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With more than a decade of experience partnering with industry, Keri is a trusted voice on issues related to cooperatives, agribusiness, and finance. She is committed to building robust relationships that strengthen partnerships for Missouri (and beyond).
Alternative Ag Production, Conservation Programs and Policies
Alternative Ag Production, Conservation Programs and Policies
Producer Decisions Under Uncertainty
Producer Decisions Under Uncertainty
Ag Cooperative Governance and Finance
Ag Cooperative Governance and Finance
Issues impacting cooperatives and producers are at the center of Keri's research portfolio. Research outputs related to cooperative governance and finance include looking at credit usage in cooperatives, taxation, governance, to constraints of capital.
Issues impacting cooperatives and producers are at the center of Keri's research portfolio. Research outputs related to cooperative governance and finance include looking at credit usage in cooperatives, taxation, governance, to constraints of capital.
Related Research Output Citations
Related Research Output Citations
McKee, G., Jacobs, K.L., & Kagan, A. (2020). Trade Credit Use in Agricultural Cooperatives: Pricing and Firm Performance. Journal of Cooperatives 35, 74-101. https://accc.k-state.edu/ncera210/jocpdfs/v35/McKeeJacobsKagan2020v2.pdf
Kenkel, P., McKee, G., Boland, M., & Jacobs, K.L. (2019). The New Role of Agricultural Cooperative in Pooling and Distributing Tax Deductions. Western Economics Forum 17(2), 16-23. http://www.execinc.com/hosted/emails/waea/file/WEF17.2.pdf
McKee, G. & Jacobs, K.L. (2017). Governance Structures and the Value of the Firm: The Case of Great Lakes Cooperative and Green Plains Renewable Energy. Journal of Cooperatives 32, 46-58. https://accc.k-state.edu/ncera210/jocpdfs/v32/McKeeJacobs.pdf
Li, Z., Jacobs, K.L. & Artz, G. (2015). The Cooperative Capital Constraint Revisited. Agricultural Finance Review 75(2), 253-266.
Supply Chain Resiliency and the Role of Cooperatives
Supply Chain Resiliency and the Role of Cooperatives
Federal Engagement
Federal Engagement
Jacobs, K.L.& Hayes, D.J. Comments to U.S. Department of Agriculture Request for Information, “Investments and Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processing Infrastructure,” Docket AMS-TM-21-0058, recorded August 29, 2021. https://www.regulations.gov/comment/AMS-TM-21-0058-0245
Testimony on State of the Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery, and Rebuilding before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, 117th Congress (2021). https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=113973
Research Outputs
Research Outputs
Jacobs, K.L. & Hayes, D.J. (2022) Research Update: Optimizing the Use of American Rescue Funds in Pork and Beef. Journal of Food Distribution Research Society 53(1): 5-6. https://www.fdrsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/JFDR53.1_3_Jacobs.pdf
Hayes, D.J., Schulz, L.L., Hart, C.E., & Jacobs, K.L. (2020). A Descriptive Analysis of the COVID-19 impacts on U.S. pork, turkey, and egg markets. Agribusiness 37(1), 122-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21674
Federal Funding
Federal Funding
Co-PI, Cattle and Hog Processing Facility Capacity and Ownership Structure. $75,000. Agricultural Market and Economic Research Cooperative Agreement, USDA OCE, Sept 2021 – Aug 2022. (note: no description available as it was not an open application process)
PD, Agricultural Supply Chain Disruptions, Costs, and Mitigation Strategies to Enhance Resiliency of the U.S. Food Supply. $458,000. Rapid Response to Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Impacts Across Food and Agricultural Systems, USDA AFRI, Aug 2020 – Jul 2022.
Producer Decisions Under Uncertainty
Producer Decisions Under Uncertainty
Research Works
Research Works
Jacobs, K.L., Li, Z., & Hayes, D.J. (2018). Reference-Dependent Hedging: Theory and Evidence from Iowa Corn Producers. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 100(5), 1450-68. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay035
Li, Z., Hayes, D.J., & Jacobs, K.L. (2017). The Weather Premium in the U.S. Corn Market. Journal of Futures Markets 38, 469-71.
Federal Funding
Federal Funding
Co-PI, Subjective Beliefs, Decision Making Under Uncertainty and the Design of Nutrient Management Policy in U.S. Agriculture. $196,257. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Apr 2017 – Mar 2021.
Alternative Ag Production and Conservation Programs and Policies
Alternative Ag Production and Conservation Programs and Policies
Research Publications
Research Publications
Li, C., Hayes, D.J., & Jacobs, K.L. (2018). Biomass for Bioenergy: Optimal Collection Mechanisms and Pricing when Feedstock Supply Does Not Equal Availability. Energy Economics 76, 403-410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2018.10.006
Rosburg, A., Miranowski, J., & Jacobs, K.L. (2016). Modeling Biomass Procurement Tradeoffs within a Cellulosic Biofuel Cost Model. Energy Economics 58, 77-83.
Jacobs, K.L, Thurman, W., & Marra, M. 2014. The Effect of Conservation Priority Areas on Bidding Behavior in the Conservation Reserve Program. Land Economics 90(1), 1-25.
Federal Funding
Federal Funding
Co-PD, Regenerating America’s Working Landscapes to Enhance Natural Resources and Public Goods through Perennial Groundcover (RegenPGC). $9.9M. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Sustainable Agricultural Systems, USDA NIFA Coordinated Agricultural Project. Jan 2022 – Dec 2026.
Co-PD, Agro-Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Biofuels Production via the Pyrolysis-Biochar Platform. $25,000,000. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Jul 2011 – Jul 2017.
Most Recent Funded Projects
Most Recent Funded Projects
Regenerating America’s Working Landscapes to Enhance Natural Resources and Public Goods through Perennial Groundcover (PGC). We are a transdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers with a shared vision of making year-round groundcover on working lands the norm, rather than the exception, for midwestern US agriculture and beyond.
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