Welcome By The Editor,
2015
Colby College
Welcome By The Editor, Sahan T. M. Dissanayake
Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby
No abstract provided.
Annual And Seasonal Price Patterns For Cattle,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Annual And Seasonal Price Patterns For Cattle, Kathleen Brooks
Cornhusker Economics
Annual average prices over the last 35 years for feeder steers (500-600 lb and 700-800 lb) and fed steers for Nebraska are shown in Figure 1. The U.S. cattle history has well documented 10 to 12 year cycles of rising and falling production with inverse price cycles. Historical prices within the cattle industry cycles for Nebraska can be seen from the figure with similar low prices during the bottom of the cycles in 1986 and 1996. In 1996, higher than average feed grain prices resulted in the narrowing of the spread between lighter weight and heavier weight steers. Cattle prices …
U.S. Drought Monitor, August 18, 2015,
2015
NCDC/NESDIS/NOAA
U.S. Drought Monitor, August 18, 2015, Chris Fenimore
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for August 18, 2015 (8/18/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
2015-2016 Land Management, Relations, And Alternative Cash Lease Provisions Participant Manual,
2015
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2015-2016 Land Management, Relations, And Alternative Cash Lease Provisions Participant Manual
Extension Farm and Ranch Management News
This publication was used as the participant manual for the 2015-2016 land management and flex lease meetings held across the state of Nebraska. This effort was supported by grant funding made available from the Nebraska Soybean Board and the North Central Risk Management Education Center.
Determining A Cooperative’S Least-Cost Equity Position,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Determining A Cooperative’S Least-Cost Equity Position, Jeffrey S. Royer
Cornhusker Economics
A simple measure of interest coverage can serve as the basis for a valuable equity management and planning tool for both agricultural cooperatives and rural electric cooperatives (RECs). The timesinterest- earned ratio (TIER) can be used by a cooperative to determine the least-cost mix of debt and equity capital that satisfies a particular interest coverage requirement given the cooperative's rate of return on equity and average interest rate. Identifying the least-cost mix of debt and equity is important because if the cooperative uses too much debt in its capitalization, it may be unable to cover its interest expenses; if it …
U.S. Drought Monitor, August 11, 2015,
2015
National Drought Mitigation Center
U.S. Drought Monitor, August 11, 2015, Brian Fuchs
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for August 11, 2015 (8/11/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
Evaluation Of Two Non-Destructive Methods For Estimating Biomass In A Prairie,
2015
Purdue University
Evaluation Of Two Non-Destructive Methods For Estimating Biomass In A Prairie, Arnoldas Pivorius, Laura Ploughe, Jeff Dukes
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
The estimation of above ground biomass is important in managing natural resources, like assessing habitat conditions. Direct, destructive measurements by clipping, drying, and weighing plant matter is time consuming and labor intensive. It is of interest to develop non-invasive methods to complement or replace direct vegetation harvest. Two non-invasive methods were evaluated, light penetration and visual obstruction, in the Purdue Wildlife Area prairie. Light penetration in the grassland plots were measured using a Decagon light stick (LP-80), 5 cm from the ground and above the plants. Estimation of visual obstruction was done using a Robel pole, which focuses on the …
Farm Program Payments And Protection Under Arc And Plc,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Farm Program Payments And Protection Under Arc And Plc, Bradley D. Lubben
Cornhusker Economics
Earlier this year, Nebraska crop producers and local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices worked through countless meetings, visits, and analyses to make farm program enrollment decisions regarding base acreage, payment yields, and the election between Agriculture Risk Coverage at the county level (ARC-CO), Agriculture Risk Coverage at the individual level (ARC-IC), or Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The decisions involved deciphering a complex set of farm programs and related crop insurance choices and relied at least in part on producer perceptions of yield and price directions and volatility through the 2018 crop year.
U.S. Drought Monitor, August 4, 2015,
2015
National Drought Mitigation Center/University of Nebraska-Lincoln
U.S. Drought Monitor, August 4, 2015, Mark D. Svoboda
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for August 4, 2015 (8/4/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 2 Acres, 2015,
2015
Utah State University
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 2 Acres, 2015, Shawn Olsen, Kynda Curtis, Katie Wagner
All Current Publications
Sample costs and returns to produce mixed vegetables under drip irrigation and sold through direct markets in the Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah County of Utah are presented in this fact sheet. It is intended to be a guide used to make production decisions,determine potential returns and prepare business and marketing plans.
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 5 Acres, 2015,
2015
Utah State University
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 5 Acres, 2015, Kynda Curtis, Shawn Olsen, Katie Wagner
All Current Publications
Sample costs and returns to produce mixed vegetables under drip irrigation and sold through direct markets in the Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah County of Utah are presented in this fact sheet. It is intended to be a guide used to make production decisions,determine potential returns and prepare business and marketing plans.
Cash Rent Increases When Is The Right Time To Give Up A Lease?,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Cash Rent Increases When Is The Right Time To Give Up A Lease?, Tina Barrett
Cornhusker Economics
There has been considerable talk for many years about the increases in cash rent. This chart shows the data collected by Nebraska Farm Business, Inc. for the average cash rent paid in the prior 10 years. The average cost has doubled from $127.71 in 2005 to $258.11 in 2014 (peak of $274.74 in 2013) . The cost now accounts for 31% of the total cost of growing irrigated corn. It's no wonder that in times of narrowing margins, producers are considering ways to reduce this major expense.
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 28, 2015,
2015
United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 28, 2015, Richard R. Heim Jr.
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of the United States for July 28, 2015 (7/28/15) plus: United States crop areas experiencing drought (map), an approximate percentage of crop located in drought by state (bar graph), and the percentage of crop area located in drought during the past 52 weeks (line graph) for corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, and winter wheat.
Export Taxes And Their Effects On Farmers' Profitability And Risk In Argentina,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Export Taxes And Their Effects On Farmers' Profitability And Risk In Argentina, Ezequiel M. Villamil
Department of Agricultural Economics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This main objective of this thesis is to analyze the effects of export taxes on the risk faced by farmers in different regions of Argentina in their cropping operations for wheat, sunflower, soybeans and corn. In the first chapter we introduce the variables and explain the agricultural environment in Argentina. A set of three profit function models with different export tax policies were specified in a Monte Carlo simulation template using data from 1985 to the present. A set of risk measures for the upper and lower partial moments along with the overall probability distribution statistics are used to asses …
Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska Connecting Farmers To Consumers For 10 Years!,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska Connecting Farmers To Consumers For 10 Years!, Jim Crandall
Cornhusker Economics
The local food “movement” has gained strength nationwide as well as right here in Nebraska. The production and consumption of nearly table ready food has gained popularity and has an important economic impact for those farmers and businesses involved in that segment of agriculture. The past decade has seen substantial and growing interest in the promotion of local food systems throughout the United States. The increasing consumer demands for fresh local produce and other farm products are driven by the beliefs that local food production systems are more sustainable, healthy, and supportive of local economies. As a testament to rising …
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 21, 2015,
2015
Western Regional Climate Center
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 21, 2015, David Simeral
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for July 21, 2015 (7/21/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
Ripple Effect Mapping: A Tool To Document Change,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ripple Effect Mapping: A Tool To Document Change, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel
Cornhusker Economics
Do educational programs focused on community development produce real community change? And if so, how can you document that change? This seems to be the ultimate question for professionals working in this field. A relatively new technique, Ripple Effect Mapping (Kollock, Flage, Chazdon, Paine & Higgins, 2012), may have real potential in gleaning both intended and unintended consequences of the educational experience, a first step in long-term change.
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 14, 2015,
2015
Western Regional Climate Center
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 14, 2015, David Simeral
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for July 14, 2015 (7/14/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
Trends In Satisfaction With Jobs And Finances Observations From Nineteen Years Of The Nebraska Rural Poll,
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Trends In Satisfaction With Jobs And Finances Observations From Nineteen Years Of The Nebraska Rural Poll, Randolph L. Cantrell
Cornhusker Economics
The Nebraska Rural Poll has been conducted every year since 1996 and has dealt with many topics of concern to Non-Metropolitan Nebraskans. While important and sometimes controversial topics such as water resources, taxation and climate change draw the interest of the media, another set of questions often go largely unnoticed by readers. Those questions, many repeated in every Poll, inquire as to the respondents' level of "satisfaction"with an array of community amenities, such as infrastructure, environment, services and leadership. Other repeated Poll questions deal with the respondents?level of satisfaction with their current personal or household situation, including such items as …
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 7, 2015,
2015
National Drought Mitigation Center
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 7, 2015, Brian Fuchs
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for July 7, 2015 (7/7/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
