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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
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Bioenergy, Safety Net Tools Are Producers’ Top Priorities For Next Farm Bill, Bradley Lubben, Farm Foundation
Bioenergy, Safety Net Tools Are Producers’ Top Priorities For Next Farm Bill, Bradley Lubben, Farm Foundation
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
Bioenergy and the structure of safety net programs are of high interest to farmers and ranchers as the next farm bill is debated, according to more than 15,000 farmers and ranchers in 27 states surveyed by Farm Foundation’s National Public Policy Education Committee (NPPEC).
Producers ranked renewable energy, enhancing opportunities for small and beginning farmers, and assuring a safe and affordable food supply as their top three goals for the next farm bill. “All the goals presented to producers to rank were decades-old rationales for farm programs with the exception of bioenergy, an issue that has seen explosive growth in …
Hot Issues And Cool Rules, Bradley Lubben
Hot Issues And Cool Rules, Bradley Lubben
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
When President Bush signed the Farm Bill on May 13, 2002, much of the focus was on the new commodity and conservation programs and how they had changed relative to the 1996 Farm Bill. However, near the end of the Farm Bill was some language that has become one of the most contentious issues today.
Title X, Section 10816 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) addressed country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules for beef, lamb, pork, fish, fruits, vegetables, and peanuts. The legislation called for voluntary guidelines to be implemented no later than September 30, …
Mathematical Formulas For Calculating Net Returns From Participation In Government Programs, Crp, And Crop Insurance Alternatives, Dustin L. Pendell, William R. Perry, Jeffrey R. Williams, G. Art Barnaby, Bradley Lubben
Mathematical Formulas For Calculating Net Returns From Participation In Government Programs, Crp, And Crop Insurance Alternatives, Dustin L. Pendell, William R. Perry, Jeffrey R. Williams, G. Art Barnaby, Bradley Lubben
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
The purpose of this report is to provide a revised version of the publication, “Mathematical Formulas for Calculating Net Returns from Participation in Government Commodity Programs including Marketing Loans” (Williams and Barnaby, 1994). The change in design of the government commodity programs and development of several crop insurance alternatives has been significant since the previous paper was published. The formulas for calculating net returns incorporate provisions from the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and several crop insurance designs developed in the 1990s. Individuals conducting research or education programs will be able to use this revision for reference …
Investing In Hope: Aids, Life Expectancy, And Human Capital Accumulation, Rui Huang, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, E. Wesley F. Peterson
Investing In Hope: Aids, Life Expectancy, And Human Capital Accumulation, Rui Huang, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, E. Wesley F. Peterson
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
A three period overlapping generations model is developed to investigate the impact of shorter life expectancy due to disease, on human capital investment decisions and income growth. This research is particularly relevant to Sub-Saharan Africa given the dramatic reduction in life expectancy due to HIV/AIDS and the potential lasting effects on growth. Our results indicate that as life expectancy shortens so does schooling inducing a lower growth rate of income. These relationships are even more pronounced for the African continent than for the rest of the world.
Analysis Of Corn Production And Usage, Katie Gaskins, Dennis Conley
Analysis Of Corn Production And Usage, Katie Gaskins, Dennis Conley
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
Contents:
Analysis of Corn Production and Usage
ArcViewSoftware
Net Deficit States
Texas Corn Production
Nebraska Price Surface
Incorporating Risk In Efficiency Analysis, Glenn A. Helmers
Incorporating Risk In Efficiency Analysis, Glenn A. Helmers
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
Using a non-parametric linear programming approach, our contribution is (1) to examine the impact of incorporating risk in efficiency analysis and (2) to compare the efficiency measures with and without risk for continuous and rotation cropping systems. The model uses Nebraska cropping system data for the period, 1986-2000. Results indicate lower efficiency gains are realized with the incorporation of risk. The t-test at the 5% level of significance examining if efficiency measures are significantly different from one is also reported.
The Economic Factors Influencing Producers’ Demand For Farm Managers, Keith H. Coble, Thomas O. Knight, George F. Patrick, Alan Baquet, Oscar Vergara
The Economic Factors Influencing Producers’ Demand For Farm Managers, Keith H. Coble, Thomas O. Knight, George F. Patrick, Alan Baquet, Oscar Vergara
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
This paper primary objective is to analyze the economic factors influencing producers’ demand for farm managers. A survey of commercial farmers’ risk management was conducted by mail during the spring of 1999 in Mississippi, Texas, Indiana, and Nebraska. A Tobit econometric model was constructed to analyze the demand for farm managers. Results showed that a complementary relationship exists between marketing inputs and the decision to hire farm managers. The results indicate that, as farmers increase expenditure on marketing consultants and information systems, their expenditure on farm managers increase.
Extension Educators’ Supply Of Risk Management Training To Farmers, Oscar Vergara, Steve Martin, Keith H. Coble, George F. Patrick, Thomas O. Knight, Alan E. Baquet
Extension Educators’ Supply Of Risk Management Training To Farmers, Oscar Vergara, Steve Martin, Keith H. Coble, George F. Patrick, Thomas O. Knight, Alan E. Baquet
Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature
This paper primary objective is to analyze the supply of risk management education provided by extension educators to their clients. A survey of county/area extension educators from Mississippi, Texas, Indiana, and Nebraska was conducted during the fall of 2001. A Tobit econometric model was constructed to analyze the extension educators’ supply of risk management training to farmers. Results showed that the number of risk management education training programs held in the past 3 years by extension educators was positively related to the extension educators’ percent of time devoted to agricultural responsibilities, the value of all crops in the extension educator’s …