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objective of this study is to employ a Just-Pope production function to examine the relationship between fertilizer inputs, soil … fertilizer, temporal diversity, and PBR wheat cultivars are associated with increased yield variance. Mean wheat yield is reduced … contrast, higher soil quality and PBR wheat cultivars increase mean yield. The wheat yield increases attributed to PBR range …
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This study investigates productive efficiency for a sample of Missouri crop-only (specialized) and integrated crop …
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fertilizer prices and the value of poultry litter. Results suggest that a well functioning market would be able to remove excess …
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This paper explores the effect farmer perceptions concerning how best management practice (BMP) adoption changes the profit distribution have on BMP adoption incentives and the potential for insurance to increase these incentives. Adoption indifference curves illustrate the effect of farmer...
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The study analyzes the effect of risk aversion on the optimal level of fertilizer by employing a pooled time … heteroscedastic specification of production function, fertilizer was found to be a risk-increasing input, but the effect of risk … aversion on the optimal fertilizer use was estimated to be moderate. Explanations for the low average rate of application of …
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Value-added centers have been established in many states. These centers vary greatly in objectives, operational structures, staffing, and funding. This paper uses examples of several centers and programs, with a specific emphasis on three centers, to provide a better understanding of value-added...
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Mathematical programming-based systems analysis is used to examine the consequences of alternative operation configuration for the agricultural operations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Continuation versus elimination of the total operation as well as individual operating...
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The objective of this study is to analyze whether a discount or premium exists for coordination strategies in food processing, wholesale grocery, retail supermarkets, and restaurants. Significant premiums are found for food processor and restaurant vertical integration or diversification...
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efficiency or scale. The cooperative industry’s productivity was primarily associated with the grain, fertilizer, and … agrochemical product lines. Policies that raise fertilizer prices would encourage a cooperative to be technically more productive …. In general, policies that raise prices of grain, fertilizer, and agrochemicals would encourage a cooperative to be more …
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The objective is to identify significant determinants of performance for food processing firms over the 1992 to 2003 time period, focusing particularly on the issue of family control. Variables measuring firm effects such as asset size, governance, income distribution, and risk are used to...
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