Research 

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Gardner, G. Sampson, G. (2024) "Groundwater Quality vs. Groundwater Quantity. Combining Information on Irrigator Concerns with Past Water Use and Cropping Behavior.  Water Resources and Economics. June 2024. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212428424000100.

Gardner, G. Sampson, G. (2022) “Land Value Impacts of Ethanol Market Expansion Differ by Irrigation Status” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. September 2022. https://jareonline.org/articles/land-value-impacts-of-ethanol-market-expansion-by-irrigation-status/.

Gardner, G. Sampson, G. Presley, D. (2021) “Irrigator Perceptions and The Value of Groundwater Quality In The High Plains Aquifer” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. May 2021. https://www.jswconline.org/content/jswc/76/4/329.full.pdf.

Gardner, G. Mieno, T. Bullock, D. (2021) “An Economic Evaluation of Site-Specific Input Application Rx Maps: Evaluation Framework and Case Study” Precision Agriculture. March 2021.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11119-021-09785-z.

Peer-Reviewed USDA Publications:

Hronzencik, R.A. Gardner, G. Potter, N. Wallander, S. (2023) “Survey of Irrigation Organizations: Groundwater Management” USDA ERS. Economic Brief Number 34. April 2023. https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/335424/?v=pdf.

Working Papers:

Tack, J., K. Ala-Kokko, G. Gardner, V. Breneman, and S. Arita. “Examination of the role of spatial correlation in weather shocks as it relates to agricultural trade and climate change.”  (Submitted for Publication)

Gardner, G., Sampson, G., Zhou, S., and Tonsor, G. “Cover Crop and No-Till Adoption: What Affects Willingness to Accept of Cover Crop and No-Till Contracts?”