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Agricultural Arbitrage, Adjustment Costs, and the Intensive Margin
Tack, Jesse B.; LaFrance, Jeffrey T. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010
supports these assumptions. An empirical application of the arbitrage equations provides evidence that risk aversion and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922466
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A Categorical Data Analysis on Risks in Agriculture
Uematsu, Hiroki; Mishra, Ashok K. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
This study compares farm operators’ risk perceptions and actual realization of risk attitudes revealed through off … that risk loving farmers are more likely to employ risk management strategies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922650
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A Risk Analysis of Carbon Sequestration in Claypan Soil with Conservation Tillage Systems and Nitrogen Fertilizers for Grain Sorghum and Soybean
Williams, Jeffery R.; Pendell, Dustin L.; Sweeney, Daniel; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2006
Replaced with revised version of paper 02/15/06.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005500202
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Farm Profits from Stochastic and On-Farm Yields of Bt and Non-Bt Cotton in the Mississippi Delta
Banerjee, Swagata; Martin, Steven W.; Wetzstein, Michael E. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2005
Copy on AgEcon Search replaced with a revised copy 2/14/06.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483467
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A Risk Analysis of Converting CRP Acres to a Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation
Williams, Jeffery R.; Llewelyn, Richard V.; Pendell, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
management strategies under various risk preferences and utility-weighted certainty equivalent risk premiums. Yields, input rates …, risk analysis indicates CRP would be the preferred strategy for some risk-averse managers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005311020
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Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance
Bulut, Harun; Collins, Keith J.; Zacharias, Thomas P. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922603
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Evaluation of Risk Management Methods for Satsuma Mandarin
Lindsey, Jeanne K.; Duffy, Patricia A.; Nelson, Robert G.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
alternative risk-mitigation scenarios. Results indicate that the combination of freeze protection and crop insurance increases … expected net discounted 20-year returns while decreasing the downside risk. Break-even prices ranged from $.257 to $.289 per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005459766
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The Impact of the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program on the Effectiveness of Crop Insurance
Hong, Sung Wook; Power, Gabriel J.; Vedenov, Dmitry V. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
This paper analyzes the effect of the ACRE program adopted in the final version of the 2007 Farm Bill on the risk … on the risk management decisions of crop producers. In particular, we compare the risk-reducing effectiveness of the two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004989146
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The Effect of the El Nino Southern Oscillation on U.S. Corn Production and Downside Risk
Tack, Jesse B.; Ubilava, David - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
amplifying downside risk for producers. This study presents a framework for quantifying the effects of climate on crop yield … research and policy analysis in the production, risk management, climate change, and civil unrest literatures. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421065
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Economic Benefits of Fungicide Use in Corn Production
Liu, Yangxuan; Langemeier, Michael; Wise, Kiersten - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
This study used experimental data from West Lafayette, Indiana to examine the economic benefits of applying fungicide to corn. The average improvements in yield, gross revenue, and net return (gross revenue minus fungicide and application cost) were 4 bushels per acre, $19 per acre, and -$9 per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125459