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The Interface Of Agricultural Land Leasing, Conservation, And Value Sets: An Analysis, John Cole, Larry Janssen, Bruce Johnson
The Interface Of Agricultural Land Leasing, Conservation, And Value Sets: An Analysis, John Cole, Larry Janssen, Bruce Johnson
Economics Staff Paper Series
This paper explores the hypothesis that tenants do not farm leased land with the same management integrity as their owned property. It assesses today's agricultural land leasing practices in the context of sustainable resource management, specifically addressing the influences of human attitudes and value sets.
Organic Versus Sustainable Fed Cattle Production: A South Dakota Case Study, Donald Taylor, Dillion Feuz, Ming Guan
Organic Versus Sustainable Fed Cattle Production: A South Dakota Case Study, Donald Taylor, Dillion Feuz, Ming Guan
Economics Staff Paper Series
This is an exploratory study of "organic11 versus "sustainable" agriculture applied to fed cattle production. Two interrelated premises underlie the study. The paramount factors considered in current certification standards for organic beef production, in our judgment, are (1) protection of animal health and welfare and (2) production of a differentiated product intended to be conducive to consumer health and which, therefore, will command a price premium in the market. Second, we believe the concept of sustainability embraces concerns extending beyond those currently embodied in organic production standards. The theme of organic versus sustainable fed cattle production is examined through development …
Asean-4: Agricultural Diversification In The 1990s, Donald Taylor
Asean-4: Agricultural Diversification In The 1990s, Donald Taylor
Economics Staff Paper Series
Agricultural "diversification" is a prominent theme in ASEAN-4 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand) today. Since formulation of Indonesia's First 5-Year Development Plan in 1969, the four primary concepts guiding the country's development have been intensification, extensification, rehabilitation, and diversification. In the Fifth Plan (1989-94), diversification was shifted up to top priority (Kasryno, et al., 1992, 1; Saroso, 1991, 184). Malaysia's policies for export diversification have resulted in the value added from tin and rubber relative to the total value of primary exports decreasing from 63% in 1970 to 15% in 1990 (Yaacob, 1992, 4). Within agriculture, Malaysia has adopted policies …
Statewide Results Of A Study Of Sustainable Agriculture In South Dakota; Hog Comments, Thomas L. Dobbs, Donald C. Taylor, James D. Smolik, Gene Murra
Statewide Results Of A Study Of Sustainable Agriculture In South Dakota; Hog Comments, Thomas L. Dobbs, Donald C. Taylor, James D. Smolik, Gene Murra
Economics Commentator
No abstract provided.
Sustainable Agriculture Policy Analyses: South Dakota On- Farm Case Studies, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor
Sustainable Agriculture Policy Analyses: South Dakota On- Farm Case Studies, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor
Economics Staff Paper Series
The efficacies of farming systems in the United States (U.S.) are increasingly being judged by both environmental and economic sustainability criteria. Taxpayers are becoming more insistent that agricultural production systems be compatible with environmental goals; the 1985 Food Security Act and the pending 1990 Federal farm bill place environmental constraints on farming practices as conditions for receiving farm program benefits. Farmers themselves are increasingly concerned about the environmental consequences of particular farming practices which have become "conventional" over the past 30 to 40 years. They are concerned about soil erosion. groundwater contamination by pesticides and fertilizers. and possible human health …
Sustainable Agriculture Development In China: Report Of A Field Visit, Donald Taylor
Sustainable Agriculture Development In China: Report Of A Field Visit, Donald Taylor
Economics Staff Paper Series
China has a rich history of agricultural production practices involving the intensive and regenerative use of her soil and other natural resources. The challenge of having to feed a population in excess of 1 billion people that continues to grow and has become more well-to-do, especially in the last decade, is awesome. Because of intense pressure for added food production, China has been forced to shift toward the heavy use of externally-produced, purchased inputs to complement her traditional internally-produced inputs and farming practices. China's farming communities that once were largely self-sufficient now have many, varied linkages with the "outside world." …
South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Technology, Donald Taylor, Thomas Dobbs, James Smolik
South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Technology, Donald Taylor, Thomas Dobbs, James Smolik
Economics Staff Paper Series
The sustainable agriculture technology followed by South Dakota farmers is characterized by very limited use of synthetic chemical inputs (fertilizers , pesticides) a fundamental emphasis on crop rotations to control weeds, insects , and diseases; and the use of "organic" markets to enhance returns from selling part of farmers' sustainably-produced grains.
South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, Donald C. Taylor, Thomas L. Dobbs
South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, Donald C. Taylor, Thomas L. Dobbs
Economics Commentator
No abstract provided.