Faculty Member Information
John R. C. Robinson |
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About Dr. Robinson:
Dr. John Robinson is a Professor and Extension Specialist/Cotton Marketing. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Entomology, and a Ph.D in Agricultural Economcs, all from Texas A&M University. His prior experience includes research and extension within the Texas A&M University System (College Station, Thrall, Vernon, Weslaco) and at Mississippi State University. His current extension program emphasizes risk management issues related to cotton, including cash markets, hedging, contracting, insurance, policy, and transportation/logistics.
Selected Publications:
Robinson, John R. C.,Ari M. Michelsen, and Noel R. Gollehon. 2010. “Mitigating Water Shortages in a Multiple Risk Environment. Water Policy 12(1):114–128.
Robinson, John R. C., S. W. Fuller, Pei-Chun Lai and Sharada R. Vadali. 2009. “The Impact of Global Recession on Containerized Agricultural Shipements: A Case Study of Texas Coton.” 2009 Proceedings of the Transportation Research Forum, www.trforum.com
John R. C. Robinson, S. W. Fuller, Pei-Chun Lai and Sharada R. Vadali. 2009. "The Impact of Global Recession on Containerized Agricultural Shipements: A Case Study of Texas Coton." 2009 Proceedings of the Transportation Research Forum (forthcoming).
Robinson, John R. C., Ari M. Michelsen, and Noel R. Gollehon. 2009. "Mitigating Water Shortages in a Multiple Risk Environment. Water Policy (in press). Accepted April 9, 2008.
Showler, A.T., and J. R. C. Robinson. 2008. "Cotton Harvest at 40% Versus 75% Boll-Splitting on Yield and Economic Return under Standard and Proactive Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Spray Regimes." Vol. 101, No. 5. Journal of Economic Entomology. pp. 1600-1605.
Hudson, Darren, C. Parr Rosson III, John Robinson, and Jaime Malaga. 2005. "The WTO Cotton Case and U.S. Domestic Policy." Choices 20(2):143-8.
Martin, S. W., J. R. C. Robinson, F. T. Cooke, Jr., and D. W. Parvin. 2005. "Managing Tillage, Crop Rotations, and Environmental Concerns in a Whole Farm Environment." Crop Management http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/sub/cm/review/2005/whole/ (accessed March 22, 2006).
Robinson, John R. C., Hailing Zang, and Stephen W. Fuller. 2003. "Weekly Price-Shipment Relationships for South Texas Onions." Subtropical Plant Science, Volume 45. In Press.
Yang, C., J. H. Everitt, D. Murden, and J. R. C. Robinson. "Spatial Variability in Yields and Profits Within Ten Grain Sorghum Fields in South Texas." Transactions of American Society of Agricultural Engineers 45(4):897-906.
Robinson, John R. C. [ed.]. Emerging Environmental Issues in Southern Agriculture: Case Studies and Materials for Policy Education. Southern Rural Development Center Publication No. 216. June, 2000. 90 pp.
James R. Oldham and John R. C. Robinson. "Animal Utilization Plans and Phosphorous Management in Mississippi",pp. 47-54, IN John R. C. Robinson [ed.]. Emerging Environmental Issues in Southern Agriculture: Case Studies and Materials for Policy Education. Southern Rural Dev. Center Pub. No. 216. June, 2000.
Robinson, John R. C. "Risk Management Through Alternative Production Practices and Management Strategies: Discussion." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 31, 2 (1999):287-8.
Robinson, John R. C., and Merritt J. Taylor. "Economic Case Studies of Whitefly Management." Chapter 19, IN Dan Gelling and Richard Mayer [eds.] Bemisia 1995: Taxonomy, Biology, Damage Control and Management. Intercept: Andover, UK. 1995
Bryant, K. J., R. D. Lacewell, John R. C. Robinson, et al. "Economics Impact of Withdrawing Specific Agricultural Pesticides in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas." Journal of American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. pp. 154-159. 1995
Robinson, John R. C., Ronald D. Lacewell, John R. Stoll, and R. Freeman. "Estimating Agricultural Benefits from Drainage Over A Relatively Level Terrain." Agricultural Water Management 21:79-91. 1992.