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Optimal replacement age of a conventional cotton harvester system
Gregory Ibendahl, Matthew Farrell, Stan Spurlock, Jesse TackThe cotton industry has seen many technological advances throughout history that have greatly decreased the number of labor hours required to produce a bale of cotton. The latest…
Farm-level evidence on risk balancing behavior in the EU-15
Yann de Mey, Frankwin van Winsen, Erwin Wauters, Mark Vancauteren, Ludwig Lauwers, Steven Van PasselThe purpose of this paper is to present empirical evidence of risk balancing behavior by European farmers. More specifically, the authors investigate strategic adjustments in the…
Measuring the efficiency of the Farm Credit System
Trang Dang, David Leatham, Bruce A. McCarl, Ximing WuThe purpose of this paper is to develop information on the relative efficiency of Farm Credit System (FCS) lenders. Also the evolution of relative efficiency is examined as…
Multiple vs single lending relationships in the agricultural sector
Brady E. Brewer, Christine A. Wilson, Allen M. Featherstone, Michael R. LangemeierThe purpose of this paper is to examine the use of single vs multiple lenders by Kansas farms. Previous studies suggest that as the risk level of the firm changes, borrowers…
An analysis of risk management tools utilized by Illinois farmers
Kerry Tudor, Aslihan Spaulding, Kayla D. Roy, Randy WinterThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships among choice of risk management tools, perceived effectiveness of risk management tools, self-reported risk attitude…
Shocks and credit choice in Southern Ethiopia
Davide Castellani– The purpose of this paper is to examine how shocks suffered by rural households in Ethiopia influence their decision to borrow and the source of credit.
Farm capital structure choice: theory and an empirical test
Feng Wu, Zhengfei Guan, Robert Myers– The purpose of this paper is to provide a unified theoretical framework that explains farm capital structure choice.
Bank size, lending paradigms, and usage of Farm Service Agency's guaranteed loan programs
Charles DodsonAn established paradigm in small business lending is segmented by bank size with large banks more likely to lend to large informationally transparent firms while small banks are…
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