The conversion of agricultural and forested lands to developed uses is, to a large extent, a natural byproduct of economic…
Author: Dan Bigelow
Dan Bigelow
Dan Bigelow is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University. Prior to coming to MSU in summer 2019, Dan spent four years in Washington, DC working for the US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. He holds a BS and MS in Resource Economics from the University of Massachusetts and a PhD in Applied Economics from Oregon State University. Dan's research focuses on the economics of land and water resource management and policy, primarily in application to the US agricultural sector.
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In August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their annual farmland value estimates for 2021.…
The USDA has long provided support to farmers and ranchers through various programs and initiatives aimed at increasing access to…
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Irrigated agriculture is an important component of the US farm sector, particularly in the arid western US. According to the…