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2021
Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology, Rhett Crandall
The Effect of High Elevation Weather Stations on the USDA's Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program, Wyatt Matthew Feuz
The Downfall of Transmar Cocoa, Ryan Fuez and Joseph Montoya; International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
Performance and Contributions of the Green Industry to Utah's Economy, Lara Gale
Drone Technology in Agriculture Appraisal, CJ Johnson
Essays on the Economics of Regional Development and Public Policy, Wai Yan Siu
2020
The Potential of IVF, Jae Anderson
Retaining Ownership of Calves- Obendorf Farms, Gabrielle Bishop
An Economic Comparison of Two Leading Aquaponic Technologies Using Cost Benefit Analysis: The Coupled and Decoupled Systems, Grace M. Gibbons
Economic Analysis of Backgrounding Calves, Jayden Gunnell
The Economic and Health Impacts of Community Gardens on Refugee Populations: CRIC Garden Case Study, Joseph Montoya
The Impact of Robotic Milking Systems: The Case of the Rocky Mountain Region, Garret Nelson
Utah County Level Drought Effect on Cattle Inventories 1981-2016, Fred Openshaw
2019
The Effect of "Drought Tolerant" Labeling on Consumers' Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Ornamental Plants, Susanne Tábara Cenador
The Organic Wheat Market: Three Essays on Pricing, Consumer Segments, and the Importance of Labels, Tatiana Drugova
Organic Wheat Prices and Premium Uncertainty: Can Cross Hedging and Forecasting Play a Role?, Tatiana Drugova, Veronica F. Pozo, Kynda R. Curtis, and T. Randall Fortenbery; Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Three Essays on Land Property Rights, Water Trade, and Regional Development, Muyang Ge
The Effects of Demographic Changes on State Fiscal Balances in the U.S., Patrick Nartey
Economic Base in Emerging Economies: Estimating Regional Multipliers in Ecuador, Justin Perry
Untangling the Economic and Social Impediments to Producer Adoption of Organic Wheat, Donya L. Ralph-Quarnstrom
Using a Discrete Choice Experiment to Estimate Willingness to Pay for Location Based Housing Attributes, Kristopher C. Toll
Potential Weather Data Anomolies within the USDA's Pasture Rangeland and Forage Insurance Program, Chad Steven Van Orden
2018
Three Essays on the Economics of Controlling Mobile-Source Episodic Air Pollution, Ramjee Acharya
The Power Law Distribution of Agricultural Land Size, Lauren Chamberlain
Three Essays in Economics of Prey-Predator Relation, Dong-Hun Go
Corn Exports Extrication, Claire Hutchins
Essays on Natural Resources and Economic Development, Ahsan Kibria
Investing in Agribusiness Stocks and Farmland: A Boom or Bust Analysis, Asif Rasool
Examining Market Channels for Local Produce: Consumer Affordability and Producer Profitability, Karli A. Salisbury
Financial Outcomes from Selection of Insurance Intervals, Shana Anderson Stewart
2017
Essays on the Economics of Energy and Transportation, Ryan N. Barnes
Forecasting Organic Wheat Prices: Do Conventional Prices Play a Role?, Tatiana Drugova; Food Distribution Research Society Annual Conference
Measuring the Adaptive Response to Drought, Kyle Eagar
Quantitative Easing: Money Supply and the Commodity Prices of Oil, Gold, and Wheat, Aaron Kasteler
Increasing Commerce Competitiveness: Case Study on Solving Issues in the Fruit Supply Chain in the Dominican Republic, which Limit Exports, and Self-Reliance, Maria G. Mera Rivas
Market Learning After Recurrent Meat and Poultry Recalls, Briana Thomas
A Tournament Approach to Price Discovery in the US Cattle Market, Jeffrey Wright
2016
The Market Potential for Food and Agricultural Tourism in Utah, Miranda Bradshaw
The Effects of Federal, State, and Private Oil and Gas Ownerships on County Wages in the Intermountain West, Benjamin A. Crabb
Econometric Modeling of the Public Grazing Fee's Impact on the U.S. Sheep Industry, Ryan C. Feuz
An Economic Analysis of Factors Affecting Pre-Weaned Dairy Calf Growth and Profit Optimization in Dairy Calf Operations, Vincent T. Hess
Entrepreneurs' Perceived Factors of Success and Barriers-to-Entry for Small Business and Farm Operations in Rural Paraguay, Braden J. Jensen
Three Essays on US Agricultural Insurance, Taehoo Kim
An Analysis of the Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion on Small-Scale Dairies in Utah, Steven Chans Lund
Three Essays on Big-Box Retailers and Regional Economics, Denis Peralta
2015
Price Slides Within Cattle Markets Over Time and Space, Justin Edward Dickamore
Analysis of Portfolio Diversification and Risk Management of Livestock Assets in the Borana Pastoral System of Southern Ethiopia, Medhat Ibrahim
Economic Assessment of Organic, Eco-Friendly, and Conventional Peach Production Methods in Northern Utah, Trevor D. Knudsen
Gender Wage Gap and Education: Case in Dominican Republic, Adagel Grullón Navarro
Three Essays in Trade and International Development, Nii Amon Neequaye
Water Decision-Making Under Uncertainty, Augustina Yaa Oye Odame
Spatial Temperature Variation in Refrigerated Road Transport, Joseph D. Phoenix
Inflation Targeting: A Panel Approach, Juan S. Quinonez
2014
Structural Change of the Western United States Alfalfa Hay Market and its Effect on the Western United States Dairy Industry, Joseph Patrick Cann
Stochastic Tests on Live Cattle Steer Basis Composite Forecasts, Elliott James Dennis
Analysis of Building Resiliency in an Ethiopian Pastoral System: Mitigating the Effects of Population and Climate Change on Food Insecurity, Brigham Forrest
Assessing Efficiency of Schools Participating in Startsmart K3+, Yamil Vargas Hedeman
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and U.S. Energy Markets, Kangil Lee
Three Essays on the Economics of Controlling Invasive Species, Yanxu Liu
Estimating the Effectiveness of a Seasonal Gas Tax for Controlling Episodic PM2.5 Concentrations in Cache County, Utah, Leo A. Moscardini
Economic Growth and Education Reform in Developing Countries, Merlym M. Ramirez
The Optimal Cow Size for Intermountain Cow-Calf Operations: The Impact of Public Grazing Fees on the Optimal Cow Size, Jesse Russell
Contributing Factors to the Success of Small-Scale Diversified Farms In the Mountain West, Mary Shepherd
Calculating Willingness-To-Pay As a Function of Biophysical Water Quality and Water Quality Perceptions, Carlos G. Silva
The Benefits of Animal Traceability Systems on a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Utah, Christian Michael Ukkestad
2013
Measuring the Environmental Cost of Hypocrisy, Elliot Jordan Anderson
Addressing Endogeneity of Casino, Crime and Regional Economy: A Case of Las Vegas, Nevada, Wei Bao
Nutritional and Economic Analysis of Small-Scale Agriculture in Imbabura, Ecuador, Jake Erickson
Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Aid, and Socioeconomic Infrastructure in Developing Countries, Amrita Ghosh Dastidar
Assessment of Consumer Motivations to Attend Farmers' Markets, Their Preferences, and Their Willingness To Pay for Differentiated Fresh Produce: Three Essays, Jean Dominique Gumirakiza
Feasibility and Co-Benefits of Biomass Co-Firing: Case in Utah, Bibek Paudel
Marketing Strategies for Small Scale Producers, Irvin Yeager
2012
Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Expenditure in the United States and Canada, Chris N. Anazia
Wheat-Gold Currency How To Make Large-Scale Grain Storage Possible, David L. Garrett
2011
Essays on Population Aging and Social Security in the U.S., Shantanu Bagchi
A Proposal to Make Grain Storage Financially Feasible, David L. Garrett
Three Essays on the Economic Impact of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the United States, Rachna Gollamudi
Determining Profitability Strategies for Various Retained Ownership Enterprises in Utah, Matthew H. Hirschi
The Potential for Growth in Foreign Direct Investment in the Horticultural Sector of Armenia, Mikayel Khachatryan
An Investigation of Potential Marketing Strategies for Entry into the Shiitake Mushroom Industry in Utah, Imran Khan
Natural Resource Curse in Nepal with Emphasis on Deforestation and Violence, Abhinav Pathak
2010
Three Essays in Forward Rate Unbiasedness Hypothesis, Devalina Chatterjee
Three Essays on Environmental- and Spatial-Based Valuation of Urban Land and Housing, Lu Liu
An Examination of Integrated Rural Tourism Development in the Goris Region of Armenia, Luke Alan Petersen
Sustainable Energy Crops: An Analysis of Ethanol Production from Cassava in Thailand, Aerwadee Ubolsook
2009
Defining and Meeting the Demand For Agricultural Machinery in China: A Case Study of John Deere, Garrett W. Davis
Probing the Mechanics of Environmental Kuznets Curve Theory, Jeremy Lynn Kidd
Structural Shifts in Agricultural Markets Caused by Government Mandates: Ethanol and the Renewable Fuels Standard, John Christian Olson
Feasibility Analysis of Seed Production for Use in Re-seeding Land Burned in Wildfires in the Great Basin Region of the United States, Benjamin Jay Young
2008
A Comparison Of The Economic Profitability Of Specified Risk Management Alternatives For Intermountain West Farmers, Cody D. Bingham
Safety-Focused Altruism: Valuing the Lives of Others, Kevin Lee Brady
Transportation and Quality Adjusted Basis: Does the Law of One Price Hold for Feeder Cattle?, Chad Harris
Essays on Investment Fluctuation and Market Volatility, Chaoqun Lai
Three Essays on Stock Market Volatility, Qianru Li
A Critical Analysis of the Cooperatives Working Together Program, Spencer N. Parkinson
2000
Effect of Land in Commons on the Decision-Making Behavior of the Pastoralists in the Central Rangelands of Somalia, Abdinasir Mohamed Abdulle
Riparian Zone Protection: The Use of the Willingness-to-Accept Format in a Contingent Valuation Study, Catherine A. Broadhead
