Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 By this time of year, humans and cattle alike are feeling the heat. People that work outside are looking for…
Cattle Economics: Feeling the Heat
Cattle Economics: Uncertainty, Volatility, Opportunity, Risk
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 What a title to headline an article about cattle marketing? But, it is very appropriate, and it applies to more…
Cattle Economics: Consumers, Producers, and Cattle
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 In this life, there are producers, and there are consumers. Basic needs require everyone to be a consumer of some…
Cattle Economics: We are Talking about Practice!
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 “We are talking about practice. We are not talking about the game. We are talking about practice.” This is a…
Cattle Economics: Women, Whiskey, and Work
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 If the words women, whiskey, and work do not catch the eye of a person then that person never had…
Cattle Economics: Feeding the Cattle Herd in 2022
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 By the time this article reaches most readers, cattle producers will be in the middle of winter and will likely…
Cattle Economics: Market Outlook and Active Research
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 The opportunity to write and publish this article on a monthly basis provides me a platform for sharing research-based knowledge,…
Cattle Economics: Navigation Systems for Cattle Production
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 The human race has been using navigation systems since the beginning of time with the navigation system changing as technology…
Cattle Economics: Burnt Brisket and Roping the Wind
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 As the cattle market heads into November, it is clear many cattle producers feel like they have a burnt brisket,…
Cattle Economics: Carrots, Sticks, and Cattle Markets
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 What provides encouragement to do a job and achieve an objective? The answer depends on who needs the encouragement. Some…
