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Departmental Publications 1997

Compiled by: Judith Dow, Librarian and Marty Duarte, Library Assistant

(published as Agricultural Economics Report 599, October 1998)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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BOOKS, PARTS OF BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS AND PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS

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Batie, Sandra S. "Environmental Benefits Resulting from Agricultural Activities: The Case of the Non-European OECD Countries." In Environmental Benefits from Agriculture: Issues and Polices. The Helsinki Seminar. Paris: OECD, 1997, pp. 81-102.

Batie, Sandra S. "Environmental Issues, Policy, and the Food Industry." In Government and the Food Industry: Economic and Political Effects of Conflict and Co-operation edited by Luther T. Wallace and William R. Schroder. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997, pp. 235-256.

Byerlee, Derek and CARL K. EICHER. "Introduction: Africa's Food Crisis." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, pp. 3-8.

Byerlee, Derek and CARL K. EICHER, editors. Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997.

Eicher, Carl K. and Bernard Kupfuma. "Zimbabwe's Emerging Maize Revolution." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, 25-44.

Eicher, Carl K. and Derek Byerlee. "Accelerating Maize Production: Synthesis." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, pp. 247-262.

Rusike, Joseph and CARL K. EICHER. "Institutional Innovations in the Maize Seed Industry." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, pp. 173-192.

Ferris, John N. Agricultural Prices and Commodity Market Analysis. Boston: WCB/McGraw Hill, 1997.

Kaplowitz, Michael and JOHN P. HOEHN. "Economic Valuation of Environmental and Natural Resources." In Ecology, Law and Economics edited by Nicholas Mercuro. 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1997, chapter 5.

Howard, Julie A. and Catherine Mungoma. "Zambia's Stop-and-Go Maize Revolution." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, pp. 45-61.

Jayne, Thomas S.; Stephen Jones; Mulinge Mukumbu and Share Jiriyengwa. "Maize Marketing and Pricing Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, pp. 213-243.

Khatri, Y.; THOMAS S. JAYNE and C. Thirtle. "A Profit Function Approach to the Efficiency Aspects of Land Reform in Zimbabwe." In Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness: Markets and Policies edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. Contributed paper presented at the IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, pp. 77-87.

Hassan, Rashid M. and DANIEL D. KARANJA. "Increasing Maize Production in Kenya: Technology, Institutions, and Policy." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, pp. 81-94.

Gardner, Robert; MYRON P. KELSEY and Philip E. Harris. Long-term Installment Land Contracts. NCR-56. Ames, IA: MidWest Plan Service, revised 1997.

Harris, Philip E. and MYRON P. KELSEY. Tax Planning When Buying or Selling a Farm. NCR-43. Ames, IA: MidWest Plan Service, revised 1997.

Koontz, Stephen R. and Wayne D. Purcell. "Executive Summary of Price Discovery and the Future of the Livestock Sector." In Proceedings, Price Discovery in Concentrated Livestock Markets edited by Wayne D. Purcell and Karen S. O'Connor. Proceedings of a National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, February 28 - March 1, 1997. Blacksburg, VA: Research Institute on Livestock Pricing, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, June 1997, pp. 2-4.

Unterschultz, James; Frank Novak; Donald Bresee and STEPHEN R. KOONTZ. "Design and Pricing of Short Term Hog Marketing Contracts." In NCR-134 Conference Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management [1997] edited by B. Wade Bronsen. Proceedings of the conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 21-22, 1997. Oklahoma State University, June 7, 1997, pp. 352-370.

Lloyd, James W. "Why Is Everyone Milking More Cows, and Where Does the Veterinarian Fit In? In Proceedings of the 1997 Michigan Veterinary Conference, Lansing, Michigan, January 23-26, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "How to Analyze a Production Contract." In Proceedings of the 1997 National Pork Lending Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 7-8, 1997. Des Moines, IA: National Pork Producers Council, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. and Kelly D. Zering. "Overview of Environmental Issues Related to the Industrialization of Animal Agriculture." In Industrialized Animal Agriculture, Environmental Quality and Strategies for Collaborative Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution. Proceedings of the Southern Regional Information Exchange Group's Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, May 22-23, 1997. SRDC Number 208, SRIEG-10 No. 34. Knoxville, TN: SRIEG-10, December 1997. (Also issued as MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-44.)

Reynolds, Lloyd G; Stanley H. Masters and COLLETTA H. MOSER. Labor Relations and Labor Economics. 11th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998 [1997].

Norgaard, Kurt J., compiler. Michigan Communities Working Toward a Sustainable Future. Conference Proceedings, MSU Land Use Forum, February 18-19, 1997. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1997.

Lopez, Franklin A. and PATRICIA E. NORRIS. "The Economics of Natural Resources." In Ecology, Law and Economics edited by Nicholas Mercuro. 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1997, chapter 4.

Norris, Patricia E. "Overview of Incentive-Based Approaches to Environmental Policy." In Interstate Water Allocation Economics and Incentive-Based Approaches to Environmental Regulatory Reform edited by Upton Hatch and Lynn L. Reinschmiedt. Proceedings of Two Regional Workshops, Southern Regional Information Exchange Group - 10, SRDC Publication 206. Mississippi State, MS: Southern Rural Development Center and the Farm Foundation, June 1997.

Oehmke, James F. "Agricultural Technology Development and Diffusion: A Synthesis of the Literature." In Promoting Third World Development and Food Security edited by Donald G. McClelland and Luther G. Tweeten. Praeger, 1997, pp. 59-87.

Peterson, H. Christopher and David B. Schweikhardt. "Agribusiness Responses to the Changing Food System." In Proceedings of an International Seminar on Development of Agribusiness and its Impact on Agricultural Production in Southeast Asia. Tokyo: Tokyo University of Agriculture, November 11-16, 1997, pp. 201-214.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Chapter Overview: Members Are Investors Too." American Cooperation 1997. National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, 1997, pp. 57-58.

Clay, Daniel C. and THOMAS REARDON. "Determinants of Farm-Level Conservation Investments in Rwanda." In Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness: Markets and Policies edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. Contributed paper presented at the IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, pp. 210-221.

Kangasniemi, Jaako and THOMAS REARDON. "Demographic Pressure and the Sustainability of Land Use in Rwanda." In Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness: Markets and Policies edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. Contributed paper presented at the IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, pp. 23-33.

Reardon, Thomas and Stephen A. Vosti. "Poverty-Environment Links in Rural Areas of Developing Countries." In Sustainability, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation: Policy and Agroecological Perspectives edited by Stephen A. Vosti and Thomas Reardon. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, pp. 47-65.

Reardon, Thomas and Stephen A. Vosti. "Policy Analysis of Conservation Investments: Extensions of Traditional Technology Adoption Research." In Sustainability, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation: Policy and Agroecological Perspectives edited by Stephen A. Vosti and Thomas Reardon. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, pp. 135-145.

Reardon, Thomas; J. Dioné; A. Adesina and James Tefft. "Rice in West Africa Before and After Franc CFA Devaluation" Focus on CILSS Countries." In Irrigated Rice in the Sahel: Prospects for Sustainable Development edited by K. M. Miezan; M. C. S. Wopereis; M. Dingkuhn; J. Decker and T. Randolph. Proceedings of an International Symposium, Ndiaye, Senegal, March 27-31, 1995. Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire: West African Rice Development Association (WARDA), 1997.

Vosti, Stephen A. and THOMAS REARDON. "Conclusion." In Sustainability, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation: Policy and Agroecological Perspectives edited by Stephen A. Vosti and Thomas Reardon. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, pp. 339-346.

Vosti, Stephen A. and THOMAS REARDON. "Introduction: The Critical Triangle of Links Among Sustainability, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation." In Sustainability, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation: Policy and Agroecological Perspectives edited by Stephen A. Vosti and Thomas Reardon. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, pp. 1-15.

Vosti, Stephen A. and THOMAS REARDON, editors. Sustainability, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation: Policy and Agroecological Perspectives. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. and Steven D. Hanson. "Analyzing Firm Response to Risk Using Mean-Variance Models." In Risk Management Strategies in Agriculture: State of the Art and Future Perspectives edited by R. B. M. Huirne; J. B. Hardaker and A. A. Jijkhuizen. The Netherlands: Backhuys Publishers, 1997, pp. 121-138.

Rochín, Refugio I. The Features and Roles of Rural Latinos: Cross-National Perspectives. Paper presented at the AAEA Annual Meeting, July 1997, and the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, August 1997, in Toronto, Canada. JSRI Occasional Paper no. 26. East Lansing, MI: Julian Samora Research Institute, MSU, July 1997.

Rochín, Refugio I. and Emily Marroquin. Rural Latino Resources: A National Guide. East Lansing, MI: Julian Samora Research Institute, MSU, 1997.

Samuels, Warren J. and A. ALLAN SCHMID. "Costs and Power." In Borderlands of Economics edited by Nahid Aslanbeigui and Young Back Choi. London: Routledge, 1997.

Samuels, Warren J.; Steven G. Medema and A. ALLAN SCHMID. The Economy of a Process of Valuation. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 1997.

Schmid, A. Allan. "Impact of Population Growth and Distribution on Local Government Expenditures in Michigan." In Michigan Communities Working Toward a Sustainable Future compiled by Kurt J. Norgaard. Conference Proceedings, MSU Land Use Forum, February 18-19, 1997. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1997, pp. 31-36.

Schmid, A. Allan, editor. Beyond Agriculture and Economics: Management, Investment, Policy, and Methodology. Papers presented at a symposium, Michigan State University, June 3-4, 1988. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. and H. Christopher Peterson. "Trends and Issues in U.S. - Southeast Asia Agribusiness Trade and Investment." In Proceedings of an International Seminar on Development of Agribusiness and its Impact on Agricultural Production in Southeast Asia. Tokyo: Tokyo University of Agriculture, November 11-16, 1997, pp. 131-152.

Lowenberg-DeBoer, J. and SCOTT M. SWINTON. "Economics of Site-Specific Management in Agronomic Crops." In The State of Site-Specific Management for Agriculture edited by F. J. Pierce and J. D. Sadler. Madison, WI: Agronomy Society of America, 1997, pp. 369-396. (Earlier draft issued as MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 95-62 and Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 95-14.)

Rubey, Lawrence; Richard W. Ward and DAVID L. TSCHIRLEY. "Maize Research Priorities: The Role of Consumer Preferences." In Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997, pp. 145-156.

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. and John P. Hoehn. "Approaches to Measuring Consumer Benefits From Food Safety." In Strategy and Policy in the Food System: Emerging Issues edited by Julie A. Caswell and Ronald W. Cotterill. Proceedings of NE-165 Conference, Washington, D.C., June 20-21, 1996. Storrs, CT: Food Marketing Policy Center, University of Connecticut and Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1997, pp. 209-216.

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ordering Procedures: Journals may be available at your nearest university or public library. You may contact the author (first listed unless another name is CAPITALIZED), Dept. of Agricultural Economics, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039, for additional information. In most instances, the authors will not have reprints.

Skees, Jerry R.; J. ROY BLACK and Barry J. Barnett. "Designing and Rating an Area Yield Crop Insurance Contract." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 79, no. 2 (May 1997), pp. 430-438.

Bonnen, James T.; Douglas D. Hedley and David B. Schweikhardt. "Agriculture and the Changing Nation-State; Implications for Policy and Political Economy." Principal paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 79, no. 5 (1997), pp. 1419-1428.

Borton, Larry R,; C. A. Rotz; J. Roy Black; M. S. Allen and James W. Lloyd. "Alfalfa and Corn Silage Systems Compared on Michigan Dairy Farms." Journal of Dairy Science, v. 80, no. 8 (1997), pp. 1813-1826.

Hamm, Larry G. "Assessing the Role of Public Research and Extension Policies in Promoting Improved Performance of the Agro-Food Marketing System." Proceedings of the ASSA Winter Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 4-6, 1997. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 79, no. 2 (May 1997), pp. 646-650.

Jayne, Thomas S. "The Role of Safety Nets During the Process of Economic Growth: Discussion." Proceedings of the ASSA Winter Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 4-6, 1997. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 79, no. 2 (May 1997), pp. 684-687.

Jayne, Thomas S. and Gem Argwings-Kodhek. "Consumer Response to Maize Market Liberalization in Urban Kenya." Food Policy, v. 22, no. 5 (Oct. 1997), pp. 447-458.

Jayne, Thomas S. and Stephen Jones. "Food Marketing and Pricing Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Survey." World Development, v. 25, no. 9 (Sept. 1997), pp. 1505-1527.

Koontz, Stephen R. and Philip Garcia. "Meat-Packer Conduct in Fed Cattle Pricing." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, v. 22, no. 1 (July 1997), pp. 87-103.

Brady, C. M.; JAMES W. LLOYD; B. D. Banks and J. E. Shelle. "A Comparison of Expenses on Boarding, Riding, and Training Stables in Michigan." The Professional Animal Scientist, v. 13 (1997), 70-76.

Dartt, B. A.; JAMES W. LLOYD; J. B. Kaneene and F. J. Derksen. "Evaluation of a Practice-based Ambulatory Program in Food Animal Medicine, Surgery, and Herd Health Management." Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, v. 210, no. 11 (1997), pp. 1590-1594.

Domecq, J. J.; A. L. Skidmore; JAMES W. LLOYD and J. B. Kaneene. "Relationship Between Body Condition Scores and Conception at First Artificial Insemination in a Large Dairy Herd of High Yielding Holstein Cows." Journal of Dairy Science, v. 80 (1997), pp. 113-120.

Domecq, J. J.; A. L. Skidmore; JAMES W. LLOYD and J. B. Kaneene. "Relationship Between Body Condition Scores and Milk Yield in a Large Dairy Herd of High Yielding Holstein Cows." Journal of Dairy Science, v. 80 (1997), pp. 101-112.

Lloyd, James W. and J. B. Kaneene. "Economics of Health Management in the Michigan, USA Equine Industry." Preventive Veterinary Medicine, v. 30 (1997), pp. 1-8.

Radcliff, R. P.; M. J. Vandehaar; A. L. Skidmore; L. T. Chapin; Brian R. Radke; JAMES W. LLOYD; E. P. Stanisiewski and H. A. Tucker. "Effects of Diet and Bovine Somatotropin on Heifer Growth and Mammary Development." Journal of Dairy Science, v. 80, no. 9 (1997), pp. 1996-2003.

Rook, J. S.; W. E. Braselton; R. F. Nachreiner; JAMES W. LLOYD; M. E. Shea; J. E. Shelle and P. R. Hitzler. "Multi-element Assay of Mammary Secretions and Serum from Periparturient Mares by Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma Emission Spectroscopy." American Journal of Veterinary Research, v. 58, no. 4 (1997), pp. 376-378.

Tetens, J.; M. W. Ross and JAMES W. LLOYD. "Comparison of Racing Performance Before and After Treatment of Incomplete, Midsagittal Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx in Standardbreds: 49 Cases (1986-1992)." Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, v. 210, no. 1 (1997), pp. 82-86.

Rubey, Lawrence and FRANK LUPI. "Effects of Market Reform in Zimbabwe: A Stated Preference Approach." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 79, no. 1 (Feb. 1997), pp. 89-99.

Martin, Laura L. "Production Contracts, Risk Shifting, and Relative Performance Payments in the Pork Industry." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, v. 29, no. 2 (Dec. 1997), pp. 267-278.

Martin, Laura L. and Kelly D. Zering. "Relationships Between Industrialized Agriculture and Environmental Consequences: The Case of Vertical Coordination in Broilers and Hogs." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, v. 29, no. 1 (July 1997), pp. 45-56. (Also issued as MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-6.)

Myers, Robert J. and Thomas S. Jayne. "Regime Shifts and Technology Diffusion in Crop Yield Growth Paths With an Application to Maize Yields in Zimbabwe." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, v. 41, no. 3 (1997), pp. 285-303.

Kenkel, Phil L. and PATRICIA E. NORRIS. "Agricultural Producers' Willingness to Pay for Real-Time Mesoscale Weather Information: A Response." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, v. 22, no. 2 (Dec. 1997), pp. 382-386.

Kennedy, P. Lynn; R. Wes Harrison; Nicholas G. Kalaitzandonakes; H. CHRISTOPHER PETERSON and Ronald P. Rindfuss. "Perspectives on Evaluating Competitiveness in Agribusiness Industries." Agribusiness, v. 13, no. 4 (July-Aug. 1997), pp. 385-392.

Wysocki, Allen F. and H. CHRISTOPHER PETERSON. "Viegelahn Farms and Investments: The Michigan Seed Potato Industry at a Crossroads." (Case Study.) Review of Agricultural Economics, v. 19, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 1997), pp. 441-452.

Boughton, Duncan and THOMAS REARDON. "Will Promotion of Coarse Grain Processing Turn the Tide for Traditional Cereals in the Sahel? Recent Empirical Evidence from Mali." Food Policy, v. 22, no. 4 (Aug. 1997), pp. 307-316.

Machethe, Charles L.; THOMAS REARDON and Donald C. Mead. "Promoting Farm/Non-farm Linkages for Employment of the Poor in South Africa: A Research Agenda Focused on Small-scale Farms and Agroindustry." Development Southern Africa, v. 14 no. 3 (October 1997), pp. 377-394.

Reardon, Thomas. "Using Evidence of Household Income Diversification to Inform Study of the Rural Nonfarm Labor Market it Africa." World Development, v. 25, no. 5 (1997), pp. 735-748.

Reardon, Thomas; Valerie Kelly; Eric W. Crawford; Bocar Diagana; Josué Dioné, Kimseyinga Savadogo and Duncan Boughton. "Promoting Sustainable Intensification and Productivity Growth in Sahel Agriculture After Macroeconomics Policy Reform." Food Policy, v. 22, no. 4 (Aug. 1997), pp. 317-328.

Sakurai, Takeshi and THOMAS REARDON. "Potential Demand for Drought Insurance in Burkina Faso and Its Determinants." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 79, no. 4 (Nov. 1997), pp. 1193-1207.

Schmid, A. Allan and David Soroko. "Interest Groups, Selective Incentives, Cleverness, History and Emotion: The Case of the American Soybean Association." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 32, no. 2 (Feb. 1997), pp. 267-285.

Abdalla, Charles W. and JAMES D. SHAFFER. "Politics and Markets in the Articulation of Preferences for Attributes of the Rapidly Changing Food and Agricultural Sectors: Framing the Issues." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, v. 29, no. 1 (July 1997), pp. 57-71.

Buhler, D. D.; R. P. King; SCOTT M. SWINTON; J. L. Gunsolus and F. Forcella. "Field Evaluation of a Bioeconomic Model for Weed Management in Soybean (Glycine max)." Weed Science, v. 45, no. 1 (1997), pp. 158-165.

Chu, Mei-chin; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Sandra S. Batie; with Craig Dobbins; Otto C. Doering III and Joe T. Ritchie. "Designing Contracts to Reduce Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution." Taiwanese Agricultural Economics Review, v. 2, no. 2 (1997), pp. 187-209.

Chu, Mei-chin; SCOTT M. SWINTON; Sandra S. Batie and Craig Dobbins. "Agricultural Production Contracts to Reduce Nitrate Leaching: A Whole Farm Analysis." Taiwanese Agricultural Economics Review, v. 2, no. 2 (1997), pp. 163-165.

Fausey, J. C.; J. J. Kells; SCOTT M. SWINTON and K. A. Renner. "Giant Foxtail (Setaria faberi) Interference in Non-irrigated Corn." Weed Science v. 45, no. 2 (Mar. - Apr. 1997), pp. 256-260.

Swinton, Scott M. and Laura L. Martin. "A Contract on Hogs: A Decision Case." (Case Study.) Review of Agricultural Economics, v. 19, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 1997), pp. 207-218.

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MAGAZINE AND NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

Ordering Procedures:

Magazines may be available at your nearest university or public library. You may contact the author (first name unless another name is CAPITALIZED), Dept. of Agricultural Economics, MSU, East Lansing, MI 44824-1039, for additional information. In most instances, the authors will not have reprints.

Ferris, John N. "1997 Michigan Farm Income Outlook." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 4. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Ferris, John N. "1997 Michigan Sugarbeet Outlook." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 14. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Ritchie, H. D.; J. L. Orth; JOHN N. FERRIS; T. R. Pierson; James H. Hilker and J. Roy Black. "The U.S. Beef Industry: History, Present Situation, Future Projections, and Challenges." Feedstuffs, v. 69, no. 5 (Feb. 3, 1997).

Ritchie, H. D.; J. L. Orth; JOHN N. FERRIS; T. R. Pierson; James H. Hilker and J. Roy Black. "The U.S. Beef Industry: History, Present Situation, Future Projections, and Challenges." The Michigan Cattleman, v. 12, 1997. (Series of articles appearing in April, June and September issues.)

Hamm, Larry G. "1997 Dairy Outlook Situation and Annual Outlook - Keep a Sharp Pencil." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 11. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: Dairy Outlook." (Title varies.) In the following issues of Michigan Farm News, v. 74 (1997): Feb. 15; Mar. 15; Apr. 15; May 15; June 15; July 15; Aug. 15; Oct. 15; Sep. 30; Nov. 15; and Dec. 15, 1997.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: Does Your Check-off Investment Generate Sufficient Returns?" Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 80, no. 4 (Oct. 1997), pp. 8-9.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: FMMO Study Documents Dramatic Changes in Our Industry." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 80, no. 6 (Dec. 1997), pp. 8-9.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: FMMOs Still at Work Today." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 80, no. 5 (Nov. 1997), pp. 8-9.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: Fundamentals Remain Unchanged." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 79, no. 10 (April 1997), p. 9, 16.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: Green Bay's Win - Loss Record." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 79, no. 11 (May 1997), p. 9, 14.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: One-half Billion or 155 Billion?" Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 80, no. 2 (August 1997), pp. 8-9.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: The Search for the Perfect Price Mover." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 80, no. 3 (September 1997), pp. 8-9.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: What a Difference a Year Makes." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 80, no. 1 (July 1997), pp. 8-9.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: What Happened?" [Part 1.] Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 79, no. 7 (January 1997), p. 9, 25.

Hamm, Larry G. "Market Outlook: What Happened?" [Part 2.] Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 79, no. 9 (March 1997), p. 9, 14.

Hanson, Steven D. and Ralph E. Hepp. "Land Market Price Acceleration Expected to Slow in 1997." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 16. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Hanson, Steven D.; Ralph E. Hepp and Lynn R. Harvey. "Business Strategies: 1997 Michigan Land Values and Farmland Lease Rates." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 14 (Aug. 30, 1997), p. 5.

Harvey, Lynn R. "Paving the Way to Successful Road Millages." Michigan Township News, v. 32, no. 4 (Apr 1997).

Hepp, Ralph E. "Business Strategies: Comparison of Estate Transfer Cost by Distribution Method." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 4 (Feb. 28, 1997), pp. 7, 9.

Hepp, Ralph E. "Business Strategies: Facts About Limited Liability Companies." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 3 (Feb. 15, 1997), p. 9.

Hepp, Ralph E. "Business Strategies: Financial Measures Vary Widely on Michigan Fruit Farms." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 13 (Aug. 15, 1997), p. 9.

Hepp, Ralph E. "Farm Management Implications for Crop Producers." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 16. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Hilker, James H. "Market Outlook." In the following issues of Farm and Country Journal: Aug.; Sep.; Oct.; Nov.; and Dec. 1997.

Hilker, James H. "Market Outlook." In the following issues of Michigan Farm News, v. 74, (1997): Jan. 15; Jan 30; Feb. 15; Feb. 28; Mar. 15; Mar. 30; Apr. 15; Apr. 30; May 15; May 30; June 15; July 15; Aug. 15; Aug. 30; Sep. 15; Sep. 30; Oct. 15; Oct. 30; Nov. 15; and Dec. 15, 1997. (Jan. 30 also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Hilker, James H.; J. Roy Black and Gerald D. Schwab. "Quantifying Risk." Crop Insurance Today, (October 1997).

Jones, John D. "Business Strategies: A New Era in Financial Analysis." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 5 (Mar. 15, 1997), p. 7.

Jones, John D. "Business Strategies: AMAP Helps Producers with Financial Planning and Personal Management." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 8.

Jones, John D. "Business Strategies: Purchases, Transfers and Inheritances: What is the Basis?" Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 6 (Mar. 30, 1997), p. 7.

Kelsey, Myron P. "Tax Management Tips for Farmers." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 18 (October 30, 1997), p. 8.

Kelsey, Myron P. "Tax Management Tips for Farmers." Michigan Milk Messenger, v. 80, no. 6 (Dec. 1997), pp. 32-33.

Kelsey, Myron P. and Steven D. Hanson. "Look for Stable Ag Credit Interest Rates." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 15. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Larzelere, Henry. "1997 Annual Poultry Outlook." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 13. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Larzelere, Henry. "Market Outlook: Eggs." (Title varies.) In the following issues of Michigan Farm News, v.74 (1997): Jan. 15; Mar. 15; Apr. 15; May 15; June 15; July 15; Sep. 15; Oct. 15; Nov. 15.

Manderscheid, Lester V. "Economy - In a Word, Stagnant." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 1. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Nott. Sherrill B. "Business Strategies: Financial Measures Vary on Michigan Swine Farms." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 17 (Oct. 15, 1997), p.10.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business Strategies: Financial Measures Vary on Michigan Dairy Farms." Michigan Farm News, v. 74 no. 16 (Sep. 30, 1997), p. 10.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business Strategies: Managing Farm Costs." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 1 (Jan. 15, 1997), p. 20.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business Strategies: Michigan Farm Profits in 1996." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 7 (Apr. 15, 1997), p. 7.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Milk Production Costs in 1996." Farmers' Advance, (Oct. 1, 1997).

Peterson, H. Christopher. "1997 Outlook for Production Inputs." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 1. (Also included MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Ricks, Donald J. "Apple Crop Expected to Rebound, Cherries to Focus on Marketing." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 10. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Ricks, Donald J. "Tart Cherry Industry Developments and Marketing in 1997." Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, v. 36, no. 10 (1997).

Ricks, Donald J. and James A. Sterns. "Demand for Apple Varieties - A Survey of Michigan Processors." Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, v. 36, no. 7 (1997).

Ricks, Donald J. and James A. Sterns. "Future Processing Demand for Apple Varieties." Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, v. 36, no. 8 (1997).

Ricks, Donald J. and James A. Sterns. "Summary Ranking of Michigan Apple Varieties by Processors." Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, v. 36, no. 9 (1997).

Rochín, Refugio I. "From the Director's Desk: Heartland Latinos - New and Critical Dimensions." NEXO, the Newsletter of the Julian Samora Research Institute, v. 5, no. 2 (Winter 1997), pp. 2-3.

Rochín, Refugio I. "From the Director's Desk: JSRI Research and Publications - Information Hub of the Future." NEXO, the Newsletter of the Julian Samora Research Institute, v. 6, no. 1 (Fall 1997), pp. 2-3.

Schwab, Gerald D. and Laura L. Martin. "Management Implications for Livestock Entrepreneurs." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 13. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Browne, William P.; Kristen Allen and DAVID B. SCHWEIKHARDT. "Never Say Never Again: Why the Road to Agricultural Policy Reform Has a Long Way to Go." Choices, (Fourth Quarter 1997), pp. 4-9.

Schweikhardt, David B. and Sandra S. Batie. "Trade for 1997 - Overall Value of Ag Exports to Drop." Michigan Farm News, v. 74, no. 2 (Jan. 30, 1997), p. 15. (Also included in MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-2.)

Owens, N. N. and SCOTT M. SWINTON. "Survey Measures How Much Corn Farmers Value Herbicide Safety." The IPM Report (MSU Pesticide Research Center), v. 6, no. 1 (1997), pp. 1-3. (http://www.msue.msu.edu/ipm/ipmrptv6n1a.htm)

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAPERS

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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. Detailed order information is available at: http://www.aec.msu.edu/idporder.htm

Boughton, Duncan; Eric W. Crawford; Julie Howard; James F. Oehmke; James D. Shaffer et John M. Staatz. Une approche stratégique pour la planification du programme de recherche agricole en Afrique sub-Saharienne. International Development Working Paper 49F. 1997. ($9.00)

Howard, Julie and Eric W. Crawford, editors. Final Report - Workshop on Experiences and Options for Priority Setting in NARS, August 12-16, 1996, Nairobi, Kenya. International Development Working Paper 67, November 1997. ($9.00)

Jayne, Thomas S.; James D. Shaffer; John M. Staatz, and Thomas Reardon. Improving the Impact of Market Reform on Agricultural Productivity in Africa: How Institutional Design Makes a Difference. International Development Working Paper 66, November 1997. ($7.00)

MSU Food Security II Research Team. Food Security II Cooperative Agreement: Project Fact Sheets (1996/97 Version). International Development Working Paper 65, January 1997. ($15.00)

Policy Syntheses

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Food Security II Policy Syntheses are available full-text at the MSU Department of Agricultural Economics World Wide Web home page: http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/psynindx.htm

Anandajayasekeram, P.; William A. Masters and James F. Oehmke. "Impact Assessment of African Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer: Synthesis of Findings and Lessons Learned." Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 28, February 1997.

Boughton, Duncan; Eric W. Crawford; Julie Howard; James F. Oehmke; James D. Shaffer e John M. Staatz. "Uma Abordagem Estratégica Sobre e Planificação de Programas de Pesquisa Agrícola na África Sub-Sahariana." Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 8P, Junho 1997.

Boughton, Duncan; Eric W. Crawford; Julie Howard; James F. Oehmke; James D. Shaffer et John M. Staatz. "Une approche stratégique pour la planification du programme de recherche agricole en Afrique Sub-Saharienne." Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 8F, Mars 1997.

Clay, Daniel C.; Fidele Byiringiro; Jaakko Kangasniemi; Thomas Reardon; Bosco Sibomana; Laurence Uwamariya et David Tardif-Douglin. "Promouvoir la sécurité alimentaire au Rwanda à travers une productivité agricole durable: Faire face aux défis démographiques, à la détérioration des sols et à la pauvreté. Food Security II Policy Synthesis Numéro 6F, Mars 1997.

Maredia, Mywish; Julie Howard and Duncan Boughton. "No Shortcuts to Progress: An Assessment of Agricultural Research Planning and Priority Setting in Africa." Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 29, May 1997.

Rusike, Joseph; Julie Howard and Mywish Maredia. "Seed Sector Evolution in Zambia and Zimbabwe: Has Farmer Access Improved Following Economic Reforms?" Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 31, November 1997.

Rusike, Joseph; Thomas Reardon; Julie Howard and Valerie Kelly. "Developing Cereal-Based Demand for Fertilizer Among Smallholders in Southern Africa: Lessons Learned and Implications for Other African Regions." Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 30, November 1997.

Staatz, John M. and Moussa Ba. "Fomentando a Transformação Agricola e do Sistema Alimentar em África." Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 13P, Março 1997.

Tschirley, David L. and Michael T. Weber. "Relato de Sucesso da Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique." Food Security II Policy Synthesis Number 19P, Março 1997.

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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS REPORTS

Ordering Procedures: Request single copies from Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Reference Room, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039. E-mail: agecon@mainlib3.lib.msu.edu

Dow, Judith; Marty Duarte and Catherine Carson. Departmental Publications 1996. Agricultural Economics Report 596. October 1997. (http://www.aec.msu.edu/dptpub96.htm)

Hanson, Steven D.; Ralph E. Hepp and Lynn R. Harvey. 1997 Michigan Land Values. Agricultural Economics Report 594. July 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. and Marcelo E. Siles. Social Capital and Household Income Distributions in the United States: 1980, 1990. Agricultural Economics Report 595. 1997. (Also Julian Samora Research Institute Research Report Number 18.)

Please note: Farm Business Analysis Summaries are now being issued in the Staff Paper series.

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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS STAFF PAPERS

Ordering 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.

Aust, Patricia. "An Institutional Analysis of Vertical Coordination Verses Vertical Integration: The Case of the US Broiler Industry." Staff Paper 97-24.

Batie, Sandra S.; Mary A. Schulz and David B. Schweikhardt. "A Continuation of Environmental Conservation Policy: The Conservation Reserve Program. Michigan Agriculture in a Global Economy." Staff Paper 97-16.

Black, J. Roy; Gerald D. Schwab; Steve Rust; and Dan Buskirk. "Pricing and Use of Immature Corn As Silage for Beef Cattle." Staff Paper 97-45.

Bonnen, James T. "Forces Driving the Future of Extension." (Presentation to the Michigan State University Extension Specialist's Seminar, May 12, 1997.) Staff Paper 97-37.

Bonnen, James T. "The Changing Relationship of Statistical Data and Analysis." Staff Paper 97-17.

Bonnen, James T. and David B. Schweikhardt. "Getting From Economic Analysis to Policy Advice." Staff Paper 97-36.

Duarte, Marty; Catherine Carson and Judith Dow. "Preliminary List of Publications in Departmental Series - 1996". Staff Paper 97-3.

Rukuni, Mandivamba; Malcolm J. Blackie and CARL K. EICHER. "Crafting Smallholder-driven Agricultural Research Systems in Southern Africa." Staff Paper 97-49.

Ferris, John N. "An Analysis of the Impact of ENSO (El Nino/Southern Oscillation) on Global Crop Yields With Special Reference to Eastern and Southern Africa." Draft - For Review Only. Staff Paper 97-52.

Wang, Hong; STEVEN D. HANSON; Robert J. Myers and J. Roy Black. "The Effects of Crop Yield Insurance Designs on Farmer Participation and Welfare." Staff Paper 97-51.

Harsh, Stephen B. "The Information Revolution and Your Farm Business." Staff Paper 97-9. (Paper presented at the Michigan Mega Conference, Lansing, Michigan, January 10, 1997.)

Harvey, Lynn R. and Alexander Quinones. "Summary of Conditional Land Transfer Agreements, P.A. 425, 1984. Agreements Filed 1985-1997." Staff Paper 97-48.

Hepp, Ralph E. "Business/Legal Entities for Family Operations." Staff Paper 97-43. (Replaces Staff Paper 94-12.)

Hepp, Ralph E. "Factors Affecting Selection of Organization Form for Family Owned Businesses." Staff Paper 97-40. (Replaces Staff Paper 94-11.)

Hepp, Ralph E. "Federal Estate and Gift Taxes." Staff Paper 97-50. (Replaces Staff Paper 96-73.)

Hepp, Ralph E. "Limited Liability Companies." Staff Paper 97-42. (Replaces Staff Paper 93-45.)

Hepp, Ralph E. "The Farm Corporation (Outline for Educational Purposes)." Staff Paper 97-39. (Replaces Staff Paper 95-1.)

Hepp, Ralph E. and Myron P. Kelsey. "The Farm Partnership (Outline for Educational Purposes)." Staff Paper 97-41. (Replaces Staff Paper 94-81.)

Hepp, Ralph E. and Sherrill B. Nott. "Business Analysis Summary for Cash Grain Farms. 1996 Telfarm/MicroTel Data." Staff Paper 97-27.

Hilker, James H. and Nancy Creed, coordinators. "Annual Agricultural Outlook - 1997." Staff Paper 97-2. (Department of Agricultural Economics contributors: Lester V. Manderscheid; Myron P. Kelsey; Steven D. Hanson; David B. Schweikhardt; Sandra S. Batie; H. Christopher Peterson; Ralph E. Hepp; James H. Hilker; John N. Ferris; Gerald D. Schwab; Laura L. Martin; Larry G. Hamm; Sherrill B. Nott; Henry Larzalere and Donald J. Ricks.)

Krieger, Douglas and JOHN P. HOEHN. "Improving Health Risk Information for Sports Anglers: Contingent Valuation Estimates of Information Value." Staff Paper 97-46.

Steffens, Karin and JOHN P. HOEHN. "Valuing Biodiversity: Issues and Illustrative Example." Staff Paper 97-7. (Paper submitted and accepted for presentation at the 1997 AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario.)

Jayne, Thomas S.; John M. Staatz; Michael T. Weber; Stephen Jones and Eric W. Crawford. "Agricultural Policy Reform and Productivity Change in Africa." Staff Paper 97-34. (Paper presented at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.)

Chen, Heng Z.; FRANK LUPI and John P. Hoehn. "An Empirical Assessment of Multi-Nomial Probit and Logit Models for Recreation Demand." Staff Paper 97-23.

Lupi, Frank and Peter M. Feather. "Using Partial Site Aggregation to Reduce Bias in Random Utility Travel Cost Models." Staff Paper 97-57.

Lupi, Frank. "A Tale of Tails: The Role of Choice Occasions in Repeated-Logit Demand Models." Staff Paper 97-59.

Lupi, Frank; John P. Hoehn and Thomas P. Moen. "User's Guide to the Policy Interface for the Michigan Recreational Fishing Demand Model." Staff Paper 97-56.

Lupi, Frank; John P. Hoehn; Heng Z. Chen and Theodore D. Tomasi. "The Michigan Recreational Angling Demand Model." Staff Paper 97-58.

Kajisa, Kei; MYWISH MAREDIA and Duncan Boughton. "Transformation Versus Stagnation in the Oil Palm Industry: A Comparison Between Malaysia and Nigeria." Staff Paper 97-5.

Martin, Laura L. and Kelly D. Zering. "Overview of Environmental Issues Related to the Industrialization of Animal Agriculture." Staff Paper 97-44. (Paper prepared for the Southern Regional Information Exchange Group's (SRIEG-10) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, May 22-23, 1997.)

Martin, Laura L. and Kelly D. Zering. "Relationships Between Industrialized Agriculture and Environmental Consequences: The Case of Vertical Coordination in Broilers and Hogs." Staff Paper 97-6. (Invited paper, Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama, February 5, 1997.)

Martin, Laura L.; Dale Roseboom and Gerald D. Schwab; with assistance from Ron Hayden; Howard Person; Lee Jacobs and Tim Jackson. "Contract Finishing for New Entrants in Pork Production." Staff Paper 97-15.

MSU Frozen Potato Industry Team. "Demand and Supply Assessment for the Michigan Frozen Potato Industry." Staff Paper 97-47. (Team members: H. Christopher Peterson; David B. Schweikhardt; Michael Masterovsky; Jon Phillips and Mary Schulz.)

Duncan, John and ROBERT J. MYERS. "Crop Insurance Under Catastrophic Risk." Staff Paper 97-10.

Myers, Robert J. and James H. Hilker. "Some Comments on Proposed Changes to Delivery Specifications for CBOT Corn and Soybean Futures Contracts." Staff Paper 97-20.

Pietola, Kyösti S. and ROBERT J. MYERS. "A Dynamic Dual Model of Asymmetric Investment Under Uncertainty." Staff Paper 97-62.

Pietola, Kyösti S. and ROBERT J. MYERS. "Investment Under Uncertainty and Dynamic Adjustment in the Finnish Pork Industry." Staff Paper 97-61.

Norris, Patricia E. and Amy P. Thurow. "Environmental Policy and Technology Adoption in Animal Agriculture." Staff Paper 97-28. (Paper prepared for the Conference, Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, June 1997.)

Hadley, Gregg L. and SHERRILL B. NOTT. "Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Enterprise Allocation Study of 21 Michigan Farms for 1995 and Enterprise Allocation Methodology Demonstration." Staff Paper 97-11.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business Analysis Summary for General Crops Farms. 1996 Telfarm/MicroTel Data." Staff Paper 97-32.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business Analysis Summary for Beef Farms. 1996 Telfarm/MicroTel Data." Staff Paper 97-33.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business Analysis Summary for Dairy Farms. 1996 Telfarm/Micro Tel Data." Staff Paper 97-31.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business Analysis Summary for Swine Farms. 1996 Telfarm/MicroTel Data." Staff Paper 97-30.

Nott, Sherrill B. and Gary E. Lenneman. "Business Analysis Summary for Potato Farms. 1996 Telfarm/MicroTel/Farm Credit Services Data." Staff Paper 97-38.

Nott, Sherrill B. and Gregg L. Hadley. "Allocating Incomes and Expenses to Dairy Farm Enterprises." Staff Paper 97-12.

Nott, Sherrill B. and Ralph E. Hepp. "Business Analysis Summary for Fruit Farms. 1996 Michigan Telfarm/MicroTel Data." Staff Paper 97-26.

Oehmke, James F. "Analysis of Projects with Price Effects, and Application to Innovation and Technical Change: AEC 865 Lecture Notes." Staff Paper 97-53.

Peterson, H. Christopher and Allen Wysocki. "The Vertical Coordination Continuum and the Determinants of Firm-Level Coordination Strategy." Staff Paper 97-64.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Agribusiness Competitiveness: Factors Affecting the Demand Structure." Staff Paper 96-31 (1996).

Peterson, H. Christopher. "The Epistemology of Agribusiness: Methods of Agribusiness Scholarship." Staff Paper 97-25.

Wysocki, Allen F. and H. CHRISTOPHER PETERSON. "What Buyers Are Saying About Michigan Celery." Staff Paper 97-55.

Ricks, Donald J. "Apple Industry Strategic Planning." Staff Paper 97-13. (Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, January 1997.)

Ricks, Donald J. "The New Tart Cherry Federal Marketing Order." Staff Paper 96-107 (1996). (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan State Horticultural Society, Grand Rapids, Michigan, December 1996.)

Ricks, Donald J. "Use of Consumer Market Research for Apple Industry Planning." Staff Paper 97-8.

Ricks, Donald J. and James A. Sterns. "Future Demand for Apple Varieties - A Survey of Michigan Processors." Staff Paper 97-21.

Ricks, Donald J. and Philip Schwallier. "Strategic Planning for a Successful and Profitable Michigan Apple Industry." Staff Paper 96-106 (1996).

Ricks, Donald J.; "The [New] Tart Cherry [Marketing Order] in 1997 -- Optimum Supply Formula and Preseason Regulation Calculations." Staff Paper 97-63. (Based on presentations to cherry industry audiences during a series of extension educational meetings, July 1997.)

Ricks, Donald J.; Conrad Lyford; Timothy Woods, and Duncan Boughton. "Strategic Planning for Improved Competitiveness With the Michigan Apple Industry." Staff Paper 96-108 (1996). (Paper presented at the AAEA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, July 1996.)

Ricks, Donald J.; James A. Sterns; Timothy Woods and Conrad Lyford. "Competitiveness Related to the Michigan Apple Industry and the U.S.- Michigan Tart Cherry Industry." Staff Paper 97-29. (Presentation for the AAEA Symposium on Globalization of the U.S. Horticultural Sub-sector: Implications for Analysis of Competitiveness, Toronto, Ontario, July 1997.)

Staatz, John M. "Notes on the Use of Subsector Analysis as a Diagnostic Tool for Linking Industry and Agriculture." Staff Paper 97-4. (UNIDO Expert Group Meeting, The Alliance for Africa's Industrialization, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 6-8, 1996. Revised February 1997.)

Sterns, James A.; H. Christopher Peterson and David B. Schweikhardt. "The Globalization of Smaller Agri-Food Firms: Concepts, Findings and Prescriptive Recommendations." Staff Paper 97-22. (Presented at the AAEA's WCC-72 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 11-12, 1997.)

Chu, Mei-chin; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Sandra S. Batie. "A Risk Programming Approach to Designing Contracts to Reduce Nitrate Leaching." Staff Paper 97-14. (Selected paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997.)

Owens, Nicole N.; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Eileen O. van Ravenswaay. "Will Farmers Use Safer Pesticides?" Staff Paper 97-1. (Selected paper, Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama, February 2-5, 1997.)

Swinton, Scott M.; Samuel Asuming-Brempong and Gary R. van Ee. "Investment Analysis of Alternative Fruit Tree Sprayers in Michigan Orchards." Staff Paper 97-54.

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. and Jeffrey R. Blend. "Using Ecolabeling to Encourage Adoption of Innovative Environmental Technologies in Agriculture." Staff Paper 97-19. (Paper prepared for the Symposium on Flexible Incentives to Promote the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, June 8-10, 1997.)

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AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND MSU EXTENSION SERVICE

Ordering Procedures: Price and availability requests should be directed to MSU Bulletin Office, 10-B Agriculture Hall, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039.

Bulletins

Kelsey, Myron P. "Business and Finance: Tax Management Tips for Dairy Farmers." Michigan Dairy Review (MSU Department of Animal Science), v. 2, no. 4 (Nov. 1997), pp. 16-18.

Kelsey, Myron P.; Glenn Kole; James Nugent and James Bardenhagen. Cost of Producing Tart Cherries in Northwestern Michigan. MSU Extension Bulletin E-1108, major revision January 1997.

Nott, Sherrill B. "Business and Finance: Milk Production Costs in 1996." Michigan Dairy Review (MSU Department of Animal Science), v. 2, no. 3 (August 1997), p. 6-7.

Owens, Nicole N.; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Eileen O. van Ravenswaay. Farmer Demand for Safer Corn Herbicides: Survey Methods and Descriptive Results. MSU Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report 547, February 1997. (Previously issued as MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 96-87.)

Swinton, Scott M. and Eric A. Scorsone. Short-term Costs and Returns to Michigan Apple, Blueberry, and Tart Cherry Enterprises with Reduced Pesticide Availability. MSU Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report 551, April 1997.

Computer Software and Manuals

Harsh, Stephen B. and Myron P. Kelsey. Income Tax Management. Micro-Telplan Software Library. User's Manual. CP006: Version 12.0. MSU Extension, 1997.

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DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS

Ordering Procedures: Ph.D. theses are available from UMI, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346. Phone: 800/521-0600 or 734/761-4700. Include author's first and last names, complete title, institution granting degree and year of degree. Orders may also be placed at the company web page: http://www.umi.com

Ahmad, Mubariq. Ecolabeling of Tropical Timber: Linking Consumer Awareness and Sustainable Forest Utilization. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Chu, Mei-Chin. Designing Production Contracts to Reduce Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Dimithe, Georges. An Economic Analysis of the Competitiveness of Alternative Rice Production Systems: The Case of Bas-Fond Rice Production in Mali-Sud. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Khan, Memoona Rauf. Effects of Irrigation on Rice Productivity and Commercial, Educational and Overall Infrastructure on Farm-Household Decisions in Central Punjab, 1992. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Machethe, Charles Lepepeule. Determinants of Credit Constraints on Micro and Small Enterprises in the Northern Province of South Africa. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Owens, Nicole N. Farmer Willingness to Pay for Herbicide Safety Characteristics. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Pietola, Kyösti Sakari. A Generalized Model of Investment with an Application to Finnish Hog Farms. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Sterns, James Arthur. Decisions About Exporting: The Case of Michigan's Smaller Agribusiness and Food Industry Firms. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. Smallholder Cash-Cropping, Food-Cropping and Food Security in Northern Mozambique. Ph.D. Thesis, 1997.

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MS THESES AND PLAN B PAPERS

Ordering Procedures: Plan B papers are not available for distribution. MS theses are available from UMI, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346. Phone: 800/521-0600 or 734/761-4700. Include author's first and last names, complete title, institution granting degree and year of degree. Orders may also be placed at the company web page: http://www.umi.com

Dibley, David Leland. Exchange Rate Arrangements in the CFA Franc Zone: Alternatives to Fixed Parity. Plan B Paper, 1997.

Kambewa, Patrick Sawasawa. The Bean Subsector in Malawi: Historical Developments, Current Status, and Policy Issues. Plan B Paper, 1997.

Rozanski, Susan G. Econometric Estimation of Tart Cherry Supply Response to Loss of Pesticide Alternatives. Plan B Paper, 1997.

Walker, William D. The Evolution of Legal Institutions Without Efficiency: The Case of Zoning. Plan B Paper, 1997.

Wysocki, Allen Francis. Strategic Analysis, Proposed Strategic Plan and Recommendations for Michigan Public Variety Field and Seed Potato Producers. M.S. Thesis, 1997.

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MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS, BOOK REVIEWS, ABSTRACTS

Ordering Procedures: If listed, the publisher is the most appropriate source for these materials. Additional information may be requested from the author (first name listed unless another name is CAPITALIZED), Dept. of Agricultural Economics, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039.

Batie, Sandra S.; M. C. Chu; C. Dobbins; O. C. Doering III; J. Eide; R. Pfeifer; Scott M. Swinton and J. T. Ritchie. "Using Production Contracts to Improve Environmental Performance: How Can a No Win Become a Win-Win?." Contributed poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 23-26, 1997. Abstracted in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, v. 52, no. 4 (July-Aug. 1997), p. 296.

Batie, Sandra S.; with M. C. Chu; C. Dobbins; O. Doering III; J. Eide; R. Pfeifer; Scott M. Swinton and J. Ritchie. "Modifying Contracts in Agriculture to Achieve Nonpoint Pollution Control." Poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 25, 1997.

AAEA Data Task Force. Final Report. Ames, IA: American Agricultural Economics Association, February 1997. (MSU Task Force member: James T. Bonnen.)

Brousseau, E. and JEAN-MARIE CODRON. "L'hybridation entre formes de gouvernance: le cas de l'approvisionnement des grandes surfaces en fruits de contresaison." Actes du Colloque SFER Grande distribution alimentaire 22-23 Mai 1997, Montpellier.

Codron, Jean-Marie and F. D'Hauteville. "Product Specificity and Vertical Coordination in the French Retail Food Industry: A Conceptual Framework Based on the Transaction Cost Approach." Miniconference of Research Committee 40: Agricultural Commodity Systems in Comparative Perspective, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 16-17, 1997.

Mekuria, Mulugetta and ERIC W. CRAWFORD. "Economic Analysis of Constraints and Opportunities to Increase Smallholder Wheat Production in Ethiopia." Poster, IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. Abstracted in Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, p. 477.

Dow, Judith. "The Michigan Depository Library Program: An Overview." Red Tape: the Official Newsletter of the Government Documents Round Table of Michigan, Issue 74 (Sep. 1997), pp. 4-5. <http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/red_tape/stat9703.htm#1>

Harvey, Lynn R. "Evolution, Structure and Finance of Michigan Local Government." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, May 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. "Property Taxation." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, January 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. "Sanilac County Financial Trend Analysis: 1993-1996." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, April 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. "Sanilac County Strategic Plan and Financial Overview." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, October 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. "State and Local Government: AoE Reference Manual." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, May 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. "West Iron Municipal Consolidation: Report to State Boundary Commission." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, September 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. Planning and Administering Finance. Workshop notebook prepared for the 52nd Annual Educational Courses for Assessing Personnel, sponsored by the Michigan Assessors Association. Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, October 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. and James Standen. "Alpena 2000 Project - Part II: Intergovernmental Service Analysis." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, February 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. and Kenneth VerBurg. "Michigan County Budgeting and Finance Manual." Departments of Agricultural Economics and Resource Development, Michigan State University, August 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. and Steven B. Duprey. "Cheboygan County Trend Analysis and Financial Review." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, August 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. and Steven B. Duprey. "Sample Township Fiscal Study." Report to the Michigan State Joint Senate and House Revenue Sharing Task Force. Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, October 1997.

Harvey, Lynn R. and Steven B. Duprey. "Team 21 - Financial Overview and Selected Community Service Review: Owosso and Corunna Cities and Townships of Owosso and Caledonia." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, August 1997.

Hepp, Ralph E. and Gerald D. Schwab. "AMAP - Agricultural Management Advancement Project - Financial Management." Michigan State University, 1997.

Adhikari, Bishwa; JAMES H. HILKER and Larry Copeland. Potential of Canola in Michigan. East Lansing, MI: Department of Crop and Soil Science and MSU Extension, Michigan State University, Revised 1997.

Hilker, James H.; D. Baldwin and J. Roy Black. "Module 5: Risk, Probability and Managing Income Variability." Managing Risks and Profits, DTN Educational Program, Summer 1997.

Steffens, Karin and JOHN P. HOEHN. "Valuing Biodiversity: Issues and Illustrative Examples." Selected paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1722. (Also issued as MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-7.)

Howard Julie; Mywish Maredia; Donald J. Ricks; John M. Staatz and Michael T. Weber. "What Are We Learning About Agricultural/Commodity Systems Research Strategic Planning: Five Cross-Cutting Themes." Policy Bulletin, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, May 1997. (Prepared for the World Bank Training Session on Research/Extension Linkages.)

Jayne, Thomas S.; Tobias Takavarasha; E. A. Attwood; Bernard Kupfuma and Mandivamba Rukuni. "Postscript to Zimbabwe's Maize Success Story: Policy Lessons for Eastern and Southern Africa." Poster, IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. Abstracted in Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, p. 477.

Anderson, John; Clement Ward; James Trapp; STEPHEN R. KOONTZ and Derrell Peel. "Estimating the Value of Public Information and Public Information Impacts on the Fed Cattle Market." Selected paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1715.

Dioné, J.; JEAN-CHARLES LE VALLEE; John M. Staatz; James Tefft; Mbaye Yade; A. Chohin; B. Kante; Thomas Reardon and Valerie Kelly. "Lessons from the Impact of the Devaluation of the CFA Franc on Agri-Food Subsectors in West Africa." Policy Brief, PRISAS, June 1997.

Lupi, Frank and John P. Hoehn. "A Preliminary Valuation of Lake Trout Using the Michigan Recreational Angling Demand Model." Report submitted to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, October 1997.

Lupi, Frank; John P. Hoehn and Douglas B. Jester. "Trout and Salmon Catch Rates at Michigan Great Lakes Sites." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, September 1997.

Maredia, Mywish K.; Carl K. Eicher and Derek Byerlee. "Strategies for Increasing the Efficiency of National Wheat Research Programs in Developing Countries." Poster, IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. Abstracted in Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, p. 471.

Norgaard, Kurt J., coordinator. MSU Land Use Forum, 1996 Report. Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, January 22, 1997.

Norris, Patricia E.; Bryan C. Pijanowski and Kin M. Ma. "A Multiple - Objective Decision Support System for Averting Local Land-use Conflicts Related to Concentrated Livestock Operations." Poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 25, 1997.

Dinopoulos, Elias and JAMES F. OEHMKE. A Neo-Schumpeterian Model of Agricultural Innovation and Growth. Working Paper 96-97-13. Gainesville, FL: Department of Economics, University of Florida, April 1997.

Khan, Memoona R. and JAMES F. OEHMKE. "Commercial and Institutional Infrastructure at the Village Level in Punjab." Poster, IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. Abstracted in Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, pp. 477-478.

Oehmke, James F. "An Economic Model of Technical Innovation and Impact in a Subsector." Mimeo. Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, 1997.

Oehmke, James F.; P. Anandajayasekeram and William A. Masters. "Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer in Africa: Impacts Achieved and Lessons Learned." USAID/AFR/SD Technical Paper No. 77, November 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Designing Cases into Courses." Symposium presentation, Case Studies: Opportunities for Economics and Agribusiness, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1687.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "The Epistemology of Agribusiness: Methods of Agribusiness Scholarship." Symposium presentation, Research Methods for the Study of Agribusiness, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1696-1697.

Varghese, S. K.; B. Salem; H. Ritchie; R. Cook; ALLAN P. RAHN; R. Templeman; T. Johnson and I. Krupp. "Evaluation of Deep Stacked Turkey Litter (DSTL) as an Alternative Feed for Growing and Finishing Steers." Abstract, Journal of Animal Science, v. 75, Supplement 1 (1997), p. 239.

Diagana, Bocar and THOMAS REARDON. "Impacts de la dévaluation du franc CFA sur la consommation en milieu urbain: résultats d'enquêtes urbaines menées au Sénégal." Policy Brief, PRISAS, December 1997.

Dibley, David; THOMAS REARDON and John M. Staatz. "How Does a Devaluation Affect an Economy? Lessons from Africa, Asia and Latin America." Sahelian Studies and Research, Bamako, Mali: Institut de Sahel, Number 0 (July - December 1997), pp. 9-26. (Numéro Spécial: La dévaluation du franc cfa en Afrique de l'Ouest, Quel bilan trois ans après?)

Kante, Bakary; THOMAS REARDON and Amagoin Keita. "Dévaluation du franc cfa: analyse typologique des mesures d'accompagnement." Sahelian Studies and Research, Bamako, Mali: Institut de Sahel, Number 0 (July - December 1997), pp. 27-34. (Numéro Spécial: La dévaluation du franc cfa en Afrique de l'Ouest, Quel bilan trois ans après?)

Reardon, Thomas. Review of Transforming Agrarian Economies: Opportunities Seized, Opportunities Missed by T. P. Tomich; P. Kilby and B. F. Johnston. In American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 79, no. 1 (Feb. 1997), pp. 284-285.

Singare, K.; Y. Camara; THOMAS REARDON; B. Teme and O. Sanogo. "Consommation alimentarie à domicile des Bamakois avant et après la dévaluation du franc CFA." Policy Brief, PRISAS, May 1997.

Fairchild, Gary; Carol Goodloe; Roberta Cook; DONALD J. RICKS and Timothy Taylor. "Globalization of the U.S. Horticultural Sub-Sector: Implications for Analysis of Competitiveness." Symposium presentation, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1688.

Ricks, Donald J. "Apple Industry Strategic Planning." Pennsylvania Fruit News, State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, v. 77, no. 4 (1997).

Ricks, Donald J. "The New Tart Cherry Federal Marketing Order." Annual Report of the Michigan State Horticultural Society -- 1997. East Lansing, MI: The Society, 1997.

Ricks, Donald J. "The Tart Cherry Industry in the Future." Annual Report of the Michigan State Horticultural Society -- 1997. East Lansing, MI: The Society, 1997.

Ricks, Donald J. "Use of Consumer Market Research for Apple Industry Planning." Pennsylvania Fruit News, State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, v. 77, no. 4 (1997).

Robison, Lindon J. and David Lins. "Lower Capital Gains Tax Rates: Measuring the Impact on Effective Taxes and Real Returns to Farmland." Staff Paper 97-f-1. The Center for Farm and Rural Business Finance, Summer 1997.

West, Don, team leader. "Comprehensive Review of the Department of Agricultural Economics: University of Nebraska - Lincoln, May 12-16, 1997." (Lindon J. Robison, team member.)

Schmid, A. Allan; with assistance of Getachew Begashaw and Adnan Ozair. Impact of Population Growth and Distribution on Local Government Expenditures in Michigan, 1981-1995. Detroit, MI: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), May 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. and James T. Bonnen. "The Nature, Governance and Financing of Agricultural Research." Submitted to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the United State Senate, March 14, 1997. In Compilation of Responses to Questions Regarding Agricultural Research, Extension, and Educational Programs, Senate Print 105-28, 1997, pp. 9-88 to 9-133.

Boughton, Duncan and JOHN M. STAATZ. "Using the Commodity Subsector Approach to Design Agricultural Research: The Case of Maize in Mali." Poster, IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. Abstracted in Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, p. 471.

Strasberg, Paul J. with Michael T. Weber. "Mozambique Agricultural Data Analysis Manual and Computer Analysis Training Program." September 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. with Thomas S. Jayne, contributors. "Kenya Agricultural Sector Data Management and Computer Analysis Training Program. (Manual.) October 1997.

Chu, Mei-chin; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Sandra S. Batie. "A Risk Programming Approach to Designing Contracts to Reduce Nitrate Leaching." Selected paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1707.

Gebremedhin, B.; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Thomas S. Jayne. "Effectiveness of Targeting Food-for-Work Tigray, Ethiopia." Contributed poster at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Gebremedhin, B.; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Y. Tilahun. "Effects of Stone Terraces on Crop Yields: Results of an On-farm Research in Central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia." Contributed poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 23-26, 1997. Abstracted in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, v. 52, no. 4 (July-Aug. 1997), p. 299.

Ngwira, Naomi and SCOTT M. SWINTON. "Managing Maize Production Risk Using Horticultural Crops: A New Approach to Solving Household Food Insecurity in Malawi." Poster, IAAE 22nd Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1994. Abstracted in Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness edited by Roger Rose; Carolyn Tanner and Margot A. Bellamy. IAAE Occasional Paper no. 7, 1997, p. 477.

Owens, Nicole; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Eileen O. van Ravenswaay. "Double Hurdle Marketing Analysis for a Non-leaching Herbicide." Selected paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1707.

Phillips, Mark; Leonard P. Gianessi; Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo; Gerald Carlson and SCOTT M. SWINTON. "Pest Management in a New Policy Environment: Reconciling Consumer, Producer, and Environmental Interests." Symposium presentation, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1698.

Dioné, Josué.; JAMES TEFFT and Mbaye Yade. "Food Aid, Policy Reform and Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer in the Sahel." Prepared for USAID/Sahel West Africa, March 1997.

Dioné, Josué; JAMES TEFFT; Mbaye Yade; Bakary Kante and Anne Chohin. "Ajustement structurel, politiques économiques et sécurité alimentaire au Sahel." Sahelian Studies and Research, Bamako, Mali: Institut de Sahel, Number 0 (July - December 1997), pp. 55-70. (Numéro Spécial: La dévaluation du franc cfa en Afrique de l'Ouest, Quel bilan trois ans après?)

Tefft, James. "Comment profiter de l'aubaine cotonnière." Sahelian Studies and Research, Bamako, Mali: Institut de Sahel, Number 0 (July - December 1997), pp. 45-54. (Numéro Spécial: La dévaluation du franc cfa en Afrique de l'Ouest, Quel bilan trois ans après?)

Tefft, James; Mbaye Yade and Anne Chohin. "Evolution des prix relatifs et effets sure les revenus et las sécurité alimentaire suite à la dévaluation du Fcfa." Sahelian Studies and Research, Bamako, Mali: Institut de Sahel, Number 0 (July - December 1997), pp. 71-92. (Numéro Spécial: La dévaluation du franc cfa en Afrique de l'Ouest, Quel bilan trois ans après?)

Tefft, James; Salif Coulibaly; Josué Dioné and Aboudou Diarra. "Impact de la dévaluation du franc cfa sure le secteur de la santé au Mali." Sahelian Studies and Research, Bamako, Mali: Institut de Sahel, Number 0 (July - December 1997), pp. 35-44. (Numéro Spécial: La dévaluation du franc cfa en Afrique de l'Ouest, Quel bilan trois ans après?)

Wang, Hong; Jin Chen and Samuel Asuming-Brempong. "Location Decisions of Polluting Firms Under Alternative State Environmental Regulations: The Case of the Hog Industry." Selected paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v.79, no. 5 (1997), p. 1711.

Weber, Michael T. and David L. Tschirley. A Research and Policy Dialogue Proposal for Building Capacity within the Ministry of Agriculture for Policy-Oriented Data Collection and Analysis. Submitted to USAID Mozambique, 1997.

Weber, Michael T. and John M. Staatz. Proposal for a Second Five-Year Plan of the Food Security II Cooperative Agreement. Submitted to USAID, Global Bureau, Economic Growth Center, Office of Agriculture and Food Security, 1997.

Weber, Michael T. and other Survey Team Members. An Assessment of Strategic Opportunities for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Survey Team Report commissioned by the Carter Center and USAID. Washington, DC: Winrock International, 1997.

Yade, Mbaye. "Chapitre 7: Tendance." In "Cours de formation sure SPSS pour Windows: Analyse des séries chronologiques de prix et de quantitiés." Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, July 1997.

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PRESENTATIONS, SPEECHES AND PAPERS READ

Ordering Procedures: Listings in this section indicate topics currently being addressed by the Agricultural Economics Department. To locate additional information about a topic consult the index for publications by the author.

Allen, John W. "A Study of the Application of Category Management Principles for More Effective Merchandising." Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Egg Board, Summer 1997.

Allen, John W. "Food Marketing Opportunities." Presentation at the Federated Cooperatives Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 17. 1997.

Allen, John W. "Food Marketing." Presentation at the Michigan Livestock Commission Annual Meeting, Lansing, Michigan, March 8, 1997.

Allen, John W. "Food Merchandising." Workshop organizer and moderator, Efficient Consumer Response Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 12, 1997.

Allen, John W. "Innovative Merchandising of Fresh Prepared Foods." Workshop presentation at the Food Marketing Institute's Meal Solutions Conference, Los Angeles, California, September 15, 1997.

Allen, John W. "International and Domestic Opportunities in Fresh Prepared Foods." A program conducted at the Refrigerated Foods Association Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida, February 26, 1997.

Allen, John W., facilitator. "Produce Marketing Association/Cornell University Annual Executive Seminar." Dallas, Texas, January 1-11, 1997.

Allen, John W., moderator. Conference on Innovations to Enhance the Benefits of Beef Products to Consumers, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Dallas, Texas, December 9, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Business-led Environmental Management." Invited speaker at the Farm Foundation Bennett Agricultural Round Table, Monterrey, California, June 20-21, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Corporate Environmental Management." Invited speaker at the University of Sienna, Sienna, Italy, May 5, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Economics and Sustainable Development." Invited speaker at the University of Sienna, Sienna, Italy, May 5, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Future Challenges." Invited speaker at the Conference on Environmental Implications of Livestock Feeding, National Research Council, Board of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., March 10-11, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Implications - Agricultural Industrialization Follows Forum: Post Industrial Restructuring of the Global Food and Agricultural System." Invited response at the AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 25, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Implications of the 1996 Farm Bill." Invited speaker at Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, February 6, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Reflections on Tenure." Invited speaker at the Faculty Women's Association 1997 Tenure Recognition Dinner, University Club, East Lansing, Michigan, November 13 ,1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "Targeted and Tailored - Making the Concept Work." Invited speaker at the Pollution Prevention Conference, January 21-27, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. "The Future of Michigan Agriculture." Invited speaker at the Mecosta County Ag Commodity Tour, August 16, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. with David Ervin. "Implications for Agro-Environmental Policy, Business-led Initiatives in Environmental Management: The Next Generation of Policy?." Invited speaker at the AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S. with David Ervin. "Flexible Incentives Typology." Invited speaker at the Conference on Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture, University of Florida, June 8-10, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S., moderator. "Competition for the Land." Farm Bureau and American Farmland Trust, DeKalb, Illinois, February 7, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S., moderator. "Partnership Overviews." Collaborative Crop Research Program. The McKnight Foundation, Cultivating Change: Global Partnerships for Food Security, Granlibakken Conference Center, Tahoe City, California, June 13-17, 1997.

Batie, Sandra S., symposium moderator. "U.S. 1996 Food and Agricultural Policies - Now What's Ahead?" AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997.

Crawford, Eric W. "Benefit-Cost Analysis" Short course presented at the University of the North, South Africa, October 1997.

Crawford, Eric W. "Financial and Economic Analysis of Cashew Production in Mozambique." Presentation, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, October 3, 1997.

Crawford, Eric W., facilitator and rapporteur. World Bank and IFDC Workshop on Development of National Strategies for Soil Fertility Recapitalization in Sub-Saharan Africa, Lome, Togo, April 19-26, 1997.

Dow, Judith. "Copyright Law." Panel member at the Tenth Workshop/Meeting of the Agricultural Economics Reference Organization, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, September 25-27, 1997.

Rukuni, Mandivamba; Malcolm Blackie and CARL K. EICHER. "Restructuring Agricultural Research Systems to Support Smallholders in Southern Africa." Paper presented at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Hamm, Larry G. "Current Dairy Market Conditions." Presentation at the ICMPA Board Retreat, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 14, 1997.

Hamm, Larry G. "Dairy Overview." Presentation to the Michigan Dairy Association, Lansing, Michigan, May 12, 1997.

Hamm, Larry G. "Michigan Dairy Outlook." Presentation to the Michigan Farm Bureau Dairy Advisory Committee, Lansing, Michigan, August 6, 1997.

Hamm, Larry G. "Milk Marketing Outlook." Presentation at the 53rd Annual Michigan Dairy Industry Conference, Lansing, Michigan, May 22, 1997.

Hamm, Larry G. "The `Other' Part of FMMO Reform." Presentation to the MMPA, Novi, Michigan, April 17, 1997.

Hamm, Larry G. "The New Order." Panel presentation at the Michigan Dairy Foods Association Annual Convention, Sugar Loaf Resort, Cedar, Michigan, August 11, 1997.

Wang, Hong.; STEVEN D. HANSON; Robert J. Myers and J. Roy Black. "Evaluating Alternative Crop Insurance Designs." Paper read, Proceedings of the Regional Committee NCR-173 on Financing Agriculture and Rural America: Issues of Policy Structure and Technical Change, University of Arkansas, October 1997.

Harsh, Stephen B. "Accounting Methods for Determining Costs and Returns of Profit Centers on Dairy Operations." Presentation to the Michigan Dairy Industry Advisory Committee, 1997.

Harsh, Stephen B. "The Role and Potential of Information Systems on Farm Operations." Invited paper at the Michigan Agriculture Mega Conference, Lansing, Michigan, January 1997.

Hoehn, John P. "Do Fish Advisories Affect Anglers' Site Choices?" Discussant at the AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-30, 1997.

Howard, Julie; Lawrence Rubey and Eric W. Crawford. "Getting Technology and the Technology Environment Right: Lessons from Maize Development in Southern Africa." Paper presented at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Asfaw, A.; THOMAS S. JAYNE; W. Amha; Jean-Charles Le Vallee; Michael T. Weber and James D. Shaffer. "Grain Market Stabilization in Ethiopia." Paper presented at the Grain Market Research Project Workshop, Nazareth, Ethiopia, December 8-9, 1997.

Jayne, Thomas S. "Improving the Impact of Market Reform on Agricultural Productivity in Africa: How Institutional Design Makes a Difference." Opening address at the Third Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Agricultural Economics Association, October 2-3, 1997. (Final version published as MSU International Development Paper 66.)

Jayne, Thomas S.; John M. Staatz; Michael T. Weber; Stephen Jones and Eric W. Crawford. "Agricultural Policy Reform and Productivity Change in Africa." Paper presented at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997. (Also issued as MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-34.)

Kelly, Valerie; Bocar Diagana; M. Gaye; Thomas Reardon and M. Sene. "Have Structural Adjustment Programs Compromised Efforts to Sustainably Intensify African Agricultural Production? Empirical Evidence from Senegal." Contributed paper, XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economist, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Kelly, Valerie; Bocar Diagana; M. Gaye; Thomas Reardon and M. Sene. "L'ajustement structurel est-il compatiblie avec une gestion durable de la fertilité des sols? L'expérience sénégalaise dans el Bassin Arachidier." Paper selected for presentation at the Seminaire Regionale Gestion de la fertilité des sols dans les systemès d'exploitation d'Afrique de l'Ouest, Niamey, Niger, March 4-8, 1997. (Hohenheim/ICRISAT/INRAN)

Dartt, B. A. and JAMES W. LLOYD. "Grazing Your Dairy Herd: How Profitable is it?" Presentation at the Michigan Agriculture Mega Conference, Lansing, Michigan, January 9, 1997.

Lloyd, James W. "The Importance of Dairy Health Management to Economic Efficiency and Profitability." Presentation at the Colorado Farm Show Dairy Days, Greely, Colorado, January 29, 1997.

Lloyd, James W. "The Importance of Dairy Health Management to Profitability." Presentation at the Animal Nutrition of Central Wisconsin Annual Producer Meetings, Marshfield and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, January 16-17, 1997.

Lloyd, James W. "The Importance of Dairy Health Management to Profitability." Presentation at the Mecosta County Annual DHIA Banquet, Mecosta, Michigan, January 30, 1997.

Lloyd, James W. "The Relationship of Culling to Efficiency and Profitability." Presentation at the Michigan Professional Dairy Farmer's Association, Ithaca, Michigan, February 12, 1997.

Lloyd, James W. "Why is Everyone Milking More Cows, and Where Does the Veterinarian Fit In?." Presentation at the 1997 Michigan Veterinary Conference, Lansing, Michigan, January 23-26, 1997.

Lloyd, James W. "Why is Everyone Milking More Cows, and Where Does the Veterinarian Fit In?" Presentation at the Thumb Veterinary Medical Association, Sandusky, Michigan, February 20, 1997.

Lloyd, James W. and A. L. Skidmore. "Dairy Production and Health Management Economics Workshop." Presentation at the New York State Veterinary Medical Society Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, New York, September 11-13, 1997.

O'Brien, D. J.; J. B. Kaneene; JAMES W. LLOYD; M. L. Neterer; R. W. Dunstan; J. M. Kruger and R. W. Leader. "Frequencies and Characteristics of Some Selected Canine Cancers, Michigan, 1964-1994." Presentation at the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago, Illinois, November 1997.

O'Brien, D. J.; J. B. Kaneene; JAMES W. LLOYD; M. R. Rip and R. W. Leader. "Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Selected Canine Cancers, Michigan, 1964-1994." Presentation at the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago, November 1997.

Radke, Brian R.; JAMES W. LLOYD; J. Wooldridge and J. B. Kaneene. "Prediction of Dairy Animal Culling Prior to, or During, First Lactation Using Estimated Breeding Values." Presentation at the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago, Illinois, November 1997.

Radke, Brian R.; JAMES W. LLOYD; J. Wooldridge and J. B. Kaneene. "The Effects of Modeling Unobserved Effects as Random or Fixed in Linear Models." Presentation at the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago, Illinois, November 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "Coordinated Livestock Production in Michigan." Presentation at the Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference, Lansing, Michigan, October 15, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "Firm Decision Making Under Contract Production." Program at the Agricultural Economics Core Curriculum - Level II In-service for AoE Agents, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "How to Analyze a Production Contract." Proceedings of the 1997 National Pork Lending Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Kansas City, Missouri, October 7-8, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "How to Do It: Turning Grain to Pork." Presentation at the Michigan Agribusiness Association Winter Conference, January 15, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "Human Resource Management." Program at the Agricultural Economics Core Curriculum - Level II In-service for AoE Agents, October 2-3, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "More Pigs, More Corn, More Profit." Presentations at the 1997 Michigan Pork Producers Association and Corn Marketing Program Regional Meetings, Grandville, Mt. Pleasant and Jackson, Michigan, March 18-20, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "Overview of Environmental Issues Related to the Industrialization of Animal Agriculture." Invited paper at the Southern Regional Information Exchange Group, Atlanta, Georgia, May 22, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "Searching for Market Opportunities: Alliances, Niche Markets and Branded Products." Paper presented at the Professional Cattle Feeding and Marketing Short Course, February 1997. (Reprinted in part in Rural Roots, published by the Lambton (Ontario, Canada) Cattlemen's Association and the Lambton Croppers, March - April 1997.)

Martin, Laura L. "Searching for Market Opportunities; Alliances, Niche Markets and Branded Products." Presentations at the 1997 Professional Cattle Feeding and Marketing Short Course, Cass City and Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan, February 27-28, 1997.

Martin, Laura L. "Strategic Planning Methods." Program at the Agricultural Economics Core Curriculum - Level II In-service for AoE Agents, October 2-3, 1997.

Donovan, Cynthia; ROBERT J. MYERS; David L. Tschirley and Michael T. Weber. "The Effects of Food Aid on Maize Prices in Mozambique." Paper presented at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Agricultural Land Preservation: Issues and Concerns." Presentation for the Washtenaw County Development Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Agricultural Land Preservation: Issues and Options." Presentation for the Washtenaw County Extension Outlook for Agriculture Meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Foster Market Transactions for Environmental Protection." Invited address at the colloquium, Environmental Improvement: Who Pays?, Social Science Research Institute, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, April 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Land Use Planning in a Changing Animal Industry Environment." Presentation at Agriculture and Natural Resources Week, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, March 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Land Use Plans: Where Do We Begin?" Presentation at the Hillsdale County Land Use Education Meeting, Hillsdale, Michigan, October 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Land Use Policy and Animal Agriculture." Seminar for the Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, December 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Livestock Agriculture and Formal Dispute Resolution: Implications for Agricultural Economics Extension." Presentation at SRIEG-10, Southern Natural Resource Economics Committee annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Living in an Expanding Animal Agriculture Community." Presentation for Gratiot County Townships Association, Ithaca, Michigan, March 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "The Impact of Land Use Regulation and Zoning on Pork Industry Expansion." Presentation at the Michigan Agri-Business Winter Conference and Trade Show, Lansing, Michigan, January 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. "Thoughts on Farmland Protection." Presentation to the Michigan Association of Homebuilders Legislative Leadership Briefing, Lansing, Michigan, January 1997.

Norris, Patricia E. and Amy P. Thurow. "Environmental Policy and Technology Adoption in Animal Agriculture." Invited paper at the conference, Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, June 1997.

Stephenson, Kurt; PATRICIA E. NORRIS and Leonard A. Shabman. "Watershed-based Effluent Trading: The Nonpoint Source Challenge." Paper presented at the Western Economics Association Meeting, Seattle, Washington, July 1997.

Masters, W.; JAMES F. OEHMKE and J. Sanders. "Agriculture and Environment: Impact Assessment in Africa." Presentation for USAID/AFR, Washington, D.C., November 20, 1997.

Masters, W.; T. Bedingar and JAMES F. OEHMKE. "The Impact of Agricultural Research in Africa: Aggregate and Case Study Evidence." Paper presented at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Oehmke, James F. and Eric W. Crawford. "Measuring the Economic Impact of Research." Presentation at the Conference on Emerging Issues in Agricultural Research Management, MSU Institute of International Agriculture, May 4-9, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Business Strategy: Choosing Direction in an Uncertain World." Seminar for the Michigan Floral Association, March 1, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Cooperative Equity Programs." Seminar for the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, January 14, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Creating Change in Your Organization." Presentation at the Midwest Chapter Conference, Grain Elevator and Processors Society, April 19, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Creating Customer Value." Seminar for Michigan Pioneer Seed Dealers, December 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Food System 2000." Keynote speaker at the Cherry Growers Annual Conference, February 4, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Overview of the Agribusiness Sector in Michigan." Presentation at the Michigan Migrant Workers Council Conference, March 4, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Planning for the Future." Seminar for the Michigan Horse Industry Council, February 1, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Strategies for Value Added Agriculture." Seminar for the Texas A&M National Top Producers Executive Program, Austin, Texas, January 22, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "The Epistemology of Agribusiness: Peers, Methods, and Rigor." Presentation at the Agribusiness Research Forum, Columbia, Missouri, September 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "The Importance of Cooperative Capital." Seminar for the National Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership, University of Missouri, June 4, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "The Six Myths of Employee Motivation." Presentation at the Michigan Poultry Conference, February 13, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "The Vertical Coordination Continuum and Determinants of Firm-level Coordination Strategy." Presentation at the WCC-72 Annual Meeting, June 12, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "Understanding Your Cooperative's Returns." Seminar for the Michigan Blueberry Growers Board of Directors, May 15, 1997.

Peterson, H. Christopher. "What Does Value Added Really Mean?" Presentation for an extension group, Frankenmuth, Michigan, January 20, 1997.

Orth M. and ALLAN P. RAHN. "Controlling Feed Usage and Costs." Presentation at the West Michigan Poultry Seminar, Zeeland, Michigan, February 13, 1997.

Rahn, Allan P. "Deep Stacked Turkey Litter as an Alternative Feed for Growing and Finishing Beef Cattle." Presentation at the 1997 Professional Cattle Feeding and Marketing Short Course, February 27-28, 1997.

Rahn, Allan P. "Feeding Deep Stacked Turkey Litter (DSTL) to Cattle." Presentation at the Department of Animal Science Nutrition Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, March 21, 1997.

Rahn, Allan P. "Turkey Industry Situation and Outlook Statistics." Presentation at the Michigan Turkey Industry Meeting, Allendale, Michigan, December 19, 1997.

Boughton, Duncan; THOMAS REARDON and J. Wooldridge. "Determinants of Diversification of Urban Sahel Diets into Maize: A Contingent Valuation Study of Processed Maize Demand in Mali." Contributed paper for the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas and K. Stamoulis. "Relating Rural Agro-Industrialization, Intermediate Cities, and Farm-Nonfarm Linkages: Concepts, Hypotheses, and Latin American Examples." Invited paper at the FAO International Conference, Interelacion Rural-urbana y Desarrollo Descentralizado, Taxco, Mexico, April 9-11, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas. "Agroindustrialization in Intermediate Cities in Latin America: Hypotheses Concerning Effects on the Rural Poor." Invited speech at the University of Philippines, Diliman, August 22, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas. "Environment and Development Links in Developing Countries." Invited speech at the Department of Economics, Utah State University, November 7, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas. "La Agro Industializacíon y el Desarrollo de las Ciudades Intermédias en América Latina." Invited speech at GRADE, Lima, Peru, July 4, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas. "Poverty-Environment Links." Invited speech at UNDP, New York, March 19, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas. "Rural Nonfarm Income Diversification in Africa." Invited speech at FAO/ESAE, Rome, Italy, June 4, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas. "SAIS, Johns Hopkins University and IFPRI, the Importance of the Nonfarm Sector to Employment and Income Generation in the Rural Economy." Invited speech at Economic Transformation and Poverty Alleviation in African Countries: A Conference of the African Studies Program, April 4-5, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas, invited participant. "Seminario Latinoamericano sobre Heterogeneidad Agraria y Politicas Diferenciadas." Sponsored by FAO/Rome and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock Production, and Rural Development of Mexico, organized by RIMISP, Mexico, November 27-29, 1997.

Reardon, Thomas, invited participant. "Taller para Elaborar un Proyecto Sobre los Vínculos Pobreza - Medio Ambiente en América Latina." RIMISP, Chile, July 1997.

Reardon, Thomas; Daniel C. Clay; B. Gebremedhin; Z. Semgalawe, Scott M. Swinton and F. Byiringiro. "Evidence and Determinants of Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture on Fragile Hillsides of the East African Highlands: New Evidence for Rwanda, Ethiopia and Tanzania." Organized symposium paper at the XXIII Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. "A Theoretical Model: The Influence of Social Capital on Farmland Prices." Presentation at the AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 28, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. "Diversification, Technology Adoption and Other Strategies." Presentation at the AAEA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 28, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. "Land Values and Capital Gains Taxes." Presentation to the Department of Agricultural Resources and Managerial Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, November 3, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. "Social Capital and Household Income Distributions in the United States." Presentation to the Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, November 6, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. "Social Capital and Household Income Distributions." Presentation to the Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, February 5, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. "Social Capital and Risk Subsidies." Presentation at the Annual Meeting of SRIEG-70 Economics and Management of Risk in Agricultural Resources, Gulf Shores, Alabama, March 20-22, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. "Social Capital, Externalities and the Distribution of Household Income." Presentation to the Departments of Economics and Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, February 3, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. with Marcelo Siles. "Social Capital and the Distribution of Household Income." Presentation at the Rural Sociological Society annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 14, 1997.

Robison, Lindon J. with Marcelo Siles. "Social Capital Networks in Mexicantown, Southwest-Detroit, Michigan." Presentation at the Rural Sociological Society annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 14, 1997.

Schwab, Gerald D. and Roger Betz. "Financial Performance on Michigan Swine Farms." Paper presented at Pork Production Business as Usual - Not, the 1997 Professional Swine Producers Symposium, Lansing, Michigan, February 6, 1997.

Browne, William P. and DAVID B. SCHWEIKHARDT. "Against All Odds: The Surprising Life and Exaggerated Death of the U.S. Commodity Programs." Paper presented at the conference on the Unintended Consequences of Policy Decisions: A National Policy History Conference, Bowling Green, Ohio, June 7, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. "An Update on the North American Free Trade Agreement." Presentation to the Mason Optimists Club, Mason, Michigan, September 3, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. "NAFTA's Effects on Michigan Agriculture: Who Are the Winners and Who Are the Losers?." Presentation at the conference on North American Interdependence: Obstacle or Opportunity? sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study of International Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, April 4, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. "Outlook for Agricultural and Trade Policy." Presentation at the Macomb County Agriculture Day, Center Township, Michigan, March 25, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. "U.S. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Relations and Trade Issues." Presentation at a meeting of Michigan commodity organizations, Michigan Department of Agriculture officials and the Michigan Farm Bureau. May 14, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. "U.S. - Canadian Agricultural Trade: The Situation and Outlook Ten Years After the Free Trade Agreement." Presentation at a conference sponsored by the International Center for Canadian - American Trade, Port Huron, Michigan, June 16, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. and Bert Greenwalt. "Market Coordination in the U.S. Rice Industry: Firm Responses to Changing Demands for Product Quality." Paper presented at the conference on Vertical Relationships and Coordination in the Food System, Universita Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy, June 13, 1997.

Schweikhardt, David B. with William P. Browne. "The Fragmented and Frustrating State of American Politics: What It Means for Extension." Presentation at the MSU Extension Galaxy Conference, East Lansing, Michigan, May 6, 1997.

Staatz, John M. "Impacts of CFA Devaluation on Real Incomes and Food Security in West Africa." Presentation to USAID/AFR/WA, Washington, D.C., June 6, 1997.

Staatz, John M. "Increasing Research Productivity Using a Subsector Approach: An Example from Mali." Presentation at the World Bank Training Workshop on Agricultural Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, May 8, 1997.

Staatz, John M. "Linkages Between Agricultural Growth and Economic Development." Presentation to International Agricultural Extension Group, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, February 13, 1997.

Staatz, John M. "Making the Case for Agriculture/Food System Development as a USAID Strategic Objective." Presentation to USAID, Washington, D.C., April 3, 1997.

Staatz, John M. "Mali's Experience with Market Information Systems." Presentation to visiting scholars from Mozambique, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, October 1, 1997.

Staatz, John M. "Mali's Experience with Structural Adjustment." Presentation to Thoman Fellows, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, October 2, 1997.

Staatz, John M. "Review of Draft USAID Food Security Policy Paper." Presentation to USAID, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. "Cash Crop: Food Crop Issues." Presentation at the Agricultural Data Analysis Short Course for Mozambique Ministry of Agriculture officials, September - October 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. "Cashew in the Smallholder Sector." Presentation at the Agricultural Data Analysis Short Course for Mozambique Ministry of Agriculture officials, September - October 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. "Food Crop-Cash Interactions." Presentation at a World Bank Seminar on Food Market Reform in Southern Africa, June 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. "Land in the Smallholder Sector." Presentation at the Agricultural Data Analysis Short Course for Mozambique Ministry of Agriculture officials, September - October 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. "Smallholder Cash-Cropping, Food-Cropping and Food Security in Northern Mozambique." Presentation at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique, June 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. with Julie Howard. "Alternative Models for Intensifying Smallholder Food Production: Two Examples from Mozambique." Presentation at the International Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1997.

Strasberg, Paul J. with Michael T. Weber. "Preliminary Results from Food Security Project Collaborative Research with Sasakawa Global 2000 Mozambique Project on Determinants of Productivity in Maize in Nampula Provinces." Presentation at Winrock International, Arlington, Virginia, 1997.

Owens, Nicole N.; SCOTT M. SWINTON and Eileen O. van Ravenswaay. "Will Farmers Use Safer Pesticides?" Selected paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Birmingham, Alabama, February 2-5, 1997. (Also issued as MSU Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 97-1.)

Swinton, Scott M. "Evaluating the Economics of Site-Specific Management." Presentation to the Michigan Agri-Business Association, 64th Annual Winter Conference, Lansing, Michigan, January 15, 1997.

Swinton, Scott M. "Less is More: Why Agro-Chemical Use Will Decline in Industrialized Countries." Presentation to visiting Taiwanese delegation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, March 26, 1997.

Swinton, Scott M. "Precision Agriculture in Michigan." Presentation to visiting Mozambican delegation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, October 1, 1997.

Swinton, Scott M. "Precision Agriculture Research at Michigan State University." Presentation to Catherine Woteki, Acting Under Secretary for CSREES, USDA, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, March 14, 1997.

Swinton, Scott M. "Precision Farming as Green and Competitive." Invited paper at the AAEA Preconference on Business-Led Initiatives in Environmental Management, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 1997.

Swinton, Scott M. "Profitability of Site-Specific Agriculture." Invited presentation at the Farming for Profit conference, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 22-24, 1997.

Swinton, Scott M.; Nicole N. Owens and Mei-chin Chu. "Health Risk Information and Contract Designs to Reduce Water Pollution from Cropped Fields." Paper presented at the national symposium on Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, June 9-10, 1997.

Tefft, James, John M. Staatz and Josué Dioné. "Impact of the CFA Devaluation on Sustainable Growth for Poverty Alleviation: Preliminary Results." Paper presented at the World Bank Special Program for Africa meeting on Poverty Alleviation, Stockholm, September 1997.

Tefft, James; John M. Staatz and Josué Dioné. "Impact of the CFA Devaluation on Sustainable Growth for Poverty Alleviation: Preliminary Results." Presentation at the World Bank Conference on Poverty Alleviation, Stockholm Sweden, October 1997.

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "Ecolabeling and Environmental Management in Agriculture." Presentation at the AAEA Preconference on Business-Led Initiatives in Environmental Management, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 1997.

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "Ecolabeling of Agricultural Products." Presentation at a Meeting of the Michigan Integrated Food and Farming Systems Group, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, March 25, 1997.

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "Greening the Food Supply Chain." Presentation at Gerber Products Company, Fremont, Michigan, July 24, 1997.

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "Implications of ISO 9000 and 14000 for Agriculture." Presentation to the Iowa Farmers Strategic Planning Group, Des Moines, Iowa, August 4, 1997.

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "Using Ecolabeling to Encourage Adoption of Innovative Environmental Technologies in Agriculture." Presentation at the Symposium on Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, June 9, 1997.

Wolf, Christopher A. "Appropriate Profit Centers for Michigan Dairy Farms." Presentation at an inservice for District Farm Management personnel and dairy Area of Expertise Agents, November 12, 1997.

Wolf, Christopher A. "Evaluating Dairy Herd Expansion Software." Presentation at an inservice for MSU Dairy Extension team members, November 6, 1997.

Wolf, Christopher A. "The Changing Structure of the U.S. Dairy Industry." Presentation to the Michigan Professional Dairy Farmers, February 25, 1997.

Wolf, Christopher A. "U.S. Dairy Trade and International Agreements." Presentation at an inservice for University personnel and dairy Area of Expertise Agents, December 15, 1997.

Wolf, Christopher A., participant. "Taking Control of Your Farm Business." Michigan Milk Producers and Agri-Solutions, Frankenmuth, Michigan, February 4-6, 1997.

Yade, Mbaye; John M. Staatz and B. Kanté. "Evolution de la filière bétail/viande en Afrique de l'Ouest après la dévaluation du france cfa." Paper presented at the séminaire international sur l'étude des contraintes au développement des productions animales en Afrique Sub-saharienne, organisé par l'Ecole Inter-états des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires de Dakar, Abidjan, February 1997.

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ELECTRONIC OUTPUT

URL's are accurate as of October 2, 1998.

Web Pages for Agricultural Economics Department Classes

Crawford, Eric W. "AEC 865: Agricultural Benefit-Cost Analysis." (Web page.) ">http://www.msu.edu/user/crawfor5/865outln.htm

Hoehn, John P. "Research Methodologies in Agricultural Economics, AEC 978 (formerly AEC 991F)." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/aec/991f/

Hoehn, John P. "Theory of Environmental and Resource Economics, AEC 923." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/aec/923/

Myers, Robert J. "Welcome to the Home Page for AEC 845, Commodity Market Analysis." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/aec/845/

Nott, Sherrill B. "Welcome to AEC 050, Farm Business Management." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/aec/050/

Oehmke, James F. "AEC 800a, Mathematical Applications in Agricultural Economics." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/aec/800a/homepage.htm

Schmid, A. Allan. "AEC 800, Foundations of Agricultural Economics." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/aec/800/

Schmid, A. Allan. "AEC-EC--RD 810, Institutional and Behavioral Economics." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/aec/810/

Schmid, A. Allan. "PRM [Public Resource Management] 201, Community Economics." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/prm/201/

Swinton, Scott M. "AEC 851, Summer 1998, Agricultural Firm Management Home Page." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/swintons/syl851.htm

Swinton, Scott M. "AEC 855: Agricultural Production Economics Home Page." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/swintons/aec855.htm

Swinton, Scott M. "FSM [Food Industry Management] 330: Farm Business Management Home Page." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/swintons/fsm330.htm

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "PRM [Public Resource Management] 255 - Ecological Economics." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/prm/255/

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "Welcome to PRM [Public Resource Management] 320 - Environmental Economics." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/prm/320/

Weatherspoon, David. "Agribusiness and Food Sales, FSM [Food Industry Managment] 320." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/course/fsm/320/

Faculty Home Pages

Crawford, Eric W. "Eric W. Crawford -- Home Page." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/crawfor5/

Dow, Judith. "Judith Dow's Home Page at the MSU Libraries." (Web page.) http://www.lib.msu.edu/dowj/

Hoehn, John P. "John P. Hoehn." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/hoehn/

Lupi, Frank. "Frank Lupi's Homepage." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/lupi/

Nott, Sherrill B. "S. B. Nott - Extension Specialist - Michigan State University." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/nott/

Rahn, Allan P. "Allan Rahn's Homepage." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/rahn/

Schmid, A. Allan "A. Allan Schmid -- Personal Page." (Web page.) http://pilot.msu.edu/user/schmid/schmid2.htm

Swinton, Scott M. "Scott M. Swinton." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/swintons/

van Ravenswaay, Eileen O. "Eileen van Ravenswaay - Homepage." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/raven/

Other Electronic Output

Dow, Judith. "MSU Libraries - Agricultural Economics Reference Room." (Web page.) http://www.lib.msu.edu/coll/branches/agecon/

Hadley, Gregg L. "An Examination of the Dairy Genetics Industry from an Institutional Economics Perspective." Fall 1997. (Web page.) http://pilot.msu.edu/user/schmid/hadley.htm

Hilker, James H.; Robert J. Myers; Steven D. Hanson; Christopher Edge and Nancy Creed, contributors. "Jim Hilker's Market Outlook and Probability Price Forecasts for Livestock and Grains." (Web page.) http://www.msu.edu/user/hilker/

Amha, W; Julie Stepanek; THOMAS S. JAYNE and A. Negassa. "Meeting Food Aid and Price Stabilization Objectives Through Local Grain Purchase: A Review of the 1996 Experience." Grain Market Research Project Ethiopia Working Paper WP7, March 1997. http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/ethiopia/wp7.pdf

Demeke, M.; A. Said and THOMAS S. JAYNE. "Promoting Fertilizer Use in Ethiopia: The Implications of Improving Grain Market Performance, Input Market Efficiency, and Farm Management." Grain Market Research Project, Ethiopia, Working Paper WP5, March 1997. http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/ethiopia/wp5.pdf

Molla, D.; H. Gebre; THOMAS S. JAYNE and James D. Shaffer. "Designing Strategies to Support a Transformation of Agriculture in Ethiopia." Grain Market Research Project, Ethiopia, Working Paper WP4, January 1997. http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/ethiopia/wp4.pdf

Negassa, A. and THOMAS S. JAYNE. "The Response of Ethiopian Grain Markets to Liberalization." Grain Market Research Project, Ethiopia, Working Paper WP6, January 1997. http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/ethiopia/wp6.pdf

MAP/MSU Research Team. "Micro and Small Enterprises in Central and Northern Mozambique: Results of a 1996 Survey." Research Paper Series, Working Paper no. 27. Directorate of Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Republic of Mozambique, September 1, 1997. (MSU team members: David L. Tschirley; Michael T. Weber and Paul J. Strasberg.) http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/mozambique/wps27.pdf

MAP/MSU Research Team. "Smallholder Cash-Cropping, Food-Cropping and Food Security in Northern Mozambique: Summary, Conclusions, and Policy Recommendations." Research Paper Series, Working Paper no. 25. Directorate of Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Republic of Mozambique, June 17, 1997. (MSU team members: Paul J. Strasberg; David L. Tschirley and Michael T. Weber.) http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/mozambique/wps25.pdf

Schmid, A. Allan. "Institutional and Behavioral Economics." (Web page.) http://pilot.msu.edu/user/schmid/instecon.htm

Swinton, Scott M. "Fruit Production with Fewer Pesticides: A Michigan Perspective." In Pesticides and the Bottom Line edited by David R. Pike; Fred Whitford and Shripat Kamble. At the Pesticide Impact Assessment Program Home Page. (Web page.) http://ext.agn.uiuc.edu/piap/assess3/art4.htm

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