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End User Preferences for USDA Market Information

Pruitt, J. Ross; Tonsor, Glynn T.; Brooks, Kathleen R.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

. Results indicate preference for farm level reports by Extension agents and leading economic indicators by agribusiness or …

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Determining the Nature of Dependency between Agribusiness and Non-Agribusiness Stocks

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Detre, Joshua D. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

farmland via an index of agribusiness stocks provides significant diversification benefits. We estimated the dependence between … daily returns of the S&P 500 and an index of agribusiness stocks from 1970 through 2008 using copulas. We find significant … evidence that agribusiness stocks have strong lower tail dependence with large U.S. stocks and are actually less correlated in …

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The Small Meat Processing Plant Model: A Feasibility Template for Producers and Extension Specialists

Holcomb, Rodney B.; Flynn, Kyle; Kenkel, Philip L. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

Fewer small meat processing plants combined with increased demand for locally-grown and process-verified meat products in recent years have spurred interest in the construction of producer-owned processing facilities. To help producers and Extension specialists develop preliminary feasibility...

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Economics of Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production From Energy Cane

Monge, Juan J.; Ribera, Luis A.; Jifon, John L.; Silva, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

A probabilistic financial model was developed to assess the economic feasibility of energy-cane-based hydrolysis ethanol production. At an expected price of $1.97/gallon and no tax credit, the chances of a positive NPV were 70%. By slightly increasing feedstock and ethanol yields by 5 units, the...

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The Effects of Sex-Sorted Semen on Southern Dairy Farms

Herbst, Brian K.; Anderson, David P.; Outlaw, Joe L.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009

This paper examines the impact of sex-sorted semen adoption on dairy farm level economics. Representative dairies are used to simulate the financial impacts of moving to this new technology. Key economic, financial and herd dynamics will be compared among dairies to show how the uses of...

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Economic Feasibility of Ethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum Juice in Texas

Morris, Brittany D.; Richardson, James W.; Frosch, Brian J. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009

The economic feasibility of producing ethanol from sweet sorghum juice is projected using Monte Carlo simulation models to estimate the price ethanol plants will likely have to pay for sweet sorghum and the uncertain returns for ethanol plants. Ethanol plants in high yielding regions will likely...

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Predicting the Corn Basis in the Texas Triangle Area

Mkrtchyan, Vardan; Welch, J. Mark; Power, Gabriel J. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009

This study develops a new and straightforward economic model of basis forecasting that outperforms the simple three-year average method suggested in much of the literature. We use monthly data of the corn basis in the Texas Triangle Area from February 1997 to July 2008. The results and the...

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Economic Feasibility of Sustainable High Oilseed-Based Biofuel Production: The Case for Biodiesel in North Carolina

Yeboah, Anthony K.; Naanwaab, Cephas; Yeboah, Osei-Agyeman - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

We assess the economic feasibility of a 10 MMGY biodiesel plant using a Monte Carlo Cash Flow model programmed in Excel using @Risk, a simulation and risk analysis software. The model incorporates stochastic components to capture uncertainty in the analysis. The stochastic components are mainly...

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Farmers’ Perception of Precision Technology: The Case of Autosteer Adoption by Cotton Farmers

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Powell, Rebekah R.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

Precision agriculture and autosteer technology are, overall, profitable investments for farmers, as previous literature has established. However, what has not been investigated is whether or not farmers perceive these technologies as such. This research postulates that cotton farmers must see...

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Cow-Calf Operations in the Southeastern United States: An Analysis of Farm Characteristics and Production Risks

Adkins, Tracey S.; Riley, John Michael; Little, Randall D. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

Beef cattle production in the southeastern United States differs in size, practice, and production type from other U.S. regions. Smaller, cow-calf type operations dominate in this region because the climate, forage availability, and other land use practices of farmers make this type of cattle...

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