Purdue News

Grain prices

Chris Hurt

Extension market analyst

(765) 494-4273; home: (765) 463-7559

Internet: hurt@agecon.purdue.edu

Analyzes livestock and grain markets and economic outlook. Specializes in forecasting livestock industry reaction to herd size and demand.

Bob Jones

Assistant director, Extension

(765) 494-4312

Internet: Bob_Jones@acn.purdue.edu

Has extensive public policy and international experience. Has written more than 115 research articles. Can speak to farm policy including embargoes and international trade agreements.

Marshall Martin

Associate head, Department of Agricultural Economics

(765) 494-4268; home: (765) 463-9359

Internet: Martin@agecon.purdue.edu

Has expertise in international agricultural trade agreements. Is an expert on U.S. food and farm policy. Can speak to economic outlook.

William Uhrig

(765) 494-4308; home: (765) 463-1405

Internet: uhrig@agecon.purdue.edu

Two-time winner of the American Ag Economics Association market forecaster award. Can speak about demand, price drivers and economic outlook.

Grocery food prices

Joseph N. Uhl

Professor, agricultural economics

Extension food marketing specialist

(765) 494-4219; home: (765) 742-8038

Internet: uhl@agecon.purdue.edu

Has expertise in consumer economics,government policies relating to food, and in the marketing, pricing, distribution and consumption of food. Can address how specific farm conditions, such as extreme weather or high commodity prices, will affect consumer food prices.

Livestock and feed

Tip Cline

Extension swine specialist

(765) 494-4846; home: (317) 583-2831

Internet: tcline@hub.ansc.purdue.edu

Swine nutrition specialist. Can discuss ramifications of high feed costs, alternative feeds and management tips to improve feed efficiency.

Kern Hendrix

Extension beef cattle specialist

(765) 494-4832; home:(765) 463-1710

Internet: khendrix@hub.ansc.purdue.edu

Has expertise in beef cattle production, including cow-calf production, feedlot nutrition and management. Can speak to managing around high grain prices and low cattle prices.

Production

Ellsworth Christmas

Extension soybean specialist

(765) 494-6373; home: (317) 567-2883

Internet: Ellsworth_Christmas@acn.purdue.edu

Is an expert in the production of soybeans, canola, wheat and specialty crops. Can speak to the condition of Indiana's wheat crop.

Keith Johnson

Extension forage specialist

(765) 494-4800

Internet: kjohnson@dept.agry.purdue.edu

Has expertise in forage and its availability and suitability as a maintenance feed.

Robert L. Nielsen

Professor, agronomy

Extension corn specialist

(765) 494-4802; home: (765) 743-2973

Internet: rnielsen@dept.agry.purdue.edu

Has expertise in all aspects of the production of corn, including crop conditions, varietal selection, cultural practices and no-till cropping systems. Can speak to the status of the 1996 Indiana corn crop.

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