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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of growth hormone implants on animal growth performance, feed intake, carcass characteristics, feeding behavior, gas flux emissions, and relative profitability of finishing Angus steers. [PDF]

Transl Anim Sci
Swenson MA, Vargas JJ, Ritten JP, Schilling-Hazlett AK, Martins EC, Burke EN, Campion RK, Shadbolt AM, Carvalho PHV, Stackhouse-Lawson KR, DeLay ND, Place SE.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Decision-Support Tool to Improve the Performance and Sustainability of Cow-Calf Grazing Systems Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Mechanistic Nutrition Models. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Fernandes MHMR, Adams JM, Fernandes JAR, Tedeschi LO.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning-Driven Techno-Economic Uncertainty Analysis in Batch Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Ordonez DAR, Costa da Silva Mesquita L, Brandão ALT.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feed cost efficiency in robotic milking systems: an analysis of revenue minus feed cost across dairy cow groups in southern Brazil. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod
Andelieri CB, Vilanova MS, Rezende AL, Cavallini D, Buonaiuto G, Bordin T.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing public health needs and economic sustainability: A dual-matrix model for community pharmacy inventory management. [PDF]

Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm
Jelić AG, Vučenović VT, Vučenović S, Marković-Peković V, Kurdi A, Godman B, Meyer JC, Škrbić R.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source