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Is There Any Light At The End Of The Tunnel?, Lynn Lutgen Apr 2001

Is There Any Light At The End Of The Tunnel?, Lynn Lutgen

Cornhusker Economics

Lately, it seems that one of the most commonly asked questions is, will we ever see grain prices recover? There are some indicators that would leave us to believe that there is some light at the end of the tunnel. It appears that global consumption over the past few years has been catching up with the increase in production that has occurred recently. When looking at the chart on the next page, the grain stocks to use ratio is at a relatively modest 16.5 percent. This is the lowest since 1996 when world inventories declined because of a relatively poor …

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Developing Better Economic Information About Coastal Resources As A Tool For Integrated Coastal Management, Judith T. Kildow Dr, Brian Baird, Charles S. Colgan, Hauke Kite-Powell, Rodney Weiher Apr 2001

Developing Better Economic Information About Coastal Resources As A Tool For Integrated Coastal Management, Judith T. Kildow Dr, Brian Baird, Charles S. Colgan, Hauke Kite-Powell, Rodney Weiher

Publications

Measuring economic activity associated with the ocean through examination of the goods and services produced by specified industries and in coastal locations will provide answers to many of the most commonly asked questions about the ocean economy. But even this data will still be incomplete. Beyond are a variety of "non-market" values, which are needed to complete the picture. When someone goes to the beach in Florida or boats on Chesapeake Bay, there may be little that is directly purchased on that day. But the popularity of such activities is testament to their underlying value. Economists have developed a variety …

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The Conservation Reserve Program: Then And Now, Richard T. Clark Mar 2001

The Conservation Reserve Program: Then And Now, Richard T. Clark

Cornhusker Economics

The Food Security Act of 1985 first authorized the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Since that time CRP has undergone numerous changes with the passage of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act (FACTA) in 1990 and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) in 1996. Nonetheless, CRP has survived, and today enjoys an enrollment not much smaller (33.4 million acres) than its peak of about 36.4 million acres, nationwide. Most contracts for enrollment in CRP were, and currently still are for 10 years. There are some exceptions such as land enrolled for tree practices and other conservation specific practices, …

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Farm Household Income And Employment Trends, Matthew A. Diersen Mar 2001

Farm Household Income And Employment Trends, Matthew A. Diersen

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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Farm Household Income And Employment Trends, Matthew A. Diersen Mar 2001

Farm Household Income And Employment Trends, Matthew A. Diersen

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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Consumer Willingness-To-Pay For Flavor In Beef Steaks: An Experimental Economics Approach, Dillon M. Feuz, Wendy J. Umberger Mar 2001

Consumer Willingness-To-Pay For Flavor In Beef Steaks: An Experimental Economics Approach, Dillon M. Feuz, Wendy J. Umberger

Cornhusker Economics

This article summarizes the major findings of a just completed agricultural economics dissertation research project that analyzed consumers' perceptions of beef flavor, and more importantly, their willingness-to-pay for various flavor preferences. The research was conducted jointly with the Animal Science Department at UNL. A novel experimental design was used to determine consumers willingness-to-pay for their flavor preferences. After tasting various steak samples, consumers were given the opportunity to bid on and purchase steaks from the same sample. The experimental auction was a sealed-bid, fourth-price auction (similar to a Vickrey auction) where the fourth highest bid determined the market price and …

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South Dakota's Hog Market: Developments And Prospects, Matthew Diersen Mar 2001

South Dakota's Hog Market: Developments And Prospects, Matthew Diersen

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

This paper examines the developments that have occurred in South Dakota's swine industry and offers insights into its future prospects. Data, trends, and literature related to this market were gathered in an effort to fill in specific gaps about South Dakota's market. Nationally and in South Dakota there are fewer producers raising hogs. The exit of relatively small producers from the industry reduced a seasonal spike of farrowings during the March-May quarter in recent years. A growing trend of in shipments, where feeder pigs are brought into South Dakota, finished, and marketed, has partially offset the reduction in farrowings. An …

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Moving Beyond Gloomy Environmental Policy, Gary D. Lynne Mar 2001

Moving Beyond Gloomy Environmental Policy, Gary D. Lynne

Cornhusker Economics

The wide-array of books and materials (both textbooks and supplementary reading) now available for helping students in our universities understand the arena of environmental and ecological policy economics is staggering and impressive, while at the same time disturbing. The books are impressive in their comprehensiveness and sophistication of analysis; students can be well prepared, indeed. Yet the same books are disturbing, for while some project doom (e.g., Hackett, 1998) and others seem to have an air of surrealistic cornucopia (e.g., Anderson and Leal, 1991), both lead to a rather gloomy set of environmental policy recommendations.

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Agricultural Land Values And Rents In A Stable Mode, Bruce B. Johnson, Peter Brummels, Lance Kuenning Mar 2001

Agricultural Land Values And Rents In A Stable Mode, Bruce B. Johnson, Peter Brummels, Lance Kuenning

Cornhusker Economics

In an ocean of economic uncertainty, Nebraska’s agricultural real estate market remains on a generally steady course, as revealed by preliminary results from the UNL’s 2001 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey. As of February 1st, the state’s all-land average value was $709 per acre, up 1.6 percent from 12 months earlier (Table 1). However, the choppiness of the economic waters is evident by the variations in the value changes across the various land types and substate areas.

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Market Prospects Organic Carrots & Other Vegetables, Steven Mccoy Mar 2001

Market Prospects Organic Carrots & Other Vegetables, Steven Mccoy

Horticulture published reports

This report provides a brief overview of the market opportunity for West Australian organically grown carrots and other vegetables grown in rotation with carrots. The report outlines market opportunities and important aspects of the local WA, interstate and export markets for consideration by conventional carrot growers with an interest in investing in the production of carrots grown organically, certified in compliance with the Australian "National Standards for Organic and Biodynamic Production".

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The United Kingdom's Experience With Agri-Environmental Stewardship Schemes: Lessons And Issues For The United States And Europe, Thomas Dobbs, Jules Pretty Mar 2001

The United Kingdom's Experience With Agri-Environmental Stewardship Schemes: Lessons And Issues For The United States And Europe, Thomas Dobbs, Jules Pretty

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

Agricultural policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic are now faced with fundamental pressures and choices about farming and the environment. Member states of the European Union (EU) are attempting to shape new policies in implementation of the Agenda 2000 reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and the US is beginning active debate on a new farm bill. On the European side of the Atlantic, Agenda 2000 reforms are being influenced heavily by the concept of 'multi-functionality'. The Rural Development Regulation, essentially a second CAP pillar, allows EU member states to shift some of their CAP funds to …

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Community Development And Small Business Training, Marilyn R. Schlake Feb 2001

Community Development And Small Business Training, Marilyn R. Schlake

Cornhusker Economics

Findings from a CARI study conducted in 1997 illustrated the importance of business development as a key component of community development. Sixty-five percent reported that the development of small businesses was a high priority. In fact, in communities of less than 500, 72% of the respondents indicated business development would be an effective strategy for their community. How we work with these businesses can determine the future of Nebraska’s communities.

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County Feedlot Regulations Invalidated, J. David Aiken Feb 2001

County Feedlot Regulations Invalidated, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

The development of large swine production facilities has been highly controversial in Nebraska for the past several years. On November 1, 2000 the Nebraska Supreme Court issued its first decision dealing substantively with local government efforts to regulate large swine facilities. In Enterprise Partners v Perkins County, 260 Neb. 650 (2000) the court ruled that county regulations requiring swine lagoons to be covered and regulating discharges from lagoons onto county roadways were zoning regulations, and in this case were invalid because no comprehensive plan had first been adopted. The court came to the correct conclusion but used an incorrect legal …

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Year 2001 Multiple-Peril Crop Insurance For Nebraska Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans And Wheat, Roger Selley, H. Douglas Jose Feb 2001

Year 2001 Multiple-Peril Crop Insurance For Nebraska Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans And Wheat, Roger Selley, H. Douglas Jose

Cornhusker Economics

The deadline for sign-up for Multiple-Peril Crop Insurance for spring crops in Nebraska is March 15. Winter wheat sign-up deadline is September 30. Premium subsidies have changed, particularly for higher coverage levels and CRC. In 2001 the administrative fee for CAT is $100 per crop per county, and for all policies above CAT the fee is $30 per crop per year.

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The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: Could It Be A Mixed Blessing?, Azzeddine Azzam Feb 2001

The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: Could It Be A Mixed Blessing?, Azzeddine Azzam

Cornhusker Economics

The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (the Act), which went into effect February 1, 2001, requires meat packers to report detailed price and quantity information on cattle, hogs, lambs and products to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on a daily basis. Historically, packers reported to AMS on a voluntary basis. However, “as more animals are being bought and sold under marketing arrangements where neither the arrangements nor the final purchase prices are publicly disclosed, ... it has become more difficult for producers to determine the actual prevailing purchasing price for livestock..” So, by making reports to AMS mandatory …

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Agricultural Production Contract Act, J. David Aiken Jan 2001

Agricultural Production Contract Act, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

Agricultural production contracts are becoming more widespread in Nebraska. (Contract production should be distinguished from custom farming, which is not at issue here). Under ag production contracts, farmers may contract to produce crops or livestock typically for processors. Contracting is widespread in the broiler industry, and is becoming more common in the swine and beef industry, and for some crops. The Producer Protection Act of 2000 (PPA) is a proposed model state statute prepared by the National Association of Attorneys General to deal with legal issues associated with agricultural contracting. The PPA was developed in order to avoid some problems …

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Tenure And Ownership Trends, Larry Janssen Jan 2001

South Dakota Agricultural Land Tenure And Ownership Trends, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Tenure And Ownership Trends, Larry Janssen Jan 2001

South Dakota Agricultural Land Tenure And Ownership Trends, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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The Impact Of The Agricultural Risk Protection Act Of 2000 On Crop Insurance Programs, H. Douglas Jose Jan 2001

The Impact Of The Agricultural Risk Protection Act Of 2000 On Crop Insurance Programs, H. Douglas Jose

Cornhusker Economics

After considerable discussion and alternative proposals, crop insurance reform became a reality in the form of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act (ARPA) last summer. Here are some of the key features of the act.

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The Potential For Hard White Winter Wheat In Nebraska, Richard K. Perrin, Phil Anthony Jan 2001

The Potential For Hard White Winter Wheat In Nebraska, Richard K. Perrin, Phil Anthony

Cornhusker Economics

Hard white winter wheat, a crop developed using traditional crop breeding techniques, is a new crop with some potential payoff for Nebraska wheat producers. Phil Anthony, currently a Masters' degree student in the Dept. of Agricultural Economics, completed a study of the economic potential for this crop as part of a senior honors project while an undergraduate at UNL. The following is based largely on that study.

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The Changing Nature Of “Success”, Wade Nutzman Jan 2001

The Changing Nature Of “Success”, Wade Nutzman

Cornhusker Economics

What is the definition of a good farmer/rancher? Of course, that has always depended a great deal on whom you ask, as well as their age. As things have changed, so has this definition, in my opinion.

Working individually with many Nebraska farmers and ranchers over several years has given me a chance to recognize some patterns. Here are a few common threads, along with some reasons those valued qualities continue to change.

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Fertilizer Diversification, Glenn A. Helmers Jan 2001

Fertilizer Diversification, Glenn A. Helmers

Cornhusker Economics

Crop diversification is commonly regarded as a risk reducing strategy to moderate the impacts of variable crop prices and yields. The addition of one or more livestock enterprises may lead to still greater income stability for an agricultural producer. Diversification reduces income volatility whenever low returns in one enterprise are associated with relatively moderate or high returns in another enterprise. The reverse phenomenon (moderate or relatively high returns in the first enterprise, occurring during years of low returns for the second enterprise) is also necessary for diversification to be effective. The greater the tendency for enterprise returns from different enterprises …

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Murgo Farms Inc.: Haccp, Iso 9000, And Iso 14000, David Sparling, Jonathon Lee, Wayne Howard Jan 2001

Murgo Farms Inc.: Haccp, Iso 9000, And Iso 14000, David Sparling, Jonathon Lee, Wayne Howard

Agribusiness

Murgo Farms Inc., addresses the challenge of choosing between the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 9000, and ISO 14000 systems for a business with grain farming, elevator and spraying enterprises. Murgo has recently entered markets that are more quality oriented and wishes to expand its activities in those markets. The President wonders whether HACCP or ISO 9000 might help that expansion. However, the company is also faced with significant environmental risks due to its spraying and manure spreading activities and its proximity to a local municipal water source. There are good reasons for Murgo …

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The Place Of The Eighteenth Century In American Agricultural History, Richard Bushman Jan 2001

The Place Of The Eighteenth Century In American Agricultural History, Richard Bushman

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

On the eve of the Revolution about 80 percent of the labor force of British North America worked in agriculture. Most colonists spent the majority of their waking hours doing farm work. People of all classes and ethnic origins (men, women, and many children) devoted their days to planting tobacco, husking corn, building fences, milking cows, slaughtering pings, clearing brush, weeding vegetables, churning butter, killing chickens, salting meat, and hoeing, hoeing, hoeing. Native Americans hunted more than Europeans and Africans, but Indians, too, worked the soil. The vast bulk of the population spent its energies from dawn to dusk, day …

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Valuing Farmland Conservation Easements, Steven B. Mitchell, Bruce B. Johnson Jan 2001

Valuing Farmland Conservation Easements, Steven B. Mitchell, Bruce B. Johnson

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

According to USDA estimates, more than 2 million acres of farmland are developed for urban and other nonagricultural uses each year. Nearly 30 percent of this acreage is considered prime farmland—farmland that has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply needed to sustain high yields when managed according to acceptable farming methods. Much of the farmland being lost lies in two of the nation’s major agricultural states, California and Florida, which account for much of the nation’s fruit and vegetable production. However, the land conversion process is occurring in every state to some degree. In Nebraska, thousands of acres …

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Slotting Allowances And Price–Cost Margins: A Note, Azzeddine Azzam Jan 2001

Slotting Allowances And Price–Cost Margins: A Note, Azzeddine Azzam

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

It has become common practice for retail grocers to charge grocery manufacturers a slotting allowance for placing products on the retail shelf. Manufacturers view the allowance as anti-competitive. Retailers view it as compensation for the risks associated with stocking new products. The largely theoretical literature on the subject is consistent with both views. This article proposes an empirical model to test the effect of slotting allowances on performance, and discusses if and how the model can be tied to the qualitative predictions of existing theoretical literature.

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Separating The Impacts Of Crop Diversification And Rotations On Risk, Glenn A. Helmers, Charles F. Yamoah, Gary E. Varvel Jan 2001

Separating The Impacts Of Crop Diversification And Rotations On Risk, Glenn A. Helmers, Charles F. Yamoah, Gary E. Varvel

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

It has been commonly accepted that crop rotations reduce risk compared with monoculture systems. Quantifying this phenomenon requires that effects of yield stability on risk (positive or negative) arising from rotating crops be separated from other risk elements. Using an ARS–University of Nebraska series of yields for corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] grown over a 14-yr period, both in rotation and in monoculture, the impact of crop rotation on risk was isolated and estimated. Risk was defined as the failure to meet an annual per-hectare net return target. A corn–soybean rotation had significantly …

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Livestock Production Costs Of Small Ranches On The Central Altiplano, Alfredo Benito Lopez Jan 2001

Livestock Production Costs Of Small Ranches On The Central Altiplano, Alfredo Benito Lopez

Theses and Dissertations

One of the more important economic activities in the Altiplano region is raising livestock, the exploitation of cattle, sheep, and llamas which are raised and adapted to the conditions surrounding this activity. Livestock production plays a fundamental role in the economy of farming families by providing them products such as meat, milk, cheese, fiber, skins, and other products that each translate into monetary revenues. The present study was carried out in the community of "Chama 6 de julio," Ingavi Province, Department of La Paz, about 83 km. (51.6 miles) outside of La Paz at an elevation of 3,792 m. (12,440 …

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Departmental Publications In Agricultural Economics 2000 Jan 2001

Departmental Publications In Agricultural Economics 2000

Department of Agricultural Economics: News, Announcements, and Information

Includes a comprehensive listing of Articles in Professional Journals; Books and Book Chapters; Experiment Station Research Bulletins; Departmental Publications; Conference/Symposium Proceedings; Unpublished Papers/Speeches Presented; Popularized Magazine Articles; Published Abstracts and Book Reviews; Extension Publications, Other and Miscellaneous, & Theses

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Ecological Sustainability For Pastoral Management, Hugh Pringle, Ken Tinley Jan 2001

Ecological Sustainability For Pastoral Management, Hugh Pringle, Ken Tinley

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Pastoralists and rangeland bureaucracies are now required to operate within the limits of ecological sustainability. However, while the concept of ecological sustainability has been enshrined in law and policy at State and Commonwealth levels in Australia, there has been little translation into pastoral management objectives. The introduction of the 'EMU (Ecosystem Management Unit) process', as an equal partnership between ecologists and pastoralists, promises to bring pastoralists into close dialogue with the landscapes they manage on their stations, and to acknowledge and manage for values other than pasture production. In doing so, pastoralists are likely to increase production, reduce costs, and …

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