This paper develops a model of the U.S. sheep industry with monthly data for 1964-1980. Consumption of lamb has decreased rapidly since 1970. Findings suggest that consumers are highly sensitive to changes in lamb prices relative to prices for beef and pork.

Choices between conventional tillage and reduced tillage are not entirely unambiguous in the current state of technology. It thus seems unlikely that reduced tillage will completely replace conventional tillage. Hence, analyses of the tradeoffs between the two tillage systems could provide...

Remarks on the future structure of agriculture presented at a departmental seminar, 1974

The challenges associated with (back-) migration of people to rural communities in the 1990s are examined. It is argued that reducing the "brain drain" from rural areas through the creation of job opportunities for college-educated individuals, is central to an effective rural(community)...

Remarks on Public Policy decision making presented at a departmental seminar, September, 1974