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Utah State University Extension Addressing Energy Issues, Dennis Hinkamp

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Energy Efficiency Can Help You Get A Home, Dennis Hinkamp

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It is a little known and seldom used financing tool, but Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) can increase your buying power when looking for a home.

Chapter 04: Household Economy And Community Dynamics At San José Llanga, Corinne Valdivia, Christian Jetté, Lisa Markowitz, Jorge Céspedes, João S. De Queiroz, Carmen Murillo Quiroga, Elizabeth Dunn

Sustaining Agropastoralism on the Bolivian Altiplano: The Case of San José Llanga

This chapter has several main purposes. One is to provide a contemporary image of the peasant production system at San José Llanga (SJL) from 1992 to 1995, the years of our field research. Another purpose is to provide a framework of the historical processes that have influenced local society in this century. We wanted to know about standards of living, diets and food security, income and expenditure patterns, gender roles and aspirations of the people. We wanted to know about population dynamics, community leadership, resource tenure and off-farm activities. We wanted information on the types of crops and livestock produced …

How Can I Balance My Work And My Family Life?, Glen Jenson

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Social Skills, Thomas Lee, Glen Jenson

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Is There Such A Thing As A Midlife Crisis In Marriage?, Glen Jenson

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(First Person)2: A Study Of Co-Authoring In The Academy, Kami Day, Michele Eodice

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In (First Person)2, Day and Eodice offer one of the few book-length studies of co-authoring in academic fields since Lunsford and Ede published theirs over a decade ago. The central research here involves in-depth interviews with ten successful academic collaborators from a range of disciplines and settings. The interviews explore the narratives of these informants' experience—what brought them to collaborate, what cognitive and logistical processes were involved as they worked together, what is the status of collaborated work in their field, and so on—and situate these informants within the broader discussion of collaboration theory and research as it has been …

Meat Traceability: Are U.S. Consumers Willing To Pay For It?, David L. Dickenson, Deevon Bailey

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

This article reports the results from a series of laboratory auction markets in which consumers bid on meat characteristics. The characteristics examined include meat traceability (i.e., the ability to trace the retail meat back to the farm or animal or origin), transparency (e.g., knowing that the meat was produced without growth hormones, or knowing the animal was humanely treated), and extra assurances (e.g., extra meat safety assurances). This laboratory study provides non-hypothetical bid data on U.S. consumer preferences for traceability, transparency, and assurances (TTA) in red meat at a time when the U.S. currently lags other 111 countries in development …

Market Opportunities And Threats To The U.S. Pork Industry Posed By Traceability Systems, Sterling Liddell, Deevon Bailey

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

This paper demonstrates that the U.S. pork industry is lagging its principal international competitors and major international customers in terms of developing programs for traceability, transparency, and assurance (TTA). The primary areas of weakness in U.S. TTA programs are at the producer level and in the area of providing consumers quality assurance regarding inputs used in producing pork products. We conclude that the U.S. pork industry may diminish its competitive advantage in world pork markets if it fails to enhance its TT A programs.

Determinants Of Life Expectancies In U.S. Counties, L. Dwight Israelsen, Ryan D. Israelsen, Karl E. Israelsen

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

There is a large variability in both female and male life expectancies by county in the U.S. We develop and test a model of the impact of demographic, economic, educational, social, and geographic factors on mean life expectancy by county for males and females born in 1990 . We find that the percentage of population on rural farms, the percentage of married households, the level of education, the percentage speaking a language other than English at home, the percentage foreign-born, and county elevation have significant positive effects on life expectancy for both males and females; while the percentage of population …

Annual Research Activities, 2000, Keith R. Criddle

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

The research activities described in this document were supported by the Utah State University Economics Research Institute (ERI) in 2000. The ERI was founded in 1965 to support cooperative research to assist in the solution of local, regional, and national economic problems. Base support for the ERI has been provided by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station. Project funding has been secured from state, federal, and international agencies and organizations. Boldface type is used to identify Utah State University Economics Department faculty and staff.

The Root Of All Weevil, Dennis Hinkamp

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Chapter 08: Conclusions And Recommendations, David Layne Coppock, Corinne Valdivia, Jim Yazman, Christian Jetté, João S. De Queiroz, Lisa Markowitz, Isaac M. Ortega

Sustaining Agropastoralism on the Bolivian Altiplano: The Case of San José Llanga

Here we review brief summaries by chapter and then derive some integrated conclusions across chapters. Recommendations are presented with respect to further research, outreach and policy consideration. Because several years have passed between the end of our field work and publication of this synthesis volume, we end with an epilogue that highlights changes and key events that happened at San José Llanga (SJL) and with collaborating institutions in Bolivia between 1996-9.

Chapter 07: Patterns Of Technology Adoption At San José Llanga: Lessons In Agricultural Change, Lisa Markowitz, Corinne Valdivia

Sustaining Agropastoralism on the Bolivian Altiplano: The Case of San José Llanga

The objectives for this chapter include determination of: (1) How social and economic events have influenced key phases of technology transfer at San José Llanga (SJL); (2) how household- level factors have influenced adoption of new technology; (3) whether males and females, as well as various wealth classes, have similarly benefited from adoption of new technology; and (4) whether technology adoption has influenced sustainability of the production system. Answering these questions helps us understand what factors facilitate or constrain technology transfer to rural producers. Technology transfer is a vital, culminating and problematic process for research.

Chapter 06: Household Socioeconomic Diversity And Coping Response To A Drought Year At San José Llanga, Corinne Valdivia

Sustaining Agropastoralism on the Bolivian Altiplano: The Case of San José Llanga

The first objective of work presented in this chapter was to examine if households at SJL indeed pursued different economic strategies. For example, would some households rely more on crops, livestock, wage labour or various mixtures of these enterprises, and why? The second objective was to determine how different economic strategies influenced household sustainability, namely the ability to generate wealth, be opportunistic and cope with drought. In particular, I was interested in the role of livestock (especially small ruminants), off-farm employment and income transfers in mitigating fluctuations in household income (Rosenzweig and Wolpin 1985; Kusterer 1989; Fafchamps 1992; Reardon et …

Chapter 05: The Grazing Livestock Of San José Llanga: Multiple-Species Resource Use And The Management And Productivity Of Sheep, David Layne Coppock, Isaac M. Ortega, Jim Yazman, João S. De Quieroz, Humberto Alzérreca-Angelo

Sustaining Agropastoralism on the Bolivian Altiplano: The Case of San José Llanga

The main objective of the joint IBTA/SR-CRSP project in Bolivia was to assess the overall role of small ruminants in the ecological and economic sustainability of an agropastoral system. Prominent was a mandate for us to investigate: (1) Whether small ruminants were important contributors to environmental degradation; and (2) whether there were feasible improvements in management that could mitigate negative impacts of small ruminants on natural resources and increase efficiency of animal production (see Chapter 1: Project objectives and research approach). These issues are important in light of recent controversy concerning environmental degradation of the world’s rangelands. On one hand …

Climate Change And Forest Disturbances, V. H. Dale, L. A. Joyce, S. Mcnulty, R. P. Neilson, M. P. Ayres, M. D. Flannigan, P. J. Hanson, L. C. Irland, A. E. Lugo, C. J. Peterson, D. Simberloff, F. J. Swanson, B. J. Stocks, B. M. Wotton

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Nurturing Thenext Generation Of Wisconsin’S Dairy Farmers, B. Barham, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, S. Stevenson, J. Taylor

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

A strong dairy economy has both economic and social benefits for Wisconsin. While support for beginning dairy farmers is not the only way to sustain and increase dairy productivity, it is an important strategy that can renew the dairy industry with new farmers. There are many challenges in attracting new people to the dairy business. New dairy farmers often face high start-up costs for land, equipment, and facilities. Volatile milk prices, long hours, and hard work reduce the appeal of a career in dairy farming. In the 1990s, prospective dairy farmers could readily find off-farm jobs that often paid better …

Causes And Extent Of Declines Among Native North American Invertebrate Pollinators: Detection, Evidence, And Consequences, James H. Cane, Vincent J. Tepedino

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Do You Have Tips For Strengthening Family Bonds?, Tom Lee

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What Is The Cost Of Raising A Child Today? Part 1, Liz Gorham

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Take Charge Of Your Money, Barbara R. Rowe, Judy Harris, Joann Hermansen, Margaret Hopkins, Christine Jensen, Rhonda Olson, Ann Parkinson, Kathleen Riggs, Joan Sellers, Carol Williams

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Plant Materials For Wildlife, Donald Surrency, Charles M. Owsley, United States Department Of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

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The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) was created by the 1996 Farm Bill, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (FAIRA). WHIP will provide technical and financial assistance to landowners to apply and maintain wildlife conservation practices. Enhancement, creation, or restoration of habitats for upland and wetland wildlife species, threatened and endangered species, fish and other types of wildlife are the program's primary purposes.

The NRCS Plant Materials Centers and Plant Materials Specialists in the Southeast Region have prepared a description of plant materials that should be considered for WHIP. The plant materials technology includes information on native and introduced …

They Don’T Produce Income If They Don't Reproduce, W. Craig Burrell, Nola A. Taylor

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Overview Of Environmental Management Systems, John D. Harrison

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Using Flowcharts To Map Your Operation's Activities And Processes, John D. Harrison

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Realizing The Impact Of Injection Site Locations, Clell V. Bagley

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Video - Realizing The Impact Of Injection Site Lesions, Clell V. Bagley

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Vaccination Program For Beef Calves, Clell V. Bagley

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Videotape - "The Milking School", Clell V. Bagley

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