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Off-farm Income and Investments in Farm Assets: A Double Hurdle Approach
Harris, J. Michael; Blank, Steven C.; Erickson, Kenneth W. - 2010
The farm household structure is a complex set of inter-relationships between and among a variety of internal and external factors involving consumption, investment, and income-earning activities. In this paper we use ARMS data to explore the contribution of off-farm income to the viability of...
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Benefit Transfer: Choice Experiment Results
Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Sharp, Basil M.H. - 2004
Benefit transfer entails using estimates of non-market values derived at one site as approximations to benefits at other sites. The method finds favour because it can be applied quickly and cheaply, however the validity of benefit transfer is frequently questioned. Published studies generally...
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1991 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study, Technical Appendix: Volume 1.
United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2008
This publication provides detailed documentation of the load forecast scenarios and assumptions used in preparing BPA's 1991 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study (the Study). This is one of two technical appendices to the Study; the other appendix details the utility-specific loads and...
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Power Sales to Electric Utilities
2007
established ownership rights and provided irrigation districts, PUDs, and municipalities with expanded enabling powers. Financial …
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Electricity Use in the Pacific Northwest: Utility Historical Sales by Sector, 1989 and Preceding Years.
United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2008
: residential, commercial, industrial, direct-service industrial, and irrigation. The data specifically supports forecasting …
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Projected Impact of Federal Policies on U.S. Wind Market Potential: Preprint
Short, W.; Blair, N.; Heimiller, D. - 2008
This report discusses the potential for solar-powered agricultural irrigation pumps in the San Joaquin Valley and how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437045
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A Dynamic Risk Optimization Model for Evaluating Profitable and Feasible Water Management Plans
Grove, Bennie; Oosthuizen, L.K.; Backeberg, G.R. - 2006
available water resources through the adoption o f more efficient irrigation technology and irrigation scheduling. A requirement … and irrigation system application rates in the model. Risk simulation procedures are used to generate an appropriately … flood irrigation farm in the Vaalharts irrigation scheme South Africa to demonstrate the capability of the model to optimize …
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PERFORMANCES AND EFFICIENCIES OF THE IRRIGATION WATER USERS’ ASSOCIATIONS IN TUNISIA
Frija, Aymen; Speelman, Stijn; Chebil, Ali; Buysse, Jeroen - 2008
focus is on technical (characteristics of the irrigation area andnetwork), organizational and administrative variables …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443245
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Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability
Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray; Ford, Stuart; Bywater, Tony; … - 2005
irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation … models of the hydrological, irrigation, farm and financial systems over the 1973 – 2000 period. The results show that there …
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An Economic Drought Management Index to Evaluate Water Institutions' Performance
Iglesias, Eva; Garrido, Alberto; Gomez, Almudena - 2002
the supply system. An empirical application of EDMIs is performed for two irrigation districts in Andalusia (Southern …
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