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Comparison of Alternative Safety Net Programs for the 2000 Farm Bill
2001As Congress begins its debate for the 2002 farm bill, there have been calls for a counter cyclical safety net that will provide a better basis for targeting longer term planning than exists with ad hoc emergency assistance. Further subsidization of the multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) program has been proposed, as well as reliance on a farm and ranch ...
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Updating the Farm Bill Safety Net in an Expanding Sea of Risk
2008Several months past due, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008 (P.L. 110-246) is now law. Reform, budget, and national and international politics were central issues fueling a debate that resulted in this new bill. Whether this new Farm Bill will ultimately succeed in providing an adequate farm and food safety net and whether it is a â ...
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Net energy versus efficiency maximizing by foraging ring-billed gulls
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1988Ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis) breeding at Dog Lake, Manitoba often feed by following tractors pulling cultivating implements around fields. Tractor-following gulls always land immediately behind the cultivating implement, where they feed on earthworms or grain. Afeer a feeding bout on the ground (patch residence time), gulls fly up, pursue the
C. V. J. Welham, R. C. Ydenberg
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Sizing Up the Farm Bill Safety Net
Center for Agricultural ProfitabilityLower commodity prices and higher production costs over the past couple of years have crop producers concerned about tighter margins and cash flow for their operations. The federal farm income safety net provides substantial support to producers through commodity programs, crop insurance programs, and disaster assistance.
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015
Abstract In recent years the global photovoltaic (PV) market has expanded rapidly due to a sharp decline in PV prices and increased attention to the importance of sustainable energy. Northern Chile has one of the highest irradiance levels in the world as well as one the highest electricity rates in Latin America. Because of these conditions, Chile is
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Abstract In recent years the global photovoltaic (PV) market has expanded rapidly due to a sharp decline in PV prices and increased attention to the importance of sustainable energy. Northern Chile has one of the highest irradiance levels in the world as well as one the highest electricity rates in Latin America. Because of these conditions, Chile is
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2014 Farm Bill Farm Safety Net: Summary and Brief Thoughts
2014• A crop farm has a one-time, irrevocable opportunity to elect either Price Loss Coverage (PLC) or county Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) on a crop by crop basis. The producer may also elect individual farm ARC, but this election applies to the entire farm. If no choice is made, the farm defaults to PLC.
Zulauf, Carl, Zulauf, Carl
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Analysis of Shallow Loss Safety Net Programs in the Proposed 2012 Farm Bill
2013This study examines impacts of shallow loss safety net programs proposed in S. 3240 and H.R. 6083 for 2013‐2017 with focus on Arkansas rice and the U.S. rice sector. The results suggest that the Price Loss Coverage program provides a relatively strong safety net for long‐grain rice producers.
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Electricity net billing systems in Latvia: evaluation and suggestions for system improvements
2019The European Union and Latvia have commited to reach ambitious goals in the development of power supply to decrease the reliance on imported energy resources and the influence of the power supply sector on climate changes . The target for the year 2020 is to achieve a renewable energy source share of 20% in the end consumption.
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Virtual net-billing: A fair energy sharing method for collective self-consumption
Energy, 2022Gjorgievski, Vladimir Z +3 more
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