This column is intended to provide you with an update on emerging economic and agribusiness issues and research.

There are two approaches, short-run and long-run perspectives, to study obesity.

The interest in flexible rents by landowners often is a result of a large rise in commodity prices, which has occurred this year.

Most likely Congress and the president will enact a temporary fix rather than deal with the nation’s long-term fiscal problems, which would require a ...

Recognizing the concerns of surface owners who do not own the minerals, North Dakota law has been modified through the years to offer the surface owner more ...

How do these price changes affect the welfare of western North Dakotans? Additionally, what are the impacts of these economic activities on the rest of the ...

Consider the combination of circumstances that have fueled the strong land market and whether increases will continue.

If a consumer does not care for a particular food, there are almost always plenty of alternatives, and many consumers have the income to pursue those ...

During the most recent time period (2007 through 2012), farmers are relying more on retained earnings to build net worth than asset revaluation. In other ...

The Fed began tapering at its December 2013 meeting by reducing monthly bond purchases by $10 billion (equally split between treasury securities and MBS).