The adoption of the personal computer and the Internet is studied within a sample of large U.S. farms. Factors such as age and education influence the adoption of both technologies. Likewise, strong relationships exist between the adoption of each technology and the sophistication of farm management and the complexity of the farm business. After controlling for computer adoption, the results su...

This data represents research activities carried out in Co. Offaly and Co. Mayo, Ireland, to identify farm household innovative diversification behavior and policy/institutional actor capacity roles in support. The data sets are overlain with household and agency data from the two study areas to describe levels of innovative diversification capacity by individual socio-economic farm household p...

For generations it has been assumed that if the farmer could be protected against the natural and economic forces that threaten the prosperity of his farm business, he would be in a position to provide his own security against the more personal economic risks. Some farm and nonfarm groups question the validity of this belief under modern farming conditions. Data pertinent to an examination of t...

Although there is a lot of country and regional variation, the overwhelming story across much of Africa and Asia is one of more small farms, shrinking farm sizes and increased income diversification. Despite growth, sometimes quite rapid growth, in national per capita incomes, there is little sign yet of a shift to the patterns of farm consolidation and matching levels of rural-urban migration ...

In the financial world there is a need for effectiveness and efficiency. The Farm Credit Quick loan analysis is a process created by Fair-Isaac. This analysis is referred to as scorecard lending. It uses a combination of financial data to determine the risk of the customer or candidate. Farm Credit fully adopted this process in 1997, for loans under $100,000.00. Efficiency and effectiveness is ...