Fusarium Head Blight is a fungus affecting wheat and barley in the upper Midwest region of
the United States. The purpose of this study is to estimate the direct and secondary regional …

A commonly used stochastic model for derivative and commodity market analysis is the
Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard (BN–S) model. Though this model is very efficient and …

Plant diseases, particularly those affecting major agricultural crops, can have serious economic
consequences, both for agricultural producers and for the regional economy. Since 1993…

Extension education can play a critical role in moving farmers in developing countries away
from environmentally harmful slash and burn agriculture by making farmers more aware of …

This case study applies value‐at‐risk methods to a bread baking company to illustrate how
it can be used by a commodity processor in reporting risk, evaluating risk reduction …

Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) has led to major economic losses for wheat and barley producers.
Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin associated with FHB. Grain products and feed …

Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), commonly known as scab, has been a severe problem for
wheat and barley producers since 1993. This study provides an update of economic losses …

Revitalization of state brands is deemed important to several constituencies. Stated preference
with choice experiment methods were used to elicit consumer preferences for two locally …

A sharp increase in obesity during the last 15 years in the United States became one of the
nation’s main public health problems. The theory of rational addiction seems to explain …

Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), commonly known as scab, has been a severe problem for
wheat and barley producers since 1993. This study provides an update of economic losses …