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The Political Economy of the 2014 Farm Bill
Orden, David; Zulauf, Carl R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2015
offers enhanced downside risk protection against low prices or declining revenue. The farm bill secured substantial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125503
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The Crowd-out Effect of Crop Insurance on Farm Survival and Profitability
Kirwan, Barrett E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
farmers' overall risk exposure and profitability is unclear. Self-selection and market dynamics have masked the direct effect … effect on risk exposure and, ultimately, profitability. I find that crop insurance increases debt holdings and acres cash … insurance crowds out other risk-management strategies without improving farm profitability. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069019
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Modeling Correlated and Disaggregated Crop Revenue Distributions: Implications under Mixed Policy and Program Initiatives
Jansen, Jim A.; Stockton, Matthew C.; Lubben, Bradley D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
This work outlines the quantitative procedures and results of the policy effects for alternative designs of federal revenue-based farm income safety net programs on eight individual representative farms across the state of Nebraska. Measures include financial impacts of the farm crop...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916538
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Analyzing Federal Farm Program and Crop Insurance Options to Assess Policy Design and Risk Management Implications for Crop Producers
Lubben, Bradley; Stockton, Matthew; Protopop, Iuliia; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
policy from income support to risk management. A mix of price- and revenue-based commodity programs as well as yield- and … revenue-based insurance products provide crop producers a complex portfolio of risk management tools and choices. To make … effective risk management decisions, crop producers must integrate farm programs and crop insurance alternatives in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878690
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Why Farmers Opt Not to Enroll in Payment-for-Environmental-Services Programs
Ma, Shan; Swinton, Scott M.; Lupi, Frank; Jolejole, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Payment-for-environmental-services (PES) programs are the focus of increasing attention globally. While existing PES programs can observe who participates and who does not, the reasons for nonparticipation can be opaque. Taking advantage of a unique stated preference data set that includes a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020447
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Selective vs. Broad-Spectrum Pesticides: When Do Private Decisions Differ from Socially Optimal Decisions?
Grogan, Kelly A.; Goodhue, Rachael E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
This paper examines the spatial externalities of conventional and organic pest control methods to determine if, and how, the two types affect each other. These interactions make the problem more complicated than the usual analysis of a single externality. The numerical simulation model includes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021153
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Assessing Participation in the Milk Income Loss Contract Program and its Impact on Milk Production
D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
The MILC program, a counter-cyclical income support program, was designed to provide price support to dairy farmers. Since the inception of the MILC program it has been argued that the program is inefficient and rewards inefficiency by keeping high cost, small dairy farms in business. Large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021163
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Why Do Members of Congress Support Agricultural Protection?
Bellemare, Marc F.; Carnes, Nicholas - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
It seems paradoxical that until recently, developed countries have continued subsidizing agriculture even though their agricultural sectors had been declining in relative importance since the middle of the 20th century. What drives support for agricultural protection—the broad array of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068543
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An Analysis of Farmers' Insurance Choices and Federal Crop Insurance Subsidies
Feng, Hongli; Du, Xiaodong; Hennessy, David A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
expected utility maximization framework is set up to analyze the trade-offs between higher risk protection and larger subsidy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011070057
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Managing the Agricultural Revenue Risk in Brazil: Implications for Developing a Crop Insurance Program
Ozaki, Vitor Augusto; Adami, Andreia Cristina de Oliveira - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
) rates tend to underestimate the risk in the lower coverage levels (50% and 60%). At the level of 70% of coverage the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916252