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Towards a Sustainable Future: The Dynamic Adjustment Path of Irrigation Technology and Water Management in Western U.S. Agriculture
Schaible, Glenn D.; Kim, C.S.; Aillery, Marcel P. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000521
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Adoption of Best Management Practices to Control Weed Resistance By Cotton, Corn, and Soybean Growers
Frisvold, George B.; Hurley, Terrance M.; Mitchell, Paul D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
This study examined adoption of ten best management practices (BMPs) to control weed resistance to herbicides. Using … adoption. Growers practicing a greater number of BMPs frequently (a) had more education, but less farming experience; (b) grew … of adoption of individual BMPs. Most growers frequently adopted the same seven BMPs. Extension efforts may be more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012595
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Assessing Recent Trends in Pesticide Use in U.S. Agriculture
Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge; Nehring, Richard F.; Newcomb … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Replaced with revised version of paper 04/20/10.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979692
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Contracting with Agents Seeking Status
Bontems, Philippe - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
We explore in this paper the consequences of status seeking preferences among agents contracting with a private principal in the context of production. We examine in particular the case of envy and we show that in general envy entails augmented distortions due to asymmetric information in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979682
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The Impact of the Crude Oil Price on the Livestock Sector under a Regime of Integrated Energy and Grain Markets
Fabiosa, Jacinto F. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
The study finds that the emergence and expansion of the ethanol sector was associated with a fundamental transformation of the integration of the energy and agricultural sectors. In particular, the correlation structure between crude oil and grain prices increased dramatically, becoming more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000494
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Detecting Technological Heterogeneity in New York Dairy Farms
del Corral, Julio; Alvarez, Antonio; Tauer, Loren W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Agricultural studies have often differentiated and estimated different technologies within a sample of farms. The common approach is to use observable farm characteristics to split the sample into several groups and subsequently estimate different functions for each group. Alternatively, unique...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000496
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Production Effects of Decoupled Commodity Program Payments: An Instrumental Variables Approach
Key, Nigel D.; Kirwan, Barrett E.; Roberts, Michael J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000498
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Subtherapeutic Antibiotics and U.S. Broiler Production
MacDonald, James M.; Wang, Sun Ling - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
We use data from a recent national survey to analyze the use of subtherapeutic antibiotics (STAs) among producers of broilers. STAs are included in feed or water and are intended to prevent disease or promote growth. Producers who do not use STAs instead rely on a set of other practices,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000503
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Livestock Gross Margin Insurance for Dairy Cattle: An Analysis of Program Performance and Cost under Alternative Policy Configurations
Cabrera, Victor E.; Gould, Brian W.; Valvekar, Mayuri - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Livestock Gross Margin insurance for dairy cattle (LGM-Dairy) is a risk management tool that can be used to insure a lower bound on a dairy producer’s gross margin. In this paper we (1) review the basic structure of LGM-Dairy (2) examine the sensitivity of Gross Margin Guarantee (GMG) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000523
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The Economics of Integrated Insect Pest Management in Stored Corn
Yigezu, Yigezu A.; Alexander, Corinne E.; Preckel, Paul V. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Replaced with a revised version of the paper 12/09/09.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000529