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Corn-ethanol plant investment : a real options case study

Secor, William G.; Boland, Michael A. - In: American journal of agricultural economics 99 (2017) 2, pp. 524-531

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Cooperative finance and equity management

Boland, Michael A. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2012

This article summarizes topics discussed at the 2012 CHS Insight Meetings which were held at 12 locations around the United States. Over 225 cooperatives sent directors, managers, and employees to the meetings. The article draws upon the discussion of the participants and issues raised in the...

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Measuring the Benefits to Advertising under Monopolistic Competition

Boland, Michael A.; Crespi, John M.; Silva, Jena; Xia, Tian - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 37 (2012) 1

This paper determines the benefits and costs of firm-level advertising in a monopolistically competitive industry. The model is useful in an environment in which firm-level costs may be absent or imprecise. The empirical example uses data on the advertising for a new line of prune snacks by...

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Final Report of the International Agribusiness Task Force

Boland, Michael A. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2012

Background: The National Food and Agribusiness Management Education Commission (NFAMEC whose materials can be found at … December 2006 based upon an extensive three year study of agribusiness management curricula in more than 160 four year programs … internationalize agribusiness management curricula and faculty. A cover story in the Wall Street Journal (December 2, 2002) noted that …

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An Analysis of the 2002 Farm Billâ€™s Value-Added Producer Grants Program

Boland, Michael A.; Crespi, John M.; Oswald, Dustin - In: Journal of Agribusiness 27 (2009)

Our objective is to identify the determinants for success among USDAâ€™s Value- Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program recipients. Business development has become an important program in departments of agricultural economics. Market share was found to be an important determinant of VAPG...

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The Impact of Integration Strategies on Food Business Firm Value

Dorsey, Sarah; Boland, Michael A. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 03

The objective of this study is to analyze whether a discount or premium exists for coordination strategies in food processing, wholesale grocery, retail supermarkets, and restaurants. Significant premiums are found for food processor and restaurant vertical integration or diversification...

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Agency Theory Issues in the Food Processing Industry

Boland, Michael A.; Golden, Bill B.; Tsoodle, Leah J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 40 (2008) 02

The objective is to identify significant determinants of performance for food processing firms over the 1992 to 2003 time period, focusing particularly on the issue of family control. Variables measuring firm effects such as asset size, governance, income distribution, and risk are used to...

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Determinants of Return on Equity in U.S. Local Farm Supply and Grain Marketing Cooperatives

Boyd, Scott; Boland, Michael A.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39 (2007) 01

Farm supply cooperatives are an important component of the retail agribusiness industry in the United States. The …

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A measure of duration in a life cycle analysis of U.S. agricultural cooperatives

Boland, Michael A. - 2020

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Role of Financial Variables in Explaining the Profitability of North Dakota Farm Supply and Grain Marketing Cooperatives

McKee, Gregory J.; Shaik, Saleem; Boland, Michael A. - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 37 (2009) 2

This paper examines the profitability of a balanced sample of 58 North Dakota farm supply and grain marketing cooperatives over the period 2003â€“ 2007. Our findings reveal that increased liquidity tended to allow farm supply cooperatives to operate more efficiently, but reduced the...

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