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Michael Boland (Mike) holds the Koller endowed Professorship in agribusiness management at the University of Minnesota where he has teaching, research, and outreach responsibilities in agribusiness management, food marketing, and in particular, agricultural cooperatives. He teaches classes in cooperatives, business strategy, and agribusiness economics. Prior to this new position, Mike worked at Kansas State University in the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. Mike serves on the planning committee for the annual Farmer Cooperatives program, National Council on Farmer Cooperatives director education programs, CoBank CEO Roundtable and CoBank’s Cooperative Marketing Leader Roundtable. He is also leading a safety assessment and culture research and education program with 11 a number of local cooperatives and is involved in a multi-state education program for local co-op risk management and marketing programs. The majority of his work involves food and agribusiness firms where he has co-authored over 80 case studies on agribusinesses which have been published in at least seven languages. More than 60 of these have been cases on cooperatives. He has taught in various executive education programs and co-authored a book of case studies in honor of Ray Goldberg of the Harvard Business School. In addition, he has worked with agribusinesses and cooperatives in Latin America, China, South Africa, Australia, and Europe. Mike teaches educational modules on finance, governance, and strategic thinking in boards of director leadership programs for cooperatives. These programs are taught in 14 states to more than 1000 cooperative senior employees and directors annually. In addition, he has worked with cooperatives in Latin America, China, South Africa, Australia, and Europe.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Interest Keywords
- agribusiness
- cooperatives
- food
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Modelling State-Level Food Expenditures: Methods and Res
USDA ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
7/12/18 → 7/7/23
Project: Research project
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University of Minnesota Cooperative Research and Education Program
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOC
9/6/18 → 10/1/20
Project: Research project
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The Economic Viability and Growth of Organic Farming: Sp
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
3/15/18 → 3/14/22
Project: Research project
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The Economic Impacts of Walmart Supercenters
Volpe, R. & Boland, M. A., 2022, In: Annual Review of Resource Economics. 14, p. 43-62 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Impact of an Increase to a Minimum Wage on the Iowa Egg Industry
Keller, A. J., Boland, M. A. & Çakır, M., May 10 2022, In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 54, 2, p. 357-374 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research Priorities for Agricultural Cooperatives and their Farmer-Members
Boland, M. A., Briggeman, B. C., Jacobs, K., Kenkel, P., McKee, G. & Park, J. L., Aug 11 2020, In: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 43, 2, p. 573-585 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Safety climate at agricultural cooperatives
Hanson, E. & Boland, M., Dec 2020, In: Journal of Safety Research. 75, p. 150-154 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agribusiness economics and management
Boland, M. A. & Çakir, M., Jul 24 2018, The Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Economics. Taylor and Francis, p. 760-777 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Milk Processors Are Going Bankrupt as Americans Ditch Dairy
1/10/20
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