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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Farm production"”.
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New Deal Farm-Production Controls, 1933-1936
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-03T21:20:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 0002218.pdf: 28045106 bytes, checksum: 9771b39035fbb05a96839db23287e204 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1950
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A Study of the Relation Between Family Structure and Farm Production on Irish Farms
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An Integrated Approach for Planning Optimum Farm Production, Marketing and Financial Choices in the Cauca Valley of Colombia
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An economic analysis of the impact of alternative government peanut programs on program costs and the farm production sector of the Virginia-North Carolina peanut industry
… to the 1971 Peanut Program would have on peanut production, on the distribution of benefits of alternative government farm programs, on the income of the area's peanut farms, on the income of producers classed by farm size and tenure groups, and on losses incurred by the government in conducting …
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Vocational Preference and Career Development of Students Entering Postsecondary Agriculture Programs in Illinois
… segment of the American workforce. While farm production workers have declined in numbers over the past three decades there has been an expansion of employment in the non-production sectors of agriculture with substantially increased opportunities for females and workers without …
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An economic analysis of the potential of Virginia's processing tomato industry
In Virginia, the conventional method of farm production of processing tomatoes has lost its competitiveness to other farm enterprises due mainly to intensive labor requirements and low economic profit. Also, the tomato processing industry in Virginia and other Mid-Atlantic states has lost its …
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Food aid and economic development: impact of food for work on labor allocation, production and consumption behavior of small family-farms in a semi-arid area of Kenya
… providing income to ease capital constraints on farm production. However, it was feared that FFW might divert labor from own-farm production and reduce the level of locally produced food crops. The purpose of this dissertation was to empirically examine these hypotheses in the Ewalel and Marigat …
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Empirical essays on economic globalization with heterogeneous producers
… 4 examines the economic viability of local farms facing increasing globalization pressures. It examines the open island economy case of Hawaiʻi and econometrically investigates the impact of import competition on the growth and survival of heterogeneous farms. The empirical results suggest …
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Effects of Variable Amortization Plans on Borrower and Lender Risk: A Simulation Study of Low Equity Illinois Cash Grain Farms
… lending where risks arise from varying farm commodity prices and yields. VAPs vary the contractual periodic debt servicing commitment on long term debt in response to varying periodic debt servicing capacity of the borrower. Thus, in years of below (above) average returns from farm …
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An historical examination of water-powered mill sites and markets using geographic information system analysis: Augusta County, Virginia, 1880-1885
… activity. Excellent records of milling activity, farm production, and road and farm locations for the period of 1880-1885 allowed a geographic information system (GIS) database to be formed so that spatial patterns could be verified and identified in the Riverheads district of the county. Service …
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Stock wintering systems in Southland
… grass wintering of livestock may have affected production per animal and per hectare. Several farming systems are explored in this study and linear programming is used to develop an optimal farming system. Farm areas are analysed to expose existing resource restrictions and to define …
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Consumer perceptions of and willingness to pay for lettuce from different agricultural production systems
Vertical farming is a technologically advancing agricultural production method with the potential to change the way lettuce (and other produce) is grown. However, less is known about how consumers will react to this new technology in the marketplace. In this study, we examine consumers’ perceptions …
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AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF US FARMLAND PRICES, 1941 TO 1980 (UNITED STATES)
<p>The value of farmland in the United States comprises approximately seventy-five percent of the total value of farm assets. U.S. farmland prices have risen steadily since 1940. The period of 1970 to 1980, however, exhibits an increased rate of growth in average farmland values.</p><p>Rapid …
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The potential of agroforestry for utilisation as a significant development force in rural Kwazulu/Natal : the case of Kwabiyela
… (the incorporation of woody perennials into crop production and animal husbandry systems) is placed within the rural development context at the local and national scales, and its potential role in attaining sustainable rural development evaluated. It is suggested as an appropriate response to …
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Modeling Whole Farm Systems to Enhance Beginning Small Farmer Success in Southwest Virginia
The number of very small farms (<10 acres) is increasing and beginning farmers (in practice for <10 years) are more likely to run them. Very small farms are typically complex systems in which the farmer manages both production of a diverse array of crops and marketing of crops directly to consumers …
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Evaluating the use of renewable fuel sources to heat flue-cured tobacco barns
… a significant portion of the overall cost of production. Given the goal of the industry to reduce the environmental footprint of tobacco production and the energy demand of curing, attention has been directed to explore options for the use of renewable fuels for heating tobacco barns. A …
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Increasing Program Effectiveness Through use of Principles of Andragogy in Tennessee Beef Quality Assurance Programs
… as well as the environmental orientation of farm production practices (Tsakiridis et al., 2021). Any active BQA certificate holder in Tennessee can apply for the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP). TAEP significantly benefits both farmers and the economy. The TAEP is a …
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Wartime agricultural policy in Canada : an analysis of agricultural adjustment to wartime demand with particular reference to state intervention and control in the Second World War
… war, including the effects of the depression on farm production, prices and incomes. Chapters II to IV deal almost exclusively with agricultural adjustment to wartime conditions and with the related activities of the state. Finally, the temporary and permanent impact of altered wartime demand on …
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Revealing the hidden : the cradle of humankind
… including acid mine drainage and poor farming practices. These activities within the Cradle are however not only threatening what is left of the historical landscape, but are also placing pressure on the hidden networks of the landscape. Among the networks which are hidden, is the …
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