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    Farm Income Variability and Off-Farm Diversification in Canadian Agriculture

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    American Farm Bureau.  2007.  Making American Agriculture Productive And Profitable:

    Alasia, A., R.D. Bollman, A. Weersink, and J. Cranfield. 2007. "Off-Farm Labour Decisions of Canadian Farm Operators in 2001: The Role of Operator, Farm, Community and Regional Determinants (1991 to 2001)." Statistics Canada, Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series, Catalogue no. 21-601-MIE2007085.

    Benjamin, C., and A. Kimhi. 2006. "Farm work, off-farm work, and hired farm labour: estimating a discrete-choice model of French farm couples' labour decisions." European Review of Agricultural Economics 33:149–171.

    El-Osta, H.S., A.K. Mishra, and M.J. Morehart. 2008. "Off-Farm Labour Participation Decisions of Married Farm Couples and the Role ofGovernment Payments." Review of Agricultural Economics 30:311–332.

    Furtan, W.H., G.C. Van Kooten, and S.J. Thompson. 1985. "The Estimation of Off-Farm Labour Supply Functions in Saskatchewan." Journal of Agricultural Economics 36:211–220.

    Gardner, B.L. 1992. "Changing Economic Perspectives on the Farm Problem," Journal of Economic Literature,Vol. XXX, March, pp. 62-101.

    Gardner, B.L. 2005. "The Little Guys Are O.K." Op-Ed article, New York Times, March 7, 2005.

    Hennessy, T.C., and T. Rehman. 2008. "Assessing the Impact of the "Decoupling" Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy on Irish Farmers' Off-farm Labour Market Participation Decisions." Journal of Agricultural Economics 59:41–56.

    Howard, W., and M. Swidinsky. 2000. "Estimating the Off-farm Labour Supply in Canada." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 48:1–14.

    Kyle, S.C. 1993. "The Relation Between Farm Production Risk and Off-Farm Income." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 22:179–188.

    Mishra, A.K., and B.K. Goodwin. 1997. "Farm Income Variability and the Supply of Off-Farm Labour." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 79:880–887.

    Mishra, A.K., and D.M. Holthausen. 2002. "Effect of Farm Income and Off-Farm Wage Variability on Off-Farm Labour Supply." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 31:187–199.

    Mishra, A.K., and C.L. Sandretto. 2002. "Stability of Farm Income and the Role of Nonfarm Income in U.S. Agriculture." Review of Agricultural Economics 24:208–211.

    OECD. 2001. Income Risk Management in Agriculture. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.

    OECD. 2006. The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.

    OECD. 2009. Risk Management in Agriculture - A Holistic Conceptual Framework. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.

    Statistics Canada, 2009. Statistics on Income of Farm Operators. Catalogue no. 21-206-X. Statistics Canada. Ottawa.

    Statistics Canada, 2008. Whole Farm Database Reference Manual. Catalogue no. 21F0005G. Statistics Canada. Ottawa.

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