Search Results - "Langemeier, Michael"

Are Kansas farms profit maximizers? A stochastic additive error approach by Zereyesus, Yacob Abrehe, Featherstone, Allen M., Langemeier, Michael R.

“…Profit maximization is widely assumed as a behavioral objective in agricultural economics research. This paper applies deterministic and stochastic tests to…”
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Contributions of Productivity and Relative Price Changes to Farm-level Profitability Change by Mugera, Amin W., Langemeier, Michael R., Ojede, Andrew

“…This article investigates the sources of profitability change at the farm level, by farm size and specialization, with an application to a sample of 256 farms…”
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Risk-adjusted farm returns and farm size by Noumir, Ashraf M., Langemeier, Michael R., Mallory, Mindy L.

“…PurposeThe average U.S. farm size has risen dramatically over the last three decades. Motives for this trend are the subject of a large body of literature…”
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Farmland: Is It Currently Priced as an Attractive Investment? by Baker, Timothy G., Boehlje, Michael D., Langemeier, Michael R.

“…Farmland prices have risen dramatically in recent years, which has attracted interest from the broader investment community. At the same time, concern is being…”
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Exploring Barriers to the Adoption of Internet of Things-Based Precision Agriculture Practices by Hundal, Gaganpreet Singh, Laux, Chad Matthew, Buckmaster, Dennis, Sutton, Mathias J, Langemeier, Michael

“…The production of row crops in the Midwestern (Indiana) region of the US has been facing environmental and economic sustainability issues. There has been an…”
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Economic efficiency adjusted for risk preferences by Yeager, Elizabeth A., Langemeier, Michael R.

“…This study investigates the impact of risk preferences on cost and revenue efficiency for a sample of farms. Risk preference scores were used to measure risk…”
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Economic efficiency and downside risk by Yeager, Elizabeth Anne, Langemeier, Michael R.

“…This article investigates the impact of downside risk on cost and revenue efficiency (RE) for a sample of farms. Downside risk or loss below a certain level of…”
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The effect of the 2007 ethanol mandate on downside risk in agriculture: evidence from Kansas farmers by Russell, Levi A., Wood, Dallas W., Ibendahl, Gregory A., Langemeier, Michael R.

“…The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 increased the amount of corn ethanol that must be blended into motor vehicle and other fuels as part of the…”
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Economic Analysis for Commingling Effects of Insect Activity in the Elevator Boot Area by Tilley, Dennis R, Casada, Mark E, Langemeier, Michael R, Subramanyam, Bhadriraju, Arthur, Frank H

“…Boot areas in commercial grain elevators and feed mills contribute to commingling of insects with grain that moves through the elevator leg. A partial budget…”
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Susceptibility of Tribolium castaneum Life Stages Exposed to Elevated Temperatures during Heat Treatments of a Pilot Flour Mill: Influence of Sanitation, Temperatures Attained among Mills Floors, and Costs by Brijwani, Monika, Subramanyam, Bhadriraju, Flinn, Paul W, Langemeier, Michael R, Hartzer, Michelle, Hulasare, Rajshekhar

“…The influence of sanitation on responses of life stages of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), was investigated in…”
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Environmental and economic analysis of switchgrass production for water quality improvement in northeast Kansas by Nelson, Richard G., Ascough, James C., Langemeier, Michael R.

“…The primary objectives of this research were to determine SWAT model predicted reductions in four water quality indicators (sediment yield, surface runoff,…”
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Multiple vs single lending relationships in the agricultural sector by Brewer, Brady E, Wilson, Christine A, Featherstone, Allen M, Langemeier, Michael R

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of single vs multiple lenders by Kansas farms. Previous studies suggest that as the risk level of the…”
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Labor productivity convergence in the Kansas farm sector: a three-stage procedure using data envelopment analysis and semiparametric regression analysis by Mugera, Amin W., Langemeier, Michael R., Featherstone, Allen M.

“…This paper employs a three stage procedure to investigate labor productivity growth and convergence in the Kansas farm sector for a balanced panel of 564 farms…”
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The impact of liquidity and solvency on cost efficiency by Alan Russell, Levi, R. Langemeier, Michael, C. Briggeman, Brian

“…Purpose – This paper aims to develop and utilize a conceptual framework to examine the impact of liquidity and solvency on cost efficiency for a sample of…”
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Economic Feasibility of Methoprene Applied as a Surface Treatment and as an Aerosol Alone and in Combination with Two Other Insecticides by Fontenot, Emily A, Arthur, Frank H, Nechols, James R, Langemeier, Michael R

“…Economic evaluations of integrated pest management strategies are becoming increasingly important as restrictions on conventional insecticides continue to…”
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Implications of within county yield heterogeneity for modeling crop insurance premiums by Cooper, Joseph, Zulauf, Carl, Langemeier, Michael, Schnitkey, Gary

“…Purpose - Farm level data are essential to accurate setting of crop insurance premium rates, but their time series tends to be too short to allow them to be…”
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Development and implementation of hazard analysis and critical control point plans by several U.S. feed manufacturers by Herrman, Timothy J, Langemeier, Michael R, Frederking, Matt

“…The commitment to consumer food safety, global trade, and proposed new regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine has…”
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Multiple entity farms: a growing and challenging phenomenon by Featherstone, Allen M., Wood, Mark A., Herbel, Kevin L., Langemeier, Michael R.

“…Purpose - Understanding complex farming organizations is important in the USA given the rapid consolidation of the agricultural production sector. Multiple…”
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Labor Efficiency and Productivity Benchmarks by Langemeier, Michael R.

“…This paper examined labor efficiency and productivity benchmarks for a sample of non-irrigated crop farms. Labor benchmarks varied widely among the farms. On…”
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Change in farmer expectations from information surprises in the corn market by Fiechter, Chad, Kuethe, Todd, Langemeier, Michael, Mintert, James

“…Farmers make production decisions despite future output price uncertainty. As a result, farmers' expectation of future output price is an important determinant…”
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