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South Dakota Farmland Price Trends And Outlook, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Information And Herd Health Management Practices In Texas Dairies, Wayne H. Howard, Thomas O. Knight, Richard C. Shumway, Robert W. Blake, Michael A. Tomaszewski

Agribusiness

The dissemination of information by extension agents on dairy management practices used to control mastitis and the reception and use of that information by producers are investigated. Producers are surveyed to determine current practices used. The relationship between milk yield, somatic cell count, management practices, and producer and production characteristics is estimated. Subjective probabilities are elicited from "expert," extension agents, and producers concerning the impact and cost of various management practices. Subjective marginal value products and marginal input costs are computed and compared for the respondent groups. Stochastic dominance is used to rank the relative importance of the practices as …

What Is In Store For Our Economy?, Harry Greenbaum

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Planning For Tomorrow - Today: Project Report - 1987, Burton Pflueger, Julie Hedin

Economics Staff Paper Series

Almost 200,000 American farm families have turned to the Cooperative Extension Service for intensive financial assistance in the last three years. Extension staff from across the country have also provided similar assistance to approximately 1,450 local government units, 8,500 community organizations, and 9,500 rural nonfarm businesses.

Economics Of Alternative Farming Systems, Thomas L. Dobbs, Lyle A. Weiss, Mark G. Leddy

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Lenders' Perception Of Borrower Participation In Crop Insurance Programs, Burton Pflueger, Brian Schmiesing

Economics Staff Paper Series

The objective of this study was to provide insight to a crop insurance marketing question not previously studied – the viewpoint of lenders financing the premiums for Federal Crop Insurance. The viewpoint of lenders as to the extent of which their producers were participating in a crop insurance program could indicate the current and projected levels of participation, the extent to which lenders regard crop insurance programs as cost effective risk reducing strategies, and reasons for low participation. Thus, a survey of lenders was conducted to address the question of lenders' reaction to borrower participation in crop insurance programs.

Aid For Third World Agricultural Development: Help Or Hindrance To U.S. Agriculture, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Electric Rate Structures For Irrigation: A Tool For Energy Conservation, Don Taylor, Ardelle Lundeen

Economics Staff Paper Series

The major objective of the research performed under this WAPA Conservation and Renewable Energy contract is to determine if electric rate structures can be used to provide incentives to irrigators to make more efficient and or reduced use of electric power. A companion objective is to examine possibilities for electric rate structures to provide incentive for irrigators to use more electric energy for pumping irrigation water.

Some Issues Of Security And Stability Associated With Farmland Leasing, Michael Lundeen, Larry Janssen, Bruce Johnson, Scott Peterson

Economics Staff Paper Series

Several issues of security and stability in farmland leasing arrangements were examined in South Dakota and Nebraska surveys conducted during 1986. These issues are important because farmland leasing is increasingly an integral component of production agriculture and represents one means of decreasing financial risk.

Farm Reorganization Bankruptcies In South Dakota, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Human Capital And Structural Models Of The Distribution Of Earnings: Evidence From Connecticut, A, Bradford F. Mills, Boris E. Bravo-Ureta

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Application Of A Linear Programming Model For Estimating The Economic Impact Of Tourism Development, Marvin W. Kottke

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 1986-87, Bruce B. Johnson

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

The market value for Nebraska farmland continued to fall during 1986 but generally at a more moderate rate of decline than that of previous years. Results of the 1987 Nebraska farm real estate market survey indicate that afarmland values fell 9.7 percent for the 12 month period ending February 1, 1987. this current rate of decline is considerably less than the 23.5 percent decrease reported last year (1986) and 24.7 percent decline during 1985.

Farmland values have declined the past six consecutive years across the state. By 1987, the average value for Nebraska farmland had dropped 59 percent from its …

Is Alternative Agriculture For You?, Burton W. Pflueger, Julie Hedin

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Farm Reorganization Bankruptcy Filings, Larry Janssen, Brian Schmiesing

Economics Staff Paper Series

Although agricultural financial conditions and reorganization options have been analyzed extensively by agricultural economists, an analysis of actual Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has not previously been completed. This study contains analysis of actual Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings has not previously been completed. This study contains analysis of 219 filings in South Dakota from 1980-85 and documents the financial characteristics of producers and creditors.

Using The Toledo Corn Basis To Improve Corn Marketing Decisions, Brian H. Schmiesing

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The Second Quarter Of 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

The widespread concern expressed about possible adverse effects of late arrival of rains abated slightly towards the end of the quarter. This was because in the south, middle belt and sudan savannah regions, the level of rain allowed early crops like maize, yam, groundnut and vegetables to be planted, nurtured and in some cases harvested. In the northern parts of the country, especially the sahelian zones, farmers experienced their first rains which facilitated land preparation activities as well as plan ting, especially in Kaduna, Bomo and Sokoto states. A total of 130, 952.35 tonnes of fertiliser were discharged at the …

Loan Management Controls: Economic Friend Or Foe Of The Irrigator?, Don Taylor

Economics Staff Paper Series

Irrigator incomes are highly sensitive to yield losses from load management irrigation system power interruptions. Should irrigators therefore avoid load management control programs? Under the conditions examined in this case study the answer is probably "yes" if irrigators are unable to opt out of the load control program during the irrigation season. If discretion to opt out is permitted however the answer is clearly the opposite "no."

Farmer Experience With Conservation Tillage, Herbert R. Allen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

South Dakota Agricultural Producers Reduce Debt, Brain H. Schmiesing

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Railroad Contracts In Shipping South Dakota Grain, Charles E. Lamberton

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Machine Cost Estimates For Custom Rate Consideration, Thomas Dobbs, Ron Thaden, Dale Peckham

Economics Pamphlet Series

These tables of estimated operating and ownership costs for various machinery operations were compiled as part of research conducted under Agricultural Experiment Station Project H-076, entitled "Economics of Farming Systems Alternatives in Eastern South Dakota". Machinery cost estimates are needed in that project in order to determine fixed and variable costs of production for alternative crops, crop rotations, cultural practices, and tillage systems. The machine costs included in this pamphlet are derived primarily from Dr. Herbert Allen's Economics Pamphlet 153, Costs per Hour and per Acre for Machine Operations, last revised in March 1986. Some of the machinery prices in …

Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The First Quarter Of 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

Early rains in most southern parts of the country during the first quarter encouraged preliminary farming activities such as bush clearing and land tilling. In a number of areas, actual planting of some crops-maize, yam, okro, pepper and leaf vegetables- also began. In the northern parts, activity centred around dry-season farming involving the planting of wheat, rice and vegetables on irrigated lands. Other activities during the first quarter included harvesting and processing of cassava, rice; fruits and vegetables in the south, and maize, sorghum, millet and cotton in the northern states. A total of 99,295.1 tonnes of fertilizers were discharged …

Interest Rate Risk Management At South Dakota Banks, Pius Reis

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Have Land Prices Hit Bottom?, Brian H. Schmiesing

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Chapter 12 Family Farmer Bankruptcy, J. David Aiken

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

This 1987 Nebraska Law Review article surveys the 1980s farm financial crisis, reviews farm bankruptcy options prior to the 1986 Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act, and analyzes provisions of the chapter 12 family farmer bankruptcy legislation.

Protecting Public Values In The Platte River, Eric Pearson, J. David Aiken

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

This 1987 Creighton Law Review article analyzes legal aspets of protecting public values in instream flows in the Platte River under Nebraska water law.

Lupin Seeding Rates, Pea Seeding Rates, And Weed Control., K. French, A. Little

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Lupin seeding rates, 87ME70. Lupin seeding rates on deep soils, 87ME71. Lupin seeding rates on shallow duplex or gravel soils, 87N27. Lupin seeding rates on deep soils, 87N28, 87A27. Lupin seeding rates on shallow duplex or gravel soils, 87KA54, 87TS32, 87NA88, 87M066, Lupin seeding rates on heavy soil, 87A26, 87TS33. Lupin seeding rate by seed size, 87ME92. Pea seeding rates, 87ME72, 87KA56. Broadleaf weed control in field peas, 87LG41. Grass control in peas, 87LG53

Estimating The Value Of Water Quality Improvements In A Recreational Demand Framework, Nancy E. Bockstael, Catherine Kling, W. Michael Hanemann

Catherine Kling

With the advent of Executive Order 12291, policymakers involved in water quality regulation are increasingly interested in assessing the benefits of their programs. Several methods for valuing water quality improvements using recreational demand models have been developed by economists, most of which depend on observing recreationists visiting an array of sites with varying water quality and costs of access. In this paper, three general types of models are described: systems of demands, discrete choice models, and the hedonic travel cost approach; the latter two models are demonstrated using a common data set on water quality and swimming behavior in the …

Ambassador Clayton Yeutter United States Trade Representative Forty-Third Session Of The Gatt Contracting Parties Geneva, Switzerland December 1, 1987, Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, United States Secretary of Agriculture: Papers

I would like to speak to you this morning about the future of the world trading system. It seems appropriate, on the GATT's 40th birthday, to recognize its past achievements while also looking forward to its future-challenges. We must together develop a vision of the GATT that will serve the needs of the twenty-first century. Forty years ago, the legacy of a great depression and a world war was high import duties and restrictive quotas. World trade had shriveled. Recognizing this sorry state of affairs, concerned countries came together to establish a mechanism for reducing trade barriers and for carrying …