Ongoing Funded Projects
Ongoing Funded Projects
Dr. Steinbach is involved in several research projects funded by federal and state agencies, commodity boards, and private-sector partners.
North Dakota Corn Utilization Council, 2026–31: North Dakota Corn Policy, Market Intelligence, and Leadership Engagement Program. Role: Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2026–30: Measuring Agritourism Demand, Competition, and Rural Impacts Using Big Data and Machine Learning, with Xibo Wan, Cristina Connolly, and Ruohao Zhang. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2026–30: Unveiling Food Retail Market Boundaries and Competitive Strategies: New Insights from Economic Big Data Analysis and Advanced Machine Learning, with Cristina Connolly and Oudom Hean. Role: Principal Investigator.
CHS Foundation, University Partner Competitive Program, 2026–30: Agriculture Fellows Program at North Dakota State University, with Michael Boland and Matthew Gammans. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2026–29: Assessing the Impact of Federal Investment in U.S. Meat and Poultry Processing on Rural Economies, with Thomas Krumel, Shawn Arita, and Andrew Keller. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2026–29: Extreme Weather, Crop Yields, and the Role of Trade Networks in Strengthening the U.S. Agricultural System, with Raghav Goyal, Matt Gammans, and Huanping Huang. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
National Science Foundation, NSF AgTech Engine in North Dakota, 2026–29: Policy-Driven Innovation for Resilient AgTech Deployment, with Shawn Arita and Hollie Mackey. Role: Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2026–28: Economic Consequences of Consolidation and Federal Intervention in the Meatpacking Sector, with Thomas Krumel and James McDonald. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Agreement, 2026–28: Drought and Water Supply Risk: Crop Insurance, with Dylan Turner and Francis Tsiboe. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
North Dakota Soybean Council, Market Development Program, 2026–27: North Dakota Soybean Market Intelligence Support. Role: Principal Investigator.
Agricultural Marketing Service, Cooperative Agreement, 2026–27: Domestic Absorption, Feed-Market Substitution, and Transportation Demand for U.S. Soybean Meal under the Crush Expansion, with Shawn Arita. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
Office of the Chief Economist, Cooperative Agreement, 2026–27: Agricultural Policy Evaluation Framework for Risk Management and Market Disruptions, with Shawn Arita. Role: Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2026–27: Workshop on Envisioning Food and Agricultural Data for the Future, with Lauren Chenarides, Rebecca Cleary, Cristina Connolly, Jill Fitzsimmons, and Jared Grant. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
North Dakota Corn Utilization Council, Market Development Program, 2026–27: Eliminating Barriers to E15 Adoption in North Dakota, with Matthew Gammans. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
North Dakota Corn Utilization Council, Market Development Program, 2026–27: Enhancing Economic and Market Data Infrastructure for North Dakota Corn Producers. Role: Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2024–28: Evaluating the Economic Consequences of Genetically Modified Organism Regulations on International Trade, Food Security, and Welfare, with Colin A. Carter, William Nganje, and Carlos Zurita. Role: Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, NNF Program, 2024–28: Empowering Women Leaders and Transforming Agribusiness Education through an Experiential MS Program in Agribusiness and Data Analytics, with Anne Denton, Simone Ludwig, Ruilin Tian, Cheryl Wachenheim, and Mingao Yuan. Role: Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2024–28: U.S. Soybean and Corn Supply Chain Resilience: Impacts of Extreme Droughts on Production, Shipping, Trade, and Global Food Security, with Raghav Goyal, Lynn Kennedy, Siew Lim, and Zhulu Lin. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2023–27: Global Implications of the Russia–Ukraine War for Agricultural Trade and Value Chains, Commodity Prices, and Cross-Border Investment, with Raghav Goyal, Md Deluair Hossen, Sunghun Lim, and Andrew Muhammad. Role: Principal Investigator.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Program, 2023–27: Consumer Choices and Behavior of Visitors to Farmers’ Markets: New Insights from Human Mobility Data and Artificial Intelligence, with Cristina Connolly and Suining He. Current Role: Project Partner.
Genome Canada, Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems–Interdisciplinary Challenge Teams Program, 2023–27: PeaCE (Pea Climate-Efficient): Developing Climate-Resilient, Low-Carbon Footprint Field Pea as a Preferred Rotation Crop through Interdisciplinary Integration of Genomic Technologies. Role: Co-Investigator.