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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
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Multi-omics integration analyses reveal microbiome and metabolome features in pregnant sow diarrhea induced by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

BMC Microbiology
Gut microbial dysbiosis and its derived-metabolites changes have been evidenced to participant in diarrhea piglets; little is known underlying the crosstalk between gut microbiota and metabolites in pregnant sow diarrhea induced with PEDV. In this study,
Xia Dong, Jiahui Yi, Ying Wang, Ao Zhou, Jing Zhang, Liangyu Shi, Cheng Wang   +6 more
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Benefits of Precision Livestock Farming

, 2023
Precision livestock farming (PLF) is a method of rearing livestock that uses contemporary technologies to collect data on each animal on a farm and use that data to optimize management techniques by lowering input costs or enhancing overall farm -productivity.
openaire   +2 more sources

Delaying the Inevitable? U.S. Screwworm Closures and Feeder Cattle Market Dynamics

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biosecurity trade restrictions are commonly framed as preventive measures, yet in many settings they function primarily as policies of delay: they impose immediate market costs while only postponing the arrival of biological risks. This paper evaluates that intertemporal tradeoff using the 2024–2025 US suspension of live cattle imports from ...
Shelby Sumner, Savannah Jones, Tania Islam, K. Aleks Schaefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deoxynivalenol-mediated kidney injury via endoplasmic reticulum stress in mice

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Objective: Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a common fungal toxin that poses significant health risks to humans and animals. The present study aimed to investigate the adverse effects and molecular mechanisms of DON-induced kidney injury.
Qingbo Zhao, Siyi Zhang, Weili Feng, Ao Zhou, Liangyu Shi, Jing Zhang   +5 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

Sheep biometric identification based on multiple body parts

Animal
Precision livestock farming technologies require individual animal identification to integrate specific animal data with farm processes, including health, milk recording, and feeding management. Identification methods, such as physical marks and ear tags,
R. Biton, I. Shimshoni, A. Godo, J. Lepar, I. Halachmi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
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