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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"Agricultural producers"”.
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Retirement planning practices and strategies for agricultural producers
… examines the current retirement strategies of agricultural producers, determines farmers’ levels of investment and financial planning knowledge, and makes recommendations for the construction of a computer-based expert system to assist producers in developing retirement plans and strategies. …
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An analysis of the availability of Capper-Volstead cooperative membership to agricultural producers
Photocopy of typescript.
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An analysis of the availability of Capper-Volstead cooperative membership to agricultural producers
Photocopy of typescript.
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Cultivating care: Exploring gender differences in mental health, substance use, and healthcare among agricultural producers
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-03-01 without embargo terms
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Pre- and post-retirement asset allocation: a simulation of retirement investment strategies for agricultural producers
… pre-retirement investment scenarios for agricultural producers. Thirty-two investment scenarios are examined, with each scenario differing with respect to retirement vehicle, investment strategy of the producer, and the use of a cash margin for reinvestment in the operation versus …
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Technological Adaptation for Water Storage and Distribution in the Oldman River Basin in Response to Extreme Climate Exposures
… of new and expanding industries, changes in agricultural activity and practices, and transformation in demographics and population density across the region have led to the installation and use of new technologies to manage water effectively and efficiently for multiple consumers. Existing …
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An audience focused approach to framing climate-change communication in agriculture
… issue salience, and communication preferences agricultural producers in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas use and accept related to climate change and the impacts of a changing climate. It was of additional interest to explore the climate-change beliefs and preferred agricultural media sources for …
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Deciding to Diversify: A Case Study of Seven Virginia Farm Businesses
… diversification is an important tool for agricultural producers with respect to risk management. As agricultural producers in Virginia look to prepare their farm businesses for the new millennium, they are increasingly considering non-traditional enterprises and activities for their farms. …
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Water security in refugee host communities: Syrian refugees in Jordan
… following a large refugee influx, with local agricultural producers receiving the largest benefits. However, this may not occur in host communities where production inputs such as water are scarce. I adapt a dynamic economic model of groundwater extraction to analyze the environmental impact …
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Contesting the State in Ghana's Cocoa Trade: The Case of the Kuapa Kokoo Farmers' Union, 1957-2004
… and trade liberalization. However, small-scale producers have not disengaged from the state as some scholars assert like Goran Hyden. In Ghana, producers came together in the form of a farmers' union to address their economic needs not through the "economy of affection" where they relied on …
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Understanding the impacts of agricultural commodity price volatility on Nebraska's economy : a systems approach
Agricultural production is one of the cornerstones of Nebraska's economy and acts as a driver for the state's economy. Nebraska's geography, infrastructure, and industry all support agriculture, and many industries within the state depend on the labor and goods from agricultural producers. In …
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Determining capital adequacy for a community bank's agricultural loan portfolio
… assets. The company is also one of the largest agricultural lenders in the country and the largest agricultural lender among traditional community banks. Given the ominous outlook heading into 2016 for agricultural producers from lower projected net incomes and increased borrowing costs …
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Essays on the Economics of Climate Change, Water, and Agriculture
In an era of global-scale climate change, agricultural production faces a unique challenge due to its reliance on stochastic natural endowments, including temperature, precipitation, and water availability for irrigation. This dissertation presents a series of essays to examine how agricultural …
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Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
Direct dissemination of expert knowledge to agricultural producers through computer programs will increase product quality as well as profit margin. The construction of an expert system to help farmers manage apple orchards is reported. The system provides advice regarding specific pest management, …
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(Trans)national rules and local performances : sustainability standards in the Cocoa Sector of Ghana, Ecuador, and Brazil
… have been construed as potent solutions for agricultural producers in the Global South to solve major issues around poverty, inequality, bad labor and environmental conditions, and they have been spreading rapidly. Standards promise better livelihoods for producers through higher prices, …
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Impacts of Best Management Practices on Farm Financial Performance
… creates a challenge for commercially oriented agricultural producers to improve business acumen through strategy development and execution. A best management practice is broadly defined as a practice that is considered to be most effective in improving business performance. This study examined …
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THE ROLE OF ADAPTATION AND INFORMATION IN AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE
… during severe weather events. They can allow agricultural producers to maintain the many functions of these systems, including food, fiber, and fuel production as well as water filtration, soil stability, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity. Implementation of these adaptations can be …
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Organic Food for Thought: How Larger Countries Can Learn from Smaller Export Countries When it Comes to Sustainable Agriculture
… through the framework of the Netherlands agricultural model. It goes in detail on the specific problems the world faces including water scarcity, overpopulation, dependency on fertilizers and pesticides and the Dutch solutions to these specific problems. The paper also delves into the …
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Insights to the Consequences of Fair Trade from an All-Female Coffee Cooperative
… concerning the experiences of fair trade producers. However, there is relatively little research available regarding producers’ experiences in all-female, fair trade cooperatives. This project focuses specifically on Nicaraguan female coffee producers who are members of an all-female, fair …
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Essays on U.S. agricultural policy : subsidies, crop insurance, and environmental auctions
… policy, specifically policy meant to benefit agricultural producers. The first chapter asks how agricultural subsidies affect farmland rental rates. Chapter two examines the relative effects of ad hoc disaster payments and crop insurance, focusing on the potential to smooth income shocks, and …
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