Category: Agriculture, Forestry and Food

Is Agricultural Production Becoming More or Less Sensitive to Extreme Heat? Evidence from U.S. Corn and Soybean Yields

By CostBenefit on Sep 1, 2010 | In Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Extreme heat is the single best predictor of corn and soybean yields in the United States. While average yields have risen continuously since World War II, Michael J. Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker find no evidence that relative tolerance to ext… more »

Mercury advisories and household health trade-offs

By CostBenefit on Sep 1, 2010 | In Water, Health, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Mercury, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: The conventional economic wisdom is that improving consumer information will enhance welfare. Yet, some scientists speculate that the Food and Drug Administration's prominent mercury in fish advisory may have harmed public health. Lower mercury… more »

Impacts of Animal Well-Being and Welfare Media on Meat Demand

By CostBenefit on Aug 24, 2010 | In Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: This article provides the first known examination of how animal welfare information provided by media sources impacts beef, pork and poultry demand. Results suggest that media attention to animal welfare has a small, but statistically significa… more »

Integrated assessment of agricultural policies with dynamic land use change modelling

By CostBenefit on Aug 17, 2010 | In General, Land, Europe, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Preservation & Open Space, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Costs and Benefits

Abstract With about half of its territory being farmed, agriculture is the main land use in the European Union (EU). As over 10% of the total EU manufacturing output comes from the agri-food sector, it also is an economic factor of great importance. Mor… more »

Ecological assessment and economic feasibility to utilize first generation biofuels in cogeneration output cycle – The case of Lithuania

By CostBenefit on Aug 17, 2010 | In Energy, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: In this article, diverse liquid biofuels of the first generation were compared as partial or infant substitutes for fossil diesel fuel applied in cogeneration plant of the average capacity of 340 kW. The study concentrates on agricultural and e… more »
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