Transportation and Quality Adjusted Basis: Does the Law of One Price Hold for Feeder Cattle?

Feeder calf prices are examined from a national video auction sales from 2004-2006. Many cattle, lot, and market characteristics significantly impact feeder cattle basis. Auction prices were adjusted for quality differences and for transportation costs and compared across regions. Basis was significantly different after the adjustment from region to region.feeder cattle prices, law of one price, video auctions, Demand and Price Analysis, Farm Management, Livestock Production/Industries, Marketing,

An Adaptable Frangible Separation Joint

Controlling the level of contamination for sensitive spacecraft instruments during launch and fairing separation has long been a concern for the aerospace community. Reducing the cost of such systems is critical to successful incorporation into Small Satellite applications. Orbital Sciences Corporation and Ensign Bickford Aerospace Corporation have developed a low-cost, adaptable frangible separation joint for these applications. This new frangible joint merges innovative fabrication - techniques and proven expanding tube technology to produce a system which is highly reliable and adaptable to most spacecraft and fairing interfaces. This paper will describe the frangible joint system and the unique features which bring about the cost reductions. A summary of the analytical and test results will also be presented. Some current and possible future space applications will also be discussed

UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN AGRIBUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

We summarize undergraduate agribusiness and agricultural economics curricula for 112 US institutions. Relative to agricultural economics majors, agribusiness majors on average take fewer courses in math, economics, and general agricultural economics; and more courses in agribusiness, general business, and general agriculture.Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,

Payload Interface Guide for the Pegasus Air-Launched Space Booster

The Pegasus(tm) Air-Launched Space Booster combines an innovative approach to satellite launch operations with the latest in proven launch vehicle technology. Pegasus provides small satellite users with an exceptionally flexible and cost effective means of placing payloads into a wide variety of orbital altitudes and inclinations. Vehicle ground processing techniques and payload integration methods have been designed to provide small payload users with flexibility in satellite design and integration. This paper describes the Pegasus vehicle, provides information pertinent to payload design and outlines the steps involved in using Pegasus to launch a typical small payload

FACTORS INFLUENCING RATES OF ADOPTION OF TRICHOMONIASIS VACCINE BY NEVADA RANGE CATTLE PRODUCERS

Tritrichimonas foetus vaccine has been marketed since 1989 to combat the trichomoniasis disease that causes reproductive failure and considerable economic loss to Nevada ranchers. An ex post technology adoption model is estimated to examine the possible adoption rate, to identify the factors that may influence the adoption behavior, and to test how the probability of adoption for five possible adopter groups would change due to changes in various ranch specific factors. Results indicate that use of computers, veterinary checkup of herd, and herd size influence the probability of adoption. Model results show that cooperative extension programs enhance the rate of adoption.Livestock Production/Industries,

The Rockefeller Foundation's International Program on Rice Biotechnology

Presents the product of a two-year intensive survey and analysis of the genetic prospects for the world's major food crops conducted in the early 1980s

Place naming strategies in Lower Tanana Dene

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