Publications

Journal Articles

2010

Cabrera, V.E. Accepted. A large Markovian linear program for replacement policies to optimize dairy herd net income for diets and nitrogen excretion. Journal of Dairy Science 00-00.

Cabrera, V.E., Solis, D., del Corral, J. Accepted. Determinants of Technical Efficiency among Dairy Farms in Wisconsin. Journal of Dairy Science 00-00.

2009

Cabrera, V.E., Stavast, L.J., Baker, T.T., Wood, M.K., Cram, D.S., Flynn, R.P., and Ulery, A.L. 2009. Soil and runoff response to dairy manure application on rangeland. Agriculture, Ecology, and Environment 131:255-262.

Cabrera, V.E., Solis, D., Letson, D. 2009. Optimal crop insurance under climate variability: contrasting insurer and farmer interests. Transactions of the ASABE 52, 623-631.

AitSahlia, F., Wang, C., Cabrera, V.E., Uryasev, S., Fraisse, C.W. 2009. Optimal crop planting schedules and financial hedging strategies. Annals of Operations Research DOI: 10.1007/s10479-009-0551-2.

Liu, J., Men, C., Men, C., Cabrera, V.E., Uryasev, S., Fraisse, C.W. 2009. Optimizing crop insurance under climate variability. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1490.1.

2008

Cabrera, V.E., Hagevoort, R., Solis, D., Kirksey, R., Diemer, J.A. 2008. Economic Impact of Milk Production in the State of New Mexico. Journal of Dairy Science 91:2144-2150.

Cabrera, V.E., Mathis, C.P., Kirksey, R.E., Baker, T.T. 2008. Development of a seasonal prediction model for manure excretion by dairy cattle. The Professional Animal Scientist 24:175-183.

Cabrera, V.E., Breuer, N.E., Hildebrand, P.E. 2008. Participatory modeling in dairy farm systems: a method for building consensual environmental sustainability using seasonal climate forecasts. Climatic Change 89, 395-409.

Breuer, N.E., Cabrera, V.E., Ingram, K.T. Broad, K., and Hildebrand, P.E. 2008. AgClimate: A case study in participatory decision support system development. Climatic Change 87, 385-403.

Fraisse, C., Cabrera, V.E., Breuer, N.E., Baez, J., Quispe, J. Matos, E. 2008. El Niño – Southern Oscillation Influences on Soybean Yields in Eastern Paraguay. International Journal of Climatology 28, 1339-1407.

2007

Cabrera, V.E., S. Jagtap, and P.E. Hildebrand. 2007. Strategies to limit (minimize) nitrogen leaching on dairy farms driven by seasonal climate forecasts. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 122, 479-489.

Cabrera, V.E., Letson, D., Podesta, G. 2007. The value of the climate information when Farm Programs matter. Agricultural Systems 93, 25-42.

2006

Cabrera, V.E., de Vries, A., and Hildebrand, P.E. 2006. Manure nitrogen production in North Florida dairy farms: A comparison of three models. Journal of Dairy Science 89, 1830-1841.

Cabrera, V.E., Breuer, N.E. and Hildebrand, P.E. 2006. North Florida dairy farmer perception toward the use of seasonal climate forecast technology. Climatic Change 78, 479-491.

Cabrera, V.E., Fraisse, C., Letson, D., Podesta, G., Novak, J. 2006. Impact of climate information in reducing farm risk by selecting crop insurance programs. Transactions of the ASABE 49, 1223-1233.

Cabrera, V.E., Hildebrand, P.E., Jones, J.W., Letson, D., and de Vries, A. 2006. An integrated North Florida dairy farm model to reduce environmental impacts under seasonal climate variability. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 113, 82-97.

Fraisse, C. W., Bellow, J. G., Breuer, N., Cabrera, V.E., Hatch, L., Hoogenboom, G., Ingram, K., Jones, J. W., O'Brien, J.J., Paz, J., Zierden, D. 2006. AgClimate: A Climate Forecast Information System for Agricultural Risk Management in the Southeastern USA. Computer and Electronics in Agriculture 53, 13-27.

2005

Cabrera, V.E., Breuer, N.E. Hildebrand, P.E., and Letson, D. 2005. The dynamic north-Florida dairy farm model: a user-friendly computerized tool for increasing profits while minimizing environmental impacts. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 49, 286-308.

Cabrera, V.E., Hildebrand, P.E. and Jones, J.W. 2005. Modeling the effect of household composition on the welfare of limited-resource farmers in Coastal Cañete, Peru. Agricultural Systems 86, 207-222.

Book Chapters

Cabrera, V.E., D. Solís, G.A Baigorria and D. Letson. 2009. Chapter 7th:Managing Climate Variability in Agricultural Analysis. IN Long, J.A. and Wells D.S. (Eds), Ocean Circulation and El Niño: New Research, p. 163-179, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, Hauppauge, NY.

Hoogenboom, G., Fraisse, C.W., Jones, J.W., Ingram, K.T., O'Brien, J.J., Bellow, J.G., Zierden, D., Stooksbury, D.E., Paz, J.O., Garcia y Garcia, A., Guerra, L.C., Letson, D., Breuer, N.E., Cabrera, V.E., Hatch, L.U., and Roncoli, C. 2007. Climate-based agricultural risk management tools for Florida, Georgia and Alabma, USA. In: p. 273-278. (M.V.K. Sivakumar and J. Hansen, editors). Climate Prediction and Agriculture: Advances and Challenges. Springer, Berlin, Germany.

Abstracts

Cabrera, V.E., Pantoja, J., Ruegg, P., Shook, G. 2009. Decision-making for early postpartum subclinical mastitis. J. Dairy Sci. 92 (E-Suppl. 1):T13.

Cabrera, V.E. 2009. A large Markovian linear program model for dairy herd decision-making. J. Dairy Sci. 92 (E-Suppl. 1):661.

Ruiz, M., Cabrera, V.E. 2009. The economic impact of five dairy cattle clinical diseases as measured by the correlation between Lactational incidence risk and the income over feed cost in Wisconsin dairy herds. J. Dairy Sci. 92 (E-Suppl. 1):W1.

Valvekar, M., Cabrera, V.E., Gould, B. 2009. Analysis of program performance and cost under alternative policy configurations and market conditions. J. Dairy Sci. 92 (E-Suppl. 1):W102.

Janowski, J., Cabrera, V.E. 2009. A stochastic decision support system tool for dairy expansion. J. Dairy Sci. 92 (E-Suppl. 1):T236.

Inostroza, J. F., Cabrera, V.E., Shaver, R.D., Tricarico, J.M. 2009. Evaluation of the economic impact of Optigen use in commercial dairy herd diets with varying feed and milk prices. J. Dairy Sci. 92 (E-Suppl. 1):M131.

Inostroza, J. F., Shaver, R.D., Cabrera, V.E., Tricarico, J.M. 2009. Effect of Optigen on milk yield composition and component yields in commercial Wisconsin dairy farms. J. Dairy Sci. 92 (E-Suppl. 1):T297.

Cabrera, V.E., Solis, D. 2008. Managing the newly created LGM-Dairy insurance under seasonal climate variability. J. Dairy Sci. 91 (Suppl. 1):557.

Extension Publications

Cabrera, V.E., Bolton, K., Hoffman, P. 2009. Cost-benefit of accelerated liquid feeding program for dairy heifers. University of Wisconsin Extension Dairy Management.

Cabrera, V.E. 2009. Economic analysis of switching milking frequency. University of Wisconsin Extension Dairy Management.

Cabrera, V.E. 2009. Economic value of sexed semen programs for dairy heifers. University of Wisconsin Extension Dairy Management.

Cabrera, V.E., Shaver, R., Wattiaux, M. 2009. Income over feed supplement cost (IOFSC). University of Wisconsin Extension Dairy Management

Cabrera, V.E. 2008. Optimal corn grain feeding in Wisconsin dairy diets. University of Wisconsin Extension Dairy Management

Valvekar, M. Cabrera, V.E., Gould B.W. 2008. LGM-Dairy: LIvestock Gros Margin insurance for dairy, a new risk management tool available for Wisconsin dairy producers. University of Wisconsin Extension Dairy Management

Cabrera, V.E., Marsalis, M., and Lauriault, L.,  2007. Using a computer application to predict irrigated alfalfa yield. NMSU Cooperative Extension Service Publication. Las Cruces, NM. Circular 633.

Cabrera, V.E., Kirksey, R., Mathis, C.,  2007. .Grazing-N: A Nitrogen Balance Model for Grazing Dairy Heifers and Dry Cows in New Mexico.  NMSU Cooperative Extension Service Publication. Las Cruces, NM. Circular 611.

Cabrera, V.E., Hagevoort, R. 2007. Importance of the New Mexico dairy industry. NMSU Cooperative Extension Service Publication. Las Cruces, NM. Circular 613.

Breuer, N., Cabrera, V.E., Hildebrand, P.E.,  Jones, J.W.,  2005. Climate-based management options for north central Florida Beef Cattle Producers. Coop. Ext. Serv. Circ. 1476 Publications Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Cabrera, V.E., Breuer, N., Hildebrand, P.E.,  2005. Climate-based management to reduce nitrate leaching from dairies in the Suwannee River Basin. Coop. Ext. Serv. Circ. 1464 Publications Univ. Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Theses

Cabrera, V.E.,  2004. Ph.D. Thesis Modeling north-Florida dairy farm management strategies to alleviate ecological impacts under varying climatic conditions: an interdisciplinary approach. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Cabrera, V.E.,  1999. M.S. Thesis. Farm problems, solutions, and extension programs for small farmers in Cañete, Lima, Peru.University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Cabrera, V.E.,  1993. B.S. Thesis. Análisis de los Factores de Producción en Espárrago en la Pampa de Villacurí, Ica, Perú.
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima.