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Operating Cost Efficiency On Pennsylvania Dairy Farms

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  • Grisley, William
  • Mascarenhas, Juan

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Operating cost efficiency is evaluated on Pennsylvania dairy farms using a modification of the Farrell efficient unit isoquant frontier method. Evaluating farms by herd size groups, the average measure of cost efficiency ranged from 70 to 80 percent. Farms with larger herds were more homogeneous in efficiency than farms with smaller herds. Regression analysis was used to evaluate for differences in cost efficiency by herd size group.

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  • Grisley, William & Mascarenhas, Juan, . "Operating Cost Efficiency On Pennsylvania Dairy Farms," Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:nejare:28938
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.28938
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    1. B. E. Bravo‐Ureta & L. Rieger, 1990. "Alternative Production Frontier Methodologies And Dairy Farm Efficiency," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(2), pages 215-226, May.
    2. Short, Sara D., 2003. "Effects Of Low Milk Prices On U.S. Dairy Farms In 2000," 2003 Annual Meeting, February 1-5, 2003, Mobile, Alabama 35213, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    3. Tauer, Loren W. & Hanchar, John J., 1993. "Nonparametric Technical Efficiency with N Firms and M Inputs: A Simulation," Staff Papers 121333, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    4. Rolf Färe & Gerald Whittaker, 1995. "An Intermediate Input Model Of Dairy Production Using Complex Survey Data," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(2), pages 201-213, May.

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