• Project No. and Title: NC_old1177 - Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition (NC1014, NC221, NCT-194)
• Dates: 10/02/2017 to 10/03/2017
• Contacts: [Joseph Johnson] [ Joleen Hadrich]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 10/02/2017 at Minneapolis Minnesota. :

Admin Advisor: Allen Featherstone (afeather@ksu.edu)

Call for Papers<br /> The NC-1177 executive committee is currently seeking contributed papers for selected paper sessions in the area of agricultural and rural financial markets with an emphasis on policy-relevant research topics. Papers that meet one or more of the committee’s four research objectives are highly preferred. The research objectives are: <br /> 1. Examine key trends in farm income, land values and cash rents, commodity prices and input costs and the factors that explain the farm sector’s downturn.<br /> 2. Evaluate the effects of the declining farm income on the long-run viability of farm businesses and the broader regional economy.<br /> 3. Identify current policies that affect farm incomes and discuss how these policies and potential alternatives address the challenges of an era of declining farm income.<br /> 4. Examine the role of agricultural lending in challenging agricultural economic conditions and address how lenders cope with deteriorating farm financial positions.<br /> <br /> To be considered as a selected paper, please submit the title, author(s), and a 1 page abstract in pdf format to Joseph Janzen, joseph.janzen@montana.edu, no later than Friday, August 4, 2017. The executive committee will review abstracts and inform authors about acceptance in mid-August. <br />