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Economics Of Management Options For Lake Mcconaughy, Ray Supalla, Thomas V. Buell
Economics Of Management Options For Lake Mcconaughy, Ray Supalla, Thomas V. Buell
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
The amount of water stored in Lake McConaughy reached a historical low in the Fall of 2004 and again in 2006. In 2005 and 2006 CNPPID irrigators received less than a full supply of Lake McConaughy water for the first time since the system came on line over 60 years ago. Electric power interests, recreation interests and the regional economy have also been adversely affected by low water levels. What, if anything should the State of Nebraska do to minimize the adverse impacts from this situation and/or prevent it from developing again in the future?
The most critical policy issue …
The Cost Of Reducing Irrigation, Ray Supalla
The Cost Of Reducing Irrigation, Ray Supalla
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
For several decades Nebraska has proudly and appropriately regarded irrigation development as an important source of economic growth. However, in some parts of the state we now have too much of a good thing! To meet our Compact obligations to Kansas and Colorado in the Republican Basin and to comply with the proposed Cooperative Agreement for the Platte Basin we must find a way to consume less irrigation water. The cost of reducing irrigation and the equity implications will depend on what methods the state uses to achieve this objective.
We recently estimated the costs to irrigators and to the …
Water Optimizer: A Tool For Decision Support And Policy Analysis, Derrel L. Martin, Ray Supalla
Water Optimizer: A Tool For Decision Support And Policy Analysis, Derrel L. Martin, Ray Supalla
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
Water Optimizer is a tool for analyzing alternative water management strategies when the available water supply is limited. It can be used by producers to determine the profit maximizing crops to produce and the optimum amount of water to apply to each crop, given a particular water supply. It can also be used to evaluate the economic consequences of public policies which expand or reduce the amount of irrigation.
The Water Optimizer model can compute the profit maximizing strategy for producers located in any county in Nebraska where there is significant irrigation. This can be done for three different soil …
Bioenergy, Safety Net Tools Are Producers’ Top Priorities For Next Farm Bill, Bradley Lubben, Mary Thompson
Bioenergy, Safety Net Tools Are Producers’ Top Priorities For Next Farm Bill, Bradley Lubben, Mary Thompson
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
Bioenergy and the structure of safety net programs are of high interest to farmers and ranchers as the next farm bill is debated, according to more than 15,000 farmers and ranchers in 27 states surveyed by Farm Foundation’s National Public Policy Education Committee (NPPEC). The survey was released today as part of Farm Foundation's 2007 Farm Bill Forum.
Producers ranked renewable energy, enhancing opportunities for small and beginning farmers, and assuring a safe and affordable food supply as their top three goals for the next farm bill. “All the goals presented to producers to rank were decades-old rationales for farm …
Economic And State Budget Cost Of Reducing The Consumptive Use Of Irrigation Water In The Platte And Republican Basins, Ray Supalla, Thomas V. Buell, Brian Mcmullen
Economic And State Budget Cost Of Reducing The Consumptive Use Of Irrigation Water In The Platte And Republican Basins, Ray Supalla, Thomas V. Buell, Brian Mcmullen
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
The potential costs to irrigators, the state economy and the state budget were estimated for different methods of reducing consumptive use (CU) of irrigation water in the Platte and Republican Basins. The policy methods considered included: leased retirement of irrigated land using a willing buyer-willing seller approach; required land retirement with lease payments equal to actual producer losses; retirement of irrigated land by purchasing water rights using a willing buyer-willing seller approach; forced retirement of irrigated land with the purchase price equal to actual market value; allocation with 100 percent producer compensation; and allocation with 50 percent producer compensation. Both …
An Examination Of Farm Program Payments On Farm Economic Structure, Saleem Shaik, Glenn A. Helmers
An Examination Of Farm Program Payments On Farm Economic Structure, Saleem Shaik, Glenn A. Helmers
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
System of input demand functions is estimated to examine the impact of farm program payments on farm economic structure. Influence of farm program payments on input resource use for the time periods corresponding to the thirteen farm bills in effect since 1938 is also examined. Empirical application to Nebraska agriculture sector for the period 1936-2004 indicate positive impact of farm program payments on farm real estate, breeding livestock and other inputs. Negative influence of farm program payment on the use of farm equipment, farm labor, farm inputs, chemicals and energy was observed during the same period.
The Relationship Of U.S. And Canadian Cull Cow Prices To Lean Beef Prices: A Dag Analysis, Dillon Feuz, Matthew C. Stockton, Suparna Bhattacharya
The Relationship Of U.S. And Canadian Cull Cow Prices To Lean Beef Prices: A Dag Analysis, Dillon Feuz, Matthew C. Stockton, Suparna Bhattacharya
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
What is the price relationship between a cull cow in San Angelo, Texas, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and other major U.S. cull cow markets and those in Ontario or Alberta Canada? How are these prices impacted by the price for lean beef trimmings or the price of imported lean beef from Australia or New Zealand? What impact did the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in North America in 2003 have on these price relationships? Answers to these and other questions are the purpose of this paper.
Numerous market and price analysis studies exist on the fed cattle and feeder …
Cropland Leasing, Bruce Johnson
Cropland Leasing, Bruce Johnson
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
Contents:
Shift from Crop-share to Cash leasing over time
Incidence of Crop Share and Cash Leasing varies across the state
Nebraska Agricultural Statistical Districts
Cash Lease Rates for Cropland
Cash rent adjustments for non-irrigated corners and for shared irrigation equipment.
Do cash rents lead or lag cropland value trends?
Central Nebraska Center Pivot Irrigated Land: Cash Rental Rates & Values 1981-2006
Eastern Nebraska Center Pivot Irrigated Land: Cash Rental Rates & Values 1981-2006
Relation of Cash Leasing to Crop Share Leasing.
Today’s Crop Share Rent Negotiation Process
Western EcoFallow
Pasture Leasing, Bruce Johnson
Pasture Leasing, Bruce Johnson
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
Contents:
Introduction
Nebraska Vegetative Zones
Grassland Table I Nebraska Department of Revenue
Grassland Table II Nebraska Department of Revenue
Grazing Land Leasing
Historical Cash Rental Rates For Cow- Calf Pairs for Major Grazing land Areas
Preliminary 2006 Cash Rental Rates For Major Grazing land Areas
Why variation in rates?
2006 County Rental Surveys
Where are pasture rates headed?
New factors to watch on the horizon