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    • Wakefield, Helen Cartwright (2023-08-10)
      The United States has provided a safety net to agricultural producers since the first comprehensive agricultural and food policy legislation was enacted in the 1930s. Since 2014, the farm safety net has relied on two key ...
    • Benavidez, Justin Reynaldo (2018-12-07)
      Agricultural producers across a diverse set of enterprises face significant risk each year when planting begins, livestock are purchased, or a new investment is made in machinery or facilities. Participants in other ...
    • Stokes, Kenneth; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe; Barnaby, G. A. Art (2008-10-17)
      This publication is a glossary of terms used by the crop insurance industry. There are definitions for terms used in crop insurance documents and for terms pertaining to coverage levels, farming, reports, units and parties ...
    • Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (2008-10-17)
      Crop Revenue Coverage guarantees a stated amount of revenue based on commodity futures prices. This publication explains how CRC works and gives examples based on harvest price scenarios.
    • Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; Kastens, Terry L.; Outlaw, Joe (1999-06-23)
      Many crop producers rely heavily on rented land in their farming operations. This publication describes cash rent leases and compares them to crop share arrangements.
    • Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; Kastens, Terry L.; Outlaw, Joe (1999-06-23)
      Many crop producers rely heavily on rented land in their farming operations. With this publication, they can learn more about determining crop shares and the principles of crop share leases.
    • Ribera Landivar, Luis Alejandro (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)
      The U.S. sheep industry has been declining in size for many years. Many factors have contributed to the decline of the sheep industry including declining consumption of lamb and mutton, the growth in manmade fiber use, ...
    • Sampson, Jessica Sue (2014-04-09)
      Atoxigenics and crop insurance are available to producers to assist in preventing economic loss from aflatoxin contamination in corn. Atoxigenics are a newer technology available to farmers, and although professional opinion ...
    • Hoelscher, Harlea Anne (2022-07-27)
      A recent shift in popularity of growing processes of traditional production agriculture has taken over. The new buzzword heard by producers is “regenerative agriculture.” Many believe these practices lead to increased soil ...
    • Palma①a, Marco; Richardson, James; Roberson, Brad; Ribera, Luis; Outlaw, Joe; Munster, Clyde (International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2011)
    • Richburg, Nicholas Zane (2015-09-02)
      Atoxigenics and crop insurance are available to producers to reduce economic loss from aflatoxin contamination in corn. Atoxigenics have shown in both test and practice to reduce aflatoxin contamination in corn. There have ...
    • Maung, Thein Aye (2009-05-15)
      In the United Sates and around the world, electric power plants are among the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change argued was the main cause of climate change and ...
    • Kemp, Rebecca Kirkpatrick (2022-06-05)
      Hempseed meal (HSM) was studied as an alternative protein source for grow-finish swine diets. This study utilized 44 barrows randomly assigned to a treatment diet containing HSM or control diet containing soybean meal (SBM) ...
    • Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (1999-06-09)
      Group Risk Plan Insurance helps producers manage risk by insuring them against widespread loss of production. The insurance is described in detail, and examples are given for various yields and prices.
    • Earle, Margaret Louise (2016-11-28)
      The popularity of deer breeding operations has grown significantly over the past couple of years. In particular, rural communities across the state of Texas have seen the benefits of this growing industry. The primary ...
    • Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (1999-06-09)
      The Income Protection program insures producers against lost income from reductions in yield or price. Examples guide the reader through the process of selecting coverage according to different pricing scenarios.
    • Rutland, Christopher T. (2012-10-19)
      Since World War II, concern for the environmental impacts of human activities has grown. Agriculture plays a significant role in several impact categories including global warming. Governments, including the U.S., have ...
    • Smith, Jackie; McCorkle, Dean; Outlaw, Joe (2000-11-08)
      Enterprise budgets can help farmers and ranchers make better decisions about what products to produce and how to produce them economically. This publication tells how to create and use enterprise budgets and includes an example.
    • Szulczyk, Kenneth Ray (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
      This dissertation examines the influence that economic and technological factors have on the penetration of biodiesel and ethanol into the transportation fuels market. This dissertation focuses on four aspects. The first ...
    • Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (2008-10-07)
      The Actual Production History insurance plan protects against crop losses from a number of causes. All aspects of this insurance are described, including reporting requirements for the producer.