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The Effect of Value-Added Management on Calf Prices at Superior Livestock Auction Video Markets
Zimmerman, Lance C.; Schroeder, Ted C.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 37 (2012) 1
-calf producers. This study estimates the value of value-added calf production and marketing programs. Weaned steer calves sold with …
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Determinants of Price Differentials in Oklahoma Value-Added Feeder Cattle Auctions
Williams, Galen S.; Raper, Kellie Curry; DeVuyst, Eric A.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 37 (2012) 1
Many value-added practices cannot be observed by feeder cattle buyers. Third-party verification can decrease market inefficiency associated with this asymmetric information. We evaluate the effectiveness of a verification program, the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network, in increasing received prices....
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Cross-Sector Relationships Between the Corn Feed Grains and Livestock and Poultry Economies
Marsh, John M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 01
A systems econometric model of the livestock (beef and pork), poultry (broiler), and corn sectors was estimated to evaluate cross-sector relationships. The equilibrium multipliers and comparative statics indicate unequal cross-effect of market disturbances, e.g., shocks in the livestock and...
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Consumer Preferences for Tomatoes: The Influence of Local, Organic, and State Program Promotions by Purchasing Venue
Carroll, Kathryn A.; Bernard, John C.; Pesek, John D. Jr. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 38 (2013) 3
fresh tomatoes with the attributes locally grown, state marketing program promoted, and organic from either a grocery store …
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IDENTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF GENERIC ADVERTISING ON THE HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR FLUID MILK AND CHEESE: A TWO-STEP PANEL DATA APPROACH
Schmit, Todd M.; Dong, Diansheng; Chung, Chanjin; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 27 (2002) 01
A two-step model with sample selection is applied to panel data of U.S. households to estimate at-home demand for fluid milk and cheese, incorporating advertising expenditures. The model consistently accounts for sample-selection bias, unobserved household heterogeneity, and temporal...
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EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION IMPACTS ON PRICE DISCOVERY AND MARKETING EFFICIENCY IN THE FED CATTLE MARKET
Anderson, John D.; Ward, Clement E.; Koontz, Stephen R.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 23 (1998) 01
information increased price variance and decreased marketing efficiency; that is, more cattle were delivered at weights deviating … from 1,150 pounds- the least-cost marketing weight in the simulator. These factors, which increase costs, make the industry …
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Implicit Value of Retail Beef Product Attributes
Ward, Clement E.; Lusk, Jayson L.; Dutton, Jennifer M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 3
To identify the value consumers place on observable characteristics of fresh beef products, primary data were collected on over 1,350 packages of beef from 66 randomly selected grocery stores located in three metropolitan areas--Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Denver, Colorado. Estimated...
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Measuring the Benefits to Advertising under Monopolistic Competition
Boland, Michael A.; Crespi, John M.; Silva, Jena; Xia, Tian - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 37 (2012) 1
This paper determines the benefits and costs of firm-level advertising in a monopolistically competitive industry. The model is useful in an environment in which firm-level costs may be absent or imprecise. The empirical example uses data on the advertising for a new line of prune snacks by...
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Agricultural Market Structure, Generic Advertising, and Welfare
Cardon, James H.; Pope, Rulon D. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 28 (2003) 02
, persuasive advertising is used to study the welfare effects of generic advertising by marketing orders. The study first examines … advertising for a competitive marketing order is positive only if advertising raises monopoly output. Next, advertising choices of … a marketing order which sells its output to a monopolistic distributor are considered. If the distributor is a …
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Does Agritourism Enhance Farm Profitability?
Schilling, Brian J.; Attavanich, Witsanu; Jin, Yanhong - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 39 (2014) 1
The impacts of agritourism on farm profitability are poorly understood. Using Census of Agriculture records, we employ propensity score matching to estimate the effects of agritourism on the net cash income per acre of New Jersey farms. We find that agritourism has statistically significant and...
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