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Studying the Impact of Managerial Activities on the Technical Efficiency of Wisconsin Dairy Farm

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The US dairy sector is facing structural changes including a geographical shift in dairy production and a tendency towards the implementation of more intensive production systems These changes might significantly affect farm efficiency, profitability and the long-term economic sustainability of the dairy sector, especially in more traditional dairy production areas. Consequently, the goal of this study was to examine the impact of practices commonly used by dairy farmers and the effect of intensification on the performance of the farms. We used a sample of 273 Wisconsin dairy farms to estimate a stochastic production frontier simultaneously with a technical inefficiency model. The empirical results indicate that production exhibits constant returns to scale and that farm efficiency is positively related to farm intensification, the level of contribution of family labor in the farm activities, the use of a total mixed ration (TMR) feeding system and the administration of bovine somatotropin hormone (bST) to lactating cows.

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  • del Corral, J., 2009. "Studying the Impact of Managerial Activities on the Technical Efficiency of Wisconsin Dairy Farm," Efficiency Series Papers 2009/01, University of Oviedo, Department of Economics, Oviedo Efficiency Group (OEG).
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