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| Calberg, Jared G.; Turko, Tasha J.. |
| New Generation Co-Operatives (NGCs) have become an increasingly popular method for agricultural producers in the United States to capture a share of the downstream rents created by the processing of their agricultural commodities. NGC development has been rapid in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota, but in the neighbouring Canadian province of Manitoba, there are almost no NGCs. After providing a background on NGCs and their unique characteristics, this paper discusses five hypotheses for the comparatively low NGC adoption rates in Manitoba compared to its neighbouring states. Higher farm income levels, better availability of development assistance, and a more favourable regulatory framework are identified as reasons why there are many more NGCs in... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Manitoba; New generation; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48612 |
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| Carew, Richard; Smith, Elwin G.; Grant, Cynthia. |
| Production functions to explain regional wheat yields have not been studied extensively in the Canadian prairies. The objective of this study is to employ a Just-Pope production function to examine the relationship between fertilizer inputs, soil quality, biodiversity indicators, cultivars qualifying for Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR), and climatic conditions on the mean and variance of spring wheat yields. Using regional-level wheat data from Manitoba, Canada, model results show nitrogen fertilizer, temporal diversity, and PBR wheat cultivars are associated with increased yield variance. Mean wheat yield is reduced by the proportion of land in wheat, the interaction of growing temperature and precipitation, and spatial diversity. By contrast, higher soil... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Climate; Fertilizer; Manitoba; Plant Breeders’ Rights; Production risk; Wheat; Yield; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty; O18; Q16. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56649 |
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