# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Dr. Rister's  research efforts with the Texas AgriLife Research and Texas Water Resources Institute are currently focused on the economics of water use, delivery systems, alternative sources (including desalination and conventional municipal water treatment) [principally in the Rio Grande Basin] and economics of watershed management involving identifying most economic efficient Best Management Practices for reducing nutrient and sediment inflows into reservoirs. He is also investigating the economics of two bioenergy feedstocks, algae and high-energy sorghum. Dr. Rister has teaching responsibilities in undergraduate rural entrepreneurship, with his senior-level two-course capstone sequence focused on students developing a comprehensive business plan for a rural business venture of their individual choosing. His Associate Head responsibilities encompass development activities and other assorted issues.

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Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# publications[].label
INTEGRATING DATA FROM VARIOUS FIELD EXPERIMENTS - THE CASE OF CORN IN TEXAS

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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF INSECT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

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Improving shadow price information: Obtaining relevant shadow prices from problems with decomposable objectives

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THE EFFECTS OF RICE QUALITY FACTORS ON OPTIMAL RATOON NITROGEN DECISIONS

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THE IMPACT OF TENURE ARRANGEMENTS AND CROP ROTATIONS ON UPPER GULF-COAST RICE FARMS - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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AN EVALUATION OF SEVERAL FINANCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING FARM SURVIVAL

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COTFLEX - A FARM-LEVEL EXPERT SYSTEM TO AID FARMERS IN MAKING FARM POLICY DECISIONS

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Consideration of economics while identifying best management practices for watershed protection plans

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Farm survival and performance under alternative financial conditions and credit policies

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Economic Implications for the Biological Control of Arundo donax: Rio Grande Basin

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MODELING GOVERNMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION DECISIONS AT THE FARM LEVEL

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A farm level expert simulation system to aid farmers in selecting among crop insurance strategies

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Dynamic relationships between US and Thai rice prices

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Analyzing Tenure Arrangements and Crop Rotations Using Farm Simulation and Probit Analysis

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Meat packing plant production planning: Application of mixed integer goal programming

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Evaluating appropriate rental rates for rice acreage.

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Incorporating Government Program Provisions into a Mean-Variance Framework

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Economic Evaluation of Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Competition in Field Corn

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IDENTIFYING LEAST-COST SOURCES OF REQUIRED FERTILIZER NUTRIENTS

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Some effects of rice quality on rough rice prices

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The Economics of Mitigation of Water Pollution Externalities from Biomass Production for Energy

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DAMAGE FUNCTION-ANALYSIS FOR THE RICE STINK BUG (HEMIPTERA, PENTATOMIDAE)

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FERTILIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY - AN ANALYSIS BASED ON PRODUCER YIELD EXPECTATIONS

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EVALUATION AND SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED ANALYSES OF PROPOSED COST-EFFECTIVE BMPS FOR REDUCING PHOSPHOROUS LEVEL IN CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR, TEXAS

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An analysis of lenders' influence on agricultural producers' risk management decisions

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Optimal structure of an agribusiness firm considering the economics of major, linked components.

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Scheduling inputs with production functions: optimal nitrogen programs for rice.

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AN ANALYSIS OF CROP-SHARE ARRANGEMENTS AND CROP ROTATIONS ON TEXAS UPPER GULF-COAST RICE FARMS

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RICE QUALITY FACTORS - IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

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Strategic Agribusiness Operation Realignment in the Texas Prison System

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IDENTIFYING THRESHOLD TECHNICAL ADVANCES REQUIRED FOR INCORPORATING ALTERNATIVE CROPS INTO CURRENT CROP MIXES

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THE VALUE OF OUTLOOK INFORMATION IN POST-HARVEST MARKETING STRATEGIES

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Improving Financial Planning and Rate Analyses for South Texas Irrigation Districts

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The Water Market for the Middle and Lower Portions of the Texas Rio Grande Basin

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Applying operation research methods to identify complex government farm program participation decisions

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IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON THE UNITED-STATES RICE ECONOMY - THE CASE OF HIGH YIELDING SEMIDWARFS

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Economic impacts of increased price variability: a case study with rice.

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THE TEMPORAL NATURE AND INTERDEPENDENCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS RISK ATTITUDES AND SUBJECTIVE BELIEFS - A TEXAS EXAMPLE

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CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC CRITERIA IN THE SELECTION OF RICE VARIETIES

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Economic prospects for sprinkle irrigating rice in Texas

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An analysis of input choice, input prices, and environmental factors on the costs of seawater reverse osmosis systems

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ON-FARM GRAIN HANDLING COSTS - ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC FACTORS.

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ON-FARM GRAIN HANDLING COSTS - ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC FACTORS.

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IMPACTS OF TYPE OF OWNERSHIP ON CANAL SYSTEMS IN THE TEXAS RICE BELT

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A HEDONIC PRICE MODEL FOR ROUGH RICE BID ACCEPTANCE MARKETS

# editorOf[].label
The Weed Control Advisor (WCA): Historical Progression to Delivery of a Field Usable Product

# editorOf[].publisher
Department of Agricultural Economics, TAMU

# researcherOn[].label
Investigation of Entrepreneurship Supply Chain Alternatives for Niche Crop Markets

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Agricultural Economics; 2124 TAMU

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# etdChairOf[].label
Bise, Elizabeth Hart (2009-05). Mitigating cotton revenue risk through irrigation, insurance, and/or hedging. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
McLaughlin, Will (2012-02). The Economic and Financial Implications of Supplying a Bioenergy Conversion Facility with Cellulosic Biomass Feedstocks. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Boyer, Christopher Neil (2008-10). Economies of size in municipal water treatment technologies: Texas lower Rio Grande Valley. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Leidner, Andrew (2012-07). Economic Essays on Water Resources Management of the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Rogers, Callie Sue (2009-05). Economic costs of conventional surface-water treatment: A case study of the Mcallen northwest facility. Master's Thesis.