Farming Decisions Under Uncertainty Proposal

These materials are in support of our proposal on Farming Decisions Under Uncertainty.

Materials include:

Farming Decisions Video
In this video, Dr. Sam Savage demonstrates how the Farming Under Uncertainty model (see below) works.

Farming Under Uncertainty.xlsx
A conceptual interactive simulation of farming decisions in native Excel that displays the chances of both good and bad outcomes and demonstrates the Flaw of Averages.

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Rolling up Operational Risks at PG&E
An article that describes the basic approach of probability management in an industrial setting, which our proposal will bring to the small farmer.

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Example Model from the Above Article
This model demonstrates a SIPmath model in Excel, which uses a stochastic library. It runs 10,000 simulation trials per keystroke without either macros or add-ins.

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Key References

Luedeling E, Shepherd KD. 2016. Decision-Focused Agricultural Research. The Solutions Journal 7: 46-54.

Savage S. 2006. A two-part foundational article on Probability Management. OR/MS Today. Part 1, Part 2

Savage S. 2012. The Flaw of Averages: Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty. John Wiley.

Shepherd K, Hubbard D, Fenton N, Claxton K, Luedeling E, De Leeuw J, 2015. Development goals should enable decision-making. Nature 523, 152-154.