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Characterizing The Face Value Of The "Buy Local" Movement, Kynda Curtis

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This fact sheet offers a few insights into the "buy local" movement, specifically the type of people who purchase specialty or differentiated food products, the rationale behind their purchases and their pricing expectations.

Structural Change Of The Western United States Alfalfa Hay Market And Its Effect On The Western United States Dairy Industry, Joseph Patrick Cann

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Alfalfa is the fourth largest commodity grown in the Western U.S., representing 20% of the crop acreage over the past twenty years. In the last five years alfalfa hay price has doubled from what it was previously, indicating a possible structural change in the market. This research project was completed to test for this structural change using econometric analysis of the important demand components of alfalfa price. In addition to this, simulations of an average Utah dairy were completed to examine which ratio of forage crops provided the highest economic return to the operation.

To analyze the structural change of …

Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 5 Acres, 2014, Kynda Curtis, Shawn Olsen, Trevor Knudsen, Katie Wagner

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This publication is intended to be a guide used to make production decisions, determine potential returns and prepare business and marketing plans.

Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 2 Acres, 2014, Shawn Olsen, Kynda Curtis, Katie Wagner, Trevor Knudsen

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This publication is intended to be a guide used to make production decisions, determine potential returns and prepare business and marketing plans.

Farm And Ranch Financial Statements, Clark Israelsen, Dillon Feuz

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This fact sheet is a brief overview of the financial statements and budgeting tools that are likely a part of most farm financial record keeping systems. Links are provided for additional detail on any one financial report or topic. A brief description of a Balance Sheet, a Profit Loss Statement or Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flows and Enterprise Analysis is included.