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Agricultural Production And Forest Preservation In The Brazilian Amazon, Felipe De Figueiredo Silva, Richard K. Perrin, Lilyan E. Fulginiti
Agricultural Production And Forest Preservation In The Brazilian Amazon, Felipe De Figueiredo Silva, Richard K. Perrin, Lilyan E. Fulginiti
Cornhusker Economics
Brazil has become a strong competitor in world soybean production. In 2014, Brazil produced 28% of the world’s soybeans, while the United States produced 34%. Brazil increased its production sharply during the 1990s and 2000s, partly due to the expansion into the Amazon forest region. Soybean was one of the main commodities that led to this expansion. In 2016, the Legal Amazon region produced 33% of the Brazilian soybean production compared to 15% in 1990 (Figure 1).
Impacts Identified With Women In Agriculture Conference Review, Marilyn R. Schlake, Rebecca J. Vogt
Impacts Identified With Women In Agriculture Conference Review, Marilyn R. Schlake, Rebecca J. Vogt
Cornhusker Economics
Since 1985, more than 300 farmers, ranchers and business owners annually attend the Women in Agriculture (WIA) Conference. Their purpose – to learn and to network. Are these women using their newly acquired knowledge and skills to positively impact their personal and business goals? Do they share their knowledge, teach others, add value to their agricultural operations, or serve as advocates for agriculture?
The Ethanol Renewable Identification Number Price Fight And Nebraska Agriculture, Richard K. Perrin
The Ethanol Renewable Identification Number Price Fight And Nebraska Agriculture, Richard K. Perrin
Cornhusker Economics
The petroleum industry has launched a fierce political fight against the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the regulations that require renewable fuels such as ethanol to be blended into the motor fuel supply. The industry complains that meeting those requirements has become too expensive. President Trump has been presiding over frequent White House meetings to address the issue, with corn-state senators leading corn/ ethanol constituents in confrontation with Texas senators leading the petroleum refiners.
Complexity And Efficiency In Conservation Auctions: Evidence From A Laboratory Experiment, Simanti Banerjee, Marc Conte
Complexity And Efficiency In Conservation Auctions: Evidence From A Laboratory Experiment, Simanti Banerjee, Marc Conte
Cornhusker Economics
Payment-for-ecosystem-services (PES) schemes financially compensate producers for implementing various conservation practices on their properties that generate ecosystem-service benefits for society. Conservation auctions have been adopted in several PES programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) (Hellerstein et al., 2015) and involve producers submitting bids for one or more environmental practices for consideration in the auction.
Conference Educates, Uplifts Nebraska Women In Agriculture, Jessica J. Groskopf, Haley Apel
Conference Educates, Uplifts Nebraska Women In Agriculture, Jessica J. Groskopf, Haley Apel
Cornhusker Economics
Women in agriculture are business partners, owners and operators; they oversee financial and human resources and keep farms and ranches running. This was the message more than 250 women heard at the 33rd annual Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference February 22 and 23 in Kearney.
Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference, Charlotte Narjes
Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference, Charlotte Narjes
Cornhusker Economics
What Is It? The Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference is an opportunity to educate communities on the various tools and resources available to assist them in helping entrepreneurs grow and prosper in their communities. Presenters are found locally, regionally and from other states to share how they found success in a variety of aspects of building the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
2018 Trends In Nebraska Farmland Values And Rental Rates, Jim Jansen, Jeff Stokes
2018 Trends In Nebraska Farmland Values And Rental Rates, Jim Jansen, Jeff Stokes
Cornhusker Economics
The average market value of farmland in Nebraska declined by three percent over the prior year to $2,745 per acre according to the 2018 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey (Figure 1 and Table 1). This marks the fourth consecutive year of downward pressure. Market values have dropped 17 percent since reaching a high of $3,315 in 2014.
Price Volatility Transmission Between U.S. Biofuel, Corn, And Oil Markets, Cory Walters
Price Volatility Transmission Between U.S. Biofuel, Corn, And Oil Markets, Cory Walters
Cornhusker Economics
Many factors have been suggested as sources of increased volatility (unexpected changes) in agricultural commodity prices in recent years. One of the most-stated causes is the increase in corn based ethanol production and the new food and ethanol linkages (Serra, 2013; Balcombe, 2011; Wright, 2011; Irwin and Good, 2009). The increased links between energy and agricultural markets raise concerns about whether new corn– ethanol links lead to volatility-spillover effects between prices of energy and agricultural commodities. Increased food-price volatility and its detrimental effects have profound economic implications, raising concerns among consumers, producers, and policy makers. High price volatility heightens food …
Financially Successful Farms In Nebraska, What Matters?, Matthew C. Stockton, Robert Tigner
Financially Successful Farms In Nebraska, What Matters?, Matthew C. Stockton, Robert Tigner
Cornhusker Economics
The 2012 record high cash receipts for corn brought much optimism among corn farmers and associated businesses. However, more recent years have fostered feelings of concern with many reflections about other challenging times, such as those experienced in the 1980’s. Among producers such feelings are usually negative, but when properly channeled can lead to positive business actions, such as cost reductions and increased efficiencies.
Livestock Air Emission Requirements Delayed For Now, J. David Aiken
Livestock Air Emission Requirements Delayed For Now, J. David Aiken
Cornhusker Economics
Summary. Federal environmental laws require the reporting of emergency releases of hazardous substances to federal, state and local emergency res-ponders. EPA has established a 2008 reporting exemption for livestock operations smaller than large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Environmental groups challenged the EPA livestock exemption. On April 11, 2017, the D. C. Court of Appeals invalidated the EPA livestock reporting exemption. Reporting requirements briefly went into effect November 15, 2017 but have now been postponed until May 1, 2018.
Capital Budgeting By Cooperatives, Jeffrey S. Royer
Capital Budgeting By Cooperatives, Jeffrey S. Royer
Cornhusker Economics
In capital budgeting, a firm must decide whether or not to invest in a project, such as a new machine, plant, or product. Typically, the firm will invest in the project if the present value of the stream of cash flows the project is expected to generate exceeds the project’s cost. The discount rate used in the present value calculation usually is the weighted average cost of capital for the firm, i.e., the weighted average of the firm’s costs of equity and debt. For publicly traded firms, the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is the most commonly used means for …
Does Gender Really Matter In Agriculture?, Marianna Khachaturyan, E. Wesley F. Peterson
Does Gender Really Matter In Agriculture?, Marianna Khachaturyan, E. Wesley F. Peterson
Cornhusker Economics
Agriculture comprises around 9.5 percent of GDP for all developing countries, 26.0 percent for the least developed, 17.6 percent in South Asia and 17.4 percent in Sub -Saharan Africa compared with only 1.1 percent in the United States (World Bank, 2018). Agriculture is the main source of employment and livelihood for many, especially in Asia and Africa where about 60 percent of workers (both men and women) are employed in the agricultural sector (Agarwal, 2015). Globally, about 43 percent of workers who are engaged in agricultural activities are women (Akter et al., 2017), and across Asian and African countries, about …
How Will The Section 199(A) Tax Deduction Affect Cooperatives?, Greg Mckee
How Will The Section 199(A) Tax Deduction Affect Cooperatives?, Greg Mckee
Cornhusker Economics
The design of the income tax code reflects the special role of patronage equity in cooperative finance. Federal tax laws and policies allow agricultural cooperatives to retain net income as a source of equity capital by giving special tax deductions when income is allocated to patrons in proportion to their business with the cooperative. Income distribution choices by cooperatives have tax consequences.
Characteristics Contributing To Nebraska Farm And Ranch Financial Stress, Kate Brooks, Cory Walters, Jay Parsons, Andrea Ramirez, Larry Van Tassell, Bradley D. Lubben, J. David Aiken
Characteristics Contributing To Nebraska Farm And Ranch Financial Stress, Kate Brooks, Cory Walters, Jay Parsons, Andrea Ramirez, Larry Van Tassell, Bradley D. Lubben, J. David Aiken
Cornhusker Economics
Significant financial changes have been underway in the U.S. agricultural system. After a decade of increases in crop and livestock prices mirrored by corresponding increases in expenses, prices began declining dramatically in 2014 (USDA-NASS, 2017). Figure 1 shows yearly net farm income for Nebraska crop and livestock producers from 2000 to 2015 (USDA, ERS). A survey in July 2016 indicated that 52 percent of Nebraska farmers and ranchers were financially stressed.
Sweet Sorghum As An Ethanol Feedstock In Western Nebraska – Could It Happen?, Richard Perrin, Lilyan Fulginiti, Subir Bairagi, Ismail Dweikat
Sweet Sorghum As An Ethanol Feedstock In Western Nebraska – Could It Happen?, Richard Perrin, Lilyan Fulginiti, Subir Bairagi, Ismail Dweikat
Cornhusker Economics
It has been proposed that non-irrigated sweet sorghum might be grown in western Nebraska as a seasonal substitute for corn grain in corn ethanol plants. In the research summarized here, we examine the economic feasibility of this possibility, based on the technical data that are currently available about sweet sorghum production.
Relationships Between Connection To Community, Perceived Community Outcomes And Individual Well-Being, Becky Vogt
Relationships Between Connection To Community, Perceived Community Outcomes And Individual Well-Being, Becky Vogt
Cornhusker Economics
Community attachment or connection to a community has been shown to be related to numerous items. The Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community project found positive correlations between community attachment and local GDP growth. They also found higher levels of community attachment were related to community social offerings, openness of the community to different types of people and aesthetics of the community. Community attachment has also been related to decreased mobility of residents (people attached to their community are more likely to want to stay there). However, is community attachment also related to perceived change in the community and perceived …
Understanding The Process Of Selling, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel
Understanding The Process Of Selling, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel
Cornhusker Economics
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and then the countdown to Christmas… tis the season for buying! But if you work in the retail environment, it is also the season for selling. The act of “selling” is obvious in face-to-face retail environments but the steps of the selling process are also embedded in all sorts of product and service settings.