the farmer's knowledge and stated use of phytase using data from a spring 2006 of Missouri and Iowa poultry and livestock farmers. Responses to a number of questions in this survey reveal that knowledge of this win-win innovation is low. It also shows...

in the context of a cattle feedlot operation. Several structural models describing the feedlot operation are developed. A number of objective functions are considered in connection with these structural models in which the expectation mechanism is regarded...

A portfolio problem within agricultural cooperatives arises as a result of the traditional cooperative's property rights structure. As members' investment is tied to patronage, this traditional structure prevents them from ...

declined from about thirty percent to approximately eighteen percent, while direct buying and purchases through auction markets have increased. As the volume of hogs traded in terminal markets declines, the protection of consumers' welfare, as well...

"Every economic system must perform three basic functions; it must decide: (1) what goods and services will be produced; (2) how they are to be produced, that is, by whom, and with what resources and in what technological ...

Organic agricultural production in Missouri has grown since the inception of national organic production and labeling standards in 2002. Underlying the growth of certified organic operations and land area in Missouri are producers' motivations...

This study estimates domestic disappearance equations for the six main pork primal cuts (belly, butt, ham, loin, picnic, and rib) to determine the own-price, cross-price, and income elasticities for each cut. These equations ...

keeping systems an evaluation of EDP record keeping was considered desirable. The Mail-In Record System sponsored by the University of Missouri was selected for detailed analysis. The specific objectives were: (1) to evaluate the Missouri Mail-In Record...

Over the past 30 years, Western nations have developed alternative systems for exchanging agrofood products which incorporate social values into the transactional environment. These systems are comprised of many different ...

Mexico’s agricultural crop production has increased slower than domestic demand since 1965. The result has been a decrease in earlier agricultural crop exports and a subsequent increase in imports. Increases in domestic ...

"Purpose: The model to be developed is concerned with a subsector of the United States livestock economy. Specifically, a quarterly model of the U.S. pork industry is developed. The first objective is to clearly identify ...

Violence has negative impacts on the wellbeing of civilians, but it specifically has a stronger impact on the rural poor. In Mexico, the rural poor are often ignored in academic research and in policies that address violence, ...

Introduction and literature review: The demand for fertilizer is highly seasonal in nature with peak demand periods in the spring and again in the fall. In contrast, fertilizer is manufactured year-round in order to take ...

The study was conducted in the Valle and Choluteca Districts of Southern Honduras in 1974. The objectives of the study were (1) to identify input-output relationships for selected crops; (2) determine current and potential ...

This dissertation analyzes the impact of the surrounding agricultural marketing environment on grain producers' hedging decisions. This dissertation hypothesize that supports such as producer income supports and grain price ...

Off-farm income has recently been incorporated into the analysis of technology adoption, due to its increasing share in total farm household income in the U.S. Previous studies, however, found inconsistent results with ...

policies. The fourth objective was to appraise the potential of increasing cotton production in India. There is little likelihood of extending cotton acreage beyond the present 20 million acres. The only way of increasing production is to increase...

The property tax, though a relatively minor source of total public revenue, is ths major source of income for local units of government, especially school districts. The real estate portion presents numerous problems in ...

"Objectives of the study: The main objective of this study is to determine if under the prevailing production conditions there is a potential for Tanzanian farmers to increase their agricultural output, given the current ...

This dissertation studies factors influencing the rapid transition from spot markets to contracts recently observed in the exchanges between farm producers and processors or distributors. In particular, it attempts to fill ...