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Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption and Usage in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The world population is projected to rise, and there is a growing concern of future food availability. Precision agriculture technologies are one solution to this problem as they aim to produce more food on less land. This ...
Comparative Analysis of the Profit Risk in the Cultivation of Energy Beet in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Energy beet is a promising ethanol feedstock as it did not compromise the food security given it is not used as a food or feed. Although the technological and financial feasibility studies were available the risk of yield ...
An Economic Assessment of Genetic Information: Leptin Genotyping of Breeding Cattle
(North Dakota State University, 2006)
Recent studies show polymorphisms in the leptin gene significantly impact milk production in dairy cattle. If the leptin gene were to have a similar impact on beef cattle, calf weaning weights would be expected to increase ...
A Historical Analysis of Natural Gas Demand
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This thesis analyzes demand in the US energy market for natural gas, oil, and coal over the period of 1918-2013 and examines their price relationship over the period of 2007-2013. Diagnostic tests for time series were used; ...
Valuing and Pricing of Random and Non-Persistent Genetically Modified Traits (Corn and HRSW)
(North Dakota State University, 2009)
With many genetic traits discovered and many more in progress, it is imperative to the industry that firms (biotechnology companies) decide on the trait valuation and pricing. This includes more than one trait (also referred ...
Contribution of Public Investments and Innovations to Total Factor Productivity
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This study examines the importance of public research and development (R&D) expenditures and innovations (prices) to U S agricultural productivity employing panel vector error correction econometric technique Specifically, ...
Effect of Deregulation and Off-Balance Sheet Activities on the X-Efficiency of U.S. Credit Unions
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The 1998 Credit Union Membership Access Act resulted in the active dissolution of the common bond requirement. Now credit unions are able to include more geographic area into their member base. However, over the years the ...
Determining and Evaluating Cost-Effective Food Safety Risk Reduction Strategies at Retail Meat Facilities
(North Dakota State University, 2006)
In spite of the documented success of Pathogen Reduction and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (PR/HACCP) at the processing level, farm-level and retail-level application is optional. Several factors impact the ...
The Relationship between Water Pollution and Economic Growth Using the Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Case Study in South Korea
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This thesis reviews relationships between economic growth and water pollution in South Korea using the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). Both national perspective (pooled data) and regional perspective (each river) are ...
Using Stochastic Optimization and Real-Options Models to Value Private Sector Incentives to Invest in Food Protection Measures
(North Dakota State University, 2006)
Agro-terrorism has become a major concern since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks due to characteristics that create unique problems for managing the threat of an agro-terrorist attack. The costs of trucking delays ...