Policy Reform and Off-farm Labor Supply by Operators in the Delta Region: A [PDF]
Off-farm employment has been an integral part of the emerging structure of production agriculture in the South. Government farm program payments, farm structure, and strong non-farm economy have important impact on labor allocation, farm and non-farm ...
Mishra, Ashok K., Paudel, Krishna P.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor +3 more
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Generating Accurate Activity Patterns for Cattle Farm Management Using MCMC Simulation of Multiple-Sensor Data System. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Hashimoto Y +4 more
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Hyperketonemia Predictions Provide an On-Farm Management Tool with Epidemiological Insights. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2021 Pralle RS +4 more
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Are Farmers' Decisions to Work off the Farm and Participate in the Conservation Reserve Program Independent, Joint or Sequential? [PDF]
There is statistical evidence that decisions to participate in CRP and work off-farm are made simultaneously. Characteristics of households, farm operations other farm programs, and the local economies affect both decisions; some factors affect only one.
Boisvert, Richard N., Chang, Hung-Hao
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe +2 more
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Farm-Specific Effects in Predicting Mastitis by Applying Machine Learning Models to Automated Milking System and Other Farm Management Data. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Dharejo MN +4 more
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A Survey of Farm Management Practices Relating to the Risk Factors, Prevalence, and Causes of Lamb Mortality in Ireland. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2021 Shiels D +5 more
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ORGANIC PEST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS: A SYSTEMS APPROACH [PDF]
Organic farmers make system-level crop protection decisions that combine complementary insect, disease, nematode, and weed management strategies. Data from a national survey of U.S. organic farmers were used in a multivariate count data model to identify
Lohr, Luanne, Park, Timothy A.
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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