With increased pressures on today’s Federal Budget, there may be funding cutson agriculture programs. These cuts would certainly bring about increased concern as towhich programs and which crops take the biggest cut. A straight cut across the boardwill likely affect each commodity group...

Texas is the leading U.S. producer of cotton, and the U.S. is the largest internationalmarket supplier of cotton. Risks and uncertainties plague Texas cotton producers withunpredictable weather, insects, diseases, and price variability. Risk management studieshave examined the risk reducing...

Agricultural producers face uncertain agricultural production and marketconditions. Much of the uncertainty faced by agricultural producers cannot be controlledby the producer, but can be managed. Several risk management programs are availablein the U.S. to help manage uncertainties in...

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine further the factors that influencefarmers’ decisions to participate in crop insurance programs. The factors consideredare RMA rules and farmers’ yield perceptions. In particular, the first paperexamined the role of Risk Management Agency’s...