The Economics Commentator is a newsletter published by the Department of Economics. It is written for farmers and ranchers, agriculturally-related and small-town business managers, and public official and policymakers. The newsletter provides recent market information, research findings, and other information about economic conditions and changes in South Dakota.

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Submissions from 2016

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Complex Effects of Value-Added Livestock Ventures, Matthew A. Diersen

Submissions from 2015

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Agriculture's Role in the South Dakota Economy, Tyler Holmquist and Matthew Diersen

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Corn Use in South Dakota, Henry Brown and Matthew Diersen

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Economic Impact of the Beef Industry on South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Economic Impact of the Dairy Industy in South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Economic Impact of the Pork Industry on South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Farmland Use Decisions in the Dakota's: Key Results From the 2015 Producer Survey, Larry Janssen, Moses Luri, Md. Chowdhury, Hongli Feng, and David Hennessy

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Price Discovery and Local Information in Cattle on Feed Reports, Matthew Diersen and Scott Fausti

Submissions from 2014

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2012 Agricultural Data in Perspective, Matthew Diersen and Christian Tchamda

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Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Forecasting Corn and Soybean Yields With Crop Conditions, Nicholas Jorgensen and Matthew Diersen

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South Dakota 2014 Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, Larry Janssen, Kim Dillivan, and Bronc McMurty

Submissions from 2013

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Developing Planning Prices for Commodities, Nicholas Jorgensen and Matthew Diersen

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Insuring Corn in South Dakota, Matthew Diersen

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates: 2013, Larry Janssen, Burton Pflueger, and Bronc McMurty

Submissions from 2012

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2011 Corn Pest Risk Survey Results, Scott Fausti, Jonathan Lundgren, and Emmanuel Opoku

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Consumer's Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Ground Beef: A Case Study, Kuo-Liang Chang, Keith Underwood, George Langelett, and Pei Xu

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Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Cash Rent Values: 2012, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Values: 2012, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen

Submissions from 2011

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Corn Pest Risk Survey Results, Scott Fausti, Jonathan Lundgren, and Emmanuel Opoku

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Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Economic Outlook, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott W. Fausti

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Economic Outlook: First Quarter 2011, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott Fausti

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Economic Outlook for the Second Quarter, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott Fausti

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Economic Outlook Heading into 2012, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott W. Fausti

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Evaluating Women in Agriculture Training Programs in South Dakota, Carol J. Cumber and Barnabas Sugutt

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Hay Supply and Demand Balance Sheet, Tosha L. Opheim and Matthew Diersen

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Reasons to Shop at Farmer's Market: A Survey Study in South Dakota, Kuo-Liang Chang and Jerry Warmann

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South Dakota 2011 Crop Forecast, Kelley Highbear and Matthew Diersen

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates: 2011, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen

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The Economic Impact of the Sheep Industry in South Dakota; ABS 482 Class Experiences in South America (Brazil and Argentina), Gary Taylor and Martin Beutler

Submissions from 2010

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2010 Prospective Plantings Report Analysis, Alan R. May

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Decoupling and Recoupling: Global Links to the Business Cycle; Cattle Market Fundamentals, John A. Sodney and Matthew Diersen

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Eating Local and Supporting the Farm Community, Kuo-Liang Chang and George Langelett

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Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Economic Impact of the Pork Industry in South Dakota; Economic Impact of the Dairy Industry in South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Fall Crop Insurance Considerations, Matthew Diersen

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Real Economic Development comes from Entrepreneurship, Larry B. Swain

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors: 2010, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen, and Emmanuel Opoku

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates: 2010, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen

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Statistical Comparison; Economic Impact of the Beef Industy on South Dakota, Jing Li and Gary Taylor

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Tri-State Meat Goat Survey Summary, Martin Beutler

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Twin Themes of Theodore W. Schultz, Larry Janssen

Submissions from 2009

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Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor

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Economic Outlook, Scott Fausti and Bill Adamson

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Economic Outlook, Mike Miller

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Grain Elevator Industry Revisited, Yonas Hamda, Bashir Qasmi, and Scott Fausti

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Insuring Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat; Yield Ratios and Income, Matthew Diersen and Tia Dodson