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The Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on U.S. Crop Production
Torre Ugarte, Daniel de la; Walsh, Marie E.; Shapouri, … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2003
In response to energy security concerns, alternative energy programs such as biomass energy systems are being developed … to provide energy in the 21st century. For the biomass industry to expand, a variety of feedstocks will need to be … to produce 188 million dry tons of biomass annually. Under this scenario, traditional crop prices increase by 8 to 14 …
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Western Energy: The Interregional Coal Analysis Model
Green, John W. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1980
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Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture: Trends and Challenges in the Face of Emerging Demands
Schaible, Glenn D.; Aillery, Marcel P. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2012
This report relies on fi ndings from several national surveys and current literature to assess water resource use and conservation measures within the U.S. irrigated crop sector. U.S. agriculture accounts for 80-90 percent of the Nation’s consumptive water use (water lost to the environment by...
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Consortium on Trade Research
Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1980
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Liquid Petroleum Fuel: Consumption for Farm Purposes
Brodell, A. P.; Kendall, A. R. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1956
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Use of Multiple Regression Analysis to Summarize and Interpret Linear Programming Shadow Prices in an Economic Planning Model
Williams, Daniel G. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1980
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Composite Volume Tables for Timber and Their Application in the Lake States
Gevorkiantz, S.R.; Olsen, L.P. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1955
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Estimation of Aggregate U.S. Demands for Fertilizer, Pesticides, and Other Inputs: A Model for Policy Analysis
Rendleman, C. Matthew - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1993
The method often proposed to meet environmental goals such as water quality improvement is input restriction, such as reduced fertilizer or pesticide use. Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are potentially valuable tools to analyze the economic impact of such programs. However, to be...
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Furrow Dike Water Conservation Practices in the Texas High Plains
Wistrand, Glen L. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1984
Furrow diking can prevent irrigation and rainfall runoff, conserve energy use, prevent soil loss, amd allow producers to reclaim land otherwise unusable, depending on soil, climate, and crops grown in a given area. Initial investment to use this technique may be recovered within the first...
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Measuring Public Attitudes Toward Natural Resource Issues: Coyote Control
Arthur, Louise M. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1981
A method to obtain quantitative information on public attitudes toward natural resource issues is described.1 The quantification depends on the structure of the entire survey instrument as well as on individual items in the survey. Items are designed and organized to facilitate (1) the...
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