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  1. Farmer survivability in Virginia

    Hudson, Michael DavidVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University1988

    … educators. The financial situation of Virginia farmers during the 1980's was reviewed. The years 1983, 1984, and 1985 were determined to be the time during the 1980s when farmers' financial situations were most severely stressed. Attention was directed towards corn, soybean, and wheat farmers …

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  2. Farmer Welfare and Agricultural Biotechnology

    Gardner, Justin G.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2015

    I present three models that estimate the impact of genetically modified crops on farm labor, farm productivity and the environment. I find that genetically modified corn has no impact on farm labor usage, while genetically modified cotton and soybeans decrease farm labor usage. Corn that has been …

    uiuc Repository record

  3. Farmer Responses to Market Uncertainty

    Bolen, Kenneth RayUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-13T19:23:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7708941.pdf: 4239120 bytes, checksum: 5be06c303422917fcfc6c79a186aa870 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1976

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  4. Virginia Farmer Retirement and Transition Planning

    Smith, Stephanie MaryVirginia Tech2005

    This study focuses on determining how Virginia farmers are planning for farm retirement and succession and whether they will be financially prepared for their retirement years. The Virginia farming population is aging, life expectancy is increasing, and Social Security benefits are not a stable …

    vt Repository record

  5. Relationship of Grain Stocks and Farmer Marketings

    Holmquist, Tyler2016

    … An explanatory model is first developed for farmer marketings, where price expectations are used to assess market signals to change ownership of crops. The model is applied to South Dakota corn, soybeans, and wheat from 1985 through 2015. The subsequent analysis contributes to a model that …

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  6. Owen Pinkney Pyle, champion of the farmer

    Demme, Genevieve PyleRice University1958

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  7. Developing a young farmer organization for Virginia

    Orr, Kennett EugeneVirginia Polytechnic Institute1952

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  8. Action research analysis of the forces affecting farmer participation in a West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service farmer education program

    Edalgo, John Robert2019

    … field theory to investigate the forces dictating farmer participation in the Decision Enabling Data Collection and Management System Initiative (DEDCMSI). These forces were classified in Chapter IV under the following project categories: Hardware, Software, Perception of DEDCMSI, Perception of …

    wvu Repository record

  9. Examining educational outcomes: A mixed methods evaluation of farmer-to-farmer initiatives and innovation lab paired assignments in Malawi and Zambia

    Donnelly, AnnetteUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2025

    Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms

    uiuc Repository record

  10. Economies of scale in farmer operated cattle feedlots, Kansas

    Wakefield, Henry D.1964

    Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 W17

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  11. Economies of scale in farmer operated cattle feedlots, Kansas

    Wakefield, Henry D.1964

    Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 W17

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  12. Understanding Incubator Farms: Innovative Programs in New Farmer Development

    Ewert, Brianna M.

    <p>With the average age of farmers climbing close to retirement and an increased demand for locally and sustainably grown food, there is a great need for new and beginning farmers, particularly those engaged in alternative production practices. But the barriers to entry for these new farmers are …

    montana-tech Repository record

  13. Understanding Incubator Farms: Innovative Programs in New Farmer Development

    Ewert, Brianna M.

    <p>With the average age of farmers climbing close to retirement and an increased demand for locally and sustainably grown food, there is a great need for new and beginning farmers, particularly those engaged in alternative production practices. But the barriers to entry for these new farmers are …

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  14. Perceptions of Iowa beginning farmers toward beginning farmer education

    Whitaker, Bryan1998

    <p>http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39315404</p>

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  15. Optimal Responses to Market Risk by Farmer Cattle Feeders

    Nwagbo, Ethelbert ChimezieUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-13T19:23:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7915404.pdf: 5932307 bytes, checksum: 538851a835b09016c630b868e55847a2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1979

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  16. A Rhetorical Analysis of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Movement

    Rude, Leslie GeneUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-05T22:51:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6206219.pdf: 14245981 bytes, checksum: 1439d4799dc81e1d04a4d3b3fab75760 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1962

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  17. Understanding farmer seed systems in Sespond, North West Province

    Kganyago, Mpho ClementineUniversity of Cape Town2020

    Farmer-led seed systems (FSS) provide the backbone for small-scale farmers and many rural communities that use traditional methods of farming to produce seeds that grow and adapt to local conditions. FSS differ from one community and farmer to the next, depending on the methods and practices used …

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  18. The effect of cash constraints on smallholder farmer revenue

    Pay, Kenneth(Wen Hong Kenneeth)Massachusetts Institute of Technology2020

    Many smallholder farmers in developing countries struggle to make ends meet. We develop a model that examines how markets catering to numerous smallholder farmers reach an equilibrium, while incorporating real world challenges that smallholder farmers face, namely a lack of long term planning and …

    mit Repository record

  19. Echoes of Laocoön's Warning in Letters from an American Farmer

    Barry, Douglas

    … John de Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer reveals Farmer James' conflicting attitudes about an independent America. When the letters are juxtaposed with a Western myth of origin such as Virgil's Aeneid, it becomes clear that Crèvecoeur is forcing his narrating persona to repeat a …

    uno Repository record

  20. Price risk and farmer marketing contract preferences: Evidence from India

    Majumdar, Inder AnilUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2023

    Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01

    uiuc Repository record

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