Browsing by Subject "Major agricultural economics"
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)This study stressed the need for a long range planning model of the beef sector that can address the sensitivity of this sector to economic shocks and changes in farm program and macroeconomic policy. Relatively few analyses ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)Updating of the treatment recommendations used by Texas rice producers' for the management of the rice stink bug (RSB) is the objective of this study. Present treatment recommendations used in Texas and throughout the ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)The U.S. Congress passed legistration establishing a new, more comprehensive, mandatory nutritional label to be placed by May 1994. However, the usefulness of the program has been questioned by many researchers. Research ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)This dissertation presents a general method of optimizing simulated systems and demonstrates the procedure for maximizing the single period benefits of an entrepreneur. The method is applied to the problem of maximizing ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)Several development policies and programs have been enacted to improve the economic vitality, social well-being and quality of life in rural communities. Predominant among these is the attempt by many rural communities to ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)Pesticides are a significant input into commercial agriculture. In 1964, 89 percent of the citrus acreage in the U.S. was treated with pesticides. By 1975, pesticide treated acreage had increased to 97 percent. Total ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)The U.S. sheep industry has been declining 'in size since 1942. Several factors have played a role 'in the decline of the sheep 'industry. These factors include: decline 'in consumption of lamb and mutton, the use of ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)Economists are increasingly faced with the task of evaluating the aggregate economic impacts of technological changes in agricultural production. These changes may include new advances in technology or reversed technology. ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1968)For many years, ranchers have been faced with relatively low returns to resources allocated to beef production. Structural changes in the beef production industry, adoption of new technology, an inelastic demand for beef, ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The purposes of this study were to investigate the extent to which loan participation by correspondent banks can alleviate the legal lending limit problem in Texas and to analyse the factors influencing the supply of and ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1970)The objective of the study was to investigate various types of crop share leasing arrangements for leasing efficiency in the rice-producing are of the Texas Gulf Coast. The typical leasing arrangements considered were: ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1972)The objectives of this study were to ascertain the costs of producing various crops and livestock enterprises in Reeves County, Texas and to determine through appropriate analytical techniques, optimum production strategies ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1972)This dissertation reports an economic analysis of the beef cattle industry of South Texas with emphasis on operations producing registered cattle. Investment, costs, returns and management information were obtained from ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)Environmental issues continue to gain priority among societal goals. Water quality has been the focus of much of the attention, with the emphasis shifting from point source to nonpoint source pollution from agriculture. ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic and fiscal impacts of lignite development for the Brazos Valley Economy of Texas for 1977 through 1999. A regional economic-demographic model was used to analyze the ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1978)Public concern over the potential effects of energy price increases on the U.S. food and fiber system has been dramatically justified in the Trans Pecos region of Texas where a 450 percent increase in the price of natural ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)Shrimp fisherman trawling in the Gulf of Mexico and south Atlantic inadvertently capture and kill turtles which are classified as endangered species. Recent legislation requires the use of a Turtle Excluder Device (TED) ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)Overgrazing rangeland increases soil erosion, thus reducing its livestock carrying capacity. This study focused on the possible effects of Section 208 of P.L. 92-500 created by Congress to control soil sediment losses on ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1969)An economic model of the rice demand and supply relationships was developed that permits the estimation of domestic and export quantity-price relationships for rice and the determination of the effects of selected changes ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)Ruminant production systems analyses, in the past, has focused on cattle. An increasing demand for red-meat production, low cattle prices in the early 1970's and increasing prices for the small stock classes and their ...