This paper describes an approach to accurately separate out and quantify crop dominance areas in the major command area in the Krishna River Basin. Classification was performed using IRS-P6 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, series P6) and MODIS eight-day time series remote sensing images with a...

In the United States, corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) stover has been targeted for second generation fuel production and other bio-products. Our objective was to characterize sugar and structural composition as a function of vertical distribution of corn stover (leaves and stalk) that was sampled at...

With increasing economic and environmental costs associated with fertilizer use, the need for low-input agroecological systems is on the rise. It is well documented that intercropping legumes can increase the supply of nutrients, through N₂-fixation and P mobilization. Concurrently, the...

Proliferative enteropathy, commonly known as “ileitis” continues to be a significant production-limiting disease in pig herds throughout the world. The disease can be controlled with a combination of vaccination and antibiotic medication. However, pressure from consumers to reduce antibiotic...

Motivated by the conclusions from various modelling studies, modifications to the bioenergy sector regulations are under way in Europe and in the USA to account for emissions from indirect land-use change (ILUC). Despite their influence on the policy-making, evaluations of the capacity of...

High volumes of grain production in 2013, the devaluation of the national currency and concerns about likely disrupti ons in grain supplies from Ukraine allowed Russia to increase its grain export volumes in the period of 2013- 2014 MY1 and achieve the second highest result after record-high...

In dem Papier werden die Reformbeschlüsse zur europäischen Agrarpolitik vom Juni 2003 diskutiert. Im Mittelpunkt der Beschlüsse steht die Entkoppelung der Prämienzahlungen von der Produktion. Damit werden Produktionsanreize für die Landwirte abgebaut und es dürfte zu einer...

The paper discusses the decisions on the CAP in the context of the Berlin summit. In a rather broad perspective the agricultural sectoral and related objectives are analyzed for their consistency and compatability with higher ranking societal objectives. The policies' allocational and...