Using a framework that meshes mechanism design theory and real options analysis, we recover the contract terms biomass processing plant would offer farmer to induce conversion of land perennial energy crops. We consider three terms: performance payment (price per dry ton biomass), establishment (one-time acre planted), acreage (annual planted). find that, in equilibrium, signed by farmers buyer...

Background: To mitigate climate impacts associated with energy consumption, renewable fuel policies have been established in the USA that encourage production and use of corn ethanol. Current fuel usage of corn ethanol is approximately 15 billion gallons/year (57 billion liters/year), with nearly all of this in the form of E10 (10% blend in gasoline). There is now interest in increasing fuel et...

T crop species have been adopted by a growing number of countries in the past decade, and the acreage devoted to transgenic species has expanded considerably (James 2005). In the United States alone, the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that corn acreage planted with transgenic hybrids expanded from 26 percent of the crop in 2001 to 52...

Results from long-term experimental trials suggest that similar yields and lower costs are possible with organic compared to conventional soybeans, but there is little information about the relative costs and returns of these systems on commercial farms. This study examines the profitability of commercial soybean production using a nationwide survey of soybean producers for 2006 that includes a...

The acreage of creation, restoration (re-establishment or rehabilitation), and enhancement that is required by regulatory agencies, including local governments, to compensate for impacts to wetlands is usually greater than the acreage of impact. This difference is expressed as a ratio (a mitigation ratio) of the area required for compensation vs. the area of impact. For example, a ratio of 3:1 ...

Seed village programmes are becoming popular in developing countries due to their potential supply of affordable seed farmers a timely manner. Under the programme, profitability growing is important as it incentivizes them grow more for distribution other farmers. This paper tried analyze impact programme on paddy crop by using Difference-in-Difference approach. The study was conducted during y...

Introduction Based on the interest among organic farmers in Iowa for an unbiased analysis of the many natural soil amendment/fertilizer and compost products on the market for certified organic vegetable and herb crop production, several experiments have been conducted (Delate 1999). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, statistics on organic production in the U.S. lag far behind thos...

The integration of remote sensing data in agricultural statistics is a research topic with long history. focus on using statistical models to link ground and such that the resulting estimators are design-consistent. A design-consistent estimator assisted by linear well established literature. However, it requires enough geographic information about boundaries parcels develop simple sample areas...