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U.S. Agriculture, Biofuel Markets, and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an enhanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model (GTAP‐BIO), this study assesses how the expansion in demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the reduction in exports of agricultural products induced by trade disputes negatively affect US agriculture.
Rayan Wolf, Farzad Taheripour
wiley   +1 more source

Did farmers’ livelihood improve? An impact assessment of incorporating forages into the crop-livestock system in the coastal savannah zone of Ghana [PDF]

The study used programming methods to assess the farm-level impact of incorporating forages, including dual purpose Cajanus cajan (C. cajan), into the crop-livestock system in the Coastal Savannah Zone of Ghana.
Marfo-Ahenkora, E.A., Aboe, P.A.T., Ameleke, G.Y., Sottie, E.T., Okantah, S.A.   +4 more
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Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
wiley   +1 more source

Feed resources, feeding practices, and milk production at smallholder dairy farms in East African countries: A systematic review

Scientific African
Animal-source foods (ASF), such as milk, are crucial for improving human health, notably among children. However, many smallholder dairy farmers struggle to produce enough milk to meet household demands, prompting them to implement various dairy ...
Marie Anne Mukasafari, Jean Pierre Mpatswenumugabo, Mupenzi Mutimura, Jean Baptiste Ndahetuye, Ewa Wredle, Renée Båge, Horacio Leandro Gonda   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complementary forages - integration at a whole-farm level [PDF]

, 2013
A high proportion of the Australian and New Zealand dairy industry is based on a relatively simple, low input and low cost pasture feedbase. These factors enable this type of production system to remain internationally competitive.
Jacobs, J.L., Rawnsley, R. P., Edwards, G.R., Garcia, S. C., Callow, MN, Callow, M. N., Rawnsley, R.P., Chapman, DF, Jacobs, J. L., Pembleton, KP, Garcia, S.C., Garcia, SC, Pembleton, K. P., Chapman, D.F., Edwards, G, Edwards, G. R., Pembleton, K.P., Rawnsley, RP, Chapman, D. F., Jacobs, JL, Callow, M.N.   +20 more
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Table_1_Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems.DOCX

, 2021
Livestock are critical for incomes, livelihoods, nutrition and ecosystems management throughout the global South. Livestock production and the consumption of livestock-based foods such as meat, cheese, and milk is, however, under global scrutiny for its ...
Chris J. Kettle (9938693), Daniel M. Villegas (11584501), Eduardo Vázquez (2989662), Ngonidzashe Chirinda (6257723), Mirjam Pulleman (8801987), Jacobo Arango (261546), Michael Peters (4731948), Idupulapati Rao (3605258), Nikola Teutscherova (11679502), Michael Wironen (11679505), Sylvia S. Nyawira (11679511), Jeroen C. J. Groot (5220458), An M. O. Notenbaert (11679493), Cesar S. Pinares-Patino (5644205), Stefan Burkart (9912552), Mounir Louhaichi (10177625), Birthe K. Paul (11679499), Sabine Douxchamps (11679496), Thomas Rudel (127432), Sawsan Hassan (11679508), Astrid Oberson (7358204)   +20 more
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Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forages

, 2014
Forages are usually associated with grasslands, but they also occur and are used widely on roadsides, in fallow areas, and as crop residues. In temperate areas livestock is grazed on domesticated forages.
Maass, Brigitte L., Robertson, L.D., Kerridge, Peter C., Hanson, Jean, Abd El Moneim, A.M.   +4 more
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Effectiveness of the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index (PRF‐RI) Program: Interval Selections With Uniform Premium Subsidy Rates

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines interval selection in the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index (PRF‐RI) program and evaluates how uniform premium subsidy rates affect optimal interval selections. Using South Dakota as a case study, we show a trend of increasing selection of nonproduction intervals from 2013 to 2024, raising concerns about program
Whoi Cho, Matthew Diersen
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
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