Farm and Agribusiness Management

Team Coordinator
Phil Kenkel
512 Ag Hall
405-744-9818

Team Administrator
Mike Woods
308 Ag Hall
405-744-6161

Farm and Agribusiness Priority Areas 2008:

1. Management, marketing, on-farm processing and farm policy decision information for small and part-time farm operators.
2. Information and decision aids for large-scale commercial operators such as analysis of input risk and available field days.
3. Improved decision aids for agribusiness managers such as business structure, regulatory analysis and issues unique to the emerging biofuel industries.
4. Information and decision aids for the evaluation of alternative crops and enterprises and producer investment in value-added projects.
5. Information for non-traditional farm managers including women and minority managers.
6. Further research on whole farm management, encompassing crops, livestock, and environmental/conservation practices.
7. Determine the effect of changes in consumer demand, technology, and agricultural and food policy on profitability of farms and agribusinesses.