Deciding to Diversify: A Case Study of Seven Virginia Farm Businesses

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dc.contributor.authorDickinson, Keith Randolphen
dc.contributor.committeechairJones, Eluned C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKohl, David M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWhite, Alex A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGibson, Jerry D.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:30:21Zen
dc.date.adate2002-01-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:30:21Zen
dc.date.issued2001-10-22en
dc.date.rdate2003-01-11en
dc.date.sdate2002-01-10en
dc.description.abstractFarm enterprise diversification is an important tool for agricultural producers with respect to risk management. As agricultural producers in Virginia look to prepare their farm businesses for the new millennium, they are increasingly considering non-traditional enterprises and activities for their farms. As producers add new enterprises, they encounter challenges to develop new skills and gather adequate information for their new activities. Virginia Cooperative Extension has the task of providing producers with timely and useful research-based information. As both producers and Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and specialists prepare for the challenges of the changing face of agriculture in Virginia in the next generation, a mutual understanding of the key factors and motivations for enterprise diversification is necessary. This study investigates the key factors, motivations, and information needs of seven diversified farms in Virginia. The implications for producers and Cooperative Extension are outlined, and recommendations are made for Virginia Cooperative Extension, lenders, and agribusiness.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01102002-184902en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01102002-184902/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30877en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartFrontMatter.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartBody.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartAppendix2.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartAppendix5.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartWorksCited.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartAppendix3.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartAppendix4.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartVitae.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartAppendix1.PDFen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEnterprise Decisionsen
dc.subjectValue-addeden
dc.subjectFarmingen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectFarm Diversificationen
dc.subjectVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.subjectAgritourismen
dc.subjectFarm Managementen
dc.titleDeciding to Diversify: A Case Study of Seven Virginia Farm Businessesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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