Expertise

The focus of Daniel O’Brien's extension and applied research efforts have been in the areas of grain and bioenergy market analysis - with emphasis on of wheat, feed grain, oilseed, and ethanol supply-demand and prices. He also has been working in the areas of irrigated and dryland cropping systems and natural resource-related issues in western Kansas. He also works extensively with agricultural audiences on issues such as farmland leasing and crop enterprise profitability.

Affiliations

Extension Agricultural Economist, K-State Research and Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University
2006 - current

Northwest Area Extension Director, K-State Research and Extension, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University
2003 - current

Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University

Extension Agricultural Economist, K-State Research and Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University
1995 - 2003

Farm Management Field Specialist, Iowa State University Extension
1992 - 1995

Extension Agent Agriculture & Natural Resources, Pierce County Extension Service
1983 - 1987

Extension Agent Agriculture & Natural Resources, Lincoln County (West Central Nebraska)
1980 - 1983

Communities
Agriculture, Agriculture Business and Management, Economics
Degrees
PhD, Iowa State University, Agricultural Economics, 1993
MS, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Agricultural Economics, 1980
BS, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Agricultural Economics, 1978
Keywords
livestock & animal science crop science irrigation agricultural marketing sustainable agriculture agribusiness agricultural economics natural resources management
Associations
American Agricultural Economics Association