Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of farm income variability, farm size … in income plays an important role in explaining precautionary savings of US farm households. Findings suggest that farm … households facing higher income risk save more and accumulate more wealth. It is indicated that several farm, operator, household …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of farm income variability, farm size … in income plays an important role in explaining precautionary savings of US farm households. Findings suggest that farm … households facing higher income risk save more and accumulate more wealth. It is indicated that several farm, operator, household …

-farm income for Canadian farm operators. Design/methodology/approach – Variability of farm and off-farm income is analyzed using a …-farm income are compared across farm types and are regressed against factors conditioning the variations. Findings – Greater … reliance on farm income results in lower (greater) relative variability in farm (off-farm) income. Larger commercial operations …

farmland rental agreements and rental rates, and how they are related to various market and industry factors. Focus is placed … are consistent with the current market environment. Aggregate rental rates mask considerable variation in farm-level rents …

‐farm income for Canadian farm operators. Design/methodology/approach – Variability of farm and off‐farm income is analyzed using a …‐farm income are compared across farm types and are regressed against factors conditioning the variations. Findings – Greater … reliance on farm income results in lower (greater) relative variability in farm (off‐farm) income. Larger commercial operations …

farmland rental agreements and rental rates, and how they are related to various market and industry factors. Focus is placed … are consistent with the current market environment. Aggregate rental rates mask considerable variation in farm‐level rents …

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

the decision to participate in the off-farm labor market and the level of off-farm employment income. Findings – The …Purpose – For many farm families and operators across the OECD countries, off-farm income has become a major … set for about 20,000 Canadian farms, from 2001 to 2006, in order to estimate the relationship between farm income risk and …