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Food before Biodiesel Fuel?
Hao, Na; Colson, Gregory; Karali, Berna; Wetzstein, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
Biodiesel has recently drawn attention because of its potential to make an important contribution to national energy security and the environment. However, the rapid growth of biodiesel has raised concerns about biodiesel’s impact on the price level and volatility of agricultural commodities....
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The Use of Weather Data and Evapotranspiration Requirements to Estimate the Marginal Value Product of Irrigation and the Profit Maximizing Irrigation Level for Corn in the Texas Pa...
Colette, W. Arden; Almas, Lal K.; Robinson, Clay - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2008
combination of corn and natural gas prices. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005807566
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The Value of Regional Annual Nitrogen Needs Information for Wheat Producers in Oklahoma
Roberts, David C.; Brorsen, B. Wade; Raun, William R.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2008
Crop producers are increasingly interested in reducing nitrogen use without sacrificing yield. Technology is available for precise application at the sub-field level, but adoption has been sluggish. This paper estimates the relative profitability of a field level annual predictor of mid-season N...
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Alternative Livestock/Dryland Forage Systems in the Texas Panhandle
Lust, David G.; Almas, Lal K.; Colette, W. Arden; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010
alternatives include wheat, sorghum-sudan, summer perennial grass, and native range. Precipitation risk and price risk are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922539
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Canola-Wheat Rotation versus Continuous Wheat for the Southern Plains
Duke, Jason C.; Epplin, Francis M.; Vitale, Jeffrey D.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
Crop rotations are not common in the wheat belt of the Southern Plains. After years of continuous wheat, weeds have … become increasingly difficult and expensive to manage. Yield data were elicited from farmers and used to determine if canola-wheat-wheat … rotations are economically competitive with continuous wheat in the region. …
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Conventional Tillage versus No-till: Characteristics of Producers and Farms
Djido, Abdoulaye Ibrahim; Vitale, Jeffrey D.; Epplin, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
A survey of Oklahoma farmers was conducted to determine characteristics of farms across three tillage categories: conventional tillage exclusively; no-till exclusively; other (combination of systems). The seven percent that use no-till exclusively crop more acres, rent more acres, and use more...
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A Risk Analysis of Converting CRP Acres to a Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation
Williams, Jeffery R.; Llewelyn, Richard V.; Pendell, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
This study examines the economic potential of producing a wheat (Triticum aesitivum) and grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005311020
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Evaluating Dryland Crop/Livestock System Alternatives for Risk Management under Declining Irrigation in the Texas Panhandle
Lust, David G.; Almas, Lal K.; Stewart, Bob A.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
dryland wheat and sorghum and for alternative dryland crop/livestock systems. A crop simulation model aids yield estimation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005311026
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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
-year average method suggested in much of the literature. We use monthly data of the corn basis in the Texas Triangle Area from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005311027
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Seafood Processor Preferences for Hiring Non-Immigrant Labor: A Conjoint Analysis
Joo, Hyunjeong; Mishra, Ashok K.; Gillespie, Jeffrey M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
Seafood processor preferences for hiring employees are explored in light of references, wages, and immigrant situations. The objectives of this study are to determine the relative importance of labor attributes, and to identify distinct clusters of processors in terms of preference for immigrant...
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