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An Economic Evaluation of the Ricecheck Extension Program in NSW
Singh, Rajinder Pal; Brennan, John P.; Lacy, John - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 15 (2007)
Ricecheck, an extension program for rice developed by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, is based on eight best … management practice recommendations (“key checksâ€) considered essential for achieving high yields. The program comprises … information on the impact of the best management practices on crop yields and farm profitability. In this paper, the economic …
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Analysis of Participation in Multifunctional Agriculture: U.S. Rice Farms
Tur Cardona, Juan; Wailes, Eric J.; Dixon, Bruce L.; … - Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, … - 2012
Multifunctional agriculture is particularly fundamental to some working lands conservation policies and programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), Conservation Security Program (CSP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). Farmers can also be engaged in...
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An Economic Risk Analysis of Tillage and Cropping Systems on the Arkansas Grand Prairie
Hignight, Jeffrey A.; Watkins, K. Bradley; Anders, Merle M. - 2010
yields, and economic risk of both NT and CT in five rice-based cropping systems (continuous rice, rice-soybean, rice …-corn, rice-wheat, and rice-wheat-soybean-wheat). Yields, crop prices, and key input prices are simulated to create net return … rice producers in Arkansas practice NT. The low adoption rate is most likely due to difficulties in management but also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446518
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Economic Analysis of Breeding for Improved Cold Tolerance in Rice in Australia
Singh, Rajinder Pal; Brennan, John P.; Farrell, Tim; … - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
The occurrence of low night temperatures during reproductive development is one of the factors most limiting rice … yields in southern Australia. Yield losses due to cold temperature are the result of incomplete pollen formation and … subsequent floret sterility. Researchers have found that in 75% of years, rice farmers suffer losses between 0.5 and 2.5 t …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010882878
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nternational Workshop on Nutrient Balances for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 20-22 February 2001: selected papers and presentations.
Noble, Andrew D.; Lefroy, Rod D.B. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2001
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Gender analysis and reform of irrigation management: concepts, cases, and gaps in knowledge; Proceedings of the Workshop of Gender and Water, 15-19 September 1997, Habarana, Sri Lanka
Baviskar, Shirish - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 1998
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An Economic Risk Analysis of Tillage and Cropping Systems on the Arkansas Grand Prairie
Hignight, Jeffrey A.; Watkins, K. Bradley; Anders, Merle M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010
yields, and economic risk of both NT and CT in five rice-based cropping systems (continuous rice, rice-soybean, rice …-corn, rice-wheat, and rice-wheat-soybean-wheat). Yields, crop prices, and key input prices are simulated to create net return … rice producers in Arkansas practice NT. The low adoption rate is most likely due to difficulties in management but also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922456
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Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability
Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray; Ford, Stuart; Bywater, Tony; … - 2005
The understanding of how allocation decisions can maximise the economic returns to the community from water for irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation policy development, and for irrigated farmers. There is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443714
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The Relationship Between Wildfire and Welfare
Kaval, Pamela; Loomis, John B. - 2005
We used the well-being evaluation method, a technique for measuring individual utility, to study how people in the wildland urban interface of Colorado (USA) felt about their lives before and after two wildfire scenarios. Variables such as age, family size, fire frequency, and house value were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443715