Determination of the contact patch length in tractor tire-soil interaction. [PDF]
Sci RepNadykto V +7 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 108, Issue 4, Page 1145-1170, August 2026.Abstract Livestock often serves as self‐insurance against health shocks for rural households in developing countries. However, little is known about how public health insurance affects livestock production decisions. This paper fills the gap by examining the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on household‐level livestock ...
Ran Li
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Adaptive Trajectory-Constrained Heading Estimation for Tractor GNSS/SINS Integrated Navigation. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Hu S +7 more
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Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 945-954, August 2026.ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of swine production has increased environmental concerns related to nutrient pollution and improper manure management. Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae offer a promising bioconversion approach, producing frass that may serve as a sustainable organic fertiliser.
Dwi Harya Yudistira +3 more
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On field assessment of tractor performance and emission fueled by blends of ethanol and waste cooking oil methyl ester. [PDF]
Sci RepShayei A +3 more
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Did the Indian Green Revolution Change the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 591-608, July 2026.ABSTRACT We examine the relationship between farm size and productivity during India's Green Revolution, a period of rapid technological transformation. Using a unique panel of over 5000 Indian farm households that spans the Green Revolution (1971–1999), we show that the classic (linear) inverse farm size–productivity relationship gradually evolved ...
Rabail Chandio, Leah E. M. Bevis
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Design and analysis of a power transmission system for 55 kW electric tractor using agricultural workload data. [PDF]
Sci RepBaek SM +4 more
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 536-544, July 2026.ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Modeling Farm Equipment Vehicle crash injury severity using random parameters logit and multi-class support vector machine in a developing country. [PDF]
Sci RepNasab EJ +3 more
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Digital Transformation for Eco‐Innovation: Evidence From Agriculture 4.0 Adoption in Wine Firms
Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 6234-6253, July 2026.ABSTRACT Firms face a fundamental strategic dilemma: how to align digital transformation with environmental sustainability while maintaining competitive advantage. Drawing on the eco‐innovation and green business strategy literature, this paper investigates how Agriculture 4.0 technologies act as enablers of sustainability strategies.
Alessandro Muscio +2 more
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