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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2016-03-29
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 145 Document Number: D06591
Notes:
Results of an Agriculture Confidence Index compiled by DTN/The Progressive Farmer. 3 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2016-11-29
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07659
Notes:
Survey summary via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Research brief
Publication Date:
2016-08-17
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09374
Notes:
Online from the Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri. 2 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Ndhlovu, Daud N. (author) and Masika, Patrick J. (author)
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2016-03-09
Published:
Zimbabwe
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08759
Journal Title:
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Journal Title Details:
83(1)
Notes:
7 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Anderson, Christopher J. (author) and Kyveryga, Peter M. (author)
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2016-04-06
Published:
United States
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08769
Journal Title:
Climate Risk Management
Journal Title Details:
13: 10-18
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Giampietri, Elisa (author), Koemle, Dieter B. A. (author), Yu, Xiaohua (author), and Finco, Adele (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-11-10
Published:
Italy
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08765
Journal Title:
Sustainability
Journal Title Details:
8(11), 1157
Notes:
14 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Silva-Andrade, Horasa Lima (author), Pires de Andrade, Luciano (author), Muniz, Lauana Souza (author), Telino-Junior, Wallace Rodrigues (author), Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino (author), and Lyra-Neves, Rachel Maria (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016
Published:
Brazil
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: D09018
Journal Title:
PLoS ONE
Journal Title Details:
11(5)
Notes:
18 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Thatcher, Mary Kay (author / American Farm Bureau Federation)
Format:
Presentation
Publication Date:
2016-02-25
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07438
Notes:
Presentation at the U.S.Department of Agriculture Outlook Forum, Arlington, Virginia, February 25, 2016. 44 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Urdiales, Maria Perez (author), Lansink, Alfons Oude (author), and Wall, Alan (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016
Published:
Spain: Springer
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10186
Journal Title:
Environmental Resource Economics
Journal Title Details:
64(4): 559-574
Notes:
pgs. 559–574, Via online journal, The aim of this paper is to assess the eco-efficiency of dairy farms in Spain. To do so, we use data from a survey carried out in 2010 for the specific purpose of analysing the environmental performance of 50 dairy farms in the Spanish region of Asturias. The survey contains information on nutrients balances and greenhouse gas emissions which is used to calculate environmental pressure indicators. Eco-efficiency is measured using data envelopment analysis. We analyse the influence of farmers’ socio-economic characteristics and attitudes in explaining these eco-efficiency scores using truncated regression and bootstrapping procedures. On average, the dairy farms are found to be highly eco-inefficient. Among our results, farmers that are younger, that plan to continue in operation in the foreseeable future and that participate more in training schemes are found to be more eco-efficient. Self-reported positive environmental habits are also reflected in actual eco-efficient performance. We quantify these potential gains in eco-efficiency through a simulation analysis based on the estimated model’s coefficients.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Olajide, Bamidele Rasak (author) and Oresanya, Adeyinka Adetu (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08716
Journal Title:
Journal of Agricultural and Food Information
Journal Title Details:
17(2-3) : 151-161