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Measuring economic sustainability at the ranch level
Author
Machen, R.V.
Sawyer, J.E.
Bevers, S.J.
Mathis, C.P.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2021-12
Body

The three most well-recognized sustainability pillars are environmental, social, and economic. Ranch economic sustainability hinges on asset value dynamics and ranch profitability. Ranch economic sustainability metrics include multiyear average positive accrual adjusted net income, rate of return on assets (valued at market value) >1.5%, equity to assets ratio (valued at market value) >50%, and current ratio >2%. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.rala.2021.10.005
Additional Information
Machen, R. V., Sawyer, J. E., Bevers, S. J., & Mathis, C. P. (2021). Measuring economic sustainability at the ranch level. Rangelands, 43(6), 240-245.
ISSN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/671288
Journal Volume
Rangelands
Journal Number
43
Journal Pages
6
Collection
Rangelands
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
Economic sustainability
Environmental
livestock
ranch
Social
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