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This study investigates the potential for using biomass for the production of electricity in Georgia. The volume … biomass into electricity. Capital and operating costs for each of these two technologies are projected across three different … scales of production. Estimated costs per unit of electricity generated are determined. It appears, under the conditions …
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discussion of the marketing and joint planning implications for agritourism providers, the tourism industry, and Colorado …
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to the effect of participation in marketing and supply cooperatives on the success of small farms. Using modified net … participation in marketing and supply cooperatives is positively correlated with success. Further, analysis findings indicate farm …
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about consumers' WTP and to identify potential marketing strategies for the introduction of the disease-resistant tree. On …, and income had significant effects on the WTP. Marketing implications include the need to provide information at the point …
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the food marketing industry. Questions were framed based on data from the U.S. Department of Commerce's "County Business … the 1998 work of Porter. Results indicate a strategic focus on outbound logistics and market pricing at the direct value …
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Forward contracting of inputs in production agriculture is becoming increasingly important as more farmers attempt to manage risk. Using a logit model and farm-level data, this analysis estimates the effect of factors on the probability of a producer using forward input contracting. Results...
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exist, there must be a market discovery mechanism in place whereby supply and demand factors interact to establish a market …
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Prices transmit information regarding the underlying quality of a product; when quality is unknown to both buyers and sellers, theory predicts that the same price should be charged for all products. However, in the Thoroughbred industry, difference fees are charged to breed to freshman sires,...
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This paper examines determinants of consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for grass-fed and organic dairy by using survey data collected from several south-eastern states. Ordered and Heckman probit regression techniques were used to identify the significance of consumer characteristics...
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Pricing and technological innovation are discussed within the context of the beef industry’s value-based marketing … initiative. Cash and contract marketing practices for fed cattle are addressed with respect to slaughter volume and pricing … methods (live, dressed, and grid). A methodology for estimating grid market share of weekly slaughter volume, based on USDA …
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