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The impact of increasing input prices on the U.S. farm sector : a dynamic simulation approach
(1979)
Increasing costs of farm inputs in the last decade have caused much concern among the farm population and agricultural policy makers. In this study a dynamic simulation program of farm sector production and investment ...
The linkage between the government and farm sectors : an analysis of the effect of farm policy on the U.S. economy
(1987)
The objective of this study was to specify the linkage between the federal government and the farm sector in the U.S. economy. The farm sector is the recipient of federal monies under legislated price and income support ...
Capital market in agriculture : a disaggregated structural model
(1985)
The objective of this study was to develop an econometric simulation model of the U.S. financial sector that emphasizes the linkages between the financial sector and the farm sector. Demand and supply equations for eight ...
Discrete-time, near optimal control of a cotton crop-boll weevil system
(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 ...
Liability management and floating-rate loan pricing as risk responses by commercial banks in providing agricultural credit
(1979)
Availability of credit to the farm sector through commercial banks has been a topic of concern for more than a decade. This study examines an operating policy for commercial banks which would tend to increase availability ...
Texas Coastal Bend grain sorghum producers' fertilizer decisions under uncertainty
(1985)
Optimal (profit and utility maximizing) fertilizer levels are computed based on normative decision guides developed from experimental data on grain sorghum yield/fertilizer levels over an eight year (1977-1984) period, as ...
The impact on consumers and cattle producers of changes in beef processing costs
(1985)
The objective of this study has been to examine the impact of changes in beef processing costs on US beef producers and consumers under market conditions representative of the 1980's. Competitive equilibrium in the beef ...
Optimal cropping patterns under risk : the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley
(1985)
The Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley is characterized by a subtropical climate, hence it is a major fruit, vegetable, and field crop producing region. The long growing season also fosters serious production and management ...
The impact of the 1977 Food and Agriculture Act on cotton production in the United States : a simulation of policy alternatives
(1980)
This study estimates the probable impacts of seven alternative cotton policy scenarios on the crop production industry in the Cotton Belt region of the United States. A belt-wide, regional linear programming model of crop ...
An economic analysis of potential agricultural adjustments in Reeves County, Texas: A mathematical programming approach with both micro and macro models
(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 ...