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Production agriculture in the 4-state area of southwestern North Dakota, southeastern Montana, northeastern Wyoming and northwestern South Dakota has faced serious economic challenges. In the mid-1990's, a growing number of recreational land buyers purchased land for wildlife habitat and...
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Production agriculture in the 4-state area of southwestern North Dakota, southeastern Montana, northeastern Wyoming and northwestern South Dakota has faced serious economic challenges. In the mid-1990's, a growing number of recreational land buyers purchased land for wildlife habitat and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645974
Leafy spurge is an invasive noxious weed, which by definition means it is inordinately difficult to control. The objective of this report is to present the results of focus group meetings and personal interviews with ranchers, local decision makers, and public land managers to discover...
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, incorporating relationships between sheep grazing and leafy spurge control, grass recovery, and forage use by cattle, was developed … scenarios examined. However, in the worst-case situations, economics of using sheep to control leafy spurge were mixed across … grazing benefits remain unquantified, the economics of sheep grazing were positive across many of the scenarios evaluated in …
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This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of...
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This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005525813
, incorporating relationships between sheep grazing and leafy spurge control, grass recovery, and forage use by cattle, was developed … scenarios examined. However, in the worst-case situations, economics of using sheep to control leafy spurge were mixed across … grazing benefits remain unquantified, the economics of sheep grazing were positive across many of the scenarios evaluated in …
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Barley is an important crop in the upper Great Plains, yet its economic importance has not been quantified. Expenditures and returns from crop production, grain handling, transportation, and processing activities represented the direct economic impacts from the barley industry. Secondary...
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