The primary objective of this research is to measure the impacts of rising energy prices on U.S. agriculture and to analyze the capability of U.S. agricultural producers to adjust for energy price volatility. This study compares four different models of producer adjustment: the static model, the simple error correction model, the partial adjustment model, and the fully dynamic model. The first three models are nested within the fully dynamic model using ]948-2002 U.S. agriculture data. Morishima elasticities of substitution and price elasticities are estimated to investigate whether U.S. agriculture's responses to energy prices have changed over time. The elasticity estimates indicate that there are substitutions among production factors in U.S. agricultural production, and the substitution elasticities have increased over the 1948-2002 period. This finding suggests an increasing possibility for farmers to substitute other production inputs for energy to mitigate the effects of changing energy prices. / Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Von 2005 bis 2011 wurden auf unterschiedlichen Versuchsstandorten in Deutschland die Trockenmasseerträge von Sorghumhirsesorten und Maissorten verglichen. Es stellte sich heraus, dass der Anbau von Sorghumhirsen auf allen geprüften Standorten mit Erfolg möglich ist und eine Alternative zum Mais im Energiefruchtfolgesystem darstellt. Die Sorghum bicolor-Sorten erreichen ein höheres Ertragspotenzial als die Hybridsorten (Sorghum bicolor x sudanense). Die Hybridsorten zeichnen sich durch eine schnellere Abreife aus und erreichen silierfähige Trockensubstanzgehalte. Verglichen mit Mais erzielen die Sorten der Sorghumart Sorghum bicolor insbesondere auf den D-Süd-Standorten gleiche oder bessere Erträge.

This study compares the energy utilization of two systems for producing cattle of desirable slaughter weight and grade from weanlings. Both systems produce beef cattle as a primary output; various types of baled hay are produced as a secondary output. One system uses generally accepted, "best management practices" while the other uses experimental, sustainable agriculture techniques. Since the adoption of new practices in agriculture often hinges on economics, an economic comparison is also presented. Beef produced in the sustainable system required 32% less energy per kilogram than that produced in the conventional system. However, baled alfalfa produced in the sustainable system required 8% more energy per kilogram than the alfalfa grown in the conventional system. When all types of hay were considered, the sustainable system used 7% more energy to produce one kilogram of baled hay. To compare the energetics of the two systems on a whole farm basis, the amount of energy required to produce one dollar of return was calculated. The sustainable system required 12.4 megajoules to produce one dollar of return, while the conventional system required 17.1 megajoules to produce the same return. Although economic returns on beef and alfalfa production were comparable in the two systems studied, the conventional system showed greater returns on the whole farm, due to a greater export of baled hay. / Master of Science

Thesis (Ph. D. - Arid Lands Resource Sciences)--University of Arizona, 1983. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-170).

Orientador: Luiz Antonio Rossi / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Agricola / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T21:34:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Laranjeira_EvandroGomes_M.pdf: 1660443 bytes, checksum: 14fbc5d2ab5dc517a82cf8e84467e581 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Cultivo protegido é uma tecnologia conhecida há muito tempo e seu propósito original era assegurar a sobrevivência das plantas durante os períodos de inverno e os meios de controle tornaram-se elementos essenciais. Atualmente no mercado, existem equipamentos capazes de controlar diversos fatores. A dificuldade reside em manipular todos estes elementos de uma forma precisa e racional, para alcançar o clima ideal na casa de vegetação, com um mínimo de gasto de recursos e insumos. Neste trabalho, foi o desenvolvido um modelo computacional para controle climático, desenvolvido em Lógica ¿Fuzzy¿, utilizando equações de balanço energético e psicrometria para avaliação do clima. Sua avaliação foi realizada comparando as ações de controle dos equipamentos existentes com as ações de controle sugeridas pelo modelo. Estas simulações foram feitas com dados climáticos obtidos em duas estruturas de produção e com níveis tecnológicos diferentes / Abstract: Since a long time protected culture is a well-known technology and its main objective is to assure the survival of the plants during the wintertime and the control ways become essential element. Nowadays there are several equipments in the market able to control many factors. Difficulties are related to the manipulation of all these elements in an adequate way to reach the optimum climate conditions with a minimum resource and input expenses.In this project it was developed an computing model to environment control, developed in fuzzy logic, using thermal loading calculation and psicrometrics to environment analysis. Its evaluation has been made comparing the existing equipment control actions with control actions suggested by computer model. This simulations has been made with environment data collected in two production structures with different technological levels / Mestrado / Construções Rurais e Ambiencia / Mestre em Engenharia Agrícola

Der Bericht informiert Milchproduzenten, Berater und Planer über den Energiebedarf konventioneller Melkanlagen sowie Anlagen zur Kühlung von Milch. Enthalten sind sowohl die Ergebnisse von Praxismessungen mit vielen Details als auch Modellkalkulationen. Im Ergebnis werden Empfehlungen für eine Optimierung der Energieeffizienz abgeleitet.

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Elektrisiteit is ʼn basiese bron van energie in hedendaagse huishoudings en besighede. Die behoefte na deurlopende elektrisiteit neem toe terwyl die huidige elektrisiteitsverskaffer, ESKOM, ook nie aan die huidige vraag na elektrisiteit kan voorsien nie. Verdere beperkings is die infrastruktuur. Die infrastruktuur is nie so ontwikkel dat elektrisiteit aan 100 persent van die bevolking verskaf kan word nie. Alle plase het nie toegang tot die huidige ESKOM roosterstelsel nie of dit is onprakties om ʼn dienslyn te bou vir die gerief van elektrisiteit. Gevolglik was die meeste boerderybedrywighede in die verlede afhanklik van dieselkragopwekkers. Die gebruik van sonenergie het egter aantrekliker geword en het moontlik meer ekonomies en prakties geword en bied ook ʼn deurlopende krag opsie. Sonstralingsvlakke in Suid Afrika is die hoogste in die wêreld. Die Noord-Kaap word ingesluit in daardie areas in SA wat uiters geskik is vir PV aanlegte. In lande soos Ethiopië en die VSA is sonenergie met PV-tegnologie met groot sukses aangewend in landbouomstandighede vir die voorsiening van elektrisiteit wat ook in SA met sukses aangewend kan word met die uiters geskikte sonbestralingsvlakke. Die grootste voordeel van sonenergie is die oorvloedige beskikbaarheid van die energiebron in SA. Verder is dit volhoubaar, omgewingsvriendelik, hernubaar en heeltemal gratis. Daar is geen bewegende onderdele nie, gevolglik is daar geen geraasbesoedeling nie en is die bedryfskostes van ʼn sonenergie stelsel baie laag. Die nadeel van sonenergie is dat PV-aanlegte slegs elektrisiteit kan opwek wanneer die son skyn. Energiebergingsisteme is nodig om hierdie nadeel te oorbrug of ʼn aanvullende energiebron soos wind moet gebruik word om die tekort aan te vul. Kapitaalspandering is die grootste hindernis in die oprigting van hernubare energiestelsels aangesien dit op een stadium spandeer moet word. Sonenergie is die gewildste energiebron binne die landbousektor in die Noord-Kaap en word deur 88.57 persent van die respondente gebruik terwyl slegs 28.57 persent van die respondente dieselkragopwekkers beskikbaar het as rugsteun fasiliteit vir elektrisiteitvoorsiening. Die belangrikste redes waarom daar oorgeskakel is na sonenergie, was om deurlopende elektrisiteit te verseker en die vermindering van tradisionele energieverbruik. Die studie toon dat sonenergie, oor ʼn 15 jaar leeftyd, ʼn derde van die koste van fossielbrandstowwe kos, alhoewel daar groter aanvanklike kapitaalspandering betrokke is wat as ʼn struikelblok gesien word. Die statistiek wat in die ondersoek versamel is dui daarop dat sonenergie suksesvol aangewend word om te voorsien aan die elektrisiteitbehoeftes van die respondente binne die Noord-Kaap geografiese gebied. Daar is egter geen twyfel dat sonenergie suksesvol, effektief, doeltreffend en ekonomies aangewend kan word as ʼn plaasvervanger vir energie uit fossielbrandstof, binne die landbousektor, op klein en medium skaal in die Noord-Kaap.

Universidade Federal do Cearà / Power generation wind-power in cities of Cearà donât represent a significant percentage of the power generation in the state. Although Cearà has favorable winds to use a small commercial windâs turbines, this isnât a practice that belongs to these cities. Possible causes of the low rate might be: few researches for development of compatible equipment with low winds and low cost, the fact that Brazilian companies doesnât offer wind generators appropriate for the area, most of the equipment used in the country is imported and often apllied for type of winds and climate conditions different of the CearÃâs - which puts the equipments in its low perform- , repair difficulties and problems with the security operations (guide). For development of this work was used machines, tools and software such as SolidEdge version ST6, Computer-aided design (CAD) NX4 in the design and communication with vertical machining center, general tools, equipment for painting and application of resins, vacuum pump, measuring instruments volume (beaker, measuring cylinder etc.), analytical balance and pipettes. The technique used for the manufacture of the blades was vacuum infusion, relatively simple procedure and has the advantage to reduce volatile emissions with the use of closed molds. The selection of the profile e-61 was obtained by data from the software FoilSimIII and JavaFoil, which indicates the good chosen for lift aerodynamic coefficient. The carnauba fiber was used as reinforcement in composite to produce the blades with different resins, which makes it possible the use of manpower and local level raw materials to the construction of wind blades, being reinforced with vegetable carnauba fibers and polyester resins / A geraÃÃo de energia eÃlica-elÃtrica no interior do Cearà nÃo representa um percentual significativo na geraÃÃo de energia do Estado. Apesar de possuir ventos favorÃveis durante o ano inteiro, a utilizaÃÃo de aerogeradores comerciais de pequeno porte nÃo à uma prÃtica local. As possÃveis causas do baixo Ãndice sÃo: as poucas pesquisas voltadas para desenvolvimento de equipamentos compatÃvel com baixos ventos e de baixo custo, a ausÃncia de empresas brasileiras que ofereÃam geradores eÃlicos, o uso de equipamentos importados e com aplicaÃÃes para ventos e condiÃÃes climÃticas diferenciadas do interior cearense â acarretando baixo rendimento -, os problemas de manutenÃÃo, os erros nas operaÃÃes de seguranÃa e as dificuldades de reparo. Para desenvolver esse trabalho foram utilizados mÃquinas, ferramentas e softwares como SolidEdge versÃo ST6, Computer-aided design (CAD) NX4 no desenho e comunicaÃÃo com centro de usinagem vertical, ferramentas em geral, equipamentos para pinturas e aplicaÃÃo de resinas, bomba de vÃcuo, instrumentos de mediÃÃo de volume (bÃquer, proveta etc.), balanÃa de precisÃo e pipetas. A tÃcnica utilizada na fabricaÃÃo das pÃs foi à infusÃo a vÃcuo, processo relativamente simples e com a vantagem de reduzir a emissÃo volÃtil com uso de moldes fechados. A escolha do perfil e-61 para modelar foi obtido por meio de dados do software JavaFoil e FoilSimIII, indicando o perfil escolhido com um bom coeficiente de sustentaÃÃo aerodinÃmico. A fibra de carnaÃba foi utilizada como reforÃo no compÃsito para produÃÃo das pÃs com diferentes resinas, o que possibilita o uso de mÃo de obra e matÃria prima local na construÃÃo de pÃs eÃlicas reforÃada com fibras vegetais de carnaÃba e resinas poliÃster

Orientador: Luis Augusto Barbosa Cortez / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T21:47:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BaldassinJunior_Ricardo_M.pdf: 12303899 bytes, checksum: eebb86f1faa615631b1652ad9774ddde (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: O leite é um dos mais importantes produtos da agropecuária nacional, com cerca de 2/3 das propriedades rurais do país destinando-se à pecuária leiteira e com um dos maiores rebanhos do mundo. Apesar da grandiosidade, o setor ainda sofre com a baixa produtividade, os altos custos e a defasagem tecnológica. Como conseqüência, muitos produtores abandonaram suas atividades diante deste novo cenário competitivo. Atualmente, assuntos como uso racional de energia e aplicação intensiva de tecnologia tem sido intensamente discutidos e abordados, e indicados como aspectos importantes para a obtenção de ganhos de produtividade. Desta forma, visou-se neste trabalho avaliar o uso de energia no processamento de leite de três propriedades (leite pasteurizado tipo ¿A¿ e leite cru refrigerado), bem como, a representatividade dos diversos processos no consumo total, assunto este, ainda pouco conhecido e abordado no país. Objetivando ainda, promover a racionalização energética, avaliaram-se os potenciais de aproveitamento de calor de condensação de sistemas de refrigeração existentes para o aquecimento de água de limpeza e higienização, bem como, avaliou-se a viabilidade técnica e econômica da adequação dos sistemas (operação segundo um bomba de calor com geração simultânea de duas fontes térmicas) em substituição ao uso de resistências elétricas. Dentre as proposta, avaliou-se a adequação realizada em um planta piloto em operação. Com o uso de bomba de calor, a redução no consumo total de energia elétrica foi de até 15% com tempos de retorno dos investimentos variando entre 1,3 e 3,7 anos / Abstract: Milk is one of the most important products of Brazilian agriculture, with about 2/3 of the rural properties dedicated to the milkmaid cattle breeding and with one of the largest flocks of the world. In spite of its size, the sector still suffers of low productivity, high costs and tecnological delay. As a consequence, many producers have abandoned its activities before this new competitive technology were introduced. Now, subjects as, the use rational of energy and intensive application of technology has been discussed intensely resulting in productivity gains. In this work , it was seek to evaluate the use of energy for milk processing in three different properties (pasteurized milk type " A " and refrigerated raw milk). It was also evaluated how representativive the several processes in the total consumption were, a problem, still not very well-known and trated in Brazil. To promote the energy rationalization, the potential use of condensation heat of refrigeration systems was evaluated for the cleaning water heating, as well as, the technical and economic viability of the adaptation of the systems was evaluated (operation according to a heat pump with simultaneous generation of cold and heat) in substitution to the use of electric resistances. In the midst of proposals, an adaptation was evaluated in a pilot plant in operation. With the use of heat pumps, there was a decreasing of 15% in the consumption of eletric energy with payback between 1,3 and 3,7 years / Mestrado / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica