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Farm Characteristics and Business Risk in Production Agriculture

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  • Bryan Schurle
  • Mike Tholstrup

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This article uses historical farm level data to investigate relationships between business risk and farm characteristics. Farm characteristics examined are the enterprise mix, farm size, location of the farm, age of the operator, financial obligation of the farm, machinery investment, government program payments and a measure of returns to the operation. Many of these variables are significantly related to business risk, which suggests several possibilities for future research.

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  • Bryan Schurle & Mike Tholstrup, 1989. "Farm Characteristics and Business Risk in Production Agriculture," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 11(2), pages 183-188.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:11:y:1989:i:2:p:183-188.
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    1. Schurle, Bryan W., 1990. "Business Risk Economies Of Size: Evidence And Implications," 1990 Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk Meeting, January 28-31, 1990, Sanibel Island, Florida 271541, Regional Research Projects > S-232: Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk.
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