A5012319983- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Forest Management and Policy
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Forecasting Techniques and Applications
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
- Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Innovations in Educational Methods
Kansas State University
2016-2025
Waters (United States)
2014-2023
Mississippi State University
2018-2021
Economic Research Service
2020
PROTO Manufacturing (United States)
2020
The Ohio State University
2018
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
2017
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2009
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
2006
United States Department of Agriculture
2005
Integrating the analysis of natural and social systems to achieve sustainability has been an international scientific goal for years (1, 2). However, full integration proven challenging, especially in regard role culture (3), which is often missing from complex equation. To enact policies practices that can sustainability, researchers policymakers must do a better job accounting culture, difficult though this task may be.
Abstract Identifying means of empirically modeling the human component a coupled, human‐water system becomes critically important to further advances in sociohydrology. We develop social‐psychological model environmental decision making that addresses four key challenges incorporating social science into integrated models. use explain preferences for three conservation policies designed conserve and protect water resources aquatic ecosystems Smoky Hill River Basin, semiarid agricultural...
The inclusion of cover crops in cropping systems brings direct and indirect costs benefits. Farmers will adopt utilize as long the perceived benefit using them is positive. This paper examines demographic management factors affecting adoption (in terms improved crop yield) winter annual crops. A double selectivity model yield gain was estimated survey data Alabama farmers examining use management. Results may help understanding shaping farmers' perceptions, adoption, retention
This case study describes Brazilian ethanol industry and strategic issues faced by sugarcane farmers processors as a result of recent expansion into the states Goias Mato Grosso do Sul. It provides detailed description supply chain in Brazil from field to market discusses drivers influencing industry. Shaped government regulations, liberalization, globalization, technological change, rich context for learning applying analysis tools. The is designed be used graduate or undergraduate...
Abstract. Precision agriculture (PA) has been commercially available for decades, however only specific technologies have readily adopted. The overall goal of this study was to provide information the historical changes (from 2000 2016), current status PA utilization, and sales expectations in next time period. Within overarching objective, goals included 1) determining that farmers adopt 2) estimating probability transitioning from one bundle another. three information-intensive included:...
Growing evidence suggests that climate change will have significant negative effects on agricultural productivity across many highly concentrated production regions. Much empirical analysis has begun to focus both short‐ and long‐run adaptation within these US sorghum received relatively less attention than other commonly grown grains, such as corn wheat, despite it is one of the top five grains in ranks ten all crops globally. We match farm‐level yield outcomes with fine‐scale gridded...
Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) yields in Kansas have increased due to wheat breeding and improved agronomic practices, but are subject climate disease challenges. The objective of this research is quantify the impact weather, disease, genetic improvement on varieties grown 11 locations from 1985 2011. variety yield data performance tests were matched with comprehensive location‐specific weather data, including seasonal precipitation, monthly air temperature, temperature solar radiation around...
The logistic regression model has been widely used in the social and natural sciences results from studies using this can have significant policy impacts. Thus, confidence reliability of inferences drawn these models is essential. robustness such dependent on sample size. purpose article to examine impact alternative data sets mean estimated bias efficiency parameter estimation inference for with observational data. A number simulations are conducted examining size, nonlinear predictors,...
Abstract Conservation practices used on agricultural cropland can provide important ecosystem services. The United States relies largely voluntary programs to incentivize adoption of conservation practices, but the success these efforts good program design. We use a choice experiment evaluate farmers' willingness adopt more intensive in‐field (continuous no‐till, crop rotation, cover crops, and variable rate application inputs) using nonlinear extended expected utility framework that...
Wildfire frequency and intensity has increased across the Southern Great Plains of United States other similar landscapes worldwide in part due to climate change. It is important that policymakers, practitioners, agricultural community better understand impact from wildfire incidence severity different landscapes. The purpose this study examine wildfires an landscape Plains. Using primary data collected semi-structured interviews farmers ranchers region, we quantitatively explore farmers'...
Conservation tillage offers economic and soil quality benefits, yet conventional remains the prevailing system in some regions. The purpose of this study is to identify effect profitability factors, risk attitudes, crop rotations, other farmer farm characteristics on farmers’ choices use no-till (NT), strip-till (ST) reduced/conventional (RCT) producing dryland corn, wheat, soybean Kansas. results show that factors such as yields, aversion, insurance, baling grazing residue, acreage,...
When considering adoption or intensification of existing conservation practices, farmers have unique, subjective views the associated risks. These individual risk perceptions could important implications for intensification. As a result, traditional policy approaches to encourage agriculture may be inefficient. This study examines adoption, with special consideration given yield-risk perceptions. We present conceptual model perceived yield and estimate bivariate probit models using survey...
Abstract The adoption of conservation practices is a dynamic process. Factors that vary over time can affect farmers’ decision to adopt and timing. We used duration model evaluate the farmer's for continuous no‐till (CNT), cover crops (CCs), variable‐rate application inputs (VRA). found producers who had previously adopted soil were more likely additional complementary practices. Farmers using crop rotation CNT CCs approximately 48% 62% faster than farmers without rotation, respectively. CC...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic's first wave led to declining mental health and life satisfaction outcomes for college students, especially women. While women in undergraduate agricultural programs outperformed men academically prior during the pandemic, achievement may have come at personal cost, those with fewer environmental resiliency resources. Our research objective was expand on personal, social, factors linked lower scores students agriculture pandemic. We measured...