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Factors Influencing Farmer Adoption of Portable Computers for Site-Specific Management: A Case Study for Cotton Production
Walton, Jonathan C.; Larson, James A.; Roberts, Roland K.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 02
Personal digital assistants (PDA) and handheld global positioning systems (GPS) have become increasingly important in cotton production but little is known about their use. This research analyzed the adoption of PDA/handheld GPS devices in cotton production. A younger farmer who used a computer...
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Food Industry Investment Flows: Implications for Rural Development
Lambert, Dayton M.; McNamara, Kevin T.; Garrett, Megan I. - In: The Review of Regional Studies 36 (2006) 2, pp. 140-62
Food processing firms are often seen as potential sources of growth for rural areas. This paper examines the influence …-level data for 12 states in the midwest and southern U.S. Findings suggest that rural areas are at a comparative disadvantage …
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Short-run Birth and Death of U.S. Manufacturing Firms: 2000 - 2005
Brown, Jason P.; Lambert, Dayton M. - 2009
Attracting manufacturing investment remains a viable regional development policy. Previous research in the location literature has informed policymakers which factors are most important for attracting new firm investment. Far less is known about the dynamics of firm death and the possible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445816
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Manufacturing Transition in Local Economies: A Regional Adjustment Model
Brown, Jason P.; Lambert, Dayton M.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - 2010
concerned with business retention and the impact of new manufacturing establishments on their existing base. …
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Factors determining corn-based ethanol plant site selection, 2000-2007
Stewart, Lance A.; Lambert, Dayton M. - Farm Foundation - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005503714
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Exploring Farm Business and Household Expenditure Patterns and Community Linkages
Lambert, Dayton M.; Sullivan, Patrick; Wojan, Timothy R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
Farm operators are an integral part of some rural economies. The businesses they operate often hire seasonal and full …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005523017
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Location Determinants of Food Manufacturing Investment: Are Non-metropolitan Counties Competitive?
Lambert, Dayton M.; McNamara, Kevin T.; Beeler, Megan I. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2007
across the rural-urban continuum in the lower forty-eight states of the U.S. Negative binomial regression and spatial … clustering methods are used to forecast new food processor location patterns at the county level, 2000-2004. Remote rural areas …
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The Emergence of Rural Artistic Havens: A First Look
Wojan, Timothy R.; Lambert, Dayton M.; McGranahan, David A. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 36 (2007) 1
emergence of these "rural artistic havens" and identify county characteristics associated with the attraction of performing …, fine, and applied artists. The implications of these findings for rural development strategies focusing on the arts are …
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Geographic Distribution of Renewable Energy Sector Industries: An Analysis Using Recent Developments in Industry Concentration Measurement
Register, D. Lane; Lambert, Dayton M.; English, Burton C.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Recent developments in firm location analysis are applied to explore the concentration patterns of firms making up the green energy sectors in 2002 and 2006. A two-step procedure is applied in this analysis. First, Guimarães, Figueiredo, and Woodward’s spatial adaption of Ellison and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881126
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Business Establishment Growth in the Appalachian Region, 2000-2007: An Application of Smooth Transition Spatial Process Models
Xu, Wan; Lambert, Dayton M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 03
Business establishment growth in the Appalachian region (2000–2007) was regressed on industry sector composition controlling for demographic, physical, and economic determinants. We test the hypothesis that local response to growth determinants is geographically heterogeneous using Smooth...
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