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Working Papers

2007

1. Measuring the Influence of Commodity Fund Trading on Soybean Price Discovery
   2007 Conference, April 16-17, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management View citations (1)
2. Prediction of Loan Deficiency Payments
   2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
3. VALUING COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRODUCER RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
   Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

2001

4. THE SOYBEAN PROCESSING DECISION: EXERCISING A REAL OPTION ON PROCESSING MARGINS
   Technical Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (6)

1998

5. Food Procurement by USDA's Farm Service Agency
   Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)

1995

6. Federal Marketing Orders and Federal Research and Promotion Programs: Background for 1995 Farm Legislation
   Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (7)

1993

7. Using Cash, Futures, and Options Contracts in the Farm Business
   Agricultural Information Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (4)

1990

8. Futures, Options, and Farm Programs: Report to Congress on a Study Mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985
   Staff Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)

1989

9. Effects of a subsidized put option program and forward selling on farmers' revenue risks
   Technical Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (3)

1986

10. THE EFFICIENCY OF OPTIONS COMPARED TO, FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS FOR SHIFTING REVENUE RISK IN CROP PRODUCTION
    1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)

1979

11. WHEAT PRICE BANDS AND WELFARE: AN ANALYSIS OF STABILIZATION ALTERNATIVES
    Risk Management in Agriculture: Behavioral, Managerial, and Policy Issues, January 25-26, 1979, San Francisco, California, Regional Research Projects > W-149: An Economic Evaluation of Managing Market Risks in Agriculture

1978

12. The Social Costs of Instability In The U.S. Wheat Industry
    1978 Annual Meeting, August 6-9, Blacksburg, Virginia, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

1975

13. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PROJECTIONS: A MULTIMARKET EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH
    1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2002

1. Competition and Prices in USDA Commodity Procurement
   Southern Economic Journal, 2002, 69, (1), 128-143 View citations (4)

1985

2. Valuing American Options on Commodity Futures Contracts
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1985, 37, (02), 14 View citations (5)

1984

3. Stockpiling U.S. Agricultural Commodities with Volatile World Markets: The Case of Soybeans
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1984, 36, (02), 9

1983

4. Dynamic Programming and the Economics of Optimal Grain Storage
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1983, 35, (01), 13 View citations (7)

1978

5. SOCIAL RETURNS TO DISEASE AND PARASITE CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE: WITCHWEED IN THE UNITED STATES
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1978, 30, (01), 8 View citations (3)

1977

6. AN APPROACH TO UNIQUE SOLUTIONS FOR CONSTANT-ELASTICITY COMMODITY MODELS
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1977, 29, (01), 4 View citations (1)
7. U.S. AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK UPDATE AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE WEST TO 1985 AND 2000
   Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1977, 01, (01), 14