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Environmental And Agricultural Effects On Waterfowl Population In Arkansas, Caleb Sipes, Ellison Stephens, Marissa Young

ATU Research Symposium

This paper discusses some of the positive and negative effects of environmental and agricultural influences on the waterfowl population in the state of Arkansas. Waterfowl hunting has been a prominent source of revenue to the state of Arkansas for many decades. Waterfowl hunting will continue to be prominent in this state in future as long as Arkansans maintain and preserve the natural resources here as well as use our own to further progress the waterfowl industry in Arkansas. Through aerial surveying, requiring hunters to purchase licenses and stamps to legally hunt waterfowl, and conservation efforts from the Arkansas Game and …

Utilization Of Beta-Agonists On The Effects Of Marbling / Fat Deposition In Beef Cattle, Rafael Andrade, Sara Erby, Blaine Holzman

ATU Research Symposium

In the beef industry, producers have tried to find ways to optimize production and performance for the benefit of their beef cattle operations. To do that, if they wished to, they would use modernizing technologies that are available today. With these modern technologies, such as Beta – androgenic agonists, producers have been able to utilize these to see the positive effects of marbling and fat deposition. They act to enhance lean muscle gain, increase growth rate in the animals, and increase feed efficiency without having to use extra inputs, needed supplements, or compensation for gain. By using these technologies, they …

Avian Influenza In The United States And It's Ramifications On Our Market In The Poultry Industry, Alaini C. Carrington, Jada Trotter, Savannah Sanders

ATU Research Symposium

While researching Avian Influenza (AI) in the United States, we have found that it has significantly impacted 47 states. Four main AI types have an impact on poultry farms. Avian Influenza can be reduced by taking preventative methods such as biosecurity and culling birds to have a healthy flock on the farm. Since 2022 egg-laying hens have been affected by the Avian Influenza Virus, causing egg inventories to become lower. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has affected farmers tremendously; because of this, farmers must worry about their families' source of income, their workers and the workers' families' source of income, …

Benefits Of Growth Hormone Implants In Beef Cattle, Brody Jones, Jaxsen Franco, Riley Knight

ATU Research Symposium

Using growth hormone implants in beef cattle producers could combat the decreasing market supply that is currently being experienced in the United States (US). Growth hormone implants increases individual cattle weight by 15 to 20 percent, produces the same amount of product using fewer head of cattle. This study provides an insight into the benefit of using growth hormone implants in the production of beef cattle. The paper takes a look at the rising costs of input prices, cattle market supply in the US, and the effects these implants had on beef cattle of varying species and environments. Most of …

Food Inflation In Pope County, Hayden W. Garrett, Ty C. Gray, Will D. Uchtman, Stephanie M. Littlefield

ATU Research Symposium

Although inflation is cooling off in many sectors of the US economy, food inflation continues to surge, indicating the volatility of the agri-food system. The higher food prices make it difficult for US consumers to afford everyday essential food products. The main objective of this research is to calculate food inflation in the pope county area. We utilized the consumer price index (CPI) to measure the change in prices paid by pope county consumers for food. Our preliminary analyses show that food prices in pope county are easing. Specifically, the food inflation rate in pope county declined in March 2023 …

Examining The Presence Of Cyclical Behavior In Cattle Prices, Sai Neela Kesumala, Dr.Naveen Musunuru

Scholars Week

The determination of cattle cyclic behavior in prices is significant to the cattle producers and for the consumers. This study focused on the cyclical, Seasonal, time series prices of cattle or cows was examined from 1983-2023. We used Harmonic regression model to determine the cycle pressure ranging from 5-to 25 years. Results indicated that there is a significant cyclical behavior in 12- and 25-year price cycle with MAPE (18.87and 12.64) and Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) (5 and 4.6). The result can assist producers in making short- and long-term pricing estimates.

Keywords: - Cattle price cycle, Cyclic and seasonal length, Harmonic …

Sustainable Packaging – Best Practices, Nerida Kelton

Turning The Dial conference

Nerida Kelton has worked in the Packaging industry for over 24 years and is the Vice President Sustainability & Save Food for the World Packaging Organisation and the Executive Director for the Australian Institute of Packaging. Nerida is passionate about Sustainable & Circular Packaging and Save Food Packaging Design. She is the lead for the Save Food Packaging Consortium project within the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre, and was the packaging representative on the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s National Food Waste Strategy Steering committee. At Turning the Dial, Nerida Kelton’s second presentation topic was titled Sustainable …

Your Customers Are Demanding That Your Business Be Sustainable, Mark Field

Turning The Dial conference

At Turning the Dial, Mark Field discussed your customers are demanding that your business be sustainable. Mark is the founder and CEO of Prof Consulting Group, an award-winning international consulting group specialising across the food and grocery supply chains. Prof supports their clients through growth consulting through innovation, new market access and strategic procurement, in addition to running a dedicated ESG team specialising in human rights, animal welfare, sustainable packaging, and environmental operations. The ability to bring ESG and Growth into the same conversation or strategy helps deliver profitable long-term outcomes. Mark is a former Group Technical Director for UK …

National Launch Of The Cold Chain Benchmarking Tool, Brett Henderson, Terry Burnage, Greg Ryan, Mark Mitchell

Turning The Dial conference

The following presenters share an invaluable resource for anyone involved in cold chain:

Brett Henderson – Growth Facilitator - Entrepreneurs’ Programme, AusIndustry

Terry Burnage – Business Development, DPIRD

Greg Ryan – Director, Ryan’s Quality Meats

Mark Mitchell – Chairman, Australian Food Cold Chain Council

Food And Beverage Waste Transformation – What’S Happening Within Wa And How To Become Involved, Janet Howieson, Francesca Goodman-Smith

Turning The Dial conference

At Turning the Dial, Janet Howieson and Francesca Goodman-Smith presented on Food and beverage waste transformation – what’s happening within WA and how to become involved Francesca is the Fight Food Waste CRC TRANSFORM lead, and Janet Howieson is an Associate Professor with the School of Molecular and Life Science at Curtin University.

The Role Packaging Plays In Minimising Food Waste, Nerida Kelton

Turning The Dial conference

Nerida Kelton has worked in the Packaging industry for over 24 years and is the Vice President Sustainability & Save Food for the World Packaging Organisation and the Executive Director for the Australian Institute of Packaging. Nerida is passionate about Sustainable & Circular Packaging and Save Food Packaging Design and is the lead for the Save Food Packaging Consortium project within the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre. She was also the packaging representative on the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s National Food Waste Strategy Steering committee. At Turning the Dial, Nerida Kelton’s presentation was titled the role …

Transforming Food And Beverage Waste, Francesca Goodman-Smith

Turning The Dial conference

At Turning the Dial, Francesca Goodman-Smith’s topic was Transforming food and beverage waste. Francesca is the Program Leader – Transformation, Fight Food Waste CRC. Francesca has a background in nutrition and food science and a Master’s in Science. Francesca’s focus is food waste and she has experience across government, NGOs, academia and the private sector. Francesca is the TRANSFORM program lead with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre. Francesca is also co-chair of the Upcycled Food Association's Standards Committee and International Representative to the University of Otago's Food Waste Innovation Research Theme. Francesca is passionate about sustainable resource use …

Food And Beverage Waste – A National Perspective, Sam Oakden

Turning The Dial conference

Sam Oakden is the Head of the Australian Food Pact at Stop Food Waste Australia. The Pact is a pre-competitive collaboration to make Australia’s food system more sustainable, resilient, and circular. It’s a multi-year commitment by the businesses who grow, make and sell our food to develop solutions and implement change at scale. Sam has an agricultural science background and has worked on the implementation of the Australian National Food Waste Strategy since early 2018. At Turning the Dial, Sam’ presentation was titled Food and Beverage Waste, from a national perspective.

Making Esg Easy - Together, Karen Monaghan

Turning The Dial conference

Karen Monaghan is the CO-Founder and CO-CEO of Our Kinds. Our Kinds addresses regenerative economy principles through collaborative relationships across the supply chain. Karen promotes the benefits of surrounding yourself with good people and smart partnerships which is critical. Our Kinds addresses regenerative economy principles through collaborative relationships across the supply chain. At Turning the Dial, Karen Monaghan’s presentation was titled Making ESG easy – Together.

Session 7: Would Ai Stocks Estimate Be As Surprised To Usda Stock Reports As Private Market Analysts?, Asif Mahmud Chowdhury, Matthew Elliott

SDSU Data Science Symposium

Would AI Stocks Estimate Be as Surprised to USDA Stock Reports as Private Market Analysts?

Keywords: Machine Learning, Random Forest, Agricultural Commodities Market, Informational Impact, Efficient Market Hypothesis.

The USDA survey-based Quarterly Grain Stocks reports are the primary source of information regarding the relative supply of U.S. corn, soybeans, and wheat for the last fifty years. Previous research has examined the accuracy of the USDA stock reports and their relevancy to the market, given alternative sources of estimates (e.g., Isengildina-Massa et al., 2021). For example, private industry analysts also estimate expected quarterly grain stock reports before USDA releases their reports. …