Division of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
The Division of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics offers the Bachelor’s of Science in Agribusiness and the Master’s of Science in Agricultural Economics.
B.S. in Agribusiness
- Agribusiness Management Prepares students for entry-level positions such as the retail/wholesale sectors of agribusiness or the businesses and agencies supporting the agricultural industry.
- Agricultural Economics Designed to prepare students for a career in the analytical or research sectors of production, marketing, or finance. Recommended for students preparing for graduate study.
- Personal and Small Business Financial Planning To meet the needs and interests of students wishing a career as a financial planner.
- Dairy Business Management Industry-designed for students who plan a career in the sector of dairy operations and supporting infrastructure including input suppliers and the processing and distribution of dairy products.
M.S. in Agricultural Economics
Gain a deeper knowledge of your chosen career field and further develop analytical skills in the general areas of agricultural and environmental economics, business planning, credit and finance, and resource allocation in production and marketing in production agriculture and agribusiness. The Agribusiness Non-Thesis Track student can complete the program as quickly as a year, minimizing the time away from work and maximizing the long-term return on investment.
- Agricultural Economics (Thesis Track)
- Agribusiness (Non-Thesis Track)
Faculty
Faculty Research Interests:
Dr. Ashley Lovell:
Farm management, extension economics, personal and small business financial management
Dr. Mark Yu:
Precision farming, marketing
Dr. Edward Osei:
Natural resource and environmental economics, energy economics, health economics, precision farming
Dr. Selin Guney:
Agricultural Demand and Price Analysis, Agricultural Supply, Agricultural Trade and Finance, Agricultural Policy, Applied Econometrics (Nonstationary Time-Series and Time-Series Econometrics, Nonlinear Time-Series Models) and Energy Economics
Ms. Laura Henson:
Beef grazing and dairy management; agricultural communication
Current Funded Research Projects:
- USDA-NRCS: Texas Climate-Smart Initiative as part of Texas AgriLife project: $65million. February 2023 – January 2028
- USDA-NRCS: Climate-Smart effort on soybean production as part of UT Arlington project. $5million: February 2023 – January 2027
- USDA-NIFA: Competitiveness of small and medium-sized beef grazing and dairy operations in Texas and Oklahoma. $500K: January 2022 – December 2024.
- USDA-NIFA: Dairy biochar economics: project on dairy biochar with Dr. Kan and others started a couple of years ago, ending May 2023
- USDA-CIG: Dairy biochar economics: with Dr. Kan and others started a couple of years ago, ending in about 18 months
- USDA SunGrant: Economics of native forage seed mixes: January 2021 – December 2023
- ConocoPhillips: Estimating Carbon Sequestration rates on ConocoPhillips properties in West Texas: , a project with Texas Natural Resources Institute: $85K: January 2021 – December 2023
- Texas Pacific Land Corporation: Estimating Carbon Sequestration rates on Texas Pacific Land properties in West Texas: $65K: January 2022 – December 2023
- Texan By Nature/EOG Inc.: Estimating ecosystem metrics for native versus nonnative range lands: for EOG Incorporated: $10K: January 2022 –December 2023.
Student Researchers
Students & Research Themes:
Graduate Assistants:
Cord Brown: precision farming, cotton production
Sadie Woolery: economic implications of carbon sequestration practices on dairy farms; no-till impacts on carbon sequestration
Cori Salinas: implications of climate change on Texas winter wheat production; no-till and dairy management practice implications
Sara Martin: Review of carbon sequestration for cover crop practices
Undergraduate Student Workers:
Jacob Preiss: research support on ecological economics and dairy manure management
Chesney Vogt: research support on energy economics
Landry Davis: general office and research support