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Evaluation of Agricultural Flood Damage by Airphoto Analysis of Flood-Plain Samples

Nobe, Kenneth C.; Dill Jr., Henry W. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1959) 4

The United States Department of Agriculture is cooperating in an interagency study to plan for the future development and control of the water resources of the Potomac River Basin.' One assignment undertaken by the Farm Economics Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, is that of...

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Economics of Small Watershed Development

Steele, Harry A. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1956) 1

Passage of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act has focused attention on the small watershed development program.' The strategic problems involved are those that center around management of land and water and the resulting effects on water runoff, soil erosion, and sedimentation....

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Effects of Trade Liberalization on U.S. Agriculture

Vermeer, James; Culver, David; Penn, J.B.; Sharples, … - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1975) 2

A shift to worldwide free trade would improve prospects for U.S. livestock and grain producers. Both production and prices would be higher for meat animals and poultry, but but milk prices would be lower. Producers of peanuts, sugar, and some fruits and vegetables would face lower price and...

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Beliefs of Farmers and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management

Musser, Wesley N.; Wetzstein, Michael E.; Reece, Susan Y.; … - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1986) 1

Georgia peanut farmers have adopted Integrated pest management (lPM) on only a limited basis, although objective data indicate that IPM technology may be more efficient than conventional pest control strategies Users and nonusers of IPM hold different views pertaining to the consequences of...

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A Model for Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Bullock, J. Bruce; Logan, Samuel H. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1969) 4

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Crop Selection in High-Risk Agriculture

Moore, Charles V.; Snyder, J. Herbert - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1969) 4

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The Irrigation Water Rental Market: A Case Study

Anderson, Raymond L. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1961) 2

Research on the market for irrigation water has been initiated to examine the institutional arrangements that have developed in certain areas to make irrigation water more readily transferable between farmers who have varying seasonal needs for water. This article outlines the manner and extent...

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Statistical Decision Theory in a Macro Simulation Model: Feed Graiin Sector

White, Fred C.; McArthur, W.C. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1974) 3

A method for taking uncertainty into account when formulating aggregate agricultural policies is applied to the feed …

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A STOCHASTIC MODEL OF DISASTER PAYMENTS UNDER THE 1973 FARM ACT

Miller, Thomas A.; Millar, Ronald H. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1977) 3

A stochastic computer simulation model is used to estimate disaster payments under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973. The model uses a random yield generator and actuarial techniques. Simulated payments under 1976 program parameters and stochastic yields are estimated at $300...

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Measurement of Enterprise Variability by the Variate Difference Method

Dean, Gerald W.; Carter, Harold O. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1960) 2

Much has been written concerning the importance of risk and uncertainty on decision making. However, research results … employing static theory are seldom modified by risk and uncertainty considerations to provide more realistic recommendations to …" prices and yields. To make such results more meaningful, the farmer also needs some estimate of the risk or uncertainty …

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