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| Tozer, Peter R.; Huffaker, Ray G.. |
| Deregulation of the Australian dairy industry could affect the utilization of resources by milk producers and the profitability of dairy production. In this study we examine the feed mix that dairy producers use, both pastures and supplements, under partial and total deregulation. We are particularly interested in the interaction of pasture utilization and farm profitability. The results of this research demonstrate that profitable low-input dairy is constrained by the most limiting resource, feed supplied by pasture, and that the interactions between economic and biological processes are critical to farm profitability. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30867 |
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| Tozer, Peter R.; Marsh, Thomas L.; Perevodchikov, Evgeniy V.. |
| Although Australia is the sixth largest producer of beef, with production of 2 million metric tonnes, behind regions such as the USA, Brazil and the EU it is the second largest exporter of beef behind Brazil. Average beef exports from Australia are approximately 65% of the total amount of beef produced or about 1.3 million metric tonnes. For these reasons Australia is particularly vulnerable to diseases that are not endemic to the country and could close or disrupt its export markets for beef. In this study we construct a bioeconomic optimization model of the Australian beef industry that captures production and consumption decisions, domestically and internationally, and the impacts on the beef industry of two potentially catastrophic diseases, foot and... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
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| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59169 |
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| Tozer, Peter R.. |
| In July 1990 the New South Wales Dairy Corporation altered the regulations governing the transferability of market milk supply quotas. These changes allow producers to trade in milk quotas to suit their individual production patterns. In this study, a farm-level analysis of the effects of changes in dairy quota policy in New South Wales was undertaken. In addition, an indication of the effectiveness of these changes, with respect to the original objectives of the policy makers, is provided. This research was based on a linear programming model designed to select the optimal farm plan, including quota transactions and milk production patterns. It was found that a farm could produce more milk for less cost, under a transferable quota scheme, than under the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9599 |
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| Tozer, Peter R.. |
| Using stochastic frontier analysis, efficiency of production of wheat in Western Australia was studied. The production function model used was a relatively simple input model, consisting of wheat yield, effective rainfall, fertilizer application rates and year of study. Inefficiency was captured in a second model that incorporated machinery capital investment, opening equity level, and year of study. Data covered the production years 2004 through to 2007. The results demonstrated that inefficiency was present in wheat production in Western Australia and that inefficiency increased over the period from 18% in 2004 to 29% in 2007. Higher machinery investment per hectare and opening equity levels reduced inefficiency, due to producers having sufficient... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Wheat production; Efficiency; Fertiliser; Rainfall.; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59168 |
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| Farrell, Terence C.; Tozer, Peter R.. |
| Producer cooperatives and strategic alliances could assist lamb producers and market efficiency by improving price signals through product grading. Opportunities exist for first and second cross lamb producers to achieve price premiums by forming intersectoral linkages with processors/wholesalers and retailers. Producer cooperatives enable producers to supply consistent quantities of high quality lambs to satisfy the market requirements of the wholesalers/retailers within an alliance. Alternatively, opportunistic lamb suppliers who are constrained by environmental or cost factors may not be able to derive similar price premiums. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12413 |
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| Tozer, Peter R.. |
| On September 23, 2009 much of New South Wales awoke to a strange phenomenon, a huge cloud of red dust, “Red Dawn” the name given by the media to the event. This dust was sourced from the far west and northwest of the state and the Lake Eyre basin, and was lifted by a concurrence of weather events including strong frontal winds, that brought the effects of the dry winter of 2009 in central Australia to the city of Sydney and north-eastern New South Wales. Dust density caused disruptions to transport networks, and to commercial and domestic activities. These activities and disruptions imposed costs to the economy of the state and, based on data from primary and secondary sources and information from previous research in Australia and overseas, an estimate... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124458 |
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