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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

An economic evaluation of on-farm strategies for reduction of nitrate groundwater pollution : the case of irrigated production in the Columbia basin

Creator:: Johnson, Scott Lee
Abstract:: Technological advances in agricultural production over the past 40 years have contributed to the high standard of living enjoyed by many in the United States. Extensive use of chemicals to enhance yield and improve crop quality has played a major role in creating this highly productive U.S. agricultural system. Increased...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : An Economic Evaluation of On-Farm Strategies for Reduction of Nitrate Groundwater Pollution: The

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

Oregon farm models : a spreadsheet approach

Creator:: Chambers, William D
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 52 Typical Oregon Farms: Model Assuntions and Economic Strucuture 54 IV. Results 55 Results of

Economic and environmental evaluation of alternative farming systems for row crop and dairy farms in Northern Malheur County

Creator:: Vermilyea, Kathy Jo
Abstract:: Malheur County is located in the southeast corner of Oregon and consists of about 64 million acres of which 260,000 acres is irrigated. Groundwater contamination has been found in a 115,000 acre area in Northeastern Malheur County. The main source of the groundwater contamination is agricultural practices. The overall objective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: supported by agriculture (Oregon State University Extension Service, Malheur County Office, 1991). The

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

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:: Polices 6 Management Practices 9 FINANCIAL STRESS IN OREGON AGRICULTURE 10 BENEFITS OF RESEARCH

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

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

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Evaluating the financial risk involved in farmland investment decisions

An economic evaluation of on-farm strategies for reduction of nitrate groundwater pollution : the case of irrigated production in the Columbia basin

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

Oregon farm models : a spreadsheet approach

Economic and environmental evaluation of alternative farming systems for row crop and dairy farms in Northern Malheur County

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

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

The concept of diversification as a characteristic of farm structure

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

Essays in incomplete agricultural markets

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