likelihood. Recognizing the endogeneity of alliance network size when determining a farm’s survival likelihood, we employ an … extreme weather event.” We employ USDA-Farm Services Agency administrative data to measure farmer alliances and farm entry and … exit. The data provide detailed information on every farm-payment recipient since 1990, including location and …

price and yield variability, and nests it within a flexible semi-nonparametric (SNP) model consistent with farm …

programs increase access to high-speed internet in recipient communities, which can raise farm sales by increasing both farm … cheaper inputs and better management practices, leading to an overall improvement in farm profits. Using data from the 1997 …-in-differences propensity score matching estimator, to show that the two USDA broadband loan programs have positive impacts on farm sales …

cotton prices in the cotton zone of Mali. This paper shows that the Malian government’s 2011 policy to increase the farm gate … cotton price as a response to world cotton price increase enhances farm income but has less impact on cotton than on maize …