Average net farm income was $8,616 in 1998 for the 210 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. This is a decrease of 79% from 1997. During the last 20 years, net farm income has been lower than the 1998 level only in 1981 and 1985....

For the Southwestern Association, average accrual net farm income was $62,699 in 1996 for the 203 farms included in this report. This is an increase of 9% from 1995 making 1996 another high income year in a job with large swings in income. This volatility can be seen whether income is measured...

For the Southwestern Association, average net farm income was $40,598 in 1997 for the 208 farms included in this report. This is a decrease of 35% from 1996 continuing the pattern of large swings in income. Since costs changed very little, almost all of the decrease can be attributed to a...

In the Southeastern Association the average net farm income in 1997 was $73,311 for the 64 farms included in this report. This was an increase of 8.5% from 1996. The increase is due to replenishment of inventories which had been depleted in 1996. Total cash farm expenses increased 7%. The 1997...

A representative stratified random sample of 100 South African farmers from across allproduction regions that export fresh citrus to the EU were surveyed during 2007-2008 todocument their perceptions of the benefits and costs of complying with EUREPGAP standards oncitrus exports. Principal...

The CLUES model is an integrated catchment based model that designed to assist policy makers in understanding the implications of land use scenarios for water quality and a range of other indicators. CLUES integrates a number of existing models from several research providers, including SPARROW...

Cow-calf producers face an annual decision on when to sell their calves. They can sell them at any point between weaning and slaughter, with the objective of finding the profit maximizing selling point. This paper investigates the use of price signals to determine profit maximizing selling...

We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the...

Based on recent development of international economics, this paper aims to evaluate in what extent privatestandards impact trade, and more precisely trade of French agri‐food firms.Our paper explores an original "handmade" database identifying French agri‐food firms which are certified...

We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the...