Other Faculty

Base Appointment:

                 Resident Instruction, Research and Cooperative Extension

Fields of Interest

    Agricultural Marketing and Prices

    Commodity Marketing

    Market Organization and Performance

Courses:

    EA412-Agricultural Commodities Marketing

    EA/EC535-Applied Econometrics

Selected Publications, Presentations and Projects

Koontz, S.R., W.J. Umberger, J. Robb, and E. Rosa. "Livestock Outlook: Cattle and Hogs."

Agricultural Outlook Forum. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, February 2003.

Koontz, S.R. "Economic Value of Improved Beef Tenderness." Presentations at the Animal Production and Beef Genomics Forum, Beef Industry Issues Forums, National Cattlemen's Beef Association Summer Conference. Dallas, Texas, July 2003.

Koontz, S.R. "Grain Market Outlook." Presentation for agricultural lenders attending the Independent Bankers of Colorado's 15th Annual Agricultural Conference. Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 2003.

Koontz, S.R., (Guest Editor.) "Economics of the Red Meat and Dairy Industries." Veterinary

Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice. 19(2). W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia PA, July 2003. ISSN: 0749-0720.

Koontz, S.R. (Editor).  "Market Power in the U.S. Red Meatpacking Industry." Chapter in Economics of the Red Meat and Dairy Industries. Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice. 19(2). W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia PA, July 2003.

Koontz, S.R., and M.L. Bruch. "Measuring the Economic Value and Market Effects of

Improving Beef Tenderness." Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and

Resource Economics Research Report. Grant Report for the National Cattlemen's Beef

Association. May, 2003

Koontz, S.R., and J. Fryer. "Measuring Price Risk in Cattle and Beef Markets: Implications for the Design of Viable Futures Contracts." Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. St. Louis, Missouri, April 2003.