Education

Work Experience

Honors

Professional Affiliations

Awards

Publications

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Education

Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 08/96 - 12/00

           Major: Agricultural Economics, Minor: Computer Science

           Dissertation: Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Precision Farming Practices in Cotton Production.

M.S.  Huazhong Agricultural University, 09/93 -- 07/96

          Thesis: The Study of the Agricultural Price Policy in China

B.Sc. Huazhong Agricultural University, 09/89 -- 07/93

 

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor (September, 2001 – present)  
Department of Agribusiness, Agronomy, Horticulture, and Range Management, Tarleton State University.
Graduate Faculty Status since September, 2001.
Teach courses in Introduction of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Marketing System, Agricultural Prices, Quantitative Analysis, Commodity Futures and Options, Microcomputer Application in Agriculture, and Advanced Agricultural Marketing System.
Research on production economics, precision farming, and regional economics.

Assistant Professor (January, 2001 – August, 2001)
Center for Agribusiness Excellence, Tarleton State University 
Taught courses in agricultural marketing and quantitative analysis
Conducted research on crop insurance

Instructor (January – May 2000)
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University

Graduate Research Assistant (January, 1997 – December, 2000)
Advisor: Dr. Eduardo Segarra, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University.
Research Project: Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Precision Farming Practices in Cotton, Corn, and Sorghum Production.

 Gradate Teaching Assistant (January -- May 1999)
 Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University.

 

Teaching Participation and Undergraduate Research Direction and Advising

Course Taught     (S -- Spring, F -- Fall, SI – First Summer Session, SII – Second Summer Session)

 A EC 1053: Introduction to Agricultural Economics – F03, S04, F04, S05, F05

A EC 4063: Futures and Options -- F01, F02, F03, S04, SII04, S05, SII05

A EC 3173: Quantitative Analysis -- S01, S02, S03, F03, F04, F05

A EC 2123: Microcomputer Applications in Agriculture -- S02, S03, S04, S05

A EC 3333: Agricultural Prices -- F01, S02, F02, S03, F03, SI04, F04, SI05, F05,

A EC 3143: Agricultural Marketing System -- S01, F01, S02, SI02, F02, S03, SI03, F03, S04, SI04, F04, S05, SI05, F05

A EC 4173: Econometrics

A EC 5143: The Advanced Agricultural Marketing System – F02, F04, F05

AAEC 2305 (TTU): Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics -- S00 (Sec003 and Sec004)

AAEC 3401 (TTU): Agricultural Statistics, Lab 501 & 502 -- S99

 

 

Research Supervision (Number of students in parenthesis)

 

A EC 4863: Agricultural Economics Problem -- SI03(1), S04(4), SI04(1), F04(3), S05(1), F05(1)

A EC 4846: Internship – SI05(1)

A EC 5863: Advanced Agricultural Economics Problem – F05(4)

 

 

Chairman (Co-Chairman) of Graduate

 

Randy Janssen, M. Ag., in Agribusiness, in progress.

 

 

Member of Graduate Student Committee

 

Monty Young, M. Ag., in Agribusiness, in progress.

Stephen Shaw, M. Ag., in Agribusiness, completed in December 2005.

 

 

Research Associates Directed

 

Xiaoling (Sherry) Yu, Visiting Scholar, Department of Management, Tarium University, Xinjiang, China. Project: Cotton Marketing and Economics in China.  Period: March, 2005 – January, 2006.

 

Changhai Zhang, Visiting Scholar, Zhuhai Agricultural Research Center, Guangdong, China. Project: Rural Development Problem in China.  Period: January – July, 2006

 

 

Student Organization Advising

 

Tarleton Agribusiness Club 2001-present

 

 

Undergraduate Student Advising

               

Advise and monitor the progress 10 to 15 undergraduate students each long semester.

 

 

Student Workers Supervised:

 

Casey Shaw, June – August, 2002.

Katie Johnson, January – May, 2004.

 

 

Undergraduate Research Directed

 

Jana Jordan, B.S. in Agribusiness. Research Paper Title “Producers’ Pricing Power Under Different Market Strategies.” 86th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting. April, 2006. San Antonio, TX.

 

Nick Hoffman, B.S. in Agricultural Economics.  Research Paper Title “Economic Impacts of Fertilizers Application to Bermudagrass Hay Production.” 86th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting. April, 2006.  San Antonio, TX. 

 

Shawn Lain, B.S. in Agricultural Economics.  Research Paper Title “The Benefit-Cost Analysis of Using Black Soldier Fly in Manure Digestion.” 86th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting. April, 2006.  San Antonio, TX. 

 

Yin Yu, MBA in Marketing.  Research Paper Title: “Evaluation of Performance Differences in Chinese and US Internet IPO Stocks.” 86th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting. April, 2006. San Antonio, TX. 

 

Yin Yu, MBA in Marketing.  Research Paper Title:  “Project Finance in China and Case study.” 86th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting. April, 2006. San Antonio, TX.

 

Jana Jordan, B.S. in Agribusiness.  Research Paper Title “Economic Analysis of Producers’ Pricing Power under Different Market Strategies.” 2006 Texas A&M System Agricultural Program Conference. January 9-12, 2006. College Station, TX.

 

Shawn Lain, B.S. in Agricultural Economics.  Research Paper Title “The Benefit-Cost Analysis of Using Black Soldier Fly in Manure Digestion.” 2006 Texas A&M System Agricultural Program Conference.  January 9-12, 2006. College Station, TX.

 

HONORS:          Member of Gamma Sigma Delta

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Agricultural Economics Association

Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Northeastern Agricultural Economics Association

Western Agricultural Economics Association

 

AWARDS:

American State Bank Scholarship, by Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, August, 2000.

Outstanding Student of the Year, AAEA Graduate Student Association, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, October, 1999.

Sujit K Roy Memorial Scholarship, by Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, September, 1999.

Graduate Study Scholarship, by Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, August, 1998.

Graduate Study Scholarship, by Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, August, 1996.

"Outstanding Graduate Student" of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China, May, 1995.

"The Developed Countries' Agricultural Price Policy" Outstanding Graduate Article of the College of Agricultural Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China, October, 1994.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

Yu, M., and E. Segarra. Economic Impacts of Precision Farming in Irrigated Cotton Production. Selected for presentation, 2001 Southern Agricultural Economics Association Conferences. January 28-31, 2001, Fort Worth, TX.

Yu, M., E. Segarra, R. J. Lascano, and S. Watson. 2001. Precision Farming Practices in Irrigated Cotton Production in the Texas High Plains. Proceedings of the 2001 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, in press. Selected for presentation, 2001 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Co-sponsored by the National Cotton Council and the Cotton Foundation, January 9-13, 2001, Anaheim, CA.

Yu, M., E. Segarra, H. Li, R. J. Lascano, C. Chilcutt, L. T. Wilson, K. Bronson, and S. Searcy. 2000. The Economics of Precision Agricultural Practices in Cotton Production. Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, pg. 369-374. Selected for presentation, 2000 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Co-sponsored by the National Cotton Council and the Cotton Foundation, January 4-8, 2000, San Antonio, TX.

Machado, S., E. D. Bynum Jr., T. L. Archer, R. J. Lascano, M. Yu, E. Segarra, and L. T. Wilson. 1999. Spatial and Economic Variability of Corn Yield: Site-Specific Interactions of Soil, Water, Pests, and Diseases. Proceeding of the 1999 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Annual Meetings, in press. Selected for presentation at the 1999 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Annual meetings, October 31 - November 4, 1999, Salt Lake City, UT.

Yu, M., E. Segarra, and D. Nesmith. 1999. Spatial Utilization of Phorphorus: Implications for Precision Agriculture Practices. Proceedings of the 1999 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, pg. 299-302. Selected for presentation, 1999 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Co-sponsored by the National Cotton Council and the Cotton Foundation, January 3-7, 1999, Orlando, FL.

Yu, M., E. Segarra, and A. B. Onken. 1998. The Economics of Soil Fertility under Precision Agriculture: The Case of Phosphorus. Proceedings of the 1998 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, pg. 289-292. Selected for presentation, 1998 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Co-sponsored by the National Cotton Council and the Cotton Foundation, January 5-9, 1998, San Diego, CA.

Yu, M., and F. Yi. 1996. The Analysis of Europe Union Agricultural Price Support Policy. Economic Science, Volume 9, China.

Yu, M., and F. Yi. 1995. The Japanese Agricultural Price Policy. Journal of Prices, Volume 12, China.

Yu, M., and F. Yi. 1995. The Necessity of Establishing Agricultural Price Support Policy in China. Agricultural Economics Science, Volume 3, China.

Yu, M., and F. Yi. 1995. The Developed Countries' Agricultural Price Policy. Economics Tribune, Volume 6, China.

Yu, M. 1995. The Enlightenment of Developed Countries' Price Administration. Plan & Market, February, China.

Yu, M. 1995. The American Agricultural Price Policy. Price Monthly, January, China.