Download or read book Economic Issues with Specialty Crops written by David Coltrain and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Economic Impact Survey of Specialty Crops written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Great Plains, as well as the United States, a shift is occurring in the way food is produced, distributed, prepared and valued by the public. In particular, specialty crops have been dramatically affected due to increased consumer demand for locally grown produce. This has led to engagement of new growers and development of small local businesses surrounding food production. Although the developing reinvigoration of specialty crop production is exciting for both producers and consumers of local food, it presents a number of challenges due to the lack of recent production history in the region. Kansas and surrounding states are unique in that our lack of specialty crop history reduces our ability to develop ourselves professionally through partnerships with industry and governmental funding agencies.

Download or read book Economic Challenges and Opportunities Facing American Agricultural Producers Today written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Marketing California s Specialty Crops written by Harold O. Carter and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Problems Facing the Specialty Crop Industry written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Local Food Systems Concepts Impacts and Issues written by Steve Martinez and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Specialty Crop Access to U S Markets a Case Study of Indian Mangoes written by United States Department of Agriculture and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain specialty crops produced in other countries have gained better access to U.S. markets since 2007, when USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service changed its regulatory protocols for phytosanitary (plant health) concerns. One treatment option allowed under the 2007 protocols is irradiation. Using the example of U.S. imports of Indian mangoes, we examine the role of irradiation in mitigating pest risks from imported fresh produce, the costs associated with treating, shipping, and marketing fresh produce imports in the U.S. market, and the resulting increased availability and lower costs of Indian mangoes for U.S. consumers.

Download or read book Genetically Engineered Crops written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical considerations. At the same time, others are concerned that the technology is not reaching its potential to improve human health and the environment because of stringent regulations and reduced public funding to develop products offering more benefits to society. While the debate about these and other questions related to the genetic engineering techniques of the first 20 years goes on, emerging genetic-engineering technologies are adding new complexities to the conversation. Genetically Engineered Crops builds on previous related Academies reports published between 1987 and 2010 by undertaking a retrospective examination of the purported positive and adverse effects of GE crops and to anticipate what emerging genetic-engineering technologies hold for the future. This report indicates where there are uncertainties about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other impacts of GE crops and food, and makes recommendations to fill gaps in safety assessments, increase regulatory clarity, and improve innovations in and access to GE technology.

Download or read book Enterprise Costs and Returns for Specialty Crops written by Stephen Q. Allen and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Demographic Shifts Trends and Other Factors Affecting Demand and New Product Development for California Agriculture written by University of California, Davis. Agricultural Issues Center and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Considerations for Group Action in Marketing Specialty Crops Produced in the New York City Watershed written by Brian M. Henehan and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Three Essays on the Economics of Vertical and Spatial Relationships in Specialty Crop Supply Chains written by Jun Lee and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation offers three essays addressing critical topics in supply chains for specialty crops: 1) impacts of initiatives to control CO2 emissions; 2) vertical price transmission behavioral changes after elimination of an export cartel; and 3) influence of market power on cost passthrough. Chapter 1 investigates the impact of alternative CO2 emission reduction policies, namely a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade system, on the U.S. apple supply chain. The potential benefits accruing to farm-level CO2 sequestration options are also considered. A temporally- and spatially-disaggregated price equilibrium model is constructed to evaluate the relationship between CO2 emissions reduction and region- and sector-wide economic performance. The results indicate that all CO2 emission policies examined lead to modest decreases in CO2 emissions from the apple supply chain, with implied carbon prices ranging between $25 and $200 per metric ton of CO2. The results also suggest that a cap-and-trade system may be more cost-effective in reducing CO2 emissions than a carbon tax, regardless of the CO2 sequestration options utilized. Chapter 2 examines the impact of terminating the coffee export quota system (EQS) on international-to-retail price transmissions in France, Germany and the United States. A threshold error correction model (TECM) is developed to measure price transmission behaviors, taking into account long-run threshold effects and short-run price transmission asymmetries (PTA). The results suggest that retail prices become more responsive to changes in international prices after the EQS elimination. The evidence suggests the presence of short-run PTAs, with significant differences across countries. We discuss these differences in terms of market structure. Chapter 3 investigates links between exertion of market power and cost pass-through patterns in roasted coffee markets in the U.S. and Germany. A structural supply-demand model is developed to evaluate the degree of market power exerted by the roasting industry. Subsequently, a TECM is used to test the impacts of market power on cost pass-through behaviors. The results indicate that market power drives the existence of a "rockets and feathers" phenomenon in both countries. That is, market power causes retail prices to rise faster than they fall in response to changes in international prices.

Download or read book Outlook for U S Agricultural Trade written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Managing California s Water written by Ellen Hanak and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crop Production and Global Environmental Issues written by Khalid Rehman Hakeem and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting the world’s food security challenge will require a multi-national, collaborative effort to integrate the best research from science, engineering and socioeconomics so that technological advances can bring benefits where they are most needed. The present book covers the effect of major environmental problems on crop production and how to cope with these issues for sustainable agriculture and improvements of crops. The world’s population is predicted to hit 9.6 Billion by 2050, up from today’s total of nearly 7.3 Billion, and with it food demand is predicted to increase substantially. The post-war ‘second agricultural revolution’ in developed countries, and the ‘green revolution’ in developing nations in the mid- 1960s converted agricultural practices and elevated crop yields spectacularly, but the outcome is levelling off and will not meet projected demand. Simultaneously, crop production is affected by many other factors, including industrial pollution, overuse of fertilizers and insecticides, heavy metal and radiation stresses etc. It has been noted that many pests are becoming resistant to insecticides. Estimates vary, but around 25% of crops can be lost to pests and diseases. Climate change associated with agriculture is also a global issue. Agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gases and is estimated to account for 10-12% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many of the issues highlighted are global problems and are addressed thoroug hly in this work.

Download or read book Agricultural Act of 2014 Public Law 113 79 written by National Archives and Records Administration and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Law 113-79. H.R. 2642. An Act to Provide for the Reform and Continuation of Agricultural and Other Programs of the Department of Agriculture Through 2018, and for Other Purposes. Approved February 7, 2014.

Download or read book A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans' well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our health to the environment, climate change, economic inequality, and the federal budget. From the earliest developments of agriculture, a major goal has been to attain sufficient foods that provide the energy and the nutrients needed for a healthy, active life. Over time, food production, processing, marketing, and consumption have evolved and become highly complex. The challenges of improving the food system in the 21st century will require systemic approaches that take full account of social, economic, ecological, and evolutionary factors. Policy or business interventions involving a segment of the food system often have consequences beyond the original issue the intervention was meant to address. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System develops an analytical framework for assessing effects associated with the ways in which food is grown, processed, distributed, marketed, retailed, and consumed in the United States. The framework will allow users to recognize effects across the full food system, consider all domains and dimensions of effects, account for systems dynamics and complexities, and choose appropriate methods for analysis. This report provides example applications of the framework based on complex questions that are currently under debate: consumption of a healthy and safe diet, food security, animal welfare, and preserving the environment and its resources. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System describes the U.S. food system and provides a brief history of its evolution into the current system. This report identifies some of the real and potential implications of the current system in terms of its health, environmental, and socioeconomic effects along with a sense for the complexities of the system, potential metrics, and some of the data needs that are required to assess the effects. The overview of the food system and the framework described in this report will be an essential resource for decision makers, researchers, and others to examine the possible impacts of alternative policies or agricultural or food processing practices.