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Working Papers

2016

1. The Evolution of Local Foods: A Retrospective and Prospective Consideration
   ARE Working Papers, North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (2)

2014

2. Seller-Offered Forward Contracts: An Additional Benefit to Cattle Producers from Satellite Video Auctions
   2014 Annual Meeting, February 1-4, 2014, Dallas, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association

2013

3. California Agricultural Cooperatives: Managers' Strategies and Attitudes Towards Finances and Risk
   Research Reports, University of California, Davis, Center for Cooperatives View citations (1)

2011

4. ARE Update Volume 14, Number 3
   Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
5. Agricultural and Resource Economics Update
   Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley View citations (2)
6. Location and distance effects on western calf and yearling prices
   2011 Annual Meeting, June 29-July 1, 2011, Banff, Alberta,Canada, Western Agricultural Economics Association

2010

7. Off-farm Income and Investments in Farm Assets: A Double Hurdle Approach
   2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (3)

2008

8. The relationship between industry structure and production contracting: raising questions at the beginning of a trend
   2008 Annual Meeting, June 23-24, 2008, Big Sky, Montana, Western Agricultural Economics Association

2007

9. ARE Update Volume 10. Number 6
   Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

2006

10. Agricultural Profits and Farm Household Wealth: A Farm-level and Cross-sectional Analysis
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    Also in 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2006)

2005

11. ARE Update Volume 8, Number 3
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
12. Hedging with off-farm income: implications for production and investment decisions across farm sizes
    2005 Annual Meeting, July 6-8, 2005, San Francisco, California, Western Agricultural Economics Association

2004

13. A Statistical Profile of Horticultural Crop Farm Industries in California
    Research Reports, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation
    Also in Research Reports, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation (2004) View citations (1)
14. ARE Update Volume 7, Number 6
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
15. PROFIT PATTERNS IN THE U.S. AND THE WEST, 1992 AND 1997: WHAT COUNTY-LEVEL DATA REVEAL
    2004 Annual Meeting, June 30-July 2, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii, Western Agricultural Economics Association
    Also in 2004 Annual Meeting, June 30-July 2, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii, Western Agricultural Economics Association (2004)
16. REGIONAL CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF NET VALUE ADDED IN U.S. AGRICULTURE, 1960-2002
    2004 Annual Meeting, June 30-July 2, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii, Western Agricultural Economics Association View citations (3)

2002

17. FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR FARM FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2002, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum
18. IS AMERICAN AGRICULTURE NEAR THE END OF ITS "LIFE CYCLE"?
    2002 Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2002, Long Beach, California, Western Agricultural Economics Association

2000

19. A PORTFOLIO OF THREATS TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
    2000 Annual Meeting, June 29-July 1, 2000, Vancouver, British Columbia, Western Agricultural Economics Association
    See also Journal Article A PORTFOLIO OF THREATS TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International (2002) View citations (2) (2002)

1997

20. A Decade of Decline and Evolution in Agricultural Economics Programs: 1985-96
    1997 Annual Meeting, July 13-16, 1997, Reno\ Sparks, Nevada, Western Agricultural Economics Association View citations (1)

1995

21. Preferences for crop insurance when farmers are diversified
    WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995), Western Agricultural Economics Association
    See also Journal Article Preferences for crop insurance when farmers are diversified, Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1996) View citations (12) (1996)
22. Reducing Citrus Revenue Losses from Frost Damage: Wind Machines and Crop Insurance
    Information Series, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation

1992

23. Acquiring Alfalfa Hay Harvest Equipment: A Financial Analysis of Alternatives
    Information Series, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation View citations (2)
24. The new risk environment in agriculture
    Western Economic Association Conference Archive, Western Economic Association

1991

25. Affects of Farmland Cash Leasing Rates on crop Selections of owners and Tenants: A Portfolio Analysis
    WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995), Western Agricultural Economics Association
26. Profitability Analysis of Bank Participation in Farmer Mac
    WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995), Western Agricultural Economics Association

1990

27. Designing Expert Systems for Effective Delivery of Extension Programming
    1990 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Vancouver, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    Also in WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995), Western Agricultural Economics Association (1989)
    See also Journal Article Designing Expert Systems for Effective Delivery of Extension Programming, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (1990) (1990)

1989

28. Determining Futures 'Hedging Reserve' Capital Requirements
    WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995), Western Agricultural Economics Association
    See also Journal Article Determining futures “hedging reserve” capital requirements, Journal of Futures Markets, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1990) View citations (1) (1990)
29. HEDGING OBJECTIVES, HEDGING MARKETS, AND THE RELEVANT RANGE OF HEDGE RATIOS
    1989 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (1989)

1988

30. Agricultural Alternatives for the Salt River Pima - Maricopa Indian Community
    Working Papers, University of Arizona, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
31. RESEARCH ON FUTURES MARKETS: ISSUES, APPROACHES AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    See also Journal Article RESEARCH ON FUTURES MARKETS: ISSUES, APPROACHES, AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS, Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association (1989) View citations (8) (1989)

1987

32. EVALUATING INTERNATIONAL PRICE RELATIONSHIPS USING CAUSAL MODELS
    1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    See also Journal Article Evaluating International Price Relationships Using Causal Models, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation (1987) (1987)

1986

33. The Problem of Aggregation in Spatial Causality Analysis
    Working Papers, University of Arizona, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

1985

34. Combining Casuality Tests and Path Analysis to Model Agricultural Markets
    Economics Staff Papers, South Dakota State University, Department of Economics

1981

35. COMMODITY FUTURES PRICE THEORY FOR SEMI-STORABLE PRODUCTS
    1981 Annual Meeting, July 26-29, Clemson, South Carolina, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

1979

36. FUTURES PRICES OF BEEF CATTLE, AND THE THEORY OF NONSTORABLE COMMODITIES
    1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Journal Articles

2018

1. The Profit Problem of American Agriculture: What We Have Learned with the Perspective of Time
   Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2018, 33, (3) View citations (1)

2016

2. Calf and Yearling Prices in the Western United States: Spatial, Quality, and Temporal Factors in Satellite Video Auctions
   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2016, 41, (3), 23 View citations (6)

2012

3. Keeping ARMS relevant: increasing its usability
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2012, 72, (2), 222-232
4. Rising Farmland Values: An Indicator of Regional Economic Performance or a Speculative Bubble?
   Journal of the ASFMRA, 2012, 2012, 11

2010

5. Economic Sustainability in the Evolving World: Implications for American Agriculture and Economists
   Western Economics Forum, 2010, 09, (01), 8

2009

6. Agricultural Profits and Farm Household Wealth: A Farm-level Analysis Using Repeated Cross Sections
   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (1), 207-225 View citations (5)
   Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (01), 19 (2009) View citations (6)

2007

7. Agricultural Household Hedging With Off-Farm Income
   Western Economics Forum, 2007, 06, (01), 13 View citations (3)

2005

8. Profit Patterns Across American Agriculture
   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2005, 30, (2), 26 View citations (4)
9. The Business of an Agricultural “Way of Life”
   Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2005, 20, (2), 6 View citations (8)

2004

10. Agricultural Profits and Farm Household Wealth
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (5), 1299-1307 View citations (10)
11. Can/Should/Will A Niche Become the Norm? Organic Agriculture's Short Past and Long Future
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2004, 22, (4), 483-503 View citations (4)

2003

12. Cultivar Diversity: A Neglected Risk Management Strategy
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2003, 28, (2), 16 View citations (1)
13. Where Is American Agriculture in Its "Life Cycle"?
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2003, 28, (3), 23

2002

14. A PORTFOLIO OF THREATS TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2002, 20, (4), 381-393 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A PORTFOLIO OF THREATS TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, 2000 Annual Meeting, June 29-July 1, 2000, Vancouver, British Columbia (2000) (2000)
15. Is Agriculture a "Way of Life" or a Business?
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2002, 17, (2), 5 View citations (5)

2001

16. GLOBALIZATION, CROPPING CHOICES, AND PROFITABILITY IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2001, 33, (2), 12
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2001, 33, (2), 315-326 (2001)
17. Producers get Squeezed up the Farming Food Chain: A Theory of Crop Portfolio Composition and Land Use
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 23, (2), 404-422 View citations (13)
18. SEQUENTIAL STOCHASTIC PRODUCTION DECISIONS FOR A PERENNIAL CROP: THE YIELD/QUALITY TRADEOFF FOR ALFALFA HAY
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001, 26, (01), 17 View citations (8)
19. THE CHALLENGE TO THINK BIG AS AMERICAN AGRICULTURE SHRINKS
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001, 26, (2), 17 View citations (3)

1998

20. A Decade of Decline and Evolution in Agricultural Economics Enrollments and Programs, 1985–96
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 1998, 20, (1), 155-167

1997

21. IS THE MARKET FAILING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS WHO WISH TO MANAGE RISKS?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1997, 15, (3), 103-112 View citations (16)

1996

22. FLCs: An analysis of labor management transfers among California agricultural producers
    Agribusiness, 1996, 12, (1), 37-49 View citations (3)
23. Preferences for crop insurance when farmers are diversified
    Agribusiness, 1996, 12, (6), 583-592 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Preferences for crop insurance when farmers are diversified, WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995) (1995) (1995)

1995

24. The new risk environment in California agriculture
    Agribusiness, 1995, 11, (2), 155-168 View citations (1)

1993

25. Farm credit: The new focus on risk
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 1993, 08, (01), 3
26. THE ROBUSTNESS OF SINGLE INDEX MODELS IN CROP MARKETS: A MULTIPLE INDEX MODEL TEST: REPLY
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1993, 18, (01), 6

1992

27. Evaluating the Integration of Contiguous Discontinuous Markets
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 74, (2), 469-479 View citations (9)
28. The significance of hedging capital requirements
    Journal of Futures Markets, 1992, 12, (1), 11-18 View citations (1)

1991

29. THE ROBUSTNESS OF SINGLE INDEX MODELS IN CROP MARKETS: A MULTIPLE INDEX MODEL TEST
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991, 16, (2), 9 View citations (3)
30. Will agricultural toxics chase lenders back to the city?
    Agribusiness, 1991, 7, (6), 577-583
31. “Chaos” in futures markets? A nonlinear dynamical analysis
    Journal of Futures Markets, 1991, 11, (6), 711-728 View citations (26)

1990

32. Designing Expert Systems for Effective Delivery of Extension Programming
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990, 72, (3), 539-547
    See also Working Paper Designing Expert Systems for Effective Delivery of Extension Programming, 1990 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Vancouver, Canada (1990) (1990)
33. Determining futures “hedging reserve” capital requirements
    Journal of Futures Markets, 1990, 10, (2), 169-177 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Determining Futures 'Hedging Reserve' Capital Requirements, WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995) (1989) (1989)
34. RETURNS TO LIMITED CROP DIVERSIFICATION
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990, 15, (2), 9 View citations (12)
35. Whimsical aggregation of temporal data, market identification, and fragile results
    Agribusiness, 1990, 6, (1), 33-40 View citations (4)

1989

36. RESEARCH ON FUTURES MARKETS: ISSUES, APPROACHES, AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1989, 14, (01), 14 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper RESEARCH ON FUTURES MARKETS: ISSUES, APPROACHES AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS, Working Papers (1988) (1988)

1988

37. Modeling of Agricultural Markets and Prices Using Causality and Path Analysis
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 1988, 10, (1), 35-48 View citations (2)

1987

38. Evaluating International Price Relationships Using Causal Models
    European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1987, 14, (3), 305-23
    See also Working Paper EVALUATING INTERNATIONAL PRICE RELATIONSHIPS USING CAUSAL MODELS, 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan (1987) (1987)
39. Government policy cross effects: The cotton and dairy programs' influence on alfalfa hay markets
    Agribusiness, 1987, 3, (4), 385-392 View citations (5)

1986

40. World dairy market structure
    Agribusiness, 1986, 2, (2), 183-198 View citations (1)

1985

41. A DECADE OF CHANGE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PROGRAMS, 1975-1984
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1985, 10, (2), 7 View citations (5)
42. EFFECTIVENESS OF ROLE PLAYING, CASE STUDIES, AND SIMULATION GAMES IN TEACHING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1985, 10, (01), 8 View citations (4)
43. PRICE DEPENDENCE AND FUTURES PRICE THEORY
    Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1985, 14, (2), 8 View citations (1)
44. The impact of government intervention in the Australian dairy industry
    Agribusiness, 1985, 1, (4), 293-310
45. Using causality and supply response models in interpreting foreign agricultural policies
    Agribusiness, 1985, 1, (2), 177-183 View citations (2)

1984

46. CROSS HEDGING AUSTRALIAN CATTLE
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1984, 28, (2-3), 153-162 View citations (4)
    Also in Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1984, 28, (2-3), 10 (1984) View citations (2)

1982

47. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS AS A TEACHING AND LEARNING DEVICE
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1982, 07, (2), 6