Department of Economics

Robert N. Wisner

Go To

University Professor Emeritus

Contact Information

Iowa State University
73 Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-4275
rwwisner@iastate.edu

Education

PhD, University of Tennessee, 1967

Research Interests

Grain and oilseed market analysis and price forecasting, marketing.

Curriculum Vitae:

Selected Publications

Wisner, Robert N., Feed Cost Prospects for Pork Producers in the Year Ahead, (November 1 2002)
Wisner, Robert N., Corn Supply and Demand Prospects: Similarities and Differences from 1995-96, (November 1 2002)
Wisner, Robert N., New Farm Policy to Affect Producer Profitability, Competitive Position of U.S. Global Grain/Oilseeds, 1 (2002)
Wisner, Robert N., Grain, 1 (2002)

ISU Economics Working Papers Series

Wisner, Robert N., Round-Up® Ready Spring Wheat: Its Potential Short-Term Impacts on U.S. Wheat Exports Markets and Prices*, WP #04025, October 2004

Journal Articles

McVey, Marty J.; Baumel, C. Phillip; Wisner, Robert N., Increased Ethanol Production Reduces Corn Shipments Out of Iowa, Feedstuffs Vol. 75 (August 16 2005)
Wisner, Robert N.; Tylka, Gregory L., Soybean Rust and the Food Processing Industry, Food Technology (June 2005)
Gallagher, Paul W.; Wisner, Robert N.; Brubaker, Heather, Pricing Relationships in Processors' Input Market Areas: Testing Theories for Corn Prices Near Ethanol Plants, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 53 (June 2005): 117-139.
Wisner, Robert N.; Fukunaga, Keita, The U.S. Agricultural Safety Net System and Potential Changes in Its Features with New Farm Legislation, Tokyo Agro Forum Vol. 22 (December 2001)
Wisner, Robert N.; Fukunaga, Keita, Recent Trends in the U.S. Rice Industry and the Agricultural Safety Net System for Rice Producers, Tokyo Agro Forum Vol. 22 (December 2001)
Leibold, Kelvin; Baumel, C. Phillip; Wisner, Robert N.; McVey, Marty J., BrazilﾒS Soybean Production ﾖ Production Inputs, Ag Decision Maker Vol. 5 no. 12 (October 2001)
Leibold, Kelvin; Baumel, C. Phillip; Wisner, Robert N.; McVey, Marty J., BrazilﾒS Soybean Production, Ag Decision Maker Vol. 5 no. 11 (September 2001)
Wisner, Robert N., Harvest-Price Revenue Insurance and Pre-Harvest Pricing: Companion Tools for Managing Grain Price and Yield Risk, Crop Insurance Today Vol. 34 (August 2001)
Baumel, C. Phillip; Wisner, Robert N.; Duffy, Michael, Brazilian Soybeans ﾖ Can Iowa Farmers Compete?, Ag Decision Maker Vol. 5 no. 2 (December 2000)
McVey, Marty J.; Baumel, C. Phillip; Wisner, Robert N., Brazilian Soybeans ﾖ Transportation Problems, Ag Decision Maker Vol. 5 no. 1 (November 2000)
Baumel, C. Phillip; McVey, Marty J.; Wisner, Robert N., An Assessment of Brazilian Soybean Production: Part I, Crop Decisions Vol. 42 (September 2000)
Wisner, Robert N., Future Directions for China's Food Demand, Doane's Agricultural Report Vol. 63 (August 2000)
Wisner, Robert N., China's Agricultural Production: What Direction for the Future?, Doane's Agricultural Report Vol. 63 (August 2000)
Wisner, Robert N., Television Network Enhances Farmer Risk-Management Education, Tokyo Agro Forum Vol. 21 (August 2000)
Baumel, C. Phillip; McVey, Marty J.; Wisner, Robert N., An Assessment of Brazilian Soybean Production. Doane's Focus Report, Doane's Agricultural Report Vol. 3 (June 2000)
Hayenga, Marvin L.; Wisner, Robert N., Cargill's Acquisition of Continental Grain's Grain Merchandising Business, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 22 (Spring 2000): 252-266.
Blue, E. N.; Baldwin, E. Dean; Wisner, Robert N., Futures and Options New Crop Price Mean and Probability Distribution Forecast, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 81 no. 5 (December 1999)
Wisner, Robert N., Risk-Management Education Takes Center Stage in U.S. Government Policies for Farmers, Tokyo Agro Forum Vol. 20 no. 8 (August 1999)
Wisner, Robert N.; Blue, E. N.; Baldwin, E. Dean, Pre-Harvest Marketing Strategies Increase Net Returns for Corn and Soybean Growers, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 20 no. 2 (Fall/Winter 1998): 288-307.
Baldwin, E. Dean; Blue, E. N.; Wisner, Robert N., Risks, Profits, Insurance, and Pricing Strategies for Grain Producers in Selected Regions of the US: A Series of Case Studies, American Journal of Agricultural Economics (July 1998)
Wisner, Robert N., Managing Risk with Corn Yield Futures and Options, Agri Finance Vol. 37 no. 296-7 (October 1995)
Wisner, Robert N., Corn Yield Futures and Options, Agri Finance Vol. 37 no. 294-5 (June/July 1995)
Wisner, Robert N., Know When to Hold and When to Fold, Agri Finance Vol. 37 no. 293-4 (April/May 1995)
Hurt, C.; Wisner, Robert N., Principles of Hedging with Futures, National Corn Handbook Vol. NCH-47 (February 1989)
Wisner, Robert N., Is A Recovery Ahead in Corn Exports?, Agri Finance Vol. 28 no. 10 (December 1986)
Wisner, Robert N.; Baumel, C. Phillip, Ccc Loan Forfeitures Pose Grain Handling Problems, Grain Journal Vol. 14 no. 3 (May/June 1986)

Books and Book Chapters/Sections Authored or Co-authored

Wisner, Robert N.; Farnham, D. E.; Wang, K., Genetically and Non-Genetically Modified Crops, How They Are Developed, Produced, and Marketed, Tokyo- Agro-Forum, Tokyo, Japan, (December 2000)
Wisner, Robert N., Agriculture, Encyclopedia Americana, (2000)
Wisner, Robert N., Food, Encyclopedia Americana, (2000)
Wisner, Robert N., Genetically Modified Foods, Encyclopedia Americana, (2000)
Wisner, Robert N., Agriculture, Milestones of the Twentieth Century, (1999)
Wisner, Robert N., Food, Encyclopedia Americana, (1999)
Wisner, Robert N., Agriculture, Encyclopedia Americana, 1998 Annual, Danbury, CT, (1998)
Wisner, Robert N.; Hufferd, P.; Black, R., Risk Management Choices for the Individual Farm, Managing Risks and Profits, Grains, Coping with Volatile World Markets, (1998)
Wisner, Robert N.; Blue, E. N.; Baldwin, E. Dean, Pre-Harvest Marketing Strategies May Increase Net Returns for Corn and Soybean Growers: Iowa and Ohio Case Study, Managing Risks and Profits, Grains, Coping with Volatile World Markets, (1998)
Wisner, Robert N.; Good, D., Managing Risks and Profits, the New Risk-Management Environment for Grain Producers, Managing Risks and Profits, Grains, Coping with Volatile World Markets, (1998)

Wisner, Robert N.; Baldwin, E. Dean; Blue, E. N. (Eds.), Managing Risks and Profits, Grains, Coping with Volatile World Markets, Midwest Plan Service, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, (December 1998)

Published Proceedings

Wisner, Robert N., The Economics of Pharmaceutical Crops--Potential Benefits and Risks for Farmers and Rural Communities, Publication, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA, (December 2005)
Wisner, Robert N., Feed Cost Outlook for 2002-03, Including Impacts from Expanded Ethanol Production, Proceeding, Midwest Poultry Conference, St. Paul , MN, (March 19 2002)
Wisner, Robert N., Corn, Soybean and Feed Price Outlook for 2001-02, Proceeding, ISU Poultry Symposium, Ames, IA, (November 7 2001)
Baumel, C. Phillip; McVey, Marty J.; Wisner, Robert N., Trends in US Grain Exports, and the Barge Share of These Exports: Implications for Lock Extensions on the Mississippi River, Proceeding, 43rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Forum, Washington, D.C., (September 30 2001)
Wisner, Robert N., Freedom to Farm Brings Flexibility to Meet Changing World Demand, But Greatly Increases Risk, Proceedings of the Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society Foundation Agribusiness Conference, Rosemont, IL, (September 11 1998)
Baldwin, E. Dean; Blue, E. N.; Wisner, Robert N., Insurance and Pricing Strategies for Grain Producers in Selected Regions, Proceedings of the WCC-72 Annual Conference on Cooperative Research and Education, (June 11 1998)
Wisner, Robert N.; Blue, E. N.; Baldwin, E. Dean, Crop Insurance and Pre-Harvest Pricing of Corn and Soybeans: Case Studies for Selected States and Farms, Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, (April 20 1998)
Sartwelle III, James; O'Brien, Daniel; Tierney, William; Eggers, Timothy R.; Wisner, Robert N.; Lawrence, John D.; Barker, Walter, Producers' Marketing Practices and Decision Making Processes, Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, (April 20 1998)
Wisner, Robert N.; Baldwin, E. Dean; Blue, E. N., Can Pre-Harvest Marketing Strategies Increase Net Returns for Corn and Soybean Growers, Proceedings of NCR-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management Conference, Chicago, IL, April 21-22, 1997, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Ok, (June 1997): 26-41.
O'Brien, Daniel; Wisner, Robert N., Development of Alternative Wheat and Corn Price Forecasting Models, Proceedings of NCR-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management Conference, Chicago, IL, April 21-22, 1997, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, (June 1997): 26-41.

Extension Publications

Wisner, Robert N.; McCorkle, Dean, Considerations when Using Grain Contracts, ISU Economics Department Publication: Texas Extension Service, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, No. Texas Extension Service L-5352, RM2-38.0 (March 2000)
Wisner, Robert N., Understanding Risk in Basis Contracts, ISU Extension, No. PM 1697c (February 1997)
Wisner, Robert N., Understanding Risk in Hedge to Arrive Contracts, ISU Extension, No. PM 1697b (January 1997)
Wisner, Robert N., Commonly Used Grain Contracts, ISU Extension, No. PM 1697a (December 1996)

Other Publications

Wisner, Robert N.; Baumel, C. Phillip; McVey, Marty J.; Lasley, Paul, Export History Shows U.S. Viewed As Residual Supplier, Vol. 76 no. 3 (January 19 2004)
Wisner, Robert N., Grain, 1 (2003)
Wisner, Robert N., Feed Cost Prospects for Pork Producers in the Year Ahead, (November 1 2002)
Wisner, Robert N., Corn Supply and Demand Prospects: Similarities and Differences from 1995-96, (November 1 2002)
Wisner, Robert N., New Farm Policy to Affect Producer Profitability, Competitive Position of U.S. Global Grain/Oilseeds, Vol. 74 no. 40 (September 30 2002)
Wisner, Robert N., Late Summer Production and Price Outlook for Corn and Soybeans with U.S. Drought, (August 1 2002)
Wisner, Robert N., Updated Supply, Demand, and Price Prospects for Corn and Soybeans with Emerging U.S. Weather Problems, (June 1 2002)
Wisner, Robert N.; Fukase, Macado, Implications of the Mild U.S. Winter for Corn and Soybean Supplies and Prices, (April 1 2002)
Leibold, Kelvin; Baumel, C. Phillip; Wisner, Robert N.; McVey, Marty J., Brazil's Crop Production System Holds Potential, Vol. 74 no. 2 (January 14 2002)
Baumel, C. Phillip; Leibold, Kelvin; Wisner, Robert N.; Harl, Neil E.; McVey, Marty J., Midwest Soybean Producers Can Compete with Brazil, Vol. 74 no. 2 (January 10 2002)

CARD Publications

October 1999

Availability and Market Penetration of GMO Corn and Soybeans
Bruce A. Babcock, Michael D. Duffy, Robert Wisner
[99-BP 26]

October 1993

1993 Iowa Agricultural Disaster Preliminary Estimates
Darnell B. Smith, John Kruse, Robert Wisner, Daniel M. Otto
[93-BP 1]

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences