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Full-Text Articles in Agriculture
Economic Contribution Of The Agricultural Sector To The Arkansas Economy In 2007 And Revised Estimates For 2006, Nathan Kemper, Jennie Popp, Wayne Miller
Economic Contribution Of The Agricultural Sector To The Arkansas Economy In 2007 And Revised Estimates For 2006, Nathan Kemper, Jennie Popp, Wayne Miller
Research Reports and Research Bulletins
This report is the fourth in a series of reports examining agriculture’s economic contribution on the Arkansas economy. Utilizing data from the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis, USDA Economics Research Service, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, and Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc., the economic contribution of agriculture on the Arkansas economy was estimated for the most recent year available, 2007. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State information for Arkansas was compared with those of other states in the southeast U.S. to give a measure of the relative importance of agriculture in Arkansas. The total economic contribution of agriculture (direct, indirect, …
Agricultural Situation And Outlook Fall 2009, Kenneth H. Burdine, Sara Williamson
Agricultural Situation And Outlook Fall 2009, Kenneth H. Burdine, Sara Williamson
Agricultural Situation and Outlook
No abstract provided.
Tobacco Grower Research, Jane Starnes, Laura A. Powers
Tobacco Grower Research, Jane Starnes, Laura A. Powers
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Economic Outlook 2010, Craig Infanger
Economic Outlook 2010, Craig Infanger
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Corn And Soybean Profitability 2010, Gregory S. Halich
Corn And Soybean Profitability 2010, Gregory S. Halich
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Grain Market Outlook, Cory G. Walters
Grain Market Outlook, Cory G. Walters
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Beef, Dairy, And Equine, Kenneth H. Burdine
Beef, Dairy, And Equine, Kenneth H. Burdine
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Historical Land Values, Department Of Agricultural Economics, University Of Kentucky
Historical Land Values, Department Of Agricultural Economics, University Of Kentucky
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Horticulture, Department Of Agricultural Economics, University Of Kentucky
Horticulture, Department Of Agricultural Economics, University Of Kentucky
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Market Situation And Outlook For Hogs, Poultry And Small Ruminants, A. Lee Meyer
Market Situation And Outlook For Hogs, Poultry And Small Ruminants, A. Lee Meyer
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Historical Data: Net Farm Income, Department Of Agricultural Economics, University Of Kentucky
Historical Data: Net Farm Income, Department Of Agricultural Economics, University Of Kentucky
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Timber Market, Gregory S. Halich
Timber Market, Gregory S. Halich
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
An Introduction To Markets For Ecosystem Services, Jack Schieffer
An Introduction To Markets For Ecosystem Services, Jack Schieffer
Agricultural Economics Presentations
No abstract provided.
Sheep Updates 2009, Brown Besier, L. J. E. Karlsson, J. C. Greeff, A. C. Schlink, Mark Ferguson, Greg Lee, Sue Hatcher, Bruce Michael, Rob Woodgate, Darren Michael, Mandy Curnow, Julia Smith, John Young, Andrew Thompson, Chris Oldham
Sheep Updates 2009, Brown Besier, L. J. E. Karlsson, J. C. Greeff, A. C. Schlink, Mark Ferguson, Greg Lee, Sue Hatcher, Bruce Michael, Rob Woodgate, Darren Michael, Mandy Curnow, Julia Smith, John Young, Andrew Thompson, Chris Oldham
Sheep Updates
This session covers seven papers from different authors:
1. Scouring Management and Worm Control, Brown Besier, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
2.Breeding sheep for resistance to breech strike:- Selection results in WA, LJE Karlsson, JC Greeff & AC Schlink, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
3.Future Ewe - matching genetics to the production system, Mark Ferguson, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
4. Within-flock selection of ewes: opportunities for gains in reproduction, Greg Leeand Sue Hatcher, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Australian CRCforSheep Industry Innovation (Orange)
5. Managing Merinos …
Guatemala's Green Revolution: Synthetic Fertilizer, Public Health, And Economic Autonomy In The Mayan Highland, David Carey
Guatemala's Green Revolution: Synthetic Fertilizer, Public Health, And Economic Autonomy In The Mayan Highland, David Carey
Faculty Publications
Despite extensive literature both supporting and critiquing the Green Revolution, surprisingly little attention has been paid to synthetic fertilizers' health and environmental effects or indigenous farmers' perspectives. The introduction of agrochemicals in the mid-twentieth century was a watershed event for many Mayan farmers in Guatemala. While some Maya hailed synthetic fertilizers' immediate effectiveness as a relief from famines and migrant labor, others lamented the long-term deterioration of their public health, soil quality, and economic autonomy. Since the rising cost of agrochemicals compelled Maya to return to plantation labor in the 1970s, synthetic fertilizers simply shifted, rather than alleviated, Mayan dependency …
Energy, Agriculture, And Food: National, County, City Considerations, Gigi M. Berardi
Energy, Agriculture, And Food: National, County, City Considerations, Gigi M. Berardi
Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the available information, assess the specific situation in Whatcom County, and make recommendations on reducing vulnerability to peak oil. The paper includes a discussion of energy use in agriculture, identification of particularly vulnerable areas, and suggestion of ways to reduce the vulnerability of the county‘s agriculture and, indeed, the entire food system to peak oil and volatile energy prices.
Barley And Oat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Barley And Oat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2009, the University of Vermont Extension established malting barley and oat variety trials at the Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh. Several local breweries and distilleries approached us about growing malting barley in the region. One of the interested distillers is located in Hardwick; therefore a second trial site for malting barley was established at High Mowing Seeds in Hardwick.
Wheat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Wheat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2009, the University of Vermont Extension conducted winter and spring wheat variety trials at the Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, Vermont. In addition, an heirloom spring wheat variety trial was planted in North Troy. This was the third year of the heirloom wheat project; its primary purpose is to increase the amount of heirloom wheat seed in the region, while at the same time assessing each cultivar’s growth and quality characteristics. Due to the increasing demand for locally grown cereal grains, many of the cereal trials focused on grains grown for a foodgrade market.
Vermont Food Grade Soybean Performance Trial Results, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais
Vermont Food Grade Soybean Performance Trial Results, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2009, the University of Vermont Extension continued their evaluation of organic food grade soybean varieties at two locations. The purpose of the program was to provide yield comparisons, growth characteristic observations, and bean quality evaluations of food grade soybeans in Vermont’s climate. Performance trials were established as replicated research trials in northern Vermont.
Feedyard Assessment: Assessor's Guide
Feedyard Assessment: Assessor's Guide
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
The BQA Feedyard Assessment is an on-site educational tool that allows for assessing and benchmarking key indicators of animal care and well-being as well as feedyard conditions. The Feedyard Assessment focuses on three main areas – Animals, Records and Best Management Practices (BMP), and Facilities and Equipment.
Stocker And Backgrounding Self Assessment
Stocker And Backgrounding Self Assessment
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Cattlemen in stocker operations have long recognized the need to properly care for livestock. Sound animal husbandry practices, based on decades of practical experience and research, are known to impact the well-being of stocker cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity. Stocker cattle operations are located in many diverse environments and geographic locations in the United States. A universal set of production practices can not be recommended for all stocker cattle producers in light of the divergent climate and geographic variations of the stocker and backgrounding segment. Personal experience, training and professional judgment can serve as a valuable resource for …
Kenya — Starvation And Food Insecurity In The Land Of Plenty, Gigi M. Berardi
Kenya — Starvation And Food Insecurity In The Land Of Plenty, Gigi M. Berardi
Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications
My last month in Kenya has been sobering. Ten million Kenyans were reportedly facing starvation. There were daily reports on affected districts, those most vulnerable, and the government’s mishandling of the disaster. Newspapers reported heavily on the incompetency of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), which is responsible, under the guidance of Trustees, in maintaining a Strategic Grain Reserve of about 6 million bags of maize cereal. How best to do this? An obvious way is through purchase of local grain supplies. Despite drought and resultant famine, poor infrastructure, high farm input costs, serious planting disruption after last year’s …
Behavioral Explanations Underlying The Lack Of Trap Effectiveness For Small-Scale Management Of Japanese Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Paul V. Switzer, Patrick C. Enstrom, Carissa A. Schoenick
Behavioral Explanations Underlying The Lack Of Trap Effectiveness For Small-Scale Management Of Japanese Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Paul V. Switzer, Patrick C. Enstrom, Carissa A. Schoenick
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
Traps containing a combination floral and synthetic pheromone lure are used to monitor and manage Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). One key factor limiting trap effectiveness for beetle control is the "trap spillover" phenomenon, in which the trap attracts beetles without capturing them, resulting in increased damage to surrounding host plants. We investigated the mechanisms underlying trap spillover by conducting two studies in a soybean field in east central Illinois. In the first study, we set up trap stations for 1 d and compared the sex, size, and egg load (for females) of beetles caught in the traps …
Behavioral Explanations Underlying The Lack Of Trap Effectiveness For Small-Scale Management Of Japanese Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Paul Switzer, Patrick Enstrom, Carissa Schoenick
Behavioral Explanations Underlying The Lack Of Trap Effectiveness For Small-Scale Management Of Japanese Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Paul Switzer, Patrick Enstrom, Carissa Schoenick
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
Traps containing a combination floral and synthetic pheromone lure are used to monitor and manage Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). One key factor limiting trap effectiveness for beetle control is the "trap spillover" phenomenon, in which the trap attracts beetles without capturing them, resulting in increased damage to surrounding host plants. We investigated the mechanisms underlying trap spillover by conducting two studies in a soybean field in east central Illinois. In the first study, we set up trap stations for 1 d and compared the sex, size, and egg load (for females) of beetles caught in the traps …
The Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook For 2009, Laura A. Powers, Jennifer Hunter
The Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook For 2009, Laura A. Powers, Jennifer Hunter
Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook
No abstract provided.
An Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Lower Murchison River Area, Western Australia, P Hennig
An Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Lower Murchison River Area, Western Australia, P Hennig
Technical Bulletins
The inventory and condition survey of the lower Murchison River area, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 2002 and 2003, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record of the existence and condition of the natural area’s resources, to assist with the planning and implementation of land management practices. The report identified and described the condition of soils, landforms, vegetation, habitat, ecosystems, and declared plants and animals. It also assessed the impact of pastoralism and made land management recommendations. This survey report presents …