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The Viability of Harvesting Corn Cobs and Stover for Biofuel Production in North Dakota

Maung, Thein A.; Gustafson, Cole R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

This study examines the impact of stochastic harvest field time, corn cob and stover harvest technologies, increases in farm size, and alternative tillage practices on profit maximizing potential of corn cob and stover collection in North Dakota. Using three mathematical programming models, we...

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Assessing the Efficiency of Alternative Best Management Practices to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB)

Pokhrel, Bijay; Paudel, Krishna P. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

water pollutants nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment from adopting different BMPs are used in the cost reducing optimization …

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On optimal placement of best management practices in agricultural watersheds

Kurkalova, Lyubov - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

This article presents analysis and synthesis of findings concerning the problem of cost-effective placement of best management practices (BMPs) emerging from NIFA CEAP and the USDA NRCS jointly-funded competitive grant projects, and future research needs. The synthesis focuses on two fundamental...

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Assessing the Efficiency of Alternative Best Management Practices to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Broiler Production Region of Louisiana

Gottshall, Bryan; Paudel, Krishna - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

sediment load in Chenier Creek water segment located within the Baouf watershed, Louisiana. Simulation outputs generated from … MAPSHED are used to generate regression coefficients and marginal effects which are then used in the optimization model … sediment pollution by 5 and 33 percents, respectively. Careful modeling of different BMPs and development of optimization model …

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Choice of optimum feedstock portfolio for a cellulosic ethanol plant – A dynamic linear programming solution

Kumarappan, Subbu; Ivanic, Rasto - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

When the lignocellulosic biofuels industry reaches maturity and many types of biomass sources become economically viable, management of multiple feedstock supplies – that vary in their yields, density (tons per unit area), harvest window, storage and seasonal costs, storage losses, transport...

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Impact of Water Supply Limitations from Federal Decisions in South Texas

Robinson, John R.C.; Michelsen, Ari M.; Gollehon, Noel R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005

This study extends and refines a previous model and provides estimates of the economic value of water shortages from shortfalls in Mexican deliveries to the U.S. In the process, we identify and evaluate a range of crop choices, appropriate irrigation technology use, water source substitution,...

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Location and Spatial Pricing in Agricultural Markets

Graubner, Marten; Balmann, Alfons; Sexton, Richard J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

and the observation of different spatial price strategies in the market. We use an agent-based simulation model to analyze …

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Simulation of factors impeding water quality trading market performance

Smith, Craig M.; Peterson, Jeffrey M.; Leatherman, John C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

of the simulation modeling technique and then analyzes the effects of two prominent market impediments identified in the … used in the simulation of WQT in real-world watersheds. …

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Enhancing Learning via the Internet: The Internet Agricultural Bank Simulation Game

Briggeman, Brian C.; Detre, Joshua D.; Doye, Damona G.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

The Oklahoma Agricultural Bank Simulation Game (Ag Bank Sim) is a software based, experiential learning tool through …

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Advanced Biofuel Production in Louisiana Sugar Mills: an Application of Real Options Analysis

Darby, Paul M.; Mark, Tyler B.; Detre, Joshua D.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

In order to more fully study the risks and uncertainty involved in cellulosic ethanol production, we examine a simulated plant in South Louisiana using Real Options Analysis

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