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Leslie (Bees) Butler

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Cooperative Extension Specialist and Lecturer

2111 Social Sciences & Humanities

Office Hours: By Appointment

Phone: (530) 752-3681

Fax: (530) 752-5614

ljbutler@ucdavis.edu

Selected Publications

  • Butler, L.J. and M.M. Wolf. "Economic Analysis of the Impact of Cloning on Improving Dairy Herd Composition." AgBioForum 13(2)(2010):194-207.
  • Butler, L.J. "Global Economic Trends: Forage, Feeds and Milk." Proceedings: Visalia, California, UC Cooperative Extension, Plant Sciences Department, University of California, 2010.
  • Butler, L.J. "Introduction to the Principles of Demand." Fresh Produce Marketing Strategies Short Course.  Roberta Cook, coordinator. Davis, CA: University of California, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2009.
  • An, H. and L.J. Butler. "Update on rbST Use in the California Dairy Industry." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 12(5)(2009):5-7.
  • Butler, L.J. "Book Review: Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics and Policy." R. E. Just, J.M. Alston and D. Zilberman, eds. New York, 2006. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91(3)(2009):854-855.
  • Oltjen, J.W., D.J. Drake, A.B. Ahmadi, A.J. Romera, S.J.R. Woodward, L.N. Bennett, F. Haque, and L.J. Butler. "Management Simulation Tool for Estimating Value of Individual Identification of Beef Cattle." Proceedings, Western Section, American Society of Animal Science 59(2008).
  • Butler, L.J., H. An, and L. Jarvis. "What Can We Learn from a Mature Biotechnology Product Market? rbst and the U.S. Dairy Industry." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2008.
  • Butler, L.J., M.M. Wolf, and S. Bandoni. "Consumer Attitudes Toward Milk Products Produced from Cloned Cows." Journal of Food Distribution and Research 39(1)(2008):31-35.
  • Butler, L.J., et. al. "Benefits and Costs of Implementing an Animal Identification and Traceability System in California: Beef, Dairy, Sheep and Goats." Sacramento, CA: California Department of Food and Agriculture, 2008.
  • Butler, L.J. "Small Cheese Plant Dynamics." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2007.
  • Butler, L.J. "Dairy Industry Trends in the West." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2007.
  • Wolf, M.M. and L.J. Butler. "Consumer Response to Beef Clones to Produce Tender Meat: A Case Study." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2007.
  • Caja, G., F. Haque, J.W. Oltjen, L.J. Butler, J.L. Evans, and V.J. Velez. "Estimation of No-Return Costs for Different Cattle Identification Systems in California." San Antonio, Texas: PSA, AMPA, ASAS, 2007.
  • Butler, L.J. and A. McCarthy. "Market Power in the Northwest D'Anjou Pear Industry: Implications for California Agriculture." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 11(1)(2007):8-10.
  • Butler, L.J. "Factors Affecting the Supply, Demand and Price of Alfalfa." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006.
  • Butler, L.J. "An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Cloning on Improvising Dairy Herd Composition." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006.
  • Butler, L.J. "An Overview of the California Dairy Industry." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006.
  • Butler, L.J., M.M Wolf, and S. Bandoni. "Consumer Attitudes Toward Milk Products Produced from Cloned Cows." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006.
  • King, A., M.V. Horn, B. Paul, N. Tibbetts, L.J. Butler, and M. Marrush. "Use of English Walnut Shells in the Landscape." Davis, University of California: Department of Animal Science, 2006.
  • Butler, L.J. "U.S. Offices of Technology Transfer: The University of California as a Case Study." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006.
  • Butler, L.J. "Marketing Planning for a Small Cheese Plant." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006.
  • Butler, L.J. "Dairy Situation and Outlook for the U.S. and California in 2006." California Dairy 15(1)(2006):15-17, 24-25.
  • Butler, L.J. "Evolution and Monopolistic Competition in the California Seed Industry: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics,2005.
  • Butler, L.J. "Estimating the Demand for Organic Milk." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2005.
  • Butler, L.J., G.E. Higginbotham, E.J. DePeters, and J.E.P. Santos. "Economic Analysis of a Feeding Trial: Pelleted or Whole Cottonseed?" Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2005.
  • Butler, L.J. "Factors Affecting the Supply, Demand and Price of Alfalfa in 2006." Proceedings : 35th California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium. Visalia, California: Department of Plant Sciences, Agronomy Research and Information Center, 2005.
  • Henriques, I. and L.J. Butler. "Pre- and Post- Adoption Analyses of Biotechnology Use: Is Bovine Somatotropin (bST) a Technological Substitute or Complement?" Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2004.
  • Butler, L.J. "Book review: Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone" M. Winston, author. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002. Agricultural Economics 30(3)(2004):260-261.
  • Andersen, M.A., L.J. Butler, and K.J. Bradford. "An Economic Study of the California Seed Industry." Davis, University of California: Agricultural Issues Center, Giannini Foundation, 2003.
  • Butler, L.J. "Seed Provisions & Agricultural Development: The Institutions of Rural Change." Journal of Asian Economics 13(2003):891-893.
  • Andersen, M.A. and L.J. Butler. "The California Seed Industry: Organization, Economic Performance and the Structure of R&D." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2003.
  • Butler, L.J. "Has the Dairy Options Pilot Program (DOPP) Been Good Policy?" Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2003.
  • Henriques, I. and L.J. Butler. "The Importance of Feed Management Technologies in the Decision to Adopt Bovine Somatotropin: An Application to California Dairy Producers." Market Development for Genetically Modified Foods. V. Santaniello, R.E. Evenson and D. Zilberman, eds., pp.91-99. Wallingford, UK : CAB International, 2002.
  • Butler, L.J. "Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights of Genetic Resources: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology." Economic and Social Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology. R.E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman, eds., pp.17-29. Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CABI Publishing, 2002.
  • Butler, L.J. "An Overview of the California Dairy Industry." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2002.
  • Butler, L.J. "How Did California Become King of Milk Mountain?" Hoard's Dairyman 179(2002).
  • Butler, L.J. "The Economics of Organic Milk Production in California: A Comparison with Conventional Costs." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 17(2)(2002):83-91.
  • Butler, L.J. "Survey Quantifies Cost of Organic Milk Production in California." California Agriculture 56(5)(2002):157-162.
  • Butler, L.J. and I. Henriques. "Adoption and Diffusion of rBST in California." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001.
  • Butler, L.J. "The Costs Associated with Producing Organic Milk in California." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001.
  • Butler, L.J. "Organic Milk Production in California: A Comparison with Conventional Cost." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001.
  • Butler, L.J. "The Potential for Growth in the California Dairy/Forage Industry and Implications of the 2002 Farm Bill." Davis, University of California: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001.
  • Butler, L.J. and C.A. Wolf. "California Dairy Production: Unique Policies and Natural Advantages." Research in Rural Sociology 8(2000):129-149.
  • Butler, L.J. "Making Sense of California Milk Standards and Prices: Reader Questions and Author Responses." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 3(4)(2000):10.
  • Butler, L.J. "Making Sense of California Milk Standards and Prices." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 3(2)(2000):3-6.

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