Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the application of sustainable growth challenge (SGC) model in agricultural finance as a conceptual paradigm and then uses the model to measure sustainable growth rates for Illinois grain and livestock farmers. The SGC concept is used to...

Purpose – This paper reviews the life of Liberty Hyde Bailey and highlights his contributions to the structure of US farm credit 100 years after the Country Life Commission. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a qualitative historical review. Findings – The paper provides a...

This paper presents a model and framework for pricing degree-day weather derivatives when the weather variable is a non-traded asset. Using daily weather data from 1840S1996, it is shown that a degree-day weather index exhibits stable volatility and satisfies the random walk hypothesis. The...

The non-depreciability characteristic of farmland value implies that farm delinquencies and default may not necessarily lead to loan loss. Considering this, a model under the framework of Value-at-Risk is developed to estimate probabilities of debt coverage by farmland that is mortgaged to...

This paper reviews various optimization approaches used to address a variety of issues related to risk in agricultural finance and farm management. The central focus is in the Markowitz mean-variance model, which represents the classical approach to balancing risk and returns in an optimization...

This paper presents preliminary results on the possible demand for weather insurance in China. Results from 1,564 farm households from Western and Central China between October 2007 and October 2008 suggest that the greater risk for farmers is drought followed by excessive rain. Heat is less...

This study uses the sustainable growth rate model to investigate, measure, and analyze sustainable growth rates and trends for Illinois farmers. Results of farm-level econometric analyses indicate the relevance of the sustainable growth paradigm in explaining most farm financial decisions made...

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship over time between specific weather events (drought, excessive rainfall, cold weather, etc…) and loss ratios for crop insurance products. The study also investigates the impact of rainfall and extreme heat on field and fruit crop insurance...