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The effects of extreme weather on rural transportation infrastructure and crop prices along the Lower Mississippi River

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Extreme weather events are worsening the fragile rural infrastructure in the United States, impacting trade flows of agricultural products. The Mississippi River, vital for transporting agricultural commodities, reached historic lows during the 2022 and 2023 fall harvests, increasing transportation costs and lowering crop prices.
James L. Mitchell, Hunter D. Biram
wiley   +1 more source

What matters for agricultural trade? Assessing the role of trade deal provisions using machine learning

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper employs machine learning to determine which preferential trade agreement (PTA) provisions are relevant to agricultural trade patterns and the factors that may influence their adoption. Utilizing the three‐way gravity model, we apply plug‐in Lasso regularized regression to pinpoint predictive PTA provisions for agricultural trade ...
Stepan Gordeev   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Plastic Decomposition in Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor): The Role of Nutritional Amino Acids and Water

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
The decomposition of single‐use plastics by selected insects is often sustained or enhanced through the addition of natural supplements or feeds. Herein, the rationale behind these choices is demonstrated by examining the effects of selected amino acids and water as enhancers in the biodegradation of polystyrene by mealworms.
Xinbo Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal survival analysis for movement trajectory tracking in virtual reality. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Jubran OF   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Measuring specialty crop grower willingness to pay for genetic modification and genetic editing

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract In contrast to the widespread adoption of agricultural commodities modified using biotechnology, the adoption rate of bioengineered specialty crops by growers remains low. The use of bioengineered crops has been controversial since their introduction in the 1990s due to concerns about their potentially harmful effects to human health, the ...
Marie Abbey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who is willing to pay a premium for leafy greens produced by indoor agriculture? A comparative choice experiment with US consumers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Indoor agriculture (IA) presents a pathway to producing leafy greens more sustainably by strictly controlling the growing environment, increasing the efficiency of water and land resources use, reducing pesticide application, and enhancing quality characteristics.
Joseph Seong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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