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AgProfit™: a net present value and cash flow based decision aid for agriculture producers

Julian, James W.; Seavert, Clark F. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) November, pp. 366-378

with adoption of new technologies or production practices in production agriculture. Design/methodology/approach – This …

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Farm income variability and off-farm diversification among Canadian farm operators

Jetté-Nantel, Simon; Freshwater, David; Katchova, Ani L.; … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) November, pp. 329-346

Purpose – For many farm families and operators across the OECD countries, off-farm income has become a major determinant of their well-being. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential role of off-farm employment as a risk management tool among farm operators....

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AJoint measurement of farm size and farm performance: a confirmatory factor analysis

Hadrich, Joleen C.; Olson, Frayne - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) November, pp. 295-309

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine if a single dominant measure defines farm size and farm performance consistently over a ten-year time period, or if alternative measures are needed. The paper also seeks to determine the correlation between farm size and farm performance and...

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Premium estimation inaccuracy and the actuarial performance of the US crop insurance program

Ramirez, Octavio A.; Carpio, Carlos A. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) March, pp. 117-133

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the levels of inaccuracy associated with three different premium estimation methods, one of which attempts to mimic the protocol currently used by the Risk Management Agency (RMA), on the actuarial performance of the US crop...

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Microeconomic impacts of a state-funded farmer loan program

Pederson, Glenn; Chung, Wonho; Nel, Roelof - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) March, pp. 5-21

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine if there are positive microeconomic effects from a state-funded loan participation program on farm productivity and investment behavior. Design/methodology/approach – The authors take the approach that access to credit solves a liquidity...

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Combining participating insurance and financial policies: A new risk management instrument against natural disasters in agriculture

Enjolras, Geoffroy; Kast, Robert - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) March, pp. 156-178

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine a new insurance policy against natural disasters. Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose an optimisation model, which involves both the insurer and the farmer. The farmer decides to insure his farm if and only if insurance improves...

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Implications of within county yield heterogeneity for modeling crop insurance premiums

Cooper, Joseph; Zulauf, Carl; Langemeier, Michael; … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) March, pp. 134-155

Purpose – Farm level data are essential to accurate setting of crop insurance premium rates, but their time series tends to be too short to allow them to be the sole data source. County level data are available in longer time series, however. The purpose of this paper is to present a...

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Comparison of alternative sources of farmland values

Zakrzewicz, Christopher; Brorsen, B. Wade; Briggeman, … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) March, pp. 68-86

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Federal Reserve Bank land value surveys, and transaction prices. The purpose of this paper is … agricultural producers. However, little is known about the idiosyncrasies and similarities of standard land value data sources – US … to determine the differences and similarities of land value movements from three land value data sources. Design …

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Weather index-based insurances for farmers in the North China Plain: An analysis of risk reduction potential and basis risk

Heimfarth, Leif Erec; Musshoff, Oliver - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) July, pp. 218-239

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the extent to which weather index-based insurances can contribute to reducing shortfall risks of revenues of a representative average farm that produces corn or wheat in the North China Plain (NCP). The geographical basis risk is quantified to...

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Efficiency in agricultural commodity futures markets in India: Evidence from cointegration and causality tests

Ali, Jabir; Gupta, Kriti Bardhan - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) July, pp. 162-178

Purpose – In line with the ongoing global and domestic reforms in agriculture and allied sectors, the Indian Government …

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