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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
What happens when a group of Missouri corn farmers gets into the energy business? With consumers paying more than double for gasoline than they did a year ago, turning crops into fuel, not food, seems like a good way to go — but not so fast. In “Mid-Missouri Energy,”... View Details
- October 1987 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Farms of Texas
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Farms of Texas." Harvard Business School Case 588-030, October 1987. (Revised November 1988.)
- December 1961 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Plowman Poultry Farm
A poultry farmer wanted to expand production greatly and sought a large extension of his line of credit from his bank in addition to his existing loan on which he had not made payment. The Board of Directors must review a detailed account of events leading to this... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financing and Loans; Commercial Banking; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Plowman Poultry Farm." Harvard Business School Case 262-003, December 1961. (Revised January 1994.)
- October 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
DJF Farms 1996
By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Ehlis
Goldberg, Ray A., and David Ehlis. "DJF Farms 1996." Harvard Business School Case 597-046, October 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- December 2012
- Case
Ocean Mist Farms
By: David E. Bell, Jose B. Alvarez, Mary Shelman and Michael Norris
In late 2012, Kori Tuggle, director of marketing and business development at Ocean Mist Farms, a California produce company, examines her social media-based marketing program and her attempts to create a brand for a bulk commodity. View Details
Bell, David E., Jose B. Alvarez, Mary Shelman, and Michael Norris. "Ocean Mist Farms." Harvard Business School Case 513-027, December 2012.
- November 1983
- Background Note
U.S. Farm Sector
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "U.S. Farm Sector." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-064, November 1983.
- October 1981 (Revised November 1984)
- Background Note
Farm Commodity Note
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Farm Commodity Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 582-051, October 1981. (Revised November 1984.)
- April 1981 (Revised February 1982)
- Case
China's State Farms
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "China's State Farms." Harvard Business School Case 581-110, April 1981. (Revised February 1982.)
- May 1978 (Revised August 1981)
- Case
Alfa-Laval: Farm Equipment Division (A)
Wiechmann, Ulrich E. "Alfa-Laval: Farm Equipment Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 578-198, May 1978. (Revised August 1981.)
- Summer 2018
- Article
Scale versus Scope in the Diffusion of New Technology: Evidence from the Farm Tractor
By: Daniel P. Gross
Although tractors are now used in nearly every agricultural field operation and in the production of nearly all crops, they first developed with much more limited application. Early diffusion was accordingly rapid in these narrower applications but limited in scope... View Details
Keywords: Technology Diffusion; Spatial Technology Diffusion; Farm Tractors; R＆D; General-purpose Technologies; Technology Adoption; Agribusiness; Transportation; Research and Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Gross, Daniel P. "Scale versus Scope in the Diffusion of New Technology: Evidence from the Farm Tractor." RAND Journal of Economics 49, no. 2 (Summer 2018): 427–452.
- October 2010 (Revised October 2011)
- Case
Polyface: The Farm of Many Faces
By: Deishin Lee and Stephanie van Sice
This case explores a method of value creation through exploiting synergies that exist in an environment where there is diversity. The context of the case is a farm where biodiversity is leveraged to create value. This is contrasted to industrial farming, which operates... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Product Development; Production; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Value Creation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Lee, Deishin, and Stephanie van Sice. "Polyface: The Farm of Many Faces." Harvard Business School Case 611-001, October 2010. (Revised October 2011.)
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Harvard Business School Joins Farm Forward’s Leadership Circle
- November 1978 (Revised November 1981)
- Case
Monterey Abalone Farms (B)
Meyer, John R., and Clinton V. Oster Jr. "Monterey Abalone Farms (B)." Harvard Business School Case 679-052, November 1978. (Revised November 1981.)
- November 1978 (Revised November 1981)
- Case
Monterey Abalone Farms (A)
Meyer, John R., and Clinton V. Oster Jr. "Monterey Abalone Farms (A)." Harvard Business School Case 679-051, November 1978. (Revised November 1981.)
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Pharma Suits a Farm Gal
the San Diego–based company, earned Graham a spot as one of five finalists for the MarketWatch CEO of the Year award, the Dow Jones News Service (December 6, 2006) reported. Graham has reached rarefied heights after growing up on a small View Details
- December 1986
- Case
Superfarmer: The Pieper Farm
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Superfarmer: The Pieper Farm." Harvard Business School Case 587-091, December 1986.
- June 2015
- Case
Marie Jackson: Revitalizing Renfield Farms
By: Anthony Mayo and Heather Beckham
Mayo, Anthony, and Heather Beckham. "Marie Jackson: Revitalizing Renfield Farms." Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-555, June 2015.
- November 1989
- Case
Colly Farms Cotton Ltd. (B)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Colly Farms Cotton Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 590-053, November 1989.
- October 1987 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Colly Farms Cotton Ltd. (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Colly Farms Cotton Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 588-016, October 1987. (Revised January 1990.)