Business & Finance By Kate FullerNovember 25, 2020Transfer on Death DeedsThis post is a guest post from the DAEE’s Family Economics Specialist Marsha Goetting. More…
Business & Finance By Kate FullerSeptember 2, 2020How are Montana farmers feeling about the ag economy?For the last three years, Anton Bekkerman and I have run a survey with the…
Business & Finance By Joel SchumacherJuly 23, 20202020 Census: Montana is on the BubbleEvery decade the census attempts to count everyone in the country. Many government programs utilize…
Policy By Brock SmithApril 1, 2020Understanding the Paycheck Protection Program for Small BusinessesLast week I wrote some thoughts about how the federal government should address the economic…
Policy By Brock SmithMarch 25, 2020Preventing an Economic PlagueThe Coronavirus is bringing economic calamity to every corner of the country. Unemployment claims in…
Business & Finance By Joel SchumacherMarch 12, 2020The Cobell Settlement: A $600 Million Land PurchaseThree years ago, I wrote a post about a $280 million dollar Agricultural Land Purchase…
Business & Finance By Diane CharltonFebruary 27, 2020Major Box Store Retailer: Friend or Foe?Wal-Mart’s presence in rural and urban communities is rising.[1] In Montana, there are currently 16…
Crops By Anton BekkermanDecember 9, 20198 Charts About the Opportunities and Challenges for Montana’s Organic SectorI was recently invited to be part of a panel at the 2019 Montana Organic…
Business & Finance By Anton BekkermanAugust 8, 2019Are You Overpaying for Wine?Wine. It’s an iconic product and a frequent staple at social gathering. It can also…
Crops By Kate FullerApril 19, 2019Value-Added and Direct-to-Consumer Sales: Montana Highlights from the 2017 Agricultural CensusThe results of the 2017 USDA Ag Census were released last week. (Both Anton and…