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AN ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT PAYMENT PROGRAM IN US AGRICULTURE
Gulati, Sumeet; Mishra, Ashok K. - Food and Resource Economics Group, University of … - 2003
government payments on the profit efficiency of agriculture the paper finds that the inclusion of government payments does not … cause structural change in US agriculture (i.e., a change in returns to scale of the underlying technology). Nevertheless …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005321058
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Predicting Financial Stress in Young and Beginning Farmers in the United States
D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Chintawar, Sachin - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004989150
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Use of Direct Marketing Strategies by Farmers and Their Impact on Farm Business Income
Uematsu, Hiroki; Mishra, Ashok K. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 40 (2011) 1
Direct marketing strategies increasingly have been recognized as a viable business option in U.S. agriculture as they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201405
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Farmers’ Perception of Precision Technology: The Case of Autosteer Adoption by Cotton Farmers
D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Powell, Rebekah R.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
Precision agriculture and autosteer technology are, overall, profitable investments for farmers, as previous literature … research investigates farmers’ perception of precision agriculture and how those perceptions impact adoption of the autosteer … importance of precision agriculture as well as farmers’ ranking of input cost savings relative to other attributes of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421042
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DECOMPOSITION OF VARIABILITY IN ASSETS AND DEBT OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN THE U.S.
Mishra, Ashok K.; El-Osta, Hisham S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2001
The study measures how much of the variability in farm household assets and debt are attributed to the variability in farm and non-farm assets and farm and non-farm debt. Using a normalized variance decomposition approach and data from the Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS) survey,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005807725
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Reasons for Adopting Precision Farming: A Case Study of U.S. Cotton Farmers
Pandit, Mahesh; Mishra, Ashok K.; Paudel, Krishna P.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
We used survey data collected from cotton farmers in 12 southern U.S. states to identify factors influencing cotton farmers’ decisions to adopt precision farming. Using a seemingly unrelated ordered probit model, we found that younger, educated and computer literate farmers chose precision...
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Measuring and Analyzing Farm Financial Stress
Harris, James Michael; Williams, Robert P.; Morehart, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
The financial health of the agricultural economy has been excellent for the past few years, especially with farm income reaching record levels. However, the U.S. economy has experienced a recession and a credit crisis. Although the U.S. farm sector has been mostly shielded from the economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020279
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Determinants of Farm Household Income Diversification in the United States: Evidence from Farm-Level Data
Mishra, Ashok K.; Erickson, Kenneth W.; Harris, James … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
This study examines the determinants of income diversification of farm households in the United States. Farm households allocate their time between farm and off-farm activities to help stabilized household income (consumption). What characterizes those households who engage in off-farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020644
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Farm Operator Benefits from Direct Marketing Strategies: How Does Local Food Impact Farm Financial Performance?
Park, Timothy A.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Wozniak, Shawn J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
In the era of a global economy, farmers face increasing pressure in developing a portfolio of various marketing channels. However, the literature on direct marketing strategies has mainly focused on consumers. Using farm-level data this study investigates factors associated with the choice of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020969
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Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings of Farm Households: An Empirical Investigation
Mishra, Ashok K.; Chang, Hung-Hao - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 36 (2011) 1
This study examines factors affecting tax-deferred retirement savings among farm households. A double-hurdle model is estimated using 2003 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) farm-level national data. Results indicate that demographic factors, total household income, off-farm work,...
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