We develop conceptual and process simulation models to determine the probability of a recall and predict its size. We compare the costs of recalls with and without traceability for a ten year planning horizon by simulating the expected recalls caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination for...

With increased volatility of feed prices dairy farm managers are no longer concerned with managing just milk price volatility but are considering the adoption of risk management programs that address income over feed cost (IOFC) margin risk. Successful margin risk management should be founded on...

A common approach in the literature, whether the investigation is about futures price risk premiums or biases in option-based implied volatility coefficients, is to use samples in which consecutive observations can be regarded as uncorrelated. That will be the case for non- overlapping forecast...

Major Issues Facing Minnesota Dairy Farmers

Financial Stress in Agriculture: Its Causes and Extent

The Fertilizer Problem...Situation and Outlook

Cooperative Milk Marketing Problems in the Twin Cities

Some Basic Problems in Agriculture (Jensen); Farm adjustment problems in East Central Minnesota (Sundquist and Day)