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Determining the Nature of Dependency between Agribusiness and Non-Agribusiness Stocks

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Detre, Joshua D. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

farmland via an index of agribusiness stocks provides significant diversification benefits. We estimated the dependence between … daily returns of the S&P 500 and an index of agribusiness stocks from 1970 through 2008 using copulas. We find significant … evidence that agribusiness stocks have strong lower tail dependence with large U.S. stocks and are actually less correlated in …

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The Small Meat Processing Plant Model: A Feasibility Template for Producers and Extension Specialists

Holcomb, Rodney B.; Flynn, Kyle; Kenkel, Philip L. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

Fewer small meat processing plants combined with increased demand for locally-grown and process-verified meat products in recent years have spurred interest in the construction of producer-owned processing facilities. To help producers and Extension specialists develop preliminary feasibility...

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Economics of Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production From Energy Cane

Monge, Juan J.; Ribera, Luis A.; Jifon, John L.; Silva, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

A probabilistic financial model was developed to assess the economic feasibility of energy-cane-based hydrolysis ethanol production. At an expected price of $1.97/gallon and no tax credit, the chances of a positive NPV were 70%. By slightly increasing feedstock and ethanol yields by 5 units, the...

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The Economic Feasibility of Tree Fruit Integrated Pest Management in the Northeast

White, G. B.; Thompson, Peter - In: Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 11 (1982) 2:

A pilot tree fruit pest management program in Wayne County, New York was evaluated. Thirty-three blocks of fruit were matched for 26 participants in the pilot program and for 23 nonparticipants. Participants reduced pesticide costs and total pest management costs in comparison to...

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ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING THE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF FARMS

Stavins, R. N.; Stanton, B. F. - In: Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 09 (1980) 2:

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Whither Dairy Policy? Evaluating Expected Government Outlays and Distributional Impacts of Alternative 2013 Farm Bill Dairy Title Proposals

Newton, John; Thraen, Cameron S.; Bozic, Marin - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

In this analysis we compare the total expected government outlays and distribution of benefits under newly proposed dairy margin insurance programs to those under existing counter-cyclical payment programs. We combine simulation and structural modeling techniques to forecast milk price and dairy...

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Risky Business: Factors Affecting Participation Rate of AgriStability

Poon, Kenneth - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

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Seasonal Quality Premiums for Wheat

Loy, Jens-Peter; Holm, Thore; Steinhagen, Carsten; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

Seasonal variations of the price premium between bread and feed wheat indicate opportunities to profitably adjusting the grain marketing strategy of farmers that harvest (and store) both qualities. In this paper, we estimate the seasonal pattern of wheat price premiums on the German market by a...

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Developing new futures contract versus cross-hedging: a study in the Brazilian rice market

Capitani, Daniel; Mattos, Fabio - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

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Understanding and Managing Risk and Return for Small-Scale Value-Added Food Businesses

Sullins, Martha; Colpaart, Ashley; Thilmany, Dawn; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

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