PROCEEDINGS/ CONFERENCES

Cabrera, V.E. , Solis, D., Letson, D. Optimal crop-insurance strategies under climate variability: Contrasting insurer and farmer interests. 2007 American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Portland , July 29-August 1, 2007.

Cabrera, V.E. NM-Manure: a seasonal prediction model of manure excretion for lactating dairy cows in New Mexico . ASABE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis , June 18-20, 2007.

Cabrera, V.E. Trends on dairy economic impacts in New Mexico and Texas and consequent decisions. Dairy Management Program. Clovis , NM , April 11, 2007.

Cabrera, V.E. Silage and dairy farming: a synergy for closed loop systems. High Plains Silage Workshop. Clovis , NM , March 22, 2007.

Cabrera, V.E. Prediction of manure excretion by lactating cows in the high plains. NM/TX Highlights Conference. Clovis , October 11, 2006.

Langeveld, J.W.A., Crawford, A., Paine, M., Pinheiro, S., de Boef, W., Kristensen, I.S., Hermansen, J., Dedieu, B., Hildebrand, P., Cabrera, V.E. , Jansen, D., Dixon, J. Project setup and learning processes in participative systems oriented research initiatives. 7th European IFSA Symposium, May 2006 Wageningen, The Netherlands .

Cabrera, V.E. , Letson, D. Optimal Climate Crop Insurance Strategy: Contrasting Insurer and Farmer Interests. NOAA 2006 Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop: Research and Applications on Use and Impacts. March 2006, Tucson , Arizona .

Hayes, R., Cabrera, V.E. , Baker, M. Impact of Extension in the Cañete Valley of Peru : A Convergence of Spatial, Economical, Statistical and Anecdotal Evidence. Cornell University 's 3rd Annual Latin American Studies Program. February 2006, Ithaca , NY.

Cabrera, V.E. , Breuer, N.E. Hildebrand, P.E., and Letson, D. The dynamic North Florida dairy farm model: A user-friendly computerized tool for increasing profits while minimizing N leaching under varying climatic conditions. American Farm Bureau Federation, 87 th Annual Convention. January 2006, Nashville, Tennessee.

Cabrera, V.E. , Fraisse, C., Letson, D., Podesta, G., Novak, J. Impact of climate information in reducing farm risk by selecting crop insurance programs. Paper accepted to the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Workshop. Climate Science in Support of Decisionmaking. November 2005, Arlington , Virginia .

Cabrera, V.E. , Letson, D., Podesta, G. 2005. Climate information to reduce farm risk. The Society for engineering in agricultural, food, and biological systems. ASAE Meeting Presentation Paper Number: 053057. July 2005, Tampa , Florida.

Cabrera, V.E. Towards proactive environmental protection: the case of north Florida dairy farms and groundwater nitrogen pollution. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting. April 2005, Santa Fe , New Mexico .

Cabrera, V.E. and Letson, D. The value of climate information when farm programs matter. Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop Research and Applications on Use and Impacts. March 2005, Columbia University , Palisades , New York .

Fraisse, C., Bellow, J., Breuer, N., Cabrera, V.E. , Hoogenboom, Ingram, K. A vision for the Southeast Climate Consortium Extension Program. Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop Research and Applications on Use and Impacts. March 2005, Columbia University , Palisades , New York .

Jones, J.W., Fraisse, C., Hildebrand, P.E., Breuer, N., Cabrera, V.E. , O'Brien, J.J. User-driven research and agricultural system decision support. American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. February 2005 , Washington , D . C.

Cabrera, V.E. and Hildebrand, P.E. Economic and ecologic assessment of groundwater nitrogen pollution from north Florida dairy farm systems: an interdisciplinary approach. Sixth IFSA European Symposium of the Farming Systems and Rural Systems Research and Extension. April 2004, Vila Real, Portugal.

Cabrera, V.E. Participatory modeling of north Florida dairy farm systems. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting. March 2004 , Dallas , Texas.

Cabrera, V.E. , Hildebrand, P.E. and Jones, J.W. El Niño southern oscillation impact on nitrogen leaching in north Florida dairy forage systems. Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop Research and Applications on Use and Impacts. March 2004, Tallahassee , Florida.

Breuer, N.E., Cabrera, V.E. , Hildebrand, P.E. Continuous stakeholder feedback: improving adoption and user-friendliness of climate variability-based information and tools for livestock production. Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop Research and Applications on Use and Impacts. March 2004, Tallahassee , Florida .

Cabrera, V.E. Economic and ecologic assessment of groundwater nitrogen pollution from north Florida dairy farm systems: an interdisciplinary approach. The 68 th Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences. March 2004, Orlando , Florida .

Cabrera, V.E. and Jones, J.W. El Niño Southern Oscillation impact on nitrogen leaching in north Florida dairy farm systems. Biological Systems Simulation Conference. March 2004, Gainesville , Florida .

Cabrera, V.E. and Hildebrand, P.E. Modeling family dynamics and household welfare in Cañete , Peru . 17 th Symposium International Farming Systems Association, November, 2002, Orlando , Florida .

Cabrera, V.E. , Breuer, N.E., Hildebrand, P.E. Assessing the impact of long-term climate forecasting on north central Florida livestock producers using linear programming. International Workshop on Regional Integrated Assessment of Climate Impacts. Castelvecchio, September 2002. Pascoly, Italy .

Cabrera, V.E. , Baker, M. and Hildebrand, P.E. Formative evaluation of Valle Grande Rural Institute. 27 th National Agricultural Education Research Conference. December 2000, San Diego , California .

Cabrera, V.E. Baker, M., Hildebrand, P.E. Farm problems, solutions, and extension programs for small farmers in Cañete , Peru . 16 th Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education. April 2000, Arlington , Virginia .

Cabrera, V.E. Modeling diversity within an agricultural community in Peru . 4 th Biennial Meeting of the North American Chapter, Internatio nal Farming Systems Association . October 1999 , Guelph , Canada .