Income risk varies with what you grow, where you grow it

Blank, S

Income risk varies with what you grow, where you grow it

Author

Steven C. Blank

Author Affiliations

S. C. Blank is Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, UC Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 46(5):14-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v046n05p14. September 1992.

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Abstract

Farmers seeking credit today are up against a lending “crunch” that is forcing them to re-assess what they grow and where they grow it. To assist those looking for new market opportunities, a new study offers ways of calculating the kinds of financial risks that concern the lenders who read today's credit applications.

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