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Brown, Cheryl; Gandee, Jesse E.; D'Souza, Gerard E.. |
To understand the factors that influence farm direct marketing, a linear regression model is estimated to test the relationships between county-level direct market sales and socioeconomic, agricultural production, and location characteristics for West Virginia. The results show that higher median housing value, increased population density, a younger population, a greater number of direct market farms, more diversity of fruit and vegetable production and closer proximity to Washington, D.C., increase direct market sales. The results have implications for other states with a large proportion of small and part-time farmers, many of whom are located in close proximity to metropolitan areas. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Direct market sales; Direct marketing; Farm sales; Farmers' market; Marketing; Q13; C21. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43778 |
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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 |
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