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A stratified random sample of grain elevators supplied grain bid and transportation cost data. These data are used to analyze the effects of various rail transportation costs on grain elevator handling margins for corn, soybean and wheat. Factors affecting transportation costs such as rail...

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Identifies the characteristics of grain elevators that had railroad contracts during 1983-1985 using a logistic model designed for complex survey designs. Factors which influence the probability of a grain elevator participating in an origin contract with a railroad; Use of data from Kansas and...

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The deregulation of railroads by the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 reversed nearly a century of prohibition of contracts between railroads and shippers/receivers. This paper presents an analysis of the impact that railroad contracts have on grain bids to corn, wheat, and soybean farmers. The...

The local rural road and bridge system is under physical stress from heavy and wide farm vehicle travel. It is also under financial stress from the prospect of declining revenues for maintaining and rebuilding the system. There are significant research opportunities for agricultural economists...

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