Extension and Outreach Publications: Recent submissions
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Heifer replacement: a decision tool to determine if it is more economical to buy or raise your own replacement heifers
In the production cycle of a cow-calf enterprise, the producer will face the decision of replacing their older cows. The producer deciding to replace older cows with heifers has the following options: raise their own ... -
Perception of trust in sources of information on agriculture and food issues
This factsheet presents some important takeaways from the 2016 Coloradan's Attitudes about Agriculture and Food survey. Colorado consumers have trust in the information from a variety of groups for infor-mation on both ... -
Coloradans' perceptions about land and water resources for agriculture
This survey on Colorado Attitudes about Food and Agriculture highlights several key findings with respect to Coloradans' perceptions about and priorities for agricultural land and water use. -
Health outcomes
Colorado has had the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S., but is worsening from its status a decade ago. Because of the perceived link between food access, behavior and consumption, exploring connections between the food ... -
Food security and access in northern Colorado
Food security is a complex issue: limited resource households, distance to food markets and other barriers to securing adequate, safe and nutritious foods all combine to create a food landscape that may not be conducive ... -
An overview of Coloradans' perceptions of agriculture
Starting in 1996, the Colorado Department of Agriculture identified the need to better understand how: a) the citizens of Colorado viewed the agricultural industry as a whole; b) the public perceives emerging policies meant ... -
How to cater your agritourism enterprise to travelers: exploring differences in traveler demand in the western U.S.
This fact sheet concentrates on the demand for agritourism in the Western U.S. and how consumer interest and benefits vary by agritourism activities offered and the area the agritourism site is in. Several papers have ... -
Mapping the Western U.S. agrotourism industry: how do travel patterns vary by location?
The spatial patterns reported across US farms and ranches show an interesting patchwork that indicates there are a diverse set of factors that may contribute to successful regional agritourism development efforts. Understanding ... -
Expanding the farmer's share of the food dollar: exploring the potential effects of emerging food supply chain models
In response to growing public interest in regionally focused food systems, a proliferation of business models for expanding sales into these markets is occurring. Given that some of the growth in regional food systems is ... -
Economic implications of differential taxation for agriculture in the Intermountain West: issues and alternatives: [executive summary]
Private lands occupy the most biologically diverse portions of the landscape in the Intermountain West, provide more than 80 percent of the critical habitat of about half of America’s threatened or endangered wildlife ... -
Economic implications of differential taxation for agriculture in the Intermountain West: issues and alternatives
Private lands occupy the most biologically diverse portions of the landscape in the Intermountain West, provide more than 80 percent of the critical habitat of about half of America’s threatened or endangered wildlife ... -
An evaluation of Colorado State University's Wheat Breeding Program: economic impacts on wheat yields
Colorado State University's (CSU) Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program will celebrate its' 50th anniversary in 2013. Having released more than 30 different varieties since its' 1963 inception, the program has played an ... -
Agriculture economic impact of energy alternatives and climate change in Colorado: evidence from an equilibrium displacement approach
Colorado agriculture has blossomed with the development of water resources that are used for growing crops, which, in turn, spurs value-added production in the meat, sugar and dairy sectors. Increasing urban development ... -
The wine headache: consumer perceptions, marketing, and pricing implications for non-sulfited wines
This report covers the following ke points for the wine industry: A considerable share of consumers believe that sulfites in wine cause headaches; Consumers reporting headaches after moderate wine consumption are particularly ... -
The total economic contribution of the private, recreation-based aquaculture industry in the West: a summary
The private, recreation-based aquaculture industry (often referred to as the aquacultural suppliers of recreational fish, or ASRF industry) provides fish for recreational outlets such as private fishing clubs and dude ... -
Colorado attitudes about agriculture and food: 2011 executive summary
This summary highlights some key findings of the 2011 Survey on Public Attitudes about Colorado Agriculture. The study's figures, tables and discussion are based on the responses of 504 Coloradans who participated in an ... -
The 2012 Farm Bill's reach: unintended consequences of a failure to update or extend the 2008 Act
In the absence of Congressional action, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (a.ka. the '2008 Farm Bill') will expire on September 30, 2012. However, the potential expiration of the provisions of the 2008 Farm ...
