Browsing by Author "Anderson, David P."
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Anderson, David P.; Hanselka, Daniel (2009-06-01)You can significantly increase farm income by adding value to agricultural products and marketing those products effectively. This publication explains how to design a value-added product based on consumer preferences and ...
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Collart Dinarte, Alba Jeanette. (2010-10-12)The environmental horticulture industry, also known as the “Green Industry”, is the second most important sector in the United States’ agricultural economy in terms of economic output and one of the fastest growing segments ...
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Wilton, Allison Elizabeth (2022-07-26)The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) permanently funded a number of supplemental disaster assistance programs, including the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). LFP provides assistance to livestock owners and ...
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Gogichaishvili, Ilia (2012-10-19)High productivity rates, usage of nonproductive land, renewability and recovery of waste nutrients and potential for CO2 emission reduction represent some of the advantages that selected algae species might have over ...
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Schwart Jr., Robert B.; Anderson, David P.; Knutson, Ronald D. (2003-08-25)Cheese prices are derived from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Market News, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. This publication explains the process of cheese pricing. ...
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Looney, John C. (2010-07-14)The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the industry impact of a hypothetical Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the Texas High Plains using alternative animal tracing levels. To accomplish this objective, ...
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Welch, Mark; Robinson, John; Amosson, Stephen H.; Falconer, Lawrence; Bevers, Stan; Anderson, David P. (2009-03-26)A cost-price squeeze is a situation in which the ratio of prices received to prices paid is declining. The current credit crisis makes it likely that agricultural producers may soon face such a situation. Producers can ...
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Van Liew, Dustin Bruce (2009-05-15)This component of the Conservation Innovation Grants Summer Burning project evaluates the economic feasibility of using prescribed fire that exceeds the current Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) technical standards ...
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Hanselka, Daniel David (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Concerns over the total costs assessed to the beef industry from the implementation of mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) regulations warranted an investigation into the estimation and distribution of marketing ...
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The Effects of Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling on Canadian/U.S. Live Hog and Feeder Pig Trade Thevenaz, Shad Arthur Michel (2012-02-14)The final implementation of Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling has caused some U.S. packing plants and finishing operations to discontinue using Canadian live hogs and feeder pigs in their operations thereby reducing ...
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Holloway, Kenton S. (2010-07-14)A study evaluating effects of metaphylaxis and milk replacer additives on health and growth was conducted with Holstein bull calves (n = 52; mean BW = 42.28 +- 3 kg) < 7 d of age. Calves were randomly assigned to receive ...
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Walter, Joel (2012-02-14)The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of residual feed intake (RFI) classification on performance, feed efficiency, feeding behavior and carcass traits, and to determine the relative importance of ...
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Elrod, Christopher Patrick (2009-05-15)The three marketing strategies, buying a put option, cash sale at harvest, and cash sale in June after December harvest, are simulated for six representative irrigated and dryland cotton farms in West Texas. Each marketing ...
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McCorkle, Dean; Anderson, David P. (2009-02-04)This publication discussess several management functions, including organization, staffing and direction and control. Suggested activities help managers learn how to implement these functions in their farm and ranch businesses.
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Turk, Stacey N. (2010-01-14)We hypothesized that subcutaneous (s.c.) adipose tissue would differ in monounsaturated (MUFA) and saturated fatty acid (SFA) composition among different depots throughout a beef carcass. To test this, 50 carcasses from ...
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Schroeder, Ted C.; Hogan, Robert J.; Anderson, David P. (2009-03-02)There are several value-based fed cattle pricing systems, including formula pricing, price grids and alliances. This publication describes the different cattle pricing methods and helps you decide which is best for you.
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Anderson, David P.; McCorkle, Dean; Schwart Jr., Robert B.; Jones, Rodney (1999-06-23)Basic Formula Price (BFP) milk futures and options can be used to hedge, or lock in, milk prices in order to manage milk price fluctuations. This publication offers information on futures contracts, basis, cash settlement ...
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Anderson, David P.; O'Brien, Daniel; Welch, Mark (2009-06-01)USDA publishes crop supply and demand estimates for each month. Producers, merchandisers, processors, traders and other market participants rely on this information when making their buying and selling decisions. This ...
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Fogleman, Sarah L.; Anderson, David P.; McCorkle, Dean (2009-04-08)Successful managers know that recruiting and training key personnel is critical to the health of any business. This publication discusses the five steps to recruiting and selecting the best employees.
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Daley, Erin (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)The U.S. has a history of producing surplus corn, but the current and projected growth in ethanol production combined with strong feed and export demand is causing an overall increase in corn utilization. Although livestock ...