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In an analysis of the determinants of government payments to a farm the paper finds cropping patterns, soil productivity, and more importantly human capital variables such as education, and age as significant. While analyzing the effect of government payments on the profit efficiency of...
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Precision agriculture and autosteer technology are, overall, profitable investments for farmers, as previous literature …
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Direct marketing strategies increasingly have been recognized as a viable business option in U.S. agriculture as they … number of direct marketing strategies adopted by farmers. Then we estimated a quantile regression model to assess the impact … of the intensity of adoption of direct marketing strategies on gross cash farm income. The results show that the …
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In the era of a global economy, farmers face increasing pressure in developing a portfolio of various marketing … channels. However, the literature on direct marketing strategies has mainly focused on consumers. Using farm-level data this … study investigates factors associated with the choice of three direct marketing strategies. We apply a selectivity based …
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With the production and cropping efficiency gains from adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) corn, the number of acres planted has increased steadily over the past decade. Also, the adoption of GM crops in general has an impact on the labor allocation decisions of farm operators. Using a large...
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Agritourism is an alternative source of farm income. We examine farmers’ participation in agritourism activities to assess the impact of participation on farm household income and return to assets using a large farm-level survey. The results reveal that older, educated, and female...
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to the effect of participation in marketing and supply cooperatives on the success of small farms. Using modified net … participation in marketing and supply cooperatives is positively correlated with success. Further, analysis findings indicate farm …
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Farmers and food companies need to assess their production and marketing strategies for nurturing business …
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