ECONOMIC VIABILITY BY FARM SIZE OF ESTONIAN FAMILY FARMS

Evaluation of Particle Size Impact on Small Farm Economic Viability

On-farm biosecurity as perceived by professionals visiting Swedish farms

BACKGROUND On-farm biosecurity is an important part of disease prevention and control, this applies to live animal contacts as well as indirect contacts e.g. via professionals visiting farms in their work. The objectives of this study were to investigate how professionals visiting animal farms in Sweden in their daily work perceive the on-farm conditions for biosecurity, the factors that influe...

O-Ring Production on U.S. Hog Farms: Joint Choices of Farm Size, Technology, and Compensation

We hypothesize that hog production can be characterized by complementarities between new technologies, worker skills and farms size. Such production processes are consistent with Kremer’s (1993) O-ring production theory in which a single mistake in any one of several complementary tasks in a firm’s production process can lead to catastrophic failure of the product’s value. In hog production, mi...

Whole-farm Phosphorus Management on Dairy Farms

Most dairy farms in Wisconsin continue to follow a fairly generalized formula of how to produce milk. Cows and replacement heifers are fed primarily homegrown feed from crop rotations comprising alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), corn (Zea mays L.), oats (Avena spp.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.). Protein and mineral supplements are purchased to compliment dairy diets. However, the dairy indust...

The Economic Viability of Renewable Portfolio Standard Support for Offshore Wind Farm Projects in Korea

Offshore wind farm (WF) projects have been promoted by support schemes as part of the expansion of renewable energy resources in Korea. This paper examines in detail how the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which was adopted post the Feed-in-Tariff scheme in 2012, has had a profound impact on the economic benefits of offshore WFs in Korea. A framework for analyzing the economic viability of ...