These papers describe the current economic conditions and outline some of the opportunities facing Minnesota farmers as they complete 1998 and develop plans for 1999. The first paper, Prospects For Farm Income in 1998, describes the variation in net farm income farmers in the Southeastern and...

The author reports on the process of developing a retail management course to fit the agricultural economics curriculum. Retail examples are obtained from farm supply, garden centers and retail food businesses. Unique differences for these applications are discussed and incorporated in the...

This paper examines the spatial elements of marketing grain. The decision of " where" to market has been ignored due to data limitations and lack of necessity. The author will incorporate localized probability distributions of price/basis in an Excel spreadsheet using @RISK which will evaluate...

Replaced with revised version of paper 08/01/08.

Teaching entrepreneurship in college courses is becoming more commonplace. The author reports on the integration of extension entrepreneurship materials(Project Mainstreet) into an existing retail management course at the University of Minnesota. This integration results in an actual web-based...

This paper described the incorporation of selected segments of the Apprentice Series into an Ag and Food Sales course. A description of the use of these segments and student evaluation of the experience are also included.

This paper explores the process of integrating spatial price information in planning tools such as marketing plans. An Excel spreadsheet is shown as an example and integrated with spatial software from ESRI to produce a spatially optimized marketing solutions. Examples from a farm in...

The process of planning and budgeting for public institutions has been a topic of recent interest as budgetary constraints have mandated reduced funding for state agencies and publicly funded educational institutions. The most recent budget outlook in Minnesota suggests that funding for the...