It is not economically feasible to supplement natural air drying of high-moisture shelled corn by adding heat (solar and otherwise). In some cases, that drying method speeds product deterioration. A simulatiton analysis of the west central Great Plains determined that benefits from adding solar...

A simulation ir!octel developed from regression estimates of fa-.rm ~ector sources and uses of. funds is llsed to project a farm income statement, balance sheet, and sources-and-uscs-of-funds statement to 1980. Projection results suggest that (a) total assets in the farm sector may total morc...

Increased advertising expenditures raised fluid milk sales nearly 5 percent, or by about 7,455 million pounds, during September 1984-September 1991. Sales of natural and processed cheese consumed at home rose by about 25 million pounds and 290 million pounds in the same period because of...

Generic advertising raised fluid milk sales about 6.0 percent, or 18.1 billion pounds, between September 1984 and September 1997. Sales of cheese rose by about 6.8 billion pounds (milk equivalent) in the same period because of increased generic advertising. An assessment of 15 cents per...