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| Ahrendsen, Bruce L.. |
| A dual cost function approach is developed as an alternative to time series and simplistic approaches for estimating farmers' expected operating rates of return on assets. A translog restricted cost function is estimated using data provided by 152 North Carolina dairy farmers over the period 1976 through 1986. The predicted costs from the fitted restricted cost function are used to construct estimates of farmers' expected operating rates of return on assets. The estimates from this structural approach explain more of the variation in observed rates than do time series estimates or sample mean observed rates. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Estimating expectations; Rate of return; Translog cost function; Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15042 |
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| Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Koenig, Steven R.; Dixon, Bruce L.; Dodson, Charles B.; Settlage, Latisha A.. |
| The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 made permanent the interest assistance program for the Farm Service Agency's guaranteed loans, authorized a significant increase in funding for the program, and targeted funding for beginning farmers and ranchers. The research presented here provides a basic descriptive analysis of past use. In particular, borrower data for Federal fiscal years 1985 through 2002 are examined in several dimensions. These dimensions include geographic, borrower type, lender type, interest rate differentials, percent guarantee, and the status of the loan as to whether a loss claim was paid or the loan remained active. Even though the program has been in existence for more than 15 years, little is known about its impact... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15778 |
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| Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Dixon, Bruce L.; Nwoha, Ogbonnaya John; Hamm, Sandra J.; Danforth, Diana M.. |
| The USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) serves as the nation's lender of last resort by providing direct loans to farmers unable to obtain credit at reasonable rates and terms. Annual loan losses have been substantial, averaging $576 million for fiscal 1994-2004. An econometric model using survey data from a sample of FSA loans originated in fiscal 1994-1996 is estimated to identify factors associated with loan losses. The results indicate previous debt settlement experience, loan type, farm type, farm size, and farm financial characteristics are important factors. This information may be used by FSA to adjust its underwriting standards in an effort to reduce loan losses and provide additional loans to farmers given its current funding. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21454 |
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| Rainey, Ronald L.; Dixon, Bruce L.; Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Parsch, Lucas D.; Bierlen, Ralph W.. |
| Land leasing is a major source of the land input to production agriculture. Responses from a survey of landlords leasing crop land in Arkansas are analyzed to better understand those factors motivating landlords in the type of lease they select and the terms of those leases. Probit models are estimated to determine the relative importance of variables representing credit constraint, agency problem, and risk aversion factors. Regression models then estimate the impact of site, landlord, and tenant characteristics on contract terms the percentage of crop and cost sharing arrangements between landlord and tenant. Probit results suggest credit constraint factors influence lease-type selection. Risk aversion, managerial ability, and social capital factors are... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Land leasing; Probit; Contract; Production agriculture; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8175 |
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| Nwoha, Ogbonnaya John; Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Dixon, Bruce L.; Chavez, Eddie C.; Hamm, Sandra J.; Settlage, Daniel M.; Danforth, Diana M.. |
| The three primary objectives of the Effectiveness Study are to: (1) identify groups being served by FSA direct farm loan programs, (2) examine the length of time borrowers remain in the programs and the proportion of borrowers who exit or 'graduate' from the programs, and (3) measure and identify ways of reducing loan subsidy rates. The study found that direct Farm Loan Programs (FLPs) appear to be serving their intended clientele. Recent FLP borrowers are more financially stressed than non-borrowers and would be generally considered as family farms. About 78 to 92 percent would qualify as small family farms using USDA's Small Farms Commission definition. FLP credit market penetration is relatively high among farms likely to be eligible for these... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15772 |
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| Dixon, Bruce L.; Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Nwoha, Ogbonnaya John; Hamm, Sandra J.; Danforth, Diana M.. |
| Farm Service Agency (FSA) direct loans are intended to provide transitory credit to creditworthy borrowers unable to obtain conventional credit at reasonable terms. Farm loan program (FLP) effectiveness is measured in part by how readily direct loan borrowers graduate to conventional credit. A survey of FSA borrowers originating direct loans during fiscal years 1994-1996 is utilized to estimate graduation rates. A majority of 1994-1996 loan originators did exit the direct FLP by November 2004. A multinomial logit model indicates financial strength at origination resulted in greater likelihood of farming without direct loans approximately nine years after loan origination. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21452 |
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| Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Dixon, Bruce L.; Priyanti, Atien. |
| Changes in commercial bank market shares of farm debt are decomposed into portfolio decisions loanable funds availability and loan market size for 64 counties in Arkansas from 1986 through 1990. A seemingly unrelated regression model is hypothesized to identify county characteristics that are related to changes in commercial bank market shares. Regression results indicate that county differences in economic activity, the relative risk associated with agriculture, farm structure and regional location contributed to changes in commercial bank market shares. The results imply a market niche for rural commercial banks emphasizing agricultural loans in the presence of unlimited branch banking. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Banks; Farm debt; Loan portfolio; Market share; Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15172 |
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| Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Dixon, Bruce L.; Lee, Laderrek T.. |
| In an era of rapid consolidation in banking, the effect of mergers on the availability of credit to agricultural businesses is unclear. Commercial bank mergers have profoundly altered the urban credit marketplace and are positioned to do the same for the agricultural credit marketplace. Adjustment models are estimated with data on independent bank consolidations from 1988 through 1995. The regression results bode well for agricultural lending if acquiring banks have larger concentrations of assets in agriculture than acquired banks. Conversely, if acquiring banks have smaller concentrations than acquired banks, acquisitions have a negative impact on agricultural lending. Since most acquiring banks have smaller agricultural loan concentrations than... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Acquisition; Agricultural loan portfolio; Banks; Consolidation; Merger; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15363 |
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| Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Bierlen, Ralph W.; Langemeier, Larry N.; Dixon, Bruce L.. |
| Theoretically, leasing and debt are thought to be substitutes. This assumes that a lease payment, which is a fixed obligation like a loan, displaces debt and reduces debt capacity, i.e., if firms have optimal debt to equity ratios, then, to the extent that it represents "off-balance-sheet" financing, leasing reduces debt capacity. Ang and Peterson-the seminal work in the literature-fit Tobit models with 1976 to 1981 data from 600 firms in which a leasing to book value of equity ratio is the dependent variable and a debt to book value of equity ratio and other variables are the explanatory variables. Contrary to expectations, their model results indicate that leasing and debt are complementary activities. This study follows the Ang and Peterson... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21671 |
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| Rainey, Ronald L.; Dixon, Bruce L.; Parsch, Lucas D.; Ahrendsen, Bruce L.; Bierlen, Ralph W.. |
| Landlord satisfaction levels with agricultural land-leasing agreements are examined with a 1998 sample of Arkansas landowners. Ordered probit models are estimated identifying which factors significantly affect satisfaction levels. Results indicate that the type of lease is not a significant determinant of landlord satisfaction levels. Proportion of landlord’s income from leasing, tenant educational background, social capital variables, presence of irrigation equipment, and perceptions about the FAIR Act were found to significantly affect lease satisfaction in at least one of the three satisfaction models estimated. A comparison with an earlier study of Arkansas tenants indicates landlords have generally higher satisfaction levels. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cropland contracts; Landlord satisfaction; Leasing; Probit models; L14; Q12; Q24. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43156 |
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