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Opportunities For Rural Development Through “Bird Friendly” Farms And Agricultural/Nature Tourism, Marcy Pummill, Ron J. Johnson, Jim Brandle Aug 2007

Opportunities For Rural Development Through “Bird Friendly” Farms And Agricultural/Nature Tourism, Marcy Pummill, Ron J. Johnson, Jim Brandle

Rural Initiative Program: Publications and Reports

This project contributes to our understanding of bird habitat management practices in cropland farming systems and to our knowledge of Nebraska farmers’ opinions regarding birds, their habitats, children’s roles on the farm, and a certification process that would tie all of these together. A “bird friendly” farm certification could involve a professional assessment of bird habitat and populations and include various farming practices and non-cropped areas. Certified farms would be publicly recognized by a label, which could help market Nebraska farm products, provide increased opportunities for tourism, and give desirable cropland birds a boost.

Approximately 85 birds are frequently found …

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Republican Water Issues Difficult To Resolve, J. David Aiken Aug 2007

Republican Water Issues Difficult To Resolve, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

In 2002 Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado settled the 1998 lawsuit over alleged violations of the Republican River Compact by Nebraska and Colorado. Nebraska was over its water allocation under the settlement for 2005, and likely was also over for 2006. The July 25, 2007 Cornhusker Economics newsletter discussed how new legislation would help the state of Nebraska and Republican Basin Natural Resource Districts (NRDs) deal with Republican River Compact settlement compliance issues. However, there was one incorrect statement in last week’s newsletter that accidentally understated the difficulty of settlement compliance. This week’s newsletter will examine the incorrect statement, and explore …

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Biofuels: An Emerging Water Resources Hazard, Ray Supalla Jul 2007

Biofuels: An Emerging Water Resources Hazard, Ray Supalla

Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature

Contents:

BiofuelPlants Operating or Under Construction, Spring 2007

Political Forces

Potential Water Resource Implications

Direct Water Requirements

Indirect Effects of Ethanol on Water Quantity

Food & Industrial Use, including ethanol

Ethanol Impact on Grain Prices

If current grain prices are sustained?

Water Demand from 2007 Increase in Corn Acres: Nebraska Case

If current grain prices are sustained?

Water Quality Impacts

Increased returns to irrigation presents a major threat to water policy objectives

Water Hazards Presented by Ethanol

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2007 Republican Basin Water Legislation, J. David Aiken Jul 2007

2007 Republican Basin Water Legislation, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

Under the 2002 Republican River Compact settlement, Nebraska has agreed to significantly reduce water use in the Republican Basin in “water short years.” This newsletter discusses how LB701 affects water policy choices for dealing with water short years.

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Livestock Gross Margin Insurance For Swine, Josie A. Waterbury, Rebecca M. Small, Darrell R. Mark Jul 2007

Livestock Gross Margin Insurance For Swine, Josie A. Waterbury, Rebecca M. Small, Darrell R. Mark

Cornhusker Economics

Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) Insurance for Swine is an insurance policy first offered in 2002 in Iowa through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). The program was expanded to include several more states for the 2008 crop year which begins July 30, 2007. Prior to the release of LGM, Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance was also offered to producers as a livestock insurance product (see NebGuide G1723). Unlike LRP which offers single-peril price risk protection for the future selling price of the insured swine, LGM for Swine provides protection against declines in the hog finishing margin. …

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2007 Legislature Repeals Estate Tax And Reduces Inheritance Tax, J. David Aiken Jul 2007

2007 Legislature Repeals Estate Tax And Reduces Inheritance Tax, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

Agricultural and business groups have for several years sought the repeal of state and federal estate taxes. The 2007 Nebraska Legislature repealed the Nebraska estate tax altogether, retroactive to January 1, 2007, and reduced inheritance taxes for close relatives. This newsletter explains these changes.

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Market Reports Jul 2007

Market Reports

Cornhusker Economics

No abstract provided.

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The Department Of Agricultural Economics: Relevant, Responsive, Respected, Alan E. Baquet Jun 2007

The Department Of Agricultural Economics: Relevant, Responsive, Respected, Alan E. Baquet

Cornhusker Economics

The Department of Agricultural Economics is committed to being relevant and responsive to the needs of Nebraskans. These basic principles guide our teaching, research and extension/outreach programs.

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Market Journal: Television For Ag Business Decisions, H. Douglas Jose Jun 2007

Market Journal: Television For Ag Business Decisions, H. Douglas Jose

Cornhusker Economics

I have been asked a number of times recently, how long Market Journal has existed. We are pleased that the program has become part of the ag business economy and people are interested in how long the program has been bringing information to the farm community.

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The Nebraska Net Farm Income: Patterns And Trends, Bruce Johnson Jun 2007

The Nebraska Net Farm Income: Patterns And Trends, Bruce Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

Historical Perspective: The past decade of net farm income is one of considerable year-to-year volatility. According to recently revised United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates, Nebraska’s aggregate income levels have ranged from $814 million in 2002, to a historical record high of over $3.5 billion in 2004 (Table 1 on next page). However, for the past four years, the annual totals have been considerably above the decade average, largely the result of a considerable surge in the dollar value of crop and livestock output.

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Agricultural Disaster Assistance On The Way For 2005-2007, Bradley Lubben Jun 2007

Agricultural Disaster Assistance On The Way For 2005-2007, Bradley Lubben

Cornhusker Economics

After a long and contentious political battle, Congress passed, and the President signed agricultural disaster assistance, as part of a supplemental spending bill in late May. The assistance provides support to crop and livestock producers for losses over the 2005-2007 period and was estimated to be worth approximately $3 billion nationwide.

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Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 2006-2007, Bruce B. Johnson Jun 2007

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 2006-2007, Bruce B. Johnson

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

Nebraska agricultural land values rose sharply during the year ending February 1st, 2007 according to the UNL Nebraska Farm Real Estate Survey. The all-land value increase was 14.0 %, the largest annual percentage increase in 19 years. Sharply higher crop commodity prices towards the end of 2006, the result of a rapidly-expanding ethanol industry in the state, appeared to contribute greatly to the run-up in land values. In addition, potential for further irrigation development in some areas of the state led to spirited bidding for such land; while regions experiencing water restrictions had more muted value changes for the year. …

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Small Business Security Issues, Marilyn R. Schlake May 2007

Small Business Security Issues, Marilyn R. Schlake

Cornhusker Economics

Consumers nationally, and even globally, continue to embrace e-commerce technology. Since 2001, ecommerce retail sales climbed from $8.3 billion to $31.5 billion in the first quarter of 2007, which is an annual growth rate of more than 27 percent. Although this figure accounts for only 3.1 percent of all 2007 first quarter retail sales, the e-commerce rate is on a continuous rise (U.S. Census Bureau News, May 16, 2007). Additionally, projections see an annual growth rate of at least 19 percent in the near future.

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North Central Risk Management Education Center, Cheryl Griffith May 2007

North Central Risk Management Education Center, Cheryl Griffith

Cornhusker Economics

The North Central Risk Management Education Center has been providing program coordination for extension risk management education in the North Central Region since 2001. During this time $4.8 million has been awarded to public and private entities to carry out producer-focused risk management education programs. The North Central Region includes: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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Accounting For Taiwan Gdp Growth: Parametric And Nonparametric Estimates, Ling Sun, Lilyan Fulginiti May 2007

Accounting For Taiwan Gdp Growth: Parametric And Nonparametric Estimates, Ling Sun, Lilyan Fulginiti

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of changes in prices of tradables on economic growth in a highly open economy, Taiwan. We do so by measuring productivity growth with both index number and parametric approaches, and identifying the sources of output growth using a methodology that allows the impacts of changes in the terms of trade to be accounted for. The results show that Taiwan’s economic growth depends on inputs accumulation as well as technical progress with the terms-of-trade effect being negligible.

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Free Land!, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel May 2007

Free Land!, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel

Cornhusker Economics

Yes, that was the slogan used with the Homestead Act of 1862. But it has now taken on a slightly different meaning. The phrase “free land” today means free residential lots available to anyone pledging to build a new home in selected communities. As an incentive to entice new residents to repopulate areas of the Great Plains, this is a new and intriguing strategy.

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Nama At National Marketing Competition In Dallas, Janae Althouse, Rosalee A. Swartz, Lance Brown May 2007

Nama At National Marketing Competition In Dallas, Janae Althouse, Rosalee A. Swartz, Lance Brown

Cornhusker Economics

The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is comprised of over 25 chapters in six regions nationwide and has more than 3,500 professional and student members. NAMA professionals have backgrounds in advertising, marketing, media and other areas of agribusiness. This year, nine members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) chapter of NAMA attended the NAMA Annual Conference held April 10-13 in Dallas, Texas. The Conference proved an exciting arena where the UNL team competed in the student marketing competition and vied for national awards and scholarships.

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National Animal Identification System (Nais): The Road Ahead, Matthew Stockton, Roger K. Wilson May 2007

National Animal Identification System (Nais): The Road Ahead, Matthew Stockton, Roger K. Wilson

Cornhusker Economics

The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) has been a widely discussed concern of livestock owners and producers since it was first conceived. The movement of animals and their products has created a need to identify sources of disease outbreaks and to assure consumers of product quality and safety to reduce possible individual firm and industry losses. This issue is sometimes confused with COOL, Country of Origin Labeling, which is an economically motivated issue, and is focused on differences consumers might place on domestically produced beef. As a policy matter, NAIS is basic in concept but has many complex hurdles to …

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The Economic Impact Of Ethanol Production In Hall County, David J. Peters May 2007

The Economic Impact Of Ethanol Production In Hall County, David J. Peters

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

This analysis estimates the economic impact of a 110 million gallon dry-mill ethanol plant in Hall County. The facility is operated by BioFuel Energy LLC and is currently under construction in Wood River. This analysis looks at both the construction and operation impacts of this facility.

Hall County, including Wood River, is part of the Grand Island Micropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has over 55,000 residents, and has grown by nearly four percent in the last decade. Over 80 percent of the adult population has a high school education, and nearly 16 percent have …

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Retail Sales Trends Across Nebraska Counties And Localities, Bruce B. Johnson, Ben Blomendahl May 2007

Retail Sales Trends Across Nebraska Counties And Localities, Bruce B. Johnson, Ben Blomendahl

Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature

Retailing patterns are changing everywhere. Consumer preferences and resources are ever-changing; while simultaneously, the retail sector is constantly evolving into new configurations. Often retail trade centers are pitted against one another in a “zero-sum game” so to speak with any relative gains in trade volume by one occurring at the expense of others. Nebraska is certainly no exception to these universal changes. In fact, the changes often seem compounded across its wide size continuum of towns and cities.

This report represents an update to an earlier report, Retailing Patterns and Trends across Nebraska, 1970-1998. In it we are attempting …

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A Global View On Irrigation Development, Karina Schoengold Apr 2007

A Global View On Irrigation Development, Karina Schoengold

Cornhusker Economics

Given the current problems that Nebraska is facing with respect to water management and the need to reduce water consumption, it is worthwhile to consider what the relevant issues related to water consumption and management are in other parts of the world. Are other parts of the world facing similar shortages in water availability? What are the historical roots behind the development of irrigation?

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Revolving Fund May Provide Alternative For Nebraska Cooperatives, Jeffrey S. Royer, Tyler W. Gilkey, Darrell R. Mark Apr 2007

Revolving Fund May Provide Alternative For Nebraska Cooperatives, Jeffrey S. Royer, Tyler W. Gilkey, Darrell R. Mark

Cornhusker Economics

Most Nebraska marketing and farm supply cooperatives use age-of-patron plans for managing the investments their members make in the organizations. Under an age-of-patron plan, equity allocated to an individual member from retained patronage refunds is held in the cooperative until that member reaches a particular age, often 65 years. At that point, all the member’s equity is eligible for redemption.

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Can The Path Be Altered?: Salvaging And Renewing Communities Of The Rural Plains, Larry Swanson Apr 2007

Can The Path Be Altered?: Salvaging And Renewing Communities Of The Rural Plains, Larry Swanson

Rural Initiative Program: Publications and Reports

Dr. Larry Swanson, Director of the Center for the Rocky Mountain West at the University of Montana, delivered the second-annual lecture on "Grassland Conservation and Sustainable Communities" on Thursday, April 12, 2007. Dr. Swanson's message that there is hope for rural communities if we act aggressively and immediately was heard by a crowd of 140 at the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln, NE. You can learn more about the lecture in the articles below or by visiting www.grasslandfoundation.org. We would like to thank everyone who attended the lecture and those who made the event possible. A special thanks to …

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Hog Profitability, Al Prosch Apr 2007

Hog Profitability, Al Prosch

Cornhusker Economics

Pork producers have enjoyed several years of profitable production. In 2002 we began keeping data on estimated breakeven cost and potential profits. Our data is based on an updated production budget for an efficient 1,200 sow farrow to finish unit. Corn and soybean meal costs are taken from the Chicago Board of Trade futures prices, to stay current with changing feed costs. For Nebraska feed costs, soybean meal is valued at the current board price and corn is valued at the board price plus a negative 30 cent basis.

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Supreme Court Declares Greenhouse Gas An Air Pollutant, J. David Aiken Apr 2007

Supreme Court Declares Greenhouse Gas An Air Pollutant, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court in 2 Massachusetts v. EPA ruled 5-4 that carbon dioxide (CO ) was an air pollutant under the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The court’s decision means that the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to reconsider its decision not to regulate carbon monoxide (CO) as an air pollutant when establishing auto tailpipe emission requirements. The court’s decision is an important victory for those seeking a more active United States policy on regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat global warming. This newsletter examines the United States role in global warming, …

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Nebraska’S Micropolitan Statistical Areas: A Growing Piece Of A Shrinking Pie, Randolph L. Cantrell Apr 2007

Nebraska’S Micropolitan Statistical Areas: A Growing Piece Of A Shrinking Pie, Randolph L. Cantrell

Rural Initiative Program: Publications and Reports

They have been called “urban islands in a shortgrass sea” (Popper and Popper, 1986) and “middle places” (Swanson, 2007). They are the small urban centers that dot the Great Plains and are home to an important share of the region’s non-metropolitan population and economic activity. Compared to the much larger metropolitan centers such as Omaha and Lincoln, they may appear to be minor players in the state’s social and economic landscape—but that would underestimate their role. Individually they anchor the regional “pillars of growth” identified by Thompson (Thompson et al., 2007), and collectively they play a determining role in the …

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Review Of Harvest For Hope: A Guide To Mindful Eating By Jane Goodall With Gary Mcavoy And Gail Hudson, Charles A. Francis Apr 2007

Review Of Harvest For Hope: A Guide To Mindful Eating By Jane Goodall With Gary Mcavoy And Gail Hudson, Charles A. Francis

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

One of the world's preeminent experts on primate behavior, author Jane Goodall now invests her boundless energy traveling and speaking about conservation. After years of studying chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, Goodall found their very existence threatened by poachers, by encroachment of farming into their habitat, and by global forces far from their wild environment. She is now on a mission to inform the public about what is wrong with our society and its impact on the planet. Harvest for Hope catalogs the problems and provides practical solutions.

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Ethanol, Corn Price And Weather Shifting Cattle Feeding North, Darrell R. Mark Mar 2007

Ethanol, Corn Price And Weather Shifting Cattle Feeding North, Darrell R. Mark

Cornhusker Economics

Traditionally, Texas, Kansas and Nebraska have ranked as the top three cattle feeding states, in that order, amongst feedyards with 1,000+ head capacities (see Figure 1 on next page). A unique combination of severe winter weather, high corn prices and the rapidly increasing production of ethanol byproducts may have been shifting that pattern in recent months. Cattle on feed data show that Nebraska has had the second largest number of cattle on feed in lots with 1,000+ head capacities since February 1. This resulted from a 22 percent increase in feed numbers since September 2006 in Nebraska. Interestingly, other Northern …

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Ethanol Fueling Land Market Advances, Bruce Johnson Mar 2007

Ethanol Fueling Land Market Advances, Bruce Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

Nebraska farm real estate market values and cash rents show sizable increases for the year ending February 1, 2007. Preliminary findings from the annual University of Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments Survey indicate the average per-acre value of agricultural land rose 14 percent over the past year (Figure 1 and Table 1). This was the largest annual all-land value increase of the past 19 years (Figure 1 and Table 1). Moreover, the percentage increase follows on three previous years of solid advances, which puts the state’s current all-land average value more than 50 percent higher than the 2003 level.

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The Wto Decision On U.S. Cotton Policy, Rita Abdelnour, E. Wesley F. Peterson Mar 2007

The Wto Decision On U.S. Cotton Policy, Rita Abdelnour, E. Wesley F. Peterson

Cornhusker Economics

In 2002, Brazil filed a complaint about U.S. cotton policies with the World Trade Organization (WTO). After initial consultations and review of the Brazilian complaint, the WTO established a dispute resolution panel in March 2003. The panel returned a ruling in favor of most of the objections in Brazil’s petition in September 2004. The United States appealed this decision but the WTO Appellate Body upheld the original judgment in a ruling issued on March 3, 2005. The cotton subsidy case is of importance for the U.S. cotton industry, but it also has implications for other U.S. commodities. The federal programs …

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