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Prediction of Weather Event Associated Crop Yield Losses in Kansas

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Wang, Erda
Williams, Jimmy R.
Little, Bertis B.
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The Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (EPIC) model was modified to include hail weather events, completing modification needed to simulate the four most frequent causes of crop yield loss (hail, too wet, too cold, too dry) in the Kansas crop insurance program. Yields were simulated for corn, wheat, soybeans, and sorghum.

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Paper provided by Southern Agricultural Economics Association in its series 2006 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2006, Orlando, Florida with number 35467.

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  1. Harwood, Joy & Heifner, Richard & Coble, Keith & Perry, Janet & Somwaru, Agapi, 1999. "Managing Risk in Farming: Concepts, Research, and Analysis," Agricultural Economics Reports 34081, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. [Downloadable!]
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