Farmers are increasingly conflicted between maintaining the integrity of the land and trying to succeed in a competitive market place. Agroforestry may offer opportunities, but awareness of the various practices is very ...

Adjusting cattle to grain based diets from predominately forage diets remains one of the production problems facing beef cattle producers. When cattle are introduced to grain based diets they have a tendency to experience ...

The central purpose of this study was to assess the degree of bias toward agriculture within a middle grade science textbook. Literary formats used to reference agriculture within the text were also assessed. A content ...

The study examines the farm level adoption and county level diffusion of three cotton biotechnologies in the US: insect resistant (Bollgard®), herbicide tolerance (Roundup Ready®), and stacked trait (Bollgard® & Roundup ...

Farm households in the developing world who choose to be self-sufficient, instead of producing for the market, lack the money necessary for purchasing what cannot be produced within the home. It has been noted that ...

The primary objective of this research was to build an econometric model of the international coffee sector that could be used to simulate alternative scenarios including macroeconomic changes, potential technological ...

Financial derivatives have had a phenomenal growth in trading and research in the last three decades. New markets, with niche products have created interesting trading opportunities. The Tokyo Grain Exchange created a ...

Cellulosic biomass is among the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels being considered in Missouri. In order to become a viable energy source, there needs to be a reliable supply of cellulosic material. Miscanthus, ...

This and prior studies of the U.S. fertilizer industry have been motivated by possible environmental risks associated with the over-application of fertilizer and the uncertainty surrounding volatility in fertilizer prices. ...

This thesis examines the vertical boundary determinants of small- to medium-sized wineries in emerging regions of the United States. This study integrates multiple vertical boundary theories (Transaction Cost Economics, ...

In recent years, more and more countries and areas have become increasingly concerned with environmental problems, and energy independence goals as a result of the high crude oil price. In this context, biofuels are widely ...

Access to quality water is a constraint and a source of waterborne diseases among the rural population of Uzbekistan. To address the need for quality water the government cooperates with many international financial and ...

A historically low U.S. cattle inventory combined with record cattle prices create potential for herd expansion. Many in the livestock industry are discussing the need to restructure beef production and debating over what ...

Concerns about the future of the pollinator population have led to the possibility of the registration for the neonicotinoid, imidacloprid, not being renewed for pesticide use in the United States. Supply and demand equations ...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement is a comprehensive regional free trade agreement negotiated by twelve countries around the Pacific Rim covering issues from agriculture to services to intellectual property. ...

This paper provides empirical evidence related to the factors which allow SBIR winner firms to be more innovative. The analysis is carried out by investigating the influence of firm-specific characteristics, together with ...

India's government plays a major role in the Indian wheat market, procuring wheat at a minimum support price for distribution to consumers at a subsidized rate through fair price shops. The costs of this program have been ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous research in cooperative governance have modeled the relationship between performance and governance using econometric methods such as two-stage ...