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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…
Census of Agriculture: Information on Everything Agriculture
Once every five years the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the Census of Agriculture. …
More Big Farms, Fewer Small Farms? Depends on Where You Live
After over a year in waiting, results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture were finally…
Time to break up agribusiness monopolies?
There is growing recognition of America’s historically high levels of industry concentration, and it’s looking…
Who is Average?
A keynote speaker at a recent Risk Management Conference explored the question “What does the…
Thoughts from the Road
I recently spent a week in South Eastern Montana contributing to a series of two-day…
New Tool for Accessing Historical Montana Wheat Basis
Recently, my colleague Kate Fuller and I developed a new online tool that’s intended to…
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…
When Does Marketing Grain to Canada Pay?
Key insights: The recently-announced US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes provisions to eliminate automatic wheat down-grading for…
Will Blockchains Revolutionize Agriculture?
Over the past year, I’ve heard a lot of people talking about blockchains in agriculture. …