In recent years, several large dairy cooperatives in Ireland have been restructured in various ways into investor-oriented corporations (public limited companies). A primary reason advanced by leadership of these cooperatives for going to PLC route was that additional capital was required, and...

"Creamery Industry: Structure and Performance" and "Fluid Milk Processing Costs in Minnesota"

The authors found that total commercial sales decline in relation to the size of the increase in the giveaway program.

The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) of the Texas A&M University System is pleased to be invited to address this symposium addressing the future of U.S. agriculture. As a participant in the FAPRI consortium, AFPC monitors the economic conditions of U.S. agriculture at the farm and...

Eight Texas High Plains cotton farms, ranging in size from 189 acres to 5,570 acres, were simulated under six alternative farm program provisions to determine the likely structural impacts of these programs. The results indicate mid-size farms benefit more from farm programs than either small or...

The farm financial crisis, combined with deregulation of the U.S. banking system, has created a new environment within which the Farm Credit System competes. Despite their unique business clientele, the Banks for Cooperatives (BCs) have been adversely affected by this changed environment. In...

Of the many issues associated with modifying the 1996 FAIR Act, equitability of government support across program commodities ranks high on the list of priorities. This concern is associated with both a limited amount of government support and the method that can be used to derive or ascertain...