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Resilience Thinking and a Decision-Analytic Approach to Conservation: Strange Bedfellows or Essential Partners?
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Johnson, Fred A; United States Geological Survey; fjohnson@usgs.gov; Williams, B. Ken; The Wildlife Society; byron_ken_williams@nbs.gov; Nichols, James D; United States Geological Survey; Jim_Nichols@usgs.gov.
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis
Palavras-chave: Adaptive management; Alternative stability regime; Biodiversity; Conservation; Decision analysis; Decision science; Dynamic decisions; Modeling; Optimization; Resilience; Robust decision making; Systems; Uncertainty.
Ano: 2013

OPTIMAL MARKETING DECISIONS FOR FEEDER CATTLE UNDER PRICE AND PRODUCTION RISK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xuecai; Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.; McKissick,   John C.; Turner,   Steven C.
In many parts of the U.S., beef cattle production is a large sector of the agricultural economy, yet few of the cattle are stockered; instead the production is focused on cow-calf operations only.  Restricting their operation to only the first phase of beef production may be limiting the cattle owners' profit potential.  This paper examines the opportunities for operators to earn additional profit from stockering cattle.  Using a representative risk-averse producer, a decision set with seven possible marketing strategies is elevated for the optimal decision in a Bayesian framework which allows for price and production risk.  We find that in many instances retaining the cattle for stockering is a superior decision when done in conjunction with specific...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Decision science; Estimation risk; Marketing; Livestock Production/Industries; C6; D2; Q1.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15442