Government Payments: Economic Impact on Southeastern Peanut Farms

Southeastern peanut farms with diversified field crops utilize government payments to supplement market receipts. Production in 2002 represented growing conditions under adverse weather, while 2003 represented optimal conditions. Representative farm analysis provides insight into allocation of market receipts and government payments for meeting variable costs and fixed costs.Crop Production/Industries,

FARM COMMODITY PAYMENT LIMITS: WHAT IMPACT WILL THEY HAVE ON THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SOUTHEASTERN AGRICULTURE?

Agricultural and Food Policy,

The Role of the Bcl-X Gene as a Tumor Supressor

Cell death, also known as apoptosis, is necessary in order to maintain a healthy tissue state. When cell death doesn’t occur and cells grow uncontrollably, one pathological result is cancer. One of the genes believed to regulate cell death and act as a tumor suppressor in certain types of cancers (e.g. breast cancer) is the gene Bcl-x. I seek to determine if Bcl-x is an effective tumor suppressor in hopes that it may be used in gene targeting for treating breast cancer. The methods of my project included quantitating the Beclin levels in breast cancer cell lines, transfecting Bcl-x in to the cells. Lastly, I induced apoptosis and analyzed the susceptibility of the cells to death. Our results showed that increased Bcl-x expression did not reduce this apoptotic induction

Crop Rotations and Dynamic Analysis of Southeastern Peanut Farms

Agricultural policy objectives provide green payment incentives for farmers to initiate practices with environmental benefits. Velvet beans planted as a cover crop offer an alternative for southeastern peanut farmers to control nematodes without chemicals, while increasing soil fertility. Commodity programs provide government payments that are essential to rural economies of the southeast.Environmental Economics and Policy,

Ariel - Volume 2 Number 8

Editors Richard J. Bonanno Robin A. Edwards Associate Editors Steven Ager Stephen Flynn Shep Dickman Tom Williams Lay-out Editor Eugenia Miller Contributing Editors Michael J. Blecker Milton Packe James J. Nocon Lynne Porter Editors Emeritus Delvyn C. Case, Jr. Paul M. Fernhof