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The Impact of Labor Constraints on the Farm Performance
Santos, Florence Ivy M.; Park, Timothy A.; Escalante, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
Stricter immigration policies that affect an estimated 12 million unauthorized immigrants, 40% of whom are hired as farm workers, can potentially leave the highly labor-dependent organic farms more economically vulnerable. The displacement of unauthorized immigrants will expectedly create labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005511107
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Impacts of Federal Government Programs and Specific Farm Variables on Technical Effiicency of Dairy Farms
Murova, Olga I.; Chidmi, Benaissa - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005459769
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A Chronological Study of Total Factor Productivity and Agricultural Growth in U.S. Agriculture.
Dutta, Ritwik; Saghaian, Syed - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
This paper estimates the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index for the U.S. agricultural sector from the period 1970 to … 2004 and decomposes the resulting TFP estimation in the Trans-logarithmic production function for U.S. agriculture for the … development spending such as overall federal disbursement on highway on TFP and consequently on agricultural output growth for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125327
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Efficiency Analysis of Southeastern U.S. Meat Goat Production
Qushim, Berdikul; Gillespie, Jeffrey; McMillin, Kenneth - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
Technical efficiency, scale and scope economies, marginal productive contributions for inputs and outputs, and efficiency drivers were determined for the Southeastern U.S meat goat enterprise. The average technical efficiency was 0.88. We find increasing returns to scale and scope economies for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125340
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A Chronological Study of Total Factor Productivity and Agricultural Growth in U.S. Agriculture
Dutta, Ritwik; Saghaian, Sayed - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
This paper estimates the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index for the U.S. agricultural sector from the period 1970 to … 2004 and decomposes the resulting TFP estimation in the Trans-logarithmic production function for U.S. agriculture for the … development spending such as overall federal disbursement on highway on TFP and consequently on agricultural output growth for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125346
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Cocoa Livelihoods Program in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tsiboe, Francis; Nalley, Lawton Lanier; Dixon, Bruce L.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2014
Billions of dollars flow into low-income countries each year to help alleviate poverty. Assessing the effectiveness of these dollars is necessary to measure program success and to allocate such funds among competing projects. This study measures the impact of the first phase of the Cocoa...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125355
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Rainfall Variations and Risk Analysis of Dryland and Irrigated Agriculture in the Texas High Plains
Obembe, Oladipo S; Almas, Lal K.; Guerrero, Bridget L.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2014
Agriculture production in the Texas High Plains is highly dependent on climate especially with the decline in water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer. There is increasing pressure on the Ogallala Aquifer as a result of an increase in population and expansion of agricultural production. The decline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125369
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Rainfall Variations and Risk Analysis of Dryland and Irrigated Agriculture in the Texas High Plains
Obembe, Oladipo S; Almas, Lal K.; Guerrero, Bridget L.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
Agriculture production in the Texas High Plains is highly dependent on climate especially with the decline in water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer. There is increasing pressure on the Ogallala Aquifer as a result of an increase in population and expansion of agricultural production. The decline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125393
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International Comparison of Cost and Efficiency of Corn and Soybean Production
Lunik, Elizabeth; Langemeier, Michael - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, and South Africa. Average technical efficiency was 0 … soybean farms, representing 9 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125402
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Is Site-Specific Nematode Management Profitable: Evidence from Spatial Econometric Analysis
Liu, Zheng; Monfort, Walter; Kirckpatrick, Terrance; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
Nematode management in cotton has eluded farmers and researchers for decades. Control strategies have typically relied upon highly toxic nematicide application. Site-specific management provides opportunity to improve profitability while maintaining environmental stewardship; and can be based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125417