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Characteristics and hedonic pricing of differentiated beef demands.
Hahn, William F.; Mathews, Kenneth H. Jr. - 2007
three quality categories of beef and three other meats and (2) to simulate how taste shifts have affected demands for meats … over time. We extend previous studies by disaggregating wholesale beef production into three quality categories: (1) USDA … Choice grade or higher, (2) USDA Select or lower, and (3) cow and bull beef. Innovative features of our empirical model …
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Consumer impressions of tender select beef.
Shackelford, S.D.; Wheeler, T.L.; Meade, M.K.; Reagan, J.O. - 2001
With the recent development of technology to classify beef for tenderness, it is now possible for packers and retailers … to market brands of beef known to be consistently tender. The present experiment was conducted to determine consumer … impressions of Tender Select, a model beef brand comprised of cuts from tender U.S. Select carcasses. A telephone survey was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429525
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Measuring consumer response to 'Gala' apples treated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)
Marin, Anna B.; Colonna, Ann E.; Kudo, Koei; Kupferman, … - 2009
Post-harvest apple treatment with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) was previously found to inhibit fruit ripening but also to inhibit the production of volatile compounds that contribute to apple flavor. The first objective of this study was to determine if consumers could distinguish 1-MCP treated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429535
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Assessing rural consumers’ WTP for orange, biofortified maize in Ghana with experimental auctions and a simulated radio message
de Groote, Hugo; Tomlins, Keith; Haleegoah, Joyce; … - 2010
Deficiencies of micronutrients such as vitamin A are widespread, expecially in Africa.Biofortified crops such as maize, bred for high levels of provitamin A might offer a solution, butthese crops are often bright orange, and African maize consumers prefer white. To estimate theconsumers interest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443646
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Sensory Evaluation and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Quality Protein Maize (QPM) using Experimental Auctions in Rural Tanzania
Kiria, Christine G.; Vermeulen, Hester; de Groote, Hugo - 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensory characteristics and consumer acceptability of qualityprotein maize (QPM) in rural Tanzania. Due to the malnutrition problem facing consumers in developing countries,QPM which has almost double the amount of tryptophan and lysine, has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443648
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MARKETS FOR NORTHERN PLAINS AQUACULTURE--CASE STUDY OF TILAPIA
Golz, Theresa K.; Nelson, William C. - 1999
The purpose of this study is to identify and investigate alternative fresh and frozen fillet markets for tilapia within the region. The competition for this market is primarily an imported product from Asia and Central America. Total imports plus domestic production has increased from 16.95...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444013
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Estimating Current Forest Attributes from Paneled Inventory Data Using Plot-Level Imputation: A Study from the Pacific Northwest.
Eskelson, Bianca N.I.; Temesgen, Hailemariam; Barrett, … - 2009
Information on current forest condition is essential to assess and characterize resources and to support resource management and policy decisions. The 1998 Farm Bill mandates the US Forest Service to conduct annual inventories to provide annual updates of each state's forest. In annual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429483
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Estimating Current Forest Attributes from Paneled Inventory Data Using Plot-Level Imputation: A Study from the Pacific Northwest.
Eskelson, Bianca N.I.; Temesgen, Hailemariam; Barrett, … - 2009
Information on current forest condition is essential to assess and characterize resources and to support resource management and policy decisions. The 1998 Farm Bill mandates the US Forest Service to conduct annual inventories to provide annual updates of each state's forest. In annual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429485
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Remote sensing support for national forest inventories.
McRoberts, Ronald E.; Tomppo, Erkki O. - 2007
National forest inventory programs are tasked to produce timely and accurate estimates for a wide range of forest resource variables for a variety of users and applications. Time, cost, and precision constraints cause these programs to seek technological innovations that contribute to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429540
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Predicting germination response to temperature. I. Cardinal-temperature models and subpopulation-specific regression.
Hardegree, S.P. - 2006
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The purpose of this study was to compare the relative accuracy of different thermal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429558