Agribusiness faculty research balances theory with practical application as they respond to changes in the agribusiness industry, both global and domestic. These changes include increasingly industrialized operations, new technologies, consumer awareness, and policies that influence support and trade.
Modified from agb.calpoly.edu
Submissions from 2012
Who Are the Wine Techies?, Marianne McGarry Wolf, Mitch Wolf, Leanne Brady, and Hanna Peszynski
Using Social Media for Collaborations About Industry News in Higher Education, Marianne McGarry Wolf, Mitch Wolf, Leanne Brady, Hanna Peszynski, Lindsey Higgins, and Shane Wolf
Using Social Media to Enhance Learning through Collaboration in Higher Education: A Case Study, Marianne McGarry Wolf, Mitch Wolf, Tom Frawley, Ann Torres, and Shane Wolf
Submissions from 2011
The Economic Returns to U.S. Public Agricultural Research, Julian M. Alston, Matthew A. Anderson, Jennifer S. James, and Phillip G. Pardey
Attributes Affecting Preferences for Traffic Safety Camera Programs, Lindsey M. Higgins, W. Douglass Shaw, and Aklesso Egbendewe-Mondzozo
When do Fat Taxes Increase Consumer Welfare?, Jayson L. Lusk and Christiane Schroeter
The costs of increased localization for a multiple-product food supply chain: Dairy in the United States, Charles F. Nicholson, Miguel I. Gomez, and Oliver H. Gao
Application of a Simulation Model for Assessing Integration of Smallholder Shifting Cultivation and Sheep Production in Yucatán, Mexico, David Parsons, Charles Nicholson, Robert W. Blake, Quirine M. Ketterings, Luis Ramírez-Aviles, Jerome H. Cherney, and Danny G. Fox
Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Simulation Model for Assessing Smallholder Crop-Livestock Production in Yucatán, Mexico, David Parsons, Charles F. Nicholson, Robert W. Blake, Quirine M. Ketterings, Luis Ramírez-Aviles, Danny G. Fox, Luis O. Tedeschi, and Jerome H. Cherney
It’s All About Produce: Flexing the Muscles of Western U.S. Organic Spinach Consumption, Christiane Schroeter and Xiaowei Cai
Factors that Influence Prices for Cool-Climate Wines: A Hedonic Analysis of the Market for Riesling, Christiane Schroeter, Jennifer L. Ritchie, and Bradley J. Rickard
Future Market Trends in Western Agriculture: Strategic Implications, Steven Slezak
Using @RISK to Forecast Feasibility of a Strategic Expansion: A Case, Steven Slezak
What is Strategy?, Steven Slezak
Using System Dynamics Modelling Approach to Develop Management Tools for Animal Production with Emphasis on Small Ruminants, L. O. Tedeschi, C. F. Nicholson, and E. Rich
Submissions from 2010
Behavioral Economics: A New Heavyweight in Washington?, Sean B. Cash and Christiane Schroeter
Red-light Cameras at Intersections: Estimating Preferences Using a Stated Choice Model, Aklesso Egbendewe-Mondzozo, Lindsey M. Higgins, and W. Douglass Shaw
Discerning Differences among Producer Groups and Organic Adoption Barriers in Texas, Michael Lau, Roger Hanagriff, Douglass Constance, Mary York, Brian VanDelist, and Lindsey M. Higgins
Second Time is a Charm: The Impact of Correcting Missed Exam Questions on Student Learning, Christiane Schroeter, Steven V. Green, and Erin Bess
Forestalling Foreclosure: The Strategic Use of @Risk to a Health Center in Financial Distress, Steven Slezak
Submissions from 2009
The Economics of Agricultural R&D, Julian M. Alston, Philip G. Pardey, Jennifer S. James, and Matthew A. Andersen
Obesity Economics for the Western United States, Mariah D. Ehmke, Tina Willson, Christiane Schroeter, Ann Marie Hart, and Roger Coupal
Setting Agricultural Science Strategy in Tumultuous Economic Times, Jennifer S. James, Julian M. Alston, and Philip G. Pardey
Structural Changes in U.S. Agricultural Production and Productivity, Jennifer S. James, Julian M. Alston, Philip G. Pardey, and Matthew A. Andersen
Economics and Policy Context For the Biological Management of Soil Fertility (BMSF) in Ethiopia, Habtamu T. Kassahun, Charles F. Nicholson, Dawit Solomon, Amy S. Collick, and Tammo S. Steenhuis