A shift to worldwide free trade would improve prospects for U.S. livestock and grain producers. Both production and prices would be higher for meat animals and poultry, but but milk prices would be lower. Producers of peanuts, sugar, and some fruits and vegetables would face lower price and...

Projected growth in population and the general economy suggest larger domestic food requirements in 1980. The major consumption trends of recent years are projected to continue, with per capita consumption rising for beef and poultry but declining for milk. Food use of most crop products may...

The prototype model developed in this paper is a deterministic simulation system, used to develop alternative commodity purchase plans and to show their differential impacts in terms of costs, tradeoffs, and benefits. The mod!!1 incorporates systems of demand parameters to account for economic...

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...

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.

Research has highlighted a growing gap between public perceptions of farming and the realities of modern agriculture and the food industry. A number of food scandals have exacerbated consumers’ critical perceptions of the agribusiness sector. This can threaten the reputation and legitimacy of...

In this study we address the following question: does friendship facilitate the adoption of a risk inherent new product? We did a validation study with a previously recorded friendship network and simulated scenario of a new energy drink. We learn that spill over effect for such a friendship...