The Returns And Volatility Of Agribusiness Stocks: How Do They Measure Up To Non-Agribusiness Stocks?,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Returns And Volatility Of Agribusiness Stocks: How Do They Measure Up To Non-Agribusiness Stocks?, Benjamin Michael Clark
LSU Master's Theses
Little literature exists that analyzes the historical risk and return associated with investing in the US agricultural sector. However, several observable trends have recently made investing in the US agricultural sector an area of interest among investors. Stock price indexes are a commonly used tool for summarizing the historical performance of a specific sector. A market-capitalization weighted stock price index is created to represent the largest US agribusiness firms since 1970, using the US Census Standard Industrial Classification system and the Economic Research Service’s definition of agribusiness. Geometric returns, standard deviation, Sharpe Ratio, and beta values are calculated for one, …
The Adoption Of Best Management Practices In The Louisiana Crawfish Industry,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Adoption Of Best Management Practices In The Louisiana Crawfish Industry, Narayan P. Nyaupane
LSU Master's Theses
Agricultural production can have result in environmental deterioration in cases where proper management practices have not been implemented. Louisiana, one of the tropical states, has a significant agricultural base with more than 1,600 farmers raising crawfish. Large volumes of waste water containing environmental pollutants result significant environmental problem in the state. Voluntary adoption of a number of best management practices (BMPs) that are considered to be environmentally and economically beneficial is encouraged in Louisiana. The major objectives of this study are to investigate farmer adoption of 18 selected Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) cost share eligible BMPs and the reasons …
Incentives, Risk, And The Role Of Private Investments In Louisiana Coastal Wetland Restoration,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Incentives, Risk, And The Role Of Private Investments In Louisiana Coastal Wetland Restoration, Cheikhna Ould Dedah
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The coast of Louisiana, with more than three million wetland acres, accounts for about 40 percent of the nation’s total wetlands. Louisiana is estimated to have lost more than 1.2 million acres of its coastal wetland in the last century. Although 75% of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are privately owned, little has been done to encourage private landowners to undertake wetland restoration projects. This dissertation examines the factors that influence the decisions of the landowners to undertake wetland restoration projects. We develop a theoretical framework for understanding the landowner’s decision-making process in the presence of high uncertainty and increasing restoration costs. …
Toxin-Nutrient Interactions Influence Diet Selection,
2010
Utah State University
Toxin-Nutrient Interactions Influence Diet Selection, Usu Extension
All Current Publications
Given a choice herbivores prefer foods that are high in nutrients and low in toxins. Nevertheless, plants high in toxins are common on rangelands.
Training Livestock To Leave Streams And Use Uplands,
2010
Utah State University
Training Livestock To Leave Streams And Use Uplands, Usu Extension
All Current Publications
Cattle can damage streams and surrounding vegetation—riparian areas—by breaking down banks decreasing water quality, and reducing wildlife living in the stream and on the land.
Strawberry Plug Plant Production,
2010
Utah State University
Strawberry Plug Plant Production, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Daniel Rowley
All Current Publications
This publication provides information on growing strawberries including planting dates and harvesting methods.
