Initial Thoughts on US Beef to China
Last week, the US agreed to terms with China that would allow US beef to…
Author Eric Belasco
Eric Belasco
Eric Belasco is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University. He received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Economics from North Carolina State University in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He conducts research in the areas of agricultural marketing, risk management, farm policy, and financial engineering. Examples of this research include evaluations into grid pricing risk, the use of forward contracts in mitigating profit risk, modeling revenue risk in cattle production, and characterizing the link between weather and production indicators.
(Podcast) Episode 017: Forages and Hay Production
What does forage production look like in Montana? The AgEconMT crew chats with Dr.…
What Would be the Impact of a Cap on Insurance Premium Subsidies?
With the next farm bill planned to be completed by 2018, there are many ideas…
(Podcast) Episode 015: Montana Calving 2017
What are some good rules of thumb for calving in Montana? The AgEconMT crew…
What is the Difference Between Bilateral and Multilateral Trade Agreements?
One question that has come up recently is whether there is a difference between bilateral…
The Long Run View of Cattle Market Fundamentals
I always look forward to seeing all the participants at our annual outlook conference and…
(Podcast) Episode 011: The 2016 Election Outcome and NGP Agriculture
Anton Bekkerman and Eric Belasco sit down to chat about the big issues that…
Will the upcoming election directly impact agriculture?
Despite agriculture’s importance to US trade and foreign policy, Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton are…
(Podcast) Episode 009: The Present and Future of US Beef Markets
The AgEconMT crew is joined by Dr. Gary Brester, a Professor of Economics in…
The Importance of Trade and the TPP in U.S. Beef Production
While the meat casino has been a recent hot topic in the cattle markets, this…