000164516 001__ 164516 000164516 005__ 20210122073743.0 000164516 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.164516 000164516 037__ $$a1639-2016-135168 000164516 041__ $$aeng 000164516 084__ $$aQ15 000164516 084__ $$aQ17 000164516 084__ $$aQ18 000164516 245__ $$aThe Effects of Direct Payments on Liquidity and Repayment Capacity of Beginning Farmers 000164516 260__ $$c2011 000164516 269__ $$a2011 000164516 270__ $$mjkropp@clemson.edu$$pKropp, Jaclyn D. 000164516 270__ $$makatchova@uky.edu$$pKatchova, Ani L. 000164516 300__ $$a30 000164516 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000164516 490__ $$aUniversity of Kentucky Ag Econ Staff Papers 000164516 490__ $$a476 000164516 520__ $$aU.S. decoupled direct payments, paid to farm operators based on historic yields and base acreage under the 2002 Farm Bill, may alter a farmer’s access to credit or his ability to meet debt servicing obligations. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 are used. We find a positive significant relationship between the level of direct payments (in dollars) and the term debt coverage ratio for experienced farmers, suggesting that direct payments improve repayment capacity. However, this relationship is not significant for beginning farmers. We also find a negative significant relationship between the number of base acres and the current ratio for experienced farmers, while this relationship lacks significance for beginning farmers. We provide evidence that decoupled direct payments impact a farmer’s liquidity and repayment capacity. This paper also contributes to the growing body of research investigating the mechanisms by which decoupled payments have the potential to distort current production. 000164516 650__ $$aAgricultural and Food Policy 000164516 650__ $$aAgricultural Finance 000164516 650__ $$aFinancial Economics 000164516 6531_ $$abeginning farmers 000164516 6531_ $$acreditworthiness 000164516 6531_ $$adecoupled payments 000164516 6531_ $$aliquidity 000164516 6531_ $$arepayment capacity 000164516 700__ $$aKropp, Jaclyn D. 000164516 700__ $$aKatchova, Ani L.$$1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-4073 000164516 8564_ $$91f801f70-033e-4f01-b91c-b276435c6c4d$$s121924$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/164516/files/Beginning%20Farmers%20and%20Direct%20Payments.pdf 000164516 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/164516 000164516 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:164516$$pGLOBAL_SET 000164516 912__ $$nSubmitted by Ani Katchova (akatchova@uky.edu) on 2014-03-02T23:04:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Beginning Farmers and Direct Payments.pdf: 121924 bytes, checksum: 7e682b1076edf3bd0d0b03bddc7db149 (MD5) 000164516 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2014-03-02T23:04:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Beginning Farmers and Direct Payments.pdf: 121924 bytes, checksum: 7e682b1076edf3bd0d0b03bddc7db149 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 000164516 913__ $$aLicense granted by Ani Katchova (akatchova@uky.edu) on 2014-03-02T22:55:45Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000164516 980__ $$a1639 000164516 982__ $$gUniversity of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics>Staff Papers