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.
Submissions from 2016
Complex Effects of Value-Added Livestock Ventures, Matthew A. Diersen
Submissions from 2015
Agriculture's Role in the South Dakota Economy, Tyler Holmquist and Matthew Diersen
Corn Use in South Dakota, Henry Brown and Matthew Diersen
Economic Impact of the Beef Industry on South Dakota, Gary Taylor
Economic Impact of the Dairy Industy in South Dakota, Gary Taylor
Economic Impact of the Pork Industry on South Dakota, Gary Taylor
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
Price Discovery and Local Information in Cattle on Feed Reports, Matthew Diersen and Scott Fausti
Submissions from 2014
2012 Agricultural Data in Perspective, Matthew Diersen and Christian Tchamda
Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor
Forecasting Corn and Soybean Yields With Crop Conditions, Nicholas Jorgensen and Matthew Diersen
South Dakota 2014 Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, Larry Janssen, Kim Dillivan, and Bronc McMurty
Submissions from 2013
Developing Planning Prices for Commodities, Nicholas Jorgensen and Matthew Diersen
Insuring Corn in South Dakota, Matthew Diersen
South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates: 2013, Larry Janssen, Burton Pflueger, and Bronc McMurty
Submissions from 2012
2011 Corn Pest Risk Survey Results, Scott Fausti, Jonathan Lundgren, and Emmanuel Opoku
Consumer's Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Ground Beef: A Case Study, Kuo-Liang Chang, Keith Underwood, George Langelett, and Pei Xu
Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor
South Dakota Agricultural Land Cash Rent Values: 2012, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen
South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen
South Dakota Agricultural Land Values: 2012, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen
Submissions from 2011
Corn Pest Risk Survey Results, Scott Fausti, Jonathan Lundgren, and Emmanuel Opoku
Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor
Economic Outlook, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott W. Fausti
Economic Outlook: First Quarter 2011, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott Fausti
Economic Outlook for the Second Quarter, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott Fausti
Economic Outlook Heading into 2012, Emmanuel Opoku and Scott W. Fausti
Evaluating Women in Agriculture Training Programs in South Dakota, Carol J. Cumber and Barnabas Sugutt
Hay Supply and Demand Balance Sheet, Tosha L. Opheim and Matthew Diersen
Reasons to Shop at Farmer's Market: A Survey Study in South Dakota, Kuo-Liang Chang and Jerry Warmann
South Dakota 2011 Crop Forecast, Kelley Highbear and Matthew Diersen
South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates: 2011, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen
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
2010 Prospective Plantings Report Analysis, Alan R. May
Decoupling and Recoupling: Global Links to the Business Cycle; Cattle Market Fundamentals, John A. Sodney and Matthew Diersen
Eating Local and Supporting the Farm Community, Kuo-Liang Chang and George Langelett
Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor
Economic Impact of the Pork Industry in South Dakota; Economic Impact of the Dairy Industry in South Dakota, Gary Taylor
Fall Crop Insurance Considerations, Matthew Diersen
Real Economic Development comes from Entrepreneurship, Larry B. Swain
South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors: 2010, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen, and Emmanuel Opoku
South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates: 2010, Burton Pflueger and Larry Janssen
Statistical Comparison; Economic Impact of the Beef Industy on South Dakota, Jing Li and Gary Taylor
Tri-State Meat Goat Survey Summary, Martin Beutler
Twin Themes of Theodore W. Schultz, Larry Janssen
Submissions from 2009
Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota, Gary Taylor
Economic Outlook, Scott Fausti and Bill Adamson
Economic Outlook, Mike Miller
Grain Elevator Industry Revisited, Yonas Hamda, Bashir Qasmi, and Scott Fausti
Insuring Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat; Yield Ratios and Income, Matthew Diersen and Tia Dodson