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Integrating Cotton and Beef Production in the Texas Southern High Plains: A Simulation Approach
Mitchell, Donna; Johnson, Phillip N.; Allen, Vivien; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
This study uses a simulation approach to determine the economic viability of two different production systems in the Texas Southern High Plains. Results show that a traditional cotton monoculture system is more profitable, although integrated cotton/forage/livestock systems require less water.
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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF COFFEE PRICE TRANSMISSION IN VIETNAM
Li, Xile; Saghaian, Sayed H. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010915009
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EnVesting in an Agricultural Legacy: Design and Implementation of a Targeted Young and Beginning Farmer Loan Program in Arkansas
Goeringer, L. Paul; Goodwin Jr., Harold L.; Dixon, Bruce L. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
U.S. agriculture has seen a decrease in of producers under the age of 35 entering agriculture for the past thirty years. This paper will explore the design and possible implementation of an innovative loan program designed give qualifying new young and beginning producers concessionary interest...
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Economic Impact of Hunting Expenditures on Southern U.S.
Poudel, Jagdish; Munn, Ian A.; Henderson, James E. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
Hunting, fishing and wildlife-associated recreation expenditures have played an important role in the U.S economy and help promote conservation and environmental goals. The 2006 U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) survey reported 87.5 million people aged 16 and above participated in...
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Productivity and Efficiency of Small Scale Agriculture in Ethiopia
Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Dorfman, Jeffrey H.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
We estimate a distance function of grains production using generalized method of moments that enables us to accommodate multiple outputs of farmers as well as address the endogeneity issues that are related with the use of distance functions for multi-output production. Using a panel data set of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880674
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Economic Feasibility of Table Grape Production in Kentucky
King, Stephen A.; Howell, Nathan; Stone, Martin; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
The local foods movement and alternatives to traditional agriculture are gaining considerable interest, not only in Kentucky, but throughout the country. This research provides information that may aid farmers in the decision to invest or not in the alternative agricultural enterprise of...
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Management of HLB Infected Citrus Groves in Florida: Some Empirical Results
Salifu, Abdul Wahab; Spreen, Thomas H.; Grogan, Kelly A.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
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Impact of Environmental Values on the Breakeven Price of Switchgrass
Debnath, Deepayan; Stoecker, Arthur L.; Epplin, Francis M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
This study estimates the farm-gate breakeven price of switchgrass relative to wheat in Oklahoma. The breakeven price of switchgrass is determined for two situations: when external consequences are ignored and when the environment costs of changes in soil erosion, fertilizer (nitrogen and...
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How Much Financial Information is in the Historical Cost and Market Valued Balance Sheets?
Kropp, Jaclyn D.; Moss, Charles B. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
Financial accounting has emphasized the historical cost approach because of its objectivity. Yet in the event of bankruptcy and liquidation, assets will be liquidated at their market values. In this paper, we compare the probability of insolvency computed using market values to the probability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880639
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Determining the Nature of Dependency between Agribusiness and Non-Agribusiness Stocks
D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Detre, Joshua D. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
farmland via an index of agribusiness stocks provides significant diversification benefits. We estimated the dependence between … daily returns of the S&P 500 and an index of agribusiness stocks from 1970 through 2008 using copulas. We find significant … evidence that agribusiness stocks have strong lower tail dependence with large U.S. stocks and are actually less correlated in …
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