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Volume 24, issue 1, 2026

Western Economics Forum: A Journal of the Western Economics Association, Spring 2026 Volume 24 Issue 1

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Western Economics Forum, Spring 2026 Volume 24 Issue 1, Table of Contents

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Summary: Risk Management in Agriculture

Jessica Windh and Matthew Diersen

Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Using Livestock Guardian Dogs as a Form of Predator Control

Jeffrey Wright, Dean McCorkle, Dan Hanselka and Bill Costanzo

Uninsured Risk on Working Lands: Forage Variability, Elk Pressure, and Livestock Production in Northern New Mexico

Pilja Vitale, Casey Spackman, Jeffrey Vitale and Donald Martinez

Potential Production Risk Impacts on Intermountain West Ranches from Climate Change

Peyton Loss, Christopher T. Bastian, Kristiana M. Hansen, Shannon E. Albeke and Stefan Rahimi

Profitability, Downside Risk, and Portfolio Optimization in Rainfed Winter Wheat Double-Cropping Systems of the Southern Great Plains

Lixia H. Lambert, Dayton M. Lambert and Curtis Jones

Forward Pricing Contracts as a Risk Management Tool in Volatile Agricultural Markets

Hanna Bacon, Christopher T. Bastian and Chian Jones-Ritten

Identifying and Ranking Risk Factors in Peruvian Coffee Cooperatives

Carlos Trejo-Pech and Maria Franco-Escobar

What Is the Value of Size Differentiated Ethanol Plants to Spatially Dispersed Corn Producers?

Austin Harthoorn, Cory Walters and Kathleen Brooks

Volume 23, issue 2

Food System Trends and Disruptions

Alwin Dsouza and Russell Tronstad

The Wilting Effects of Regulation in the Salad Bowl: A Two-Decade Perspective

Lynn Hamilton and Michael McCullough

Market Analysis of Industrial Hemp Legalization in Cattle Feed

Matthew M. Melchor, Logan Britton and Michael D. Kleinhenz

Mining Online Reviews with AI Sentiment Analysis: A Methods Guide for Agricultural Economists with Application to Affordable Wine Marketing

Jeffrey Vitale, Pilja Vitale and Joshua Campbell

Western Economics Forum: A Journal of the Western Economics Association, Fall 2025 Volume 23 Issue 2

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Western Economics Forum, Fall 2025 Volume 23 Issue 2, Table of Contents

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Volume 23, issue 1, 2025

Transitioning Agricultural Lands to the Next Generation

Gregory Torell and Chadelle Robinson

Identifying a Path Forward: Evaluating Ranch Socio-Economic Sustainability and Impacts on Ranch Succession Planning

Jessica Windh, Gwendwr Meredith, Maryfrances Miller, Katherine Lee, John Ritten, Anastasia Thayer, Greg Torell, Sheri Spiegal and J.D. Wulfhorst

Exploring the Potential for Innovative Water Management Strategies to Support Irrigated Farmland Transitions: Three Case Studies in Colorado

Rebecca R. Ford, Daniel F. Mooney, Rebecca L. Hill, Madeline Wilson, Martha Sullins and Perry Cabot

Transitioning Representative Ranches to the Next Generation

Natalie Graff, Joe L. Outlaw, Bart L. Fischer, Henry L. Bryant and Tryon A. Wickersham

Farm/Ranch Succession: Are Young New Mexicans Interested?

Sawssan Boufous and Chadelle Robinson

Labor Changes in the US Beef Industry Magnify Challenges with Succession in Rangeland Systems

Hana Fancher, Amy Nagler, John Ritten and J.D. Wulfhorst

Volume 22, issue 2, 2023

Setting the Land Ablaze: Rancher Perceptions and Experience with Wildfire May Not be a Deterrent to Prescribed Burning on U.S. Central Rocky Mountain Rangelands

Ryan Wilbur, Kristie Maczko and J. Derek Scasta

The Devil is in the Details: Variation in Public Acceptance of Fuels Treatments Across Western Fire-Prone Communities

Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Julia B. Goolsby, Patricia A. Champ, James Meldrum, Colleen Donovan, Carolyn Wagner, Christopher M. Barth, Chiara Forester and Suzanne Wittenbrink

Volume 22, issue 1, 2024

Western Economics Forum A Journal of the Western Agricultural Economics Association Table of Contents

Russell Tronstad, Dillon Feuz, Derrell S. Peel, Ethan McGill, Kellie Curry Raper, Eric A. DeVuyst, Nikolas L. Berg, Anastasia Thayer, Matthew Fischer, Dillon Feuz, Grace A. Baxter, Kellie Curry Raper, Derrell S. Peel, Eric A. DeVuyst, Nathan D. DeLay, Daniel F. Mooney, John P. Ritten, Dana L. Hoag, Micheal Nading , Xiaoli Etienne, Andres Trujillo-Barrera, Patrick Hatzenbuehler and Brett Wilder

Emerging Cattle and Beef Market Trends

Russell Tronstad and Dillon Feuz

Value Indicators in Feeder Cattle: An Analysis of Multi-State Auction Data

Derrell S. Peel, Ethan McGill, Kellie Curry Raper and Eric DeVuyst

Feeder Cattle Basis in the Western United States Over the Last Decade

Nikolas L. Berg, Anastasia Thayer, Matthew Fischer and Dillon Feuz

Feedlot Profitability in Wagyu-influenced Cattle

Grace A. Baxter, Kellie Curry Raper, Derrell S. Peel and Eric DeVuyst

Virtual Fencing: Economic and Policy Implications of an Emerging Livestock Technology for Western Rangelands

Nathan D. DeLay, Daniel F. Mooney, John P. Ritten and Dana L. Hoag

Factors Influencing Wheat Marketing Decisions: Insights from Idaho Focus Groups

Micheal Nading , Xiaoli Etienne, Andres Trujillo-Barrera, Patrick Hatzenbuehler and Brett Wilder

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Russell Tronstad, Dillon Feuz, Derrell S. Peel, Ethan McGill, Kellie Curry Raper, Eric DeVuyst, Nikolas L. Berg, Anastasia Thayer, Matthew Fischer, Dillon Feuz, Grace A. Baxter, Nathan D. DeLay, Daniel F. Mooney, John P. Ritten, Dana L. Hoag, Micheal Nading , Xiaoli Etienne, Andres Trujillo-Barrera, Patrick Hatzenbuehler and Brett Wilder

Western Economics Forum: A Journal of the Western Economics Association Fall 2024 Volume 22 Issue 1

Russell Tronstad, Dillon Feuz, Derrell S. Peel, Ethan McGill, Kellie Curry Raper, Eric A. DeVuyst, Nikolas L. Berg, Anastasia Thayer, Matthew Fischer, Dillon Feuz, Grace A. Baxter, Kellie Curry Raper, Derrell S. Peel, Eric A. DeVuyst, Nathan D. DeLay, Daniel F. Mooney, John P. Ritten, Dana L. Hoag, Micheal Nading , Xiaoli Etienne, Andres Trujillo-Barrera, Patrick Hatzenbuehler and Brett Wilder

Volume 21, issue 2, 2023

The Devil is in the Details: Variation in Public Acceptance of Fuels Treatments Across Western Fire-Prone Communities

Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Julia B. Goolsby, Patricia A. Champ, James Meldrum, Colleen Donovan, Carolyn Wagner, Christopher M. Barth, Chiara Forester and Suzanne Wittenbrink

Opportunities to Increase Wildfire Risk Mitigation Through Cattle Grazing in Western Canada

Hayley Hesseln

Setting the Land Ablaze: Rancher Perceptions and Experience with Wildfire May Not be a Deterrent to Prescribed Burning on U.S. Central Rocky Mountain Rangelands

Ryan Wilbur, Kristie Maczko and J. Derek Scasta

The Economics of Wildland Firefighting Aviation Procurement and Effectiveness

Jude Bayham and Calvin Bryan

Viewsheds and Recreation Demand: Approaches for Capturing Visual Qualities of the Landscape Post-Fire

Sonja H. Kolstoe, Abigail R. Kaminski and Anna T. Maher

Public Perceptions and Tradeoffs in Using Prescribed Fire to Reduce Wildfire Risk

Mark Brunson

Opportunities to Increase Wildfire Risk Mitigation Through Cattle Grazing in Western Canada

Hayley Hesseln

The Economics of Wildland Firefighting Aviation Procurement and Effectiveness

Jude Bayham and Calvin Bryan

Public Perceptions and Tradeoffs in Using Prescribed Fire to Reduce Wildfire Risk

Mark Brunson

Viewsheds and Recreation Demand: Approaches for Capturing Visual Qualities of the Landscape Post-Fire

Sonja H. Kolstoe, Abigail R. Kaminski and Anna T. Maher

Volume 21, issue 01, 2023

Alfalfa Export and Water Use Estimates for Individual States

Ibrahima Sall, Russell Tronstad and Chia YI Chin

Diurnal Changes in Alfalfa Quality Effects on Expected Producer Returns

Nelson Sip, Ryan Feuz, Ryan Larsen and Ryan Bosworth

Economic Impacts of Removing Federal Grazing Used by Cattle Ranches in Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming

David T. Taylor, John A. Tanaka and Kristie A. Maczko

Factors Impacting Alfalfa Hay Prices in Seven Western States: An Explanatory Model Used for Extension Forecasting

Dillon M. Feuz and Ryan Larsen

Quantification of Feed Crop Supply and Demand in Idaho, 2003 – 2021

Patrick Hatzenbuehler, Mireille Chahine, Xiaoxue Du and Guang Tian

U.S. Export and Domestic Feed Price Trends, 1994-2022

Ibrahima Sall and Russell Tronstad

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The Economics of Forage Crops in the Western U.S

Russell Tronstad and Jay Parsons

Western Economics Forum: A Journal of the Western Agricultural Economics Association, v.21, Issue 1, Spring 2023

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