Selecting the best wheat varieties affects producers’ profit and financial risk. This study identifies the optimal … wheat variety selection using the portfolio approach at various risk aversion levels. Results showed that the optimal wheat … variety selection was significantly affected by changes in levels of risk aversion of decision makers …

supports these assumptions. An empirical application of the arbitrage equations provides evidence that risk aversion and …

This study evaluates both the profitability and risk efficiency of grazing stocker steers on conservation tillage …. 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 …

restoration and maintenance, land use, and degree of risk aversion are important factors in a landowner’s decisions to invest in …

and increased dark cutter incidence associated with heifers relative to steers creates additional financial risk when …

This study compares farm operators’ risk perceptions and actual realization of risk attitudes revealed through off … that risk loving farmers are more likely to employ risk management strategies. …

cumulative distribution functions of whole-farm returns according to specified risk preferences. The results indicate NT farms …

farmers’ risk preferences. SERF is a valuable tool because it incorporates a utility function and a range of decision …-maker risk preferences. Data from two production experiments were used: 1) research trials at the University of Florida’s farm … research trials show that for both diseases and cultivars, the SAS-based method is the most preferred given any farmers’ risk …