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Ben Brown
Instructor to Agribusiness Management Farm Risk Management / Senior Research Associate / Extension Agricultural Economist
Areas of Expertise:
- Crop Markets
- Farm-level Analysis
- U.S. Farm Policy
About Ben
Ben Brown is a Senior Research Associate with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) leading farm level and sectoral outreach initiatives. He routinely works with MU Extension’s Agricultural Business and Policy team, also within the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri. He is also an instructor to Agribusiness Management Farm Risk Management. A native of Western Missouri (Bates County), growing up on a diversified row crop and cattle operation, he was active in 4-H and FFA leading to his passion for Extension. Ben received undergraduate degrees from Kansas State University in 2015 in Agricultural Economics and Agronomy. He received a Master’s in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Missouri where he was a graduate assistant at FAPRI. Prior to joining MU, he was an Associate Professor of Professional Practice at The Ohio State University leading farm management education in Ohio. His area of work focuses on U.S. farm policy, commodity markets, and farm finance. Recent work includes analysis of impacts to crop basis under extreme weather scenarios, examination of U.S. agricultural producer consolidation, educational seminars for agricultural lenders, farm policy education to producers and agricultural service providers, weekly grain market outlooks, and hosting international trade groups interested in U.S. agriculture.
Outside Publications
- Ben Brown, Wyatt Thompson. “Weather Extremes, Infrastructure, and Its Impacts on U.S. Corn and Soybean Basis Levels.” Report to Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, September 16, 2022.
- Westhoff, P., M. Rosenbohm, K. Youngjune and B. Brown. “The sector-level safety net provided by the current mix of farm programs.” Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. April 20, 2022.
- Boessen, C., Low, S. and Brown, B. “Could Expiring CRP Acres Make a Difference?” A Riff from Raff, Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, University of Missouri. April 2022.
- Boessen, C., Low, S. and Brown, B. “The Future of the Conservation Reserve Program”. A Riff from Raff, Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, University of Missouri. April 2022.
- Brown, B. “Black Sea Agriculture – Thoughts for US Agriculture.” Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri. March 7, 2022.
- Brown, B. and R. Massey. “Things to Consider When Selecting Crop Insurance.” Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri. March 2, 2022.
- Zulauf, C. and B. Brown. “US Animal and Product Production, 2018-2021.” Farmdoc Daily, (11):126, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 30, 2021.
- Brown, B. “Corn Exports Fuel Demand.” Farmdoc Daily, (11):67, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 26, 2021.
- Brown, B. and C. Zulauf. “Recapping USDA’s March 1 Grain Stocks and 2021 Prospective Planting Reports.” Farmdoc Daily, (11):53, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 5, 2021.
- Brown, B. and C. Zulauf. “Estimating March 1st US Corn Stocks.” Farmdoc Daily, (11):48, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 29, 2021.
- Brown, B. and C. Zulauf. “Estimating March 1st US Soybean Stocks.” Farmdoc Daily, (11):43, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, March 22, 2021.
- Zulauf, C. and B. Brown. “50 Years of Little Change: The Distribution of US Farming by State.” Farmdoc Daily, (11):38, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 15, 2021.
- Zulauf, C., B. Brown, D. Orden, G. Schnitkey, K. Swanson, N. Paulson and J. Coppess. “Concentration and Diversification in World Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Exports.” Farmdoc Daily, (11):15, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, February 1, 2021.
- Ward, B., B. Brown, and D. Shoemaker. “Corn Production Budget – 2021 Conservation Tillage Practices: N-Source- NH3.” Department of Extension, The Ohio State University, 2021.
- Ward, B., B. Brown, and D. Shoemaker. “Soybean Production Budget (Roundup Ready) – 2021 No-Tillage Practices.” Department of Extension, The Ohio State University, January 10, 2021.
- Hawkins, E., et.al. “eFields 2020 Report – Ohio State Digital Ag Program.” College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University. January 3, 2021.