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2007
Risk & Profit Conference
August 16-17, 2007 Manhattan, KS
| Risk and Profit is an annual conference hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics that provides an opportunity for key agricultural decision makers to interact with each other and with faculty. |
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2007 Risk and Profit Conference Proceedings |
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Click on author's
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| TITLE | Author/Presenter | FILE |
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GENERAL SESSIONS |
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| SESSION I: Long-Run Weather Trends and Crop Yields |
Elwyn Taylor Iowa State University |
PDF (slides) |
| SESSION II: Cultivating a Culture of Success |
Sarah
Fogleman Kansas State University |
PDF (paper) PDF (slides) |
| SESSION III A: Livestock Outlook | James Mintert | PDF (slides) |
| SESSION III B: Grain Outlook | Mike Woolverton | PDF (slides) |
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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| 1. Update on the 2007 Farm Bill | Troy Dumler | PDF (paper) |
| 2. Disaster Aid, Crop Insurance & Whole-Farm Revenue Insurance Update | PDF (slides) | |
| 3. Do Government Subsidies Really Encourage Rural Development? | PDF (slides) | |
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4. Biofuels: National and Kansas Updates |
Mike Woolverton |
PDF (slides) |
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5. Ethanol, DDGs and Cattle |
Rodney Jones |
PDF (slides) |
| 6. Ethanol: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | PDF (paper) | |
| 7. Ethanol Production in Brazil |
PDF (paper)PDF
(slides) PDF (extra) |
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8. Higher Land Values? (Part I of II) |
Terry Kastens |
PDF (slides) |
| 9. Higher Land Rents? (Part II of II) |
Terry Kastens |
PDF (slides) |
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10. Grain Handling and Transportation Systems in Western Kansas |
PDF (paper)PDF (slides) | |
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11. The Relative Cost Efficiency of No-Till Farms |
PDF (paper) | |
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12. Kansas Farm Management Associations: Building on the Past, Pursuing the Future |
Kevin Herbel | PDF (slides) |
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13. Cattle Feeding Return Risk |
PDF (paper) PDF (slides) |
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| 14. Autoguidance and Boom Control: Does it Pay? |
Terry Kastens Kevin Dhuyvetter |
PDF (slides) |
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15. Image Problems?! How US Ag Products Appeal to Japanese Consumers |
PDF (slides) | |
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16. Bonds, Commodities, Interest Rates and Other Considerations in Losing Your Assets |
Joe Arata | PDF (slides) |
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17. Results and Analysis from Last Year's Water Quality Trading Experiment |
Craig Smith,
Jeff Peterson John Leatherman, Sean Fox |
PDF (slides) |
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18. Working the Web: RSS Feeds, Web Searches, Navigation and More |
PDF (paper) PDF (slides) |
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| 19. Potential Economic Impacts of Water Conservation Policies in Northwest Kansas | Bill Golden & Jeff Peterson | PDF (slides) |
| Previous Risk & Profit Conference Proceedings (2002-2006) |
| Kansas State University is
committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to
all participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical,
vision or hearing disability, call the telephone number listed for the
conference location you wish to attend or Clyde Howard, Director of
Affirmative Action, Kansas State University, TTY - (785) 532-4807.
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension Work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, as amended. Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts and United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating, Fred A. Cholick, Director. |
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