Managing Risk in Agriculture

George F Patrick ( June, 2000 )

Summary

This publication is designed to help farmers develop their own integrated risk management strategies--ones appropriate to their own attitudes and circumstances. It reviews factors affecting decision making in a risky environment and discusses sources of risk, producers' views of variability, and information to improve decision making. It also outlines risk management strategies available to producers. The publication concludes with a brief discussion of development of an overall risk management strategy.

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Purdue Extension

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Purdue University

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