Purpose: This paper examines credit products, operational performance and business models employed by nontraditional lenders (NTLs) in agricultural credit markets. Design/methodology/approach: Two research methods were employed in this study: (1) an executive interview to collect primary data...

The explosion of e-business activity presents many challenges to manufacturers, distributors, and dealers as they select a distribution channel for the delivery of products, services, and information. The expected growth in Internet sales by agribusiness firms is analyzed to provide insight into...

The accelerating speed of change in the food and agribusiness industries is resulting in more risk and uncertainty – the future is becoming much less predictable. Not only is the future more uncertain, the drivers of that uncertainty are also changing – strategic risk which generally has a low...

The objective of this report is to summarize knowledge about contracts used in the turkey industry which may be helpful in initiating contracts in other agricultural enterprises. Characteristics common to all Minnesota contracts are described. Contracts are divided into three main categories and...

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