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Elevated free fatty acids in bulk tank milk: a dairy farm case report. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Woodhouse HM, Kelton DF.
europepmc   +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
wiley   +1 more source

INCOME, WEALTH, AND THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS

Agricultural policy is rooted in the 1930s notion that providing transfers of money to the farm sector translates into increased economic well-being of farm families.
El-Osta, Hisham S., Johnson, James D., Hopkins, Jeffrey W., Mishra, Ashok K., Morehart, Mitchell J.   +4 more
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PickAMoo: LIDAR-enhanced mask R-CNN segmentation for precision weight estimation in dairy cattle using smartphone imaging. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Guzhva O, Ternman E, Lindberg M, Telezhenko E, Kronqvist C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

DECOMPOSITION OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION AMONG FARM FAMILIES

The greater reliance of U.S. farm families on off-farm income has implications for the structure of agriculture and the distribution of income within agriculture.
Reddy, Wenkateshwar K., Findeis, Jill L.
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Participation by men and women in off-farm activities: An empirical analysis in rural northern Ghana [PDF]

"Using survey data from the Upper East region of Ghana collected in 2005, the paper evaluates the household- and community-level factors influencing women's and men's decisions to participate in off-farm activities, either in the off-farm labor market or
McCarthy, Nancy, Sun, Yan
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Estimating the Number of People Eating Biofortified Foods On-Farm and from Markets: a Detailed Methodology and Tool. [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr
Alioma R, Wegmüller R, Mudyahoto B, Wirth JP, Pfeiffer W, Hussain M, Boy E.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

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, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative microbial risk assessment of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> transfer from broiler litter to fresh lettuce consumption. [PDF]

Sci One Health
Sarnino N, Basak S, Collineau L, Merle R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source