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Ag Econ News:
Newsletters
| K-State Agricultural Economics Newsletters | Author |
Release Date |
| In The Cattle Markets | Tonsor/LMIC | May 21, 2012 |
| Grain Outlook | O'Brien | May 11, 2012 |
| KFMA Monthly Newsletter or Archives | Langemeier, Herbel and KFMA Economists | May 23, 2012 |
Position Announcements
| Position | Location | Announcement |
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Assistant or Associate Professor, Farm Management |
Manhattan, KS | |
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Extension Agricultural Economist, Kansas Farm Management Association, North Central |
Abilene, KS |
K-State Agricultural Economics Department Theses and Dissertations (Click HERE)
Access K-State Department of Agricultural Economics Student Dissertations
and Theses since 2005.
More will be added in the future. Includes M.S. and MAB theses, and Ph.D.
Dissertations.
Radio Interviews
| K-State Radio Network Interviews |
Date |
Listen or Download (MP3) |
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KSRN Grain Market Outlook Weekly Radio
Interview - Dan O'Brien
KSRN Grain Market Outlook Materials |
May 25, 2012 May 25, 2012 |
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| KSRN Livestock Market Outlook Weekly Radio Interview - Glynn Tonsor & LMIC | May 21, 2012 | Download |
| A look at the new report on 2011 Kansas net farm income just out from K-State, from the Kansas Farm Management Association: administrator Kevin Herbel shares the income numbers, and six KFMA economists from around the state comment on the economic health of farms and ranches in their areas: Todd Ziegler, northwest Kansas; Doug Stucky, southwest Kansas; Bryan Manny, south-central Kansas; Dave Rempe, north-central Kansas; Charlie Wilken, southeast Kansas; and Clay Simons, northeast Kansas. | May 24, 2012 | Part 1 |
| K-State agricultural economist Michael Langemeier looks at the factors that determine farm economic liquidity, solvency and financial stress, based on his new 5-year analysis of Kansas Farm Management Association data. | May 21, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural policy professor Barry Flinchbaugh weighs in on the 2012 farm bill process, saying that partisan politics and the general good health of the agricultural economy are making this farm bill debate more contentious than in the past. | May 18, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Nathan Hendricks discusses his research on crop rotation decisions by farmers: how they impact grain supplies, and the role of grain price in crop selection for a rotation program. | May 14, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural policy specialist Troy Dumler provides his observations on last week's House Agriculture Committee farm bill hearing in Dodge City, and comments on the draft farm bill to be considered soon by the Senate Agriculture Committee...he concludes that finalizing the farm bill before the current bill expires seems more and more unlikely. | April 24, 2012 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, talks about a court decision on whether a bank can claim a secured interest in a farmer's crop insurance proceeds in a bankruptcy situation. | April 11, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Troy Dumler offers his latest observations on the 2012 farm bill: what the latest discussions on Capitol Hill suggest about possible program cuts, and the chances the new legislation will be finished before the elections this fall. | March 22, 2012 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, goes over a new court ruling out of Texas, which addresses groundwater ownership...he calls it a landmark case which could weigh heavily in future water policy decisions in the Great Plains region. | February 29, 2012 | Download |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby discusses several new aspects of crop insurance coverage for the growing season ahead: the premium rate reductions that will be available to producers in some parts of Kansas, and the yield trend adjustment option that has been offered on a limited basis in some Kansas corn production areas. | February 22, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Michael Langemeier covers his new analysis of wheat production trends in Kansas, based on Kansas Farm Management Association data, and projects the future direction of wheat acreage in eastern, central and western Kansas. | February 21, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Mykel Taylor discusses the increasing volatility in local grain basis which is the subject of a research project she will be conducting. | February 17, 2012 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, director of the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation at Iowa State University, covers an assortment of recent court decisions of interest to the agricultural sector, including one out of Iowa on permissible traffic on a county roadway, and another ruling on a deceptive cattle trading case. | February 15, 2012 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, outlines a recent court ruling on a bizarre negligence case which, while far removed from agriculture, has important implications for farmers and ranchers. | February 1, 2012 | Download |
CHOICES: The AAEA Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource
Issues: 4th
Quarter 2011 
| Article/Title | Author |
| Fundamental Forces Affecting U.S. Fresh Produce Growers and Marketers | Roberta L. Cook |
| Fundamental Forces Affecting the U.S. Fresh Berry and Lettuce/Leafy Green Subsectors | Roberta L. Cook |
| The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act and Its Economic Implications | Luis A. Ribera and Ronald D. Knutson |
| Certification Schemes for Biofuel Sustainability Will Not Work | Clay Ogg |
| Why was ACRE a No-Go With Iowa Farmers | William M. Edwards |
| Distributional Impacts of Capping Eligibility for Commodity Program Payments | Eric Wailes, Eddie Chavez, Diana Danforth, Bruce Ahrendsen, and Bruce Dixon |
| Crop Insurance and the Future Farm Safety Net | Keith Collins and Harun Bulut |
Video Presentations
| Video Presentations |
Date |
Listen or Download (WMV) |
| Grain Market Analysis - Dan O'Brien | March 23, 2012 | Download |
| Grain Market Analysis - Dan O'Brien | March 9, 2012 | Download |
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