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Profitability and Resource Allocation Among Cotton and Peanuts When Considering Planting and Harvest Timeliness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2005

Timothy A. Meeks ,
Archie Flanders ,
W. Don Shurley ,
Fred C. White  and
Lewell F. Gunter
Timothy A. Meeks
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Archie Flanders
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
W. Don Shurley
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Fred C. White
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Lewell F. Gunter
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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Abstract

Harvest timeliness is a continual problem in the rotation of cotton and peanuts. Efficient allocation of land and labor resources during production of cotton and peanuts requires decisions be made on allocating resources throughout the growing season. Of particular concern is efficient allocation during planting and harvesting. Through economic analysis and linear programming optimization, planting and harvesting timeliness issues are addressed and compared with prevailing practices. Results for a representative farm indicate that cotton planting should increase during the early period of the planting season as compared with current practice, and most cotton should be harvested before peanut harvest begins.

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cottonharvest timelinesslinear programming optimizationpeanutsplanting timelinessQ12Q18
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , April 2005 , pp. 249 - 261
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2005

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