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| Bangsund, Dean A.; Nudell, Daniel J.; Sell, Randall S.; Leistritz, F. Larry. |
| Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.), a widely established exotic, noxious, perennial weed, is a major threat to rangeland and wildland in the Upper Great Plains. Chemical, biological, and cultural control methods have limitations in their applicability and effectiveness in treating leafy spurge. However, many of the constraints prohibiting the use of herbicides, tillage, and biological controls do not apply to sheep grazing. Sheep grazing, while known to be effective in controlling leafy spurge since the 1930s, has lacked widespread adoption as a leafy spurge control. A deterministic, bioeconomic model, incorporating relationships between sheep grazing and leafy spurge control, grass recovery, and forage use by cattle, was developed to evaluate the... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Leafy Spurge; Weed Control; Sheep Grazing; Economics; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23113 |
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| Leistritz, F. Larry; Sell, Randall S.. |
| This study describes basic socioeconomic characteristics of new residents to North Dakota, the factors motivating their move, and their satisfaction with the North Dakota communities where they live. Data came from a 1997 survey of more than 700 new residents. New residents who responded to the survey were generally younger than the North Dakota population overall; about two-thirds were between 21 and 40 years old. The educational level of the migrants was also higher than that of the state's population overall; 47 percent of the new residents were college graduates and an additional 35 percent reported some college or post-secondary vocational/trade school attendance. About 48 percent of the new residents had previous ties to North Dakota. The new... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: In-migrants; New residents; Socioeconomic characteristics; North Dakota; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23353 |
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| Leistritz, F. Larry; Sell, Randall S.. |
| This study describes basic socioeconomic characteristics of new residents to North Dakota, the factors motivating their move, and their satisfaction with the North Dakota communities where they live. Data came from a 1997 survey of more than 700 new residents. New residents who responded to the survey were generally younger than the North Dakota population overall; about two-thirds were between 21 and 40 years old. The educational level of the migrants was also higher than that of the state's population overall; 47 percent of the new residents were college graduates and an additional 35 percent reported some college or post-secondary vocational/trade school attendance. About 48 percent of the new residents had previous ties to North Dakota. The new... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: In-migrants; New residents; Socioeconomic characteristics; North Dakota; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23224 |
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| Sell, Randall S.; Goreham, Gary A.; Youngs, George A., Jr.; Watt, David L.. |
| Interviews and mail-out/mail-back surveys were conducted in 1992 with 38 conventional and 41 sustainable North Dakota farmers. The results emphasize the differences and similarities of these two types of farmers. Sustainable farms had more diverse cropping practices and were more likely to raise alternative crops like alfalfa, buckwheat, hay, millet, oats, and rye than conventional farmers. Conventional farmers were more likely to raise traditional crops like barley, sugar beets, sunflowers, and spring wheat. Conventional farmers averaged substantially higher crop yields than sustainable farmers. Three-fourths of the sustainable farmers raised livestock compared with one-half of the conventional farmers. Conventional farmers had greater equity, assets,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Sustainable farms; Conventional farms; Organic; North Dakota; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23104 |
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| Sell, Randall S.; Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Nudell, Daniel J.. |
| A survey of 459 ranchers, 56 local decision makers, and 50 public land managers (565 total) was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls. The study focused on a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The questionnaire focused on weed management in general and specifically on the perceptions and attitudes of ranchers, land managers, and local decision makers who have been directly and indirectly affected by leafy spurge. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge; Weed management; Rancher opinion; Public land manager opinions.; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23236 |
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| Sell, Randall S.; Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry. |
| Leafy spurge is an invasive noxious weed, which by definition means it is inordinately difficult to control. The objective of this report is to present the results of focus group meetings and personal interviews with ranchers, local decision makers, and public land managers to discover strategies to improve leafy spurge management. Participants in the interviews and focus group meetings managed property in Fallon, Carter, and Wibaux Counties of Montana; Golden Valley, Bowman, Billings, and Slope Counties of North Dakota; Harding County of South Dakota; and Crook County of Wyoming. Ranchers and local decision makers believe that leafy spurge control must become more proactive rather than reactive; current strategies are largely reactive. Interviews with... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge management; Ranchers; County weed boards; Public land managers; Policy makers; Farm Management; Production Economics. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23109 |
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| Leistritz, F. Larry; Sell, Randall S.. |
| The socioeconomic impact of four agricultural processing plants on their respective North Dakota communities was investigated. The objectives were (1) to evaluate the impact of plant construction and operation on economic, demographic, public service, and fiscal structures of rural areas and (2) to develop a set of general principles and recommended actions for community leaders to follow when a new agricultural processing facility is being considered. The selected communities were Carrington (Foster County), Jamestown (Stutsman County), New Rockford (Eddy County), and Wapheton (Richland County). In-depth personal interviews of community leaders were conducted in each community. In addition, a representative from the agricultural processing plant was... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural processing; Community impact; Economic development; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23470 |
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| Sell, Randall S.; Nudell, Daniel J.; Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Faller, Timothy. |
| This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of capital investment required by members in the cooperative. Three sheep flock management alternatives were initially considered for the cooperative. These were 1) winter lambing, 2) spring lambing, and 3) fall lambing. The fall lambing scenario was determined to be infeasible because of logistics associated with gathering and transportation of pregnant ewes and lack of grazing pressure on leafy spurge throughout the grazing season. The total capital investment... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Leafy Spurge; Cooperative; Weed Control; Sheep Grazing; Economics; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23201 |
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| Sell, Randall S.; Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Nudell, Daniel J.. |
| A survey of 459 ranchers was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls in a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Ranchers returned 187 questionnaires. Weeds were considered a greater problem for ranchers with leafy spurge than for those without leafy spurge; however, even among ranchers with leafy spurge, there was strong agreement that other ranching issues were of greater concern. Over 65 percent of the respondents indicated that weeds on their ranch were a `minor problem.' Leafy spurge was ranked as the most important weed. Nearly 60 percent of ranchers felt that using herbicides,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge; Control; Rancher opinion; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23456 |
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