Browsing Agricultural Economics electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Department "Agricultural economics (MU)"
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Adaptations to the agricultural risk coverage program and their consequences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) program was created in the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 2014 as a shallow loss program protecting against year to year declines in farm income. The 2014 farm bill redirected commodity ... -
Adjusting organizational structure for cooperative longevity : Missouri farmers association, 1920 - 1950
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The objective of this qualitative exploratory study is to analyze the process which led Missouri Farmer Association (MFA) to dramatically change its ... -
Adoption and diffusion of agrobiotechnologies in the US cotton production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)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 ... -
Adoption of nitrogen efficient eco-innovations by US corn farmers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Anthropogenically introduced nitrogen has compromised environmental quality, but is an essential element for crop production, particularly corn production. Increasing nitrogen use efficiency by adopting eco-innovations ... -
Adoption of nutrient management practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)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 ... -
Adoption of organic farming systems in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)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 ... -
Agricultural loan evaluation with discriminant analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)As each year passes, the farmers' needs for adequate credit adapted to their particular type of businesses, become more evident, The shift in the past half century to a mechanized agriculture has greatly increased farm ... -
Alternate methods of coordination for agricultural producers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)"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 ... -
An alternative futures analysis of Flathead County, Montana : evaluating tradeoffs among economic growth, land use policy and land use change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Nine alternative futures were developed for Flathead County, MT for two study periods. The alternative futures involve different combinations of assumptions regarding future economic growth and land use polices. The ... -
An analysis of an alternative marketing system for cotton involving delayed ginning through various storage techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1964)For technical reasons, cotton gins normally operate at constant rates, and vary hours of operation to accommodate available volume. In this sense, time becomes an input and, in the case of cotton gins, a cost reducing input ... -
An analysis of cost-size relationships in hog production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)"The state of Missouri was fourth in the production of market hogs in the United States in 1968. Hogs are produced in every county and on 40 percent of the farms in the state. Figure 1-1 shows the distribution and intensity ... -
Analysis of creative and effective teaching behaviors ofuniversity [sic] instructors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This study examined the creative and effective teaching behaviors of instructors in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri. Three methods were used to examine instructor ... -
Analysis of factors influencing loan losses of production credit associations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)The Production Credit Associations' loan loss rates and amounts have increased in recent years. Lenders take a certain "calculated" risk in granting, extending additional credit or renewing a loan. Loan risks arise from ... -
An analysis of farm type classification systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)Several land grant universities have programs in operation to analyze farm records. The analysis results are used by farm firms as organizational guides and as a tool to locate strong and weak parts of the firm's business. ... -
An analysis of livestock marketing patterns in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1960)"Missouri is fortunate in its strategic location near the heart of the grain belt east of the Great plains cattle producing areas and on the western fringe of concentrated centers of population. A combination of favorable ... -
An analysis of record systems for farm management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1968)This study was designed to provide information as to the efficiency of EDP farm record systems in meeting the record requirements of large multiple-enterprise farming operations. Because of the many questions raised about ... -
An analysis of the agricultural base and potential in State Economic Area 2b in northeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1965)Important changes have occurred since 1950 in the agriculture of the State Economic Area 2b, a sixteen county area in northeast Missouri. The changes have been induced by broad movements in economic and technological forces ... -
Analysis of the average crop revenue election program, a representative farm approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program was created in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. The program is intended to help offset years of low market revenues for agricultural producers. However, those ... -
Analysis of the economic value associated with the adoption of beef reproductive technologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Beef cattle herd improvement to meet growing demand for higher quality beef has been an aspiration within the cattle industry since inception. Throughout the heartland, progressive cow-calf producers invest and adopt ... -
An analysis of the financial structure of local farm supply cooperatives in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)"Cooperative farm supply organizations are very important in Missouri’s agribusiness economy. During the period 1969-1970, farm supply cooperatives accounted for 26% of the feed, 28% of the seed, 31% of the fertilizer and ...