Dr. Shaun M. Tanger

Dr. Shaun M. Tanger

Title

  • Assistant Professor

Contact Information

smt489@msstate.edu
Office: 228-546-1014
Coastal Research and Extension Center

Overview

Biography

I conduct educational programming for forest stakeholders on a litany of subjects, but most often focused on assisting these stakeholders with economic, tax, and management decision-making in regards to timber and forested land.

Education

  • Auburn University, Master of Science (M.S.), Economics
  • Auburn University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Forestry
  • Auburn University, Master of Science (M.S.), Forestry
  • Auburn University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Wildlife

Research Interests

Timber taxation
Timber markets,
Forest products trade and trade policy
Forest management
Input-output analysis of forest products industry
Political economy of the forest products sector
Extension forestry

Publications

Year Publications
2022

Webb, T. A., McConnell, T. E., Tanger, S. M., Barefield, D. A. 2022. Economic Contributions of Forestry Service Providers in Mississippi, USA. Small-scale Forestry 21(3):22.

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2022

da Silva, B. K., Tanger, S. M., Marufuzzaman, M., Cubbage, F. 2022. Perfect assumptions in an imperfect world: Managing timberland in an oligopoly market. Forest Policy and Economics 137:102691.

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2022

Webb, T., McConnell, E., Tanger, S., Barefield, D. A. 2022. Economic contributions of forestry service providers in Mississippi, USA. Small-scale Forestry 21:483-504.

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2021

VanderSchaaf, C., McConnell, E., Tanger, S. M. 2021. Estimated impacts of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) on ash timber supply in Texas. Journal of Forestry 119:45-61.

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2021

Aghalari, A., Aladwan, B. S., Marufuzzaman, M., Tanger, S. M., da Silva, B. K., Gude, V. G. 2021. Optimizing a Pellet Supply System: Market-specific Pellet Production with Biomass Quality Considerations. Computers and Chemical Engineering 153:107417.

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2021

McConnell, E., da Silva, B. K., Sun, C., Tanger, S. M. 2021. Forest to Mill Timber Price Trends and Volatility for Mississippi Timber Products. Forest Products Journal 71(2):177-187.

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2021

Bampisidou, M., Kaller, M. D., Tanger, S. M. 2021. Stakeholder’s Risk Perceptions of Wild Pigs: Is There a Gender Difference?. Agriculture 11(329).

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Blazier, M. A., Holley, A. G., McConnell, E., VanderSchaaf, C., Clason, T. R., KC, D. 2021. Financial performance of diverse levels of early competition suppression and pre-commercial thinning on loblolly pine stand development. New Forests 52:217-235.

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2019

Parajuli, R., McConnell, E., Tanger, S. M., Henderson, J. E. 2019. Interpreting forestry economic contribution reports: A user’s guide. Journal of Extension 57(4).

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2019

McConnell, E., VanderSchaaf, C., Tanger, S. M. 2019. Potential Changes to Louisiana Hardwood Timber Industry Economic Contributions Following Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Invasion: An Input-Output Approach. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(6):2751-2760.

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2019

Willis, J. L., Gordon, J. S., Tanger, S. M., Blazier, M. A., Self, A. B., Brodbeck, A. 2019. Managing mixed stands: Reassessing a forgotten stand type in the Southeastern United States. Forests 10(9).

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2019

Parajuli, R., Tanger, S. M., Abt, R., Cubbage, F. 2019. Subregional Timber Supply Projections with Chip-n-Saw Stumpage: Implications for Southern Stumpage Markets. Forest Science 65(6):665–669.

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2019

McConnell, E., Tanger, S. M., Henderson, J. E. 2019. International trade's contributions to the United States forest sector and its import-export chain. Journal of Forestry 117(3):210-225.

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2018

Gentimis, T., Tanger, S. M., Bampasidou, M. 2018. Informing Long Term Lumber Buying: A Decision-Making Criteria for Wood Buyers Using a Simple Algorithm. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness 12(3):15-37.

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2018

Parajuli, R., Henderson, J. E., Tanger, S. M., Joshi, O., Dahal, R. 2018. Economic contribution analysis of the forest-product industry: A comparison of the two methods for multisector contribution analysis using IMPLAN. Journal of Forestry 116(6):513-519.

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2018

Tanger, S. M., Parajuli, R. 2018. Toward an elasticity of chip-n-saw: Demand and supply models of chip-n-saw stumpage in Louisiana. Forests 9(4).

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2018

Das, J., Tanger, S. M., Kennedy, P. L., Vlosky, R. P. 2018. Examining the relationship between regulatory quality and forest product exports to India: A gravity model approach. Forest Products Journal 68(2):172-181.

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2017

Zhang, D., Tanger, S. M. 2017. Is there a connection between campaign contributions and legislative commitment? An empirical analysis on the cosponsorship activity of the 2007 Tree Act. Forest Policy and Economics 85:85-94.

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2017

Blazier, M. A., Clason, T., KC, D., Taylor, E., Tanger, S. M., Holley, G. 2017. Rotation-length effects of diverse levels of early competition suppression and precommercial thinning on loblolly pine stand development. Forest Science 63(5):537-548.

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2017

Joshi, O., Henderson, J. E., Tanger, S. M., Boby, L. A., Pelkki, M. H., Taylor, E. L. 2017. A synopsis of methodological variations in economic contribution analyses for forestry and forest-related industries in the US South. Journal of Forestry 115(2):80-85.

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2017

Henderson, J. E., Joshi, O., Tanger, S. M., Boby, L., Hubbard, W., Pelkki, M., Hughes, D. W., McConnell, E., Miller, W., Nowak, J., Becker, C., Adams, T., Altizer, C., Cantrell, R., Daystar, J., Jackson, B., Jeuck, J., Mehmood, S., Tappe, P. 2017. Standard Procedures and Methods for Economic Impact and Contribution Analysis in the Forest Products Sector. Journal of Forestry 155(2):112-116.

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2016

Parajuli, R., Tanger, S. M., Joshi, O., Henderson, J. E. 2016. Modeling Prices for Sawtimber Stumpage in the South-Central United States. Forests 7(12):148.

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2016

Tanger, S. M., Masum, M., Blazier, M., Holley, A. 2016. Sales of Forestry-Related Specialty License Plates in the Southern United States: A County Level Empirical Analysis. Forests 7(12):145.

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2011

Tanger, S. M., Zeng, P., Morse, W., Laband, D. N. 2011. Macroeconomic conditions in the U.S. and congressional voting on environmental policy: 1970-2008. Ecological Economics 70(6):1109-1120.

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2011

Tanger, S. M., Laband, D. N., Zeng, P. 2011. Party polarization: Congressional divergence on environmental policy from 1970–2008. Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research 3(2):183-202.

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2009

Tanger, S. M., Laband, D. N. 2009. An empirical analysis of bill co-sponsorship in the U.S. Senate: The Tree Act of 2007. Forest Policy and Economics 11(4):260-265.

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Extension Publications

Year Publications
2023

Susaeta Larrain, A., VanderSchaaf, C., Kreye, M., Tanger, S. M. 2023. Long-Term Financial Planning for Timber and Carbon. Penn University Extension Service (Forest Owner Carbon & Climate Education)

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2023

Kreye, M., VanderSchaaf, C., Tanger, S. M., Susaeta Larrain, A. 2023. Carbon Accounting in Forest Management. Penn University Extension Service (Forest Owner Carbon & Climate Education)

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2023

VanderSchaaf, C., Tanger, S. M., Susaeta Larrain, A., Kreye, M. 2023. Conversions Commonly Used When Comparing Timber and Carbon Values. Penn University Extension Service (Forest Owner Carbon & Climate Education)

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2023

VanderSchaaf, C., Kreye, M., Susaeta Larrain, A., Tanger, S. M. 2023. Methods for Estimating Carbon Within Forests. Penn University Extension Service (Forest Owner Carbon & Climate Education)

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2022

Self, A. B., Kushla, J. D., Measells, M., Auel, J. B., Bailey, A. S., Tanger, S. M., Rohnke, A. T. 2022. Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P2470:100.

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2022

Self, A. B., Tanger, S. M. 2022. Forestry Terms for Mississippi Landowners. Mississippi State University Extension Service P1250:12.

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2022

Barefield, D. A., Durr, E. V., Tanger, S. M. 2022. County Economic Contribution of Agricultural Sales - Publications 3389-1 through 3389-91. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Adams County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1659.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Alcorn County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1660.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Amite County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1661.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Attala County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1662.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Benton County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1663.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Calhoun County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1664.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Carroll County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1665.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Chickasaw County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1666.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Choctaw County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1667.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Claiborne County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1668.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Clarke County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1669.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Clay County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1680.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Coahoma County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M2374.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Copiah County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1670.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Covington County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1683.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - DeSoto County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1720.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Forrest County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1671.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Franklin County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1690.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - George County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1684.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Greene County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1722.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Grenada County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1672.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Hancock County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1685.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Harrison County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1673.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Hinds County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1724.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Holmes County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1723.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Itawamba County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1770.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Jackson County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1727.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Jasper County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1769.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Jefferson County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1726.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Jefferson Davis County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1725.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Jones County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1721.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Kemper County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1674.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Lafayette County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1730.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Lamar County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1686.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Lauderdale County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1675.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Lawrence County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1676.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Leake County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1732.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Lee County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1677.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Leflore County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M2375.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Lincoln County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1678.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Lowndes County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1731.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Madison County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1738.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Marion County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1679.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Marshall County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1713.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Monroe County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1644.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Montgomery County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1737.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Neshoba County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1681.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Newton County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1736.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Noxubee County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1682.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Oktibbeha County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1729.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Panola County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1758.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Pearl River County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1733.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Perry County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1734.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Pike County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1714.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Pontotoc County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1735.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Prentiss County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1715.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Rankin County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1716.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Scott County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1719.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Simpson County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1712.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Smith County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1711.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Stone County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1687.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Tallahatchie County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M2376.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Tate County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1709.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Tippah County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1710.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Tishomingo County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1718.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Union County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1688.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Walthall County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1691.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Warren County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1704.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Washington County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M2377.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Wayne County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1689.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Webster County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1705.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Wilkinson County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1692.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Winston County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1706.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Yalobusha County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1707.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Yazoo County. Mississippi State University Extension Service M1708.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., Measells, M., Henderson, J. E. 2021. The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3562.

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2021

Tanger, S. M., da Silva, B. K. 2021. Cut or Wait Decision-Making for Landowners. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3593:4.

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2020

DelPrince, J. M., Posadas, B. C., Knight, P. R., Tanger, S. M., Coker, C. E. 2020. Pine and Magnolia Wreath for the Farmer Florist. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication P3499.

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2020

Clabo, D., Gordon, J., Brodbeck, A., Willis, J., Tanger, S. M., Self, A. B. 2020. Managing mixed stands for southern forest landowners: Three family stories for decision-making assistance. University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources WSFNR-20-68A:9.

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2020

DelPrince, J. M., Posadas, B. C., Coker, C. E., Tanger, S. M. 2020. Pine Cone Wreath for the Farmer Florist. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3549.

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2020

Tanger, S. M., Dicke, S. G., Henderson, J. E. 2020. Paying for a New Forest Without Cost-Share Funding. Mississippi State University Extension Service P2420:8.

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Graduate Students

  • Swagat Attreya

Awards & Honors

  • MACAA Communications Award - Audio Recording - 1st Place
    Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents
  • MACAA Communications Award - Publication - 1st Place
    Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents
  • NACAA Communications Award - State Winner - Audio Recording
    National Association of County Agricultural Agents
  • NACAA Communications Awards - Bound Book/eBook - National Finalist
    National Association of County Agricultural Agents
  • Educational Materials Award: Certificate of Excellence
    Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)

Society Memberships

  • Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals
  • Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy
  • International Society of Forest Resource Economists
  • Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents
  • Mississippi Forestry Association
  • Society of American Foresters