Water shortage crisis is an issue that has led to drastic changes in different agricultural policies, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. Uncertainty in the amount of resources, e.g. water, used for agricultural production entails risk for farmers' income and cropping pattern changes. In the present study, the robust optimization model was used for optimal allocation of arable lands of Khor...

Offsets are increasingly used to compensate for unavoidable development impacts on species and habitats. Many offset programs pursue no net loss, but research the success of these is lacking, including conservation banking’s in conserving protected under US Endangered Species Act. This article provides a case study analysis two banks state California, comparing gains provided by with losses fro...

The corn and soybean markets have been bidding for acreage due to a bullish final crop report for 2006. With bio-fuels creating new markets for corn and soybeans, this demand-driven market may continue to provide marketing opportunities. Currently, the major decision facing producers is determining the enterprise mix for 2007. This memo compares the Returns over Variable Costs for soybeans and ...

Renewable resources from agriculture have the potential to be an attractive alternative source of raw materials for industry. Their efficient use is important, since acreage for cultivation is limited. For such applications, supply planning can pose specific problems for processors of raw materials, because many crops are only seasonally available. Harvest quality and quantity as well as sales ...

The corn and soybean markets have been bidding for acreage due to a bullish final crop report for 2006. With biofuels creating new markets for corn and soybeans, this demand-driven market may continue to provide marketing opportunities. Currently, the major decision facing producers is determining the enterprise mix for 2007. This memo compares the Returns over Variable Costs for corn and peanu...

The corn and soybean markets have been bidding for acreage due to a bullish final crop report for 2006. With biofuels creating new markets for corn and soybeans, this demand-driven market may continue to provide marketing opportunities. Currently, the major decision facing producers is determining the enterprise mix for 2007. This memo compares the Returns over Variable Costs for soybeans and c...