This article examines pathways among farmers' extension participation, the uptake of
recommended farm management practices and economic and environmental sustainability …

Given the revenue and cost volatility with resulting tight profit margins in dairy farming, it is
increasingly important to measure, monitor, and understand farm financial risk. Solvency …

Small-sized dairy farms (SSDFs) are integral to the agricultural landscape, providing
economic, social, and environmental benefits to rural communities. However, they face …

The aim of this work was to characterize the fatty acid (FA) profile of milk from intensive dairy
farming systems in the Po Plain (Italy) to estimate the costs of the adopted feeding strategies …

Over the last few decades, scientists, decision-makers, consumers and the more volatile
marketplace impose to dairy farms to manage forage systems more sustainably, while …

Dairy policy often becomes a contentious topic during US farm bill negotiations. The dairy
subtitle of the 2012 farm bill has been debated and discussed since 2009. This research …

Purpose Farm income in the agricultural sector is susceptible to natural and market risks. A
large body of literature has studied the effects of cooperative membership on household …

The objective of the study was to analyze how farmers' managerial thinking and
management process effectiveness contribute to profitability of farming. A structural equation …

Organized milk producers may use marketing mechanisms in response to price and policy
variability. While adopted by numerous milk producer co‐operatives across the world, the …

The purpose of this study was to analyse the hedging behaviour of 98 citrus growers from
the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Marketing behaviour was modelled as a choice between spot …