Historical aerial photography, 1937 farm service agency AAJ/AAK project, Davis, Weber, and Box Elder Counties, Utah

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Aerial Photography ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Box Elder ◽  
Historical Aerial Photography ◽  
Farm Service Agency

Historical Aerial Photography and Multi-receiver EMI Soil Sensing, Complementing Techniques for the Study of a Great War Conflict Landscape

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter Gheyle ◽  
Timothy Saey ◽  
Yannick Van Hollebeeke ◽  
Stephanie Verplaetse ◽  
Nicolas Note ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aerial Photography ◽  
Great War ◽  
Historical Aerial Photography

scholarly journals Developing and Implementing Farm Stress Training to Address Agricultural Producer Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483992093184
Author(s):  
Courtney Cuthbertson ◽  
Alison Brennan ◽  
John Shutske ◽  
Lori Zierl ◽  
Andrea Bjornestad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Resources Evaluation ◽  
Agricultural Producer ◽  
Farm Service Agency ◽  
Practice Skills

Farmers and ranchers (agricultural producers) have higher psychological distress and suicide rates than the general population. Poorer mental health status and outcomes among producers are often attributed to the continuously challenging economic, social, and climate-related changes to agriculture as an occupation and industry. This article describes the development of a training program for agribusiness professionals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (N = 500) who work with producers, as they regularly interact with producers and thus are in a position to readily offer helpful mental health resources. The goal of the program was for agribusiness professionals to build skills and confidence to identify and respond to distressed producers. The educational program was offered primarily online and included a 1-day in-person training to practice skills to communicate with distressed producers and refer them to appropriate mental health resources. Evaluation of the program demonstrated participants experienced gains in knowledge and skills related to identifying and helping distressed producers.

scholarly journals Structure‐from‐motion photogrammetry analysis of historical aerial photography: Determining beach volumetric change over decadal scales

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 2540-2555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael C. Carvalho ◽  
David M. Kennedy ◽  
Yakufu Niyazi ◽  
Chloe Leach ◽  
Teresa M. Konlechner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structure From Motion ◽  
Aerial Photography ◽  
Volumetric Change ◽  
Historical Aerial Photography

Do farm service agency borrowers' double minority labels lead to more unfavorable loan packaging terms?

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 633-646
Author(s):  
Jyotsna Ghimire ◽  
Cesar L. Escalante ◽  
Ramesh Ghimire ◽  
Charles B. Dodson
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Simulation Optimization ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Loan Terms ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Farm Service Agency ◽  
Double Minority

PurposeThis study adds a new dimension in the study of racial and gender bias in farm lending. Most previous studies analyzed the separate effects of race and gender attributes on loan approval decisions. The analysis focuses on the stipulation of loan terms (loan amount, interest rate and maturity) among approved farm loan applications. The time period analyzed spans from 2004 until 2014 during which the government has undertaken reforms to improve delivery of loan services to its clientele of minority farmers. Thus, this study's findings could help validate the effectivity of such institutional reforms affecting Farm Service Agency (FSA) lending operations.Design/methodology/approachThis study utilizes a national direct loan origination data from the FSA of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) collected from 2004 to 2014. The analysis begins by identifying significant differences in cross-tabulations of loan terms among different racial and gender classes. Seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) regression techniques are then applied for a system of equations involving the three loan packaging components. The combined effects of the prescribed loan packaging terms are subsequently analyzed under a simulation-optimization framework.FindingsRegression results validate that indeed, relative to White American borrowers, certain minority borrowers are accommodated with lower loan amounts at higher interest rates and with shorter maturities. However, these decisions seem to be prompted by credit risk management considerations. The most compelling findings include the insignificance of all double minority labeling variables, except for the interest rate equation that even produced favorable results for Hispanic American females. Simulation-optimization results further reinforce that even when one or two unfavorable loan terms are included in the packaging, double minority borrowers end up with better profitability and liquidity positions.Practical implicationsThis study provides a different perspective in dealing with the controversial minority bias in lending by presenting evidence gathered from a government farm lending institution. The USDA-FSA has been sued in numerous occasions by minority borrowers. Since then, however, it has deliberately implemented institutional reforms to rectify previous errors. This study provides empirical evidence strengthening FSA's claim of its intention to improve its delivery of loan services, especially for its socially disadvantaged borrowers with double minority classification.Originality/valueThis study pioneers the analysis of the double minority labeling effect on farm lending decisions. Its contributions to literature are further enhanced by its goal to validate the effectiveness of FSA institutional reforms undertaken since the early 2000s in order to improve credit access of and delivery of credit services to minority farm borrowers, especially those that belong to more than one minority classification.

FSA farm loan repayment under economic recession and drought conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesar Escalante ◽  
Minrong Song ◽  
Charles Dodson
Keyword(s):  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Duration Model ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Drought Conditions ◽  
Business Structures ◽  
Farm Service Agency

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the repayment records of Farm Service Agency (FSA) borrowers in two distinct US farming regions that have been experienced serious drought conditions even as the US economy was going through a recession. The analysis will identify factors that significantly influence both the probability of FSA borrowers’ survival (capability to remain in good credit standing) and temporal endurance (or length of period of good standing with creditor). Design/methodology/approach This analysis utilizes a data set of farm borrowers of the Farm Service Agency that regular farm lenders have classified as “marginal” relative to other borrowers. The research goal is addressed by confining this study’s regional focus to the Southeast and Midwest that have both dealt with financial stress arising from abnormal natural and economic conditions prevailing during the same time period. A split population duration model is employed to separately identify determinants of the probability and duration of survival (condition of good credit standing). Findings This study’s results indicate that larger loan balances, declining commodity prices, and the severity of drought conditions have adversely affected both the borrowing farms’ probability of survival and temporal endurance in terms of maintaining non-delinquent borrower standing. Notably, Midwestern farms have been relatively less affected by drought conditions compared to Southeastern farms. This study’s results validate the contention that the farms’ capability to survive and the duration of their survival can be attributed to differences in regional resource endowments, farming activities, and business structures. Originality/value This study’s analytical framework departs from the basic duration model approach by considering temporal endurance, in addition to survival probability analysis. This study’s original contributions are enhanced by its specific focus on the contrasting farm business structures and operating environments in the Midwest and Southeast regions.

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