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The diagnosis of a pre-blocking explosively-developing extratropical cyclone system
(Munksgaard, 1992-05)
This paper presents the diagnosis of an extratropical cyclone that developed explosively from 18 to 19 January 1979 over the North Atlantic Ocean. The diagnosis applies data obtained from the Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres ...
A View of GMOs from the UK
(AgBioForum, 1998)
At the present time, the genetically modified organism (GMO) issue is rapidly emerging as the next big theme in European food production post-BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). The key question in this context is the ...
What's in a Label?
(AgBioForum, 1998)
We believe that any labeling statements must be capable of verification and enforcement. Appropriately validated detection methods will be critical when labeling is required. While there may well be a place for products ...
Biotechnology and Agriculture : A Skeptical Perspective
(AgBioForum, 1999)
A combination of population and income growth will more than double the demand for food and other agricultural commodities over the next half century. Advances in crop productivity during the twentieth century have largely ...
GMO Labeling : Threat or Opportunity?
(AgBioForum, 1998)
This paper examines the potential impact of both mandatory and voluntary labeling schemes on the research and commercialization of process-based and product-based GMO goods. The analysis concludes that mandatory labeling ...
Agricultural Biotechnology and Public Perceptions
(AgBioForum, 1998)
Much of the debate concerning the acceptability of agricultural biotechnology can be traced to the fact that food is viewed as an entitlement in most of the developed world. In the United States (U.S.), Europe, and other ...
A Diagnosis of the Explosive Development of Two Extratropical Cyclones
(American Meteorological Society, 1992-08)
This paper examines the 24-h explosive development periods of two extratropical cyclones, the first occurring over the Gulf Stream off the coast of New England from 18 to 19 January 1979 and the second occurring over the ...
Analysis of Loan Outlays for the 1999 Crop Under Alternative Loan Rate Formulas
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-08)
The analysis estimates the increase in government outlays that would result from increasing 1999 commodity loan rates.
Farms Impacted by Payment Limitations on Loan Deficiency Payments and Marketing Loan Gains
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-08)
General characteristics of farming operations that will most likely hit payment limits on Loan Deficiency Payments(LDPs)and marketing loan gains.
Trend Yield Analysis and Yield Growth Assumptions
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-06)
Discusses the formulation of assumptions pertaining to yield growth in the crop sector used in developing market projections.
The changing agricultural research environment : what does it mean for public-private innovation?
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Agricultural research has experienced increased industry spending and public-private collaborations. Private incentives for public goods research are limited. Public-private ventures can foster socially beneficial research. ...
Partnerships between public and private : the experience of the Cooperative Research Center for Plant Science in Australia
(AgBioForum, 1999)
We discuss an innovative scheme, the Cooperative Research Centers Program, established by the Australian government in 1991, which has a major objective of delivering research output of direct benefit to Australian industries. ...
Public/private alliances
(AgBioForum, 1999)
The traditional research paradigm represents discoveries flowing linearly from basic science conducted in public institutions to applied research and commercialization undertaken largely by private industry. This ...
Public science, biotechnology, and the industrial organization of agrofood systems
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Concentration in the agricultural biotechnology sector and general patterns of restructuring raise important policy questions regarding public investments in research and extension. We argue that the most valuable contributions ...
Exploring the public's role in agricultural biotechnology research
(AgBioForum, 1999)
The potential for market failure resulting from under-investment in research is onejustification for public agricultural research. This justification seems less germane given recent developments regarding intellectual ...
Are research alliances between private firms and land grant universities compatible with the original purpose?
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Increased collaboration between private firms and State Agricultural Experiment Stations (SAES) raises fears that the independence, objectivity, and credibility of SAES and their scientists may be compromised. Likewise, ...
The agricultural knowledge system : appropriate roles and interactions for the public and private sectors
(AgBioForum, 1999)
For over one hundred years, Land Grant Universities (LGUs) have pushed the frontiers of knowledge; have translated new knowledge into practice for the benefit of farmers, agribusiness and consumers; and have prepared the ...
Balancing basic, genetic enhancement and cultivar development research in an evolving US plant germplasm system
(AgBioForum, 1999)
The structure of the United States (U.S.) public-private plant genetic research system is being transformed by the emergence of practical biotechnology protocols for creating transgenic plants; and by strengthened intellectual ...
Missouri Crop-Share Leasing Patterns
(University Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-07)
This guide focuses on one specific rental agreement, the crop-share lease. This guide uses producer survey information to determine how tenants and landowners share the costs of production under 50-50 and 2/3-1/3 lease ...
Designing a Farm Résumé
(University Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-05)
A farm resume is much like a resume for employment in that it highlights your qualifications to do a job. A farm resume can help tenants to be creative in selling their services. Young farmers, in particular, can benefit ...