Bryon J. Parman P.O. Box 5187 350-B Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Mississippi State, MS 39762 Tel.: (662) 325-2887 Fax: (662) 325-8777 Email: bparman@agecon.msstate.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. 2013 M.S.:2010 B.A.:2008 June 2013. Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Specialization: Agricultural Production/Econometrics/Ag. Business. Dissertation: Economies of Scale for Data Envelopment Analysis with a Kansas Farm Application May 2010. Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska. Specialization: Agricultural Real Estate/Finance December 2008. Department of Social Sciences, Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska. Major: History Minor: Political Science RESEARCH INTERESTS Agricultural Real Estate and Finance Agricultural Production Economics Econometrics/Math Programming Agribusiness/ Risk Management EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 8/2013- Present 8/2010-7/2013 1/2009-7/2010 08/2000-2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Omaha. U.S. Navy Search and Rescue Swimmer and High Powered Radar Technician, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). TEACHING EXPERIENCE 8/2014-present Mississippi State University, Agec 4343/6343 Advanced Farm Management. 9/2015-12/2015 Mississippi State University, Agec 7000, Fundamentals of Ag. Finance and Real Estate, Louis Holbrook 1
1/2015-5/2015 Mississippi State University, Agec 7000, Fundamentals of Ag. Finance and Real Estate, Andrew Lewis 5/2010-6/2010 University of Nebraska-Omaha, Principles of Microeconomics 6/2010-7/2010 University of Nebraska-Omaha, Principles of Macroeconomics Student Thesis Direction Committee Member. Ben Sanderson Committee Member. Dan Spencer Major Advisor. Eric Ofori EXTENSION PROGRAMMING Agricultural Finance and Farm Financial Management Program Agricultural Production Program Agricultural Land and Real Estate Economics and Cash Rents Program PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed-Academic 1. Parman, B., Allen M. Featherstone. Bigger or Better? Examining Economies of Scope, Scale, and Efficiency for Midwestern Farms. Working Paper. 2. Parman, B., Allen Featherstone, Vincent Amanor-Boadu. A Comparison of Parametric and Nonparametric Estimation Methods for Cost Frontiers and Economic Measures. Working Paper 3. Parman, B., Allen Featherstone, Vincent Amanor-Boadu. Is Efficiency Analysis all there is with Data Envelopment Analysis? Agricultural Economics, Revise/Resubmitt (2015) 4. Michalasky, R., B. Parman, V. Amanor-Boadu, P. Pfromm. Solar Thermochemical Production of Ammonia from Water, Air, and Sunlight: Thermodynamic and Economic Analysis. Energy, 42:1 (2012): 251-260. 5. Parman, B., V. Amanor-Boadu, P. Pfromm, and R. Michalsky. Third Generation Biofuels and the Food v. Fuel Debate: A Systems Perspective, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 7(2011): 287-300. Peer Reviewed-Extension 1. Parman, B., Louis Holbrook. Mississippi Land Values and Rents Report 2015. 2. Parman, B., Andrew Lewis. Mississippi Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents Report: 2014 P2871. 3. Parman, B. Cash and Share Rental Rates for Mississippi (2008 2012). Mississippi State 2
Extension Service Publishing. Information Sheet 1972. POD -02-14. 4. Parman, B. Mississippi Agricultural Land Values, Cash Rents, and Lending Conditions: Spring 2015. POD-05-15. Publication 2889. Professional Seminars, Presentations 1. Parman, B. The Future of Land, Rents, and Ag. Finance in the Next 5 Years. Mississippi Agricultural Economics Association Annual Conference. Oct. 2015. 2. Parman, B. Inputs, Cash Rents, and Land Values. Southern Outlook Conference. Sept. 2015. Atlanta Georgia 3. Parman, B. Land Values and Cash Rental Rates for the Delta Region. American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. June 2015. 4. Parman, B. Asset Management, Land Values, and Agricultural Finance. National Value Added Conference. May 18 th 2015 5. Parman, B. Inputs, Cash Rents, and Land Values. Southern Outlook Conference. Sept 22-24 th, 2014. Atlanta Georgia. 6. Parman, B. A Comparison of Frontier Estimators, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 2014. 7. Parman, B. Is Efficiency Analysis all there is with Data Envelopment Analysis? Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2014 8. Parman, B. Economies of Scope and Scale for Multi Product Kansas Farms, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, Dallas Texas, February, 2014 9. Parman, B. Economic Feasibility of Solar Thermochemical Processing: Anhydrous Ammonia, IGERT Bi-Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., May 27-30 2012. 10. Parman, B. Third Generation Biofuels and the Food v. Fuel Debate: A Systems Perspective, 7 th Annual Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability Presentation, Hamilton, New Zealand, January 7, 2011. 11. Parman, B. Economic Feasibility of Solar Thermochemical Processing: Anhydrous Ammonia, K-State Bioenergy Symposium, May 2012, 2013 EXTENSION PRESENTATIONS 1. Delta Lenders and Producers Ag. Finance Meeting. January 2016 2. Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course. December 2015 3. Agricultural Finance Outlook and its Impact on Farming Assets. Mississippi State University Annual Lenders Conference. Nov. 2015 3
4. Rents, Land, and Agricultural Finance Outlook. Regions Bank Annual Board Meeting. Nov. 2015 5. Budgets and Asset Management for Mississippi Cow/Calf Producers. 2 nd Mississippi Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Conference. Natchez Mississippi. September 2015. 6. Mississippi Land Values and Cash Rental Rates Outlook. Mississippi State Tax Assessors Annual Conference. Biloxi Ms. July 2015. 7. Budgets and Asset Management for Mississippi Cow/Calf Producers. Beef Cattle Boot camp. Prairie Research Station. April 2015. 8. Land Values, Cash Rental Rates, and Lending Conditions Outlook. Agricultural Lenders Conference. 16 October 2014. Grenada 9. Land Values, Cash Rental Rates, and Lending Conditions Outlook. Agricultural Lenders Conference.6 Nov 2014, Hattiesburg. 10. Rents and Land Values Outlook. Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board Meetings. June 2014. 11. Land Values and Cash Rents Agents In-service. Nov. 13 2013 12. Land. Values and Cash Rents, Annual Mississippi State Lenders Conference, October 2013. Batesville 13. Land. Values and Cash Rents, Annual Mississippi State Lenders Conference, October 2013. Jackson 14. Land. Values and Cash Rents, Annual Mississippi State Lenders Conference, October 2013. Hattiesburg 15. The Price Effects of Bio Energy Production on Corn and Cattle. November 2013. Starkville MS. 16. A DEA Approach to Productivity Analysis. Mississippi State University. October 14th, 2013. Starkville MS. GRANT ACTIVITIES 1. Barnes, J. (PI), L. Oldham, J. Ramirez, K. Coatney, J. Henderson, B. Parman, and M. Interis. 2015. The Economic Impact of Alternative Numeric Nutrient Standards on Agricultural Producers in Mississippi, Monsanto Corporation, July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, $300,000 (Funded). 2. Ingram, R., J. Barnes, B. Parman and M. Interis. 2015. Quantifying the Benefits and Costs of Nutrient Reduction in Agricultural Production Practices in Mississippi Using Location- Based Whole Farm Budget Tools, Gulf of Mexico Program Cooperative Agreement 2015: Environmental Education and Outreach, Environmental Protection Agency, December 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, $273,465 (Submitted September 15, 2015). 3. J.M. Riley, Bryon Parman and K.H. Coble. Think Fast: Assessing Agricultural Risks Using Applied Techniques Southern Risk Management Education Center $41,669, Funding period 2015-2016 (Funded) 4. Co-PI. Bryon Parman, Brian Williams. Soybean Promotion Board. Two Year (2014 2015) $35,000/Year. Grain Storage. (Funded) 5. PI Gary Feng, Ph.D., ARS. Soybean Promotion Board. Two year $70,000 (2014 2015). Irrigation. (Funded) 6. PI. Bryon Parman. Corn Promotion Board. $40,000/year (2015 2016). Grain Storage. 4
EXTERNAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING RECOGNITION 1. Bryon Parman. Pasture Land Values and Cash Rents in Mississippi Cattle Business in Mississippi Magazine. November 2015. 2. Brandon Hembree. Cost-price Squeeze May Hurt Underfinanced Producers Delta Farm Press. Nov 12th 2015. 3. Brandon Hembree. Farmland values: A sharp downturn ahead? Delta Farm Press. 29 Oct. 2015 4. Mike Fritz. Pasture Values Outpacing Struggling Cropland. Beef Magazine. 12 OCT. 2015. 5. AGFAX. Mississippi Farmland: Guess Where Values, Rents are Highest? 20 May 2015 6. Forrest Laws. Mississippi land values not falling like Midwest s despite lower grain prices. Delta Farm Press. 18 May 2015 7. Forrest Laws. Commodity price outlook may impact more than farmers bottom lines. Delta Farm Press. 30 Jan. 2015 IN-SERVICE Fundamentals of Agricultural Land Valuation and Rents. Verona, MS. March 2014. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Southern Agricultural Economics Association American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Western Agricultural Economics Association PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD Treasurer/ Secretary Mid-South ASFMRA SELECTED AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2013 Kansas State University Dissertation of the Year Award, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University. 2012 Emeritus Faculty and Friends Scholarship 2011 Exceptional Poster Award, 2011 Kansas State University Center for Sustainable Energy, Bioenergy Symposium Poster Presentation. 2010 Timothy R. Donoghue Graduate Scholarship, awarded for 2010-2011, 2011-2012 academic years, Kansas State University. 2010 National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrated Graduate Research and Training (IGERT) Fellowship, Center for Sustainable Energy, Kansas State University 2010 Most Outstanding Graduate Student in Economics Award, University of Nebraska- Omaha 2007 Harding Scholarship Award, Peru State College. 2006 U.S. Navy Achievement Medal 5