Michael D Boehlje

Distng Professor/Agricultural Economics

Department: Agricultural Economics
Phone: 765.494.4222
Office: Krannert 660
E-mail: boehljem@purdue.edu

Curriculum Vitae

MICHAEL BOEHLJE is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Center for Food and Agricultural Business (CAB) at Purdue University. He previously held faculty and administrative positions at Iowa State University, University of Minnesota and Oklahoma State University.

Boehlje has devoted his career to helping farm and agribusiness managers as well as policy makers understand the pragmatic economic and financial consequences of their decisions. The fundamental focus of his work has been to integrate concepts of economics, finance, and strategy to solve problems of farm and agribusiness managers.

A major theme of Professor Boehlje’s research, writing and lecturing for the past 10 years has been the importance of strategic planning and thinking, and positioning the firm for long-term viability and success. His work has attempted to extend and apply modern management concepts of systems analysis, process control, transactions cost, strategic positioning, real options and supply/value chain management to the food production, processing and distribution system.

Dr Boehlje is the author or co-author of four books, and over 450 articles and other publications. He is also Senior Associate of Centrec Consulting. He is a Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association and of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association.

- Recent Publications

Roucan-Kane, M., M. D. Boehlje, & C. Alexander (2009). Part 2. What Do Farmers Want from Their Lender?. Ag Lender, 13(10), 1,8-9.

Briggeman, B. C., & M. D. Boehlje (2009). “Cash is King – But Profitability is the Kingdom!”. American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA),, 2, 94-98.

Akridge, j., M. Roucan-Kane, M. D. Boehlje, & C. Bitsanis (2009). Excel Co-op: Responding to Biofuels,Case Study in International Agribusiness Strategy Cases: A Book in Honor of Professor Ray Goldberg.

Roucan-Kane, M., I. Pena, M. D. Boehlje, & J. Akridge (2009). Factors Influencing Organizational Structure in the Food Manufacturing, Chemical, Agricultural Wholesaling, and Biotechnology Industries. http://ageconsearch.umn.edu//

Bewley, J. M., M. D. Boehlje, A. W. Gray, H. Hogeveen, S. D. Eicher, & M. M. Schutz (2009). Modeling Precision Dairy Farming Technology Investment Decisions. In: Bregt, A., Wolfert, S., Wien, J.E., Lokhorst, C. (Eds.), EFITA conference ’09. Proceedings of the 7th EFITA Conference, 107-114.

Boehlje, M. D., A. Miller, & C. Dobbins (2009). Should I Downsize/Exit? If So How?.

Boehlje, M. D., & M. Roucan-Kane (2009). Today’s Demographics and Farm Characteristics of Large Producers.

Boehlje, M. D., & C. Hurt (2008). Assessing the Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Agriculture.

Boehlje, M. D. (2008). Farm Finance. Encyclopedia of Rural America, The Land and People (364-372). Grey House Publishing.

Thompson, S., A. Gray, & M. D. Boehlje (2008). Key Factors Influencing Opportunities for Indiana Agriculture: The Long View. http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/pubs/paer/2008/july/paer0708.pdf