Cannabusiness in the Big Sky: Montana Hemp Update 2019
This spring I wrote about hemp as a relatively new, rapidly expanding crop in 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.
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…
Montana and the 2018 farm bill
Well, it’s farm bill time again. While legislation was passed late last year, many of…
Value-Added and Direct-to-Consumer Sales: Montana Highlights from the 2017 Agricultural Census
The results of the 2017 USDA Ag Census were released last week. (Both Anton and…
New Tool for Tracking Wheat Prices and Basis: msuextension.org/basis
Note: This post also appears in the latest issue of Lives and Landscapes. The MSU…
Hemp is the next big _______
In 2016, Montana had zero reported acres of industrial hemp. In 2018, Montana narrowly became…
250 Miscellaneous Thoughts About Farming
This post was written with assistance from MSU DAEE graduate student Molly DelCurto. Anton Bekkerman…
Crowdsourcing the crystal ball: Montana farmers’ predictions for the ag economy
This blog post was written with assistance from Molly DelCurto, MSU DAEE graduate student Each…
Are most organic farms also conventional farms?
Joe Janzen and I have been looking into whether and why organic farms pay more…