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Sales Of Livestock Insurance Scheduled To Resume, Darrell R. Mark Sep 2004

Sales Of Livestock Insurance Scheduled To Resume, Darrell R. Mark

Cornhusker Economics

USDAs Risk Management Agency (RMA) offered livestock producers in selected pilot states, including Nebraska, a new insurance product in 2003 called Livestock Risk Protection (LRP). It provided down-side price risk protection while allowing producers to take advantage of higher prices, similar to creating a floor price by purchasing put options. Premiums for LRP insurance changed daily and depended on current market prices and market volatility. Unlike put option premiums that change based on the current day’s futures trade, LRP premiums were determined using the previous days futures and options prices. Since LRP could be purchased until 8:00 p.m. based on …

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Adding Value To South Dakota Corn: Opportunities In Pet Food Markets, T. J. Hansen, Evert Van Der Sluis Sep 2004

Adding Value To South Dakota Corn: Opportunities In Pet Food Markets, T. J. Hansen, Evert Van Der Sluis

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

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Nebraska’S Retailing Patterns And Trends, Bruce B. Johnson Sep 2004

Nebraska’S Retailing Patterns And Trends, Bruce B. Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

Retail trade activity is a significant sector in the state’s economy. Per capita net taxable sales (not including motor vehicle sales) exceed $10,000 annually; and nearly one quarter (24 percent) of Nebraska’s non-farm workforce is employed in the wholesale/retail sector. Therefore, the patterns and trends of retailing over time are important economic indicators. We have followed Nebraska’s retailing activity for many years, and have compiled a comprehensive web page of tables and charts (accessible through the Departmental web site at http://agecon.unl.edu). The following are some highlights of the retail trade data and analysis.

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Another Bumper Crop On The Way, Now What Do We Do?, Lynn Lutgen Aug 2004

Another Bumper Crop On The Way, Now What Do We Do?, Lynn Lutgen

Cornhusker Economics

The USDA recently released its August Crop Production Report. All indications are that we will have a huge, almost record breaking crop this year. As we try to develop marketing plans there are certain things that must be taken into consideration: those things that are pretty much fact and those things that may change production numbers.

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Land Valuation And The Income Capitalization Model, Glenn A. Helmers Aug 2004

Land Valuation And The Income Capitalization Model, Glenn A. Helmers

Cornhusker Economics

Early work in agricultural land appraisal emphasized several factors contributing to the value of agricultural land. These included productivity, building quality, location, adjoining road quality and other factors. Irrigation potential also came to be important and more recently, recreational factors and urban development have become important in explaining land values. Productivity gained in importance over time as the underlying force, although the remaining factors still are considered in explaining value differences among tracts. The reliance on productivity is the focus of this article, and other influences on land values such as urban development potential are not considered, even though they …

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Tax Planning Update For 2004, Tina N. Barrett Aug 2004

Tax Planning Update For 2004, Tina N. Barrett

Cornhusker Economics

Although there have not been many changes to the tax law this year, there are a few things to keep in mind with tax planning this fall. In the past couple of years we have seen major law changes with short-term lives. The major change affecting farmers this year is the end of the bonus depreciation allowances.

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Kyoto, Global Warming And Greenhouse Gases - Missing From The Political Table?, Gary D. Lynne Aug 2004

Kyoto, Global Warming And Greenhouse Gases - Missing From The Political Table?, Gary D. Lynne

Cornhusker Economics

A recent research report from the Woods Hole Research Laboratory shows that the burning of fossil fuels is substantively raising the carbon dioxide content of both the oceans and the atmosphere, as shown in the chart from the Boston Globe on the next page. The concern is that both the atmosphere and the ocean will eventually become overburdened with this greenhouse gas, leading to unpredictable climate and environmental changes. The gamble is substantial. It remains unclear, however, how U.S. politicians are going to interact with this problem. We can only look at indicators, such as the Boston Carbon Corporation donating …

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The Impact Of Health Information And Demographic Changes On Aggregate Meat Demand, Christiane Schroeter, Ken Foster Aug 2004

The Impact Of Health Information And Demographic Changes On Aggregate Meat Demand, Christiane Schroeter, Ken Foster

Agribusiness

Over the past few decades, U.S. meat consumption patterns have changed. Figure 1 shows the U.S. per-capita meat consumption from 1970-1999. Consumers have increased their total meat consumption by 9.3% from 1970 to 1999, however, the composition of the meat consumption changed as well. While beef consumption has consistently decreased since 1985 - that of poultry and fish have increased. Per capita pork consumption has not changed on average from the 1970’s to the 1990’s.

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Farm Income Variability And The Supply Of Off-Farm Labor By Limited-Resource Farmers, Oscar Vergara, Keith H. Coble, George F. Patrick, Thomas O. Knight, Alan Baquet Aug 2004

Farm Income Variability And The Supply Of Off-Farm Labor By Limited-Resource Farmers, Oscar Vergara, Keith H. Coble, George F. Patrick, Thomas O. Knight, Alan Baquet

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

We study the relationship between the off-farm labor decision and the limited-resource farmers' and spouses' off-farm wages, experience, education, and sources of income. We found that farmers' and spouses' off-farm experience and wages are significant factors in explaining the off-farm labor supply decision. Contrary to expectations, farm income variability is not significant in the farmers' and spouses' decision to seek off-farm work. The off-farm labor supply of farmers and their spouses is negatively correlated with income transfers from the government. It was also found that the spouse is a residual supplier of on-farm and off-farm labor.

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The Impact Of Health Information And Women In The Work Force On Aggregate Meat Demand, Christiane Schroeter, Ken Foster Aug 2004

The Impact Of Health Information And Women In The Work Force On Aggregate Meat Demand, Christiane Schroeter, Ken Foster

Agribusiness

Over the past few decades, U.S. meat consumption patterns have changed. Changes in food consumption patterns can be the result of changing demographic characteristics, changing lifestyles, increasing health awareness, and nutritional concerns. Prior research suggests that these factors have significant influence on the demand for meat (Capps and Schmitz; Kinnucan, Hsia, and Jackson). The recent interest in low carbohydrate diets and the association with increased red meat consumption is an anecdotal example of this phenomenon.

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Jacob Boehme And The Foundations Of A Vegetarian Food Ideology, Ken Albala Aug 2004

Jacob Boehme And The Foundations Of A Vegetarian Food Ideology, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Focuses on Jacob Boehme, a mystic Paracelsian Hermetic theosopher, and his works on vegetarianism. Significance of the Garden of Eden in the vegetarian, non-violent tradition; Concept of the new man explained by Boehme in "The Three Principles"; Difference between Edenic food and earthly food.

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Impacts Of Federal Farm Program Payments On Cropland Values And Rental Rates: Evidence From County-Level Data In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Brian Button Aug 2004

Impacts Of Federal Farm Program Payments On Cropland Values And Rental Rates: Evidence From County-Level Data In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Brian Button

Economics Staff Paper Series

Farmland values, cash rental rates, and federal farm program payments steadily increased in the Northern Plains from 1991 - 2001. Econometric models are used to examine the impacts of Federal farm payments on cropland values and rental rates, statewide and regional, in South Dakota during this time period.

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Application Of Response Surface Methodology For Studying The Product Characteristics Of Extruded Rice-Cowpea-Groundnut Blends, Emmanuel Asare, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa Jul 2004

Application Of Response Surface Methodology For Studying The Product Characteristics Of Extruded Rice-Cowpea-Groundnut Blends, Emmanuel Asare, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa

Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa

Response surface methodology (with central composite rotatable design for k=3 was used to investigate the product properties of extruded rice-cowpea-groundnut blends in a single screw extruder. The combined effect of cowpea (0-20%), groundnut (0-10%), and feed moisture (14-48%) levels were used for formulation of the products. The product moisture, expansion ratio, bulk density and total colour change were studied using standard analytical methods. Well-expanded rice-legume blend extrudates of less bulk density and lower moisture content were produced at low feed moisture. Increasing legume addition affected the various shades of colour in the product. Models developed for the indices gave R2 …

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The Microflora Of Fermented Nixtamalized Corn, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Beatrice Cornelius, Wisdom Amoa-Awua, Esther Sakyi-Dawson, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa Jul 2004

The Microflora Of Fermented Nixtamalized Corn, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Beatrice Cornelius, Wisdom Amoa-Awua, Esther Sakyi-Dawson, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa

Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa

Nixtamalization is a traditional process that improves the nutritional quality of corn. To provide a means of utilizing the nutritional benefits of nixtamalized corn and improve product acceptability, lactic acid fermentation was applied. The objective of the study was to study the microbial profile and establish the important lactobacilli of fermenting nixtamalized corn dough. Two batches of cleaned whole corn were subjected to the process of nixtamalization, using two concentrations of lime (0.5 or 1.0%), milled, made into a dough (50% moisture) and fermented spontaneously for 72 h. A control sample was prepared without alkaline treatment. pH and titratable acidity …

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Will Rise Of New Diets Raze Old Pyramid?, Zachary Hunnicutt, Darrell R. Mark Jul 2004

Will Rise Of New Diets Raze Old Pyramid?, Zachary Hunnicutt, Darrell R. Mark

Cornhusker Economics

The United States Department ofAgriculture (USDA) Food Guide Pyramid was promoted in its 1992 launch as a more detailed, yet easier to understand, system of guidelines and recommendations for daily food consumption. Although widely recognized by much of the American public, it has also been the source of considerable confusion. Recommended intakes are given by "servings," a unit that many interpret as the amount consumed in one sitting. This misunderstanding is cleared up only through thorough investigationthat entails locating information not available on the simple pyramid. Further, many have raised concerns that the placementof"fats, oils and sweets" at the top …

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Conservation Compliance On Highly Erodible Lands, Konstantinos Giannakas Jul 2004

Conservation Compliance On Highly Erodible Lands, Konstantinos Giannakas

Cornhusker Economics

The 1985 Food Security Act linked farm program payments to the conservation ofsoil throughout the United States by tying producer eligibility for commodityprogram payments to the adoption of certain on-farm resource conservation activities on highly erodible lands (HEL). By requiring producers who receive government payments to adopt conservation practices on HEL, this policy (HEL policy, hereafter) seeks to address the inconsistency between commodityprograms that increase production and environmental programs designed to decrease environmental problems from expanded production.l

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The Impact Of Market Structure On Agricultural Technology Transfer, Charles F. Nicholson Jul 2004

The Impact Of Market Structure On Agricultural Technology Transfer, Charles F. Nicholson

Agribusiness

An agribusiness focus has emerged in public discussions as way to enhance agricultural production in Indonesia and to improve sustainable income for farmers. The focus has led to increased attention on marketing. Marketing agricultural products via processing technologies can indeed address national objectives of rural poverty alleviation. REI-Indonesia observed that limited marketing alternatives are frequently mentioned by farmers as a significant constraint. In Indonesia, a significant amount of institutional support currently exists for the ideas presented in this paper. In particular, one should consider the multifaceted mission of agricultural development in Indonesia, which includes: (a) policies that encourage competition and, …

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Areawide Ipm Project Under Way To Assist Nebraska Wheat Growers, Paul Burgener Jul 2004

Areawide Ipm Project Under Way To Assist Nebraska Wheat Growers, Paul Burgener

Cornhusker Economics

Areawide wheat Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). To implement the program, the USDA-ARS established cooperative agreements with research and extension professionals from five universities: Colorado State University, Kansas State University, Oklahoma State University, Texas A&M University and the University of Nebraska. The four-year implementation phase of this program began in the fall of 2002. The main theme of the program is to collaborate with growers of dryland winter wheat to evaluate and demonstrate non-chemical pest management techniques, with particular emphasis on the management of the Russian …

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Regulating Tributary Wells In The Republican River Basin, J. David Aiken Jul 2004

Regulating Tributary Wells In The Republican River Basin, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

On December 16, 2002 Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado settled the Republican River Compact lawsuit. The settlement allowed each state to use the same amount of water as was originally established in the 1943 compact. However, the settlement requires Nebraska to treat “tributary” wells, i.e. wells the pumping of which affects the river’s flow, as part of Nebraska’s compact water use. Further, regulation of these tributary wells will be required in dry years to insure that Kansas receives the water to which it is entitled. It is important to note that the settlement does not use the term “tributary wells.” Instead …

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Cost Of Organic Pork Production: A Seasonal Analysis And Needed Price Premium For Continuous Production, James Kliebenstein, Sean P. Hurley, Ben Larson, Mark Honeyman Jul 2004

Cost Of Organic Pork Production: A Seasonal Analysis And Needed Price Premium For Continuous Production, James Kliebenstein, Sean P. Hurley, Ben Larson, Mark Honeyman

Agribusiness

Niche markets of agricultural products are experiencing rapid growth. One such niche market is organic pork. Organic pork production is a relatively new and expanding segment of the pork industry. Similar to some other niche markets, it has also experienced rapid growth (Organic Trade Association). It is well known that the cost of organic pork production is greater than for traditional pork production due to increased feed costs and decreased swine performance. The industry has dealt with this by paying premiums to induce producers to produce the organic product. However, it is not clear on what level or how the …

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Household-Level Impacts Of Dairy Cow Ownership In Coastal Kenya, Charles F. Nicholson, Philip K. Thornton, Rahab W. Muinga Jul 2004

Household-Level Impacts Of Dairy Cow Ownership In Coastal Kenya, Charles F. Nicholson, Philip K. Thornton, Rahab W. Muinga

Agribusiness

This study uses heteroskedastic Tobit and Censored Least Absolute Deviations models to examine the impacts of dairy cow ownership on selected outcomes for a sample of 184 households in coastal Kenya. The outcomes examined include gross household cash income, gross non-agricultural income, consumption of dairy products, time allocated to cattlerelated tasks, number of labourers hired and total wage payments to hired labourers. The number of dairy cows owned has a large and statistically significant impact on household cash income; each cow owned increased income by at least 53% of the mean total income of households without dairy cows. Dairy cow …

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Determinants Of Consumers’ Use Of Nutritional Food Labels, Andreas Drichoutis, Panagiotis Lazaridis, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr. Jul 2004

Determinants Of Consumers’ Use Of Nutritional Food Labels, Andreas Drichoutis, Panagiotis Lazaridis, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr.

Andreas Drichoutis

No abstract provided.

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Effects Of Joint Product Management Strategies On E. Coli 0157:H7 And Feedlot Profits, Wiliam R. Perry, Thomas Marsh, Rodney Jones, M. W. Sanderson, J. M. Sargeant, Dicky D. Griffin, R. A. Smith Jul 2004

Effects Of Joint Product Management Strategies On E. Coli 0157:H7 And Feedlot Profits, Wiliam R. Perry, Thomas Marsh, Rodney Jones, M. W. Sanderson, J. M. Sargeant, Dicky D. Griffin, R. A. Smith

Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 on feedlot profits. Fecal samples from 711 feedlot pens in 73 feedlots in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were tested for E. coli 0157:H7. Average daily gain and feed-to-gain ratios were computed for each feedlot pen, and managers from each feedlot provided information on various feedlot management practices. Cattle performance and E. coli 0157:H7 prevalence are both affected by feedlot management practices. The indirect effect of E. coli 0157:H7 on potential feedlot profits was determined by measuring the effects of management practices on E. coli 0157:H7 …

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Effects Of Cowpea Fortification, Dehydration Method And Storage Time On Some Quality Characteristics Of Maize-Based Traditional Weaning Foods., Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Esther Sakyi-Dawson Jun 2004

Effects Of Cowpea Fortification, Dehydration Method And Storage Time On Some Quality Characteristics Of Maize-Based Traditional Weaning Foods., Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Esther Sakyi-Dawson

Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa

Fortification of cereal-based traditional foods with legume protein can improve their nutritional value. It is, however, important to find out the extent to which the addition of cowpea affects the desirable quality characteristics of traditional weaning foods prepared from fermented maize and also to assess the effect of dehydration method and storage time on the chemical, physico-chemical and functional properties of the products. A 3 x 2 x 4 factorial experiment with cowpea level, drying method and storage time as the respective variables was done. The traditional weaning food was prepared by steeping maize in water for 24 hours, mixed …

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A Cross Comparison Between California And Its Domestic And International Competitors With Respect To Key Labor Issues, Sean P. Hurley Jun 2004

A Cross Comparison Between California And Its Domestic And International Competitors With Respect To Key Labor Issues, Sean P. Hurley

Agribusiness

California had a market value of agricultural products sold of $25.7 billion in the year 2002 ranking it as the top agricultural producing state in the country. Approximately 74% of this market value was attributed to crop sales. California producers spent nearly $20.5 billion on total farm expenses. The largest single expense for agricultural producers in the state was labor at $4.3 billion. Another $1.6 billion was spent on contract labor. Hired and contract labor expenses accounted for nearly 29% of total farm expense. Approximately 34,000 California farms hired over 535,000 laborers. Of these farms, 25% reported hiring migrant labor …

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Selected Demographics Of Western Nebraska Cow-Calf Producers, Richard T. Clark, Roger K. Wilson Jun 2004

Selected Demographics Of Western Nebraska Cow-Calf Producers, Richard T. Clark, Roger K. Wilson

Cornhusker Economics

A recent survey of cow-calf producers in thirtyseven Western Nebraska counties inquired about cowcalf management practices and demographic characteristics of the respondents. Usable questionnaires were returned by 315 producers. Respondents categorized themselves as living either in the Panhandle (PH), Southwest (SW), Sandhills (SH) or ‘CKB’ areas of Western Nebraska. The ‘CKB’ area included producers who lived in Custer, Keya Paha or Boyd counties. For some questions the responses from some areas were too few to report separately, so areas were aggregated for reporting purposes. The survey sample was stratified by herd size measured as number of beef cows. The Nebraska …

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2004 Nebraska Custom Rates, Part I, H. Douglas Jose, Lydee Jo Brown Jun 2004

2004 Nebraska Custom Rates, Part I, H. Douglas Jose, Lydee Jo Brown

Cornhusker Economics

The reports for Parts I and II of the 2004 Survey of Custom Rates in Nebraska have gone to press and will soon be available in printed and electronic form. The 2004 reports should be available online by early July, and the website address for the publications is http//:agecon.unl.edu/pub/misc.html and then click on “2004 Farm Custom Rates.” Part I covers spring operations, hay harvesting, small grain harvest, tractor rental and custom framing contracts. Part II covers fall operations including harvesting of corn, soybeans and other crops and silage operations.

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The Growing Concentration Of Nebraska Agricultural Production, Bruce B. Johnson Jun 2004

The Growing Concentration Of Nebraska Agricultural Production, Bruce B. Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

With the June 2, 2004 release of final numbers of the 2002 Agricultural Census, we gain a new benchmark of production agriculture and the trends underway.1 While there are many interesting aspects to observe, one of the most striking features is the magnitude of the production concentrated among the larger production units, and the momentum of this trend over time. Nebraska is not a state of some 49,000 farms of similar size and function, but rather one of farm size extremes.

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Farmland Values Relationships Across South Dakota: 2002-2004, Larry Janssen Jun 2004

Farmland Values Relationships Across South Dakota: 2002-2004, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

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Management Of Hydrologically Connected Surface Water And Groundwater In Nebraska, J. David Aiken Jun 2004

Management Of Hydrologically Connected Surface Water And Groundwater In Nebraska, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

On April 13, 2004 the Nebraska Legislature adopted LB962, one of the most far-reaching water laws in the state’s history. Governor Johanns signed LB962 into law on April 15, 2004. LB962 is based upon the December 2003 recommendations of the Nebraska Water Policy Task Force, and builds upon 1996 integrated water management legislation (LB108). This newsletter traces the development of integrated water management policies in Nebraska and how they are affected by LB962.

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