Professor Emeritus

d-good@illinois.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1972
• M.S., Southern Illinois University, 1969

Academic Positions

• Professor

Research Statement

Evaluation of the pricing performance of agricultural market advisory services. Evaluation of USDA production and price forecasts. Evaluation of pricing performance of Illinois corn and soybean producers.

Research Interests

• Marketing

Research Areas

• Commercial Agriculture and Commodity Markets

Other Publications

• Good, Darrel L., and Scott H. Irwin. "Understanding USDA Corn and Soybean Production Forecasts: Methods, Performance, and Market Impacts over 1970-2004", AgMas Project Research Report 2005-03, April 2005.
• Isengildina, O., S. H. Irwin, and D. L. Good. "Evaluation of USDA Interval Forecasts of Corn and Soybean Prices", American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 86:4, November 2004, 990-1004.
• Pennings, J. M. E., O. Isengildina, S. H. Irwin, and D. L. Good. "The Impact of Market Advisory Service Recommendations on Producers' Marketing Decisions", Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 29(August 2004):308-327.
• Irwin, S. H., G. D. Schnitkey, D. L. Good, and P. N. Ellinger. "The farmdoc Project: This is Still Your Father's Extension Program", American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 86:3, August 2004, 772-777.