Puget Spice Crab Apple, Tree Fruit Horticulture Professor Greg Peck, whose research involves apples and hard cider, at Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) in Winchester.
A central tenet of our research activities is to foster profitability in the agricultural sector. We use objective, scientifically-sound methodologies to solve problems inherent to the food and fiber industry - specifically, identification, mitigation, and management of the risks unique to agricultural production, markets, finance, institutions, and human resources. We look at local, regional, national, and international policy implications stemming from applied data analysis and research findings to help inform decision-making at the firm and industry levels. Graduate students have the opportunity to work on cross-disciplinary projects and partner with numerous private sector professionals and organizations.
Recent Publications
| Faculty and Graduate Students | Title and Publication Name |
|---|---|
| Matthew Holt | “The Role of Mechanical Refrigeration in Spatial and Temporal Price Dynamics for Regional U.S. Egg Markets, 1880–1911.” Explorations in Economic History, forthcoming. |
| Matthew Holt | “Copula-Based Nonlinear Modeling of the Law of One Price for Lumber Products.” Empirical Economics, forthcoming. |
| Olga Isengildina-Massa | Do Markets Correct for Smoothing in USDA Crop Production Forecasts? Evidence from Private Analysts and Futures Prices, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, , ppx032, https://doi.org/10.1093/aepp/ppx032 |
| Clinton Neill | (2017). “Starting on the Right Foot: School Characteristics and Veterinarian Starting Salary.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. |
| Ford Ramsey | (2017). Crop Insurance in the European Union: Lessons and Caution from the United States. EuroChoices. Forthcoming. |
| Gordon Groover, Kathryn A. Boys* | Fostering rural and agricultural tourism: exploring the potential of geocaching, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2017.1291646 |
| Olga Isengildina-Massa | “Does E-Commerce Help Farmers’ Markets? Measuring the Impact of MarketMaker.” Journal of Food Distribution Society, in press. |
| Ford Ramsey | (2016). La domanda di assicurazione nell'Unione europea: riflessioni sull'esperienza degli Stati Uniti. Agriregionieuropa. 12(47). |
| Clinton Neill | (2016). “Consumer Preference for Alternative Milk Packaging: The Case of an Inferred Environmental Attribute.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 48(3): 241-256. |
| Jim Pease | ‘Horticultural Growers’ Willingness to Adopt Recycling of Irrigation Water’, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 48(1), pp. 99–118. doi: 10.1017/aae.2016.2. |
| Mary Marchant, XIE C.* | "Supplying China's Growing Appetite for Poultry," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (IFAMR). Volume 18 -- Special Issue A(2015):115-136. |
| Kim Morgan | “Using Audience Response Systems for Extension Programming Impact Evaluation: Findings from Market Ready Farm-to-Restaurant Workshops Conducted in Mississippi and Arkansas.” Journal of Food Distribution Research 46(2): pp. 51-65. |
| Kim Morgan | “A Diversification Strategy for Perennial Horticulture in Florida.” HortTechnology 23(4) |
