Probit analyses were conducted for adoption of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and rotational grazing. Results show that more diversified farmers are more likely to adopt BMPs. Results for willingness to adopt rotational grazing show that higher bid offers would lead farmers to be more willing...

Conditional Logit approach was used to analyze the Choice Experiment data obtained from the grocery stores and supermarket of Tbilisi, Georgia. Results show that customers' preferences for selected pork attributes in different stores are not the same. So, targeting customers by store can be...

In 2002, a new farm bill radically changed the U.S. peanut industry by eliminating the marketing quota system, requiring the industry to adjust to a more uncertain, market-oriented environment. This paper reports results from a survey of peanut manufacturers in nine countries identifying their...

A study of early vs. normal weaning of calves concludes that early weaning improves feedlot production efficiency, reducing per day and per pound feedlot production costs. Early weaned steers finished higher thus feedlot profitability was not affected. Early weaning has a positive affect on cow...

An economic impact analysis was conducted in two rural counties in Northwest Arkansas to observe effects of hypothetical retiree in-migration as a sustainable economic development policy. The analysis reveals economic benefits with varying impacts and additional socio-economic costs on both...

An organizational perspective is taken in analyzing the general case of the biomass exchange and the specific case of the Iogen Corporation as it attempts to commercialize their cellulose ethanol technology. An example contract is examined in detail and compared to current straw and hay supply...

The results indicate that a dynamic specification of the AIDS model is superior to the static AIDS model. The separability test for both the static and dynamic AIDS models conclude that imported meat consumption is non-separable from the U.S. consumption so domestic meat should be included in...

Tuberculosis restrictions on animal movement have important implications for Mexican producers and consumers as well as the U.S. beef cattle industry. The restrictions cause decreased Mexican cattle exports, increased domestic fed beef production, and decreased fed beef imports. The Mexican beef...

Replaced with revised version of paper 02/04/08.

During 2006 the fishmeal price nearly doubled from $500MT to over $900MT. The objective of this research is to determine the optimal cross-hedge ratio between fishmeal and soybean meal and corn, and corresponding hedging weight between corn and soybean. Results indicate all hedging weight should...