Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
A map of the large-scale solar capture sites the team looked at and their level of visibility from nearby properties. Graphic courtesy of Zhenshan Chen.

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Mario Ortez, collegiate assistant professor of agribusiness and entrepreneurship, receives the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Rising Star Award.
Featured Video
Blue Ridge PBS - Life in Virginia's Appalachia: Farming & Agriculture video featuring alumnus Scott Sink and Dixie Watts Dalton, associate professor of practice.
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Agricultural and applied economics applies economic principles to food and fiber production, natural resource management, community and regional economic development, environmental policy, and international trade.

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