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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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ELEMENTS OF CATTLE FEEDING PROFITABILITY IN MIDWEST FEEDLOTS
Lawrence, John D.; Wang, Zhi; Loy, Daniel D. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 31 (1999) 02
Conventional wisdom and earlier research have concluded that cattle feeding profitability is more determined by feeder and fed cattle prices than by animal performance. This study examined cross-sectional and time-series data from over 1600 pens of cattle in more than 220 feedlots in the upper...
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Do Economic Restrictions Improve Forecasts?
Murphy, Elizabeth A.; Norwood, F. Bailey; Wohlgenant, … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36 (2004) 03
A previous study showed that imposing economic restrictions improves the forecasting ability of food demand systems … improve forecasting ability even when they are not derived from economic theory, but theoretical restrictions forecast best. …
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Can Calibration Reconcile Stated and Observed Preferences?
Norwood, F. Bailey - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 37 (2005) 01
Hypothetical bias is a pervasive problem in stated-preference experiments. Recent research has developed two empirically successful calibrations to remove hypothetical bias, though the calibrations have not been tested using the same data or in a conjoint analysis. This study compares the two...
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Alternative Model Selection Using Forecast Error Variance Decompositions in Wholesale Chicken Markets
McKenzie, Andrew M.; Goodwin Jr., Harold L.; Carreira, … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 01
Variance Decompositions to guide the econometrician’s model specification. Forecasting performance of Variance Autoregressive …
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Accuracy of Qualitative Forecasts of Farmland Values from the Federal Reserve's Land Value Survey
Zakrzewicz, Christopher J.; Brorsen, B. Wade; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 45 (2013) 01
This article determines the accuracy of quarterly land value forecasts provided by bankers through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions. Bankers’ qualitative forecasts of up, down, or no change are compared against actual, selfreported...
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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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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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A Nonhypothetical Ranking and Auction Mechanism for Novel Products
McAdams, Callie P.; Palma, Marco A.; Hall, Charles R.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 45 (2013) 01
Preferences for pomegranates, including some novel pomegranate varieties, were evaluated using an experimental auction and nonhypothetical preference ranking mechanism. Additional information on the taste and health benefits of the products was provided to mimic the information-gathering process...
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