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Book The Economics of Grass Seed Production in the Willamette Valley Oregon

Download or read book The Economics of Grass Seed Production in the Willamette Valley Oregon written by Edgar A. Hyer and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An economic analysis of farms producing grass seed in the Willamette Valley with special attention to the cultural practice of field burning

Download or read book An economic analysis of farms producing grass seed in the Willamette Valley with special attention to the cultural practice of field burning written by Douglas Earl Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grass seed producers in Oregon's Willamette Valley have employed the cultural practice of post-harvest open field burning since the mid-1940's for purposes of field sanitation and crop residue disposal This practice creates environmental quality problems of air pollution during the late summer Recent public concern over the valley's environmental quality has focused attention on the grass seed industry, resulting in measures passed by the 1971 state legislature to ban open field burning in Oregon by January 1, 1975. Several economic issues are raised by the prospect of field burning curtailment. These include identification of: (1) alternatives to open burning, and their associated costs; (2) income effects resulting from possible increases in production costs, reduction in seed yields and changes in seed quality; (3) possible loss of comparative advantage now enjoyed by Willamette Valley farmers; and, (4) possible organizational adjustments by farm operators including prospects for increased farm size and reduced farm numbers. This thesis is designed as a base study to provide descriptive information and an economic rationale as necessary precursors for evaluating possible and probable' economic consequences of a burning ban to the grass seed industry. The Willamette Valley was separated into five seed-production regions, based on soil characteristics and urban.influences. A ten percent random sample was drawn from the population of farm operators raising grass seed. Major grass seed types studied include Highland bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue, tall fescue, orchard grass, annual ryegrass, and perennial ryegrass. Descriptive data includes farm family characteristics, income sources, age, family labor, farm organization, and resource returns. Analysis of data identified wide variability in resource use. A significant component involved large differences in operating costs for machinery, labor, fertilizer, and chemicals within each seed type. This suggests internal adjustments in resource use efficiency and cost management are necessary for high-cost farms to survive in the short run regardless of whether or not a burning ban threat exists. Some farms are successfully competing now and will continue to do so with limited operating resource adjustments. Orchardgrass and Kentucky bluegrass generally provided highest net returns, while ryegrasses earned lowest returns of the seven seed types, suggesting some adjustment opportunities for substitution between seed types. Inter-enterprise adjustments will be determined by the number of grass seed crops, other non-grass crops, and livestock choices available. Cost advantages of complementary enterprises were evident, with adjustments in this direction determined by market accessibility, soil limitations, and managerial constraints. These limitations suggest limited adjustment, in general, toward non-grass and livestock enterprise choices. Pronounced cost advantages occurred to farms over 300 acres in size, suggesting that long run adjustments will likely include farm enlargement and reduction of farm numbers. Farm location, topography, -, and proximity to urban areas are also expected to affect direction and magnitude of adjustments. Farms in Region 1, Clackamas and Multnomah counties, faced with topography limitations and urban pressures, will likely shift resources to more intensive . farm and non-farm uses. Linn, Benton, and Lane county grass seed producers are expected to intensify specialization in grass seed production with an increase in average farm size. In Washington and Yamhill counties where grass seed production serves primarily as complementary and/or supplementary enterprises, the trend toward production of proprietary grass seed varieties is expected. In Polk and Marion counties where soil and topographical characteristics dominate resource use and enterprise choices, probable adjustment impacts are less obvious and are expected to vary widely from farm to farm. Imposition of a burning ban, felt primarily in the form of increased production costs, will undoubtedly hasten the farm organizational adjustments specified above.

Book Grass Seed Acreage Response to Policies Concerning Field Burning

Download or read book Grass Seed Acreage Response to Policies Concerning Field Burning written by Larry Giardina and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research analyzed the relationships of agricultural field burning policies, and other economic factors, with the quantity of land devoted to grass seed production in counties of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The thesis describes the background of the grass seed industry, field burning and government policies concerning field burning in the Willamette Valley. Econometric models of acreage response to grass seed prices, prices of production alternatives, field burning limitations, and burning fees were developed for eight grass seed crops. A technique of pooling time-series and cross-sectional data was used to estimate the parameters of the models. Expost predictions of acreages were made for the purposes of model verification. The estimated parameters are discussed and some explanations are offered for the relationships.

Book Demand and Supply in the Oregon Grass Seed Industry

Download or read book Demand and Supply in the Oregon Grass Seed Industry written by James T. Ryan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyse van de markt voor graszaad in de Verenigde Staten, 1959-1978

Book Economics of grass s

Download or read book Economics of grass s written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Distribution and Severity of Ergot and Blind Seed in the Forage Grass Seed Production Region of the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Download or read book Distribution and Severity of Ergot and Blind Seed in the Forage Grass Seed Production Region of the Willamette Valley of Oregon written by Stephen Charles Alderman and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Field Sanitation Costs for Willamette Valley Grass Seed Producers

Download or read book Field Sanitation Costs for Willamette Valley Grass Seed Producers written by Timothy L. Cross and published by . This book was released on 1989* with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Station Bulletin

Download or read book Station Bulletin written by Edgar A. Hyer and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Situation and Outlook Report

Download or read book Situation and Outlook Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Poplar Chip Production for Willamette Valley Grass Seed Sites

Download or read book Poplar Chip Production for Willamette Valley Grass Seed Sites written by Bradford A. Withrow-Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This publication is part of a 1-year project funded by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Alternatives to Field Burning Program. Crop substitution is one strategy for reducing smoke from field burning. The objective of the project was to evaluate the potential for hybrid poplar as an alternative crop for poorly drained agricultural soils in the Willamette Valley. The evaluation focused on the potential yield of poplar on agricultural soils commonly used for annual ryegrass production, and on an economic analysis of poplar grown for pulp chips in the valley. The pulp chip market was seen as the most immediate and viable market outlet for poplar wood, although it is not the only possibility."--Purpose of this report.