Dr. Joshua G Maples
Title
- Associate Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
Contact Information
josh.maples@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-1774
Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Bldg., Room 320A
Overview
Biography
Josh Maples Extension, teaching, and research efforts center around commodity marketing, price risk management, and agricultural policy. Maples' Extension specialty is in livestock marketing and policy with particular focus on beef cattle and catfish. His Extension and research focus is on helping producers make informed marketing and price risk management decisions and on understanding policy implications of new proposals. He also works with producer organizations and media to provide current market analysis. In the classroom, he teaches the senior and graduate level Ag Policy course, AEC 4413/6413 Public Problems of Agriculture. He has previously taught AEC 4123/6123 Financial and Commodity Futures Marketing.
Education
- Oklahoma State University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Agricultural Economics
- Mississippi State University, Master of Science (M.S.), Agriculture
- Mississippi State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics
Research/Extension Interests
Beef Cattle Markets
Livestock Marketing
Commodity Markets
Commodity Price Risk Management
Catfish
Teaching Interests
AEC 4413/6413 Public Problems of Agriculture
Website
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Petrolia, D. R., Ishee, S. G., Yun, S., Cummings, J. R., Maples, J. 2023. Do Wind Hazard Mitigation Programs Affect Home Sales Values?. Journal of Real Estate Research 45(2):137-159. |
| 2023 | Cooper, J., Breneman, V., Ma, M., Lusk, J. L., Maples, J. 2023. Econometric assessment of the effects of COVID-19 outbreaks on U.S. meat production and plant utilization with plant-level data. Food Policy 119(102522). |
| 2023 | Boyer, C. N., Lambert, D. M., Martinez, C. C., Maples, J. 2023. Beef and Pork Processing Plant Labor Costs. Agribusiness 39(3):691-702. |
| 2023 | Martinez, C. C., Dudensing, R. M., Maples, J. 2023. Exploring the Specific Stressors Faced by Cattle Producers. Choices Quarter 1. Download |
| 2023 | Martinez, C., Li, P., Boyer, C. N., Yu, E., Maples, J. 2023. Beef Price Spread Relationship with Processing Capacity Utilization. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2(1):133-145. |
| 2023 | Boyer, C. N., Martinez, C. C., Maples, J., Benavidez, J. 2023. Price Ranges from Fed Cattle Negotiated Cash Sales. Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy 45(3):1659-1671. |
| 2022 | Rushing, J. B., Lemus, R. W., Maples, J., Lyles, J. C. 2022. Stocker cattle performance on inter-seeded alfalfa bermudagrass pastures in Mississippi. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management |
| 2022 | Maples, J., Mitchell, J. L., Anderson, D. P., Anderson, J. D., Bastian, C. T., Brown, S., Koontz, S. R., Peel, D. S. 2022. Potential beef cattle topics in the 2023 farm bill. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 44(3):1261-1272. |
| 2022 | Maples, J., Brorsen, B. W. 2022. Handling the discontinuity in futures prices when time series modeling of commodity cash and futures prices. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 70(2):139-152. |
| 2021 | Marshall, T. L., Coatney, K. T., Parish, J. A., Little, R. D., Maples, J., Williams, B. R. 2021. Factors impacting reproductive success and asset value of beef breeding females in Mississippi auctions. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| 2021 | Rushing, J. B., Lemus, R. W., Rivera, D., Maples, J., Lyles, J. C. 2021. Beef cattle feeding costs as impacted by hay yield and quality. Agronomy Journal |
| 2021 | Anderson, J. D., Mitchell, J. L., Maples, J. 2021. Invited Review: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for food supply chains. Applied Animal Science 37(6):738-747. |
| 2021 | Weersink, A., von Massow, M., Bannon , N., Ifft, J., Maples, J., McEwan, K., McKendree, M. G., Nicholason, C., Novakovic, A., Rangarajan, A., Richards, T., Rickard, B., Rude, J., Schipanski, M., Schnitkey, G., Schulz, L., Schuurman, D., Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K., Stephenson, M., Thompson , J., Wood, K. 2021. COVID-19 and the Agri-Food System in the United States and Canada. Agricultural Systems 188(103039). |
| 2021 | Maples, J., Thompson, J. M., Anderson, J. D., Anderson, D. P. 2021. Estimating COVID‐19 Impacts on the Broiler Industry. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 43(1):315-328. |
| 2021 | Martinez, C. C., Maples, J., Benavidez, J. 2021. Beef cattle markets and COVID‐19. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 43(1):304-314. |
| 2020 | Rushing, J. B., Maples, J., Rivera, J. D., Lyles, J. C. 2020. Early-season grazing of native grasses generates greater net returns in east-central Mississippi. Agronomy Journal Download |
| 2020 | Rushing, J. B., Lemus, R. W., Maples, J., Lyles, J. C. 2020. Impact of poultry litter application to alfalfa production in Mississippi. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management Download |
| 2020 | Harri, A., Maples, J., Riley, J. M., Tack, J. 2020. Firm Decision Making under both Input and Output Price Uncertainty. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 45(3):549-570. |
| 2019 | Maples, J., Lusk, J. L., Peel, D. S. 2019. Technology and evolving supply chains in the beef and pork industries. Food Policy 83:346-354. |
| 2018 | Maples, J., Lusk, J. L., Peel, D. S. 2018. Unintended consequences of the quest for increased efficiency in beef cattle: When bigger isn't better. Food Policy 74:65-73. |
| 2018 | Brorsen, B. W., Fain, J. R., Maples, J. 2018. Alternative Policy Responses to Increased Use of Formula Pricing. Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization 16(1). |
| 2016 | Maples, J., Brorsen, B. W., Biermacher, J. T. 2016. The rainfall index annual forage pilot program as a risk management tool for cool-season forage. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 48(1):29-51. Download |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Henderson, J. E., Barnes, J. N., Posadas, B. C., Maples, J., Maples, W. E., Lamichhane, S. 2024. Economic Contribution of Agricultural and Forestry Production and Processing in Mississippi: An Input-Output Analysis (2022 Data). Mississippi State University Extension Service Download |
| 2021 | Johnson, J., Rushing, J. B., Maples, J., Rivera, J. D. 2021. Forage machinery costs. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3632. Download |
| 2021 | Maples, W. E., Maples, J. 2021. Introduction to Futures Markets. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3649. Download |
| 2020 | Lemus, R. W., Rivera, J. D., Maples, J., Johnson, J. 2020. Estimating Dry Hay Value. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication P3431. Download |
| 2020 | Maples, W. E., Maples, J. 2020. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) for Row Crops, Livestock, and Dairy. |
| 2020 | Brewer, S. L., Maples, J., Coble, K. H. 2020. Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance for Feeder Cattle in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3488. Download |
| 2020 | Maples, W. E., Maples, J. 2020. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) for Row Crops, Livestock, Dairy, and Aquaculture. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3531. Download |
| 2019 | Marshall, T. L., Maples, J., Parish, J. A., Coatney, K. T. 2019. Benefit-Cost Analysis of Selling Pregnant Replacement Females: Information and Timing Matters. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3331. Download |
| 2018 | Maples, J., Goodrich, B., Lemus, R. W., Rushing, J. B. 2018. Forage Risk Management Using Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance. Download |
| 2018 | Goodrich, B., Maples, J. 2018. Forage Risk Management: Subsidized Insurance as a Strategy. Alabama Extension Download |
