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| Qualls, D. Joshua; Jensen, Kimberly L.; English, Burton C.; Larson, James A.; Clark, Christopher D.. |
| In the United States, biomass is the largest source of renewable energy accounting for over 3 percent of the energy consumed domestically and is currently the only source for liquid, renewable, transportation fuels. Continued development of biomass as a renewable energy source is being driven in large part by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which mandates that by 2022 at least 36 billion gallons of fuel ethanol be produced, with at least 16 billion gallons being derived from cellulose, hemi-cellulose, or lignin. However, the market for cellulosic biofuels is still under development. As such, little is known about producer response to feedstock prices paid for dedicated energy crops. While there have been some studies done on factors that... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Switchgrass; Farmer Adoption; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q16. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98625 |
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| Jensen, Kimberly L.; English, Burton C.; Clark, Christopher D.. |
| Heads of agricultural economics and agribusiness departments across the United States are surveyed to develop an inventory of distance education (DE) offerings by their departments. Perceived challenges, strategies for use, and future plans for DE are assessed. While the majority of the responding departments offer DE, the department heads believed that faculty time costs to develop/deliver DE are high relative to traditional delivery and that both strategic plans for implementing DE and financial incentives for faculty to adopt DE are lacking. The department heads did, however, have positive views about the technological ability of students to use distance courses. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Distance education; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; A2. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6561 |
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| Davis, James A.; Velandia, Margarita M.; Clark, Christopher D.; Lambert, Dayton M.; Jensen, Kimberly L.; Wilcox, Michael D.; Wszelaki, Annette. |
| State programs promoting agricultural products have proliferated in response to increased consumer interest in locally grown foods. Tennessee, for example, currently has two state-sponsored programs promoting Tennessee agricultural products. This study examines the factors associated with fruit and vegetable farmer participation in these programs using mean comparisons and bivariate probit regression. Results suggest that farmer participation in these programs was associated with operation size, percentage of income from farming, percentage of annual sales from fresh produce, and attendance to University Extension educational events. These results should interest individuals attempting to increase producer participation in these types of programs. |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: State-sponsored marketing program; Fruit and vegetable marketing; Tennessee producer participation; Bivariate probit regression.JEL: Q13; Q18.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Q13; Q18.. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123923 |
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| Ward, David O.; Clark, Christopher D.; Jensen, Kimberly L.; Russell, Clifford S.; Yen, Steven T.. |
| In the United States, nearly 17 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from residential energy use. Increases in energy efficiency for the residential sector can generate significant energy savings and emissions reductions. Consumer labels, such as USEPA’s Energy Star, promote conservation by providing consumers with information on energy usage for household appliances. This study examines how the Energy Star label affects consumer preferences for refrigerators. An online survey of a national sample of adults suggest that consumers are, on average, willing to pay an extra $249.82 to $349.30 for a refrigerator that has been awarded the Energy Star label. Furthermore, the results provide evidence that willingness to pay was motivated by both private... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Energy Star; Willingness-to-pay; Eco-label; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61141 |
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| Jensen, Kimberly L.; Clark, Christopher D.; Ellis, Pamela; English, Burton C.; Menard, R. Jamey; Walsh, Marie E.. |
| Increasing demand for the production of energy from renewable sources has fueled a search for alternatives to supplement those currently in production. One such alternative is switchgrass, a perennial grass native to North America that appears to have considerable potential as a biomass feedstock for energy production. While the properties of switchgrass as a biomass feedstock have been intensively studied, the potential market for switchgrass has received much less attention. A survey of Tennessee farmers was conducted to improve our understanding of those who might be willing to supply switchgrass to an emerging energy market. The results of this survey provide information on the willingness of Tennessee's agricultural producers to grow switchgrass as... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21355 |
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| Cho, Seong-Hoon; Clark, Christopher D.; Park, William M.. |
| Housing growth in Tennessee that incorporates spatial spillover and spatial heterogeneity at the level of census-block group is projected. A deterministic interpolation technique is adopted to create alternative neighborhood variables that captures spatial spillover of neighborhood effects on housing growth without multicollinearity. The maps drawn using the geographically weighted regression parameter estimates revealed that the local marginal effect of the housing price increases on housing growth gradually increases as one moves eastward. The population growth in the adjacent neighborhood-block group has about 10% of marginal effect of population growth in its own block group. The marginal effect of population growth is relatively higher in the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19392 |
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| Jensen, Kimberly L.; Marra, Adrienne; Clark, Christopher D.; English, Burton C.. |
| This study examines consumers' WTP for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from E85 as opposed to gasoline. Data were collected via a contingent choice exercise in a 2009 national online survey. As part of the fuel choice exercise, several fuel attributes were allowed to vary including emission reductions, import level, proximity of fuel availability, price, and fuel blend (E85 or regular gasoline). A random parameters model with demographics and attitudes interacted with emission reductions was estimated. The resulting estimates suggest that, overall the WTP for an emission reduction is not statistically significant. However, for some demographic and attitudinal profiles, the WTP is significant. An example profile includes younger age, female,... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Willingness to Pay; Emission Reductions; E85; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q41; Q51. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60916 |
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