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THE IMPACT OF SALES CHANGES ON AGRIBUSINESS PAYROLLS

Gunter, Lewell F.; Wise, James O. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 25 (1993) 01

Agribusiness firms face substantial market risk associated with variations in farm production, output and input prices …, exchange rates, and other factors. Some of the risk faced by agribusiness is passed through to the employees of the firm and to … econometric analysis of the transmission of sales changes into payroll changes was performed for a sample of Georgia agribusiness …

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Population Growth and Land Use Dynamics along Urbanâ€“Rural Gradient

Polyakov, Maksym; Zhang, Daowei - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 40 (2008) 02

In this study we apply a spatial conditional logit model to determine factors influencing land cover change in three contiguous counties in West Georgia between 1992 and 2001 using point (pixel) based observations of land characteristics. We found that accessibility to population and population...

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Examining Labor Substitution: Does Family Matter for U.S. Cash Grain Farmers?

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Khanal, Aditya R.; Mishra, Ashok K. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 46 (2014) 02

The substitution of capital for labor and new labor-saving technologies has reduced the labor required for farming, yet many farms today depend on hired labor in some form. Common in the literature is the assumption of perfectly substitutable farm labor. This has implications for the...

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Bosch, Darrell J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 44 (2012) 03

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In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 02

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The Roles of Labor and Profitability in Choosing a Grazing Strategy for Beef Production in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

Gillespie, Jeffrey M.; Wyatt, Wayne; Venuto, Brad; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 40 (2008) 01

Comparisons are made concerning labor required and profitability associated with continuous grazing at three stocking rates and rotational grazing at a high stocking rate in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. A unique data set was collected using a time and motion study method to determine labor...

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The Intellectual Impact of Agricultural Economists

Zapata, Hector O. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 02

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Community Development and Local Social Capital

Jordan, Jeffrey L.; Anil, Bulent; Munasib, Abdul B.A. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 01

While a substantial amount of research has been devoted to showing what social capital does, research explaining social capital itself lags behind. The literature has a long tradition of examining the effect of social capital on local economic growth and development. In this paper we examine...

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Factors Affecting Adoption of Recommended Management Practices in Stocker Cattle Production

Johnson, Rachel J.; Doye, Damona G.; Lalman, David L.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 01

Binary logit regression models were used to estimate factors affecting adoption of recommended management practices. Variables analyzed include aspects of farm structure, human capital, farm objectives, and production system employed by the producer. Results reveal that operation size and...

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A Return of the Threshing Ring? A Case Study of Machinery and Labor-Sharing in Midwestern Farms

Artz, Georgeanne M.; Colson, Gregory; Ginder, Roger G. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 04

Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment...

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