The Economics Commentator is a newsletter published by the Ness School of Management and Economics. It is written for farmers and ranchers, agriculturally-related and small-town business managers, and public officials and policymakers. The newsletter provides recent market information, research findings, and other information about economic conditions and changes in South Dakota.
| No | Title | Author | Date |
| 558 | Complex Effects of Value-Added Livestock Ventures | M. Diersen | 6/8/16 |
| 557 | Farmland Use Decisions in the Dakota’s: Key Results from the 2015 Producer Survey | L. Janssen, M. Luri, M. Chowdhury, H. Feng, & D. Hennessy | 11/20/15 |
| 556 | Price Discovery and Local Information in Cattle on Feed Reports | M. Diersen, S. Fausti | 9/25/15 |
| 555 | Economics Impact of the Diary Industry in South Dakota | G. Taylor | 8/31/15 |
| 554 | Agriculture’s Roles in the South Dakota Economy | T. Holmquist, M. Diersen | 8/6/15 |
| 553 | Economic Impact of the Pork Industry on South Dakota | G. Taylor | 4/17/15 |
| 552 | Economics Impact of the Beef Industry on South Dakota | G. Taylor | 4/7/15 |
| 551 | Corn Use in South Dakota | H. Brown, M. Diersen | 3/13/15 |
| 550 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2014 | G. Taylor | 9/3/14 |
| 549 | 2012 Agricultural Data in Perspective | M. Diersen, C. Tschamda | 6/24/14 |
| 548 | South Dakota 2014 Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates | Janssen, Dillivan, McMurtry | 5/29/14 |
| 547 | Forecasting Corn and Soybean Yields with Crop Conditions | N. Jorgensen, M. Diersen | 5/9/14 |
| 546 | Developing Planning Prices for Commodities | N. Jorgensen, M. Diersen | 10/31/13 |
| 545 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2013 | Janssen, Pflueger, McMurtry | 7/26/13 |
| 544 | Insuring Corn in South Dakota | M. Diersen | 1/4/13 |
| 543 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2012 | G. Taylor | 11/26/12 |
| 542 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors | Burton Pflueger | 6/15/12 |
| 541 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Cash Rent Values, 2012 | Pflueger; Janssen | 6/6/12 |
| 540 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values, 2012 | Pflueger; Janssen | 5/31/12 |
| 539 | 2011 Corn Pest Risk Survey Results | Fausti; Lundgren; Opoku | 3/26/12 |
| 538 | Consumer's Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Ground Beef: A Case Study | Chang, et.al. | 1/4/12 |
| 537 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2011 | Gary Taylor | 12/21/11 |
| 536 | Economic Outlook Heading into 2012 | Opoku, Fausti | 12/15/11 |
| 535 | Reasons to Shop at a Local Farmer's Markets: A Survey Study in South Dakota | Chang, Warmann, Schultheiss, Richard | 12/8/11 |
| 534 | Hay Supply and Demand Balance Sheet | T. Opheim, M. Diersen | 9/8/11 |
| 533 | Economic Outlook for the Second Quarter | Opoku, Fausti | 8/29/11 |
| 532 | South Dakota 2011 Crop Forecasts | , Diersen | 7/7/11 |
| 531 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2011 | Pflueger, Janssen | 6/20/11 |
| 530 | Economic Outlook: First Quarter 2011 | Opoku, Fausti | 4/29/11 |
| 529 | Evaluating Women in Agriculture Training Programs in South Dakota | Cumber, Sugutt | 3/23/11 |
| 528 | Corn Pest Survey Results | Fausti, Lundgren, Opoku | 2/28/11 |
| 527 | Economic Outlook 2011 | Opoku, Fausti | 1/14/11 |
| 526 | Economic Impact of the Sheep Industry in South Dakota | Taylor, Beutler | 1//7/11 |
| 525 | Economic Impact of the Pork and Dairy Industries in South Dakota | Taylor | 12/17/10 |
| 524 | Real Economic Development Comes from Entrepreneurship | Swain | 11/10/10 |
| 523 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2010 | Taylor | 10/29/2010 |
| 522 | Statistical Comparison and Economic Impact of the Beef Industry on South Dakota | Li, Taylor | 9/29/2010 |
| 521 | Fall Crop Insurance Considerations | Diersen | 8/31/2010 |
| 520 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors 2010 | Pflueger, Janssen, Opoku | 7/15/2010 |
| 519 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2010 | Pflueger, Janssen | 7/8/2010 |
| 518 | Eating Local and Supporting the Farm Community | Chang, Langelett | 5/21/2010 |
| 517 | Tri-State Goat Meat Survey Summary | Beutler | 4/30/2010 |
| 516 | Twin Themes of Theodore W. Schultz | Janssen | 4/19/2010 |
| 515 | 2010 Prospective Plantings Report Analysis | May | 4/5/2010 |
| 514 | Decoupling and Recoupling: Global Links to the US Business Cycle and Cattle Market Fundamentals | Sondey, Diersen | 1/31/2010 |
| 513 | Volatility Risk | Wang | 12/23/2009 |
| 512 | Economic Outlook November 2009 | Miller | 11/24/2009 |
| 511 | South Dakota Grain Elevators: Manage Characteristics and Impacts of Ethanol | Hamda, Qasmi, Fausti | 9/22/2009 |
| 510 | Principal Component Analysis and Fall Crop Markets | Li, May | 9/21/2009 |
| 509 | Grain Elevator Industry Revisited | Hamda, Qasmi, Fausti | 7/30/2009 |
| 508 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2009 | Janssen, Pflueger | 6/30/2009 |
| 507 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2009 | Taylor | 4/16/2009 |
| 506 | Insuring Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat and Yield Ratios and Income | Diersen, Dodson | 2/27/2009 |
| 505 | Economic Outlook February 2009 | Fausti, Adamson | 2/12/2009 |