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Factors affecting farm credit use
Ani L. KatchovaThis study analyzes the personal and farm characteristics that influence the use of farm credit, the degree of indebtedness, and debt consolidation for U.S. farms. Whereas…
Farm financial structure
Allen M. Featherstone, Gregory A. Ibendahl, J. Randy Winter, Aslihan SpauldingThe structure of U.S. agriculture is a topic of relevance to farmers, policy makers, farm organizations, and academics. Over the last century, farm financial structure issues have…
Farmland valuation and asset performance
Charles B. Moss, Ani L. KatchovaThe first theme addressed in this paper is agricultural asset performance. The low rate of return on agricultural assets has been of particular interest to policy makers. From a…
Risk management by farmers, agribusinesses, and lenders
Ashok K. Mishra, Sergio H. LenceProducers and lenders seek to avoid agricultural production‐related risks through various managerial and institutional mechanisms. For individual farmers and agribusinesses, risk…
U.S. macroeconomic and tax policy: impacts on U.S. farm operations
Ted Covey, Ron Durst, Jim RyanAgricultural economists have generally concluded that macroeconomic and tax policy matters regarding the financial wellbeing of U.S. farm operations. Farm operations react more…
Research on USDA farm credit programs: past, present, and future
Bruce L. Ahrendsen, Charles B. Dodson, Bruce L. Dixon, Steven R. KoenigFederal farm credit programs currently administered by the USDA were initiated in the early 1900s to help the farm sector cope with natural disasters, and these programs have…
Structure, performance, and risk management of financial institutions
Paul N. Ellinger, Valentina Hartarska, Christine WilsonThe performance, management, and risk exposure of financial institutions operating in rural and agricultural markets determine the cost of agriculture’s ongoing access to…
Credit risk assessment
Cole R. Gustafson, Glenn D. Pederson, Brent A. GloyLenders, regulatory agencies, and investors have increased their demand for credit risk exposure information to appropriately price risk and evaluate risk migration patterns that…
Developments in portfolio management and risk programming techniques for agriculture
Calum G. Turvey, Cesar L. Escalante, William NganjeThis 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…
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