In my last post, I took a first look at the 2017 Census of Ag data by examining the average…
Author: Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher, an extension economics associate specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University. Much of his research has focused on understanding the economics and public policy implications of small and community scale alternative energy projects. Joel also researches and provides extension training in retirement planning, saving and investing. Helping Montanans stay up to date on the ever changing laws and regulations affecting consumer issues is an interesting and challenging area.
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Once every five years the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the Census of Agriculture. The census is conducted in…
A keynote speaker at a recent Risk Management Conference explored the question “What does the average tell us?” The speaker…
I recently spent a week in South Eastern Montana contributing to a series of two-day farm management workshops. Workshop attendees…
Montana for better or worse has consumed alcohol, and thus supported businesses producing and selling alcohol, at a higher than…