Conventional wisdom and earlier research have concluded that cattle feeding profitability is more determined by feeder and fed cattle prices than by animal performance. This study examined cross-sectional and time-series data from over 1600 pens of cattle in more than 220 feedlots in the upper...

Conventional wisdom and earlier research have concluded that cattle feeding profitability is more determined by feeder and fed cattle prices than by animal performance. This study examined cross-sectional and time-series data from over 1600 pens of cattle in more than 220 feedlots in the upper...

"Changes in the Midwestern U.S. Pork Industry." Presented at the 3rd London Swine Conference, London, Ontario, Canada, April 9-10, 2003. Proceedings pages 75-82.

Year round grazing systems that utilize stockpiled forage and/or crop residue are often promoted as a way for Northern and Western cow-calf producers to reduce winter feeding costs and improve overall profitability. This study compared the profitability of a conventional spring calving/summer...

Lawrence, J, M. Hayenga, and J. Kliebenstein. "Iowa's Pork Industry Dollars & Scents: How Iowa Compares to Other States," Iowa Pork Today (December 1997):14.

The egg production and processing industry has a significant impact on Iowa's economy. And if consumer demand for eggs continues to increase and Iowa continues its commitment to grow the industry, expansion of Iowa's egg industry will continue.

(with John McKissick and Emmet Rawls). "Pork Producers and the Futures Markets. PIH-19, National Pork Industry Handbook, Purdue University Extension, 1997.