Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
1979

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Selected Publications

Available as web documents

Managing Price Risk: The Carolina Milk Price Basis, North Carolina State University
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fact Sheet No. 18, REVISED JUNE 2007

Economic Evaluation of Energy Alternatives for Dairy Farmers

• Spreadsheet (PDF Format)  (Excel Format)
• Powerpoint Document (PDF Format)  (Powerpoint Slides)

Forage Economics

Pricing Your Value Added Product (Excel spreadsheet)
This spreadsheet allows the user to develop wholesale or retail prices based on a production cost approach or, by working backwards from a target retail price, to determine if production is financially feasible.

Figuring Beef Cutout Value and Net Revenue for Direct Marketers (Excel spreadsheet)
This spreadsheet allows the user to estimate cutout value, cost and net revenue from the slaughter and processing of finished cattle on both a retail cuts and a subprimals basis.

Dairy Outlook 2008 [PDF]  [Powerpoint]

Planning the Long-Term Recovery of Your Farm After a Disaster

Organic Milk (Excel Spreadsheet)
A spreadsheet that permits the user to estimate the main financial effects from converting from conventional to organic certified Grade A milk production. *CAUTION.* - This spreadsheet is distributed on an "as is" basis, and the user must assume all responsibility for any budgets that are created using this spreadsheet and for any decisions based on this information.

2006 Energy Outlook PDF format

Materials from the Opportunities for Value-Added Livestock Products

Benson, Geoff. Organic Dairy Opportunities - pdf

Benson, Geoff. Coping with Milk Price Volatility. Powerpoint

Benson, Geoff. Dairy Heifer Raising Cost Calculator - excel
This cost calculator provides the user a tool to estimate the costs and returns of raising dairy heifers. Costs and returns can be calculated for up to four stages of growth. An example is provided for large dairy breeds raised on a corn silage and hay based diet to calve at 24 months weighing 1,350 lb. There is a separate data input section and budget for each growth stage. These tables can be printed separately. The user can select one or more contiguous stages. Costs and returns for multiple stages will be accumulated into a summary enterprise budget. CAUTION. - This budget spreadsheet is distributed on an "as is" basis and the user must assume all responsibility for any budgets that are created using this spreadsheet and for any decisions based on this information.

Benson, Geoff, "Dairy Cow Leasing" North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fact Sheet No. 19, (REVISED July 2004)

Benson, Geoff. CWT Herd Reduction Program Bid Calculator - excel

Benson, Geoff. Bidding Strategies for the CWT Herd Buyout Program Dept of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fact Sheet No. FM-3, August 2003

Benson, Geoff. Making a Whole-Herd Buyout Bid: Things to Consider August 2003

Benson, Geoff  CWT Production Reduction Program Bids August 2003

Benson, Geoff. "Farm Level Economics of Johne's Disease Control," (PowerPoint) St. Louis, MO, Oct., 2002

Benson, Geoff, Dale Miller and Richard Lictenwaler. "Beef Cattle Marketing in North Carolina,"  ARE Report No. 32, June 2003.

Benson, Geoff, "Dairy Situation and Outlook: 2002-3," Presented at the Southern Region Agricultural Outlook Conference in Tunica, MS on September 23-25, 2002. http://www.ces.uga.edu/Agriculture/agecon/workshops/2002con/DairySROC2002.doc

Benson, Geoff, Contract Raising Heifers North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fact Sheet No. 21, November 2002

"Johne's Disease Economics Spreadsheet" (Excel Version)

Benson, Geoff, "What is a Dairy Heifer Worth?" North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fact Sheet No. 20, (Revised) March 2002

Benson, Geoff, Dale Miller and Richard Lictenwaler. A Long-term view of N.C. Cattle Prices. 12/2001

Benson, Geoffrey A., Milk Check Money: What Determines The Price Farmers Receive For Grade A Milk, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Bulletin AG-W528, (Revised), Jan.2001

Poore, M.H., G.A. Benson, M.E. Scott and J.T. Green, Jr., "Production and use of stockpiled fescue to reduce beef cattle production costs," Proc. Of the Am. Soc. of Anim. Sci.

Benson, Geoff, "Risk Management Planning: What You Can Do to Enhance Your Chances of Success," North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fact Sheet No. 17, April 1999.

Benson, Geoffrey, A. Diary Farm Competitiveness: Lessons from the Top Dairies Project, Presentation at N.C. Dairy Conference, 2001

Available in printed form only

Washburn, S.P., S.L. White, J.T. Green, Jr., and G.A. Benson. "Reproduction, mastitis, and body condition scores among spring and fall calving dairy cows in pasture or confinement feeding systems". In: Fertility of the High-Producing Dairy Cow; Proceedings of an Occasional Conference of the British Society of Animal Science, Galway, Ireland.

Benson, G. A., J. T. Green, Jr., S. P. Washburn, and S. L. White, "A comparison of milk production and feed costs of pasture and confinement feeding systems with Holsteins and Jerseys and spring and fall calving." (abstract) 1998 Joint ADSA and ASAS Meeting Abstracts, p. 265.

King, C. B., G. A. Benson, B. D. Slenning, S.P. Washburn, and J.T. Green, Jr., "Evaluation of stocking rate, feeding system and calving season effects for a pasture based dairy farm." (abstract) 1998 Joint ADSA and ASAS Meeting Abstracts, p. 265.

Washburn, S. P., S. L. White, J.T. Green, Jr., and G. A. Benson, "Reproduction, udder health and body condition scores among spring and fall calving dairy cows in pasture or confinement feeding systems." (abstract) 1998 Joint ADSA and ASAS Meeting Abstracts, p. 265.

Washburn, S.P., S.L. White, J.T. Green, Jr., and G.A. Benson. "Reproduction, mastitis, and body condition scores among spring and fall calving dairy cows in pasture or confinement feeding systems". In: Fertility of the High-Producing Dairy Cow; Proceedings of an Occasional Conference of the British Society of Animal Science, Galway, Ireland.

Benson, G. A. "Tools for Economic Success," Proceedings of the Third Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference, Abingdon, VA, July 2000, pp. 68-84.

Benson, Geoff, "Developing a Marketing Plan," Materials for the Southeastern Beef Cattle Marketing School, Clemson University, October 22-25, 2000. 14 pp., mimeo.