INFLUENCES OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS ON FARMERS' RISK ATTITUDES

We have two objectives for this paper. The first is to develop an index reflective of farmers' attitudes towards risk. In addition, we show how the risk indices are distributed by size of farm and other farm and operator characteristics, providing information as to how risk management tools may be used, and farm policies targeted. This information will be useful to help explain agricultural sector structural change, such as complex business arrangements arising in agriculture, and household portfolio investment choices.Farm Management, Labor and Human Capital, Risk and Uncertainty,

Investigation of potential distribution of Aeschynomene virginica in the tidal wetlands of Ware Creek, Virginia : final report

The distribution and population densities of a federal listed threatened plant species, the northern joint vetch (Aeschynomene virginica), was determined in the vicinity of the proposed Ware Creek Reservoir site in James City County and New Kent County, Virginia. The proposed study was intended to determine the size, limits, and density of extant populations of the northern joint vetch in the project area, and to investigate the possible impacts the project may have on the extant populations. Where necessary, possible mitigation procedures are discussed

Identification of historic locations of Aeschynomene virginica within the tidal freshwater zone of the Pamunkey River, Virginia : final report

The historical distribution and population densities of a federal listed threatened plant species, the northern joint vetch (Aeschynomene virginica), was determined and mapped in the tidal regions of the Pamunkey River, Virginia, where a potential water withdrawal structure is being evaluated

Distribution of Aeschynomene virginica in the Scotland Landing Region of the Mattaponi River, Virginia

The distribution and population densities of a federal listed threatened plant species, the northern joint vetch (Aeschynomene virginica), was determined and mapped in the vicinity of a proposed Mattaponi River water withdrawal structure. The proposed study was intended to determine the size, limits, and density of extant populations of the northern joint vetch in the project area, and to investigate the possible impacts the project may have on the extant populations. Where necessary, . possible mitigation procedures are discussed

Distribution of Aeschynomene virginica and Bacopa innominata along the proposed alternative routes for the SR629 Mattaponi River crossing upgrade project

Four wetland macrophytes of interest are found in the region of the proposed upgrade of the State Route 629 bridge crossing of the Mattaponi River. Two of these are State listed endangered or threatened species: the sensitive joint vetch (Aeschynomene virginica) and the mat-forming water-hyssop (Bacopa innominata). Two species, Long\u27s bittercress (Cardamine longii) and Parker\u27s pip~wort (Eriocaulon parkeri) are included on the Virginia watch list (Ludwig, 1992). The purpose of this study was to locate and describe plant populations of the specified species (i.e. determine the size, spatial distribution, and density of extant populations) within a specified range of each proposed alternative, to investigate and describe the possible impacts each alternative of the project may have on extant populations, and to describe potential mitigation measures that could be used to minimize the impacts

Development of monitoring protocol for created wetlands : project summary for 1997

Appx. 1. Annotated bibliography -- Appx. 2. Field data sheet - Appx. 3.Monitoring protocol manual for created wetlands: draft manual

FINANCIAL PROSPECTS, BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT: FARM BUSINESS CHALLENGES

Farm Management,

Analysis of vegetation patterns in a tidal freshwater marsh

Tidal freshwater wetlands represent a transitional wetland between tidal salt marshes and non-tidal wetlands. as such, they exhibit some of the vegetation characteristics of both systems. If the changes in the vegetation pattern favor the characteristics of one system over the other, the changes may be an indication of changes in the environmental conditions of the estuarine ecosystem that favors that system. Unfortunately, little is known of the temporal and spatial changes that occur in the vegetation patterns of tidal freshwater marshes of the mid-Atlantic coastal region. In 1987 a vegetation analysis was done on a 60 hectare section of Sweet Hall Marsh, a tidal freshwater marsh of Chesapeake Bay. The data was compared with that of a similar study completed in 1974 to determine the changes that may have occurred in the vegetation pattern of the marsh. The results found that there was no significant difference in the species diversity of the two studies. However, further analysis showed that there was a change in the plant species contributing to the diversity. Spartina cynosuroides, an oligohaline species that was not important in the 1974 study, had the fourth highest importance value in this study. The shift in species composition of Sweet Hall Marsh may reflect a shift in the marsh\u27s environment from being historically that of tidal fresh water to one of being more transitional between oligohaline and tidal fresh water

An Orthopedic Solution to a Neurological Problem -Core Stabilization Post Stroke: A Case Report

The purpose of this case report is to report the outcomes of combining manual therapy techniques for spinal mobility and stability with traditional neurological approaches to stroke rehabilitation.https://soar.usa.edu/flsaspring2018/1012/thumbnail.jp