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Accounting for Substitution: Improving Estimates of GHG Reductions From Cattle‐Based Product Demand Shifts

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Estimates of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lower demand for cattle‐based products must account for substitution effects. This study collected data through two surveys—one on ground beef and another on dairy milk—to evaluate substitution effects and potential GHG reductions.
Brandon R. McFadden, Sara Gardner Hedgecock, Lawton L. Nalley, Alvaro Durand‐Morat, Aaron Shew, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum growth and aggressiveness are regulated by a mycoviral REP protein. [PDF]

PLoS Pathog
Shu P, Tseng YW, Lawrence AJ, Feng C, Kiani Y, Knopke-Mooney O, Chowdhury RN, Lasky D, Groves C, Smith DL, Majumder K, Marzano SL, Rakotondrafara AM.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement tools to assess the obesogenic environment in neighborhood: a scoping review. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Pumsutas Y, Kosiyaporn H, Cetthakrikul N, Nasueb S, Thiphong J, Sathitsorot M, Waleewong O.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

To treat or not to treat? Impact of hygienization on the microbiological safety of frass from black soldier fly larvae and yellow mealworm production aimed for fertilizer use. [PDF]

Bioresour Bioprocess
De Volder A, Frooninckx L, Deruytter D, Ceusters J, Vandeweyer D.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross, Wesley M. Zebrowski, Julia C. D. Valliant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plastics and labor: The case of disposable medical plastics. [PDF]

Med Anthropol Q
Pathak G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable supply chain practices of local versus international hotels: multiple case studies in Egypt. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hamza MAA, Rego N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of monoterpene indole alkaloid composition and genotypic variation in Thai <i>Mitragyna speciosa</i>. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Ransden KE, Ramachandria P, Laforest LC, Kanumuri SRR, Sharma A, McCurdy CR, Nadakuduti SS.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source