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Rister, M Professor and Associate Department Head
Positions
- Professor and Associate Department Head, Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Rister's research efforts with the Texas AgriLife Research and Texas Water Resources Institute are currently focused on the economics of water use, delivery systems, alternative sources (including desalination and conventional municipal water treatment) [principally in the Rio Grande Basin] and economics of watershed management involving identifying most economic efficient Best Management Practices for reducing nutrient and sediment inflows into reservoirs. He is also investigating the economics of two bioenergy feedstocks, algae and high-energy sorghum. Dr. Rister has teaching responsibilities in undergraduate rural entrepreneurship, with his senior-level two-course capstone sequence focused on students developing a comprehensive business plan for a rural business venture of their individual choosing. His Associate Head responsibilities encompass development activities and other assorted issues.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Adusumilli, N., Lee, T., Rister, M. E., & Lacewell, R. D.
(2014).
The Economics of Mitigation of Water Pollution Externalities from Biomass Production for Energy. Resources.
3(4), 721-733.
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Leidner, A. J., Rister, M. E., Lacewell, R. D., Woodard, J. D., & Sturdivant, A. W.
(2012).
An analysis of input choice, input prices, and environmental factors on the costs of seawater reverse osmosis systems. Desalination.
291, 48-55.
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Falkenberg, N. R., Cogdill, T. J., Rister, M. E., & Chandler, J. M.
(2012).
Economic Evaluation of Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Competition in Field Corn. Weed Technology.
26(1), 137-144.
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Leidner, A. J., Rister, M. E., Lacewell, R. D., & Sturdivant, A. W.
(2011).
The Water Market for the Middle and Lower Portions of the Texas Rio Grande Basin. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION.
47(3), 597-610.
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Lee, T., Rister, M. E., Narashimhan, B., Srinivasan, R., Andrew, D., & Ernst, M. R.
(2010).
EVALUATION AND SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED ANALYSES OF PROPOSED COST-EFFECTIVE BMPS FOR REDUCING PHOSPHOROUS LEVEL IN CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR, TEXAS. Transactions of the ASABE.
53(5), 1619-1627.
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Seawright, E. K., Rister, M. E., Lacewell, R. D., McCorkle, D. A., Sturdivant, A. W., Yang, C., & Goolsby, J. A.
(2009).
Economic Implications for the Biological Control of Arundo donax: Rio Grande Basin. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST.
34(4), 377-394.
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McCarl, B. A., Rister, M. E., Ward, R., Long, C. R., McCorkle, D., Ziari, H., ... Thompson, T. N.
(2000).
Strategic Agribusiness Operation Realignment in the Texas Prison System. 32(1),
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Stokes, J. R., Sturdivant, A. W., Ziari, H. A., Rister, M. E., & McCarl, B. A.
(1998).
Meat packing plant production planning: Application of mixed integer goal programming. Agribusiness.
14(3), 171-181.
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McCarl, B. A., Rister, M. E., Stokes, J. R., & Ziari, H.
(1996).
Improving shadow price information: Obtaining relevant shadow prices from problems with decomposable objectives. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
78(3), 699-705.
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Taylor, E. L., Bessler, D. A., Waller, M. L., & Rister, M. E.
(1996).
Dynamic relationships between US and Thai rice prices. Agricultural Economics: the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists.
14(2), 123-133.
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HARPER, J. K., WAY, M. O., DREES, B. M., RISTER, M. E., & MJELDE, J. W.
(1993).
DAMAGE FUNCTION-ANALYSIS FOR THE RICE STINK BUG (HEMIPTERA, PENTATOMIDAE). Journal of Economic Entomology.
86(4), 1250-1258.
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MJELDE, J. W., COTHREN, J. T., RISTER, M. E., HONS, F. M., COFFMAN, C. G., SHUMWAY, C. R., & LEMON, R. G.
(1991).
INTEGRATING DATA FROM VARIOUS FIELD EXPERIMENTS - THE CASE OF CORN IN TEXAS. JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE.
4(1), 139-147.
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Miller, M. A., Rister, M. E., Lippke, L. A., Perry, G. M., Cochran, M. A., & Cunningham, K.
(1990).
Applying operation research methods to identify complex government farm program participation decisions. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
5(1), 31-45.
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HARPER, J. K., RISTER, M. E., MJELDE, J. W., DREES, B. M., & WAY, M. O.
(1990).
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF INSECT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
72(4), 997-1005.
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Helms, G. L., Richardson, J. W., Cochran, M. J., & Rister, M. E.
(1990).
A farm level expert simulation system to aid farmers in selecting among crop insurance strategies. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
4(3), 169-190.
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Perry, G. M., Rister, M. E., Richardson, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(1989).
Incorporating Government Program Provisions into a Mean-Variance Framework. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
21(2), 95-105.
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PERRY, G. M., MCCARL, B. A., RISTER, M. E., & RICHARDSON, J. W.
(1989).
MODELING GOVERNMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION DECISIONS AT THE FARM LEVEL. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
71(4), 1011-1020.
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Knight, T. O., Lovell, A. C., Rister, M. E., & Coble, K. H.
(1989).
An analysis of lenders' influence on agricultural producers' risk management decisions. 21(2), 21-33.
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Griffin, R. C., Rister, M. E., Parker, M. R., & McCauley, G. N.
(1988).
Economic prospects for sprinkle irrigating rice in Texas. 20(1), 103-117.
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Brorsen, B. W., Grant, W. R., & Rister, M. E.
(1988).
Some effects of rice quality on rough rice prices. 20(1), 131-140.
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SRIRAMARATNAM, S., BESSLER, D. A., RISTER, M. E., MATOCHA, J. E., & NOVAK, J.
(1987).
FERTILIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY - AN ANALYSIS BASED ON PRODUCER YIELD EXPECTATIONS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
69(2), 349-357.
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Perry, G. M., Rister, M. E., Richardson, J. W., & Grant, W. R.
(1986).
Analyzing Tenure Arrangements and Crop Rotations Using Farm Simulation and Probit Analysis. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
18(2), 165-174.
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GRANT, W. R., RISTER, M. E., & BRORSEN, B. W.
(1986).
RICE QUALITY FACTORS - IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. 1-77.
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Leatham, D. J., Perry, G. M., Rister, M. E., & Richardson, J. W.
(1986).
Farm survival and performance under alternative financial conditions and credit policies. Agribusiness.
2(3), 321-337.
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PERRY, G. M., RISTER, M. E., RICHARDSON, J. W., GRANT, W. R., & SIJ, J. W.
(1986).
THE IMPACT OF TENURE ARRANGEMENTS AND CROP ROTATIONS ON UPPER GULF-COAST RICE FARMS - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 2-87.
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Griffin, R. C., Rister, M. E., Montgomery, J. M., & Turner, F. T.
(1985).
Scheduling inputs with production functions: optimal nitrogen programs for rice. 17(1), 159-168.
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BABCOCK, B., RISTER, M. E., KAY, R. D., & WALLERS, J. A.
(1984).
IDENTIFYING LEAST-COST SOURCES OF REQUIRED FERTILIZER NUTRIENTS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
66(3), 385-391.
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BRORSEN, B. W., GRANT, W. R., & RISTER, M. E.
(1984).
A HEDONIC PRICE MODEL FOR ROUGH RICE BID ACCEPTANCE MARKETS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
66(2), 156-163.
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Grant, W. R., Richardson, J. W., Brorsen, B. W., & Rister, M. E.
(1984).
Economic impacts of increased price variability: a case study with rice. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH.
36(4), 17-27.
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Skees, J. R., Rister, M. E., Brook, R. C., Harsh, S. B., & Bakker-Arkema, F. W.
(1979).
ON-FARM GRAIN HANDLING COSTS - ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC FACTORS. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
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Adusumilli, N., Lee, T., Rister, M. E., & Lacewell, R. D.
(2014).
The Economics of Mitigation of Water Pollution Externalities from Biomass Production for Energy. Resources.
3(4), 721-733.
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conference paper
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Leidner, A. J., Rister, M. E., Sturdivant, A. W., Lee, T., Waidler, D., Seawright, E. K., ... Harris, B. L.
(2010).
Consideration of economics while identifying best management practices for watershed protection plans. 349-357.
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Sturdivant, A. W., Rister, M. E., & Lacewell, R. D.
(2009).
Improving Financial Planning and Rate Analyses for South Texas Irrigation Districts. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS.
540-540.
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Rister, M. E., Outlaw, J., Falconer, L., & Benton, B.
(1998).
Evaluating appropriate rental rates for rice acreage. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1186-1186.
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Ward, R., McCarl, B., Rister, M. E., McCorkle, D., & Long, C.
(1998).
Optimal structure of an agribusiness firm considering the economics of major, linked components. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1204-1204.
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THOMPSON, T. N., RISTER, M. E., GRANT, W. R., MCCAULEY, G. N., TURNER, F. T., STANSEL, J. W., & KLOSTERBOER, A. D.
(1993).
THE EFFECTS OF RICE QUALITY FACTORS ON OPTIMAL RATOON NITROGEN DECISIONS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1306-1306.
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THOMPSON, T. N., RISTER, M. E., STANSEL, J. W., KLOSTERBOER, A. D., MCCAULEY, G. N., WAY, M. O., ... BOLLICH, C. N.
(1991).
CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC CRITERIA IN THE SELECTION OF RICE VARIETIES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1559-1559.
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HARPER, J. K., MJELDE, J. W., GRIFFIN, R. C., & RISTER, M. E.
(1987).
IMPACTS OF TYPE OF OWNERSHIP ON CANAL SYSTEMS IN THE TEXAS RICE BELT. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1094-1094.
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RISTER, M. E., STOCKTON, M., RICHARDSON, J. W., PERRY, G. M., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1987).
IDENTIFYING THRESHOLD TECHNICAL ADVANCES REQUIRED FOR INCORPORATING ALTERNATIVE CROPS INTO CURRENT CROP MIXES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1096-1096.
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HELM, G. L., RICHARDSON, J. W., RISTER, M. E., STONE, N. D., & LOH, D. K.
(1987).
COTFLEX - A FARM-LEVEL EXPERT SYSTEM TO AID FARMERS IN MAKING FARM POLICY DECISIONS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1097-1098.
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ITO, S., GRANT, W. R., & RISTER, M. E.
(1986).
IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON THE UNITED-STATES RICE ECONOMY - THE CASE OF HIGH YIELDING SEMIDWARFS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1371-1371.
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PERRY, G. M., RISTER, M. E., RICHARDSON, J. W., & LEATHAM, D. J.
(1985).
AN EVALUATION OF SEVERAL FINANCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING FARM SURVIVAL. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1286-1286.
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RAMARATNAM, S. S., BESSLER, D. A., & RISTER, M. E.
(1984).
THE TEMPORAL NATURE AND INTERDEPENDENCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS RISK ATTITUDES AND SUBJECTIVE BELIEFS - A TEXAS EXAMPLE. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
914-915.
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RISTER, M. E., PERRY, G. M., & RICHARDSON, J. W.
(1984).
AN ANALYSIS OF CROP-SHARE ARRANGEMENTS AND CROP ROTATIONS ON TEXAS UPPER GULF-COAST RICE FARMS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
901-901.
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RISTER, M. E., & SKEES, J. R.
(1982).
THE VALUE OF OUTLOOK INFORMATION IN POST-HARVEST MARKETING STRATEGIES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1081-1082.
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Skees, J. R., Rister, M. E., Brook, R. C., Harsh, S. B., & Bakker-Arkema, F. W.
(1979).
ON-FARM GRAIN HANDLING COSTS - ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC FACTORS. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
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Leidner, A. J., Rister, M. E., Sturdivant, A. W., Lee, T., Waidler, D., Seawright, E. K., ... Harris, B. L.
(2010).
Consideration of economics while identifying best management practices for watershed protection plans. 349-357.
editor of
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chapter
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Wilson, L. T., & Jackman, J. A.
The Weed Control Advisor (WCA): Historical Progression to Delivery of a Field Usable Product
Department of Agricultural Economics, TAMU.
55-57.
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Wilson, L. T., & Jackman, J. A.
The Weed Control Advisor (WCA): Historical Progression to Delivery of a Field Usable Product
Department of Agricultural Economics, TAMU.
55-57.
Research
principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- AGEC223 Est Agbu Entre Networks I Instructor
- AGEC285 Directed Studies Instructor
- AGEC291 Research Instructor
- AGEC324 Agbu Entrepreneur Budgeting Instructor
- AGEC423 Est Agbu Entre Networks Ii Instructor
- AGEC424 Agbu Entre Econ Analysis Instructor
- AGEC425 Agbu Entre Finc Analysis Instructor
- AGEC434 Rural Finc Mkts & Plan Instructor
- AGEC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- AGEC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- AGEC634 Rural Finc Mkts & Plan Instructor
- AGEC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- AGEC691 Research Instructor
- AGEC693 Professional Study Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Bise, Elizabeth Hart (2009-05). Mitigating cotton revenue risk through irrigation, insurance, and/or hedging.
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Boyer, Christopher Neil (2008-10). Economies of size in municipal water treatment technologies: Texas lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Leidner, Andrew (2012-07). Economic Essays on Water Resources Management of the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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McLaughlin, Will (2012-02). The Economic and Financial Implications of Supplying a Bioenergy Conversion Facility with Cellulosic Biomass Feedstocks.
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Rogers, Callie Sue (2009-05). Economic costs of conventional surface-water treatment: A case study of the Mcallen northwest facility.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States) 1981
- M.S. in Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1976
- B.S. in Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1974
Contact
first name
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has last name
- Rister
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Agricultural Economics
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
USA
Other
- e-rister@tamu.edu