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| Thurow, Amy Purvis; Rister, M. Edward; Sneary, Shannon L.; Stasny, Sarah. |
| The Texas Rice Industry Coalition for the Environment (R.I.C.E.) was formed in February, 1995. Their stated mission is to build a coalition of interests to foster and strengthen relationships between the rice industry and the natural resources of our rice-producing area in Texas. In June, 1995, a series of six focus groups was conducted. These round table discussions involved two groups of producers (from the East Side and West Side of Houston), two groups of environmentalists in the Houston area, and two groups of non-farming Houstonians (adults and children). These focus groups were structured to elicit opinions from various viewpoints concerning the opportunities, challenges, and priorities of Texas R.I.C.E. The goal of the two producers focus... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23971 |
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| Perry, Gregory M.; Rister, M. Edward; Richardson, James W.; Grant, Warren R.. |
| Whole farm simulation analysis and econometric techniques are employed in an analysis of crop rotations and tenure arrangement strategies. The FLIPSIM model is used to analyze a representative Texas Upper Gulf Coast rice and soybean farm. Probit analysis is then used to determine the impact of net cash farm income, land tenure, and crop rotation on probability of survival. Results suggest that, although the simulation model is useful in providing information on the effect at the farm level of following the different strategies, probit results provide greater understanding into the returns and risk inherent to each strategy. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1986 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29779 |
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| Rister, M. Edward; Sturdivant, Allen W.; Lacewell, Ronald D.; Michelsen, Ari M.. |
| The Rio Grande has headwaters in Colorado, flows through New Mexico, and serves as the United States.–Mexico border in Texas, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. Snow melt in Colorado and northern New Mexico constitutes the water river supply for New Mexico and the El Paso region, whereas summer monsoonal flow from the Rio Conchos in Mexico and tributaries, including the Pecos River, provides the Rio Grande flow for southern Texas. The region is mostly semiarid with frequent long-term drought periods but is also characterized by a substantial irrigated agriculture sector and a rapidly growing population. International treaties and interstate compacts provide the rules for allocation of Rio Grande waters between the United States and Mexico and among... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agricultural economics; Conservation; Irrigation; Natural resources; Renewable resources; Resources; Water; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q5; Q15; Q20; Q25; Q28. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113529 |
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| Harper, Jayson K.; Mjelde, James W.; Rister, M. Edward; Way, Michael O.; Drees, Bastiaan M.. |
| The rice stink bug is a major pest of rice in Texas, causing quality related damage. The previous threshold used for assisting in rice stink bug spray decisions lacked flexibility in economic and production decision variables and neglected the dynamics of the pest population. Using stochastic dynamic programming, flexible economic thresholds for the rice stink bug were generated. The new thresholds offer several advantages over the old, static thresholds, including increased net returns, incorporation of pest dynamics, user flexibility, ease of implementation, and a systematic process for updating. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Economic thresholds; Dynamic programming; Pest management; Rice; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15411 |
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| Holcomb, Rodney B.; Rister, M. Edward; Faltisek, Lori A.; Webb, Bill; Miller, Rhonda K.; Bett, Karen; Goodwin, Harold L., Jr.. |
| Summary statistics and corresponding Spearman correlation coefficients are illustrated for various subsets of aromatic rough rice storage time and temperature data from (a) the College Station texture sensory panel, (b) the New Orleans aroma and flavor sensory panel, and (c) the Beaumont USDA-ARS Rice Quality Laboratory. These correlations represent the inclinations of seemingly-related measures of several attributes to "move together," acting as an indicator of their associations with or impacts on one another. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23992 |
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| McCarl, Bruce A.; Rister, M. Edward; Ward, Ruby A.; Long, Charles R.; McCorkle, Dean A.; Ziari, Houshmand A.; Conner, J. Richard; Sturdivant, Allen W.; Thompson, Troy N.. |
| Mathematical programming-based systems analysis is used to examine the consequences of alternative operation configuration for the agricultural operations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Continuation versus elimination of the total operation as well as individual operating departments are considered. Methodology includes a firm systems operation model combined with capital budgeting and an integer programming based investment model. Results indicate the resources realize a positive return as a whole, but some enterprises are not using resources profitably. The integer investment model is found to be superior for investigating whether to continue multiple interrelated enterprises. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Enterprise selection; Mathematical programming; Optimal enterprise organization; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15404 |
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| Leidner, Andrew J.; Lacewell, Ronald D.; Rister, M. Edward; Woodard, Joshua D.; Sturdivant, Allen W.; White, Jacob M.. |
| This paper examines the optimal allocation of several inputs in the context of seawater desalination by reverse osmosis (RO) as a source of municipal (or commercial or industrial) water. A cost-minimization model is developed, a production function is estimated, and sensitivity analyses are conducted using the optimization model to investigate the effect of environmental conditions and economic factors on the optimal input portfolio and the cost of operating a modeled seawater desalination facility. The objectives of this paper are to better understand the effect on the seawater desalination facility’s costs and input portfolio from changes in water quality, membrane lifespan, daily operations schedule, and energy prices. Findings include that lower... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Water; Production; Seawater desalination; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98827 |
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| Knight, Thomas O.; Lovell, Ashley C.; Rister, M. Edward; Coble, Keith H.. |
| Agricultural lenders have a stake in and are in a position to influence their borrowers' management decisions. Risk management practice adoption is an area in which lenders might want to exercise this influence. This study employs logistic statistical models to estimate lenders' influence on crop producers' decisions regarding use of three alternative risk management practices: federal multiple-peril crop insurance, crop hail and fire insurance, and forward contracting. Results suggest lenders can exert significant influence on these decisions but that poor communication between lenders and borrowers likely reduces this influence. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Risk and Uncertainty. |
| Ano: 1989 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30092 |
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| Benton, Brandon; Rister, M. Edward; Falconer, Lawrence L.; Outlaw, Joe L.; Smith, Edward G.. |
| The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (FAIR Act) introduces several significant changes to farm commodity legislation. While these changes impact all program commodities, they have prompted considerable concern for the future of the Texas grain industry. Changes in the farm program have prompted many landowners and tenants to evaluate their current rental arrangements and determine if changes are required. In response to considerable ensuing questions regarding the land rental market, a Lotus 1-2-3 template was developed to aid parties in determining an equitable lease. This Lotus template allows users to specify enterprise budget information for grain farm operations and then evaluates the expected returns to producers and... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23967 |
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| Griffin, Ronald C.; Rister, M. Edward; Parker, Michael R.; McCauley, Garry N.. |
| The economic feasibility of investing in sprinkler irrigation technology for rice production is investigated using linear programming and capital budgeting to identify the net annual benefits and net present value, respectively. Groundwater and both flat rate and volumetrically priced surface water sources of irrigation water are analyzed. Under typical practices occurring in rice production operations in the Texas Rice Belt, sprinkler irrigation technology is not profitable at current water costs. Producers using volumetrically priced surface water have the greatest incentive to consider sprinkler irrigation, but water prices must increase by over 250 percent for the investment in a sprinkler irrigation system to become attractive. Yield reductions... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1988 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29710 |
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| Benton, Brandon; Rister, M. Edward; Falconer, Lawrence L.; Outlaw, Joe L.; Smith, Edward G.. |
| The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (FAIR Act) introduces several significant changes to farm commodity legislation. While these changes impact all program commodities, they have prompted considerable concern for the future of the Texas cotton industry. Changes in the farm program have prompted many landowners and tenants to evaluate their current rental arrangements and determine if changes are required. In response to considerable ensuing questions regarding the land rental market, a Lotus 1-2-3 template was developed to aid parties in determining an equitable lease. This Lotus template allows users to specify enterprise budget information for rice farm operations and then evaluates the expected returns to producers and... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24011 |
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| Knutson, Ronald D.; Richardson, James W.; Smith, Edward G.; Rister, M. Edward; Grant, Warren R.; Lippke, Lawrence A.; Israelsen, Craig L.. |
| The high levels of government payments to farmers resulting from the 1985 farm bill have once again led the Congress to examine the payment limit issue. Payment limits were initially established in 1970 and have since been revised several times. In this report, policy and farm management economists analyze the consequences of alternative payment limits on economic efficiency, economic viability of family-size farms, international competitiveness, and consumer food costs. Effective payment limits encourage reduced farm size and in the presence of economies of size, tend to increase production costs for program crops. The Agricultural and Food Policy Center is charged with evaluating economic impacts of policy alternatives -- not recommending, advocating, or... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42717 |
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| Brorsen, B. Wade; Grant, Warren R.; Rister, M. Edward. |
| Quality discounts and premiums for rough rice in Texas rice bid/acceptance markets are analyzed. The most important quality factors determining the value of rough rice are head yield and peck. A one percentage point reduction in peck damage raises the price received per hundredweight of rough rice by $.13 to $.68 across markets and years. Since peck damage can be reduced by controlling the rice stinkbug, evaluation of alternative methods for better control of this pest in Texas rice fields is needed. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 1988 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29707 |
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| Goodwin, Harold L., Jr.; Holcomb, Rodney B.; Rister, M. Edward. |
| Responses to a product placement study of five long-grain rice varieties in 192 Asian-American households in Houston, Texas were utilized to estimate a quality-adjusted price model for rice demand. Quantity-dependent demand functions were estimated using actual price, quality-adjusted price, and no price scenarios. Results indicate that, although price was statistically significant, it explained very little of the variation in the quantity of rice demanded; further, income was not significant in determining rice demand for Asian Americans. Their demand appears to be driven primarily by ethnic and cultural considerations and household characteristics. Implications for retail marketing are discussed. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27896 |
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