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Economic thresholds of Wheat streak mosaic, feedlot cost of gain prediction, and joint adoption of cow-calf production practices
(2019-05)
Wheat streak mosaic (WSM), caused by Wheat streak mosaic virus, which is transmitted by the wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella Keifer), is the most widespread and economically important virus disease affecting winter wheat ...
Three Essays: Valuation for and Marketing Spillover of Discolored Beef and Employer Willingness to Pay for Recent College Graduate Attributes
(2019-07)
This dissertation is comprised of two essays focusing on discoloration in retail beef, with the third essay evaluating the value to employers of recent college graduate attributes.
Anaerobic digester adoption on animal feeding operations
(2015-05)
The livestock industry may create environmental problems such as nutrient pollution in water bodies and the discharge of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, but anaerobic digestion could be a viable solution. In an ...
Consolidation and market power in the U.S. beef processing industry
(2006-07)
Scope and Methods of Study: This study contains two essays. The purpose of the first essay was to separate processors' potential market power from retailers' potential market power. Pricing rules for processors and retailers ...