Department of Economics

John D. Lawrence

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Associate Dean

Contact Information

Iowa State University
132 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-7801
(515) 294-6800 (fax)
jdlaw@iastate.edu

Personal Website

Education

PhD, University of Missouri, 1989

Research Interests

Agricultural marketing and risk management, livestock economics.

Curriculum Vitae:

Selected Publications

Muth, Mary K.; Liu, Yanyan; Koontz, Stephen R.; Lawrence, John D., Differences in Prices and Price Risk Across Alternative Marketing Arrangements Used in the Fed Cattle Industry, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 33 no. 1 (April 2008): 118-135.
Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D., The Value of Third-Party Certification of Preconditioning Claims at Iowa Feeder Cattle Auctions, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 39 no. 3 (December 2007): 625-640. (WP #06031, September 2006)
Hueth, Brent; Marcoul, Philippe; Lawrence, John D., Grader Bias in Cattle Markets? Evidence from Iowa, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 89 no. 4 (November 2007): 890-903. (CARD Working Paper #04-WP 355)
Lawrence, John D.; Muth, Mary K.; Taylor, Justin; Koontz, Stephen R., Downstream Meat Marketing Practices: Lessons Learned from the Livestock and Meat Marketing Study, ISU Extension: Livestock Marketing Information Center, No. LM-6 (November 2007)

Awards and Honors

Honorary Master Pork Producer 1998, Iowa Pork Producers Association

Other Affiliations

ISU Economics Working Papers Series

Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D., Meat Slaughter and Processing Plants' Traceability Levels: Evidence from Iowa, WP #08015, April 2008
Lawrence, John D.; Grimes, Glenn, Production and Marketing Characteristics of U.S. Pork Producers, 2006, WP #07014, June 2007
Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D., The Value of Third-Party Certification of Preconditioning Claims at Iowa Feeder Cattle Auctions, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 39 no. 3 (December 2007): 625-640. (WP #06031, September 2006)
May, Gary J.; Russell, J. R.; Janovick, N. A.; Lawrence, John D.; Strohbehn, D. R.; Morrical, D. G., An Economic Comparison Of Year Round vs Conventional Grazing Systems In Iowa, WP #03001, January 2003

Journal Articles

Muth, Mary K.; Liu, Yanyan; Koontz, Stephen; Lawrence, John D., Evidence of the Role of Marketing Arrangements and Valuation Methods in Improving Beef Quality, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 25 no. 2 (Spring 2009)
Lawrence, John D.; Mintert, James; Anderson, John; Anderson, David, Feed Grains and Livestock: Impacts on Meat Supplies and Prices, Choices Vol. 23 no. 2 (Third Quarter 2008): 11-15.
Muth, Mary K.; Liu, Yanyan; Koontz, Stephen R.; Lawrence, John D., Differences in Prices and Price Risk Across Alternative Marketing Arrangements Used in the Fed Cattle Industry, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 33 no. 1 (April 2008): 118-135.
Babcock, Bruce A.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Lawrence, John D.; Clemens, Roxanne L., Creating a Geographically Linked Collective Brand for High-Quality Beef: A Case Study., Journal of Innovative Marketing Vol. 4 no. 2 (2008): 16-24.
Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D., The Value of Third-Party Certification of Preconditioning Claims at Iowa Feeder Cattle Auctions, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 39 no. 3 (December 2007): 625-640. (WP #06031, September 2006)
Hueth, Brent; Marcoul, Philippe; Lawrence, John D., Grader Bias in Cattle Markets? Evidence from Iowa, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 89 no. 4 (November 2007): 890-903. (CARD Working Paper #04-WP 355)
Schuknecht, Suzanne; Lawrence, John D., Voluntary Environmental Improvement Programs: Comparing Cnmp and Ems on Western Iowa Livestock Farms, Journal of Extension (December 2006)
Hueth, Brent; Lawrence, John D., Quality Management and Information Transmission in Cattle Markets: A Case Study of the Chariton Valley Beef Alliance, Journal of Agribusiness Vol. 24 (Spring 2006): 93-107. (CARD Briefing Paper #02-BP 40)
Lawrence, John D.; Yeboah, Godfred, Estimating the Value of Source Verification of Feeder Cattle, Journal of Agribusiness Vol. 2 no. 20 (Fall 2002): 117-129.
Lawrence, John D.; Schroeder, Ted C.; Hayenga, Marvin L., Evolving Producer-Packer-Customer Linkages in the Beef and Pork Industries, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 23 no. 2 (October 2001): 370-385.
Hayenga, Marvin L.; Lawrence, John D.; Schroeder, Ted C., Churning Out the Links: Vertical Integration in the U.S. Pork and Beef Industries, Choices (Winter 2001): 19-23.
Lawrence, John D.; Hayenga, Marvin L.; Ward, Clement E.; Schroeder, Ted C.; Purcell, Wayne, Contracting in the U.S. Pork and Beef Industries: Extent, Motives, and Issues, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 48 no. 4 (December 2000): 629-641.
Lawrence, John D.; Wang, Zhi; Loy, Dan, Elements of Cattle Feeding Profitability in Midwest Feedlots, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 31 no. 2 (August 1999): 349-357.
Hennessy, David A.; Lawrence, John D., Contractual Relations, Control, and Quality in the Hog Sector, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 21 (Spring/Summer 1999): 52-67.
Lawrence, John D.; Wang, Erda, Production and Marketing Characteristics of U.S. Pork Producers and Factors Attributed to the Hog Industry Growth by the Next Century, Review of Agricultural Economics (1999)
Lawrence, John D.; Shaffer, John; Hallam, Arne; Baas, Thomas J., Factors Impacting Production and Economic Variability in Traditional Midwest Swine Enterprises, Journal of the ASFMRA (1999): 101-106.
Lawrence, John D.; Dahlke, Garland R.; Spike, P.; Wilson, D.; Hoffman, M., Swine Finishing Microcomputer Program - Development of a Swine Feeder to Finish Microcomputer Program, Journal of Production Agriculture Vol. 12 no. 4 (October/December 1999): 636-641.
Lawrence, John D.; Wang, Erda, Motivations for Exiting Hog Production in the 1990s and Incentives for Re-Entry, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 14 no. 6 (November/December 15 1998): 453-465.
Harl, Neil E.; Lawrence, John D., Long-Term Marketing Contracts with Packers: A Journey Through the Downside, Iowa Pork Producer Vol. 35 no. 9 (September 1998): 5-7.
Lawrence, John D.; Shaffer, John; Hallam, Arne; Baas, Thomas J., Factors Impacting Production and Economic Variability in Traditional Midwet Swine Enterprises, Journal of the ASFMRA (1998): 101-106.
Lawrence, John D.; McKissick, John; Rawls, Emmet, Pork Producers and the Futures Markets, National Pork Industry Handbook, Purdue University Extension No. PIH-19 (1997)
Lawrence, John D.; Otto, Daniel; Meyer, Seth D., Purchasing Patterns of Hog Producers: Implications for Rural Agribusiness, Journal of Agribusiness Vol. 15 no. 1 (1997)
Lawrence, John D.; Rhodes, V. James; Hayenga, Marvin L., Vertical Coordination in the U.S. Pork Industry: Status Motivations, and Expectations, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 13 no. 1 (January/February 1997): 21-32.
Lawrence, John D.; Rhodes, V. James; Hayenga, Marvin L., Vertical Coordination in the U.S. Pork Industry: Current Status, Motivations, and Expectations, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 13 no. 1 (1997)
Lawrence, John D.; Otto, Daniel, Implications for Agribusiness From Changes in the Hog Industry, Agribusiness: An International Journal (1997)
Lawrence, John D.; Hayenga, Marvin L.; Rhodes, V. James; Grimes, Glenn, Vertical Coordination in the U.S. Pork Industry: Current Status, Motivations, and Expectations., American Journal of Agricultural Economics (December 1996)
Lawrence, John D.; Obayasi, H., Revitalizing Existing Hog Facilities with New Technologies: All-In All-Out and Segregated Early Weaning, Journal of the ASFMRA Vol. 60 no. 1 (October 1996): 108-115.
Lawrence, John D.; Kakani, D., Economic Analysis of Rotational Grazing Systems For Corn Belt Beef Cow Calf Producers, Journal of the ASFMRA Vol. 60 no. 1 (October 1996): 72-80.
Lawrence, John D., Economic Evaluation of New Technologies for Pork Producers: Examples of All-In All-Out and Segregated Early Weaning, Journal of Swine Health and Production Vol. 4 no. 4 (July/August 1996): 175-180.
Lawrence, John D.; Shafer, John; Hayenga, Marvin L., Valuing Public Price Reporting: The Iowa Experience, Journal of Agribusiness Vol. 15 no. 1 (Spring 1996): 15-32.
Lawrence, John D.; Kliebenstein, James, Contracting and Vertical Coordination in the United States Pork Industry, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 77 no. 5 (December 1995): 1213-1218.
Lawrence, John D.; Schmidt, Jennifer, Formula Pricing of Feeder Pigs, Journal of the ASFMRA Vol. 58 no. 1 (June 1994): 67-71.
Lawrence, John D.; Kaylan, Michael, Risk Management for Livestock Producers: Hedging and Contract Production, Journal of the ASFMRA Vol. 57 no. 1 (May 1993): 59-62.

Books and Book Chapters/Sections Authored or Co-authored

Hayenga, Marvin L.; Rhodes, V. James; Grimes, Glenn; Lawrence, John D., Vertical Coordination in Hog Production, Concentration in the Red Meat Packing Industry, Packers and Stockyards Programs, (February 1996)
Lawrence, John D.; Hayenga, Marvin L.; Kliebenstein, James; Rhodes, V. James, Producing and Marketing Hogs Under Contract, National Pork Industry Handbook, (1992)

Babcock, Bruce A.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Lawrence, John D. (Eds.), Using Distillers Grains in the U.S. And International Livestock and Poultry Industries, Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center, Ames, Iowa, (November/December 2008)

Published Proceedings

Ibarburu, Maro; Lawrence, John D., Economic Analysis of Pharmaceutical Technologies in, NCCC-134 meeting on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management,, Chicago, IL, (April 17 2007)
Lawrence, John D.; Muth, Mary K.; Taylor, Justin; Koontz, Stephen, Meat Processors Purchasing and Sale Practices: Lessons Learned from the Gipsa Livestock and Meat Marketing Study, NCCC-134 meeting on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, (April 16 2007)
Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D., Meat Slaughter and Processing Plants' Traceability Levels Evidence From Iowa, NCCC-134 meeting on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, (April 16 2007)
Koontz, Stephen; Muth, Mary K.; Lawrence, John D., Impacts of Alternative Marketing Agreement Cattle Procurement Volumes on Packer Costs: Evidence from Plant-Level P&L Data, NCCC-134 meeting on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, (April 16 2007)
Ibarburu, Maro; Lawrence, John D.; Busby, Darrell, Economics of Increased Beef Grader Accuracy, NCCC-134 meeting on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, (April 16 2007)
Lawrence, John D., Succession Planning - Preparing for the Next Generation, Proceeding, Cornbelf Cow-Calf Conference, (February 25 2006)
Lawrence, John D., Dairy Steer Market Outlook, Proceeding, Managing Holstein Steers for Quality, Rochester, MN, (November 2 2005)
Lawrence, John D., Feeder Pig Marketing Techniques, Proceeding, 2005 Pork Academy, Des Moines, IA, (June 8 2005)
Ibarburu, Maro; Lawrence, John D., Sorting Cattle with Accumulated Data: What is the Accuracy and Economics?, Proceeding, NCR-134, St. Louis, Missouri, (April 18 2005)
Lawrence, John D., The Cost of Meeting Consumer Demand, Proceeding, National Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, (February 2 2005)

Extension Publications

Lawrence, John D., Emerging Ethanol Industry: Implications of Animal Manure Management, ISU Extension: Heartland Water Quality Factsheet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, No. PR192 (March 2008)
Lawrence, John D.; Ellis, Shane C.; Otto, Daniel, Economic Importance of the Iowa Egg Industry, ISU Extension, (January 2008)
Lawrence, John D.; Bortz, Laura, Iowa's Turkey Industry: An Economic Review, ISU Extension, (January 2008)
Lawrence, John D.; Muth, Mary K.; Taylor, Justin; Koontz, Stephen R., Downstream Meat Marketing Practices: Lessons Learned from the Livestock and Meat Marketing Study, ISU Extension: Livestock Marketing Information Center, No. LM-6 (November 2007)
Taylor, Justin; Cates, Sheryl C; Karns, Shawn A; Lawrence, John D.; Koontz, Stephen R.; Muth, Mary K., Alternative Marketing Arrangements in the Beef Industry: Definition, Use, and Motives, ISU Extension: Livestock Marketing Information Center, No. LM-2 (November 2007)
Lawrence, John D.; Edwards, William M.; Shouse, Shawn; Loy, Dan; Lally, Joseph J., Beef Feedlot Systems Manual, ISU Extension: Beef Feedlot Systems Manual, No. PM 1867 (January 2007)
Lawrence, John D.; Ibarburu, Maro; Kliebenstein, James, Economic Issues in Managing Infectious Disease Risks, ISU Extension: Disease Risk Management Tools for Beef and Dairy Producers-A Train the Trainers Program-Book 2, (July 2006)
Lawrence, John D.; Petty, Dresden, How Profitable is Backgrounding Cattle?, ISU Extension: Iowa Beef Center, (2006)
Lawrence, John D.; Petty, Dresden, Feeder Cattle Placement Strategies, ISU Extension: Iowa Beef Center, (2006)
Lawrence, John D.; Petty, Dresden, Feeder Pig Placement Strategies, ISU Extension: Iowa Beef Center, (2006)

Other Publications

Forristall, Cody; May, Gary J.; Lawrence, John D., Assessing the Cost of Beef Quality, (February 2004)
Lawrence, John D.; Forristall, Cody; May, Gary, Implications of Grid Marketing for Retained Ownership, (February 1 2003)
Lawrence, John D., Strategies to Enhance Risk Management in the Current Beef Cycle, (December 1 2002)
Lawrence, John D., Profiting from the Cattle Cycle: Alternative Cow Herd Investment Strategies, (March 2002)
Lawrence, John D.; Hayenga, Marvin L.; Ward, Clement E.; Schroeder, Ted C.; Purcell, Wayne; Koontz, Stephen; Feuz, Dillon M., Fed Cattle Marketing-Pricing Practices and Industry Issues: A Feedlot Survey Summary, (February 1 2002)
Lawrence, John D., Estimated Livestock Returns, (January 7 2002)
Lawrence, John D.; Plain, Ron; Grimes, Glenn, The Structure of the U.S. Pork Industry, 1 (2002)
Lawrence, John D., Capturing Greater Calf Value, 1 (2002)
Lawrence, John D.; Hurburgh, Charles R., The Need for Quality Management Systems in Agriculture., 1 (2002)
Lawrence, John D.; Hayenga, Marvin L.; Schroeder, Ted C., Churning Out the Links, 1 (2002)

CARD Publications

August 2007

Creating a Geographically Linked Brand for High-Quality Beef: A Case Study
Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes, John D. Lawrence, Roxanne Clemens
[07-MBP 13]

March 2004

Grader Bias in Cattle Markets? Evidence from Iowa
Brent Hueth, John D. Lawrence, Philippe Marcoul
[04-WP 355]

October 2003

Lessons Learned from the Canadian Cattle Industry: National Animal Identification and The Mad Cow
John D. Lawrence, Daryl Strohbehn, Daniel D. Loy, Reginald J. Clause
[03-MRP 7]

November 2002

Quality Management and Information Transmission in Cattle Markets: A Case Study of the Chariton Valley Beef Alliance
Brent Hueth, John D. Lawrence
[02-BP 40]

April 2002

Quality Assurance "Down Under": Market Access and Product Differentiation
John D. Lawrence
[02-MBP 1]

January 1996

Pork Production in Iowa: An Industry at a Crossroads
Dermot J. Hayes, Daniel M. Otto, John D. Lawrence
[96-BP 10]

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