RODNEY JONES Associate Professor 304C Waters Hall Phone: (785) 532-1957 E-mail jonesrd@agecon.ksu.edu
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Livestock Production, Farm Management, Extension Specialist

Ph.D. Virginia Tech, 1995
Rodney Jones joined the faculty in 1995

Extension and Teaching Interests: Extension and teaching interests focus on livestock production economics issues and relaying the importance of maintaining a comparative advantage in the ever changing agricultural environment.   Specific farm management topics include the efficiency of various livestock production systems, and managing economic risks associated with agricultural production.  

Research Interests: Research interests include both production and marketing topics. Previous work has looked at the changing marketing environment in the fed cattle marketing channel, and price transmission and supply response in U.S. lamb markets.  Current research is addressing the economic efficiency of various livestock production systems, factors that contribute to economic risk in agricultural production, and the interactions between livestock production systems and the environment.