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Do farmers waste fertilizer? A comparison of ex post optimal nitrogen rates and ex ante recommendations by model, site and year
- Predrag Rajsic, A. Weersink
- Economics
- 1 April 2008
While there appear to be costs to farmers of over-applying nitrogen, there is evidence in many regions that farmers are applying nitrogen at levels that exceed those suggested by government extension… Expand
Risk and Nitrogen Application Levels
- Predrag Rajsic, A. Weersink, M. Gandorfer
- Economics
- 1 June 2009
"Stochastic weather and soil conditions are the suggested reasons why farmers tend to apply more than the recommended levels of nitrogen. This study found that uncertainty plays a role in the… Expand
Economics of genomic selection: the role of prediction accuracy and relative genotyping costs
- Predrag Rajsic, A. Weersink, A. Navabi, K. Peter Pauls
- Biology
- Euphytica
- 13 May 2016
Abstract Studies that incorporate economic aspects of plant breeding into the evaluation of selection strategies tend to focus on a specific example. This makes it difficult to generalize the… Expand
Environmental Externalities, Comparative Advantage, and the Location of Production: An Application to the Canadian Dairy Industry
- Predrag Rajsic, G. Fox
- Political Science
- 1 June 2016
type="main" xml:lang="fr"> La theorie classique des avantages comparatifs n'a pas ete bien integree aux theories portant sur les externalites environnementales et la localisation de la production.… Expand
Modeling Economic Optimum Nitrogen Rates for Winter Wheat When Inputs Affect Yield and Output-Price
- M. Gandorfer, Predrag Rajsic
- Economics
- 1 July 2008
Abstract An empirical model to examine economically optimal nitrogen fertilizer rates for winter wheat when nitrogen affects crop yield and crop price is presented. The results show that the ex post… Expand
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Chapter 11 The Challenges Facing Evidence-Based Policy Making in Canadian Agriculture
- Predrag Rajsic, G. Fox
- Economics
- 3 December 2018
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Several governments in Canada have made commitments to adopting evidence-based policy development. Several obstacles to the adoption of this approach have been identified in the policy… Expand
The environmental and economic efficacy of on-farm beneficial management practices for mitigating soil-related greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario, Canada
- S. Yanni, Aaron V. De Laporte, Predrag Rajsic, C. Wagner-Riddle, A. Weersink
- Environmental Science
- 23 November 2020
Comparative Advantage: From an Individual to the Economy
- Predrag Rajsic
- Economics
- 2010
This paper identifies an internal inconsistency in the Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) models of international exchange. The inconsistency stems from assuming homogeneity of inputs within a population. This… Expand
Analyzing higher moments of nitrogen response for risk efficient fertilizer application in wheat and corn production
- A. Meyer-Aurich, M. Gandorfer, Predrag Rajsic
- Economics
- 2013
• The question of optimal fertilizer intensity has a long history and is still relevant from several perspectives. • While it is obvious that the optimal input use contributes to economic benefits… Expand
A Review of the Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of On-Farm BMPs for Mitigating Soil-Related GHG Emissions
- S. Yanni, Predrag Rajsic, C. Wagner-Riddle, A. Weersink
- Environmental Science
- 2018
The greenhouse gas (GHG) sources and carbon (C) sinks of Ontario’s agricultural soils and the impacts of management practices and potential strategies to reduce emissions and increase sinks are not… Expand
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