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Departmental Publications 1994Compiled by: Judith Dow, Librarian and Marty Duarte, Library Assistant (published as Agricultural Economics Report 585, August 1995) TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ordering Procedures vary with each type of publication. Information is at the beginning of each section. BOOKS, PARTS OF BOOKS AND PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGSOrdering Procedures: Contact publisher for price and ordering information or check with your local bookstore or library. You may contact the author (first listed unless another name is in CAPITAL LETTERS), Dept. of Agrcultural Economics, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039, for additional information. Batie, Sandra S. "Biotechnology and the Environment." In NABC Report 6, Agriculture, Biotechnology and the Public Good edited by June Fessenden MacDonald. Ithaca, NY: NABC, 1994, pp. 183-189. Batie, Sandra S. "Coordinating Agricultural Conservation." In When Conservation Research Program Contracts Expire: The Policy Options. Conference Proceedings, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Arlington, Virginia, February 10-11, 1994, pp. 127-129. Batie, Sandra S. "Environment and the 1995 Farm Bill." In Major Issues in the 1995 Farm Bill. Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, VPI and SU, 1994. Batie, Sandra S. "Unititled." In Encyclopedia of the Environment. Rene Dubos Center. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflen, 1994, pp. 231-233. Bosch, Darrell S.; SANDRA S. BATIE and Line C. Carpenteir. "The Value of Information for Targeting Water Quality Protection Programs Within Watersheds." In Economic Issues Associated With Nutrient Management Policy. Proceedings of a Workshop, Southern Regional Information Exchange Group, 1994, pp. 93-108. Bonnen, James T. "Rural Data Needs in Rapidly Changing Times." In Rural Data, People, and Policy: Information Systems for the 21st Century edited by J. A. Christensen, R. C. Maurer and N. Strang. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1994. Bonnen, James T. "The Political Economy of U.S. Rural Policy: An Exploration of the Past with Strategies for the Future." In Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Rural Development, an International Dialogue edited by J. Norman Reid and Sara M. Mazie. Queenstown, MD: Aspen Institute, 1994, pp. 1-16. Dioné, Josué. "Human Capital Investment for Agricultural Competitiveness in West Africa." In Agricultural Competitiveness: Market Forces and Policy Choice. Plenary Papers, Invited Papers, and Contributed Paper Abstracts, XXII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 22-29, 1994. Invited Paper-6D. Eicher, Carl K. "Building Productive National and Internatinal Agricultural Research Systems." In Agriculture, Environment, and Health: Sustainable Development in the 21st Century edited by Vernon W. Ruttan. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1994, pp. 77-103. Eicher, Carl K. and Manivamba Rukuni. "Zimbabwe's Agricultural Revolution: Lessons for Southern Africa." In Zimbabwe's Agricultural Revolution edited by Manivamba Rukuni and Carl K. Eicher. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications, 1994, pp. 393-411. Rukuni, Mandivamba and Carl K. Eicher. Zimbabwe's Agricultural Revolution. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications, 1994. Harsh, Stephen B. and J. Bruce Bullock. Alliances with Faculty in Other Departments and Economists in Fields Other Than Farm Management." In Future Priorities and Agenda for Farm Managment Research edited by Robert O. Burton, Jr. and David L. Watt. Proceedings of a Conference Organized by North Central Region Commitee: "Farm and Financial Management" (NCR-113), Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, July 1994, pp. 136-149. Harsh, Stephen B.; Gerald D. Schwab; Ralph E. Hepp and John Jones. "Designing Financial Records Systems for Supporting Business Decisions." In Computers in Agriculture 1994 edited by Dennis G. Watson, Fedro S. Zazueta and Tony V. Harrison. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 6-9, 1994. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1994, pp. 564-569. Harsh, Stephen B.; R. B. Huirne; A. A. Dijkhuizen and R. W. Gardner. "Automatic Milking Systems: An Economic Evaluation." In Dairy Systems for the 21st Century. Proceedings of the International Diary Housing Conference, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1994, pp. 564-569. Hoehn, John P. "Environmental Accounting for Sustainable Development Decisions." In Adopting Conservation on the Farm edited by Ted L. Napier, Silvana M. Camboni and Samir A. El-Swaify. Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1994, pp. 83-103. Lloyd, James W. "Financial Aspects of Dairy Farm Expansion and Improvement: The Veterinarian's Role." In Proceedings of the 79th Annual Convention, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association, Madison, Wisconsin, October 14-16, 1994. Lloyd, James W. and Gerald D. Schwab. "Should I Consider Contracting Services?" In Dairy Management Conference Proceedings, Michigan State University Extension, March 1-2, 1994. edited by Andrew L. Skidmore. East Lansing, MI: Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. and John W. Allen. "Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Non-price Factors: Implications for Competitiveness in International Trade." In Competitiveness in International Food Markets edited by Maury E. Bredahl, Philip C. Abbott and Michael R. Reed. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1994, pp. 61-81. Robison, Lindon J. "Expanding the Set of Expected Utility and Mean Standard Deviation Consistent Models." In Risk Modeling in Agriculture: Retrospective and Prospective edited by Arne Hallam. Program Proceedings for the Annual Meeting of the Technical Committee of S-232, Gulf Shores State Park, Alabama, March 24-26, 1994. Ames, IA: Department of Economics, Iowa State University, 1994, pp. 149-168. Winder, R. E.; LINDON J. ROBISON and D. K. Judd. Reengineering Quality: The Five Dimension Model for Strategic Quality Planning. Haslett, MI: Leadership Press, 1994. Rochin, Refugio I. and Marcelo E. Siles. Michigan's Farmworkers: A Status Report on Employment & Housing. Statistical Brief No. 2. East Lansing, MI: Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, 1994. Schmid, A. Allan. "Cost-Benefit Analysis." In Institutional and Evolutionary Economics edited by Hodgson, Samuels and Tool. Edward Elgar, 1994. Schmid, A. Allan. "Property, Power and Politics." In Access, Control and Management of Natural Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa - Methodological Considerations edited by Christian Lund and Henrik Secher Marcussen. Roskilde University International Development Studies Occasional Paper No. 13. Roskilde, Denmark: Roskilde University, 1994, pp. 45-73. Schmid, A. Allan. "Public Choice." In Institutional and Evolutionary Economics edited by Hodgson, Samuels and Tool. Edward Elgar, 1994. Shaffer, James D.; Warren J. Samuels and A. ALLAN SCHMID. "An Evolutionary Approach to Law and Economics." In Evolutionary Concepts in Contemporary Economics edited by Richard W. England. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1994, Part 3, pp. 93-110. Shaffer, James D. "Designing Market Order Programs for the Future." In Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC 94-1) edited by Daniel I. Padberg. [Proceedings,] Alexandria, Virgina, January 13-15, 1994. Texas A&M University, 1994. Shaffer, James D. and Simei Wen. "The Transformation from Low-Income Agricultural Economies." In Agricultural Competitiveness: Market Forces and Policy Choice. Plenary Papers, Invited Papers and Contributed Paper Abstracts, XXII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 22-29, 1994. Invited Paper-2A. Martin, Frédéric; JOHN M. STAATZ; David L. Tschirley and Sylvain Larivière. "Success Stories of Transition: Results and Lessons from Latin American and Sub-Saharan Africa." In Agricultural Competitiveness: Market Forces and Policy Choice. Plenary Papers, Invited Papers and Contributed Paper Abstracts, XXII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 22-29, 1994. Invited Paper-2C. Jess, L. J.; SCOTT M. SWINTON and J. J. Kells. "Economics of Weed Control Systems in Corn Using Reduced Herbicides and Cultivation." In Proceedings: Second National IPM Symposium/Workshop, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 19-22, 1994, p. 218. Swinton, Scott M. "Evaluating Site Specific Management." In Site Specific Managment in Agriculture: A Workshop, East Lansing, Michigan, March 7, 1994. 1994, pp.30-35. Swinton, Scott M. and R. P. King. "Managing Weeds in Corn and Soybeans Using the WEEDSIM Bioeconomic Model." In Proceedings: Second National IPM Symposium/Workshop, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 19-22, 1994, p. 220. Michigan Environmental Science Board, Chorine Panel. (Eileen O. van Ravenswaay, Board Member and Panel Member.) Impacts of Chlorine Use on Environmental and Public Health. Lansing, MI: Michigan Environmental Science Board, 1994. Thompson, Paul B.; Robert Matthews and Eileen van Ravenswaay. Ethics, Public Policy, and Agriculture. New York, NY: MacMillian, 1994. van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. Public Perceptions of Agrichemicals. Ames, IA: Council on Agricultural Science and Technology, 1955. JOURNAL ARTICLESOrdering Procedures: Journals may be available at your nearest university or public library. You may contact the author (first listed unless another name is in CAPITAL LETTERS), Dept. of Agricultural Economics, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039, for additional information. In most instances, the authors will not have reprints. Batie, Sandra S. and Craig Cox. "A Summary, Soil and Water Quality: An Agenda for Agriculture." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, v. 49, no. 5 (1994), pp. 456-462. Batie, Sandra S. and Scott M. Swinton. "Institutional Issues and Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: View From Within the Land-Grant University." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, v. 9, no. 1 & 2 (1994), pp. 25-28. Siles, Marcelo; Steven D. Hanson and Lindon J. Robison. "Socio-Economics and the Probability of Loan Approval." Review of Agricultural Economics, v. 16, no. 3 (September 1994), pp. 363-372. Jayne, Thomas S. "Do High Food Marketing Costs Constrain Cash Crop Production? Evidence from Zimbabwe." Economic Development and Cultural Change, v. 42, no. 2 (January 1994), pp. 387-402. Jayne, Thomas S. and Robert J. Myers. "The Effect of Risk on Price Levels and Margins in International Wheat Markets." Review of Agricultural Economics, v. 16, no. 1 (January 1994), pp. 63-73. Jayne, Thomas S.; Yougesh Khatri; Colin Thirtle and Thomas Reardon. "Determinants of Productivity Change Using a Profit Function: Smallholder Agriculture in Zimbabwe." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.76, no. 3 (August 1994), pp. 613-618. Johnson, Glenn L. "Researching Needed Structural Adjustments of the Agricultures of Asian Pacific Rim Countries." Journal of Economic Development (Korea), v. 19, no. 1 (1994), p. 7-38. Liedholm, Carl; Michael McPherson and Enyinna Chuta. "Small Enterprise Employment Growth in Rural Africa." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.76, no. 5 (December 1994), pp. 1177-1182. Hady, P. H. and JAMES W. LLOYD. "Using a Bio-financial Approach to Appraise Performance of the Dairy Business." Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian, v. 16, no. 8 (1994), pp. 1075-1083, 1104. Hady, P. J.; JAMES W. LLOYD; J. B. Kaneene and A. L. Skidmore. "Partial Budget Model for Reproductive Programs of Dairy Farm Businesses." Journal of Dairy Science, v.72, no. 2 (1994), pp. 482-491. Houe, H.; JAMES W. LLOYD and J. C. Baker. "Decision Tree Analysis of Control Strategies in Danish Dairy Herds with Outbreaks of Mucosal Disease." Preventive Veterinary Medicine, v. 21, no. 2 (1994), pp. 133-146. Johnson, R.; J. B. Kaneene and JAMES W. LLOYD. "Lymphocyte Colony Formation by Aleukemic Sheep Infected with Bovine Leukemia Virus." Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, v. 17, no. 1 (1994), pp. 1-13. Johnson, R.; J. B. Kaneene and JAMES W. LLOYD. "A Lymphocyte Colony Assay for Culture of Sheep Lymphocytes." Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, v. 17, no. 1 (1994), pp. 15-27. Lloyd, James W.; J. B. Kaneene; B. J. Thacker; Stephen B. Harsh; Gerald D. Schwab and A. J. Thulin. "The Michigan Swine Health Information Management System." Preventive Veterinary Medicine, v. 17 (1994), pp. 191-202. Lloyd, James W.; Stephen B. Harsh; J. B. Kaneene; Gerald D. Schwab, B. J. Thacker and A. J. Thulin. "Development of a Computerized Systems Model for Health Management Decision Support in Growing Hogs." Preventive Veterinary Medicine, v.19, no. 3-4 (1994), pp. 249-265. Lloyd, James W.; Stephen B. Harsh; J. B. Kaneene; Gerald D. Schwab; B. J. Thacker and A. J. Thulin. "Internal Validation of a Computerized Systems Model for Health Management Decision Support in Growing Hogs." Preventive Veterinary Medicine, v. 19, no. 3-4 (1994), pp. 267-276. Montgonery, B. A.; JAMES W. LLOYD and A. Jensen. "Use of a Markov Chain Model to Evaluate Alternative Administrtive Policies for a Veterinary School Faculty." Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, v. 21, no. 1 (1994), pp. 28-32. Mercier, Stephanie; CONRAD LYFORD and Valencia Oliveira. "The Effect of Quality on Corn Export Price Determination." Review of Agricultural Economics, v. 16, no. 2 (1994), pp. 239-248. Myers, Robert J. "Time Series Econometrics and Commodity Price Analysis: A Review." Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, v. 62, no. 2 (August 1994), pp. 167-181. Kennedy, Eileen and THOMAS REARDON. "Shift to Non-traditional Grains in the Diets of East and West Africa: Role of Women's Opportunity Cost of Time." Food Policy, v. 19, no. 1 (February 1994), pp. 45-56. Reardon, Thomas; Eric W. Crawford and Valerie Kelly. "Links Between Nonfarm Income and Farm Investment in African Households: Adding the Capital Market Perspective." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 5 (December 1994), pp. 1172-1176. Savadogo, Kimseyinga; THOMAS REARDON and Kyosti Pietola. "Farm Productivity in Burkina Faso: Effects of Animal Traction and Nonfarm Income." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 3 (August 1994), pp. 608-612. Robison, Lindon J. and Dale Colyer. "Reflections on Relevance of Professional Journals." Journal of Agriculture and Applied Economics, v. 26, no. 1 (July 1994), pp. 19-34. Schmid, A. Allan. "Institutional Law and Economics." European Journal of Law and Economics, v. 1 (1994), pp. 33-51. Staatz, John M. "A Comment on Phillips' 'Economic Nature of the Cooperative Association'." Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, v. 9 (1994), pp. 80-85. Swinton, Scott M. and David S. Clark. "Farm-Level Evaluation of Alternative Policy Approaches to Reduce Nitrate Leaching from Midwest Agriculture." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, v. 23, no. 1 (April 1994), pp. 66-74. Swinton, Scott M. and R. P. King. "A Bioeconomic Model for Weed Management in Corn and Soybean." Agricultural Systems, v. 44, no. 3 (1994), pp. 313-335. Swinton, Scott M. and R. P. King. "The Value of Pest Information in a Dynamic Setting: The Case of Weed Control." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.76, no. 1 (February 1994), pp. 36-46. Swinton, Scott M.; D. D. Buhler; F. Forcella, J. L. Gunsolus and R. P. King. "Estimation of Crop Yield Loss Due to Interference by Multiple Weed Species." Weed Science, v. 42 (January-March 1994), pp. 103-109. Tschirley, David L. and Michael T. Weber. "Food Security Strategies Under Extremely Adverse Conditions: The Determinants of Household Income and Consumption in Rural Mozambique." World Development, v. 22, no. 2 (February 1994), pp. 159-173. MAGAZINE ARTICLESOrdering Procedures: Magazines may be available at your nearest university or public library. You may contact the author (first name unless another name is in CAPITAL LETTERS), Dept. of Agricultural Economics, MSU, East Lansing, MI 44824-1039, for additional information. In most instances, the authors will not have reprints. Batie, Sandra S. and David B. Schweikhardt. "'95 Farm Bill: Deciding the Fate of Conservation Reserve Program." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 12 (July 15, 1994), p. 8-9. Batie, Sandra S. and David B. Schweikhardt. "What the 1995 Farm Bill Debate Means to Michigan." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 10 (May 30, 1994), pp. 1, 5. Ferris, John N. "Sugar Outlook - Lower Stocks Good News for Michigan." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), p. 11. Ferris, John N. "1994 Michigan Farm Income Prospects Good." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 3 (Feb. 14, 1994), p. 7. Ferris, John N. "What's at Stake with Ethanol and RFG." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 6 (Mar. 30, 1994), p. 7. Hamm, Larry G. "Farm Business Outlook: Dairy Outlook." (Title varies.) In the following issues of Michigan Farm News, v. 71 (1994): Feb. 14; Mar. 15; Apr. 15; May 15; June 24; July 15; Aug. 15; Sept. 15; Nov. 15 and Dec. 15. Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook." In the following issues of Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 76 & v. 77 (1994): Jan.; Feb.; Mar.; Apr.; May; July; Aug.; Oct. and Dec. Hamm, Larry G. and Sherrill B. Nott. "Dairy Outlook - Purchased Feed Costs Up 10-20 Percent." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), pp. 12-13. Hanson, Steven D. "Michigan Farmland Values Strengthen." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 15 (Sept. 15, 1994), p. 7. Hanson, Steven D. and Ralph E. Hepp. "MSU Survey Shows Michigan Farm Land Values Stable at $949/Acre." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), p. 9. Harvey, Lynn R. "General Law Township Millage Rates Vary By Population." Michigan Township News, v. 26, no. 1 (Jan. 1994). Harvey, Lynn R.; Beth Moore and Kenneth VerBurg. "Michigan's Public Education: School Reform and Funding Changes." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 5 (Mar. 15, 1994), p. 7. Hepp, Ralph E. "Cash Crop Farm Returns." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 12 (July 15, 1994), p. 7. Hepp, Ralph E. "Farm Management Implications for Cash Crop Farms in Michigan." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan 31, 1994), p. 16. Hepp, Ralph E. "Profit Planners." In monthly and bi-monthly issues of Michigan Farmer (1994). Hilker, James H. "1994 Market Outlook ... Crops and Livestock." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), p. 6. Hilker, James H. "Farm Business Outlook: Market Outlook." In the following issues of Michigan Farm News, v. 71 (1994): Jan. 15; Jan. 31; Feb. 14; Feb. 28; Mar. 15; Mar. 30; Apr. 15; Apr. 30; May 15; May 30; June 24; July 15; Aug. 15; Aug. 30; Sept. 15; Sept. 30; Oct. 15; Oct. 30; Nov. 15; and Dec. 15. Hilker, James H. and David B. Schweikhardt. "Consider Corn Marketing Loan Options." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 16 (Sept. 30, 1994), p. 7. Jones, John D. "1993 Telfarm Farm Managers of the Year." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 4 (Feb. 28, 1994), p. 7. Jones, John D. "Farm Management Records for the Future." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 17 (Oct. 15, 1994), p. 7. Jones, John D. "MSU Telfarm Program Picks 1994 Farm Managers of the Year." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 7 (Apr. 15, 1994), p. 7. Jones, John D. "Plan Your Work -- Then Work Your Plan." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 10 (May 30, 1994), p. 7. Kelsey, Myron P. "Tax Management Tips for Farmers." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 18 (Oct. 30, 1994), p. 7. Kelsey, Myron P. "1994 Agricultural Credit Outlook - Be Ready to Lock in Rates." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), p. 5. Larzelere, Henry E. "Farm Business Outlook: Broilers." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 12 (July 15, 1994), p. 6. Larzelere, Henry E. "Farm Business Outlook: Eggs." (Title varies.) In the following issues of Michigan Farm News, v. 71 (1994): Jan. 15; Feb. 14; Mar. 15; Apr. 30; May 15; June 24; July 15; Aug. 15; Sept. 15; Oct. 15; Nov. 15; and Dec. 15. Larzelere, Henry E. "Farm Business Outlook: Turkeys." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 17 (Oct. 15, 1994), p. 6. Larzelere, Henry E. "Profits for Broilers, Turkeys and Eggs Hinge on Feed Costs." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), pp. 8-9. Lloyd, James W. "DVMs Can Play Role in Financial Aspects of Dairy Farm Expansion and Improvement." DVM Newsmagazine, (Oct. 1994). Manderscheid, Lester V. "General 1994 Economic Outlook." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), p. 11. Nott, Sherrill B. "Cull Cow Prices." Michigan Milk Messenger, (September 1994). Nott, Sherrill B. "Dairy Telfarm Analysis, 1993." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 13 (Aug. 15, 1994), p. 7. Nott, Sherrill B. "Have Your Considered Heifer Contracting?" Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 11 (June 24, 1994), p. 7. Nott, Sherrill B. "Michigan Dairying - an Exciting 1994?" Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 1 (Jan. 15, 1994), p. 6. Nott, Sherrill B. "Telfarm Dairy Management Stats - How Do You Compare?" Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 16 (Sept. 30, 1994), p. 10. Nott, Sherrill B. "Market Outlook." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 77, no. 3 (Sept. 1994), p.9. Peterson, H. Christopher. "1994 Outlook for Production Inputs Positive." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), p. 8. Ricks, Donald J. "Michigan Fruit Outlook for the Mid-1990's." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), p. 7. Ricks, Donald J. and P. Schwallier. "Pest Management Stewardship as a Part of Apple Industry Strategic Planning." Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, v. 33, no. 7 (July 1994). Ricks, Donald J. and P. Schwallier. "Apple Industry Surveys and Future Planning." Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, v. 33, no. 7 (July 1995). Ricks, Donald J. and P. Schwallier. "The Michigan Apple Industry Task Force and A Pest Management Stewardship Program." Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, v. 33, no. 5 (May 1994). Robison, Lindon J. and A. Allan Schmid. "Can Agriculture Prosper Without Increased Social Capital? Choices, v. 9, no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 1994), pp.29-31. Siles, Marcelo; LINDON J. ROBISON and Steven D. Hanson. "Does Friendly Service Retain Customers?" Bank Marketing, v 26, no. 1 (Jan. 1994), p. 47-49. Rochin, Refugio I. "California's Latinos: The Wealth of Out Future Workforce." California Job Journal, v. 12, no. 436 (Sept. 1994), pp. 7-10. Schwab, Gerald D. "Farmland Rental Considerations." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 20 (Dec. 15, 1994), p. 7. Schwab, Gerald D. and Marcelo Siles. "Custom Work Rates in Michigan." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 9 (May 15, 1994), p. 7. Schweikhardt, David B. "Policy/Trade Issues Loom Big in 1994 for Michigan Ag." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 2 (Jan. 31, 1994), pp. 1, 15. Schweikhardt, David B. and Sandra S. Batie. "'95 Farm Bill: Which Direction for Commodity Programs." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 11 (Jun 24, 1994), pp. 5, 8. Zehner, Mary D. "Low Food Price Inflation in '94." Michigan Farm News, v. 71, no. 3 (Feb. 14, 1994), p. 15. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAPERSOrdering Procedures: Copies may be obtained for prices noted. Mail checks payable to Michigan State University to: MSU Bulletin Office, 10-B Agriculture Hall, MSU, East Lansing, MI 49924-1039. Selected copies are available free of charge to individuals in developing countries. Mazzucato, Valentina and Samba Ly. An Economic Analysis of Research and Technology Transfer of Millet, Sorghum, and Cowpeas in Niger. International Development Working Paper 40. ($11.00) MSU Food Security II Research Team. Food Security II Cooperative Agreement: Project Fact Sheets (1994 Version). International Development Working Paper 44. ($11.00) Bougton, Duncan and Bruno Henry de Frahn. Agricultural Research Impact Assessment: The Case of Maize Technology Adoption in Southern Mali. 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($7.00) AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS REPORTSOrdering Procedures: Request single copies from Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Reference Room, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039 Dow, Judith and Marty Duarte, compilers. Department Publications 1993. Agricultural Economics Report 574. Hanson, Steven D. and Brian Paterson. 1994 Michigan Land Values. Agricultural Economics Report 577. Hepp, Ralph E. Business Analysis Summary for Cash Crop Farms: 1993 Telfarm Data. Agricultural Economics Report 576. (Replaces 569.) Kelsey, Myron P. Michigan Farm Business Analysis Summary - All Types of Farms: 1992 Telfarm Data. Agricultural Economics Report 575. Nott, Sherrill B. and Tamerra Carter. Business Analysis Summary for Specialized Michigan Dairy Farms: 1993 Telfarm Data. Agricultural Economics Report 578. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS STAFF PAPERSOrdering Procedures: Check availability of copies by contacting the author (first name listed unless another name is CAPITALIZED), Dept. of Agricultural Economics, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039. Give complete citation including number. Some staff papers are available in full-text at the AgEcon Search World Wide Web site: (http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/pubview.pl?pubid=16) If you wish to download an electronic copy, click on the title of the paper. You must have Acrobat Reader software (available free of charge from the Adobe web site) in order to view or print these documents. Batie, Sandra S. "Designing A Successful Voluntary Green Support Program: What Do We Know?" Staff Paper 94-65. Batie, Sandra S.; David B. Schweikhardt and Otto C. Doering. "Issues and Alternatives in the 1995 Farm Bill Debate: The Conservation Reserve Program." Staff Paper 94-51. Batie, Sandra S.; David B. Schweikhardt and Otto C. Doering. "Issues and Alternatives in the 1995 Farm Bill Debate: An Overview of the Farm Bill." Staff Paper 94-50. Christensen. Donald R.; R. S. Gallagher; T. M. Harrigan and J. ROY BLACK. "Net Returns from Twelve Cropping Systems Containing Sugar Beet and Navy Beans." Staff Paper 94-36. Skees, Jerry R. and J. ROY BLACK. "Rating the Group Risk Plan: Zone Based Crop Insurance." Staff Paper 94-42. Black, J. Roy "Economic Ranking of Corn Hybrids Based Upon Their Nutritional Characteristics." Staff Paper 94-37. Bonnen, James T. "A Historical Perspective on Information Collection and Use: Or, A Tale About Something We All Should Have Known to Begin With." Staff Paper 94-15. Bonnen, James T. "A Record of the 1978-80 White House "Federal Statistical Reorganization Project." Staff Paper 94-75. Boughton, Duncan; John M. Staatz and James D. Shaffer. "Analyzing the Impact of Structural Adjustment on Commodity Subsectors: Currency Devaluation and the Maize Subsector in Mali." Staff Paper 94-71. Boughton, Duncan; John M. Staatz and James D. Shaffer. "From Pilot Study to Commodity Subsector Economics Program: Institutionalizing a Market-Oriented Approach to Agricultural Research in Mali." Staff Paper 94-74. Chen, Heng Z. "Semiparametric Policy Welfare Analysis." Staff Paper 94-78. Crawford, Eric W. and James F. Oehmke, organizers. "Report for Mini-Symposium #8: Assessment of Agricultural Research Impacts and Research Priority Setting in Africa." Staff Paper 94-82. Dibley, David; Duncan Boughton and Thomas Reardon. "Processing and Preparation Costs for Rice and Coarse Grains in Urban Mali: Subjecting an IPSE DIXIT to Empirical Scrutiny." Staff Paper 94-34. Eicher, Carl K. "Zimbabwe's Green Revolution: Preconditions for Replication in Africa." Staff Paper 94-1. Ferris, John N. "A Brief Analysis of the Impact of Expanded Ethanol Production on U.S. Agriculture." Staff Paper 94-16. Fieker, Esther; David B. Schweikhardt; Kandeh K. Yumkella and H. Christopher Peterson. "A Preliminary Assessment of the Agricultural Marketing Programs of State Governments." Staff Paper 94-24. Food Industry Management Task Force. "Strategic Plan for the Food Industry Management Program." (Department of Agricultural Economics Task Force Members: John W. Allen; Thomas R. Pierson; Christine Stiles and Kandeh K. Yumkella) Staff Paper 94-8. Harsh, Stephen B. "Developing and Evaluating Decision Aid Programs." Staff Paper 94-46. Harvey, Lynn R. "1994 Michigan School Finance and Property Tax Reform." Staff Paper 94-62. Harvey, Lynn R. "Joint Public Ventures Cost Allocation: Alternatives and Consequences." Staff Paper 94-60. Harvey, Lynn R. "Law Enforcement and Courts: How Much is Enough?" Staff Paper 94-21. Harvey, Lynn R. "Summary of Conditional Land Transfer Agreements." Staff Paper 94-61. Harvey, Lynn R. "Trend Analysis of Public Funding of the Social Infrastructure of Michigan Communities." Staff Paper 94-26. Hepp, Ralph E. "Business/Legal Entities for Family Operations." Staff Paper 94-12. Hepp, Ralph E. "Factors Affecting Selection of Organization Form for Family Owned Businesses." Staff Paper 94-11. Hepp, Ralph E. "Financial Accounting and Analysis for Family Owned and Operated Businesses Concepts, Principles, Examples, and Problems." Staff Paper 94-56. Hepp, Ralph E. "Investment Alternatives from sales of Development Rights." Staff Paper 94-80. Hepp, Ralph E. "Methods for Intra-Family Transfers of Business Assets." Staff Paper 94-57. Hepp, Ralph E. "The Farm Partnership (Outline for Educational Purposes)." Staff Paper 94-81. (Revised Staff Paper 89-105) Hilker, James H. and David B. Schweikhardt. "1994 Corn Marketing Loan." Staff Paper 94-73. Hilker, James H. and Nancy Creed, coordinators. "Annual Agricultural Outlook." Staff Paper 94-3. (Department of Agricultural Economics Contributors: Lester V. Manderscheid; Myron P. Kelsey; David B. Schweikhardt; Larry G. Hamm; Sherrill B. Nott; James H. Hilker; John N. "Jake" Ferris; Henry Lazelere; Donald J. Ricks; Steven D. Hanson; Ralph E. Hepp; H. Christoper Peterson and Mary D. Zehner.) Hoehn, John P. and Eileen O. van Ravenswaay. "Consequences, Processes, and Rights: Implications for Risk Perception and Management." (High Consequence Operations Safety Symposium, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerue, NM, July 12, 1994.) Staff Paper 94-45. Rabinovitch, Jonas and John P. Hoehn. "Toward a Sustainable Transportation System: The "Surface Metro" System in Curituba, Brazil." (Report sponsored by EPAT-MUCIA.) Staff Paper 94-31. Kelly, Valerie; Thomas Reardon; Bocar Diagana and Amadou Abdoulaye Fall. "Impacts of Devaluation on Senegalese Households: Policy Implications." Staff Paper 94-20. Kimenye, Lydia N. "An Economic Analysis of Smallholder Flower Production in Kenya." Staff Paper 94-13. Kimenye, Lydia N. "Contract Farming in Kenya: A Case Study of Smallholder French Bean Production." Staff Paper 94-22. Krieger, Douglas J. and John P. Hoehn. "The Economic Value of Environmental Risk Information: Theory and Application to Recreational Fishing. Addendum - Contingent Valuation Questionaire." Staff Paper 94-35. Krieger, Douglas J. and John P. Hoehn. "The Economic Value of Environmental Risk Information: Theory and Application to Recreational Fishing." Staff Paper 94-28. Lupi, Frank; Heng Z. Chen; Theodore Tomasi and John P. Hoehn. "Site-Specific Qualitative Variables in Random Utility Travel Cost Models." Staff Paper 94-6. Lyford, Conrad P.; Kandeh K. Yumkella; Stephanie Mercier and Bengt Hyberg. "Quality Pricing in U.S. Soybean Exports." Staff Paper 94-49. Maredia, Mywish K.; Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. "The Efficiency of Global Wheat Research Investments: Implications for Research Evaluation, Research Managers and Donors." Staff Paper 94-17. McVeigh, Paul C. and John P. Hoehn. "Making Water and Sanitation Services More Sustainable." Staff Paper 94-10. MOA/MSU Research team. "Evolution of the Rural Economy in Post-War Mozambique: Insights from a Rapid Appraisal in Monapo District of Nampula Province." (Department of Agricultural Economics team members: David L. Tschirley; Michael T. Weber and Cynthia Donovan.) Staff Paper 94-2. Nott, Sherrill B. "1993 Milk Production Costs on Michigan Telfarms." Staff Paper 94-44. Nott, Sherrill B. "Cost by Herd Size and Milk Per Cow, 1992." Staff Paper 94-4. Nott, Sherrill B. "Dairy Telfarm Net Worth, December 31, 1992." Staff Paper 94-41. Nott, Sherrill B. "Dairy Telfarm Net Worth, December 31, 1993." Staff Paper 94-72. Nott, Sherrill B. "Review of Dairy Heifer Contracting." Also published in Animal Science Newsletter, June 1994. Staff Paper 94-32. Nott, Sherrill B. and Ann S. Eure. "Workbook for 1993 Dairy Telfarm Analysis." Staff Paper 94-18. Oehmke, James F. "Achievements of African Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer." Staff Paper 94-33. Oehmke, James F. "Technical Progress and Agricultural Growth in Kenyan Wheat and Maize." Staff Paper 94-48. Peterson, H. Christopher. "Our Deparment's Customers: Who Are They and How Should We Respond?" Staff Paper 94-68. Peterson, H. Christopher and James A. Sterns. "Managing the Risk of Globalization for Small and Medium Agribusiness and Food Firms." Presentation, International Agribusiness Management Association World Congress IV, Caracas, Venezuela, May 1994. Staff Paper 94-29. Reardon, Thomas; Kimseyinga Savadogo and Kyosti Pietola. "Farm Productivity, Technology Choice, and Nonfarm Income in the Sahel." Staff Paper 94-54. Reardon, Thomas and Stephen A Vosti. "Links Between Rural Poverty and Environment in Developing Countries: Asset Categories and 'Investment Poverty'." Staff Paper 94-55. Reardon, Thomas. "Income Diversification in the Sahel, and Hypothesized Links to Farmer Natural Resource Management." Staff Paper 94-59. Reardon, Thomas. "Sustainability Issues for Agricultural Research Strategies in the Semi-arid Tropics: Focus on the Sahel." Staff Paper 94-43. Reardon, Thomas. and J. Edward Taylor. "Agroclimatic Shock, Income Inequality, and Poverty: Evidence From Burkina Faso." Staff Paper 94-27. Reardon, Thomas; Eric W. Crawford and Valerie Kelly. "Links Between Nonfarm Income and Farm Investment in African Households: Adding the Capital Market Perspective." Staff Paper 94-40. Reardon, Thomas; Valerie Kelly; Eric W. Crawford; Kimseyinga Savadogo and Thomas S. Jayne. "Raising Farm Productivity in Africa to Sustain Long-Term Food Security." Staff Paper 94-77. Savadogo, Kimseyinga, THOMAS REARDON and Kyosti Pietola. "Mechanization and Agricultural Supply Response in the Sahel: A Farm-Level Profit Function Analysis." Staff Paper 94-66. Ricks, Donald J. "Competitive Marketing of Michigan Apples." (To be published in a proceedings by International Dwarf Tree Association.) Staff Paper 94-85. Ricks, Donald J. "The Michigan - U.S. Tart and Sweet Cherry Industries -- Plantings, Trends and Economics Situation." Staff Paper 94-70. Ricks, Donald J. and Timothy Woods. "Apple Industry Strategic Planning and Integration with University Research." Staff Paper 94-83. Ricks, Donald J. and Timothy Woods. "Michigan Apple Shipper Survey--Industry Opportunities." Staff Paper 94-64. Ricks, Donald J. and Timothy Woods. "Michigan Apple Shipper Survey--Issues, Needs and Industry Strategies." Staff Paper 94-69. Roberts, Wayne S. and Scott M.Swinton "Economic Methods for Comparing Alternative Crop Production Systems: A Review of the Literature." Selected Paper, American Agricultural Economic Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA, August 7-10, 1994. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 5 (December 1994), p. 1266. Staff Paper 94-47. Robison, Lindon J.; Marcelo E. Siles and Steven D. Hanson. "Las Relaciones Socio-Economicas en los Mercados Financieros." Staff Paper 94-19. Sakurai, Takeshi; Madhur Gautam; Thomas Reardon; Peter Hazell and Harold Alderman. "Potential Demand for Drought Insurance in the Sahel." Staff Paper 94-67. Savadogo, Kimseyinga; Thomas Reardon and Kyosti Pietola. "Determinants of Farm Productivity and Supply Response in Burkina Faso." Staff Paper 94-79. Schmid, A. Allan. "Property, Power, and Politics: Some Methodological Challenges to Understanding Access and Control in sub-Saharan African Resource Management." Staff Paper 94-58. Schwab. Gerald D. and Marcelo E. Siles. "Custom Work Rates in Michigan." Staff Paper 94-23. Schwab, Gerald D. "Manure Management and Capital Investments - Some May Break the Bank." Staff Paper 94-63. Schweikhardt, David B.; Robert Gardner; James H. Hilker and Gerald D. Schwab. "Explanation and Worksheet to Evaluate Participation Decisions in the 1994 USDA Wheat and Feed Grain Programs." Staff Paper 94-14. Schweikhardt, David B.; Sandra S. Batie and Bob F. Jones. "Issues and Alternatives in the 1995 Farm Bill Debate: Implications of the Uruguay Round of GATT Negotiations." Staff Paper 94-53. Schweikhardt, David B.; Sandra S. Batie and Otto C. Doering. "Issues and Alternatives in the 1995 Farm Bill Debate: Wheat and Feed Grains Programs." Staff Paper 94-52. Shaffer, James D. "Designing Marketing Order Programs for the Future." Staff Paper 94-7. Shapley, Allen and Marcelo E. Siles. "Labor Laws and Michigan Agricultures." Staff Paper 94-38E. Also Spanish version.) Shapley, Allen E. and Marcelo E. Siles. "Leyes Laborales y la Ley Agricultura en Michigan." Staff Paper 94-38. (Also English version.) Staatz, John M. "The Strategic Role of Food and Agricultural Systems in Fighting Hunger Through Fostering Sustainable Economic Growth." Staff Paper 94-39. David L. Tschirley and Ana Paula Santos. "Who Eats Yellow Maize? Preliminary Results of Survey of Consumer Maize Preferences in Maputo, Mozambique." Staff Paper 94-76. Wang, Hong; Jin Chen; Sam Asuming-Brempong and Kevin Kirk. "Policy Implications of Farm Manure Management" Staff Paper 94-5. Woods, Timothy. "Trends in U.S. Consumer Retail Grocery Expenditures for Processed Vegetables From 1977 to 1992 with Specific Focus on Asparagus." Staff Paper 94-25. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND MSU EXTENSION SERVICEOrdering Procedures: Price and availability requests should be directed to MSU Bulletin Office, 10-B Agriculture Hall, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039. BulletinsHamm, Larry G. "Dairy Market Situation and Outlook." In the following issues of Animal Science Newsletter (MSU Extension, Dept. of Animal Science), v. 6 (1994): no. 1, Jan.; no. 2, Mar., no. 3, Apr.; no. 4, May; no. 5, June; no. 6, July; no. 8, Oct.; and no. 9, Nov. Harsh, Stephen B. "AMAP Introductory Workshop Producer Manual -- Swine." MSU Extension, 1994. Harvey, Lynn R.; Beth Moore and Kenneth VerBurg. Michigan Public Education: School Reform and Funding Changes. MSU Extension Bulletin NRM 36, 1994. For the Record - Telfarm. MSU Extension, March, June, October, and December, 1994. Jones, John D. "From the Director." In the following issues of For the Record - Telfarm (1994): June, October, and December. Nott, Sherill B. "Review of Heifer Contracting." Animal Science Newsletter (MSU Extension, Dept. of Animal Science), v. 6, no. 5 (June 1994), pp. 31-37. Nott, Sherrill B. "Dairy Market Situation and Outlook" (Cull Cow Prices). Animal Science Newsletter (MSU Extension, Dept. of Animal Science), v. 6, no. 7 (Sept. 1994), pp. 18-19. Schwab, Gerald D. and Marcelo Siles. Custom Work Rates in Michigan. MSU Extension Bulletin E-2131, 1994. Landis, Douglas and Scott M. Swinton. Corn Insect Management in Michigan: Results of a 1992 Field Corn Grower Survey. MSU Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report 537, 1994. Swinton, Scott M.; James Sterns, Karen Renner and James Kells. Estimating Weed-crop Interference Parameters for Weed Management Models. MSU Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report 538, 1994. van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "The Consumer's Perspective on Pesticide Use." In Agricultural Summit I: An Assessment of Future Trends for Pesticide Use in Michigan, edited by Frank M. D'Itri. MSU Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station, 1994. Computer Software and ManualsHarsh, Stephen B. and Myron P. Kelsey. Income Tax Management. Micro-Telplan Software Library, User's Manual. CP006: Version 7.0. MSU Extension, 1994. DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONSOrdering Procedures: PhD theses are available from University Microfilm International, P.O. Box 1764, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Phone: 800/521-3042 or 313/761-4700. Include author's first and last names, complete title, institution granting degree and year of degree. Barry, Abdoul Wahab. Comparative Advantage, Trade Flows and Prospects for Regional Agricultural Market Integration in West Africa: The Case of Cote D'Ivoire and Mali. PhD Thesis. Boughton, Duncan Harvey. 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An Economic Analysis of Smallholder Wheat Production and Technology Adoption in the Southeastern Highlands of Ethiopia. PhD Thesis. Ngwire, Naomi Aretha. The Role of Dimba Land and Small Scale Irrigation in Smallholder Farmers' Food Security in Malawi: An Application of Safety First Chance-Constrained Target MOTAD Mathematical Programming. PhD Thesis. Norgaard, Kurt Jay. Impacts of the Subdivision Control Act of 1967 on Land Fragmentation in Michigan's Townships. PhD Thesis. Thomas, Jeffrey Miller. Retail Meat Management Practices: Toward Increased Operating Efficiency and Improved Meat Industry Performance. PhD Thesis. Wohl, Jennifer Bard. The Effect of Ambiguity on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Pesticide-Residue Certification on Apples. PhD Thesis. MS THESES AND PLAN B PAPERSOrdering Procedures: Some MS theses may be borrowed by contacting your local library (university or public) and requesting an Interlibrary Loan from Michigan State University Library, Document Delivery, E. 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August 1994. Hughes, Harold; JOHN W. ALLEN and Theron Downes. "Retail Packaging for the Year 2000." Research report for the Packaging Machinery Manufacturer's Institute. April 1994. Batie, Sandra S. "Coordinating Agricultural Policy." Invited Speaker, When the Conservation Reserve Program Contracts Expire: The Policy Options. Washington, D.C., February 10-11, 1994. Batie, Sandra S. "Economics and Sustainability." Contemporary Issues Symposium, American Society of Animal Science, Minneapolis, MN, July 13, 1994. Batie, Sandra S. "Environment and the 1995 Farm Bill." Virginia and the 1995 Farm Bill, VPI and SU, Charlottesville, VA, September 8, 1994. Batie, Sandra S. "Environmental Stewardship and Agricultural Biotechnology." National Agricultural Biotechnology Council Annual Meeting, East Lansing, MI, June 1994. Batie, Sandra S. "Soil and Water Quality: An Agenda for Agriculture." Invited Testimony before U.S. Senate Subcomittee on Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General Legislation, Washington, D.C., January 27, 1994. Boughton, Duncan and John M. Staatz. "Using the Commodity Subsector Approach to Design Agricultural Research: The Case of Maize in Mali." Paper submitted to the selected paper competition; and poster paper presented at the 1994 meetings of the International Association of Agricultural Economists in Harare, Zimbabwe. Boughton, Duncan; Bino Témé; Ousmane Sanogo, John M. Staatz; Thomas Reardon and Eric W. Crawford. "Development Strategies for Maize in Mali: Using a Commodity Subsector Perspective to Increase the Impact of Agricultural Research and Development." MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, November 1994. CANR International Planning Committee. International Dimensions for the Twenty-First Century. MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, March 1994. (Agricultural Economics Department committee members: Eric W. 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Cairo Water and Wastewater Economic Assessment Project Phase II Progress Report, Volume I and II, Environmental Policy and Training Project (EPAT), MSU Institute for International Agriculture, November 4, 1994. Mukumbu, Mulinge and THOMAS S. JAYNE. "Urban Maize Meal Comsumption Patterns: Strategies for Improving Food Access for Vulnerable Urban Households in Kenya." Paper presented at the Symposium on Agricultural Policies and Food Security in Eastern Africa, May 19-20, 1994. Myers, Robert J. "Market Efficiency and Conintegration in Precious Metals Futures Markets: Commentary." Research Symposium Proceedings, Chicago Board of Trade, 1994. Nott, Sherrill B. "Cull Cow Prices." Connections, (November 1994). Pierson, Thomas R. Case Ready Meats: The Past, Present and Future Opportunities. A script and slide presentation. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, March 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. Developing a Marketing Plan. A compilation of resource materials on this topic. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, January 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. Improved Livestock Marketing: Retailer to Producer. An overhead presentation. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, October 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. Michigan's Fruit Industry: Marketing is the Key. A script and slide presentation. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, December 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. Opportunities and Realities in Marketing Specialty Vegetables. A script and slide presentation. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, January 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. Strategic Planning for Undergraduate Programs: Compilation of Issues and Points for Consideration. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, October 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. The Marketing Process and Developing a Marketing Plan. MSU Agribusiness Management Instiute, January 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. The U.S. Food System: Roles of Consumers, Price, Quality and Distribution. A script and slide presentation for 25 Russian food industry executives. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, January 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. What Impact Does Retail Pricing Have on Value-Added Programs? A paper in the proceedings of the Beef Industry Strategic Planning Workshop #2: Marketing and Merchandising. Prepared by the Beef Information Center, Mississauga, Ontario, June 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. and John W. Allen. Managing Toward Excellence. A script and slide presentation. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, September 1994. Pierson, Thomas R. and John W. Allen. Marketing Freshness: Positioning Perishables for the Future. A script and slide presentation. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, June 1994. Ricks, Donald J.; et al. A Stewardship Program for the Michigan Apple Industry Through Integrated Pest Management. Michigan Apple Industry Strategic Planning Task Force, Special Report, November 1994. Ricks, Donald J.; Kirk Heinze and Jane Beggs. "Apple Consumer Market Research -- 1994." In Proceedings of the Michigan State Horticultural Society, East Lansing, MI: December 1994. Robison, Lindon J. "Research Program: Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats and Opportunities." Mimeo, prepared for MSU Department of Agricultural Economics Retreat, October 14, 1994. Robison, Lindon J. Review of Informal Finance in Low-Income Countries edited by Dale W. Adams and Delbert A. Fitchett. In American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 2 (May 1994), pp. 324-325. Robison, Lindon J. and A. Allan Schmid. "Social Capital: The Key to Economics Development." Poster prepared for the MSU Extension Conference on Leadership, Change and Organizational Renewal, October 18-20, 1994. Rochin, Refugion I. and Robert D. Emerson. "Immigration and U.S. Agriculture." Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 5 (December 1994), p. 1234. Schmid, A. Allan and Joseph Pucciariello. "The Economics of Population Settlement: Cost of Alternative Growth Patterns." North Central Regional Center for Rural Development and MSU Agricultural Experiment Station, April 1994, 36 pp. Schmid, A. Allan and Lindon J. Robison. "Social Capital as a Factor of Production." Paper presented to International Association for Research in Economic Psychology/Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics Conference, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, July 10-13, 1994. Schmid, A. Allan. Review of A Framework for Cognitive Economics by Roger McCain. In Journal of Economic Issues, v. 28, no. 1 (1994), pp. 261-264. Schmid, A. Allan. Review of Property, Power, and American Democracy by David Schultz. In Land Economics, v. 70, no. 1 (1994), pp. 123-124. Schmid, A. Allan. Review of The Economics of Contract Choice: An Agrarian Perspective by Yujiro Hayami and Keijiro Otsuka. In American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 2 (May 1994), pp. 329-330. Lloyd, James W.; Michael S. Vanderklok and GERALD D. SCHWAB. "The Economics Impact of Pseudorabies Infection Upon the Michigan Swime Industry." Summary Paper, August 1, 1994. Schweikhardt, David B. and Aivy Navarro, contributors. U.S. Farmers' Preferences for Agricultural and Food Policy After 1995 by Harold D. Guither, Bob F. Jones, Marshall A. Martin and Robert G.F. Spitze. North Central Regional Extension Publication No. 545, December 1994. Schwiekhardt, David B. "The Michigan Experience." Paper, Symposuim on "A Test of Political Economy and Professional Performance: What Did We Learn From the NAFTA Experience?" AAEA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 8, 1994. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76 (1994), p. 1238. Tardif-Doughlin, David S.; Jean-Léonard Ngirumwami; JAMES D. SHAFFER; Murekeze Anastase and Theobard Kampayana. "Apercu Sur La Politique Sur Le Cafe Air Rwanda." Report of Ministere de l'Agriculture de l'Elevage Division des Statistiques Agricoles République Rwandaise, March 1994. Jess, L. J.; SCOTT M. SWINTON and J. J. Kells. "Economics of Weed Control Systems in Corn Using Banded Herbicides and Cultivation." Poster, ASA-CSSA-SSSA (American Society of Agronomy) Annual Meetings, Seattle, WA, November 13-18, 1994. Ngwira, N. and SCOTT M. SWINTON. "Managing Maize Production Risk Using Horticultural Crops: A New Approach to Solving Household Food Security in Malawi." Poster paper presented at the XXII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 22-29, 1994. Swinton, Scott M. "Computer Program Manages Weeds for Profits." Michigan Soybean Agronomic Research Report, (January 1994), p. 7. (Publication of the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee.) Swinton, Scott M. and R. P. King. "Managing Weeds in Corn and Soybeans Using WEEDSIM Bioeconomic Model." Poster, Workshop on "Applied Research and Education in Sustainable Agriculture: What Have We Learned?" sponsored by the North-Central Farm Management Extension Committee, Indianapolis, IN, April 11-12, 1994. Wiles, L. J.; Robert P. King; Donald W. Lybecker, E. E. Schweizer and SCOTT M. SWINTON. General Weed Management Model Version 1.0. Staff Paper 94-23. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Wiles, L. J.; Robert P. King; Donald W. Lybecker; E. E. Schweizer and SCOTT M. SWINTON. General Weed Managment Model Version 1.0 (Computer Software). St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1994. Wiles, L.; R. King; SCOTT M. SWINTON; D. Lybecker and E. Schweizer. "GWM: A General Weed Management Model." Poster, Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America, St. Louis, MO, February 7-10, 1994. Swinton, Scott M.; D. W. Lybecker and R. P. King. "The Effects of Triazine Restriction Policies on Recommended Weed Management in Corn." Selected Paper, American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA, August 7-10, 1994. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 5 (December 1994), p. 1259. (Also published as MSU Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 92-77.) Adamowicz, Wiktor L.; Jerald J. Fletcher and Theodore Tomasi. "Functional Form and the Statistical Properties of Welfare Measures: Reply." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 76, no. 4 (November 1994), pp. 958-959. van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "The Consumer's Perspective on Pesticide Use." The IMP Report, v. 3, no. 1 (1994). MSU Pesticide Research Center. |