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Time-Varying Estimation Of Crop Insurance Program In Altering North Dakota Farm Economic Structure, Jane Amy Chow-Coleman Jan 2008

Time-Varying Estimation Of Crop Insurance Program In Altering North Dakota Farm Economic Structure, Jane Amy Chow-Coleman

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

This study examines how federal farm policies, specifically crop Insurance, have affected the farm economic structure of North Dakota's agriculture sector. The system of derived input demand equations is estimated to quantify the changes in North Dakota farmers' input use when they purchase crop insurance. Further, the cumulative rolling regression technique is applied to capture the varying effects of the farm policies over time. Empirical results from the system of input demand functions indicate that there is no moral hazard since North Dakota farmers will increase fertilizer and pesticide use in the presence of crop insurance. Results also indicate that …

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Examination Of North Dakota's Production, Cost, And Profit Functions: A Quantile Regression Analysis, Jacklin Beatriz Marroquin Jan 2008

Examination Of North Dakota's Production, Cost, And Profit Functions: A Quantile Regression Analysis, Jacklin Beatriz Marroquin

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

This thesis estimates the production, cost, and profit functions for North Dakota agriculture using state-level input-output quantity and price data for the period 1960-2004. A Cobb-Douglas functional form with Hick-neutral technology change is used to measure the contribution of capital, land, labor, materials, energy, and chemical inputs quantities and output quantity using the primal production function; contribution of capital quantity, land quantity, output quantity, labor price, materials price, energy price, and chemical price to cost using the dual restricted cost function; and the contribution of capital quantity, land quantity, labor price, materials price, energy price, chemical price, output price to …

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Logistic Strategies For An Herbaceous Crop Residue-Based Ethanol Production Industry : An Application To Northeastern North Dakota, Jason Enil Middleton Jan 2008

Logistic Strategies For An Herbaceous Crop Residue-Based Ethanol Production Industry : An Application To Northeastern North Dakota, Jason Enil Middleton

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

A mixed integer programming model is developed to determine a logistical design for maximizing rates of return to harvest, storage, transportation, and bioreflning of herbaceous crop residue for production of biofuels and feed for ruminant animals. The primary objective of this research is to identify the optimal location, scale, and number of pretreatment and biorefinery plants in northeastern North Dakota. The pretreatment and biorefinery plants are modeled under the assumption that they utilize recent technological advancement in AFEX and Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation, respectively. Potential feedstocks include wheat straw, barley straw, Durum straw, and com stover. Results indicate that the …

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