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Tag Archives: agribusiness

Impressions of a Fledgling Blogger – Day 257

Biomass Rules Posted on September 16, 2024 by Mark JennerSeptember 16, 2024

As an economist, I have been trained to see the world through a lens of critical thinking.  As a manure visionary, I have been trained to look beyond traditional monetary values to measure both benefits and costs.  If and when … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomass Rules, economics, policy, science | Tagged agribusiness, bioenergy, biomass, blog, Census of Agriculture, clarification, climate, Day 257, economics, fledgling blogger, food systems, hemp production, impressions, Impressions of a fledgling blogger on day 257, inflations, local markets, renewable natural gas RNG | Leave a reply

A Fork-in-the-Road Appeared, So I Took it

Biomass Rules Posted on June 4, 2024 by Mark JennerJune 4, 2024

Life shapes us.  It has certainly shaped Mark Jenner’s career path.  I was raised to make the world a better place, and what an odyssey of bridge-building and provocation it has been! This week, I turned in my keys at … Continue reading →

Posted in education, policy | Tagged a fork-in-the-road appeared so I took it, agribusiness, Biomass Rules, bridge-building, crude oil, fork-in-the-road, gasoline, Greenville University, indicator, odyssey, price, provocation, renewable energy | Leave a reply

Agribusiness Markets Go Well Beyond Food

Biomass Rules Posted on March 26, 2024 by Mark JennerApril 27, 2024

In the old days, agribusiness referred to a business providing farm inputs.  This broadly impacted everything involving goods and services connected to agricultural commodities.  Commodities are the raw products from crops and livestock that cannot be differentiated on product quality.  … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, wealth creation | Tagged ag commodity, agribusiness, agribusiness markets, agribusiness markets go well beyond food, and non-food, beyond food, bioenergy, carbon, climate, environmental services, fiber, food, markets, value chain | Leave a reply

Academic Agribusiness in a Microeconomic Model

Biomass Rules Posted on March 21, 2024 by Mark JennerApril 25, 2024

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 shortage of compelling topics.  The value added by the classes must provide … Continue reading →

Posted in education, policy | Tagged 21 credit hours, academic agribusiness, academic agribusiness in a microeconomic model, agribusiness, business identity/structure, business model, business planning, critical thinking, financial plan, Greenville University, marketing plan, microeconomic model, operation plan, problem-solving, teaching, undergraduate | Leave a reply

Discerning Agribusiness in the Macroeconomy

Biomass Rules Posted on March 21, 2024 by Mark JennerApril 25, 2024

The last seven years, Greenville University has been building a BS in Agribusiness, in their Briner School of Business. This has required a target market for arming agribusiness graduates, hungry for leadership in their formative careers. This chart from USDA, … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, macro | Tagged 5.4 percent of GDP, agribusiness, agriculture, discerning agribusiness, discerning agribusiness in the macroeconomy, Economic Research Service (ERS), final goods and services, gross domestic product (GDP), macroeconomy, plant-derived products, production sector, related industries, retail sector, reuse not included, straighter pathways, USDA, value-adding sector | Leave a reply

What is Agribusiness? A Good Place to Begin…

Biomass Rules Posted on March 21, 2024 by Mark JennerApril 23, 2024

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 (MS), and ag econ (MS & PhD)), and had worked in research, … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, wealth creation | Tagged a good place to begin, agribusiness, biologic, BS agribusiness, chemical, definition, ecosystem, grazing, grazing system, Greenville, Greenville University, physical, place to begin, solar-powered, system, university, what is agribusiness, what is agribusiness a good place to begin | Leave a reply

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