Whole-Farm Approaches to a Safety Net
by
Robert Dismukes and
Ron Durst
Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-15) 25 pp, June 2006
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In recent U.S. farm policy debates, several “whole-farm revenue” programs have been proposed as a new form of safety net that would be available to all U.S. farms. A whole-farm program is based on revenues from all farming activities added together and is not linked to the production of particular commodities. This report looks at the risk management potential for such programs and the obstacles to implementing such a whole-farm revenue approach to a farm safety net.
Keywords: safety net, income variability, risk management, income-stabilization accounts, savings, tax, revenue insurance
In this publication...
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Report Summary, Pdf file 66 kb
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Abstract, Acknowledgments, Contents, and Summary, Pdf file 67 kb
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Introduction, Pdf file 98 kb
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Proposals for Whole-Farm Risk Management Assistance, Pdf file 100 kb
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Challenges in Developing a Whole-Farm Safety Net, Pdf file 122 kb
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Conclusions, Pdf file 78 kb
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References, Pdf file 63 kb
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Appendix: Data Sources, Pdf file 60 kb
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Entire Report, Pdf file 1,337 kb
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