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| Batabyal, Amitrajeet A.; Biswas, Basudeb; Godfrey, E. Bruce. |
| A long standing question in range management concerns the relative importance of the stocking rate versus the length of time during which animals graze a particular rangeland. We address this question by analyzing the problem faced by a private rancher who wishes to minimize the long run expected net unit cost (LRENC) from range operations by choosing either the stocking rate or the length of time during which his animals graze his rangeland. We construct a renewal-theoretic model and show that, in general, this rancher's LRENC with an optimally chosen stocking rate is lower than his LRENC with an optimally chosen grazing cycle length. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20744 |
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| Batabyal, Amitrajeet A.; Biswas, Basudeb; Godfrey, E. Bruce. |
| This chapter uses a new ecological-economic approach to analyze the role of time in range management in a dynamic and stochastic setting. We first construct a theoretical model of a parcel of rangeland in which time restrictions are used to manage the land. We then show how the dynamic and the stochastic properties of this rangeland can be used to construct two managerial objectives that are ecologically and economically meaningful. Finally, using these two objectives, we discuss an approach to range management in which the manager has two interrelated goals. This manager maximizes the profits from range operations and (s)he also takes steps to move the rangeland away from the least desirable state of existence. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22149 |
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| Ward, Ruby A.; Bailey, DeeVon; Godfrey, E. Bruce. |
| A survey of extension administrators, department heads, and extension specialists was conducted to determine the best methods for evaluating the performance of extension economists. The results demonstrate how different groups view the relative importance of the various roles played by extension economists and how important the specific attributes of extension economists are within each role. In general all three groups agree on the most important roles and attributes. However, important differences among the groups do exist about the relative importance of certain activities. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20693 |
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| Godfrey, E. Bruce. |
| The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) specifically states, The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that-
(9) the United States receive fair market value of the use of federal lands and their resources unless otherwise provided by statute... . This policy either has been ignored or unevenly administered by federal agencies. As a result, some user groups are subsidized to a much greater degree than others. If all user groups were treated equally, there would be a significant change in net benefits received by users and agency revenues. Charging fair market value for all uses of federal lands also would affect the use of public and private lands. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16630 |
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