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Spatial Externalities of Pest Control Decisions in the California Citrus Industry
Grogan, Kelly A.; Goodhue, Rachael E. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 37 (2012) 1
Predaceous and parasitic insects provide control of important citrus pests. However, many pesticides are toxic to these beneficials. Using California citrus grower survey data, this article tests whether landscape-level use of pesticides affects the presence of and reliance on Aphytis melinus,...
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Ex Ante Economic Impact Analysis of Novel Traits in Canola
Naseem, Anwar; Singla, Rohit - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 38 (2013) 2
This study evaluates the potential economic impacts of ten novel traits in canola by employing a stochastic economic surplus model. Nitrogen use efficiency, water use efficiency, flea-beetle resistance, cold/freeze tolerance, and drought tolerance traits would have the largest economic impacts....
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Input Quality in the Sugar Beet Industry
Boland, Michael A.; Marsh, Thomas L. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 01
Using 23 years of data (1978-2000), this study examines seven vertically integrated sugar beet plants representing three different companies in the United States. The objective of this research is to identify the marginal costs of producing sugar beets for vertically integrated sugar beet...
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Contribution of Wheat Diversity to Total Factor Productivity in China
Jin, Songqing; Meng, Erika C.H.; Hu, Ruifa; Rozelle, Scott - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 3
The impact of wheat diversity on the productivity of wheat in China is examined using total factor productivity (TFP) and an instrumental variable approach. TFP in seven key wheat-producing provinces in China shows significant, though variable, growth for all provinces during the period...
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Marketing Contracts, Overconfidence, and Timing in the Canadian Wheat Market
Mattos, Fabio; Fryza, Stefanie A. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 37 (2012) 3
This paper investigates factors that impact marketing performance in the Canadian wheat market. Using data provided by … marketing contracts offered by the CWB, earlier pricing tended to generate better performance, there was a negative relationship … between activeness and performance (suggesting overconfidence in marketing skills), and performance was generally worse in …
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The Value of USDA Crop Progress and Condition Information: Reactions of Corn and Soybean Futures Markets
Lehecka, Georg V. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 39 (2014) 1
This paper investigates the informational value of USDA crop progress and condition information by analyzing reactions of corn and soybean futures markets from 1986 to 2012. Results show significant differences between close-to-open return variabilities on report-release trading days and pre-...
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THE ROBUSTNESS OF SINGLE INDEX MODELS IN CROP MARKETS: A MULTIPLE INDEX MODEL TEST: REPLY
Blank, Steven C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 18 (1993) 01
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Grain Marketing Strategies Within and Across Lifetimes
Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa; Tomek, William G. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 01
To reconcile the discrepancy between the efficient market hypothesis and grain marketing recommendations by advisory … services and extension programs, simulated prices from an efficient market are used to compare performance of marketing …
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THE ROBUSTNESS OF SINGLE INDEX MODELS IN CROP MARKETS: A MULTIPLE INDEX MODEL TEST: COMMENT
Collins, Robert A. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 18 (1993) 01
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Welfare Estimates of Avoided Ocean Acidification in the U.S. Mollusk Market
Moore, Chris - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 40 (2015) 1
Ocean acidification has the potential to adversely affect a number of valuable marine ecosystem services by making it more difficult, and eventually impossible, for many marine organisms to form shells and skeletons. Reef-forming corals, commercially valuable shellfish, and primary producers...
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