Many changes have been taking place in Oregon's agriculture. Average size of farms has increased. The trend is toward fewer but larger, highly mechanized farms, leading to changed demand for farm machinery and consequ ...

The middle Deschutes River between Bend, Oregon and Lake Billy Chinook typically experiences critically low flows during the irrigation season. Commercial agriculture in the North Unit Irrigation District and Central Ore ...

Washington and Oregon became important states in the production of apples and pears in the early 1900's. During these beginning stages, wooden boxes were used for shipping both apples and pears. Apple containerization ...

A feedlot cannot retain its manure byproduct indefinitely. Eventually some method of disposal must be used. A case study approach to this problem confronting a cattle feeding operation representative of those in the a ...

Thailand may be called an underdeveloped country. The population of 26-28,000,000 people is increasing at a rate of three percent per year. Seventy-five percent of the people live in rural areas and agriculture, the m ...

The implementation of particular management practices to control the use of natural resources can unintentionally create barriers to trade in resources and resource access. Foreign firms have developed a variety of metho ...

The general purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of agriculture in Indonesia in supplying food to the country's economy. Analysis of the general inter-relationship between the agricultural and non-agricultura ...

The principal objective of the study was first to present a historical discussion of foreign and domestic trade in canned salmon in the United States and Canada, and secondly, to estimate the ex-vessel derived demand ...

Consumer demand for local food, including local meat and poultry, has risen in recent years. Meat and poultry processors are essential links in local meat supply chains. To sell meat, farmers need access to appropriate ...