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 1993

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Dairy Outlook; Hog Comments, Donald Peterson and Gene Murra

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Economics Department Alumni Survey; Wheat Price Outlook, Ardelle Lundeen and Dick Shane

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Group Risk Plan A New Program From the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Burton Pflueger

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Individual Stock Selection: A Place in the Investment Portfolio; Participation in 1993 Acreage Reduction Program Looks Profitable, John A. Sondey and Donald Peterson

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Land Rental Adjustment Considerations; Future Prospects for Livestock Producers, Burton Pflueger and Gene Murra

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Long-Term Economic Performance of Alternative, Conventional, and Reduced Tillage Farming Systems in East-Central and Northeast South Dakota; Grain Prices: Seasonal High May Be Past, Thomas L. Dobbs, Lon D. Henning, and Richard Shane

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Milk Futures May Be Coming Soon; Winter Wheat Situation, Donald Peterson and Richard Shane

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NAFTA and Its Impact on Northern Plains Agriculture; Test Weight Discounts and On-Farm Drying Decisions, John Sondey and Richard Shane

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Outlook: Economy OK, but Significant Changes Coming For Agriculture, Donald Peterson

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Partial Farm Budgeting; Value Based Marketing in the Beef Industry, Burton Pflueger, Dillion Feuz, and John Wagner

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Roles and Limitations of Enterprise Diversification; Hog Outlook, Donald C. Taylor and Gene Murra

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Seasonality In Corn and Soybean Prices Received By South Dakota Farmers; Grain: Sell or Store, Bashir A. Qasmi and Richard Shane

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Rental Practices: 1993, Larry Janssen and Burton Pflueger

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Sustainable Beef Cattle Production; Livestock Outlook, Donald Taylor and Gene Murra

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The Impact of "Arkansas Best" on Forward Pricing; Cattle Outlook, Gene Murra and Gene Murra

Submissions from 1992

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Assessing Environmental and Economic Aspects of Farming; Livestock Outlook, John D. Cole, Burton Pflueger, and Gene E. Murra

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Farm Management Innovators: Characteristics of Eastern South Dakota Farm Operations; Wheat Outlook, Douglas Franklin, Abdirizak Ahmed, and Dick Shane

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Focus on Herd Size: South Dakota Beef Cattle; Winter Grain Market Potential, Donald C. Taylor, Dillion M. Feuz, and Richard Shane

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Grain Basis in South Dakota; Corn and Soybean Price Outlook, Bashir A. Qasmi and Richard Shane

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Impacts of BST Adoption with Alternative Government Policies; Cattle and Hog Outlook, Donald Peterson and Gene Murra

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Is Publicly Funded Research in Agriculture Still Needed?; Grain Price Outlook, Donald Peterson and Richard Shane

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Meat Consumption: A Few Comments, Gene Murra

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Prospective Plantings and Crop Produciton Estimates, Dick Shane

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates: 1992, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen

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Statewide Results of a Study of Sustainable Agriculture in South Dakota; Hog Comments, Thomas L. Dobbs, Donald C. Taylor, James D. Smolik, and Gene Murra

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The South Dakota Cattle Feeding Industry; Wheat Market Possibilities, Dillion M. Feuz, Xiaohong Yu, Donald C. Taylor, and Richard Shane

Submissions from 1991

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An Economic Analysis of the 1990-1991 South Dakota Retained Ownership Demonstration; Soviet Republics and Grain Prices, Dillon Feuz, John Wagner, and Richard Shane

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Calculating Cost of Production; Livestock: 1991 Revisisted and 1992 Forecast, John Cole, Burton Pflueger, and Gene Murra

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Oilseed Outlook; Fed and Feeder Cattle Situation and Outlook, Richard Shane and Dillion M. Feuz

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Sales and Property Tax Contributions of South Dakota Agriculture: 1990, Martin K. Beutler

Submissions from 1989

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Chapter 12 Farm Reorganization Bankruptcies in South Dakota; U.S. Wheat Supply and Demand 1989, Larry Janssen, Scott Peterson, Richard Shane, and Gene Murra

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Conservation Complience Standards Relaxed; History: Is is a Predictor of Cattle Prices?, Burton Pflueger, Cindy Snyder, Gene E. Murra, and Richard Shane

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Econmic Results of SDSU Alternative Farming Systems Trials: 1988 Compared to 1987; Outlook for Generic Certificates, Thomas L. Dobbs, Clarence Mends, and Donald L. Peterson

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Forward Pricing Grain While Maintaining the Potential to Benefit From Price Increases, Brian H. Schmiesing

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Frorward Pricing Grain with No Cancellation Penalties; Livestock Outlook, Brian H. Schmiesing and Gene Murra

Submissions from 1988

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1988 Drought Effect on the Economy, Lynn Selzle-Wolters and Burton Pflueger

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Cattle Outlook, Gene E. Murra

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Crop Yeild Losses Under Irrigation Load Management Control, Donald C. Taylor

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Economic Considerations in Producing and Feeding Quality Alfalfa Hay, Martin K. Beutler

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Farm Credit Mediation in South Dakota: What Can Producers Expect?, Scott Peterson and Burton W. Pflueger

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Grain Market Expectations, Richard Shane

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Long Term and Recent Trends in South Dakota Farmland Markets, Larry Janssen

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Pricing of South Dakota Hard Red Winter Wheat, Brian H. Schmiesing and Boyd M. Ober

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Reduced Tillage Economics Research, Donald C. Taylor and Thomas L. Dobbs

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Rural Development Policy Workshop, Ardelle A. Lundeen

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South Dakota Livestock Industry: A review of 1987 and A Peak into 1988, Gene E. Murra and Clarence Mends

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South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, Donald C. Taylor and Thomas L. Dobbs

Submissions from 1987

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Aid For Third World Agricultural Development: Help Or Hindrance To U.S. Agriculture, Thomas L. Dobbs

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Economics of Alternative Farming Systems, Thomas L. Dobbs, Lyle A. Weiss, and Mark G. Leddy

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Farmer Experience With Conservation Tillage, Herbert R. Allen