Seafood processor preferences for hiring employees are explored in light of references, wages, and immigrant situations. The objectives of this study are to determine the relative importance of labor attributes, and to identify distinct clusters of processors in terms of preference for immigrant...

In the past three decades, farm families have relied on government payments and off-farm income to reduce income risk and increase total household income. Studies have shown that, as income effect dominates, government payments tend to reduce off-farm labor of farm operators and spouses. But...

type="main" xml:lang="fr" <p>Les trois dernières décennies ont été témoin d'une sortie soutenue des ménages du secteur de l'agriculture primaire aux États-Unis, et ce, au taux annuel moyen de 10%. Comprendre les raisons de cette décision est important pour la future structure de la ferme,...</p>

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...