This paper assesses factors governing farmers’ decision to adopt adaptation/risk-mitigating strategies and evaluates the impact of adoption on crop productivity by utilizing household level data collected in 2011 from a nationally representative sample of 7842 households (11208 plots) in...

The Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Team conducted an industry survey with the objectives of identifying and rating industry priorities. After holding discussion groups across the state, two questionnaires were developed and sent to 2,237 dairy farm owners and operators and 480 allied...

Corn, soybean and wheat producers are facing serious financial challenges. And it is even worse for livestock producers, most of who are also crop producers and are therefore eligible for ACRE. Crops are behind in maturity, some areas of the state need rain, product prices have fallen...

The use of animal traction as a source of on-farm power has often been regarded as a logical and appropriate approach for improving Sahelian agriculture. Animal power, it is argued, enables the farmer to execute timelier agricultural operations and to overcome the seasonal labor constraints...

In Switzerland it is common for the farm businesses to be transferred within the family because the law provides that the heir can purchase the business at its investment value. The investment value is arrived at by an income capitalization approach. The investment values of farm businesses are...

Compilation of 2000 outlook articles written by faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University covering issues such as the economy, farm policy, commodity prices and production, farm income, and farm input supplies.

This paper is a part of a series of reports of the activities conducted under a grant from the Fund for Rural America, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Funds for the three year grant entitled "Enhancing Rural Economies Through Comprehensive Extension, Research & Partnering Approaches Using...

This paper is a summary of the management implications to consider when choosing among multiple owner farm business organizations. These include joint operating agreements, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations, both subchapter C and subchapter S. We assume the reader has...