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Effects of Overstocking on Cow Behavior, Welfare, and Productivity
recent research by DeVries et al. (2004) found that when cows had access to more feeding space (1.0 m vs. ... Research has indicated that cows will sort a TMR, and hence feed quality declines throughout the day. Thus, ... health, production, and welfare should be carefully considered. *A complete list of research references is ...
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Update on Ohio's Program for Controlling Johne's Disease
Previous research has indicated that this disease may cost the US dairy industry as much as $250 million ... availability of several million dollars in Federal funding over the past 3 to 5 years for research in ... for more information on the Test Negative Status Program. An area of intense research has been in ...
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Managing the Work Schedule for Personnel in Large Dairy Herds
continuity and production per worker. There has been much research investigating the length of a work shift ... previous research showed that the use of overtime hours (>40 hours per week) actually lowered average ... productivity output per worker. Research regarding number of hours per shift typically focuses on the ...
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The Forest Sector, Climate Change, and the Global Carbon Cycle-Environmental and Economic Implications
By Brent Sohngen, Ralph Alig, and Birger Solberg This paper assesses recent research on climate ... change, the forest sector, and the global carbon cycle in order to provide a synthesis of recent research ... remains an important research topic, not only for economists and ecologists separately, but more ...
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Sheldon Wins Quality of Communication Award at the 2012 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting
diffusion, the function of public research, the importance of private R&D investments, the role of ... University for their paper, " Investing in a Better Future through Public Agricultural Research " ...
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Globalized Fruit: Transnational Firms, Tropical Entrepreneurs and Governments, and Independent Banana Development
October 5th. The seminar will focus on research conducted by Southgate for a book on the same topic that ...
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Joseph Shultz, Chief Economist for the U.S. Senate Ag Committee, Briefs AEDE on the Status of the Current Farm Bill Debate
development of U.S. farm, food and energy policies. In particular, he often translates new research to ... crowd. He reflected on the fact that the agricultural research conducted by the academic community is ... their new research and to keep staff on Capitol Hill updated when faculty will be in Washington so ...
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Amanda Weinstein – AEDE Job Market Candidate
development. Weinstein currently works as a Graduate Research Associate for the C. William Swank Program in ... Program organizes and conducts research that focuses on the intersection of rural and urban policy. The ... Institute of Technology where she received an MS in Operations Research. As a Scientific Analyst in the Air ...
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Neonatal Calf Management Workshop: A Cool Experience for the Serious Calf Raiser
Neonatal Calf Management Workshop will be held near Wooster on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research ...
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From Weaning to Freshening, Dairy Heifer Care and Management Workshop: Fun for the Serious Heifer Raiser
held near Wooster on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. A detailed ...