Steve Harsh is a Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics. Steve joined the faculty in 1968. He has a teaching, research and extension appointment. He conducts research and outreach programs related to the role of information systems for supporting management, economics of cooperative and livestock production, strategic planning, tactical and operational decision-making, and human resource management.

Professional Interests

• Design of a computerized farm cost accounting system
• Summarization of financial information for various types of Michigan agriculture
• Size and location analysis of farm supply warehousing facilities
• Economics of large-scale machinery systems on cash crop farms
• Computerized information systems
• The economic evaluation of alternative on-farm crop drying and storage facilities
• Use of knowledge based systems to analyze financial documents
• The design and application of computer systems to the problems of agriculture
• Economics of animal health systems
• Development of a prototype decision support system for Michigan dairy/crop farms
• Use of expert systems to address agricultural problems
• On-farm manure management strategic planning for Michigan dairy operations
• Information needs of agricultural producers
• Strategic planning of dairy operations