Farm owners’ reluctance to embrace family succession and the implications for extension: the case of family farms in New Zealand

Nuthall, Peter L.; Old, Kevin

doi:10.1080/1389224x.2016.1200992

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“…We combine the available data with evidence from the existing empirical literature (e.g., Abdulai and Tietje, 2007;Aubron et al, 2009;Brooks-Pollock and Keeling, 2009;Mounsey, 2015;Robbins et al, 2016;Nuthall and Old, 2017;Ma et al, 2019b) to identify a range of control variables that might influence or moderate engagement with animal health activities.…”

Section: Selection Of Control Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Production intensification and animal health expenditure on dairy farms in New Zealand

Bicknell

Renwick

2020

Journal of Dairy Science

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Although previous studies have investigated the effects of production intensification on farm economic performance and production efficiency in the dairy sector, knowledge is currently lacking on how intensification is related to farmer activities directed toward animal health outcomes. This study addresses the gap in the literature. A fixed-effects model estimated with a panel data set from New Zealand dairy farms is used to analyze the relationship between feed use intensification and animal health expenditure, controlling for a range of confounding effects. The empirical results show that, on average, feed use intensification is associated with a statistically significant increase in health expenditure per cow, and the positive effect is due primarily to the expenditure patterns of the farmers who have adopted the most intensive farming systems. The results also indicate that profitability, as measured by cash surplus, did not appear to be significantly related to the level of animal health expenditure on New Zealand dairy farms between 2005 and 2014.

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Section: Selection Of Control Variablesmentioning

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Production intensification and animal health expenditure on dairy farms in New Zealand

Bicknell

Renwick

2020

Journal of Dairy Science

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“…The following four articles explain family farm succession through the use of non-traditional variables, especially through the use of psychological ones. Three out of four approached the subject based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) set forth by Ajzen (1991); these studies are Morais et al (2017, Morais et al (20182018) and Nuthall and Old (2017). This kind of research focuses on how the study subject's attitude (ATT), normative perceptions (NP) and perceived control behavior (PCB) influence farm succession.…”

Section: Quantitative Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nuthall and Old (2017) centered their study on the incumbent farmer's opinion rather than on the successor's belief as Morais et al (2017, Morais et al (20182018) did. Regarding NP, Nuthall and Old (2017), found that giving importance to maintaining the respect of other farmers as well as to maintain a presence in the community, corresponds to the farmer's positive intention toward having a successor which is positively related to the percentage of assets transferred to the successors by the time of the research. In line with this, May et al (2019) also found that for young farmers (22 years old on average), the opinion of neighbors does weigh in on the successor's decision to take over the farm.…”

Section: Quantitative Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Which variables influence the succession process in family farms? A literature review

2020

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The decrease in family farm succession is a problem in many countries worldwide. However, no systematic compilation of relevant studies exists. The method of analysis described in this article enabled us to obtain descriptive statistical results such as: most-studied variables, least-studied variables, patterns in the effects of the variables on succession, new types of variables analyzed, and principal approaches of the qualitative studies. We conducted a literature search in four databases, which resulted in 59 papers relevant to the topic. Twenty-nine of them are quantitative and 30 are qualitative. The literature search in peer-reviewed journals in English resulted primarily in articles from developed countries. Due to this, the selection, analysis and results turned out to be focused on Global North countries. Likewise, the studies considered are focused mainly on the opinion of the principal farmer and disregard that of other family members. From the quantitative studies, we analyzed five groups of variables (farmer, farm, family, context and psychological variables). The farmer variables are the most studied and the context and psychological variables are the least studied. We identified four axes around which the qualitative studies focused: socioeconomic factors, communication between father and heir about the process of succession, integration in decision-making and trust in the heir, and training the successor. Adding new countries (e.g. from Sub-Saharan Africa) and generating new models including psychological, context, and qualitative variables could lead to new ways of understanding such a complex issue.

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“…Other papers view succession as a process influenced by family and business factors (Burton and Fischer, 2015). Further branches of literature discussed the perspective of the predecessor or focused on specific countries (Andersson et al, 2002;Cadieux et al, 2002;Dalpiaz et al, 2014;Nuthall and Old, 2017). Country comparisons are rare (Burton and Fisher, 2015;Lobley et al, 2016) and few studies focus on successors' challenges in the process.…”

Section: German Society For Horticultural Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In contrast to Germany with low youth unemployment, in the Czech Republic and Slovenia youth unemployment rate ranges from 6-14%, in Italy and Spain youth unemployment is significantly higher and ranges in between 30-35% (Eurostat, 2019). In cases were the future of the business is not as promising, or there are only few alternative options due to high unemployment rates (De Massis et al, 2008), the economic conditions may affect the successor's willingness to take over the business (Nuthall and Old, 2017). Legal issues may also influence the succession (Chalus-Sauvannet et al, 2016).…”

Section: German Society For Horticultural Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Taking the helm at the family operation under the watchful eye of the predecessor: Succession in European horticulture and agriculture

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Rombach²,

Systems³

2020

Europ.J.Hortic.Sci

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Farm owners’ reluctance to embrace family succession and the implications for extension: the case of family farms in New Zealand

Cited by 26 publications

References 39 publications

Production intensification and animal health expenditure on dairy farms in New Zealand

Production intensification and animal health expenditure on dairy farms in New Zealand

Which variables influence the succession process in family farms? A literature review

Taking the helm at the family operation under the watchful eye of the predecessor: Succession in European horticulture and agriculture

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