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Carbon Sequestration and Carbon Management Policy Effects on Production Agriculture in the Texas High Plains

Zivkovic, Sanja; Hudson, Darren - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

Increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, especially of carbon dioxide, has led to attempts to implement carbon policies in order to limit and stabilize gases at acceptable levels. Agricultural activities increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but they can also...

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The Economics of Organic Versus Conventional Cow-calf Production

Gillespie, Jeffrey M.; Nehring, Richard F. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

Costs, returns, and profitability of cow-calf farms that are organic or transitioning to organic are compared with those of cow-calf farms that are non-organic. A method of matching samples is used for the comparison. Results suggest higher cost of organic production due to higher unpaid labor,...

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A Risk Analysis of Carbon Sequestration in Claypan Soil with Conservation Tillage Systems and Nitrogen Fertilizers for Grain Sorghum and Soybean

Williams, Jeffery R.; Pendell, Dustin L.; Sweeney, Daniel; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2006

Replaced with revised version of paper 02/15/06.

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INCORPORATING RISK IN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS

Shaik, Saleem; Helmers, Glenn A. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2003

Using a non-parametric linear programming approach, our contribution is (1) to examine the impact of incorporating risk … in efficiency analysis and (2) to compare the efficiency measures with and without risk for continuous and rotation … gains are realized with the incorporation of risk. The t-test at the 5% level of significance examining if efficiency …

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The Effect of Changing Government Subsidy Programs: An Analysis of Revenue at the Farm level

Coble, Keith H.; Thomas, Sarah E.; Miller, J. Corey - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2007

Producer revenue is simultaneously simulated for several hundred county-specific representative farms. The effects of current and alternative commodity programs are analyzed. In particular, two variations of revenue-triggered programs similar to plans proposed by the National Corn Growers...

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Optimal investment in prevention and control of a potential invader: the case of zebra mussels in Florida waterways

Adams, Damian C.; Lee, Donna J.; Rossi, Frederick J. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2007

The probability of a severe infestation ranges from 2% to 98% depending on investment in monitoring, prevention, and response technology. Given the estimated potential for economic damages, preliminary results indicate that prudent investment in prevention and early response net a present value...

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Simulation of Alternative Marketing Strategies for U.S. Cotton

Elrod, Christopher P.; Robinson, John R.C.; Richardson, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2008

Three marketing strategies (selling a put option, cash sale at harvest, and cash sale in June) are simulated based on historical values and ranked based on certainty equivalents for a representative irrigated and dryland cotton farm Scenario analysis is also used to compare varying yield values.

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Farm Profits from Stochastic and On-Farm Yields of Bt and Non-Bt Cotton in the Mississippi Delta

Banerjee, Swagata; Martin, Steven W.; Wetzstein, Michael E. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2005

Copy on AgEcon Search replaced with a revised copy 2/14/06.

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Is Strawberry Advisory System (SAS) Feasible for Farmers of All Risk Preference Profiles?

Vorotnikova, Ekaterina; Borisova, Tatiana; VanSickle, John - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

farmers’ risk preferences. SERF is a valuable tool because it incorporates a utility function and a range of decision …-maker risk preferences. Data from two production experiments were used: 1) research trials at the University of Florida’s farm … research trials show that for both diseases and cultivars, the SAS-based method is the most preferred given any farmers’ risk …

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Risk Analysis for Agricultural Cooperatives

Kenkel, Philip L.; Parrish, Robert - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

Grain/fertilizer volumes are major risks for grain/supply cooperatives followed by fertilizer and fuel margins. Operating losses force stock write downs (22% probability) and negative cashflow (15% probability). Decisions on cash and stock patronage, infrastructure investment, and equity...

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