Credit constraints, farm characteristics, and the farm economy: Differential impacts on feeder cattle and beef cow inventories

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 708-723

  Bierlen, Ralph ^a   Barry, Peter J ^a   Dixon, Bruce L ^a   Ahrendsen, Bruce L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cattle inventories; Credit constraints; Investment cash flow models

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MARKET; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRICE DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032317252     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244058     Document Type: Article

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