Browsing by Author "Norwood, F. Bailey"
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Assessing food security and needs of Oklahoma State University students using a mobile food pantry
Lapke, Madison Kay (2021-05)Food insecurity is a prevalent issue throughout the United States, the state of Oklahoma, and on Oklahoma State University's (OSU) Stillwater campus. Previous research has shown that food insecurity rates among college and ... -
Comparison of the Effect of the Economic Recession on Certified Angus Beef to All Beef Products on Restaurant Menus
Henderson, Mary Katherine (Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)Beef remains the main source of protein in the American diet, even though per capita beef consumption has been declining since the 1970's. Of the many reasons suggested for this decline, the one of most concern recently ... -
Consumer Preference for Orange and White-Fleshed Sweet Potato: Results from a Choice Experiment Conducted in Maputo and Gaza Provinces, Mozambique
Naico, Abdul Taiobo Albino (Oklahoma State University, 2009-05-01)A number of strategies have been proposed to reduce nutritional deficiencies in developing countries. In this study, we investigated the extent to which consumers in Mozambique would be willing to consume new varieties of ... -
Consumer Preferences for Farm Animal Welfare: Results From a Telephone Survey of U.S. Households
Prickett, Robert W. (Oklahoma State University, 2008-12-01)As animal industry and animal advocacy groups debate how farm animals should be treated, little research has focused on the attitudes of consumers in the United States. This study utilizes results of a representative ... -
Consumer Preferences for Willful Ignorance on Animal Welfare Practices Used in Swine Production
Bell, Eryn (2017-05-01)Animal welfare issues have become more prevalent in the last decade, along with the amount of information consumers are receiving on farm animal production practices. Consumers are constantly being exposed to advertising ... -
Designing a beef traceability system viewed favorably by cow-calf producers
Hemphill, Robert (2021-05)Most beef in the US is not traceable in that beef sold at the grocery store cannot be traced back to the farm where the live animal was raised. Traceability could provide many benefits to the beef industry but is often ... -
Disaggregating Beef Demand: Data Limitations and Industry Perspectives
Clark, Lauren Elizabeth (2019-05-01)The United States beef industry contributes nearly $70 billion (Industry Statistics, 2019) to the American economy and provides over 27 billion pounds of product each year (LMIC, 2018). The aim of this research was to ... -
Economic analysis on animal manure; Static and dynamic approaches, Cox non-nested test, and optimal nitrogen rates for grasses
Park, Seong Cheol (2009-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study consists of three sections. The purpose of first section is to determine an economic profitability of sustained application of swine lagoon effluent and beef feedlot manure relative ... -
Economic study of alternative best management practices for swine effluent application to corn in semiarid climate
Carreira, Rita Isabel Rodrigues (2004-12)Scope and Method of Study: The intent of this study was to analyze the economic implications of alternative irrigation systems (subsurface drip water irrigation and center pivot sprinkler irrigation) in Texas County, ... -
Essays on liquidity costs in futures and options markets
Shah, Samarth P. (2011-07)Scope and Method of Study: -
Evaluating consumer survey responses with Identity Theory and impacts of alternative responses to foot-and-mouth disease in a large feedlot
Britton, Logan Levi (2020-07)The first essay investigates consumer survey design. Survey design has evolved from asking respondents for replies they can easily provide a specific answer into considering the cognitive process of an individual. Due to ... -
Examination of What Might Be Done to Move Modeling Local Foods Forward
Malone, Donald Joseph, III (Oklahoma State University, 2013-07-01)Local food systems have experienced a dramatic rise in prominence, although only a small percentage of food actually comes from these systems. That rise in prominence has come coupled with a renewed academic interest in ... -
Food Pantry's Contribution Towards Reducing the Needs-Gap
Alwahabi, Zuhrah Adel (2019-05-01)This research estimates the contribution of a local food pantry's food assistance program in helping lower-income households. The assistance provided is measured by the extent to which it closes households' needs-gaps, ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on food assistance requests at a food pantry in Oklahoma
Ashinhurst, V. Lindsey (2022-05)In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies and food systems, raising concern for possible increases in food insecurity. This study investigates how COVID-19 affected the number of people served at a food ... -
Import demand for edible oils in India: An application of source-differentiated models, and consumer demand for beef variety
Arunachalam, Bharath (2008-05)Scope and Methods of Study: This study consists of two essays. The purpose of the first essay is to estimate the source differentiated import demand for edible oils in India using different versions of the differential ... -
Incorporating behavioral principles in primary data analysis with application to beer demand
Malone, Donald (2017-05)Recent advancements in microeconomics have resurrected a need for modern economists to grapple with principles of consumer behavior. This dissertation uses the American beer market as a starting place to present three ways ... -
Incorporating flavor into a wheat breeding program
Loy, Ryan Matthew (2023-05)Wheat is a major cash crop in Oklahoma, accounting for nearly 2.6 million harvested acres in 2020. Many farmers rely on wheat varieties developed at Oklahoma State University (OSU), as these varieties have proven capable ... -
Model selection for discrete dependent variables: Better statistics for better steaks
Norwood, F. Bailey; Lusk, Jayson L.; Brorsen, B. Wade (Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2004-12)Little research has been conducted on evaluating out-of-sample forecasts of discrete dependent variables. This study describes the large and small sample properties of two forecast evaluation techniques for discrete dependent ... -
Puppies: Responsibility and cost
Hefley, Shanlyn (2016-04-07)Puppies are many times more responsibility and cost than anyone expects. My Honors Thesis will hopefully enlighten people especially college students on the responsibility of owning and caring for a healthy puppy. The ... -
Sensory analysis of native, Kanza, and Pawnee pecans
Ricci, Gianna (2020-05)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the appearance, texture, color, and taste of two popular Oklahoma cultivars (Kanza and Pawnee) as compared to native pecans, in a blind sensory analysis. The overall objective is ...