditional” payments and the revenue protection provided by ACRE, as well as the producer’s own expectations about yield and price trends and... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Farm bill; Farm programs; ACRE; Permanent disaster assistance; Regulatory process; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49861 |
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| 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. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44149 |
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