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Koehler, Bob; Lazarus, William F.; Buhr, Brian L.. |
Swine production networks are becoming a significant part of the Minnesota swine industry, with at least 30 production networks in operation as of late 1995. There are probably at least 450 producers involved, representing at least nine percent of the state s sow inventory. Not counted in these numbers are a few other networks involved only in data-sharing or marketing as well as a large number of farmer-to-farmer custom/contract arrangements. We interviewed 20 producers involved in networks. None of the networks we surveyed had been in operation very long, with most in business no more than a year or two. It is too early to predict what their long-term success will be. Most of the respondents seemed pleased with the arrangements so far. An example... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14232 |
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Buhr, Brian L.; Lazarus, William F.; Nefstead, Ward E.; Nordquist, Dale W.; Olson, Kent D.; Stevens, Stanley C.; Weness, Erlin J.. |
These papers describe the current economic conditions and outline some of the opportunities facing Minnesota farmers as they complete 1998 and develop plans for 1999. The first paper, Prospects For Farm Income in 1998, describes the variation in net farm income farmers in the Southeastern and Southwestern Farm Management Associations have experienced over the past twenty years. The possible effects of 1998's low commodity prices and government program payments on net farm income are discussed in the context of this historical variation. This paper points out that some farmers are experiencing a very good year in 1998, while others may have very low net farm income this year. Those with high incomes in 1998 may be primarily interested in opportunities to... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Farm Management. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14033 |
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Buhr, Brian L.. |
The traditional food supply chain is arranged as a complex array of producers, handlers, processors, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. As the food supply chain grew in complexity over time, little emphasis was placed on preserving information regarding the origin of raw materials and their transformation, often by multiple handlers, into consumer-ready products. This paper provides case illustrations of the implementation of information systems for support of traceability in Europe. Observations on these firms coupled with the literature on information asymmetry and transactions costs is used to provide insights into how traceability implementation might affect U.S. meat-industry structure. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27057 |
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Buhr, Brian L.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Shogren, Jason F.; Kliebenstein, James B.. |
A split-valuation method is developed and implemented to elicit the willingness to pay to consume- or avoid consuming- a product of ambiguous quality. The split-valuation method uses experimental auction markets to separate and value the positive and negative attributes of the ambiguous good. The results show that the method can be used to successfully value a good ambiguous quality. Our application reveals that for a sample of students at a midwestern land-grant institution, the average respondent is willing to pay a premium for meat produced with the use of a genetically engineered growth enhancer that has 30% to 60% fewer calories and is 10% to 20% leaner. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30963 |
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Kinsey, Jean D.; Buhr, Brian L.. |
The use of electronic commerce for quality control and cost cutting efficiencies by the food and agricultural industries in the United States is the focus of this paper. The food industry engages in e-commerce through 1.) Internet shopping for consumers called business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce 2.) Business-to-business (B2B) Internet market discovery exchanges used by food suppliers at any point in the supply chain, and 3.) Business-to-business (B2B) relationships that reduce costs and increase efficiencies in the procurement, storage and delivery of food to retail stores or distribution centers. This third use of e-commerce is the most highly developed and widely adopted. It allows retailers to share information about consumers' purchases and... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Marketing. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14320 |
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Buhr, Brian L.. |
This paper develops a quarterly dynamic simulation model of the U.S. livestock sector which is useful for both policy analysis and technology assessment. The model includes a complete representation of the livestock and meat supply sector, processing or margin sector and meat demand. First the conceptual framework for the model is outlined. Second, the data used for the model is presented and, finally, the estimated and validation statistics of the model are presented. |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13465 |
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