Adding Value to Benefits, Not Readily Monetizable
What? This is what biomass systems economists do. We add value to goods and services in value attributes that go beyond having a price in dollars. Most of... Read MoreAcademic Agribusiness in a Microeconomic Model
Teaching undergraduate college students, today, means meeting them where they are at, on their terms. For subjects like agribusiness, economics, bioenergy systems, and environmental services there is no... Read MoreDiscerning Agribusiness in the Macroeconomy
Defining agribusiness in the production ecosystem model, left many aspects unaccounted, such as dollar value. Another model must more accurately reflect the business of agriculture in the US... Read MoreWhat is Agribusiness? A Good Place to Begin…
In 2016, I was invited to build a BS in agribusiness in a private, 4-year, business school (non-ag). I had 4 degrees in agriculture (agronomy (BS), ag mechanization... Read MoreA New Year Begins. Welcome 2024
Every new day, week, month, or year, is full of potential, and for me, hope. A few weeks ago, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) was in the news for... Read MoreWaste Bio Oils are Growing as Feedstock into B100 Biodiesel Fuel
Jing Tang of Decision Innovation Solutions, of Iowa just posted an article that shows waste oils are growing in quantity as a feedstock into B100 biodiesel. This seems... Read MoreMoving In, Again…
Biomass Rules, LLC and www.biomassrules.com defined a significant part of my career. I have kept ‘the light on’ for that time when I could reclaim it. While, I... Read MoreWe all know what a farm is, so What?
There are lots of ways to grow crops and livestock. There are farms that are very profitable and farms that are more of a heritage or lifestyle than... Read MoreGetting Started – What is a Farm?
What is a farm? This question is similar to defining, ‘what is rich?’ Everyone asked will have a different answer. About 20 years ago, the USDA, Economic Research... Read More- 2 of 3
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