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2011 Michigan Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary

Wittenberg, Eric; Wolf, Christopher A. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

This report summarizes the financial and production records of 101 dairy farms from throughout Michigan in 2011. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s...

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From Agricultural to Bio-based Economics? Context, State of the Art and Challenges

Viaggi, Davide; Mantino, Francesco; Mazzocchi, Mario; … - In: Bio-based and Applied Economics Journal (2012) 1

The world economy is experiencing dramatic changes.In this context, the concept of bioeconomy (or bio-economy, or bio-based economy) has emerged as a key strategy to match human needs while facing resource efficiency requirements, based on the sustainable exploitation of biological resources....

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A SIMPLE METHOD ESTIMATES AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS FOR DRIP IRRIGATION

GajiÄ‡, BoÅ¡ko; TomiÄ‡, Zorica; SredojeviÄ‡, … - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 60 (2013) 2

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Working the Land With 10 Acres: Small Acreage Farming in the United States

Newton, Doris - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014

According to the U.S. Census of Agriculture, 294,000 farms operated on 10 or fewer acres in 2007. While most small acreage (SA) operations did very little farming, approximately 50,000 SA farms had gross sales of $10,000 or more in 2007; 3,600 reported grossing $500,000 or more. Thus, a limited land...

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The Sustainability of Intensive Livestock Areas (ILAS): Network System and Conflict Potential from the Perspective of Animal Farmers

Otten, Dennis; den Weghe, Herman F.A. van - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

The present study has determined the perceived consequences of an ILA on the production conditions of livestock farming systems based on the advantages of an agglomerated agri-food industry and the disadvantages of an increasing livestock concentration. It became obvious that the benefits of...

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Exploring the Relations, Bargaining Forms and Dynamics of the EU Food Supply Chain under the Perspective of the Key Actors: Evidence from Greece and Denmark

Galanopoulos, Konstantinos; Karantininis, Konstantinos; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3

The objective of this paper is to offer qualitative and quantitative insights on the perceptions of the actors in the EU food supply chain on a broad spectrum of topics that characterise its operation and conduct, highlighting also potential differences in North and South European countries....

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Community Supported Agriculture in the Urban Fringe: Empirical Evidence for Project Feasibility in the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Italy)

Cicia, Gianni; Colantuoni, Francesca; Del Giudice, Teresa; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3

Urbanisation of city-side areas effects on farm land use and organisation are analysed in this study with the objective of seeking the most effective way to implement a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme. Specifically, we used a theoretical framework to describe and assess the...

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Internationalization and Firm Performance in Agribusiness: Empirical Evidence from European Cooperatives

Heyder, Matthias; Makus, Christian; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

The ongoing internationalization of markets has become a major issue also for companies of the agribusiness …. Nevertheless, neither the degree of internationalization of agribusiness firms nor the internationalization …-performance relationship in the agribusiness sector have been analyzed thoroughly so far. To help fill this void, we use panel data compiled …

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Sophistication and Performance of Italian Agri-food Exports

Carbone, Anna; Henke, Roberto - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 1

Non-price competition is increasingly important in world food markets. Recently, the expression export sophistication has been introduced in the economic literature to refer to a wide set of attributes that increase product value. An index has been proposed to measure sophistication in an...

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Relationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU

Gellynck, Xavier; Kuhne, Bianka; Weaver, Robert D. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

The purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including...

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