Black, John (black@agecon.msstate.edu) Mississippi State University;
Boucher, Robert (rboucher@agcenter.lsu.edu) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center;
Bryant, Kelly (bryantk@uamont.edu) University of Arkansas;
Crisp, Nathan (nathan_crisp@nass.usda.gov) NASS, Louisiana Office;
Cross, Becky (becky_cross@nass.usda.gov) NASS, Arkansas Office;
Deliberto, Mike (mdeliberto@agcenter.lsu.edu) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center;
Falconer, Larry (l-falconer@tamu.edu) Texas A&M University;
Flanders, Archie (aflanders@uaex.edu) University of Arkansas;
Gillis, Gail (gillis@agecon.msstate.edu) Mississippi State University;
Gregory, Tommy (tommy_gregory@nass.usda.gov) NASS, Mississippi Office;
Hignight, Jeffrey (jhignig@uark.edu ) University of Arkansas;
Ibendahl, Gregg (ibendahl@agecon.msstate.edu) Mississippi State University;
Mark, Tyler (tmark@agcgenter.lsu.edu) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center;
Martin, Steve (smartin@ext.msstate.edu) Mississippi State University;
Nalley, Lanier (llnalley@uark.edu) University of Arkansas;
Parsch, Luke (lparsch@uark.edu) University of Arkansas;
Paxton, Ken (kpaxton@agcenter.lsu.edu) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center;
Pruitt, Ross (jpruitt@agcenter.lsu.edu) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center;
Riley, John (riley@agecon.msstate.edu) Mississippi State University;
Salassi, Mike (msalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center;
Silva, Mark (marks@drec.msstate.edu) Mississippi State University;
Spurlock, Stan (spurlock@agecon.msstate.edu) Mississippi State University;
Stark, Robert (stark@uamont.edu) University of Arkansas;
Watkins, Brad (kbwatki@uark.edu) University of Arkansas
Presentations and discussion:
(1) Community Level Economic Impacts and Outlook for Cotton Ginning from Structural Change in the Cotton Industry Matt Fannin and Ken Paxton
(2) Using Portfolio Theory to Select Rice Varieties in the Arkansas Delta to Improve Producer Profitability Lanier Nalley
(3) Evaluation of Carbon Emissions Policy on Crop Producers in Arkansas Lanier Nalley
(4) Farm Management Trends Based on USDA-ARMS Data Terry Griffin and Brad Watkins
(5) A Comparison of Pricing Strategies for Cellulosic Ethanol Processors Tyler Mark and Mike Salassi
(6) Revising the Mississippi State Budget Generator: A First Look Gregg Ibendahl
A primary function of the Delta Region Farm Management and Agricultural Policy Working Group (SERA-35) is the development and maintenance of computer software and databases required to develop and publish a wide variety of commodity cost and returns budgets for states in the southeast region. Commodity budget computer software, users guide, input databases and commodity production cost budgets are updated on an annual basis.
Relevant, applied farm management research and extension activities addressing current topics are conducted on an individual state basis as well as multistate projects. Current research activities within the group include regional economic impacts of the cotton ginning industry, economic evaluation of rice variety selection, carbon emissions from agricultural production, farm management trends in the U.S., pricing of cellulosic ethanol feedstock crops, as well as current revisions/improvements in the commodity budget generator program. Discussion began concerning the initiation of a research project to evaluate carbon footprint estimation for regional crop production.
- Output from research and extension activities of the Delta Region Farm Management and Agricultural Policy Working Group (SERA-35) provides economic information and analysis of agricultural production and the economic factors and farm program policies which have a direct impact on it to agricultural producers, commodity organizations, lenders, input suppliers and the industry as a whole.
- Annual commodity cost and returns budgets developed by participants in each state provide timely, local forecasts of production costs for major commodities in the coming year.
- Analysis of farm policy provisions are evaluated to determine their impact on the economics of production agriculture in the region and to aid agricultural producers in making sound farm program provision decisions.
- Continuing and ongoing research and extension programs in farm management and production economics, identify relevant research and extension needs and work to disseminate those research results to appropriate producer and industry clientele.
Boucher, Robert W., and Jeffrey M. Gillespie, Projected Costs and Returns Beef Cattle, Dairy and Forage Crop Production in Louisiana, 2009, LSU Agricultural Center, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, A.E.A. Information Series No. 256 January 2009.
Martin, Steve, Gordon Andrews, Jason Bond, Angus Catchot, Darrin Dodds, and Dan Reynolds, Cotton 2009 Planning Budgets, Mississippi State University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Budget Report 2008-02, December 2008.
Martin, Steve, Gordon Andrews, Nathan Buehring, and Tim Walker, Rice 2009 Planning Budgets, Mississippi State University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Budget Report 2008-05, December 2008.
Paxton, Kenneth W., Projected Costs and Returns Cotton, Soybeans, Corn, Grain Sorghum and Wheat Production in Red River and Central Areas of Louisiana, 2009, LSU Agricultural Center, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, A.E.A. Information Series No. 262, January 2009.
Paxton, Kenneth W., Projected Costs and Returns Cotton, Soybeans, Corn, Grain Sorghum and Wheat, Northeast Louisiana, 2009, LSU Agricultural Center, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, A.E.A. Information Series No. 261 January 2009.
Salassi, Michael E., and Michael Deliberto, Projected Costs and Returns Sugarcane, Louisiana, 2009, LSU Agricultural Center, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, A.E.A. Information Series No. 260 January 2009.
Salassi, Michael E., and Michael Deliberto, Projected Costs and Returns Rice, Soybeans, Wheat and Sorghum, Southwest Louisiana, 2009, LSU Agricultural Center, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, A.E.A. Information Series No. 259, January 2009.
Spurlock, Stan R., Normie W. Buehring, Angus Catchot, and Trey Kroger, Soybeans 2009 Planning Budgets, Mississippi State University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Budget Report 2008-03, December 2008.
Stark, Jr., C. Robert, and Jeremy Ross, Estimating 2009 Costs of Production, Soybean, Early Season, Non-Irrigated, Roundup Ready, University of Agriculture, Division of Agriculture, AG-1218-11-08.
Stiles, Scott, and Tom Barber, Estimating 2009 Costs of Production, Cotton, Southern Arkansas, Furrow Irrigated, 8 Row, Conventional Tillage, BG/RR, University of Agriculture, Division of Agriculture, AG-1176-11-08.
Watkins, Brad, Jeffrey Hignight, and Charles E. Wilson, Jr., Estimating 2009 Costs of Production, Rice, Silt Loam Soils, Eastern Arkansas, University of Agriculture, Division of Agriculture, AG-1209-11-08.