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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Whole-Farm Planning"”.
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A Case-Based Reasoner for Evaluating Crop Rotations in Whole-Farm Planning
… is to provide decision support for an automated whole-farm planner (CROPS). CROPS (Buick et al., 1992) generates crop rotation plans that can address some of the environmental, economic and legislative pressures facing natural resource managers. To generate and recommend a crop rotation plan …
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A Whole-Farm Planning Decision Support System for Preventive Integrated Pest Management and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
… of the system was to generate plans at the farm level to satisfy economic and production goals while limiting risks of insect pest outbreaks, nitrate and pesticide leaching and runoff, and soil erosion. The system is composed of a constraint satisfaction planner (CROPS-LT), a modified …
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Methods for Evaluating Agricultural Enterprises in the Framework of Uncertainty Facing Tobacco Producing Regions of Virginia
… agricultural enterprises in order to enable farmers to make more informed diversification and adjustment decisions. This is particularly important for areas that need to adjust the structure of income sources as a result of dramatic changes in market demand and/or agricultural policy. Tobacco …
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Essays in the economic implications of select animal health and crop production issues
… negative economic impacts. For the individual farmer, this can be problematic and potentially poses a challenge to remain viable and profitable when faced with uncertain circumstances. Economic matters evaluated in this dissertation include the topics of animal health and crop production …