A LINEAR PROGRAMMING STUDY OF FAMILY-RUN DAIRY FARMS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

A. W. Kirke,

A. W. Kirke

Queen's University of Belfast †

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J. E. Moss,

J. E. Moss

Queen's University of Belfast †

*The authors, while accepting full responsibility for any errors or omissions, wish to acknowledge the helpful comments of an anonymous referee on an earlier draft of this paper.

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A. W. Kirke,

A. W. Kirke

Queen's University of Belfast †

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J. E. Moss,

J. E. Moss

Queen's University of Belfast †

*The authors, while accepting full responsibility for any errors or omissions, wish to acknowledge the helpful comments of an anonymous referee on an earlier draft of this paper.

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First published: May 1987

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.1987.tb01045.x

Citations: 3

†Department of Agricultural Economics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX.

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The paper presents the results of a study in which multiperiod linear programming models were used to examine the probable responses of small and medium sized dairy farms in Northern Ireland to various policy, farm indebtedness and development options and to project consequent structural change in the dairy sector. The introduction of quotas has curtailed the considerable potential for expansion of output on these farms while having a less detrimental effect on farm profits and the survival of the smaller dairy herd than the price cut necessary to produce the same reduction in output.

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