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Farmers’ Switchgrass Adoption Decision Under A Single-Procurer Market: An Agent Based Simulation Approach
Li, Haoyang; Ross, Brent R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
-based simulation model to study farmers’ switchgrass adoption decisions over time within a specific agricultural region. We explicitly … the introduction of switchgrass in the region of North Michigan. …
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Evaluating the Physical Quality of an Energy Crop during Storage from a Preprocessing Technology in Feedstock Supply System
Yu, T. Edward; Larson, James A.; English, Burton C.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069091
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Impact of different bioenergy crop yield estimates on the cellulosic ethanol feedstock mix
Dumortier, Jerome - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
on corn, soybeans, and wheat as the field crops and corn stover, wheat straw, switchgrass, and miscanthus as the biomass … (switchgrass and miscanthus), bioenergy crop yields, bioenergy production cost, and the cellulosic biofuel mandate ranging from 15 … switchgrass or miscanthus is found in the Southern Plains and the Southeast. Almost no bioenergy crops are grown in the Midwest …
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Optimal Time to Replace Switchgrass Stand with a More Productive Variety
Haankuku, Choolwe; Epplin, Francis - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
when it is optimal to replace an existing switchgrass stand with an alternative higher biomass yielding cultivar. Yield …. Under the assumptions used in the study, it was optimal to renovate a switchgrass stand if the improved cultivar produced a …
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Diversifying Systemic Risk in Agriculture---A Copula-based Approach
Feng, Xiaoguang; Hayes, Dermot - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
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Grain Railroad Rates and Barge Rates in the Mississippi Waterway System
Murguia, Juan M.; Hennessy, David A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
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An Economic Analysis of “Local” Production: Is it Efficient or Inefficient
Jones, Eugene - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
It is well recognized that the production of many farm commodities, especially fruits and vegetables, has become geographically concentrated, with larger but fewer farmers involved in production. This concentration, according to critics, has resulted in the production of less flavorful...
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The Divergence of Defining Local Food – Consumer Co-op versus Conventional Grocery Shoppers
Yang, Shang-Ho; Woods, Timothy - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
The “Locally grown” or “buy local” concept has brought tremendous impacts in many different market venues. This study focuses on finding whether there is any difference on the local definition between traditional shoppers (Kentucky food consumers) and food co-op shoppers. Particularly,...
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Asymmetric Adjustments in Vertical Price Transmission in the US Beef Sector: Testing for Differences among Product Cuts and Quality Grade
Surathkal, Prasanna; Chung, Chanjin; Han, Sungill - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
This study examines the dynamic relationship between wholesale and retail prices of beef products, accounting for product differentiation in cuts and quality grades. We test for long-run association in price transmission relationship in presence of asymmetry caused by threshold-type adjustments....
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State and Retail Outlet Impact on Premiums for Locally Grown Berries
Hoke, Omer; Campbell, Benjamin; Brand, Mark; Hau, Thao - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
Consumption of locally labeled products has increased dramatically over the last decade. As such it is essential to understand what consumers are willing to pay for locally produced products and to understand if differences are present between states. Using berries as a product category given...
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