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 | June 8, 2016 |
| 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 | November 20, 2015 |
| 556 | Price Discovery and Local Information in Cattle on Feed Reports | M. Diersen, S. Fausti | September 25, 2015 |
| 555 | Economics Impact of the Diary Industry in South Dakota | G. Taylor | August 31, 2015 |
| 554 | Agriculture’s Roles in the South Dakota Economy | T. Holmquist, M. Diersen | August 6, 2015 |
| 553 | Economic Impact of the Pork Industry on South Dakota | G. Taylor | April 17, 2015 |
| 552 | Economics Impact of the Beef Industry on South Dakota | G. Taylor | April 7, 2015 |
| 551 | Corn Use in South Dakota | H. Brown, M. Diersen | March 13, 2015 |
| 550 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2014 | G. Taylor | September 3, 2014 |
| 549 | 2012 Agricultural Data in Perspective | M. Diersen, C. Tschamda | June 24, 2014 |
| 548 | South Dakota 2014 Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates | Janssen, Dillivan, McMurtry | May 29, 2014 |
| 547 | Forecasting Corn and Soybean Yields with Crop Conditions | N. Jorgensen, M. Diersen | May 9, 2014 |
| 546 | Developing Planning Prices for Commodities | N. Jorgensen, M. Diersen | October 31, 2013 |
| 545 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2013 | Janssen, Pflueger, McMurtry | July 26, 2013 |
| 544 | Insuring Corn in South Dakota | M. Diersen | January 4, 2013 |
| 543 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2012 | G. Taylor | November 26, 2012 |
| 542 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors | Burton Pflueger | June 15, 2012 |
| 541 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Cash Rent Values, 2012 | Pflueger; Janssen | June 6, 2012 |
| 540 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values, 2012 | Pflueger; Janssen | May 31, 2012 |
| 539 | 2011 Corn Pest Risk Survey Results | Fausti; Lundgren; Opoku | March 26, 2012 |
| 538 | Consumer's Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Ground Beef: A Case Study | Chang, et.al. | January 4, 2012 |
| 537 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2011 | Gary Taylor | December 21, 2011 |
| 536 | Economic Outlook Heading into 2012 | Opoku, Fausti | December 15, 2011 |
| 535 | Reasons to Shop at a Local Farmer's Markets: A Survey Study in South Dakota | Chang, Warmann, Schultheiss, Richard | December 8, 2011 |
| 534 | Hay Supply and Demand Balance Sheet | T. Opheim, M. Diersen | September 8, 2011 |
| 533 | Economic Outlook for the Second Quarter | Opoku, Fausti | August 29, 2011 |
| 532 | South Dakota 2011 Crop Forecasts | , Diersen | July 7, 2011 |
| 531 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2011 | Pflueger, Janssen | June 20, 2011 |
| 530 | Economic Outlook: First Quarter 2011 | Opoku, Fausti | April 29, 2011 |
| 529 | Evaluating Women in Agriculture Training Programs in South Dakota | Cumber, Sugutt | March 23, 2011 |
| 528 | Corn Pest Survey Results | Fausti, Lundgren, Opoku | February 28, 2011 |
| 527 | Economic Outlook 2011 | Opoku, Fausti | January 14, 2011 |
| 526 | Economic Impact of the Sheep Industry in South Dakota | Taylor, Beutler | January 7, 2011 |
| 525 | Economic Impact of the Pork and Dairy Industries in South Dakota | Taylor | December 17, 2010 |
| 524 | Real Economic Development Comes from Entrepreneurship | Swain | November 10, 2010 |
| 523 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2010 | Taylor | October 29, 2010 |
| 522 | Statistical Comparison and Economic Impact of the Beef Industry on South Dakota | Li, Taylor | September 29, 2010 |
| 521 | Fall Crop Insurance Considerations | Diersen | August 31, 2010 |
| 520 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Factors 2010 | Pflueger, Janssen, Opoku | July 15, 2010 |
| 519 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2010 | Pflueger, Janssen | July 8, 2010 |
| 518 | Eating Local and Supporting the Farm Community | Chang, Langelett | May 21, 2010 |
| 517 | Tri-State Goat Meat Survey Summary | Beutler | April 30, 2010 |
| 516 | Twin Themes of Theodore W. Schultz | Janssen | April 19, 2010 |
| 515 | 2010 Prospective Plantings Report Analysis | May | April 5, 2010 |
| 514 | Decoupling and Recoupling: Global Links to the US Business Cycle and Cattle Market Fundamentals | Sondey, Diersen | January 31, 2010 |
| 513 | Volatility Risk | Wang | December 23, 2009 |
| 512 | Economic Outlook November 2009 | Miller | November 24, 2009 |
| 511 | South Dakota Grain Elevators: Manage Characteristics and Impacts of Ethanol | Hamda, Qasmi, Fausti | September 22, 2009 |
| 510 | Principal Component Analysis and Fall Crop Markets | Li, May | September 21, 2009 |
| 509 | Grain Elevator Industry Revisited | Hamda, Qasmi, Fausti | July 30, 2009 |
| 508 | South Dakota Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rental Rates, 2009 | Janssen, Pflueger | June 30, 2009 |
| 507 | Economic Impact of Agriculture on South Dakota 2009 | Taylor | April 16, 2009 |
| 506 | Insuring Corn, Soybeans and Wheat and Yield Ratios and Income | Diersen, Dodson | February 27, 2009 |
| 505 | Economic Outlook February 2009 | Fausti, Adamson | February 12, 2009 |