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Farm business decisions and the sustainable growth challenge paradigm

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  • Cesar L. Escalante
  • Calum G. Turvey
  • Peter J. Barry

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce the application of sustainable growth challenge (SGC) model in agricultural finance as a conceptual paradigm and then uses the model to measure sustainable growth rates for Illinois grain and livestock farmers. The SGC concept is used to understand the economic conditions and business decisions made by farmers in certain episodes of the time period analyzed. Design/methodology/approach - A seemingly unrelated regression approach is used to analyze the interrelationships of the four levers of growth using a panel data of Illinois farm‐level financial and operating information. The second analysis flows from the first and examines aggregate US farm data to provide an historical perspective of changes in the SGC over time. Findings - Econometric results indicate the relevance of the SGC model in explaining farm financial and operating decisions. The farms’ tendencies to attain balanced growth seem to be more influenced by asset productivity and leverage decisions, which are given different emphasis by grain and livestock farms due to differing operational structures and constraints. This study's estimation and analysis of the USA farm sector's actual and sustainable growth rates from 1981 to 2001 data generally show that the industry has adapted to positive or negative SGCs in a manner consistent with the model. Originality/value - This paper explores the relevance of the SGC model as a business, policy and teaching tool for understanding issues surrounding farmers’ financial and operating decisions.

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  • Cesar L. Escalante & Calum G. Turvey & Peter J. Barry, 2009. "Farm business decisions and the sustainable growth challenge paradigm," Agricultural Finance Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 69(2), pages 228-247, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:afrpps:v:69:y:2009:i:2:p:228-247
    DOI: 10.1108/00021460910978706
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    1. Soliwoda, Michał, 2015. "Dilemmas in a financial dimension of sustainability of farms," Problems of Agricultural Economics / Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej 239250, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI).
    2. Williams, John & McSweeney, Peter & Salmon, Robert, 2014. "Australian Farm Investment: Domestic and Overseas Issues," Papers 234408, University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Land and Environment.
    3. Radosław Pastusiak & Michał Soliwoda & Magdalena Jasiniak & Joanna Stawska & Joanna Pawłowska-Tyszko, 2021. "Are Farms Located in Less-Favoured Areas Financially Sustainable? Empirical Evidence from Polish Farm Households," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-26, January.
    4. Ifft, Jennifer & Kuethe, Todd & Morehart, Mitch, 2015. "Does Federal Crop Insurance lead to higher farm debt use? Evidence from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey," Working Papers 250011, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    5. Jacek, Kulawik, 2015. "Global and European determinants of the CAP," Problems of Agricultural Economics / Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej 235488, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI).
    6. Zheng, Maoyong & Escalante, Cesar L., 2020. "Do Aggressive Business Growth Strategies Lead to Bank Failure? An Application of the Sustainable Growth Challenge Paradigm to Banking Failures of the Late 2000s Great Recession," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304211, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    7. Rusiana, Hofner D. & Escalante, Cesar L. & Brewer, Brady E. & Dodson, Charles B., 2018. "Macroeconomic and Farm-Level Drivers of Profitability among Smaller and Beginning Farm Businesses," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 273782, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    8. Giuseppe Bonazzi & Paolo Camanzi & Giovanni Ferri & Elisa Manghi & Mattia Iotti, 2021. "Economic Sustainability of Pig Slaughtering Firms in the Production Chain of Denomination of Origin Hams in Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-18, July.
    9. Jacek Kulawik, 2015. "Wspólna polityka rolna Unii Europejskiej w perspektywie globalnej," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 5, pages 119-143.

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