Agribusiness Projects
Agribusiness Research Faculty
- Ken Casavant: Transportation economics, SAFTA, TRG, Public policy and marketing. Ken Casavant's research is a six-year study under EWITS. The objectives of EWITS are to facilitate existing regional and state-wide transportation planning efforts, forecast future freight and passenger transportation service needs for Eastern Washington, identify gaps in Eastern Washington's current transportation infrastructure, and pinpoint transportation system improvement options critical to economic competitiveness and mobility within Eastern Washington.
- Hayley Chouinard: Environmental and Resource Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Auction and Game Theory
- Rosa Karina Gallardo: Agribusiness Marketing, Consumer Demand, and Value-added Food Products.
- Dave Holland: Regional economics and agricultural development, see Organic Apple Production in WA State: an Input-Output Analysis.
- Eric Jessup: Transportation Modeling and Economics
- Jill McCluskey: Reputation of Washington Apples, Consumer Response to Sustainable Agricultural Products, Long-term Effects of Environmental Contamination on Real Estate Values.
- Shannon Neibergs: Economics of Livestock Production and Management, Auction Markets, and Agribusiness (see http://www.livestockeconomics.wsu.edu/). Shannon Neibergs is also involved in asparagus research. See Mechanical Asparagus Harvesting Economic Analysis.
- Mykel Taylor: Agricultural marketing, Consumer demand and food safety, and Microeconometrics.
- Phil Wandschneider is a Professor in the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University. His primary research and outreach activities are in the economic evaluation of agricultural, environmental, and natural resource projects and policies. Recent research themes include the economics of biofuels, the economics of innovation and conservation, and the use of “non-market valuation” techniques to impute an economic value to “environmental goods.”
Emeritus Faculty
Ken Duft,
- "Financing
Cooperatives Through Patron Demand Deposit Accounts; Future Prospects
and Pitfalls." The objectives of this research effort was
to describe, quantify and assess the financial ramifications of
alternative sources of investment capital. In particular,
the growing financial interdependencies between local and regional
supply cooperatives were observed and measured relative to prevailing
financial measures of performance. "Options in
Financing Agribusiness Cooperatives: Research Findings and Conclusions"
is available online in pdf format.
- The
Changing Dynamics of Grain Cooperatives in Eastern Washington
- "Straw-to-Energy": A Washington State University study has found that crop residue produced by Eastern Washington wheat, barley, and grass seed growers could fuel the generation of about 400-425 megawatts of electricity annually; more than that produced by any one of our current Snake River dams. While energy production from straw is more expensive than hydro and nuclear, blend pricing, environmental benefits, and the volatile electricity market make it attractive. For the complete paper see: "The Prospects for an Electrical Generation & Transmission Cooperative Fueled by Straw Produced in Eastern Washington" page or the entire document.
Ray Folwell
-
The competitive position of the U.S. and Washington asparagus industries in relation to harvesting costs. The current focus is to analyze the existing technology for mechanical harvesting of whole spears and to develop an econometric model which includes the bargaining aspects of the price discovery. Alternatives to Manual Sorting Using Selected Electronic Graders in Asparagus Fresh Packing Sheds: a Cost-Benefit Analysis: EB 1958, published June 2003. Selective Harvest Trials, Update report, October 2004. Asparagus Harvester Evaluation - El Centro Test, March 2005 (prepared by Carter Clary and Trent Ball).
- Viticultural, enological, and economic aspects of wine grape production in Washington. The major focus of this project is analyzing the production and marketing risk in producing various varieties of vinifera grapes in Washington. Two new 2004 reviewed bulletins are available for download: XB0997E, Bulk Winery Investment and Operating Costs, and XB1015E, Marketing Washington Wines at the Wholesale Level. Published June 2003: Wine Grape Establishment and Production Costs in Washington, 2003, Ext.Bul.1955, and Production and Marketing Risks Associated with Wine in Washington, Dec. 2003. Small Winery Investment and Operating Costs, Ext. Bus. 1996, August 2005.
Dave Holland:
- Regional economics and agricultural development, see Organic Apple Production in WA State: an Input-Output Analysis.
Tom Schotzko, Emeritus, is working on research to project future production for apples.
- An article, "Projecting Crop Size" is available for your perusual. Linked to this article is an Excel workbook that contains a sheet for each variety and for the total estimates of apple production and acreage. The totals sheet also has graphs for each variety and for the total. Each graph contains a curve for the estimate and upper and lower bounds that are some adjustable percentage to reflect the variability that occurs in the crop from year to year.
- "Per Acre Receipts for Red Delicious and Gala: The Effects of Grade, Size, Cullage and Yield" (Tables 1 and 2 contain per acre estimates of grower receipts at different yields, cullage rates, peak sizes and grades. Each size distribution is based on an actual grower packout records. The article discusses these tables and their significance to the apple grower). "Use Packouts to Evaluate Orchard Practices," an article reproduced from the Good Fruit Grower (Feb. 2004).
- Tom also does research on the cost of production and marketing potatoes. The report, Potatoes for the Fresh Market: The Costs of Growing and Packing, is available in its entirety in pdf format. This report provides information and data on the costs of growing, packing, and storing of potatoes produced by Washington growers for the fresh market. It is based on actual expenditures by growers and packers as reported to the authors.
- Measuring the Effects of Generic Price and Non-Price Promotional Activities: the Case of Washington Apples, a professional paper that describes part of the work that evaluated Washington Apple Commission promotional activities.
- A Brief Look at the Washington Apple Industry: Past and Present, SES 04-05, a professional paper written by R. Thomas Schotzko and David Granatstein, Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center Wenatchee, Washington.
- Measuring the Apple Industry from the 2002 Census of Agriculture. An update of an apple study for the Apple Industry written in an article for the Good Fruit Grower in 2003.
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