Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Coble, Keith
Committee Member
Hudson, Darren
Committee Member
Anderson, John
Date of Degree
8-11-2007
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Agricultural Economics
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Agricultural Economics
Abstract
The expiration of the 2002 Farm Bill has presented an opportunity to renovate current farm policy into a program that better meets the demands faced by producers and other interested parties. During the farm bill debates on what to do with subsidy payments, the idea of structuring new programs that better fit a farmer?s needs is gaining momentum. These programs are often revenue based, adding to a more efficient program by combining yield and price risk. The intention of this thesis was to offer an overview of the potential effects of changes in farm programs on both the level and variability of farm revenue. The first step in accomplishing this objective was to create a model that accurately simulates farms from every producing county for which data were available. The proposals modeled include the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), the USDA proposal, and a revenue subsidy wrapped-around an insurance program.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17838
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Sarah Elizabeth, "The Effect of Changing Government Subsidy Programs: An Analysis of Revenue at the Farm Level" (2007). Theses and Dissertations. 4332.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4332
Comments
commodity policy||simulation||risk