Grants Funded

Title of Project, Measuring the Relative Financial Vulnerability of Municipal Governments to Tropical Natural Disaster Risk
Source of Support, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium/GOM Regional Research Competition
Amount of request, $99,273
Effective and Expiration Dates, 02/01/2012-01/31/2014
Collaborators, Project Director Dr. J. Matthew Fannin, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project Director Dr. Ashok K. Mishra, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project; Director Dr. Joshua D. Detre LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; and Co-Project Director Dr. Carol Franz, LSU AgCenter

Title of Project, Decision Support to Local Governments in Budget Planning Under Coastal Risk in Louisiana
Source of Support, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program
Amount of request, $100,361
Effective and Expiration Dates, 02/01/2010-01/31/2012
Collaborators, Project Director Dr. J. Matthew Fannin, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project Director Dr. Joshua D. Detre LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; Co-Project Director Carol Franze, LSU AgCenter; and Co-Project Director Dr. Thomas Hymel, LSU AgCenter & Louisiana Sea Grant; Co-Project Director Kevin A Savoie, LSU AgCenter

Title of Project, Improving the Economic Resiliency of Rural Louisiana Communities Under Natural Disaster and Environmental Risk
Source of Support, National Science Foundation Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund)
Amount of request, $10,000
Effective and Expiration Dates, 01/01/2010-09/30/2010
Collaborators, Project Director Joshua D. Detre, LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University

Travel Grant, $670, for the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, Illinois; June 25-26, 2005), awarded by The Farm Foundation, The Sullivan Foundation, Jerome and Jan Siebert, and Purdue University Department of Agricultural E Economics

Travel Grant, $300, for the Food and Agribusiness Management Education: Preparing Students for an Evolving Industry Pre-Conference at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Denver, CO; August 1-4, 2004), awarded by the American Agricultural Economics Association and the Farm Foundation

Travel Grant, $300, for the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Long Beach, CA; July 26– 31, 2002), awarded by the American Agricultural Economics Association Foundation


Grants in Review

Title of Project, Improving the Economic Resiliency of Rural and Coastal Communities Under Natural Disaster and Environmental Risk
Source of Support, Louisiana Board of Regents Graduate Fellows Program
Amount of request, $791,640
Effective and Expiration Dates, 08/01/2013-07/31/2018
Collaborators, Project Director Dr. Joshua D. Detre LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; ; Co-Project Director Dr. Rex H. Caffey, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project Director Dr. James M. Fannin, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project Director Jeffery M. Gillespie, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project Director Dr. Kurt M. Guidry, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project Director Dr. R. Wes Harrison, LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; Co-Project Director Richard F. Kazmierczak, LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; and Co-Project Director Ashok K. Mishra, LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University

Title of Project, Improving the Economic Resiliency of Rural Communities Under Natural Disaster and Environmental Risk
Source of Support, USDA/NIFA/Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program
Amount of request, $238,500
Effective and Expiration Dates, 01/01/2012-12/31/2016
Collaborators, Project Director Dr. Joshua D. Detre LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; Co-Project Director Ashok K. Mishra, LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; Co-Project Director Dr. James M. Fannin, LSU AgCenter; Co-Project Director Dr. R. Wes Harrison, LSU AgCenter & Louisiana State University; Co-Project Director Dr. Rex H. Caffey, LSU AgCenter; and Co-Project Director Dr. Kurt M. Guidry, LSU AgCenter


Teaching and Instructional Grants

Grants Funded

Title of Project, Developing an Internet Agricultural Bank Simulation Game
Source of Support, USDA/CSREES/Higher Education Challenge Grant
Amount of request, $62,498
Effective and Expiration Dates, 08/01/2008-08/31/2010
Collaborators, Project Director Dr. Brian C. Briggeman, Oklahoma State University; Co-Project Director Joshua D. Detre, Louisiana State University & LSU AgCenter; Dr. Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University; and Co-Project Director Dr. Notie Lansford, Oklahoma State University


Teaching and Instructional Awards and Honors
Teaching Awards Received

Recipient, Sedberry Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, The Sedberry Award recognizes and honors a single outstanding undergraduate teacher who has excelled at teaching in the College of Agriculture at Louisiana State University, irrespective of faculty rank. (Baton Rouge, LA; April 27, 2011)

Recipient, Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes, 2nd Annual Professor Appreciation Day at the 2011 Spring Football Game, For efforts in assisting Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes in providing quality academic service to the student-athletes of Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA; April 9, 2011)

Departmental Nominee, Departmental of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (Baton Rouge, LA; 2011), for the Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Teacher in the College of Agriculture, which recognizes outstanding teachers who have excelled at teaching in the College of Agriculture

Recipient, Louisiana State University Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes, Guest Faculty Baseball Coach for continued support of academic services and student learning programs (Baton Rouge, LA; March 19, 2011)

Honorary Guest, of Louisiana State University Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes and Louisiana State University Head Baseball Coach (Paul Maineri), at the 2011 LSU First Pitch Baseball Banquet, For efforts in assisting Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes in providing quality academic service to the student-athletes of Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA; February, 10 2011)

Honorary Guest, of Louisiana State University Head Football Coach (Les Miles) and Staff for efforts in providing quality academic services to the student athletes of Louisiana State University at the Annual Bayou Recruiting Bash (Baton Rouge, LA; February 2, 2011)

Recipient, Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes, Inaugural Professor Appreciation Day at the 2010 Spring Football Game, For efforts in assisting Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes in providing quality academic service to the student-athletes of Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA; March 27, 2010)

Honorary Guest, of Louisiana State University Head Football Coach (Les Miles) and Staff for hard work and dedication as professor in educating, training and the student-athletes associated with LSU Football in a special way at the Annual Bayou Recruiting Bash (Baton Rouge, LA; February 3, 2010)

Recipient, Louisiana State University Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes, Guest Faculty Football Coach for continued support of academic services and student learning programs (Baton Rouge, LA; November 28, 2009)

Recipient, Purdue University Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Teaching (West Lafayette, IN; April 28, 2005)


Awards Received As A Graduate Student

Placed 2nd out of 9, Graduate Student Poster Competition, Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics Annual Snyder Lecture Series (West Lafayette, IN; April 15, 2005)

Placed 3rd out of 20, National Graduate Student Case Study Competition, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Denver, CO; August 1-4, 2004)

Inducted, The Chancellor’s List, Who’s Who among graduate students (2006)

Inducted, The Chancellor’s List, Who’s Who among graduate students (2005)

Journal Publications

Detre, Joshua D., Michael A. Gunderson, Christine A. Wilson, and Brian C. Briggeman, “Ag Lending: The Next Generation,” Agricultural Finance Review. Vol. 71, No. 3, 2011.

Detre, Joshua D., and Michael A. Gunderson, "The Triple Bottom Line: What is the Short Run Impact on the Returns to Agribusiness Stocks," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. Vol. 14, No. 4, 2011 (41-61).

Detre, Joshua D., Hiroki Uematsu, and Ashok K. Mishra, "Adoption of Technology and Its Impact on Profitability of Young and Beginning Farmers: A Quantile Regression Approach," Agricultural Finance Review. Vol. 71, No. 1, 2011 (41-61).

Detre, Joshua D., Aaron J. Johnson, and Allen W. Gray, " Innovativeness and Innovation: Implications for the Renewable Materials Supply Chain," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. Vol. 14, No. 2, 2011 (17-34).

Detre, Joshua D., Tyler B. Mark, Arun Adhikari, and Ashok K. Mishra, “Linkage between Direct Marketing and Farm Income: A Double-Hurdle Approach,” Agribusiness: An International Journal. Vol. 27, No. 1, 2011 (19-33).

Detre, Joshua D., Tyler B. Mark, and Benjamin M. Clark, “Understanding Why College Educated Millennials Shop at Farmers’ Markets: An Analysis of Students at
Louisiana State University,” Journal of Food Distribution Research. Vol. 41 No. 3, 2010 (14-24).

Detre, Joshua D., Ashok K. Mishra, and Arun Adhikari, “Adoption of Genetically Modified Crops by Young and Beginning Farmers,” Journal of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Vol. 73, No. 1, 2010(130-144).

Mark, Tyler B., Joshua D. Detre., Michael D. Boehlje, and Allan W. Gray, “Livestock Growth Initiatives and Phosphorus Removal Regulations: Understanding Their Relationship,” Journal of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Vol. 73, No. 1, 2010 (99-113).

Mishra, Ashok K., Robert P. Williams, Joshua D. Detre, “Internet Access and Choice of Internet Purchasing Pattern Patterns by of Farm Households,” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. Vol. 38, No. 2, 2009 (240-257).

Detre, Joshua D., Michael A. Gunderson, Brian C. Briggeman, “Identifying Abnormal Returns to Food and Agribusiness Stocks on Key Farm Policy Legislative Dates?” Journal of Agribusiness. Vol. 26, No. 1, 2008 (21-40).

Briggeman, Brian C., Allan W. Gray, and Joshua D. Detre, “Using Limited Information to Support the Decision to Launch a New Product in the Fruit Juice Market: A Teaching Case Study,” Review of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 30, No. 2, Summer 2008 (370–378).

Detre, Joshua D., Christine A. Wilson, and Allan W. Gray, "Buying Stocks in Value-Added Companies: An Alternative Choice for Vertical Diversification?” Agricultural Finance Review. Vol. 67, No. 1, 2007 (175-196).

Briggeman, Brian C., Michael A. Gunderson, and Joshua D. Detre, “Protecting Your Turf: First Mover Advantages as a Barrier to Competitor Innovation,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. Vol. 9, No. 1, 2006 (53-70).

Detre, Joshua D., Brian C. Briggeman, Michael D. Boehlje, and Allan W. Gray, “Scorecarding and Heat Mapping: Tools and Concepts for Assessing Strategic
Uncertainty,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. Vol. 9, No. 1, 2006 (71-92).

Boehlje, Michael D., Allan W. Gray, and Joshua D. Detre, “Strategy Development in a Turbulent Business Climate: Concepts and Methods,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2005 (21-40).


Journal Publications Forthcoming

Fannin, J. Matthew, John D. Barreca, and Joshua D. Detre, “The Role of Public Wealth on Recovery and Resiliency to Natural Disasters in Rural Communities,” Accepted Pending Revisions: American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Detre, Joshua D., Michael A. Gunderson, Whitney O. Peake, and Frank Dooley, " Academic Perspectives on the Future of Agribusiness: An International Survey," Accepted Pending Revisions: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Journal Publications Accepted Pending Revisions
Mishra, Ashok K., Michael J. Harris, Charles B. Hallahan, Kenneth W. Erickson, and Joshua D. Detre, “Drivers of Agricultural Profitability in the US: An Application of the DuPont Expansion Method,” Accepted Pending Revisions: Agricultural Finance Review.

Fannin, James M., John D. Barreca, and Joshua D. Detre, “Estimating GDP at the County Level: An Evaluation of Alternative Approaches," Accepted Pending Revisions: Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin.

Clark, Benjamin C., Joshua D. Detre, Jeremy D’Antoni, Hector O. Zapata, “The Role of an AG Index in a Modern Portfolio,” Accepted Pending Revisions: Agricultural Finance Review.


Journal Publications In Review

Mark, Tyler B., Joshua D. Detre, and Jeremy D’Antoni, "Expectations of Farm Policy: An Empirical Evaluation," In review: Journal of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Briggeman, Brian C., Joshua D. Detre, Notie Lansford, and Damona Doye “Experiential Learning on the Internet: The Case of the Internet Agricultural Bank Simulation Game," In review: North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal.


Extension Publications

Detre, Joshua D., Tyler B. Mark, Benjamin C. Clark, and John Westra, “How LSU Students Will Help Shape the Future of Louisiana Farmers Markets,” Louisiana Agriculture Magazine. Winter 2011 (16-17).

Boehlje, Michael D., Allan W. Gray, Brian C. Briggeman, and Joshua D. Detre, “Risk and Uncertainty in Agriculture: What are the Sources?” The Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue University, F0701, October 2007.

Boehlje, Michael D., Joshua D. Detre, and Allan W. Gray, “Overview of Farm Savings Accounts (FSA) Alternatives,” Purdue Extension, EC-746-W, May 2007.

Briggeman, Brian C., Joshua D. Detre, Michael D. Boehlje, and Allan W. Gray, “Managing and Assessing Strategic Risk in the Agribusiness Industry,” The Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue University, F0702, September 2006.

Gunderson, Michael A., Joshua D. Detre, Michael D. Boehlje, “Part II: Marketing’s Role in Managing Assets,” AgriMarketing. Vol. 43, No. 6, July/August 2005.

Detre, Joshua D., Michael A. Gunderson, Brian C. Briggeman, and Michael D. Boehlje “The Search for an Optimal Capital Structure: Using Debt Effectively,” Seed World. Vol. 16 No. 7, July 2005.

Gunderson, Michael A., Joshua D. Detre, Michael D. Boehlje, “Part I: Pulling the Levers to Improve Profitability,” AgriMarketing. Vol. 43, No. 5, June 2005.

Detre, Joshua D., Michael A. Gunderson, Brian C. Briggeman, and Michael D. Boehlje, “Why Earning a Positive Net Income is Not Good Enough,” Seed World. Vol. 16, No. 5, May 2005.

Detre, Joshua D., Brian C. Briggeman, Allan W. Gray, and Michael D. Boehlje, “Putting the Risk Scorecard to Work for Your Seed Company,” Seed World. Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2005.

Briggeman, Brian C., Joshua D. Detre, Michael D. Boehlje, and Allan W. Gray, “Bringing Value to Scorecarding,” Seed World. Vol. 15, No. 9, November 2004.

Briggeman, Brian C., Joshua D. Detre, Michael D. Boehlje, and Allan W. Gray, “Strategic Risk Assessment Through Scorecarding,” Seed World. Vol. 15, No. 7, July 2004.

Boehlje, Michael D., Allan W. Gray, Brian C. Briggeman, and Joshua D. Detre, “Uncertainty in Agriculture: What are the Sources?” Seed World. Vol. 15, No. 5, May 2004.

Detre, Joshua D., Christine A. Wilson, and Allan W. Gray, “Investment in Downstream Publicly Traded Firms as a Vertical Integration Strategy to Increase Returns and Reduce Annual Volatility for Pork Producers,” Purdue Agricultural Economics Report. August 2003 (11-14).


Staff Papers

Detre, Joshua D., Brian C. Briggeman, and Allan W. Gray, “Valuing Limited Information in Decision Making Under Uncertainty,” Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, Staff Paper #05-02, April 2005

Detre, Joshua D. and Alla Golub, “A Reexamination of the Profitability of Price Fixing Using Stock Price Movement has New Antitrust Legislation Been a More Effective Deterrent of Price Fixing?” Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, Staff Paper #04-03, February 2004.


Professional Presentations
Invited Papers

Zapata, Hector O., Joshua D. Detre, and Tatsuya Hanabuchi, “Historical Performance of Commodity and Stock Markets” Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Birmingham, AL; February 4–7, 2012).

Fannin, J. Matthew, John D. Barreca, and Joshua D. Detre, “The Role of Public Wealth on Recovery and Resiliency to Natural Disasters in Rural Communities” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Northeastern Agricultural Economics and Resource Association Joint Annual Meeting (Pittsburg, PA; July 24–26, 2011).


Track Sessions

Detre, Joshua D., Michael A Gunderson, Whitney Oliver Peake, and Frank J. Dooley, “Assistant to Associate: What Is Required to Get Promoted, An International Survey” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Northeastern Agricultural Economics and Resource Association Joint Annual Meeting (Pittsburg, PA; July 24–26, 2011).

Detre, Joshua D. and Michael A Gunderson, “CEOs and the Sustainability Initiatives of Publicly Traded Agribusiness Firms” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, and Western Agricultural Economics Association Joint Annual Meeting (Denver, CO; July 25-27, 2010).

Detre, Joshua D., Aaron Johnson, and Allan W. Gray “Managing Innovation in the Bioeconomy” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, and Western Agricultural Economics Association Joint Annual Meeting (Denver, CO; July 25-27, 2010).

Detre, Joshua D., Aaron Johnson, and Allan W. Gray “Innovativeness and Core Competencies: A Model for Agribusiness Food Chain Innovation,” Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and the American Council on Consumer Interests Annual Meeting (Milwaukee, WI; July 26-28, 2009).


Paper Presentations

Darby, Paul, Tyler B. Mark, Joshua D. Detre, and Michael Salassi, “Advanced Biofuel Production in Louisiana Sugar Mills: an Application of Real Options Analysis” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Northeastern Agricultural Economics and Resource Association Joint Annual Meeting (Pittsburg, PA; July 24–26, 2011).

Fannin, J. Matthew, Joshua D. Detre, Jeanne St. Romain, and Laura Falgoust, “Municipal versus County Government Financial Health following a Natural Disaster: Does Size Matter? Evidence from Louisiana following the 2005 Hurricane Season,” Southern Regional Science Association Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2011).

Detre, Joshua D., Michael A. Gunderson, Christine A. Wilson, and Brian C. Briggeman, “Skill Gap Analysis of Agricultural Finance and Management Graduates,”
1177 Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition Annual Meeting (Kansas City, MO; September 30-October 1, 2010).

Gunderson, Michael, A., and Joshua D. Detre, “The Influence of the CEO on Publicly Traded Agribusiness Firms Going Sustainable,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Boston, MA; June 19-20, 2010).

Detre, Joshua D., Aaron J. Johnson, and Allan W. Gray, “Innovativeness and Innovation: Implications for the Renewable Materials Supply Chain,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Boston, MA; June 19-20, 2010).

Doye, Damona, Notie Lansford, Joshua D. Detre, and Brian C. Briggeman, “Internet Agricultural Bank Simulation Game", National Farm Business Management Conference Annual Meeting (Fargo, ND; June 13-17, 2010).

Mark, Tyler B., Joshua D. Detre, Arun Adhikari, and Ashok K. Mishra “Assessing the Impact of Direct Marketing in Overall Business Strategy: A Double Hurdle Approach,” Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and the American Council on Consumer Interests Annual Meeting (Milwaukee, WI; July 26-28, 2009).

Detre, Joshua D., and Michael A. Gunderson, “The Triple Bottom Line: What is the Impact on the Returns to Agribusiness Stocks,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary; June 20-21, 2009).

Doye, Damona, Joshua D. Detre, Brian C. Briggeman, and Notie Lansford, “An Internet Agricultural Bank Simulation Game,” North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Meeting (Stillwater, OK; June 17-20, 2009).

Mark, Tyler B., Ashok K. Mishra, and Joshua D. Detre, " Farmer Operators Attitude Toward Farm Policy: A National Perspective," Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA; January 31-February 3, 2009).

Mark, Tyler B., Ashok K. Mishra, and Joshua D. Detre, “Understanding Producer Behavior Expectations of Farm Policy: An Empirical Evaluation Investigation,” NC-1014 Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition Annual Meeting (Kansas City, MO; September 25-26, 2008).

Gunderson, Michael A., Joshua D. Detre, and Brian C. Briggeman, “Impacts of U.S. Farm Policy on the Agribusiness Environment,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Buenos Aires, Argentina; June 10-13, 2006).

Detre, Joshua D., Brian C. Briggeman, Michael D. Boehlje, Allan W, Gray, “Strategic Risk Assessment Through Scorecarding,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL; June 25-26, 2005).

Briggeman, Brian C., Michael A. Gunderson, and Joshua D. Detre, “Protecting Your Turf: Cannibalizing Sales of an Existing Product Line as a Barrier to Entry,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL; June 25-26, 2005).

Golub, Alla and Joshua D. Detre, “The Profitability of Price Fixing: Have Stronger Antitrust Sanctions Deterred?” International Industrial Organization Conference (Atlanta, GA; April 8-9, 2005).

Detre, Joshua D., Brian C. Briggeman, and Allan W. Gray, “Compound Options: A Real Options Application to a Food Business,” American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Denver, CO; August 1-4, 2004).

Detre, Joshua D. and Kenneth A. Foster, “Indirect Utility Functions and Testable Conditions,” American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Denver, CO; August 1-4, 2004).

Detre, Joshua D., Tomas K.H. Nilsson, Christiane Schroeter and Allan W. Gray, “The Need for Optimal Incentives in Popcorn Contracts Under Uncertainty,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Montreux, Switzerland; June 12-15, 2004).

Detre, Joshua D., Christine A. Wilson, and Allan W. Gray, “Investment in Publicly Traded Firms as Vertical Integration and a Risk Diversification Strategy," American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Long Beach, CA; July 26– 31, 2002).


Poster Presentations

Doye, Damona, Notie Lansford, Joshua D. Detre, and Brian C. Briggeman, “Enhancing Learning Via the Internet: The Case of the Internet Agricultural Bank Simulation Game", Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, and Western Agricultural Economics Association Joint Annual Meeting (Denver, CO; July 25-27, 2010).

Clark, Benjamin M., Joshua D. Detre, and Hector O. Zapata, “The Returns and Volatility of Agribusiness Stocks: How Do They Measure Up to Nonagribusiness Stocks?” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary; June 20-21, 2009).

Detre, Joshua D., Tyler B. Mark, and Ashok K. Mishra, "Assessing the Impact of Direct Marketing in Overall Business Strategy: A Double Hurdle Approach,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary; June 20-21, 2009).

Clark, Benjamin M., Tyler B. Mark, and Joshua D. Detre, “Understanding the Need for a Farmers Market on a College Campus," Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA; January 31-February 3, 2009).

Detre, Joshua D., Tyler B. Mark, and Sachin Chintawar, "Assessing the Impacts of the Demand for Corn by the Biofuels Industry on Hog Production: Does Location Matter?" American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Orlando, FL; July 27-29, 2008).

Detre, Joshua D., Brian C. Briggeman, Michael D. Boehlje, and Allan W. Gray, “Management of Strategic Uncertainty for Agribusinesses: A Teaching Application,” American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting (Long Beach, CA; July 23-26, 2006).

Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University and LSU AgCenter (Baton Rouge, LA), July 2007-present
Appointment: 60% Research and 40% Teaching
Field: Finance and Agribusiness Management

Teaching Experience

Courses Taught at Louisiana State University
Instructor, Introduction to Agricultural Business AGEC 1003
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University (Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010) 
    Develop the students basic understanding of the nature and scope of agribusiness 
    Helped to enhance students’ skills in the application of management and marketing concepts to problems faced by agribusiness 
    Full responsibility for all classroom instruction, course assignments, and curriculum development

Instructor, Introduction to Agricultural Business AGEC 1003 (Distance Education)
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University
(Spring Intersession 2009, Summer Intersession 2009, Winter Intersession 2009, Spring Intersession 2010, Summer 
Intersession  2010, Winter Intersession 2010) 
    Design and deliver of a Web-based version of Introduction to Agricultural Business AGEC 1003 
    Full responsibility for all the transition of the course from traditional classroom setting to Web-based delivery

Instructor, Agricultural Finance AGEC 4403
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University (Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010) 
    Course is designed to introduce the student to the financial principles used by agribusiness mangers to analyze investments 
    Helped to develop the students’ skills in understanding and assessing financial statements 
    Full responsibility for all classroom instruction, course assignments, and curriculum development

Instructor, Introduction to Agricultural Economics AGEC 2003
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University (Spring 2007) 
    Course is designed to introduce the student to economic principles used by agricultural economists to analyze 
    the food and fiber system 
    Helped to develop the students’ skills in applying economic theory to decisions made by producers and consumers 
    Full responsibility for all classroom instruction, course assignments, and curriculum development


Courses Not Taught at Louisiana State University

Instructor, Agricultural Business and Economics 101
Science and Mathematics Division, Vincennes University (Fall 2004) 
    Course focuses on the development of core concepts in agricultural economics 
    Helped students develop a concrete understanding of economic principles including supply, demand, utility, 
    microeconomics, and macroeconomics 
    Developed and presented the lecture material and assignments

Instructor, Management of Business Related to Agriculture 201
Science and Mathematics Division, Vincennes University (Fall 2004) 
    Make students aware of the size, nature, and importance of the agribusiness sector 
    Increase student proficiency in the use of specific management tools which measure performance and improve decision-making 
    within an agribusiness firm 
    Involve the student in actual business problem-solving and decision-making through the use of case studies and a computer 
    simulation 
    Served as the sole instructor of this class 
    Full responsibility for all classroom instruction, course assignments, and curriculum development


Other Instructional Activities

Guest Lectures

Agriculture 1001, Introduction to Agriculture, Louisiana State University, Fall 2011, Lectured on the agricultural businesses program.

Agricultural Economics 4433, Agricultural Business Planning, Management, and Policy, Louisiana State University, Spring 2010 and Spring 2011, Lectured on bank management.

Human Resource Education 2723, Introduction to Leadership Development, Louisiana State University, Fall 2008, Lectured on leadership styles.


Instructional Activities

Instructor, Center for Food and Agricultural Business, Purdue University, (June 1, 2009 –June 5, 2009) 
    Understanding Key Customer Accounts, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America

Teaching Assistant and Instructor, Center for Food and Agricultural Business, Purdue University, (August 2000–July 2006) 
    American Seed Trade Association Advanced Management Forum 
    American Seed Trade Association Management Forum 
    John Deere: Financial Decision Making for Field Managers 
    Strategic Decision Making under Uncertainty

Teaching Assistant, Applied Quantitative Analysis AGEC 596A
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (Spring 2004) 
    Required course for a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics 
    Assisted Dr. Allan Gray in the development of curriculum and the construction of simulation models for use in assignments 
    Served as a primary resource for class participants in gaining comfort with course software and analysis of simulation results 
    Provided tutoring to students through study sessions

Teaching Assistant, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting
(Long Beach, CA, July 26–31, 2002), Simulation Workshop

Teaching Assistant, Purdue University Top Farmer Workshop (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005)

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.), August 2007
Field: Agricultural Business, Strategy, Finance
Dissertation: “The Effects of Farm Savings Accounts on Farm Households' Portfolios”
Chair Dr. Mike Boehlje
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Needs Fellow

M.S. Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, December 2002
Field: Agribusiness and Finance
Thesis: “Investment in Downstream Publicly Traded Firms as a Vertical Integration Strategy to Increase Returns and Reduce Annual Volatility”
Chair: Dr. Allan W. Gray

B.S. General Agriculture, Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, Ky.), May 2000
Diploma Distinction: University Honors Program Graduate, summa cum laude, Ogden Trustees' Award (graduating senior with a 4.0 GPA and all coursework completed at Western Kentucky University) and Scholar of the College ( highest GPA within my undergraduate college and at least 64 semester hours earned at Western)
Senior Honors Thesis: “Slowly Sprawling Out of Control”
Chair: Dr. Alvin Bedel

Certificate, American Seed Trade Association Advanced Management Forum, Purdue University, February 2005, 2.2 hours of continuing education credit

Certificate, Applied Management Principles Program for Engineering and the Sciences, Purdue University, May 2004, 6 hours of continuing education credit