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Market Reports

Cornhusker Economics

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Livestock Checkoff Cases, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

Over the past thirty-five years, Congress has authorized generic promotion programs, known as checkoff programs, for a variety of agricultural commodities. Within the past year, the beef checkoff has been invalidated, the pork checkoff has been invalidated, and the legality of the beef checkoff has been upheld. The two cases invalidating checkoff programs relied on U.S. Supreme Court rulings that checkoff programs violated the producers free speech rights. The one case ruling the beef checkoff constitutional characterized the checkoff advertising program as government speech, which is exempt from constitutional free speech protections. This article takes a look at legal issues …

A New Twist To Regional Economic Development, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel

Cornhusker Economics

Regional collaboration has always sounded like a good idea. The challenge was that it was hard to implement. From a business perspective, it was easier and more cost effective to make adjustments to your own business plan without asking for added input from other regional businesses, agencies and institutions. When times are good, you have the luxury of working independently. However, when you are faced with a general downturn in the economy and increased global competition, as many of the business sectors are today, you look hard for other ways of increasing efficiency. Some methods that could be explored may …

Initiative 300 And The Structure Of Nebraska’S Cattle Feeding Industry: Did The Law Make A Difference?, Azzeddine Azzam

Cornhusker Economics

In a recently completed study on the effect of Initiative 300 on the structure of Nebraska's cattle feeding industry, agricultural economists, Azzeddine M. Azzam from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and John R. Schroeter from Iowa State University, in cooperation with UNL Ag Law specialist, David Aiken, found no statistical difference between how the size of feedlots has evolved in Nebraska and how they've evolved in other major cattle feeding states (Colorado, Kansas and Texas) that have no restrictions on corporate investment in cattle feeding. All four states studied have seen a trend of larger feedlots supplanting small-scale operations. The study …

Review Of Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, And Profit By Vandana Shiva; South End Press, 2002, Sue Ann Gardner

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

A renowned expert in global agricultural and environmental issues, Shiva has produced another volume, this time on the perils of privatization and pollution of water resources. Covering water's significance, from its practical necessity to its spiritual essence, Shiva sets out to justify the premise that "The water crisis is the most pervasive, most severe, and most invisible dimension of the ecological devastation of the earth." Though the topic is timely and poignant, the presentation is more that of a collection of research notes than a fully formed essay. The organization is not straightforward either chronologically or in terms of subject …

The Impact Of Earnings Of Nebraskans With Disabilities On Their Eligibility For Selected Services And Programs

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Introduction
State Goals for Programs and Program Integration
Policy Choice Highlights and Possible Alternatives
Tables of Program Comparisons
Table 1 - Approximated Nebraska Income Eligibility Ranges for Adults with Disabilities
Notes to Accompany Table 1
Table 2 - 2002 Federal Poverty Guidelines
Table 3 - Nebraska Program Summary for Adults with Disabilities
Table 4 - Nebraska Resource Limits & Resource Exclusions for Adults with Disabilities
Table 5 - Nebraska Earned Income Disregards for Adults with Disabilities
Table 6 - Nebraska Exclusions & Deductions from Income for Eligibility Determination for Adults with Disabilities
Table 7 - …

Perpetrators Of Early Physical And Sexual Abuse Among Homeless And Runaway Adolescents, Kimberly A. Tyler, Ana Mari Cauce

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Objective: To examine abuse specific variables among homeless and runaway adolescents and to look at perpetrators of childhood abuse.
Method: A total of 372 homeless and runaway adolescents were interviewed using a systematic sam¬pling strategy in metropolitan Seattle. Young people were interviewed on the streets and in shelters by outreach workers in youth service agencies.
Results: Approximately one-half of these young people reported being physically abused and al¬most one-third experienced sexual abuse. Females experienced significantly higher rates of sex¬ual abuse compared to males, and sexual minority youth experienced significantly higher rates of physical and sexual abuse compared to …

Social And Emotional Outcomes Of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Review Of Recent Research, Kimberly A. Tyler

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

A total of 41 articles examined the social and emotional outcomes of childhood sexual abuse. The outcomes examined included suicide and substance use, gang involvement, pregnancy, running away, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), risky sexual behavior, and behavioral problems. Results for each of these outcomes tended to vary by developmental period. How¬ever, problems of internalizing and externalizing behavior appeared to be specific to sexually abused children of all age groups. Some studies found differences in outcome according to gender, race, and age. Although findings related to abuse characteristics were found to vary from study to study, severity of the abuse, use …

Market Reports

Cornhusker Economics

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November 2002 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

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Open Meetings Law Violation Invalidates Dairy Zoning Permit, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

In Nebraska, as in most other states, most actions by public officials are subject to compliance with state public meeting or open meeting law requirements. Failure to comply with open meeting requirements can lead to a court’s declaring the action taken by public officials to be invalid. Such was the case in a zoning decision involving a dairy expansion in Antelope county. Alderman v County of Antelope, 11 NebApp 412 (Sep. 24, 2002).

2002 Women In Agriculture Conference, Deb Rood

Cornhusker Economics

The eighteenth annual Women in Agriculture: The Critical Difference conference, held September 12-13, 2002, in Kearney, Nebraska was a good ending to a very dry spring and summer. The conference, held each year in Kearney, has become a place for women to meet and talk about their business, agriculture.

Options Under The New Farm Program, Roger Selley

Cornhusker Economics

Producers have until April 2003 to select base and yield options under the new Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program. The options selected will be effective through 2007 and could significantly effect farm program payments. In many instances, the option that maximizes payments will depend upon program commodity prices. As a result, producers may want to consider some likely price scenarios, or simply consider the outcome at a range of price levels. Several computer programs are available to help producers evaluate the alternatives. However, understanding the principles can help in interpreting the computer results and provide some guidance if using a pencil …

An Economic Assessment Of Nebraska Agriculture In 2002, Roy Frederick

Cornhusker Economics

With the fall harvest rapidly nearing completion, it’s time to begin thinking about the bottom line for Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers in 2002.

What Happened To Milk Prices This Year?, H. Douglas Jose

Cornhusker Economics

Dairy farmers don’t need to be reminded that milk prices have declined dramatically in the past year. In September, the U.S. average all milk price was $11.50, or down about one-third compared to a year ago. The answer lies in that basic economic tenet - supply and demand. Too much supply relative to the demand for milk and dairy products.

Do We Catalog Or Not? How Research Libraries Provide Bibliographic Access To Electronic Journals In Aggregated Databases, Charity K. Martin, Paul S. Hoffman

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

Traditionally, librarians have provided access to journal titles through the library’s catalog. With the introduction of full-text databases, which consist of articles from many different journals, librarians are faced with the challenge of providing access to these titles. This article reports the results of a survey which tried to determine if research libraries were attempting to catalog the titles in aggregated databases and the issues surrounding their decision.

October 2002 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

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False Labeling And Its Ramifications For Organic Food Product Markets, Konstantinos Giannakas

Cornhusker Economics

Consumer concerns regarding the health and environmental effects of inputs used in conventional production systems (i.e., fertilizer, pesticides, etc.), coupled with rising living standards and/or subsidization of organic agriculture (i.e., case of the European Union (EU)), have resulted in the development of fast growing markets for organic food in several countries around the world. “Organic” refers to food produced through a process characterized by mandatory “soil building” crop rotations and absence of synthetic inputs. The lack of synthetic inputs results in reduced yields and, when compared to conventional food production, the production of organic food is more labor intensive

Farewell From The Editor Of Behavioral Sciences And The Law, Alan Tomkins

Alan Tomkins Publications

This double issue is comprised of 12 articles on a variety of topics. The issue marks the beginning of the 20th year of Behavioral Sciences & the Law (BS&L). The journal began publication in 1983 with four themed issues, on ‘Malpractice,’ ‘Terrorism,’ ‘Post-traumatic stress disorders,’ and ‘Informed consent.’ Each of these topics is as relevant in 2002 as it was almost two decades ago. Over the 20 years, BS&L has primarily published special topic issues. Special topics have distinguished BS&L from other journals in the field. The past few years, however, we have been receiving so many high quality manuscripts …

International Perspectives On Restorative And Community Justice, Alan Tomkins, Mark A. Small

Alan Tomkins Publications

Legal systems across the globe have attempted to accommodate to our new understandings of human behavior, evolving notions of fairness, and increasing recognitions by Western jurists that the law sits within, not apart from, the complexities of societies. One manifestation of legal system change has been the attempt to alter legal institutional structures and practices in order to better address the overlap of justice and social concerns, often drawing from culture contexts previously ignored by Western bureaucracies (see, e.g., Levine, 2000, discussing the Maori roots of family group conferencing practices). The interest in restorative justice and community justice is, in …

Changing Hog Markets, Allen Prosch

Cornhusker Economics

Pork producers may yet dodge the worst possibilities of the fourth quarter of 2002. With hog slaughter at or near record numbers in the third quarter, it appeared that a replay of the 1998 price disaster could have been in the making.

Minorities Within Minorities: Equality, Rights, & Diversity

Department of Political Science: Hendricks Symposium

Schedule, agenda, and brochure for HENDRICKS SYMPOSIUM 2002
Minorities within Minorities: Equality, Rights & Diversity

This symposium has been made possible through the support of the University of Nebraska’s Hendricks Fund. Established through the generosity of Mr. G. E. Hendricks, this fund is dedicated to supporting the exploration of “current controversial political questions… in a nonpartisan, unbiased manner.” Mr. Hendricks, an alumnus of the University and later an attorney in Colorado, believed that a more intelligent examination and consideration of political questions would lead to better government.

The Hendricks Fund is administered by the Political Science Department. Additional support has …

Changes In The U.S. Food Marketing System, Jeffrey S. Royer

Cornhusker Economics

The U.S. food marketing system is characterized by improved efficiency, increased concentration and fundamental changes in the relationships between buyers and sellers in a recent report by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The 95-page report, The U.S. Food Marketing System, 2002: Competition, Coordination and Technological Innovations into the 21st Century (Agricultural Economic Report No. 811), can be downloaded from the ERS website at www.ers.usda.gov. It was written by J. Michael Harris, Phil R. Kaufman, Steve W. Martinez and Charlene Price.

Disentangling Pay And Productivity In A Corporatist Economy: The Case Of Germany, Scott M. Fuess Jr., Meghan Millea

Department of Economics: Faculty Publications

Conventional theory predicts that productivity gains lead to pay hikes. Pay increases, however, can influence labor productivity. But what about in a corporatist economy? Focusing on Germany, we use an innovative technique developed by Geweke to disentangle the relationship between pay and productivity.

Distributing Non-Marc Metadata: The Cugir Metadata Sharing Project, Adam Chandler, Elaine L. Westbrooks

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

Technical Service departments throughout libraries today are increasingly in the position to create and maintain non-MARC metadata that may be shared among institutions. The Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR) Metadata Sharing Project is an example of a system that manages heterogeneous metadata such as MARC, Dublin Core, and Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). The mechanics and policies required to exchange MARC records are mature and well understood. In contrast, non-MARC metadata resource sharing is largely uncharted territory. The authors present and discuss the mechanisms they implemented to enable heterogeneous metadata sharing. Now that CUGIR geospatial metadata records …

Early Human-Bison Population Interdependence In The Plains Ecosystem, Henry Epp, Ian Dyck

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences

Human population size in the Great Plains ecosystem before European contact has been of longstanding interest to scholars. The same is true of bison numbers. Given the near total dependence on bison by nonagricultural precontact humans, integrating information on both human and bison numbers from that time is of further interest, providing the focus for this paper. Recent research on the behavioral ecology of bison and related ungulates has led to the identification of two distinct, although not mutually exclusive, populations: resident and migrant herds. Moreover, migrants tend to vastly outnumber residents, often by more than 4 to 1. The …

Review Of Medicine That Walks: Disease, Medicine, And Canadian Plains Native People, 1880-1940 By Maureen K. Lux, R. Wesley Heber

Great Plains Quarterly

Medicine That Walks recounts the impact of the federal government's Indian policy on the health and well-being of Canadian Plains Indians. The end of the bison as a staple of life, the treaties with the Crown, and the subsequent removal of Indians from the land, followed by settlement replacement-these form the backdrop for a thesis on historical cause and effect. The thesis is that race-based federal policies resulted in social, physical, and spiritual degradation for Indian people. Lux's account unfolds as a clash of cultures in which Indian traditions and practices struggle to survive the relentless onslaught of western domination …

Review Of A Flowering Of Quilts Edited By Patricia Cox Crews, Joe Cunningham

Great Plains Quarterly

A Flowering of Quilts comes to us from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s International Quilt Study Center, created by Robert and Ardis James, who donated their magnificent collection of quilts to the university. The book is the catalogue of a two-year exhibition at the Center called "Fanciful Flowers: Botany and the American Quilt" focusing on the connection between American women's love of floral designs in quilts and their affinity for botany in the nineteenth century.

The book itself is like a great walled garden of flowers. Before you can get to the gorgeous photographs of the fifty-three quilts, you must scale …

Review Of Indian Orphanages By Marilyn Irvin Holt, Michael C. Coleman

Great Plains Quarterly

During research on American Indian schooling, I sometimes noticed references to orphan children, yet never pursued the matter. Fortunately, Marilyn Irvin Holt did, and her carefully-researched and moving book is the first comprehensive study of Indian orphanages. Although critical of their failings, Holt comes to a surprisingly positive conclusion. Located on reservations, they "offered a way for youngsters to maintain contact with their tribal groups" and "provided a point of identity for both residents and the larger Indian community." When mounting criticism of institutionalization forced the closure of many orphanages in the twentieth century, tribal people became more vulnerable to …

Migration Of The Great Plains An Introduction, Charles A. Braithwaite

Great Plains Quarterly

The 26th annual Center for Great Plains Studies symposium, "Great Plains Migrations," held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 7 -9 May 2002, was innovative in its interdisciplinary concept and content. The co-chairs of the symposium, Mary Liz Jameson, Research Assistant Professor of Entomology and Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and David Wishart, Professor of Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, brought together scholars from the humanities, social sciences, and biological sciences to examine migration in all its dimensions-from historical and contemporary human migrations to migrations of flora and fauna. The concept of migration is central to the development and dynamics of the Great …