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Source Differentiated Beef and Soybean Import Demand in China
(2019-07)
Firstly, this study used a Source Differentiated Linear Approximated Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS) model to estimate beef import demand in China. The conditional price and expenditure elasticities of demand are ...
Analysis of African Swine Fever consequences on rural economies and smallholder swine producers in Haiti
(2022-05)
African Swine Fever (ASF) causes high mortality, and often results in strict culling policies for affected pigs and international market restrictions. It took more than 25 years for swine inventories in Haiti and the ...
Designing a beef traceability system viewed favorably by cow-calf producers
(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 ...
Borrower perceptions of additional lender services: An Oklahoma AgCredit example
(2023-05)
Customer retention and attraction are common concerns in the financial service industry but are acute concerns for farm credit associations, given competition from commercial banks. Not only do agricultural lenders face ...
Role of beef imports in the United States
(2022-05)
Livestock extension educators are frequently asked why the US imports beef when it already produces a large amount of high-quality beef. The typical answer given is that the US exports large amounts of high-quality beef ...
Discrete stochastic programming to address biomass yield variability and feedstock quality
(2020-07)
While advances in improving biomass yields and conversion technologies will contribute toward the U.S. energy security goals, the lack of a large-scale stable supply of feedstock could limit this biobased venture. Therefore, ...
Oklahoma stocker cattle industry: Structure and function
(2022-05)
Little information exists on the decision making and management of the Oklahoma stocker industry and the economic flexibility of the stocker industry. A survey was conducted in 2017 by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension ...
Implications of book versus tax based patronage in agricultural cooperatives
(2020-12)
Cooperative businesses are taxed under Sub-Chapter T of the IRS tax code. Under that provision, cooperative businesses are allowed to deduct profits distributed to their member-owners (termed patronage dividends). Any ...
Optimal beef cow stocking rates in the U.S. Southern Plains
(2019-12)
This research investigates optimal beef-cow stocking rates under common drought management scenarios in the U.S. Southern Plains. An Angus spring calving herd utilizing native range forage and hay was modeled. The relationship ...
Preliminary biological and economic analysis of capsaicin feed additive in feedlot rations
(2022-05)
This research investigates capsaicin feed additive in beef finishing rations to assess its preliminary biological and economic outcomes. A trial was conducted at Buffalo Feeders, LLC located at Buffalo, OK with capsaicin ...