Consulting

State and regional impact estimates for proposed or existing businesses, institutions, and investments. Outputs include value added, new jobs created, output generated, earnings, and tax revenue — structured for decision-makers and policymakers.

1. Value added to regional economy

2. Job creation & support

3. New economic output

4. Increased earnings

5. Tax revenue generation

6. Backward & forward linkage modeling

See example 1-pager for estimated impacts of a hypothetical investment into a new poultry house.

I serve attorneys and law firms across the US as a testifying expert witness. My forensic work began with an agricultural input liability case in my first year on faculty and has grown into a varied litigation practice.

1. Damages estimation

2. Earning capacity

3. Personal injury

4. Wrongful death

5. Contract disputes

6. Deposition testimony

Grain yield forecasting, futures and options analysis, and market insight for agribusiness clients. Available on contract or as one-off engagements for producers, cooperatives, and lenders navigating volatile markets.

1. Grain yield forecasts

2. Crop acreage prediction

3. Price signals

4. Market update webinars

5. Financial analysis

6. Solvency & liquidity

7. Capital budgeting

8. Supply & demand leading indicators

I investigate patterns within and between accounts using customer-level data, formulating customized strategies to optimize marketing and sales processes. From hypothesis testing to ROI modeling and technology adoption analysis.

1. Sales forecasting

2. ROI & NPV

3. Benefit-cost analysis

4. Network diffusion

5. Marketing strategy

Extension-style applied data work for private industry, farms, and freelance clients. From financial solvency and liquidity analysis to cross-tabulation, market predictions, and capital budgeting decisions.