Dairy producers operating in the U.S. have been protected against market price variability by the federal price support program for over 35 years. During the late 1970s tax outlays to operate this program grew at a rapid rate. While many authors have addressed the economic implications of the...

The principal objective of this study is to determine the financial impacts of changing feed procurement strategies for a specified southeastern Minnesota dairy farm. Growing all feed for the dairy herd on the farm itself, currently the most prominent mode of procurement, is compared to: (1)...

CONTENTS Page Market Distribution, by L. D. H. Weld 1 The Marketing of Live-Stock Products in Minnesota, by K. F. Warner 15 Cooperative Potato Marketing in Minnesota, by 0. B. Jesness 39 The Marketing of Minnesota Poultry, by S. H. Thompson 57 Milk Distribution in Minneapolis and St. Paul, by W....

This Plan B paper improves and expands on the work of Wang (2011). Using data from the Consumer Expenditure survey and the American Community Survey we estimate regional food expenditures for 19 food categories in Southeast Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metro. Wang's original research almost...

This Note describes a variety of resources which you can use to decide whether or not to charge user fees and/or sponsorship fees, and if so, how to do it in ways that encourage participation and generate revenue.

As public funding for Cooperative Extension declines, the continuation of many programs and events depends on new funding. This Note explores five cost recovery options: grants, contracts, gifts, sponsorships of events, and user fees. Table 1 summarizes the features of these with details after...