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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 7Jeffrey, Scott (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 2Unterschultz, James (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1An, Henry (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Boxall, Peter (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
- 1Swallow, Brent (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
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Benefit-Cost Analysis of NIRS Feeding Initiative for the Alberta Dairy and Beef Cattle Industry
DownloadFall 2014
Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) is considered a promising technique for feed analysis. The main advantages of NIRS are the speed and efficiency with which feeds may be analyzed for nutrient content and the fact that NIRS can accomplish this without destroying the test samples,...
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Economics of Diversified Cropping Systems in the Black and Dark Gray Soil Zones in the Canadian Prairie Region
DownloadFall 2021
There has been an ongoing trend of increasing Canadian canola production, coinciding with increased intensity of canola in rotations. This contrasts with extensive research that has found significant agronomic benefits from less canola-intensive and more diversified cropping systems. Current...
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Farm-level Costs and Benefits of Beneficial Management Practices for Irrigated Crop Production Systems in Southern Alberta
DownloadSpring 2014
This study conducted analysis to model adoption of Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) by a representative irrigated cropping operation in southern Alberta. Three base rotations were developed that include combinations of cereals/oilseeds, dry beans, potatoes and sugar beets. Stochastic...
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Resource Use Efficiency as a Climate Smart Approach: Case of Smallholder Farmers in Nyando, Kenya
DownloadSpring 2017
To simultaneously enhance agricultural productivity and lower negative impacts on the environment, food systems need to be transformed to become more efficient in using resources such as land, water, and inputs. This study has examined the resource use efficiency of maize production for...
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The Economics of Beneficial Management Practices Adoption on Representative Alberta Crop Farms
DownloadSpring 2012
Monte Carlo simulation was used to examine the on-farm economics from adoption of Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) on five representative Alberta cropping farms. Adoption of shelterbelts, buffer strips, residue management, and the addition of annual and perennial forages, field peas, and...
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Spring 2022
This project sought to determine the effect of grazing management decisions on operation wealth; specifically, to determine both the wealth maximizing system for producers and to determine the impact on producers who adopt more intensive management systems. Adoption of four grazing management...
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Tradeoffs Between Environmental Quality and Economic Returns from Agriculture: A Case Study of the Lower Little Bow Watershed, Alberta
DownloadFall 2016
The aim of this study is to evaluate both the costs and benefits of implementing changes to agricultural practices, with the goal of identifying cost effective means of achieving environmental targets and providing supplementary information to policymakers. A suite of agricultural land use...