When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis
ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang +3 more
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Environmental and economic assessment of biochar production systems from agricultural residues. [PDF]
Tang Y, Ford J, Cockerill TT.
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ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic +3 more
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Dynamic changes and heterogeneity in technical efficiency of broiler production under African swine fever shocks: Evidence from production organization and farm size. [PDF]
Guo D, Zhuo X, Pu H.
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ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai +2 more
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Integrating Serological and Molecular Data to Characterize Fowl Adenovirus Associated With Inclusion Body Hepatitis in Broiler Chickens From Malaysia. [PDF]
Bhuiyan MSA +5 more
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever +2 more
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Influence of Farmer-Sheep Interactions in the Home Flock on Behaviour and Cortisol in a Communal Grazing Flock of Polish Mountain Sheep. [PDF]
Nazar P +3 more
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ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda +3 more
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Farm scale on the transformation of agricultural mechanization services:Evidence from China. [PDF]
Zheng Q, Liu J.
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