The objective of the paper is to establish an empirical relationship between household characteristics and tobacco … for Tobacco Grower Research’s (CTGR’s) 2011 mail survey of tobacco producers. Results indicate that over 80 percent of the … sample tobacco growers are concerned about the impact of the FDA regulation. The profiles of growers who reported to be …

The “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” was signed into law on June 22, 2009. The bill grants the … Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an authority to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of tobacco products …. Tobacco leaf is not subject to the regulation. As a result, it is not apparent what it does mean to tobacco growers. However …

tobacco farming, as well as growth or decline of the resources allocated to existing tobacco farms. We find that aggregate ….S. tobacco farmers' productivity to the quota buyout of 2004. We isolate the impact of distortionary policy, i.e., the tobacco … contribution of reallocation of resources among tobacco growers. Reallocation of resources includes entry into and exit from …

When longstanding marketing quota systems were eliminated (“bought out”) in 2002 for peanuts and 2004 for tobacco …-oriented system. The nature of the peanut and tobacco marketing quota programs, the structure and magnitude of the buyouts, and market … of USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Surveys (ARMS) on peanut and tobacco producers over a multi-year timeframe …

The 2004 federal tobacco buyout ended the longstanding tobacco quota and price support programs, and also eliminated … all tobacco reporting requirements. Producers are adjusting to the free market with scant information. The 2006 Burley … Tobacco Survey provides an initial glimpse of post-buyout burley tobacco production, trends, challenges, and expectations. …

This study examines the impact and efficiency of the design of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 in … deregulating the tobacco production industry. Results offer a number of policy implications of which deregulation of an …

Irrigation fuel costs represent a significant portion of rice production expenses. Multiple inlet (MI) irrigation … monetary benefits to MI in rice production. Water savings from MI relative to conventional flood irrigation along with rice … yields, rice prices, and prices for key production inputs (diesel and fertilizer) are simulated, and stochastic rice net …

The aim of this paper is to determine Korean consumers’ valuation for domestic rice and imported rice from China and … consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for domestic rice is higher than the WTP for imported rice. Results also suggest that while … country of origin and food miles information positively influences consumers’ WTP for domestic rice, country of origin …