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The Economic costs of wildfires.
It has been another brutal wildfire season in the western United States. The Mendocino complex…
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Agricultural Export Prices Fell 5.3% in July 2018, Exactly As Economic Theory Indicates
Key insights: The July 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics report on U.S. Import and Export…
Are there barriers to crop insurance usage in organic and diversified operations?
Recent posts by Kate and Joe have provided information on growth in organic acreage and…
Tax Cut Implications, Ag Bank Consolidation Impacts, and Returns to Farm Income: Update on Recent Ag Econ Research
Key insights: The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting brings together the most recent…
How Are Pulse Crops Affecting the Economics of Northern Great Plains Agriculture and What’s Next?
Key insights: Since 2000, pulse crops planted acres have increased by over 1,000% in the…
Are most organic farms also conventional farms?
Joe Janzen and I have been looking into whether and why organic farms pay more…
Don’t Get Burned by an Investment Scam
In the course of everyday life, most of us will need the services of an…
What’s the Difference Between Trade Restriction and Trade Diversion?
Key Insights: U.S. exporters have increasingly begun to face trade disruptions on two fronts: from…
Consequences of Using Domestic Policies to Offset Retaliatory Tariff Losses to US Farmers
Key insights: President Trump has noted that he will “make it up’ to U.S. farmers…
Raising Sheep for Meat, Wool, or Both
A couple weeks ago I visited a friend’s sheep ranch in western Idaho for Fourth…