Masters Theses
Date of Award
5-2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Major
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Major Professor
Chris, N. Boyer
Committee Members
Aaron Smith, Charles Martinez
Abstract
This thesis consists of two chapters that explore factors that impact a corn and soybean yield is not reported by United States Department of Agricultural National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). These yields are important to several stakeholders for decision making and government program payments. The objective of the first chapter is to determine factors that impact the likelihood of a NASS corn or soybean yield are reported at the county-level. Factors such as county land coverage as well as average farm size are observed. The second chapter specifically compares NASS yields to alternative yield data across Tennessee. A spatial analysis is conducted to determine hot spots of yields values. The results from chapter two may be used to substitute missing NASS yields by alternative yields.
Recommended Citation
Duncan, William Hence, "Understanding Missing National Agriculutral Statistics Survey Yields. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2024.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/11379