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Macroeconomic Impacts of Water Use in Agriculture

Weinheimer, Justin; Wheeler-Cook, Erin; Ethridge, Don E.; … - 2010

The recent/current recession provides the opportunity to study the effects of the macroeconomic changes on the agricultural production systems in the Great Plains and trace some of its impacts through the system to changes in primary inputs such water resource use. Therefore, the objective of...

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The Relationship between Oil, Exchange Rates, and Commodity Prices

Harri, Ardian; Nalley, Lawton Lanier; Hudson, Darren - 2009

Exchange rates have long been thought to have an important impact on the export and importof goods and services, and, thus, exchange rates are expected to influence the price of thoseproducts that are traded. At the same time, energy impacts commodity production in somevery important ways. The...

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What Drives Commodity Prices More: Oil Demand or Supply Shocks?

Mutuc, Maria; Pan, Suwen; Hudson, Darren - 2010

This paper shows that the response of agricultural commodity prices in the U.S. related to fluctuations in oil prices in the international market may differ greatly depending on whether the increase is driven by demand or supply shocks in the crude oil market. In the long-run, around 2-7 percent...

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Can We Predict Student Success in Agricultural Economics Graduate Programs?

Ethridge, Don E.; Hudson, Darren - 1996

Criteria for admission to graduate programs are used by departments and graduate schools to identify characteristics assumed to be associated with “success”. They allow for more uniformity in student ability and preparation so graduate education is more efficient. This study analyzes the...

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PHASE-OUT OF THE MFAs: MOVING FROM MANAGED DISTORTION TO MANAGED DISTORTION

Hudson, Darren; Ethridge, Don E.; Mutuc, Maria - 2010

Paper presented at 69th ICAC Meetings, Lubbock, TX, September 2010

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Factors Affecting Hedging Decisions Using Evidence from the Cotton Industry

Isengildina, Olga; Hudson, Darren - 2001

study seeks to analyze producer hedging behavior within the framework of the overall marketing behavior. Producer marketing … behavior is modeled as a simultaneous choice between cash sales, cooperative marketing and forward contracts, and hedging. A … (direct hedging vs. cooperative marketing and forward contracts). …

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A MODEL OF ENTRY-EXIT DECISIONS AND CAPACITY CHOICE UNDER DEMAND UNCERTAINTY

Isik, Murat; Coble, Keith H.; Hudson, Darren; House, Lisa O. - 2002

Many investment decisions of agribusiness firms such as when to invest in an emerging market or whether to expand the … option-value model to examine the factors affecting an agribusiness firm's decision whether and how much to invest in an … results have implications for agribusiness decision-making to understand and respond to uncertainty. …

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IMPACTS OF CORN AND SOYBEAN MEAL PRICE CHANGES ON THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF U.S. BROILERS

Pothidee, Ajchara; Allen, Albert J.; Hudson, Darren - 1999

This study examined factors that affected the prices of corn and soybean meal and the impact of these prices on market demand and supply for U.S. broilers. An econometric model consisting of four structural equations and one identity was formulated and estimated using quarterly data from 1976 to...

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Optimal Hedging Strategies for Early-Planted Soybeans in the South

Sayle, James; Anderson, John D.; Coble, Keith H.; … - 2006

Soybean production in the South has evolved over recent years from conventional soybean production systems (CSPS) in which soybeans are planted after May 1st to early soybean production systems (ESPS) in which soybeans are planted as early as mid-March. The shift was aided by the advent of...

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