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Harvesting hunger : measuring food insecurity and hope in Oregon's Mexican agriculture and seafood workers

Creator:: Reeder, Julie A.
Abstract:: Food Insecurity exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or uncertain (LSRO, 1990). Factors that increase a household's risk for food insecurity include being low income and not being able to access formal and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Health status in migrant and seasonal farm workers, and other clients in a community and migrant health center

Creator:: Greer, Marsha
Abstract:: Unknown questions remain concerning the health of migrant farm workers, seasonal farm workers, and other rural poor people. The objectives of this study were to determine the demographic profile of a sample from a Community and Migrant Health Center; to determine the prevalence of disease in migrant farm workers, seasonal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: occupational groups. Information from medical records for clients who visited an Oregon Community and

Essays on nursery labor, sales contracts, and price discovery

Creator:: Li, Cheng
Abstract:: Oregon's nursery and greenhouse industry has ranked the first in the State's agricultural for 18 years. The majority of nursery sales from the Pacific Northwest come from Oregon. Due to data limitations, empirical study of the Oregon nursery industry is rare. The present dissertation consists of three essays that analyze...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ...................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 : Immigration and Agricultural Labor Market in Oregon Nursery Industry ...... 4

An agricultural curriculum for the common cycle of general culture for rural Honduras

Creator:: Gómez Rodas de Varela, Anamaría
Abstract:: Purpose: This study attempted to identify skills needed in agriculture for rural youth in Honduras, and to develop an appropriate agricultural education curriculum at the Common Cycle of General Culture (lower Middle School level) of the current educational system. Methods and Procedures: Core competencies were identified by collecting information from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: An agricultural curriculum for the common cycle of general

Biomarkers of oxidative stress and DNA damage in agricultural workers

Creator:: Muniz, Juan Fermin
Abstract:: Pesticides are among the most pervasive environmental contaminants and they are an important potential risk for human health. Agricultural workers are constantly exposed to pesticide spray, drift and residues in the soil and foliage. Many agricultural pesticides are readily absorbed by the body, through contact with the skin, the respiratory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Ph.D, Associate Dean of College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis

Factors affecting enrollment trends in secondary agricultural programs as perceived by Oregon and California secondary agricultural instructors and their respective principals

Creator:: Bender, Mark E.
Abstract:: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the major contributive factors affecting enrollment trends in secondary level agricultural programs in Oregon and California, as perceived by Oregon and California agricultural instructors and their respective principals. Methods and Procedures: A review of the literature revealed three areas that were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: programs as perceived by Oregon and California secondary agricultural instructors and their respective

An analysis of the financial structure and insurance practices for selected types and sizes of Oregon farm firms

Creator:: Welch, Robert Godfrey
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An economic evaluation of on-farm strategies for reduction of nitrate groundwater pollution : the case of irrigated production in the Columbia basin

Creator:: Johnson, Scott Lee
Abstract:: Technological advances in agricultural production over the past 40 years have contributed to the high standard of living enjoyed by many in the United States. Extensive use of chemicals to enhance yield and improve crop quality has played a major role in creating this highly productive U.S. agricultural system. Increased...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on October 24. 1989. Title

Farm level response to agricultural effluent control strategies : the case of the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Taylor, Michael L. (Michael Lester), 1960-
Abstract:: Changes in the structure of the U.S. agricultural industry since World War II have transformed it into a highly productive component of the domestic economy. But these changes have not occurred without indirect costs. For example, the reliance on agricultural chemicals has produced environmental effects causing growing concern. In addition,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Taylor for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented June 26

The economics of agricultural groundwater quality : effects of spatial and temporal variability on policy design

Creator:: Fleming, Ronald A.
Abstract:: Non-point agricultural contaminants, such as nitrogen, may lower groundwater quality and thereby impose health and environmental risks. The objective of this study is to evaluate tax policies to control agricultural pollutants in a spatially heterogeneous and dynamic setting. The focus of the study is non-point source nitrate contamination of groundwater...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Harvesting hunger : measuring food insecurity and hope in Oregon's Mexican agriculture and seafood workers

Health status in migrant and seasonal farm workers, and other clients in a community and migrant health center

Essays on nursery labor, sales contracts, and price discovery

An agricultural curriculum for the common cycle of general culture for rural Honduras

Biomarkers of oxidative stress and DNA damage in agricultural workers

Factors affecting enrollment trends in secondary agricultural programs as perceived by Oregon and California secondary agricultural instructors and their respective principals

An analysis of the financial structure and insurance practices for selected types and sizes of Oregon farm firms

An economic evaluation of on-farm strategies for reduction of nitrate groundwater pollution : the case of irrigated production in the Columbia basin

Farm level response to agricultural effluent control strategies : the case of the Willamette Valley

The economics of agricultural groundwater quality : effects of spatial and temporal variability on policy design

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