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Rural Women Entrepreneurship In South Dakota, Carol J. Cumber, Abbigail Meeder Dec 2006

Rural Women Entrepreneurship In South Dakota, Carol J. Cumber, Abbigail Meeder

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Agri-Environmental Policy Options For Working Lands In The Next United States Farm Bill, Thomas L. Dobbs Oct 2006

Agri-Environmental Policy Options For Working Lands In The Next United States Farm Bill, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Perspectives Of Cow/Calf Producers In The Dakotas - Marketing Channel Selection, Martin Beutler, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi Sep 2006

Perspectives Of Cow/Calf Producers In The Dakotas - Marketing Channel Selection, Martin Beutler, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Working Lands Agri-Environmental Policy Options And Issues For The Next U.S. Farm Bill, Thomas Dobbs Sep 2006

Working Lands Agri-Environmental Policy Options And Issues For The Next U.S. Farm Bill, Thomas Dobbs

Economics Staff Paper Series

U.S. farm legislation is due to be updated in 2007, to become effective with the 2008 crop year. Major questions surround the role of environmental or conservation provisions in the new Federal farm bill. In this paper, I first present some background on the evolution of U.S. 'agri-environmental policies'-policies encompassing conservation of agriculture's natural resources and agriculture's impact on the environment. I follow that with a brief discussion of the concept of' multifunctionality' in agriculture, a concept that increasingly is driving discussions of agri-environmental policy options in Europe and the U.S. The subsequent section of the paper contains discussion of …


The Effect Of Early Vs Normal Calf Weaning On Feedlot Performance And Herd Management: A Northern Plains Case Study, Scott Fausti, Douglas Landblom, Patricia Johnson, Martin Beutler, Roger N. Gates, Robin R. Salverson, Hubert H. Patterson, Staeve I. Paisley Sep 2006

The Effect Of Early Vs Normal Calf Weaning On Feedlot Performance And Herd Management: A Northern Plains Case Study, Scott Fausti, Douglas Landblom, Patricia Johnson, Martin Beutler, Roger N. Gates, Robin R. Salverson, Hubert H. Patterson, Staeve I. Paisley

Economics Staff Paper Series

A two-year study of early vs. normal weaning of steer calves was conducted in the western Dakotas in 2003-04. Economic and statistical analysis of calf feedlot performance and carcass quality was conducted. The analysis concludes that early weaning improves feedlot production efficiency, and reduces per day and per pound feedlot production costs. However, early weaned steers are lighter at slaughter; therefore, early weaning lowers carcass revenue relative to normal weaning. The early weaning effect on the profitability of retaining calves through the feedlot stage was not statistically significant. However, statistical analysis indicates that early weaning does have a positive effect …


Crp In South Dakota: Potential Effects On South Dakota Agriculture, Gary Taylor, Larry Janssen Sep 2006

Crp In South Dakota: Potential Effects On South Dakota Agriculture, Gary Taylor, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Winter Wheat Decisions, Jack Davis, Matthew Diersen, Alan May Aug 2006

Winter Wheat Decisions, Jack Davis, Matthew Diersen, Alan May

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Economic Impacts Of Alternative Sized Dairies In South Dakota, Erik Gerlach, Larry Janssen, Gary Taylor, Alvaro Garcia Jul 2006

Economic Impacts Of Alternative Sized Dairies In South Dakota, Erik Gerlach, Larry Janssen, Gary Taylor, Alvaro Garcia

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Shifts In Agricultural Land Valuation In South Dakota: From Market-Based To Income Based Criteria, Tonya Hansen, Richard Shane, Larry Janssen Jun 2006

Shifts In Agricultural Land Valuation In South Dakota: From Market-Based To Income Based Criteria, Tonya Hansen, Richard Shane, Larry Janssen

Economics Staff Paper Series

Agricultural land prices rise amidst increased demand from agricultural producers and individuals seeking land for recreational, speculative, or residential uses. Interest in changing South Dakota's method of valuing agricultural land from a market-based to an income-based approach surfaced and resurfaced in the late 1970s and 1990s, respectively. Using results from two studies, we describe differences in land market conditions between these time periods and summarize the state and county valuation shifts resulting from adopting an income valuation approach. Specifically, we report internal valuation shifts between crop and pasture landowners and external valuation shifts between agricultural landowners and nonagricultural property owners.


South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Cash Rental Rates: 2006, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen May 2006

South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Cash Rental Rates: 2006, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Spring Cattle Market Review, Matthew Diersen May 2006

Spring Cattle Market Review, Matthew Diersen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Capm And Home Bias; Prospective Plantings Analysis, Ding Du, Alan May Apr 2006

Capm And Home Bias; Prospective Plantings Analysis, Ding Du, Alan May

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Public Price Reporting, Marketing Channel Selection And Price Discovery: The Perspective Of Cow/Calf Producers In The Dakotas, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi, Doug Landblom, Martin Beutler, Pat Johnson, Roger Gates, Hubert Patterson, R. Salverson Apr 2006

Public Price Reporting, Marketing Channel Selection And Price Discovery: The Perspective Of Cow/Calf Producers In The Dakotas, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi, Doug Landblom, Martin Beutler, Pat Johnson, Roger Gates, Hubert Patterson, R. Salverson

Economics Staff Paper Series

Cow/calf producers operating in the Dakotas were surveyed on their price discovery strategies, marketing channel preferences, and their perceptions of how regime change in the public price reporting system for fed cattle affected the beef industry in general and the cow/calf industry in particular. Survey results indicate cow/calf producers consider local institutions (auction barns etc.) to be more reliable for price discovery and marketing their feeder and stocker cattle than regional or national institutions (futures market etc.). Consistent with this view, producers perceive that the current public price reporting system is less reliable than local market sources when making individual …


Farm Income Outlook 2006, Burton Pflueger, Jack Davis Mar 2006

Farm Income Outlook 2006, Burton Pflueger, Jack Davis

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Investor Reluctance To Invest In Foreign Equities, John A. Sondey, Sarah L. Thompson Feb 2006

Investor Reluctance To Invest In Foreign Equities, John A. Sondey, Sarah L. Thompson

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Theses & Papers By Master's Degree Students In The Department Of Economics: 2005, Matthew Diersen, Larry Janssen Jan 2006

Theses & Papers By Master's Degree Students In The Department Of Economics: 2005, Matthew Diersen, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.