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Time-series data for Oklahoma agricultural land sales from 2001-2005 are analyzed to measure the impacts of recreation and urbanization. Recreational variables such as deer harvest per county and variables depicting urban influence were found to have positive significant impacts on land values...
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A proposed modification to the Federal Crop Insurance Program would allow crop producers to simultaneously purchase both a farm-level crop insurance policy and a supplemental county-level crop insurance policy. This study evaluates this proposal for representative cotton farms in Georgia. The...
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The biophysical simulation data from Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System were used in non-linear programming model for least cost ration incorporating ingredient nutrient and price variations. Precision feeding practice indicated to have lower mean cost ration than whole herd feeding in...
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This study provides guidance for cotton marketing efforts by determining major market segments with quality thresholds for West Texas. Given its present quality performance, great potential segments are from higher-end international segments with significant value-added. Moreover, the potential...
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Thirty crawfish processors' preferences for hypothetical crawfish peeling machines are evaluated using conjoint analysis. Deveining is the most important attribute, with fat retention, individual handling of crawfish, and backstrap retention being roughly equal in importance. Whether the machine...
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This paper tries to assess the impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures in the context of agricultural imports. The WTO induced Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) policy is restrictive and it is affecting severely the exports from developing nations. This paper tries to explore whether there...
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Economic developers and government officials must understand the importance of agriculture and incorporate it into a comprehensive economic development plan for rural areas. Agriculture adds ambience to the local area making it attractive for farm-related tourism development.
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Site-specific data is spatially variable, precluding traditional econometric analysis. Some field-scale experimental designs present logistical, operational and mathematical problems in estimating treatment differences, specifically when adjacent observations are of different treatments such as...
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We used poisson and negative binomial models to estimate future demand of recreation trips to a closed site using internet and intercept surveys. Parameter estimates were validated using 1,000 bootstrap replications. Result indicated a significant negative impact of travel time and positive...
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From 2000 through 2004, per capita orange juice purchases decreased by 12.3 percent while the popularity and media coverage of low-carbohydrate dieting exploded. Content analysis was used to count selected Southern region newspaper articles topically related to low-carbohydrate dieting, the...
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