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The Conservation Reserve Program : its impact on the economies of rural communities

Creator:: Nofziger, Sharon Dianne
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to present the results of a study of the impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program, Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, on the economies of small communities located in Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla Counties in Oregon. These counties are representative of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: dependent on agriculture for their economic well-being. The problem was put into the form of a question

The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

Creator:: Hewlett, John P.
Abstract:: Agricultural economists have devoted considerable attention to the financial stress situation of agricultural producers. Many studies have been conducted in various regions of the U.S. in an attempt to better understand the causes of the problem. The costs associated with farm financial stress imply corresponding benefits to be realized by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: withstanding fluctuations in economic conditions by adopting specific strategies which promote financial

The demand for electricity in western U.S. irrigated agriculture : a dual cost function analysis

Creator:: Connor, Jeffery Dean
Abstract:: The overall objective of the research reported here is to empirically measure the ability of farmers to mitigate the impact of rising electricity prices by substituting relatively inexpensive alternative inputs. A dual cost methodology is employed because it allows theoretically consistent derivation of own price and factor substitution elasticities, conditional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : The Demand for Electricity in Western U.S. Irrigated Agriculture: A Dual Cost Function Analysis

The concept of diversification as a characteristic of farm structure

Creator:: Russell, K. D. (Kenneth Dale)
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: /Whittaicer' The first reason farms diversify is generally viewed as a move towards greater economic

Best-linear-unbiased-scalar-residuals-based tests for specification errors

Creator:: Navarro, Luis Alberto
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: following general results: - Most selected models suggest that agriculture has been experiencing

An economic analysis of small-holders agriculture in the central highlands of Ethiopia : a system simulation approach

Creator:: Bellete, Solomon
Abstract:: In the majority of the less developed countries the small-scale peasant agriculture is the dominant sector of the countries' economies. The successes of major agricultural programs in order to increase the potentials depend primarily on the understanding of the economic organizations of the peasant households. This study analyzed over a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 1, 1978 Title: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SMALL-HOLDERS AGRICULTURE IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF

Evaluating the financial risk involved in farmland investment decisions

Creator:: Knox, Kenneth W.
Abstract:: Investing in farmland is one of the most important decisions that farmers face in their lifetimes. Usually, large amounts of debt are required to purchase a substantial tract of land, thereby reducing the farmer's liquidity position and future borrowing capacity. Fixed debt commitments must be met by highly variable future...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Input demand and output supply responses when the production function is heteroskedastic

Creator:: Lee, Heung-Dong
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Essays in incomplete agricultural markets

Creator:: Cross, Robin M.
Abstract:: Agricultural revenues, the product of stochastic prices and yields, lead to markets which are incomplete, thereby entreating and complicating economic inquiry. The following three essays explore the incomplete nature of agricultural markets and consider the implications of incompleteness for a range of policy questions and economic tools. The first essay,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: entreating and complicating economic inquiry. The following three essays explore the incomplete nature of

Oregon farm models : a spreadsheet approach

Creator:: Chambers, William D
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Farm Program Analysis 8 Application of Microconuters 12 Applications to Agriculture 13 Government

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The Conservation Reserve Program : its impact on the economies of rural communities

The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

The demand for electricity in western U.S. irrigated agriculture : a dual cost function analysis

The concept of diversification as a characteristic of farm structure

Best-linear-unbiased-scalar-residuals-based tests for specification errors

An economic analysis of small-holders agriculture in the central highlands of Ethiopia : a system simulation approach

Evaluating the financial risk involved in farmland investment decisions

Input demand and output supply responses when the production function is heteroskedastic

Essays in incomplete agricultural markets

Oregon farm models : a spreadsheet approach

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