Factors influencing choice of share or cash rental leases for cropland are examined using a 1996 dataset containing 1071 lease contracts in Nebraska and in South Dakota. Logistic regression results indicate tenant's age, capital position, and relationship with landlord were more important than...

This study develops an analytical framework for explaining both cross-sectional and intertemporal variations in the pull factors for retail sales. A reduced form equation derived from factors affecting the demand and supply of goods and services is used to explain changes in the pull factor...

The farming sector continues in an extended period of economic stress. Some have described it as the most serious and prolonged period of financial stress in more than 40 years [2]. Real net farm income of farm families during the current decade has been less than two-thirds the average for the...

The farming sector continues in an extended period of economic stress. Some have described it as the most serious and prolonged period of financial stress in more than 40 years [2]. Real net farm income of farm families during the current decade has been less than two-thirds the average for the...

The true value of the water in agricultural production is determined by its perceived contribution to productive capacity. This analysis is concerned with determining an estimation of the value, or “worth,†of the water from the 2010 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Survey. This survey allows...

The use of agricultural crop pesticides has increased more than five-fold since 1950.1/ U.s. consumption of chemical pesticides currently exceeds one billion pounds of active ingredients annually; more than half of this volume is used for agriculturally-related enterprises. The explanation...

This report focuses on changes in the Nebraska farm sector from 1974 to 1982. Items of major interest include number, size, and types of farms; resource use and output; tenure patterns; age of farm operators; forms of farm business organization; and capital investment. A Gini Index procedure is...