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Unpacking the Farmland Capitalization Effect of Ethanol Establishment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We unpack the impact of expansions in ethanol production—as measured by proximity to newly constructed ethanol plants and capacity expansions—on farmland values using land transaction data from Kansas in combination with modern causal inference techniques.
Gabriel S. Sampson, Jisang Yu
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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O cultivo do algodão herbáceo no sistema de sequeiro no Nordeste do Brasil, no cenário de mudanças climática Cultivation of upland cotton in the rainfed system in Northeastern Brazil in the climate change scenario

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2012
O principal objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o impacto das mudanças climáticas no algodoeiro herbáceo (Gossypium hirsutum L. latifolium Hutch) cultivado no Nordeste do Brasil a partir de estimativas da disponibilidade de terras aptas para a atividade ...
Madson T. Silva, Vicente de P. R. da Silva, Pedro V. de Azevedo   +2 more
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The hydrology of a small fish pond at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi Experimental Fish Farm [PDF]

, 2001
The monthly and seasonal water requirements of a small fish pond (0.068ha; maximum capacity of 613.83m super(3)) at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi Fish Farm (Benue, Nigeria) were determined during the period of February to August 1996.
Adegoye, M.S., Akoh, J.I., Ogbe, F.G, Takwa, K.T.   +3 more
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Fruit and Leaf Sensing for Continuous Detection of Nectarine Water Status [PDF]

, 2019
Continuous assessment of plant water status indicators might provide the most precise information for irrigation management and automation, as plants represent an interface between soil and atmosphere.
Lo Bianco, Riccardo, O’Connell, Mark Glenn, Scalisi, Alessio, Stefanelli, Dario   +3 more
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Interpreting a Legacy Fossil Assemblage Excavated From Waribruk (New Guinea II Cave), GunaiKurnai Aboriginal Country, Snowy River National Park, Southeastern Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper we report on faunal remains recovered from a legacy archaeological excavation undertaken in the rockshelter entrance of Waribruk (New Guinea II Cave), a GunaiKurnai site located on the west bank of the Snowy River, East Gippsland, southeastern Australia.
Matthew C. McDowell, Bruno David, Jean‐Jacques Delannoy, Russell Mullett, Fiona Petchey, Helen Green, Joanna Fresløv, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +7 more
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Modeling Spatial Soil Water Dynamics in a Tropical Floodplain, East Africa [PDF]

, 2018
Analyzing the spatial and temporal distribution of soil moisture is critical for ecohydrological processes and for sustainable water management studies in wetlands.
Burghof, S., Diekkrüger, B., Gabiri, G., Leemhuis, C., Näschen, K., Steinbach, S.   +5 more
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An analysis of spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of surface evapotranspiration in the Yinchuan Plain based on MOD16 data

Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi, 2021
Surface evapotranspiration is an important part of terrestrial hydrological cycle, and the analysis of spatio-temporal variation characteristics of evapotranspiration is the basis of in-depth understanding of hydrological processes in arid areas.
Zhuoyue WANG, Jinling KONG, Ying LI, Zaiyong ZHANG, Huihui LIU, Yizhu JIANG, Yanling ZHONG, Jingya ZHANG   +7 more
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Effect of poplar trees on nitrogen and water balance in outdoor pig production – A case study in Denmark [PDF]

, 2018
Nitrate leaching from outdoor pig production is a long-standing environmental problem for surface and groundwater pollution. In this study, the effects of inclusion of poplar trees in paddocks for lactating sows on nitrogen (N) balances were studied for ...
Geogiadis, Petros, Hermansen, J.E., Jakobsen, Malene, Jørgensen, Uffe, Kongsted, A.G., Labouriau, R., Manevski, Kirl   +6 more
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Cutting Through the Green: A Case for Grassland Archaeology Using UAV Multispectral Data

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Advances in low‐altitude remote sensing are needed to improve the effectiveness of archaeological prospection in the Netherlands. The geomorphological situation and land use history make applying various remote sensing and geophysical technologies particularly challenging.
Roeland Emaus
wiley   +1 more source