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Summary of Research Areas
List of Research Areas
- Packaging of Poultry Litter for Economically Viable Storage and Transportation
- Verbal Farm Leases After the Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007
- Assessing Agricultural Losses from Drought - June 2007
- Synopsis of the Impact of the USDA 2007 Farm Bill proposal and H.R. 2419 on Arkansas Representative Panel Farms
- Impact of the USDA 2007 Farm Bill Proposals on Arkansas Representative Farms
- Estimates of Arkansas Agricultural Economic Losses in 2005
- Impacts of higher energy prices, drought and hurricanes on Arkansas rice production in 2005
- Feasibility of biodiesel
- Senate Farm Bill Payment Limitation Analysis
- BasisTrader Grain Merchandising Education Program
- Center for Farm and Rural Business Finance
Production Management
- Economic evaluation of irrigation systems and irrigation management (M. Popp)
- Adoption, use and profitability of precision agricultural technologies (Griffin)
- Development and distribution of COTMAN cotton production management software (Cochran, Danforth)
- Profitable rice systems and the economics of tillage systems (Watkins)
- Economic evaluation of alternative rotation crops (corn, wheat) in Arkansas rice production (Watkins)
- Improvement of Arkansas rice profitability through variety portfolios (Nalley)
- Optimal harvesting, drying and storage costs of rice and other grains (Wailes)
- Investment in on-farm reservoirs and other surface water irrigation (Wailes, Smartt, J. Popp)
- Soybean seed treatments and seeding rates (M. Popp)
- Cotton seeding rates, cotton N and K fertility rates (Griffin)
- Variable rate application of nematicide in cotton (Griffin)
- Profitability of poultry litter as a soil amendment on cotton and soybeans (Goodwin)
- Propose alternative business strategies that will enhance profitability and economic viability of farms and infrastructure (Coats)
- On-line production budgets for Arkansas rice (Watkins)
- Estimating probability of days suitable for field work in Arkansas (Griffin)
- Machinery economics (Griffin)
- Feasibility of biodiesel production and alternative energy crops (M. Popp)
- Consumer perception and production alternatives for renewable fuels in Europe and the U.S. (M. Popp)
- Best Management Practices for row crops and livestock (M. Popp)
- Economic decision aids for livestock grazing programs (M. Popp)
- Costs of establishing vineyards and wineries in the South and Midwest (Thomsen)
- Economics of vineyard mechanization (Thomsen)
- Development and distribution of interactive broiler income spreadsheet (Goodwin)
- Enterprise budget development for specialty crop growers (R. Rainey)
- Economic analysis of Arkansas Research Verification Programs in wheat , corn, grain sorghum and cotton (Stiles)
- Economic analysis of Arkansas Research Verification Program in rice (Watkins)
- Economic analysis of Arkansas Research Verification Program in soybeans (Stark)
- Profitability of organic production for heirloom tomatoes (Stark)
- Profitability of high tunnel berry production (J. Popp)
- Best management practices for Organic Apple production (J. Popp)
- Profitability of management practices for cattle/poultry production systems (J. Popp)
Commodity Marketing & Risk Management
- Information content of USDA production reports and futures prices (McKenzie)
- Hedging effectiveness around USDA crop (McKenzie)
- Dynamic relationship between corn and oil markets (Thomsen and McKenzie)
- Biodiesel feedstock hedging (McKenzie and M. Popp)
- Development of basis trading tools for Agribusiness programs (McKenzie)
- Volatile markets and the changing face of the U.S. grain industry (McKenzie)
- Price forecasting in wholesale chicken markets (McKenzie and Goodwin)
- Arkansas soybean market price pattern (Stark)
- Arkansas soybean harvest period profitability patterns over local market prices (Stark)
- Rice Situation and Outlook (Coats)
Marketing
- Arkansas soybean market price pattern (Stark)
- Organic markets and consumer perceptions (R. Rainey)
- Business planning and marketing strategy assistance and resource development (R. Rainey)
- Farmers' markets and local food areas – includes assisting with Wal-Mart Sustainability Initiative-Heritage Agriculture (R. Rainey)
- Assessment of risk management strategies for direct marketing (J. Popp)
Trade and Farm Policies
- Impacts of trade and domestic policies on competitive trade and performance of southern agriculture (Wailes, Nalley)
- Impacts of the WTO trade proposals, EU CAP reforms, tariffs and regional trade agreements on U.S. and global rice markets (Wailes, Chavez)
- Effects of biotechnology on the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture in global markets (Wailes)
- Effects of farm policy proposals on Arkansas farms (Wailes, Watkins, Coats, Hignight, Griffin)
- Arkansas preferences for 2007 Farm Bill (Cochran, Wailes)
- Impacts of alternative biomass crops on Arkansas cropping decisions (M. Popp, Nalley)
- Global impacts of the Arkansas rice breeding program (Nalley, Watkins)
- Agricultural trade negotiations and sensitive products (Wailes, Durand)
- Events studies involving financial and commodity markets (McKenzie & Thomsen)
- Analysis of Arkansas corn basis and price seasonality (Stiles)
- Impacts of Trade Adjustment Act changes on producer payments (Goodwin)
- Radio/Podcast: Segments on today's economic setting and outlook, commodity price outlook, farm government programs and the policy issues affecting production agriculture and rural America (Coats)
- Identify economic and public policy issues limiting economic viability of farm firm systems and infrastructure (Coats)
- Consequences of the new global economy and technology on farm firm production systems and infrastructure (Coats)
Public Policy
- Impact of changes in Arkansas’ sales tax rate for food on household and state revenue (D. Rainey)
- Efficiency of K-12 public educational system (D. Rainey)
- Factors enhancing educational attainment in K-12 educational system (D. Rainey)
- Public issues educational programs (Miller)
- Economic impacts of poultry regulation on rural areas (Goodwin) Agricultural and food public policy education (Coats)
- Agricultural and food public policy education (Coats)
Public and Agricultural Finance
- Financial situation and outlook of Arkansas farmers (Ahrendsen, Dixon)
- USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Direct Farm Loan Program success in serving target groups (Ahrendsen, Dixon)
- FSA direct farm loan program subsidy rates and factors related to loan loss (Ahrendsen, Dixon)
- FSA direct farm loan program success rates and borrower time in program (Dixon, Ahrendsen)
- Commercial lender participation in FSA guaranteed loan program (Dixon, Ahrendsen)
- Costs of income tax compliance as a function of filing method and use of a paid preparer (Dixon)
- Farmland leasing and terminating verbal farmland leasing in Arkansas (Griffin)
- Effect of declining rural economies on the ability of county governments to provide needed services (Miller)
Natural Resource Economics
- Feasibility of establishing a poultry litter bank to collect, process, package and transport poultry litter from excess nutrient watersheds to crop production areas (Goodwin)
- Costs and returns for implementing water conservation practices under declining groundwater conditions in East Arkansas (Wailes, J. Popp, Smartt)
- Sustainability initiative (J. Popp, R. Rainey)
- Effects of declining water tables on Arkansas cropping decisions (Nalley, M. Popp)
- Beliefs, attitudes and behavior towards the environment (Wailes)
Natural Resource Management
- Integrated pest management for tree fruit production (J. Popp)
- Watershed Ecosystem Integrity, A Perceptions Study (J. Popp)
- Water Quantity management options for NW Arkansas, A Perceptions Study (J. Popp)
- Risk/returns of water quality management in livestock agriculture (J. Popp)
- Managing Water Quality at the Watershed level (J. Popp)
- Assessment of a statewide Conservation Easement Program for Arkansas (J. Popp)
- Life Cycle Analyses for Dairy (J. Popp)
- Use and Effectiveness of state/federal conservation programs in NW Arkansas (J. Popp)
Food Safety and Value-Added Processing
- Estimation of consumer responses to food safety events (Thomsen)
- Economics of regulating food recalls (Thomsen)
- Consumer willingness to pay for food freshness indicators (Goodwin)
- Food safety, animal health and biosecurity (Goodwin, Section leader)
- Impact of GM contamination in rice (Wailes, McKenzie and Thomsen)
- Economics of micronutrient fortification of rice (Wailes)
Food and Health Policy
- Economics of obesity and health (R. Nayga)
- Factors affecting nutrient intakes and food consumption (R. Nayga)
- Evaluation of food and health policies/programs (R. Nayga)
Community Resource Development
- State and local initiatives for economic development (D. Rainey)
- Feasibility of agri-tourism as a rural development strategy (D. Rainey)
- Public policy approaches to integrating agriculture and tourism (Wailes)
- Local economic impact from growth of retiree population (D. Rainey, Miller)
- Financial, legal and environmental risk-management workshops for Hispanic farmers and ranchers (J. Popp)
- Impacts of rural versus urban school districts on teacher retention and effectiveness (Dixon)
- Appropriate economic development strategies for rural Arkansas (Miller)
- Impacts of rural & urban hospitals on local economies (Miller)
- Business planning for Arkansas women in agriculture (J. Popp)
- National assessment of women in agriculture research (J. Popp)
- Quality of life indices for Arkansas counties (J. Popp, Miller)
- Impact of agriculture on the Arkansas economy (J. Popp, Miller)
- Factors affecting salary and career choices of Agricultural Economics professionals (J. Popp)