(Podcast) Episode 032: What’s Impacting the 2020 Pulse Markets?
Anton was recently a guest on the Northern Pulse Growers’ podcast series, discussing the…
Author Anton Bekkerman
Anton Bekkerman
Dr. Anton Bekkerman is a former associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University. He currently serves as the director of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. Bekkerman's primary areas of research are grain marketing, basis and price forecast modeling, understanding how grain prices are affected by changes in supply chain infrastructures and quality demands, and analyzing the economic trade-offs of adopting alternative dryland cropping systems in Montana. Although Bekkerman grew up on the east coast, he had made a small step toward production agricultural after ranching a flock of six backyard chickens.
Forecasting Portland Soft White Wheat Prices
The following is a summary of an undergraduate research project conducted by Jamie Douglas, an…
What’s Brewing for Barley Markets in 2020
After several years of slow but consistent price growth, northern U.S. barley markets are exhibiting…
(Podcast) Episode 031: Recession Impacts on Cattle Markets
Anton was recently a guest on Lane Nordlund’s podcast series, discussing how the COVID-19…
Tracking COVID-19 in Rural America
Coronavirus has been directly affecting U.S. communities for approximately two months. The majority of the…
Economic Recession Impacts on Cattle Markets: Lessons from 2008
The past several weeks have been unusual and uncertain, to put it mildly. The COVID-19…
Montana Wheat and Barley Planted Varieties: A Visual Overview for 2019
Wheat and barley are two of the most economically important crops produced in Montana. Buyers…
2020 Presidential Candidates: Stances on U.S. Agricultural Issues
I must admit: I’ve been wanting to post about this topic for a while, but…
8 Charts About the Opportunities and Challenges for Montana’s Organic Sector
I was recently invited to be part of a panel at the 2019 Montana Organic…
Food Insecurity in the Northern Great Plains
On October 22, 2019, the Urban Institute published an interactive study that describes county-level food…