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Measurement of Technical, Allocative, Economic, and Scale Efficiency of Rice Production in Arkansas Using Data Envelopment Analysis
Watkins, K. Bradley; Hristovska, Tatjana; Mazzanti, Ralph; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 46 (2014) 01
Data envelopment analysis is used to calculate technical, allocative, economic, and scale efficiencies for fields enrolled in the University of Arkansas Rice Research Verification Program. The results reveal most fields have high technical and scale efficiencies, implying inputs are used in...
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Profitability and Resource Allocation Among Cotton and Peanuts When Considering Planting and Harvest Timeliness
Meeks, Timothy A.; Flanders, Archie; Shurley, W. Donald; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 37 (2005) 01
Harvest timeliness is a continual problem in rotation of cotton and peanuts. Efficient allocation of land and labor … resources during production of cotton and peanuts requires decisions be made on allocating resources throughout the growing …
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TRADE AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY: THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES PEANUT PROGRAM
Borges, Robert B. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 27 (1995) 02
NAFTA and GATT will dramatically alter regulations protecting U.S. peanut markets and will allow foreign producers considerable access to domestic market. Traditionally, the political economy surrounding peanut policy has been favorable to domestic producers. Rising peanut butter imports,...
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An Analysis of Latin American Peanut Trade
Lee, Dae-Seob; Kennedy, P. Lynn; Fletcher, Stanley M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 38 (2006) 01
The U.S. export share in the world peanut market has decreased due to heavy competition. In this paper, the Latin American peanut industry is modeled using seemingly unrelated regression (SUR). Based on these estimations, a scenario analysis was conducted. The results show that the Latin...
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Expected Utility Analysis of Stocker Cattle Ownership Versus Contract Grazing in the Southeast
Anderson, John D.; Lacy, Curt; Forrest, Charlie S.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36 (2004) 03
Stocker cattle ownership is compared to contract grazing using stochastic simulation. Returns are evaluated for both cattle owners and caretakers in contract grazing agreements. For caretakers, contract grazing is significantly less risky than cattle ownership. Slightly to moderately risk-averse...
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ANALYSIS OF CHANGING METHODS OF VERTICAL COORDINATION IN THE PORK INDUSTRY
Martinez, Stephen W.; Smith, Kevin E.; Zering, Kelly D. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 30 (1998) 02
This study examines the motivation behind contracts and vertical integration in the pork industry, and simulates the … for simulating the effects of increased coordination through contracts and vertical integration was developed and used to …
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Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Biodegradable Containers Than for Plastic Ones? Evidence from Hypothetical Conjoint Analysis and Nonhypothetical Experimental Auctions
Yue, Chengyan; Hall, Charles R.; Behe, Bridget K.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 04
This study used and compared hypothetical conjoint analysis and nonhypothetical experimental auctions to elicit floral customers’ willingness to pay for biodegradable plant containers. The results of the study show that participants were willing to pay a price premium for biodegradable...
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PAYOFFS TO FARM MANAGEMENT: HOW IMPORTANT IS CROP MARKETING?
Nivens, Heather D.; Kastens, Terry L.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 34 (2002) 01
In production agriculture, good management is demonstrated by profits that are persistenly greater than those of similar neighboring farms. This research examined the effects of management practices on risk-adjusted profit per acre for Kansas farms over 1990-1999. The management practices were...
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The Marketing Performance of Illinois and Kansas Wheat Farmers
Dietz, Sarah N.; Aulerich, Nicole M.; Irwin, Scott H.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 01
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982â … marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas is about equal to the market if a 24- or 20-month market benchmark … harvest benchmark is used. The sensitivity of marketing performance to the market benchmark considered is explained by the …
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USEFULNESS OF PLACEMENT-WEIGHT DATA IN FORECASTING FED CATTLE MARKETINGS AND PRICES
Norwood, F. Bailey; Schroeder, Ted C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 32 (2000) 01
regarding expected slaughter timings and improve fed cattle price forecasts and marketing strategies. Private data were …
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