Publications

April 1981 (Revised February 1982)
Case

China's State Farms

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

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

June 2015
Case

Marie Jackson: Revitalizing Renfield Farms

By: Anthony Mayo and Heather Beckham

November 1989
Case

Colly Farms Cotton Ltd. (B)

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

October 1987 (Revised January 1990)
Case

Colly Farms Cotton Ltd. (A)

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

July 1983
Background Note

Note on Farm Supply Channels

May 1978
Case

Alfa-Laval: Farm Equipment Division (B)

November 1978 (Revised November 1981)
Case

Monterey Abalone Farms (B)

November 1978 (Revised November 1981)
Case

Monterey Abalone Farms (A)

May 1978 (Revised August 1981)
Case

Alfa-Laval: Farm Equipment Division (A)

December 1986
Case

Superfarmer: The Pieper Farm

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

December 2015 (Revised January 2016)
Case

Woolf Farming and the California Water Crisis

By: Forest Reinhardt, David Bell, Natalie Kindred, Mary Shelman and Laura Winig

This case highlights the tough choices, competing interests, and decision-making mechanisms involved in California's management of its severe drought, entering its fifth year in 2015. Stuart Woolf, CEO of Woolf Farming, a grower and processor of almonds, tomatoes, and... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Natural Disasters; Climate Change; Resource Allocation; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Economics; Weather; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; California

November 2006
Case

Sarah Talley and Frey Farms Produce: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel

Describes the retailer-supplier negotiations of Frey Farms Produce in its growth from a small local produce supplier to becoming a supplier for Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. The (A) case sets up three negotiations led by Sarah Talley of Frey Farms Produce in... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Distribution Channels; Sales