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Multiple Generation Farm Households: What Determines Primacy in Management? [PDF]
This study identifies factors that influence primacy between generations in the management structure of U.S. family farms. The paper fills an important gap in the farm succession literature by exploring succession (in management of the farm) as an ...
Marshall, Maria I. +2 more
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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc +3 more
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THE ACCOUNTANT AND FARM MANAGEMENT ADVICE* [PDF]
Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1963 The purpose of accounting is two-fold. First to record and summarize economic transactions for a given period, and second to interpret the account as an aid for making management decisions. Before we examine a more rational blend of the two ingredients of accounting it is necessary to examine the framework of principles and procedures within which ...
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The Australian Farm Business Management Network: Industry, Education, Consultancy and Research Coming Together [PDF]
Under the sponsorship of the University of Sydney, on 5-6th December 2002 the future of farm management in Australia was discussed. The fundamental conclusion achieved by key primary industry representatives, corporate executives, academics, consultants ...
Johnson, Sue +6 more
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
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Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2019 In this study we analysed the effect of the reward of internal migration on the poverty status of rural households in South-West Nigeria. The types and channels of internal remittances received by rural households as well as the poverty profile and ...
Tolorunju Esther Toluwatope +3 more
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A Group Approach to Farm Management Advice and Achievement [PDF]
The Darkan farm Management Advisory Service (DFMAS) was formed in 1960 by a group of farmers near Darkan Western Australia, to employ a consultant and provide members with farm management advice.
Hall, James Robert Lawton The Darkan Farm Management Advisory Service
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski +2 more
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Economics of Quail Production in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2017 This study assesses the economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara state. Structured questionnaires were used to elicit information from 56 farmers that were selected with the use of a snow-ball sampling technique.
Abdulazeez Muhammad-Lawal +2 more
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Farming SystemChemical-synthetic pesticides (CSPs) are associated with several negative environmental effects. The European Commission aims to reduce their use by 50% by 2030.
Felix Witte +2 more
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