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FAPRI 2009 U.S and World Agricultural Outlook
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, Iowa State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia., 2009-01)
The FAPRI U.S. and World Agricultural
Outlook presents projections of world agricultural production, consumption, and trade under average weather patterns, existing farm policy, and polic commitments under current trade agreements and custom unions...
President's Budget: Implications of Selected Proposals for U.S. Agriculture
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005-03)
The report presents estimates of impacts on U.S. production, prices, producer returns, government costs, and net farm income resulting from two proposals in the President's budget, a 5 percent cut in payments and a limitation on production eligible...
Geostatistical analysis of land use/land cover changes and population growth trends in the Komadugu-Yobe River Basin in Nigeria
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012-06-14)
variables were analyzed for five years of observation: 1970, 1986, 2000, 2005, and 2009. The time-series summary and kriging interpolation of yearly precipitation identified the year 1980 as a time period of significance for the present study...
The Impact of Welfare Reform on Leaver Characteristics, Employment and Recidivism: An Analysis of Maryland and Missouri
(Department of Economics, 2007)
State and federal reforms of the 1990s transformed the U.S. cash assistance program for single parents and their children. Despite an extensive literature examining these changes and their impacts, there have been few studies that consider...
Variations in production per farm and per worker in Missouri, 1939
(University of Missouri. Extension Division, 1944)
with the handling of Missouri farm labor problems in their determination of policies, information relative to differences in productivity of workers among the areas of the state is needed. Unfortunately, the latest data which may be used for these comparisons...
Optimization of Bridge Approach Slab
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
Every US state Department of Transportation has its own practice for design and construction of Bridge Approach Slab (BAS). The objective of this thesis is to explore the usage of alternate innovative structural solution for Missouri Department...
Generational status, social capital and family engagement in immigrant families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
, the present research suggested that immigrant families were not only constrained from participating in their children's education, but also had their own strengths for family engagement such as positive expectations for and extensive communications...
A genetic approach to determine river otter abundance in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Extirpated from Missouri by the 1930s, river otters (Lontra canadensis) were reintroduced by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) from 1982-1992. Since the reintroductions, concerns over the legitimacy of otter trapping and the predator...
Factors influencing practitioner adoption of agroforestry : a USDA SARE case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Agroforestry practices offer a compelling alternative to conventional agriculture as they provide a broad range of economic, ecological and social benefits. Despite its' recognized potential, on-the-ground adoption of U.S. agroforestry remains...
FAPRI 2003 U.S. Baseline Briefing Book
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003-03)
This report presents a summary of ten-year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets providing information about the outlook for agricultural markets, farm program spending, farm income, and a variety of other indicators....
Mizzou, volume 096, number 3 (2008 spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2008)
Evaluating the engaged institution : the conceptualizations and discourses of engagement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
As a relatively new term applied to the activities of higher education, "engagement" is an emerging conception that is being constructed and defined by actors within and outside of higher education. These constructions can ...
Impacts of the state 4-H Council experience : a phenomenological study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
large-scale program designed to foster its effectiveness and success. The program is focused on the experience of adolescents and rooted at the University of Missouri, one of 69 Land Grant Universities, established by the Morrill Act of 1862 to expand...
Multiple imputation approaches to regression analysis of interval-censored failure time data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation discusses regression analysis of interval-censored failure time data, which occur in many fields including demographical, epidemiological, financial, medical...
Northern Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center, field day annual report 2022
(Northern Missouri Research, Extension, and Education Center, 2022)
"This field day annual report includes brief reports on the research conducted at the research farms under the Northern Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center. The research farms under the Northern Missouri Research, Extension...
Spring establishment of tall fescue utilizing sunn hemp as a companion crop under rotational grazing management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/01/2024] Tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.) is the predominant perennial cool season grass used for forage in Missouri. It demonstrates a bi-modal seasonal yield distribution with forage production periods...
Two essays on food manufacturer resilience: regional factors and workforce challenges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
data and only in Missouri, the other national with high-level plant data -- but two themes do emerge: workforce factors matter for resilience, and plant-level factors matter for resilience. Results of the two essays have important implications...
Statistical analysis for survival data with missing information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
As a branch of statistics, survival analysis, which is often referred to as "reliability theory" in engineering, has a long history. While in practical problems, some information might be missing. This dissertation discusses ...
Glyphosate resistance : pollen movement within a common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) population and herbicide release from common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis sauer) plants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Common ragweed and Common waterhemp are native, summer annual weeds distributed widely throughout the United States. Both weed species have developed resistance to the broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate. Research was ...
Movement, habitat use, and spawning characteristics of flathead and blue catfish on the lower Missouri River and tributaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The movement and habitat use patterns of adult flathead and blue catfish were studied via acoustic and radio telemetry in the lower Missouri River and adjacent tributaries including the Grand, Lamine, Chariton, and Little Chariton Rivers...