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The Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on U.S. Crop Production
Torre Ugarte, Daniel de la; Walsh, Marie E.; Shapouri, … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2003
In response to energy security concerns, alternative energy programs such as biomass energy systems are being developed … to provide energy in the 21st century. For the biomass industry to expand, a variety of feedstocks will need to be … to produce 188 million dry tons of biomass annually. Under this scenario, traditional crop prices increase by 8 to 14 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005801592
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RANCH OPERATORS' PERCEPTIONS OF LEAFY SPURGE
Sell, Randall S.; Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1998
A survey of 459 ranchers was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls in a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Ranchers...
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Economic Effect of Leafy Spurge in the Upper Great Plains: Methods, Models, and Results
Leitch, Jay A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Bangsund, Dean A. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806161
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Projections of Future Participation in Outdoor Recreation for North Dakota, 1978 to 1995
Mittleider, John F.; Vreugdenhil, Harvey G.; Helgeson, … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1980
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806168
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Economic Feasibility of Utilizing Waste-Water Heat from Coal-Fired Electrical Generating Plants in Commercial Greenhouses in North Dakota
Mittleider, John F.; Helgeson, Delmer L.; Erlandson, … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1982
This study provides information on the economic feasibility of establishing commercial greenhouses utilizing waste-water heat in North Dakota.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806171
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PREDICTED FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF LEAFY SPURGE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Leitch, Jay A. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1997
The Leafy Spurge Biological Control program was designed to use insects and plant diseases from the plant's original European habitat to control infestations in the United States. The widespread adoption of biological agents to combat leafy spurge and the initial success in reclaiming previously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806172
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONTROLLING LEAFY SPURGE WITH SHEEP; SUMMARY
Bangsund, Dean A.; Nudell, Daniel J.; Sell, Randall S.; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2000
leafy spurge since the 1930s, has lacked widespread adoption as a leafy spurge control. A deterministic, bioeconomic model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806179
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Expanding the North Dakota Input-Output Model to Include Recreation and Tourism
Coon, Randal C.; Golz, Theresa K.; Leitch, Jay A. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806188
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ECONOMIC VALUATION OF SOME WETLAND OUTPUTS OF MUD LAKE, MINNESOTA-SOUTH DAKOTA
Roberts, Lisa A.; Leitch, Jay A. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1997
The objective of this study was to estimate some economic values of Mud Lake, a managed, lacustrine wetland on the Minnesota-South Dakota border. Several outputs of Mud Lake were identified and an economic value was estimated for each. Flood control was valued at approximately $440 per acre,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806193
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FEASIBILITY OF A SHEEP COOPERATIVE FOR GRAZING LEAFY SPURGE - SUMMARY
Sell, Randall S.; Nudell, Daniel J.; Bangsund, Dean A.; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2000
This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806205