This study examined the effect that decision-maker risk preferences may have on the rate of nitrogen application to corn in Indiana. Previous studies have found that uncertainty increases the rate at which farmers apply nitrogen fertilizer. With current economic conditions, as well as the...

Consumers are increasingly interested in how animals are handled, transported, and cared for. This study provides the first examination of US resident support for a ballot initiative banning use of gestation crates (stalls) in the swine industry. Results suggest latent associations consumers...