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Contributions of Immigrant Farmworkers to California Vegetable Production [PDF]
A major concern with immigrants coming into the United States is that they adversely affect domestic workers through job competition and wage depression.We study the displacement and wage reduction effects of immigrants in California vegetable production,
Devadoss, Stephen, Luckstead, Jeff
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THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA IN RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS) IS INFLUENCED BY DIET TYPE AND YERSINIA RUCKERI CHALLENGE [PDF]
, 2013 In recent years it has become more and more evident that the bacterial flora in the gut of warm-blooded animals modulates physiological processes and the immunological status of the host.
Dalsgaard, Inger +3 more
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A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni +4 more
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Vertical Integration in Produce Markets: A Colorado Cooperative’s Strategic Response to Change [PDF]
An evolving produce industry has placed vegetable growers in northern Colorado at a competitive disadvantage. The Colorado producers’ strategic response is to form a value-added, cold storage processing cooperative in the hopes of establishing a better ...
Hine, Susan E. +3 more
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Do Consumers Value Diversity in Agriculture? A Choice Experiment
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm ownership in the US today is racially and ethnically homogeneous. Diverse farmers and ranchers make up less than 10% of all producers, they tend to be less financially stable and have tighter profit margins. In the past few years, both government and industry programs have aimed to increase the participation and profitability of diverse ...
Maria Kalaitzandonakes +2 more
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Dollars for Drops: Abatement Cost of Water for Irrigation in the Colorado River Basin
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Colorado River is a lifeline for more than 40 million people in the western United States. However, with climate change diminishing snowpacks in the Rocky Mountains and increasing demands from agriculture and urban areas, the river's flow has become insufficient to meet all the competing needs.
Shahin Bahrami +2 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The present study uses an agroeconomic supply model to assess the impacts of 2023–2027 CAP on Italian specialized dairy cattle farms. The model considers the voluntary choice of Eco‐Scheme 1, specifically addressed to livestock farms, through the implementation of binary variables.
Davide Dell'Unto, Raffaele Cortignani
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ANALYZING FRESH VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA [PDF]
To analyze fresh vegetable consumption using household survey data, the tobit model and a more flexible parameterization to the tobit model - the "double hurdle" model - were considered.
Reynolds, Anderson
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Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse +2 more
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