The 1996 and 2002 Farm Bill changes in milk support price legislationderegulated the market and milk prices are more volatile than ever. The use of amechanism to reduce farmers' exposure to volatile milk prices has therefore becomeessential. This study evaluates the impact of two hedging...

Virginia beef producers have been overwhelmed with increasing costs and decreasing profits as well as facing challenges such as development pressures, drought, increasing competition for grazing land. Together these have reduced opportunities for expansion and often increased incentives for...