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Effect of a transitional diet on stocker heifers grazing wheat pasture
(2020-05)
Cattle on wheat pasture require an acclimation period before significant body weight gains occur. Weight loss is often observed during the adaptation period. The effect of energy supplementation while grazing wheat has ...
Resilience of grain storage markets to upheaval in futures markets
(2022-05)
There has been an increase in the volume of long-only index funds in commodity markets as well as a time period where cash and futures markets did not converge. What is the economic impact of these events on storage markets? ...
Batch-burning and grazing: An economic analysis of rangeland management of Oklahoma cow-calf producers
(2023-05)
Cattle production involves making complex decisions that influence producer profitability, the environment, and the beef industry. Rangeland management decisions require cattle producers to select practices that improve ...
Measuring technical and economic efficiency of double cropping systems in the southern Great Plains
(2022-05)
As a result of fragile soils and extreme weather events, crop production in the Southern Great Plains (SGP) is below its potential in comparison to other regions. For the period from 1960 to 2004, the SGP states of Kansas, ...
Food Pantry's Contribution Towards Reducing the Needs-Gap
(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, ...
Assessing the Rate of Success of Alternative Farm Transition Strategies
(2019-05-01)
Research suggests only 30 percent of family owned businesses successfully transfer from the founding generation to the second generation. These success rates continue to decline when transferring to subsequent generations. ...
Impact of COVID-19 on food assistance requests at a food pantry in Oklahoma
(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 ...
Impact of conservation programs on greenhouse gas emission reductions from agricultural lands in the Southern Plains
(2022-07)
As research provides continuing alarming claims about the dangers of climate change, greater interest is being focused on the contribution of agriculture and its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The ...
Chinese consumer preferences for and attitudes towards pecans
(2020-05)
Pecan is a wild nut tree and native to North America. The U.S. exports large amounts of pecans around the world every year, with more than a third of these exports going to China. Pecans are gaining greater acceptance in ...
Targeting prime: Examining the economic elements behind Wagyu-influenced cattle
(2023-05)
Wagyu beef is an increasingly popular product among today’s U.S. beef consumers because of its taste and tenderness resulting from high amounts of marbling and unique healthy fat composition. Low average daily gains and ...