South Dakota Agricultural Land Values: 2012,
2012
South Dakota State University
South Dakota Agricultural Land Values: 2012, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen
Economics Commentator
No abstract provided.
The Meeting School: An Alternative Mode Of Education,
2012
SIT Graduate Institute
The Meeting School: An Alternative Mode Of Education, Hallel Parsons
Capstone Collection
What role do spirituality, community, and farming play in contemporary US education? As a farm and faculty intern at a small, private, Quaker boarding high school in rural NH I gained an interesting perspective on this subject. Using Robert G. Hanvey’s working thesis: An Attainable Global Perspective: Education for a Global Perspective as a standard by which to measure my experience at The Meeting School, I explore the implications of an education founded upon the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, and equality (SPICE), within the context of an intentional community committed to organic farming as a means to …
Agricultural Efficiency And The End Of The Oil Age; Building A Future Of Longevity,
2012
Pomona College
Agricultural Efficiency And The End Of The Oil Age; Building A Future Of Longevity, Keith Mchugh
Pomona Senior Theses
This thesis uses an efficiency analysis of agricultural systems to assert that, in lieu of rising prices of fossil fuel, people need to come into more direct contact with their food systems. With a switch to smaller, more efficient farms that rely less on fossil fuel and are connected with the communities they supply for, we can avoid an energy crisis turning into a famine. These smaller-scale systems can help create self-contained, carbon-neutral communities.
Seeds For Change: Examining The Association Between Race, Food Security, And Urban Agriculture,
2012
Wayne State University
Seeds For Change: Examining The Association Between Race, Food Security, And Urban Agriculture, Komal Razvi
Honors College Theses
Access to healthy, nutritious food is one of the most basic human needs. Unfortunately, a large portion of the global population, including that of the United States, has limited access to such food, hence putting families in a state of food insecurity. Food insecurity occurs when households are unable to (or struggle to) provide adequate food to all household members due to lack of funds or food resources. This phenomenon is considered to be a major concern in many urban settings such as Detroit, as it is a characteristic of societal distress. Interestingly, research has shown that while food insecurity …
Interventions And Production Sector Waste In Ldc Agriculture,
2012
University of Nebraska
Interventions And Production Sector Waste In Ldc Agriculture, Lilyan Fulginiti, Richard Perrin
Richard K Perrin
Recent studies have revealed that less developed countries (LDCs) have been taxing their agricultural sectors at rates of 40-50%. This study uses quantity-based general equilibrium measures of deadweight loss to evaluate the cost of these distortions in 18 of these countries. The Allais-Debreu loss measures indicate that from 7–16% of either output or of the agricultural resource base has been wasted due to the associated misallocation of agricultural inputs across these countries. Agriculture is heavily taxed in less developed countries (LDCs), with combined direct and indirect tax rates of 40 to 50% being common. These levels of intervention surely have …
Efficiency In Midwest Us Corn Ethanol Plants: A Plant Survey,
2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Efficiency In Midwest Us Corn Ethanol Plants: A Plant Survey, Richard K. Perrin, Nickolas F. Fretes, Juan P. Sesmero
Richard K Perrin
Continuation of policy support for the US corn ethanol industry is being debated due to doubts about the greenhouse gas effects of the industry and the effects of the industry on food prices. Yet there is no publicly available data on the economic and technical performance of the current generation of plants, which constitute the overwhelming majority of the industry. This study helps to fill that gap. Seven recently constructed ethanol plants in seven Midwest US states provided details on input requirements and operating costs during 2006 and 2007. Results show that technical performance is substantially better than current estimates …
Ethanol In Nebraska,
2012
University of Nebraska
Ethanol In Nebraska, Richard Perrin
Richard K Perrin
Ethanol production in the U.S. has mushroomed at the rate of nearly 20 percent per year in this young century. In Nebraska, ethanol production increased from about 500 million gallons in 1999 to over 700 million gallons in 2004. Furthermore, recent Nebraska plant construction suggests that it can be expected to increase by at least another 40 percent within the next year or two.
Non-Parametric Environmental Adjusted Productivity [Eap] Measures: Nebraska Agriculture Sector,
2012
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Non-Parametric Environmental Adjusted Productivity [Eap] Measures: Nebraska Agriculture Sector, Saleem Shaik, Richard Perrin
Richard K Perrin
Traditional total factor productivity [TFP] misrepresents the true change in agricultural productivity to the extent that environmental bads jointly produced with desirable outputs are unaccounted. Nonparametric productivity measures incorporating environmental bads are evaluated for Nebraska agriculture. The results indicate that prior to the 1980's the traditional TFP measures overstate productivity growth while it is underestimated afterwards, reflecting peak use of chemicals.
Ethanol And Food Prices - Preliminary Assessment,
2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ethanol And Food Prices - Preliminary Assessment, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
Food prices in the U.S. rose dramatically in 2007 and early 2008. Given the integration of the world markets for foodstuffs, prices increased around the world as well, leading to riots in a number of countries in early 2008. The popular press has tended to attribute these food price increases to demand for corn by the ethanol industry. Grain prices are one determinant of food prices, but they constitute less than 5% of food costs in the U.S.(a higher percentage elsewhere.) This paper focuses on the likely relationship between ethanol and food prices, ignoring the potential role of other important …
Climate Change Policy: The Waxman-Markey Bill,
2012
University of Nebraska
Climate Change Policy: The Waxman-Markey Bill, Diego Alvarez, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
The Waxman-Markey Bill is a comprehensive national climate and energy legislation designed to reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. In order to accomplish the first goal, the bill introduces a cap-and-trade program.
Is Corn Ethanol Economically Viable In The Long Run?,
2012
University of Nebraska
Is Corn Ethanol Economically Viable In The Long Run?, Richard Perrin
Richard K Perrin
The corn ethanol industry is in the pits, with plants being idled and firms declaring bankruptcy. Not only that, but each month seems to bring a new study assailing corn ethanol because it doesn’t help the environment, or it doesn’t reduce dependence on foreign oil, or it drives up food prices, or it is harmful to health.
How Much Ethanol, Ultimately?,
2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
How Much Ethanol, Ultimately?, Richard K. Perrin, Juan Pablo Sesmero
Richard K Perrin
Ethanol prices are low in the Midwest, prompting suggestions that the boom is over. It is perhaps slowing down for the next couple of years, but is likely to resume after that. Today’s gross processing margin (ethanol price minus net corn feedstock cost) is in the range of $.80/gal – high by historical standards – but low relative to 2006 (see Figure 1 on next page). Also, the low ethanol price appears to be partly due to transportation and distribution bottlenecks, and those are not permanent.
Poverty In Nebraska,
2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Poverty In Nebraska, Richard K. Perrin, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Avinash Alok
Richard K Perrin
“Five Nebraska counties are among the nation's poorest 12 counties" (Lincoln Journal Star, July 18, 2004) Y" 'Some of the bigger ranchers here, they didn't like it at all being called the poorest,' said Van Diest, 68, (Loup County Commissioner, Wade) adding that he's been puzzled by how Loup County got the No.1 ranking." (Omaha World Herald, July 17, 2004). These comments were typical of those in response to a federal report released in July, 2004. Some people are indignant, others are puzzled. Which areas of Nebraska really are the poorest, how poor are they, and why? A clear understanding …
Ethanol, Oil And Corn,
2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ethanol, Oil And Corn, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
When will ethanol plants stop being built? Ethanol plants under construction in Nebraska will have the capacity to grind over 40 percent of the Nebraska corn crop by the end of 2007, and nearly 60 percent by the end of 2008. Nationally, capacity for these years will be roughly 25 percent and 35 percent of the crop. The plants under construction will bring total annual ethanol production to 11 billion gallons or so, well over the renewable fuels standard of 7.5 billion gallons by 2012.
Argentine Agricultural Policy In A Multiple-Output, Multiple-Input Framework,
2012
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Argentine Agricultural Policy In A Multiple-Output, Multiple-Input Framework, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
This study shows that agricultural policies in Argentine agriculture substantially reduced the growth rate of output in 1940-1980.
Productivity Measurement In The Presence Of "Poorly Priced" Goods,
2012
Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Productivity Measurement In The Presence Of "Poorly Priced" Goods, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
Young (1995) estimated Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. He reported moderate growth rates for these four regions. This means that rapid growth of GDP in these four economies is due mainly to fast increase of inputs. Young (2000) also estimated the TFP growth rate of China to be 1.4% per year during the period of 1978 to 1998. Similar to his claim for the four 'Asian Tigers', he concluded that 'the productivity performance of the non-agricultural economy (of China) during the reform period is respectable, but not outstanding.' China's real GDP grew …
Technical Change And Welfare In An Open Economy With Distortions,
2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Technical Change And Welfare In An Open Economy With Distortions, Richard K. Perrin, Lilyan Fulginiti
Richard K Perrin
No abstract provided.
Understanding Spatial Welfare Impacts Of A Grain Ethanol Plant,
2012
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Understanding Spatial Welfare Impacts Of A Grain Ethanol Plant, Justin Van Wart, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
This study inquires into the spatial welfare impacts of a grain ethanol plant established in an area with a beef feeding industry. Beef feeders, corn farmers, and the ethanol plant interact with each other simultaneously in a dynamic market situation. To date, there are no studies which simultaneously analyze the welfare impacts of an ethanol enterprise on the three major players affected by the existence of a plant. In this market situation, some interesting phenomena have been noted which raise some intriguing questions. Why do plants sell ethanol byproduct feed at prices below corn price, even though studies show the …
Safety Regulations For New Gmo Crops,
2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Safety Regulations For New Gmo Crops, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
Starlink. Monarch Butterflies. Frankenfoods. These words conjure foreboding thoughts of potential catastrophe lurking behind the development of genetically modified organisms, or GMO’s. Are they really safe to be released? Are they safe to even experiment with? The purpose here is to describe the federal regulatory system that addresses these issues.
Measures Of Waste Due To Quotas,
2012
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Measures Of Waste Due To Quotas, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Richard K. Perrin
Richard K Perrin
This paper addresses the issue of measuring waste due to the imposition of a production quota. our objective is to elaborate two alternative general equilibrium concepts of the welfare loss due to the imposition of a production quota, and to illustrate their use by considering costs of the U.S. tobacco program.
