Economic Performance Measures of Southeastern U.S. Cow-Calf Farms: Which Types of Farms Are the Most Efficient?
Berdikul Qushim,
Jeffrey Gillespie and
Richard F. Nehring
No 124733, 2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to assess the technical efficiency and other economic performance measures of southeastern U.S. cow-calf farms. We describe and compare cow-calf operations by size, farm resource regions, and states, and measure their relative competitiveness. We estimate a Cobb- Douglas production function using stochastic production frontier (SPF) techniques. Our results suggest there is opportunity for most cow-calf operations to increase the efficiency of their operations.
Keywords: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 2
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.124733
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