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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"agricultural operation"”.
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Defining farm-safety research priorities and adjusting farm insurance premiums by a risk analysis approach
… age of farm worker, hours of exposure, type of agricultural operation, and various hazardous conditions on a farm. By combining the probability of injuries due to a particular risk factor with the estimated costs of injuries, the EIC indices were derived for farm workers and activities. …
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Effectiveness of Windrow Composting Methodology in Killing a Thermo-Tolerant Species of Salmonella During Mortality Composting
<p>In a large agricultural operation, such as the one at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, disposal of deceased animals is an immense issue. The cost of transporting and rendering every dead animal is inhibitory to the general function of the agricultural operations and their thin budget. Therefore, we …
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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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Fertile ground: enhancing local food production in Delft, South Africa
… livelihoods by establishing a productive urban agricultural operation that will create jobs, supply healthy food and reestablish farming as a lucrative business in an impoverished community. It is intended to inspire people to transform the landscape of local food production and sustainable …
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Determination and modelling of energy consumption in wheat production using neural networks : "A case study in Canterbury Province, New Zealand"
… related to the efficient use of energy in agricultural production. A careful study of all factors was first made to find trends and correlations and their relationship to energy consumption. A two step approach to input reduction involving correlation and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) …