Agricultural cooperatives have undergone significant consolidation in recent years. Identifying firms with a potential to improve performance via merging requires an examination of financial performance of those firms relative to firms of similar and larger sizes. This study develops a set of...

The droughts of 1988 and 1989 were a challenge and an opportunity for agricultural economists. Ag economists have in the past and continue in the present to address the information needs of producers and public policy makers that arise during a drought. Considering the role of the Land Grant...

This study compares the effectiveness of two crop insurance plans: an individual farm-yield measurement similar to the current Federal Crop Insurance Corporation multi-peril program and an area-yield measurement method. These methods are examined for reduction in yield and gross farm income...

Establishment of efficient farm irrigation practices is influenced by the knowledge the irrigator has concerning both the economic and technological aspects of irrigation. The eventual goal of water conservation research is to have water users establish conservation techniques as parts of their...