Welcome , y’all!
I am an Associate Professor and Applied Economist in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. My passion for agriculture began during childhood visits to my grandparents’ farm in China, where I spent school breaks helping them grow row crops. Those early experiences instilled in me a deep respect for the hard work and resilience behind agricultural production. I earned my B.A. in Economics with a minor in Business Administration from University of Macau in 2010, followed by an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University in 2011. I completed my Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at Purdue in 2017, with dual specialization in Agricultural Finance and Agribusiness, where I studied producer behavior and the adoption of precision agricultural technologies.
My work bridges academic research, industry needs, and public policy to deliver actionable economic insights for agricultural producers and stakeholders. I focus on economic issues affecting cotton and peanut production. My research explores the economic and risk implications of both established and emerging production systems, emphasizing strategies that promote farm profitability and long-term sustainability. Grounded in collaboration and stakeholder engagement, my extension programs provide producers and agribusiness professionals with timely, research-based guidance on crop marketing, production economics, risk management, sustainability, farm financial resilience, agricultural policy, and international trade.
Yangxuan Liu, PhD