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Seasonal Corn And Soybean Pricing; Benchmarks For Your Beef Herd: Where To Find Them, Dick Shane, Gene Murra Dec 1997

Seasonal Corn And Soybean Pricing; Benchmarks For Your Beef Herd: Where To Find Them, Dick Shane, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Changes In Eastern South Dakota Crops Patterns: 1950s To 1990s, Thomas L. Dobbs, Lisa M. Carr Dec 1997

Changes In Eastern South Dakota Crops Patterns: 1950s To 1990s, Thomas L. Dobbs, Lisa M. Carr

Economics Pamphlet Series

This report contains background data for a study on possible impacts of the 1996 Farm Bill ("Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996") on crop system diversity. The study, being conducted by the Economics Department at South Dakota State University (SDSU), is focused on the 7-county area of eastern South Dakota shown in the map on the following page. This area constitutes a major portion of the Big Sioux River drainage area in South Dakota. The aquifer underlying the Big Sioux River in these counties provides drinking water for a significant portion of the State's population. Therefore, agricultural practices …


The Stock Market: Herd Mentality And Rationality; World Meat Production And Trade: Some Selected Comments, John Sodney, Gene Murra Nov 1997

The Stock Market: Herd Mentality And Rationality; World Meat Production And Trade: Some Selected Comments, John Sodney, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Crop System Diversity: Historical Perspective And Current Policies, Thomas L. Dobbs, Linda M. Dumke Oct 1997

Crop System Diversity: Historical Perspective And Current Policies, Thomas L. Dobbs, Linda M. Dumke

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Impact Of South Dakota Agriculture 1991-1995, Martin K. Beutler Aug 1997

Impact Of South Dakota Agriculture 1991-1995, Martin K. Beutler

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


A View Of Romania; Livestock Situation And Outlook, Ardelle Lundeen, Gene Murra Jul 1997

A View Of Romania; Livestock Situation And Outlook, Ardelle Lundeen, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Rental Practices: 1997, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen Jul 1997

South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Rental Practices: 1997, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle: Part Ii Grid Pricing; Migration, Housing Rural Renewal, Scott W. Fausti, John A. Sondey Jun 1997

Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle: Part Ii Grid Pricing; Migration, Housing Rural Renewal, Scott W. Fausti, John A. Sondey

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle; Hay Prices Expected To Hold Into Early Summer, Scott W. Fausti, Donald Peterson May 1997

Introduction To Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle; Hay Prices Expected To Hold Into Early Summer, Scott W. Fausti, Donald Peterson

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Price Comparisons For Organic Crop Products, Thomas L. Dobbs, Lisa Carr Apr 1997

Price Comparisons For Organic Crop Products, Thomas L. Dobbs, Lisa Carr

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle: A Discussion Of The Issues, Scott Fausti, Steve Schamber, Dwight Adamson Apr 1997

Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle: A Discussion Of The Issues, Scott Fausti, Steve Schamber, Dwight Adamson

Economics Staff Paper Series

Beef demand in the United States began to weaken relative to the demand for pork and poultry in the 1970s. The literature offers two possible explanations: 1) the lifestyles explanation; and 2) the relative-price explanation. Barkema and Drabenstott (1990) review the literature concerning the market share issue and concisely outline the two possible explanations: "The lifestyle argument suggests that consumers chose to eat less beef due to health concerns and changes in lifestyles. The relative-prices explanation suggests consumers switched from beef to poultry because beef became relatively more expensive than poultry." The issue of improving beefs competitiveness against other domestic …


Livestock And Meat Trade; Sheep And Lamb Outlook, Gene Murra, Gene Murra Mar 1997

Livestock And Meat Trade; Sheep And Lamb Outlook, Gene Murra, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Crop Revenue Coverage: Price And Yield Protection; Livestock Outlook: 1997, Burton Pflueger, Gene Murra Mar 1997

Crop Revenue Coverage: Price And Yield Protection; Livestock Outlook: 1997, Burton Pflueger, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Relative Profitability And Production Costs Of Post-Crp Alternative Land Uses In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Martin Beutler, Luarel Venuiszen Feb 1997

Relative Profitability And Production Costs Of Post-Crp Alternative Land Uses In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Martin Beutler, Luarel Venuiszen

Economics Staff Paper Series

South Dakota (SD) has 2.06 million acres of CRP land with contracts expiring from 1996 - 2002. These CRP lands are 10.5% of cropland acres and 4.6% of land in farms in South Dakota. The major objective is to determine relative profitability of alternative crop and forage uses of post-contract CRP lands in different regions of South Dakota. Crop and forage per acre net returns were heavily influenced by relative productivity of CRP lands. The relative productivity of average CRP land compared to all cropland varies from 76% to 95% in eastern and central SD to 89% - 103% of …


Economic Impact Analysis Of Post-Crp Policy Options In South Dakota, Luarel Venuiszen, Martin Beutler, Larry Janssen Feb 1997

Economic Impact Analysis Of Post-Crp Policy Options In South Dakota, Luarel Venuiszen, Martin Beutler, Larry Janssen

Economics Staff Paper Series

The primary objective of the study was to determine the major economic impacts on South Dakota of alternative future CRP decisions. Three steps were followed to find the economic impacts. First, the relative productivity differences between South Dakota CRP land and South Dakota crop land were determined. County Soil Survey Books and NRCS conservationists provided the necessary information for this step's completion. The second step determined the profitability of post-CRP land uses by sub-state region for three post-CRP policy options. CARE budgeting was employed using relative productivity information to find crop/forage net returns under full CRP, reduced CRP, and no …


Agriculture's Future Model; New Farm Bill Requires Careful Cost Control, Burton Pflueger, Donald Peterson Jan 1997

Agriculture's Future Model; New Farm Bill Requires Careful Cost Control, Burton Pflueger, Donald Peterson

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.