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The Effect of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin on Patterns of Milk Production, Lactational Milk Estimates and Net Farm Income
Judge, Lawrence J.; Lloyd, James W.; Bartlett, Paul C. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
Bovine somatoropin (bST) alters total milk production and production patterns in dairy cows and understanding the … economic benefits of bST for the dairy producer are critical. Holstein cows (n = 555) from four Michigan dairy farms were …
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The Economics and Productivity of Organic versus Non-organic U.S. Dairy Farms
Nehring, Richard; Gillespie, Jeffrey; Hallahan, Charles; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
We estimate a production function for U.S. dairy farming to examine the productivity of organic and non-organic dairy …
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Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity Growth in Indian Dairy Sector
Ohlan, Ramphul - In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 52
This paper assesses the total factor productivity (TFP) growth and efficiency levels in the Indian dairy processing … frontier is used. Our results suggest that total factor productivity in the Indian dairy processing industry has grown … the productivity growth in the Indian dairy industry. The non-increasing returns to scale DEA frontier analysis suggests …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914242
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Small U.S. Dairy Farms: Can They Compete?
Gillespie, Jeffrey M.; Nehring, Richard F.; Sandretto, … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2009
The U.S. dairy industry is undergoing rapid structural change, evolving from a structure including many small farmers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998952
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Der Zusammenhang zwischen technischer Effizienz und wirtschaftlichem Erfolg: eine Analyse für bayerische Milchviehbetriebe
Kellermann, Magnus; Salhofer, Klaus; Wintzer, Wolfgang; … - In: Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 60 (2011) 4
objective of this article is to reveal the relationship between technical efficiency and the economic success of dairy farms and … to determine farm specific factors affecting both. The data set contains observations of more than 2 000 Bavarian dairy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143172
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SCALE ECONOMIES AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COW-CALF PRODUCTION
Qushim, Berdikul; Gillespie, Jeffrey M.; Nehring, Richard F. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
The objective of this study is to assess the scale and technical efficiencies and other economic performance measures of southeastern U.S. cow-calf farms. We describe and compare cow-calf operations by size and farm resource region and measure their relative competitiveness. We estimate an input...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880630
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Efficiency Measurement of Australian Dairy Farms: National and Regional Performance
Fraser, Iain; Graham, Mary - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
dairy farms. Bearing in mind data limitations we find that average technical efficiency is 59 per cent, but there are … dairy deregulation in July 2000 providing an ex post explanation for the changing composition of dairy farms in Australia …
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PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SOUTHEASTERN U.S. MEAT GOAT FARMS
Qushim, Berdikul; Gillespie, Jeffrey; McMillin, Kenneth - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
This study determines efficiency drivers, scale and technical efficiencies, and other economic performance measures for Southeastern U.S. meat goat farms. We estimate an input distance function (IDF) using stochastic production frontier (SPF) techniques. Empirical Monte Carlo (MC) simulation...
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Estimation of the Value of Old World Bluestem and Optimum Grazing Season under Alternative Stocking Rates
Almas, Lal K.; Lust, David G.; Brooks, Kathleen R. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
The production potential of OWB forage is evaluated under commercial rotational grazing management. The economic value of the forage is determined by the replacement value of the CP and TDN content. The optimal grazing period is determined where the MVP of grazing an additional day is equal to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010915045
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Dairy chain competitiveness in EU’s new member states, candidate and potential candidate countries
van Berkum, Siemen - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 58 (2009) 7
This comparative analysis of structures and performances of the dairy supply chain in 20 south-eastern and eastern …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142847