Alfalfa Production and Pest Management in South Dakota

Alfalfa is a herbaceous perennial forage crop in the plant family Medicago. Alfalfa is well adapted to growing conditions in South Dakota if a variety with good winter hardiness has been selected. Several vegetative stems are produced from the crown during each growth cycle, and the plant has a deep, branched taproot system that allows it to produce acceptable forage yields, even under relatively dry conditions. South Dakota is one of the leading alfalfa growing states in the U.S., annually producing more than six million tons of alfalfa hay for all uses

Insecticide Use and Crop Selection: A South Dakota Case Study

South Dakota has recently experienced a significant increase in the proportion of acres treated with insecticide. Unfortunately, data on insecticide usage by crop at the county level is not available. The following case study seeks to uncover the reasons for this increase by analyzing county-level data in South Dakota with a fixed effects panel regression. The study links the proportion of acres planted for a specific crop to the proportion of total acres treated with insecticide. This approach provides insight on how changing cropping patterns in South Dakota have influenced insecticide use

Insecticide Use and Crop Selection: A South Dakota Case Study

South Dakota has recently experienced a significant increase in the proportion of acres treated with insecticide. Unfortunately, data on insecticide usage by crop at the county level is not available. The following case study seeks to uncover the reasons for this increase by analyzing county-level data in South Dakota with a fixed effects panel regression. The study links the proportion of acres planted for a specific crop to the proportion of total acres treated with insecticide. This approach provides insight on how changing cropping patterns in South Dakota have influenced insecticide use.Variance Risk Premium, Variance Swap, Model-free Variance, Implied Variance, Realized Variance, Corn VIX

Insecticide Use and Crop Selection: A South Dakota Case Study

South Dakota has recently experienced a significant increase in the proportion of acres treated with insecticide. Unfortunately, data on insecticide usage by crop at the county level is not available. The following case study seeks to uncover the reasons for this increase by analyzing county-level data in South Dakota with a fixed effects panel regression. The study links the proportion of acres planted for a specific crop to the proportion of total acres treated with insecticide. This approach provides insight on how changing cropping patterns in South Dakota have influenced insecticide use