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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Agricultural statistics"”.
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Food Security Crop Price Transmission and Formation in Nigeria
… 2 is an empirical analysis of the current agricultural statistics system in Nigeria. A number of sources gather and report agricultural statistics for the country. Since there has not been an agricultural census implemented there for multiple decades, however, there is no objective source …
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Plant-process model corn yield forecasts for Iowa
… in light of recent budget cuts by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and elimination of the reporting of district corn yield forecasts in Iowa;Results indicated that district and state plant-process model (PPM) corn yield forecasts perform well compared to NASS forecasts in …
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Farm productivity in the Southern Tablelands - Monaro Region, 1931-85
… farming in this region by the use of shire agricultural statistics together with monthly climatic data, supplemented by much regional experimental and other descriptive material.
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Farm productivity in the Southern Tablelands - Monaro Region, 1931-85
… farming in this region by the use of shire agricultural statistics together with monthly climatic data, supplemented by much regional experimental and other descriptive material.
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An Economic Impact Assessment of the Green Industry of Virginia
… The survey was conducted by the Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service (VASS). This data was used to run an economic impact analysis of the industry using IMPLAN Professional software. Additionally, the software was used to determine the approximate affects of drought and water …
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Agricultural knowledge transfer in Devon 1919 - 1933
This case study has examined ways in which agricultural knowledge was transmitted informally to Devon’s farmers in the interwar period. It argues that this shows distinct organisational differences to pre-WW1 and post-WW2 agricultural knowledge transfer. The study also identifies differences with …
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Agricultural knowledge transfer in Devon 1919 - 1933
This case study has examined ways in which agricultural knowledge was transmitted informally to Devon’s farmers in the interwar period. It argues that this shows distinct organisational differences to pre-WW1 and post-WW2 agricultural knowledge transfer. The study also identifies differences with …
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Cambios y transformaciones en el sistema agrario riojano a finales del siglo XX
This paper is focused on the analysis of agricultural plots in La Rioja, particularly small family plots, and the changes they have undergone as a consequence of the changes in Spanish agriculture, which it has gone from a subsistence sector to a market, diversified, competitive and modern …
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'You cannot make the people scientific by Act of Parliament' : farmers, the State and livestock enumeration in the North-western Cape, c. 1850-1900
… nineteenth century. The study situates livestock statistics in an historical context which is intended to provide some indication of what these statistics meant for contemporary actors. This study looks at the significance of the enumeration oflivestock by the state, both for the state and for …
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The Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Management of Tomato Bacterial Wilt on Virginia's Eastern Shore
… of Virginia (ESV), according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Bacterial wilt of tomato, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) and Yabucchi et al., is the most devastating disease of tomato on the ESV. Four 'observational trials' were conducted on the ESV over three growing …
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Analysis of Cash Value Trends of Agricultural Lands in South Dakota
<p>Values of agricultural lands in South Dakota have been steadily increasing. Even during the recent economic recession, values of agricultural lands continued to increase. The main objectives of this project were to obtain insights regarding cause(s) of increase in land-values, and to see whether …
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Temporal and Spatial Influences on South Dakota Farm Economies of Size
… This is a typical measure of efficiency in agricultural statistics. The data come from the four prior Census of Agriculture years, 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012. A state-wide model and a county-wide model were developed to test for economies of size of South Dakota farms. Evidence of economies …
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Life Cycle Assessment of Select Agricultural Practices: Assessing the Potential for Climate Mitigation
… the carbon sequestration potential of select agricultural crops and management practices, and iii) to conduct a thorough life cycle assessment to estimate the carbon footprint of select agriculture crops and management practices, so as to help policy makers, planners and business managers in …