Windh, Jessica; Diersen, Matthew
This special issue is a compilation of studies examining the diverse challenges and strategies that shape agricultural risk management.
2026
Wright, Jeffrey; McCorkle, Dean; Hanselka, Dan; Costanzo, Bill
Predators pose a serious threat to the economic success of livestock operations in the United States.
Vitale, Pilja; Spackman, Casey; Vitale, Jeffrey; Martinez, Donald
Ranchers face chronic forage losses from elk encroachment on both public and private land, neither covered by forage insurance programs such as PRF.
Loss, Peyton; Bastian, Christopher T.; Hansen, Kristiana M.; Albeke, Shannon E.; Rahimi, Stefan
We construct a representative cow-calf ranch linear programming model for the Wyoming Big Horn Basin and forecast the impacts of precipitation and temperature projections onto rangeland forage and hay production.
Lambert, Lixia H.; Lambert, Dayton M.; Jones, Curtis
This study identifies optimal rainfed winter wheat double-cropping portfolios in the Southern Great Plains.
Bacon, Hanna; Bastian, Christopher T.; Jones-Ritten, Chian
We use data from privately negotiated laboratory market experiments (both forward and spot delivery) to examine seller outcomes in the face of exogenous shocks and evaluate potential issues with using contracts to mitigate risk.
Trejo-Pech, Carlos; Franco-Escobar, Maria
Content analysis was used to identify risk narratives, and prevalence and significance were calculated for each risk. Risk matrices then classified risks as critical, significant, prevalent, or least important.
Harthoorn, Austin; Walters, Cory; Brooks, Kathleen
This study quantifies the value of ethanol production to spatially differentiated corn producers in Nebraska.