THE PROFITABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ON A REPRESENTATIVE GRAIN FARM IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, 1981-89: COMMENT

Wayne S. Roberts and Scott Swinton

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1995, vol. 24, issue 01, 2

Abstract: A long term whole farm analysis comparing conventional and low-input farming systems is reviewed. A computational error led to the mistaken conclusion that conventional farming with government programs is less preferred by risk-averse farmers than the low input alternative. The greater income variance of conventional agriculture need not make it less preferred provided a higher mean income sufficiently offsets the higher variance.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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Journal Article: The Profitability of Sustainable Agriculture on a Representative Grain Farm in the Mid-Atlantic Region, 1981–89: Comment (1995)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.31466

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