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1995

Orlick, Charles C., Bauer, Leonard, Jeffrey, Scott

The focus of this study is to examine the risk and return trade-offs for various crop rotations and tillage systems. The geographic area represented in this study will be that contained within four soil, and five climatic zones within the Province of Alberta. The predominant crops grown in these...

1994

Schnitkey, Gary D., Novak, Frank

In this paper, we examine risk reductions possible by including off-farm assets with farm assets in a form growth context. We specify a dynamic investment model in which an individual can invest in hog finishing barns, stocks, and financial holdings. We solve this model for an Alberta hog...

1992

Novak, Frank, Melvin, Richard, Dailly, Sally, Bauer, Leonard

The objectives of this study were to measure returns and the variation in returns for hog finishers in Alberta. From this base, different strategies were assessed as to their ability to reduce the level of price risk faced by producers. The National Tripartite Stabilization Program was reviewed...

1992

Novak, Frank, Armstrong, Glen W., Staples, Blaine, Bauer, Leonard

This project has examined after tax gross margin net present values accruing to Alberta wheat farmers under three fertilizer and crop rotation systems; a fixed rotation traditional fertilizer system, a static economic fertilizer decision system within a fixed rotation, and a static economic...

1999

Novak, Frank, Jeffrey, Scott

This paper examines alternative risk management strategies in terms of their effectiveness for three representative Alberta farm operations. Stochastic dynamic simulation methods are used to model financial performance for these farms, and alternative risk management programs are compared in...

1997

Novak, Frank, Unterschultz, Jim

This research investigates flexible pricing and payment alternatives (FPPA) that can be incorporated within the CWB pooling system for wheat. FPPA allow the CWB to remove some or all of the price uncertainty within a crop year to participating farm managers and let them arrange cash inflows more...

1996

Unterschultz, Jim, Quagrainie, Kwamena K.

Financial principles of project investment analysis with the cost and benefit flows over time. Invariably, the correct future cash flows and exact risks are unknown. The agricultural academic literature devotes substantial energy to discussing the estimation of the cash flows but it is relatively...

Fall 2017

Tappenden, Kristen M

This thesis investigates the hazard frequency and associated risk posed by twelve large landslides in the Thompson River Valley south of Ashcroft, British Columbia, which are collectively referred to as the Ashcroft Thompson River landslides. The Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways...

Fall 2018

Maksimov, Chingis

The thesis deals with the problem of minimization of Conditional Value at Risk within the context of Margrabe market under constraints on the initial capital available. We propose to approximate the distribution of the difference between two lognormal random variables using normal distribution...

2000

Unterschultz, Jim

The Canadian beef industry has stated objectives of improving beef quality and consumer satisfaction while reducing unit costs of production. Suggested methods for achieving these goals include working towards value based marketing and improved information flows between different market levels...