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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"corn and soybeans"”.
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Consumption, production, storage, and movement of corn and soybeans in Virginia
Virginia is a net deficit state in corn and soybeans. The purpose of this study is to determine when during the crop year this deficit occurs, the relationship among production, consumption, and storage to determine if storage is a limiting factor, and why Virginia does not increase its production …
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Combine performance evaluation and grain loss distribution characterization for corn and soybeans
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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Effects of Simulated Acid Rain on Physiological Parameters of Field-Grown Corn and Soybeans
… species. Studies were conducted in 1983, 1984, and 1985 to determine the effect of acid rain on some physiological parameters in soybeans (Glycine max L.) and corn (Zea mays L.). Simulated acid rain of pH 3.0, 4.2 and 5.6 was applied throughout the growing season onto field-grown plots of two …
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Multiple year pricing strategies for corn and soybeans using cash, futures, and options contracts
… year pricing using rollover strategies for com and soybeans is identified. Historical futures price distributions are generated for both commodities to determine the probability of prices reaching certain levels. The upper 5%, 10%, and 15% of the distributions are determined. Price forecasting …
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Three Essays on Performance and Behavior of Agricultural Market Advisory Services in Corn and Soybeans
This dissertation investigates trading behavior and performance of agricultural market advisory services. The data employed consist of advisory programs tracked by the AgMAS project at the University of Illinois for 1995 through 2004 corn and soybean crops. The first essay develops measures of …
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The Effects of Competition From Various Intensities of Setaria Faberii, Herrm. Growing With Corn and Soybeans
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T20:17:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6001658.pdf: 9270176 bytes, checksum: 963f531851c28b05565cd241775a717c (MD5) Previous issue date: 1960
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Agricultural Trade Performance and Potential: A Retrospective Panel Data Analysis of US Exports of Corn and Soybeans
… study evaluates the United States' exports of corn and soybeans from 1998 to 2016 to identify unusual shocks in trade values. In particular, this study quantifies how the importers' policy stance on the GMO issue impacts bilateral trade values. I estimate a gravity model with both ordinary …
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Herbicide Carryover to Cover Crops and Evaluation of Cover Crops for Annual Weed Control in Corn and Soybeans
… ability of early planted cover crop monocultures and mixtures and a fall applied residual herbicide to compete with winter annual weeds. Cereal rye containing cover crops provided the greatest control of winter weeds in May. Flumioxazin, as a fall applied herbicide, controlled winter weeds in …
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Effects of Simulated Acid Rain on Growth and Yield of Field-Grown Corn and Soybeans (Glycine Max, Zea Mays)
… to help determine the effects of acid rain on corn and soybean growth and production. Two corn (Zea mays L.) and two soybean (Glycine max L.) cultivars were exposed to six simulated rain acidity levels throughout the 1983 and 1984 growing seasons. The field experiments were conducted on a …
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The Competitive Effects of Various Intensities of Amaranthus Hybridus L. On the Development and Yield of Corn and Soybeans
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T20:17:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6101648.pdf: 3659147 bytes, checksum: 320b742fe778b6562a1b7355f6dc1542 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1961
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Cointegration relations between spot and futures prices for selected commodities: Implications for hedging and forecasting
Cointegration analysis is used to study the spot and futures price relationships for two storable commodities, corn and soybeans, and a nonstorable commodity, live hogs, over a 13-year period, 1980 to 1992. For corn and soybeans, cointegration is found in most pre-harvest contracts (July), and …
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An assessment of the impact of landscape soil, government programs and crop insurance on the profitability of perennial grass cropping systems grown for bioenergy
… systems when grown for bioenergy relative to corn and soybeans. It uses a stochastic budgeting model with actual grain yields, FAPRI baseline prices, and ALMANAC modeled grass yields to demonstrate how landscape soils, government programs like Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), and crop …
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Economics of Decision-Making in Agricultural Pest Management (Integrated Pest Management (Ipm))
… to meet human needs. One hundred Illinois corn and soybeans farmers were surveyed to examine their pest management decision making in the 1984 growing season. Farmer's decisions to adopt pesticides; the extent of pesticide use; and technical and price efficiency in the use of pesticide, and …
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Scope and Scale Economies for Multi-Product Firms: Microeconometric Evidence From Firm-Level Panel Data
… significant firm differences in output mixes and production efficiency. Finn-specific effects are found to be positive and significant. That is, technology of a firm that produces corn, soybeans and wheat can be different than one that produce only corn, or corn and soybeans. Even though this …
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Ex-ante analysis of corn and soybean revenue in Illinois with crop insurance and government payment programs
This study analyzes how ex-ante returns and risk have changed over time while using crop insurance and government payment programs. Historical simulations are constructed from 1989 to 2010 for corn and soybean producers in McLean County, Illinois, to measure the impact of crop insurance and …
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Energy usage of agricultural machinery for corn and soybean production in Brazil, India, USA and Zambia
… machinery was quantified for the production of corn and soybeans. The energy usage patterns of agricultural machinery were analyzed and compared across four regions including Illinois in the United States, Mato Grosso in Brazil, Madhya Pradesh in India and Zambia in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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The impact of Brazil on global grain dynamics: A study on cross-market volatility spillovers
… evolution of the relationship between Brazilian and Global grain markets. Through a three step approach, we will test the series for cointegration, proceed with the adequate modeling (VAR or VECM) and use the residuals of these models to estimate a BEKK GARCH and relative volatility spillovers …
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The risk management effects of alternative settlement specifications in commodity futures markets
… of distortions such as ""squeezes"" or ""corners"" has been an area of major concern for futures institutions. At the heart of such distortions lies the type of settlement system associated with the futures contract. The general objective of the thesis is to analyze the present delivery …
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Evaluation of Flame Weeding in Southeastern South Dakota
… uses propane fueled torches to heat plant tissue and denature proteins, thus injuring or destroying the affected tissue. When properly timed, flame weeding can effectively be used for weed control in corn and soybean fields. Corn and soybean have both shown tolerances to flame weeding and minimal …
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