Faculty Profiles - Russell Tronstad

[Russell Tronstad]
Dr. Tronstad's research interests include agricultural marketing, risk management, international trade, and operations research methods. Fruit and vegetable commodities, range livestock, and field crops are a part of his research and extension activities. Much of his work focuses on decision tools and aids that jointly consider production, marketing, and risk factors. He is a past co-editor of the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Tronstad, Russell, Trent Teegerstrom, and Dan Osgood. “The Role of Electronic Technologies for Reaching Underserved Audiences." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 86(August 2004):767–771.

Tronstad, R., and T. Teegerstrom. “Economic Trade-Offs between Sale Weight, Herd Size, Supplementation and Seasonal Factors.” The Journal of Range Management 56(Sept 2003):425–431.

Aradhyula, Satheesh and Russell Tronstad. "Does Tourism Promote Cross-Border Trade?" American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 85(August 2003):569-579.

Frisvold, George, and Russell Tronstad. "Economic Impacts of Bt Cotton Adoption in the United States." In Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotechnologies: A Global Perspective. N. Kalaitsandonakes (ed.), Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Press, 2002.

Tronstad, Russell, and Jim Unterschultz. "Industry Opportunities and Some Issues for Value Based Marketing." In Managing for Today's Cattle Market and Beyond, March 2002.

Aradhyula, Satheesh, and Russell Tronstad. "Factors Influencing the Propensity for Cross-Border Trade." Paper presented at the 2001 WAEA meetings in Logan, Utah.

Tronstad, Russell, Jeff Silvertooth, and Steve Husman. "Optimal Production Inputs with Varying Quality and Yield Components." Paper presented at the 2001 WAEA meetings in Logan, Utah.

Ruyle, G. B., R. Tronstad, D. W. Hadley, P. Heilman, and D. A. King. "Aspects of Cattle Ranching in Arizona." In Ecological, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Aspects of Livestock Management in the Southwest, by R. Jemison, C. Raish, and D. Finch. Elsevier Science Press, 2000:379-417.

Tronstad, Russell and Pablo Wong-Gonzalez. "Cross Border Trade and Perceptions: Friend or Foe?" Review of Agricultural Economics 20(Spring/Summer 1999)60-85.

Gum, Russell and Russell Tronstad. "The World Wide Web: Applications in Agricultural Economics." Choices (1st quarter 1996):34-36.

Tronstad, Russell. "Importance of Melon Type, Size, Grade, Container, and Season in Determining Melon Prices." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 20(July 1995):32-48.

Tronstad, Russell and Russell Gum. "Cow Culling Decisions Adapted for Management with CART." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(May 1994):237-249.