Matt Stockton Assistant Professor Agricultural Economist
Office Location: Office Address: Phone: Fax: Email:	West Central Research and Extension Center 402 West State Farm Road North Platte, NE 69101 (308) 696-6713 (308) 696-6780 mstockton2@unl.edu

Extension Program Areas:

• Developing on-line decision aids for farmers and ranchers
• Beef Cattle Management
• Crop and Pasture Management
• Water Resource Management

Research Areas of Interest:

• Farm/Ranch Management
• Beef Cattle Systems
• Cropping Systems
• Marketing
• Consumer Behavior
• Demand Systems
• Farm level simulation/Risk

Professional Memberships:

• American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA)
• Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA)
• Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA)

Education:

• Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 2004
• M.S., Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 1987
• B.S., Agricultural Business, Farm Management, California State University Fresno, 1983

Professional Experience:

• Agricultural Economist, West Central Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska, August 2005 -present
• Interim Assistant Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow Idaho, Fall 2004 to July 2005
• Agricultural Economics Graduate Assistant and Lecturer, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Fall of 2000 to Fall 2004

 The following articles are available for full-text download:

• "Heifer Breeding Maturity and Its Effects on Profitability: Nebraska Sandhills Beef Cattle"
• "Simple Rules That May Help Ranchers Select Replacement Heifers for
  Increased Pregnancy Rates and Reduce Dystocia"
• "Corn Stalk Grazing: A Matter of Economics"
• "Using Hedge Information as a Risk Management Tool for Feeder Cattle"
• "The Economics of Dry Distillers Grain as a Creep Feed for Yearling
  Cattle"
• "The Economic Optimal Weight for the Replacement Beef Female"
• "Cow Size, Perhaps More Than Just A Production Efficiency Decision"
• "National Animal Identification System (NAIS): The Road Ahead"
• "Moving Beyond Weight as the Only Predictor of Breeding Readiness: Using a
  Breeding Maturity Index"
• "The Effects of Breeding Maturity on Dystocia and Rebreeding of the
  Primiparous Beef Female"
• "Simulated Analysis of Drought's Impact on Different Cow-Calf Production
  Systems"
• "The relationship of U.S. and Canadian Cull Cow Prices to lean beef
  prices: A DAG Analysis"

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