The first step in assessing market conditions and assigning subjective probabilities to price movements is to become familiar with the underlying supply and demand conditions for the crop under analysis.
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Specialty crops play a major role in North Dakota’s agriculture.
The interest in flexible rents by landowners often is a result of a large rise in commodity prices, which has occurred this year.
There are two approaches, short-run and long-run perspectives, to study obesity.
Waterfowl hunting provides huge economic benefits to both private industry and the state.
Business retention and expansion programs help communities assess their business environment.
The crop insurance revenue guarantee will fall but costs likely will remain high, at least initially. Potentially, this can expose producers to a large financial loss.
Risk analysis is a major and vital component for short- and long-term successful growth and profitability.
As of July 2012, hand-held cell phone use by all drivers is banned in 10 states.
Economics is a useful tool for analyzing how different factors affect a business.
Game theory is used as a tool for economic analysis.
In southern Afghanistan, deals often are made by a handshake, and many disputes are handled at the village level, with residents deferring to the village or tribal elder.
Efforts to maintain environmental quality need not threaten economic growth.
State and local decision makers, regulators, developers and others are in need of information about the scope and scale of the growth and development of the petroleum industry to plan for the future.
Economic conditions under which the 2012 farm bill is being discussed are different from previous farm bills.
Many economists believe that a potential recession in Europe may weaken economic growth in the U.S substantially.
A relatively new price risk management tool available to livestock producers is livestock risk protection (LRP) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).
A fundamental concept of water is the law that all water in North Dakota is owned by the state.
Students will have the ability to analyze portfolios, trading strategies and risks.
This column is intended to provide you with an update on emerging economic and agribusiness issues and research.
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