• Certified organic cropland in the United States: Is perceived value reality? 

  Stickel, Erin

  Valuation of farmland in the United States is reliant on farm income, which relates to geographical factors, social and environmental pressures and commodity demands. In recent years, interest in certified organic cropland ...
• A financial feasibility study: Constructing unit train capabilities to access the Pacific Northwest export market 

  Horn, Kevin

  This study focuses on export grain merchandising opportunities for an upper Mississippi River barge terminal (MRBT) centrally located to corn and soybean (grain) production areas in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The main ...
• Economics of calf grower operations in relation to dairy-sourced day-old calf price and feedlot outcomes 

  Hunsaker, Jade

  Holstein steers compose 15% of the U.S. beef supply despite several factors that place Holstein feeders at a disadvantage including higher calf mortality than traditional beef breeds. This study examined how to improve ...
• A herd health and cost savings analysis for the hyperimmunization of sheep in polyclonal antibody production 

  Allison, Shayna

  The purpose of this research project was to determine the outcome of decreasing the use of adjuvant while immunizing sheep for polyclonal antibody. To justify the change in protocol, a herd health analysis was conducted ...
• Data sets and computer code for: Population genomics of Fusarium subglutinans and Fusarium temperatum from Argentina 

  Fumero, M. Veronica; Yue, Wei; Chiotta, María L.; Chulze, Sofía N.; Leslie, John F.; Toomajian, Christopher (2020-09-24)

  Fusarium subglutinans and Fusarium temperatum are two important fungal pathogens of maize whose distinctness as separate species has been difficult to assess. We isolated strains of these species from commercial and native ...

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