Weather Economics
Based on Papers and Discussions at a Symposium Held at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station Near Aberystwyth on March 13th, 1968
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1970
- Latest edition
- Editor: James A. Taylor
- Language: English
Weather Economics presents the papers and discussions at a symposium held at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station on March 13, 1968. The book discusses the cost of British weather; the… Read more
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Weather Economics presents the papers and discussions at a symposium held at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station on March 13, 1968. The book discusses the cost of British weather; the effect of the weather on farm organization and farm management; and the weather and machinery work-days. The text also describes the basic frost, irrigation and degree-day data for planning purpose; the variations in the marginal value of agricultural labor due to weather factors; and the areal patterns in the value of early potato production in Southwest Wales in 1967. The weather and risk in forestry, as well as the use of cost/benefit studies in the interpretation of probability forecasts for agriculture and industry are also encompassed.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Editor's Acknowledgments
Aberystwyth Memoranda
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Cost of British Weather
Chapter 2. The Effect of the Weather on Farm Organization and Farm Management
Chapter 3. Weather and Machinery Work-Days
Chapter 4. Basic Frost, Irrigation and Degree-Day Data for Planning Purposes
Chapter 5. Variations in the Marginal Value of Agricultural Labor Due to Weather Factors
Chapter 6. A Note on the Areal Patterns in the Value of Early Potato Production in South-west Wales, 1967
Chapter 7. Weather and Risk in Forestry
Chapter 8. The Use of Cost-benefit Studies in the Interpretation of Probability Forecasts for Agriculture and Industry: An Operational Example
Chapter 9. Edited Report of the Discussions Held at Symposium XI, 1968
Chapter 10. Economic Postscript
Author Index
Subject Index
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1970
- Language: English
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