A panel of independent judges evaluated a range of articles in popular print media sources for positive or negative bias about pork. From this came the development of an information variable reflecting consumer perceptions about food safety. The primary data from this evaluation was then used to...

Students gain knowledge and skill through interaction and hands-on experimentation. The formation and development of successful educational coalitions or partnerships are examined, including diversity of membership, plan development, funding and infrastructure. Potential pitfalls and strategies...

The impacts of antibiotic use in swine production on production costs and human health are described. Pork supply and demand functions are specified and estimated, and elasticity estimates are then utilized to calculate consumer and producer surpluses for the retail pork market. The impacts of a...

As in any relationship between buyer and seller, the educational transaction between learner and teacher requires that a level of receptivity be created so that features, advantages and benefits of the transaction can be examined. Student responses to instructor efforts to create a vested...

A selection of three-dimension graphs shows the supply and usage of corn for the U.S. at the state level, and for Texas at the county level. An example of a three-dimension price surface is provided for select counties in Nebraska. All was done using Arch View software.

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This study did structured interviews with senior agribusiness executives to find out how they managed exchange rate risk and especially deep devaluations of a foreign currency. The Mexican peso crisis was the focus of the study, but the results can be informative when anticipating situations for...

Agribusinesses must cope with the risk of price changes when retailing refined fuels. Hedging price risk with energy futures contracts is a possibility. Information is needed on the local basis, hedge ratios, and hedging effectiveness. The results vary by location. ©1994 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Key concepts from the behavioral theory of the firm are used to understand the internal decision-making process for an agribusiness. Combined with neoclassical economic theory, the two theoretical foundations help expand understanding of the process.© 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Agribusiness students are compared to four base populations on respective distributions of Myers-Briggs personality types. A statistical t test checks for personality bias in evaluating student performance. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.