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Our faculty research:

• Accounting
• Agricultural economics and agribusiness
• Business law
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Financial planning
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations management

They collaborate with researchers at SDSU and around the world. They transfer that knowledge through outreach that serves South Dakota and beyond.

Research and grant funding support several graduate students in our economics and operations management programs, who apply economic and business solutions to the work they do to earn their degrees. Their projects range from regional and national economic policy questions to supply chain and operations challenges facing South Dakota businesses.

Several faculty members hold Agricultural Experiment Station research appointments that target concerns specific to South Dakota and the region. Business intelligence sits at the heart of this work. The greatest threat to food security is distribution (as opposed to production). Our faculty study the markets, logistics and policies that move food from farm to table.

Other faculty members hold SDSU Extension appointments, through which they transfer research directly to farmers, lenders and business owners across the state. They publish in outlets such as iGrow, Choices and the Western Economics Forum. They also serve as field specialists who bring economic and business expertise straight to the communities that need it.

Extension and Outreach Hatch Projects

Fall 2026

Spring 2027

Extension and Outreach

To successfully apply an economic concept to a problem or issue requires a thorough understanding and knowledge of that concept. To provide this knowledge to the people of South Dakota, our faculty and staff engage the community through one-on-one interaction, presentations, media contacts and publications.

A majority of our agricultural work is shared through the . Our SDSU Extension field specialists are strategically located throughout the state. They bring emerging economic needs to the school’s attention, thus enabling us to respond to the critical concerns of South Dakotans. The field specialists, state specialists and other faculty share the latest research with clientele.

Our specialists develop and deliver programming on land economics, farm and ranch management, commodity marketing and agricultural finance.

Hatch Projects, Grants and Contracts

Current Hatch projects, conducted through the Agricultural Experiment Station, and grants and contracts awarded to faculty members are listed by title with the principal investigator or collaborator following.

Projects

• Agricultural Trade and Public Policies: Economic Effects in the Northern Great Plains, Evert Van der Sluis
• Economics of Food and Food Assistance Programs, David Davis
• Evolving Agriculture Institutions and Economic Performance, Matthew Elliott
• Managing Complex Agricultural Portfolio Rish, Lisa Elliott
• Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Related Research, Program Evaluation and Outreach (NC3169), Andrea Leschewski
• Food Insecurity, Andrea Leschewski

Research Grants and Contracts

• Com Optimizing Production, Tong Wang
• Dykhouse Scholar Program: Money, Banking and Regulation, Joseph Santos
• Economics of WIC and Infant Formula Markets, David Davis
• Grazing Practices, Tong Wang
• Meandering Water, Matthew Elliott
• Rangeland Heterogeneity, Tong Wang
• South Dakota Department of Revenue – AgLand Use – FY 18-19, Matthew Elliott
• Soil Health Economics in South Dakota, Tong Wang
• The Profitability and Viability of Sustainable Agricultural Practices for South Dakota Farmers and Ranchers, Sarah Sellars
• Frontiers in On-Farm Experimentation (NC1210), Sarah Sellars