2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia

Communities along the US coast are highly vulnerable to coastal storms. Trends in population growth, climatic events and land use are likely to exacerbate future damages. [...]

The intent of the present article is to measure the economic impact of access to healthy food on obesity. This study uses a linear regression econometrics model to achiev [...]

Fresh produce in the United States often travels thousands of miles in diesel operated semi-trucks before arriving to market. Under a high fuel cost scenario, the current [...]

This study employed a probit model to identify the factors that influence the willingness of farmers in northern Ghana to adopt improved peanut varieties. A cross-sectio [...]

Agriculture and forestry have been the mainstay of Virginia economy, contributing about $80 billion annually to the economy. The changing demography of consumers and adva [...]

Depleting water resources is a widespread problem across the Kansas High Plains aquifer. The value of irrigation is accentuated due to lack of surface water and low preci [...]

Identification of critical source areas (CSAs) helps to reduce best management practices (BMPs) adoption cost to meet the desired level of water quality in a given waters [...]

We assessed the food security situation in Bangladesh based on 2011-2012 Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey data using two commonly measured indicators: Food Consumpt [...]

Precision agriculture has the capability to reduce excess nitrogen (N) from crop production being released into the environment. This research evaluates the profitability [...]

This study employs a stated choice experiment survey to identify producer preferences for contracts to produce Giant Miscanthus. Preliminary results indicate that price [...]