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Farm Program Selection Using a Risk Programming Approach

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: U.S. crop producers have historically managed risk by participating in federal price and income support programs. While early farm programs focused on reducing agricultural output, programs in the last two decades have become structured more like insurance. Calculating payments from current programs has become more involved and deciding which programs will best fit a producer’s needs is, unfortunately, not always straightforward. The choice of which Title I farm program to enroll in is modeled as a quadratic integer programming problem. This framework is used to determine optimum program selection for representative upland cotton production in Hale County, Texas.

Source: AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.410251

Authors: Wright, Jeffrey R., Robinson, John R.C.

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural risk and resilience

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7208729633

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