US Farms Define the American Dream, 2019.
Farms, like so many business terms, can be defined in many different ways. This paper was created to illustrate the position-paper style of writing for agribusiness students. The paper explores three different kinds of farm definition: lifestyle, sacred-calling, and a unit of business. As an economist, my bias is towards the latter.

Indexing Biomass Benefits and Risks, 2008.
Many of the regulatory conflicts across agencies, industries, and technologies can be eliminated by indexing critical benefits and risks. This paper discusses the concept and the benefits of adopting this kind of framework in permitting biomass projects

Connecting Spatial Metrics to County-Level Data Indexing Biomass Benefits and Risks, 2008.
Land-based biomass feedstocks are not equal on a county-level basis. To more accurately reflect the available biomass resources, looking at them on a square mile or square kilometer basis is preferred. County-level data has value, but it must be understood that all counties are not the same size.

Ruling Blind: Regulation without Information, 2005.
Environmentalists claim that new technologies shouldn’t be used without long-term research. With little data, markets operate efficiently on transparent regulations and brand loyalty.

Definitive Power: The Policy Impact of Definitions, 2024.
Conflicts arise on many issues because similar words are defined differently. This paper compares common legal and cultural definitions for similar concepts.