How are Montana farmers feeling about the ag economy?
For the last three years, Anton Bekkerman and I have run a survey with the…
Author Kate Fuller
Kate Fuller
Kate Binzen Fuller is an assistant professor and extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University. She holds an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. Her extension and research program focuses on the economics of farm management decisions, including USDA programs and policies, pest and disease responses, and issues surrounding leasing and land values. Kate’s extension program takes her on the road often, resulting in a rapidly expanding knowledge and appreciation for Montana’s interstates, highways, and (especially) gravel roads.
2020 Montana Crop Acreage Trends
2020 has already been a pretty bizarre year, for a number of reasons. With crop…
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in Montana
Over the next week, Montana Farm Service Agency is running two webinars covering the details…
Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program 101
Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program 101 Note: Today we are taking a break from…
Being there for each other by staying apart: Coronavirus and social distancing
We are starting to contend with COVID-19 in the United States. Ag markets have fallen…
Feral pigs are coming! And other highlights of the 2020 Economic Outlook Seminar
Each year, George Haynes and I head out on the road during January – March…
Farmer outlook declines
Last year around this time, I wrote about a survey Anton and I ran, asking…
Cannabusiness in the Big Sky: Montana Hemp Update 2019
This spring I wrote about hemp as a relatively new, rapidly expanding crop in the…
Dairy Margin Coverage in the 2018 Farm Bill
While dairies may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about…
ARC-Individual in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills
A few months back, I discussed the 2018 farm bill and the fact that the…