Farm size and participation in agri-environmental measures: Farm-level evidence from Slovenia

Conventional and Organic Farm Production in Slovenia

Th e aim of the research was the comparison of economic feasibility of most common conventional and organic farm production in Slovenia. Th e methodology of an integrated deterministic technologic-economic simulation system KARSIM 1.0 (DSM) application for cost analysis and decision-making support on farms is described in this article. Th e direct simulation model result is an individual conven...

Alternative Measures of Farm Size : Trends and Determinants

Cost of on-farm microbial testing for Salmonella: An application by farm size and prevalence level

As the pork production industry moves closer to adopting and using Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) management systems, effective pathogen identification becomes necessary. Additionally, relationships between management strategies and prevention and/or reduction of pathogens on the farm is needed. An important component of these systems is the associated economic costs and ben...

Measurement , Farm Size and Productivity

Agricultural economists have long debated the efficiency and viability of smallholder agriculture. While much research has shown that small farmers in developing regions are often more efficient than larger farmers, some have challenged the validity of that evidence, citing potential problems that come with farmers' selfreporting of land size. If smaller farmers systematically under-report the ...

Farm-level Production Effects

In theory, lump-sum transfers are a way to redistribute wealth without distorting production decisions. Recent agricultural policy reforms are an unusual large-scale application of this concept. The 1996 Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act removed most price-contingent agricultural subsidies and replaced them with Production Flexibility Contracts—lump-sum payments with few ti...