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An Annotated Bibliography of Crop Rotation and Tillage Literature With Special Emphasis on the Canadian Prairies
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Jeffrey, Scott, Orlick, Charles C., Bauer, Leonard
This annotated bibliography was compiled during research project 94-092 funded by Farming for the Future. Some of these references were cited in the research and others simply provided background information. The references shown here are not meant to be a comprehensive listing of literature...
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An Historical Overview of Crop Acres in Western Canada: A Graphical and Statistical Approach
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Unterschultz, Jim, Jeffrey, Scott, Aitkin, Darren
The purpose of this study is to examine acreage, yields, and average farm prices for different cereal crops in the Western Prairie Region of Canada and to summarize trends. The crop groups considered in this study are all wheat (including durum, spring and winter wheat), oats, barley, all rye,...
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Canadian Forest Tenures as Incentive Frameworks for the Silvicultural Expenditures of Private Firms
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Luckert, Martin K., Haley, David
In Canada, where most forest lands are publicly owned, forest management responsibilities are delegated to the private sector through licensing arrangements which grant limited usurfructuary rights. In order to ensure that public silvicultural goals are met on licensed public lands, various...
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1995
Peng, Yanning, Veeman, Terry S., Fantino, Alberto A.
This report comprises a number of related components focussed on the role of capital and capital formation in production, productivity and competitiveness in Canadian agriculture, concentrating on the Prairie region of Western Canada in the period 1970 to the early 1990s. The report included the...
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1998
Jeffrey, Scott, Aitkin, Darren, Unterschultz, Jim
The processing of oats to some higher valued product before it is either sold locally or exported is an example of a value added activity. There are many potential uses for oats and many products that can be processed from oats, making it a good starting point when exploring value added in the...
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Comparing Predictors Of Diet Quality In Canada Over Time Under Consideration Of Altering Food Guides
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Drescher, Larissa S., Goddard, Ellen
Latest data on the diet of Canadians from the Canadian Community Health Survey reveals that the diet quality of Canadians needs improvement. Within this paper predictors of diet quality in Canada are identified based on two cross-sectional data sets from the Canadian Food Expenditure Survey. To...
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Consumers' Responses to the Potential Use of Bovine Somatotrophin in Canadian Dairy Production
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Adamowicz, Wiktor, Veeman, Michele M., Kuperis, Peter
The responses of a random sample of consumers to the use of bovine somatotrophin (BST) in milk production were elicited using a stated preference methodology. A multinomial logit model of consumer choice was developed and tested to analyse consumers' choices of milk with varying characteristics...
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1992
Percy, Mike, Sandhu, Gurmit S., Phillips, William E.
This study develops a model to analyze the changes in the Canadian agricultural production sectors over the period 1926 to 1988. Economic analysis is focused on the estimation of certain parameters including elasticities, scale effects of production and biases in technical change. Aggregate...
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1992
Veeman, Michele M., Veeman, Terry S.
This paper overviews the results of three separate, but related economic research projects conducted from 1985 to 1991 and funded by Farming for the Future. The topic of the first two of these concerned export markets for wheat. One might question how such topics relate to the theme of Agri-food...
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Gender Issues in Natural Resource-Based Industries in Canada: An Analysis and Conceptual Framework
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Dosman, Donna, Murray, Eloise C.
The overall purpose for this paper is to present a composite view of what is known about women's participation in natural resource-based industries in Canada using existing sources. What are women's roles in these industries? What are the issues and options they face in their work environments?...