Transportation costs between production regions affect interregional competitive relations. Rising fuel costs have substantially changed the transfer cost function for motortruck transport. A method for estimating the direct impact on consumer and producer prices of fuel cost increases is...

Contamination of groundwater by agricultural practices presents a dilemma between protecting a vital resource and maintaining a valuable part of the economy. Policies to balance these objectives are presented. In addition to an historical baseline, policies that ban certain pesticides, taxes and...

The effect that selected characteristics of a Pennsylvania hay auction has on winning bids of loads of hay are presented in this paper. Survey data from 107 buyers over the period September 1982 to April 1983 were used. Hay type, perceived quality, and the intended use of the hay were found to...