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Risk Perception, Bias, and Resistance to New Food Tech: The Case of GMOS
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
GMOs are very controversial among consumers. Many fear that they may have risks scientists are not accounting for. Some GMOs, such as GMO soybean oil, have concerns over their processing methods as well. Traditional ...
Optimization of Coverage Ratios for Basis and Freight Trading Portfolios
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Changing commodity prices create opportunities for traders to profit or experience substantial losses if risk is not managed. Extensive research has been presented regarding optimal hedging strategies using futures markets ...
On the Profitability of UAS-Based NDVI Imagery for Variable Rate Nitrogen Prescriptions in Corn and Wheat in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
This study examines the grower’s decision to invest in precision agriculture technologies especially in-season variable rate nitrogen applications based on NDVI data collected from UAVs. NDVI, yield, soil, and other field ...
Modeling the Impacts of Changing Agricultural Patterns on Rainfall and Temperature in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Global climate change has been an issue of much concern for many years now with human activity being the main contributor to this phenomenon. However, some evidence in the United States Midwest suggests that there has been ...
The Impacts of Cost-Reducing Technology in the Gold and Oil Industries
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
This thesis explores the question of what drives the development of cost-reducing technology. It will also explore this question in the gold and oil industries. It will integrate Paul Romer’s idea that investment in ...
Determining the Optimal Commodity and Hedge Ratio for Cross-Hedging Jet Fuel
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Airlines are exposed to risks in swings in the price of jet fuel. While there are many different options that they can use to hedge this risk, airlines often underutilize them. This study establishes the minimum variance ...
Impact of Agricultural Productivity Changes on Agricultural Exports
(North Dakota State University, 2008)
This study uses linear programming and econometric tools to determine the impact of agricultural productivity (technology) on agricultural exports. The study determines total factor productivity (TFP) using the Malmquist ...
Impact of Trade Openness on Technical Efficiency: Agricultural Sector of the European Union
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This thesis examines the impact of trade openness (TOP) on technical efficiency (TE) in the agricultural sector of the European Union (EU). The hypothesis is that TOP, the share of agricultural imports and exports relative ...
Estimating the Economic Benefits of Automatic Section Control in the North Dakota Prairie Pothole Region
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
The impact of Automatic Section Control (ASC) as a tool of Precision Agricultural Technology as considered in the more efficient application of inputs to produce the four major crops, corn, soybean, HRSW, and canola in the ...
Margin-at-Risk for Agricultural Processors: Flour Milling Scenarios
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Historic market volatility has made risk management decisions by firms in the agricultural supply chain more challenging. Market risk measurement methods, such as Value-at-Risk, were developed in the financial industry to ...