Intensification in a Risky Environment: The Case of Improving Private Grazing Land for Beef Production in Utah
Utah ranchers commonly face risks to their livelihoods. The objective of this work was to determine if ranchers could make profitable improvements to private land forage given the combined threat of low beef prices, drought, and possible loss of public grazing. We used linear programming (LINDO) to...
Main Author: | Sainsbury, Louise D. |
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Format: | Others |
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DigitalCommons@USU
2001
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6431 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7518&context=etd |
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