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U.S. farm businesses and the role of debt : use patterns and key trends /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hughes, Laura C. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]
Colección:Agriculture issues and policies series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • U.S. FARM BUSINESSES AND THE ROLE OF DEBT USE PATTERNS AND KEY TRENDS ; U.S. FARM BUSINESSES AND THE ROLE OF DEBT USE PATTERNS AND KEY TRENDS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 DEBT USE BY U.S FARM BUSINESSES, 1992-2011 ; ABSTRACT ; WHAT IS THE ISSUE? ; WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND? ; HOW WAS THE STUDY CONDUCTED? ; INTRODUCTION ; FARM BUSINESS DEFINITION ; FARM DEBT USES ; DEBT BY TYPE OF FARM BUSINESS ; DEBT USE BY FARM BUSINESS COMMODITY SPECIALIZATION; FARM BUSINESS DEBT USE BY REGION ; FARM BUSINESS DEBT BY OPERATOR AGE
  • HIGHLY LEVERAGED FARM BUSINESSES OVER TIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY HIGHLY LEVERAGED FARM BUSINESSES ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 THE DEBT FINANCE LANDSCAPE FOR U.S. FARMING AND FARM BUSINESSES* ; ABSTRACT; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; Measuring Debt at the Sector and Farm Business Level ; TRENDS IN AGRICULTURAL DEBT ; Sector Debt Levels on the Rise ; Total Debt Use Also on the Rise for Farm Businesses ; Debt Stays Low Relative to Stakeholders' Asset and Equity Values; Debt Relative to Assets and Equity at the Farm Level
  • Debt Declines Relative to the Income and Cash-Flow Earned by Stakeholders in U.S. AgricultureDebt Also Declines Relative to Cash Income Earned by Farm Businesses; Debt Repayment Capacity Utilization Down in U.S. Agriculture Sector ; Debt Repayment Capacity Use Varies Over Time at the Farm Level ; WHICH FARMS HOLD DEBT? ; Distribution of Debt Among Farm Businesses ; Concentration of Debt Among Farms ; LOANS AND CREDIT ACCESS APPROACHES DIFFER AMONG FARMS; Farmers Secure Debt Financing From Commercial, Government, and Individual Sources ; Operators Differ in How They Access Credit
  • Farms Holding Debt Usually Have Only One Loan from One Lender Farmers Obtain Debt Financing for a Wide Range of Reasons ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; APPENDIX: FARM BUSINESS DEBT MEASUREMENT AND DATA SOURCES; End Notes ; End Notes for Appendix ; INDEX