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Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
Director:
Extension Faculty and Areas of Specialty
| Extension Faculty | Areas of Specialty | E-Mail/Phone |
| Duren Bell | Tifton - (100% Extension) Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative Coordinator. Tifton, Georgia | durenb@uga.edu 478-278-7430 |
| Sue Boatright | Athens - (50% Extension) Research Coordinator - County Perspectives, Georgia County Guide, Farm Gate Value Report, 304A Lumpkin House, Athens | sboatri@uga.edu 706-542-8938 |
| VACANT | (100% Extension) Public Service Assistant and Extension Food Business Development Specialist. Marketing, Production, and Financing of new food processing business - Athens | |
| VACANT | Athens - (50% Extension) Public Service Associate, Agribusiness Economist, Specializing in Agribusiness and Rural Economic Development - 301 Lumpkin House, Athens, (706-542-9813) | |
| Dr. Archie Flanders | Athens - (50% Extension) Public Service Assistant and Economist - Economic Impact Analysis, 313 Conner Hall, Athens | aflanders@agecon. uga.edu 706-542–0751 |
| Wes Harris | Statesboro - (25% CAED) Special Projects Coordinator- Public Policy -Statesboro, Georgia |
wlharris@uga.edu 912-871-6130 |
| Dr. John McKissick | Athens - (61% Extension) Professor and Extension Economist, Director - Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. Animal Industry Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Value-Added Development, Agribusiness Marketing and Management, Feasibility Analysis - 201 Conner Hall, Athens | jmckissick@agecon. uga.edu 706-542-2434 |
| Dr. George Shumaker | Statesboro - Professor and Extension Specialist, Marketing, Production and Policy for Biofuels and new Field Crops - Statesboro, Georgia |
shumaker@uga.edu 912-681-5639 |
| Dr. Bill Thomas | Athens - Professor & Extension Specialist, Cooperative Development and other Business Organizations - 201 Conner Hall, Athens |
bthomas@agecon. uga.edu 706-542-9081 |
| Dr. Kent Wolfe | Athens - Athens(50% Extension) Public Service Associate, Agribusiness Marketing, Agricultural Entrepreneurship- 222 Conner Hall, Athens | kwolfe@agecon.uga.edu 706-542-0752 |
Major Initiatives of Departments
Provide feasibility and business planning support for new, emerging, or expanding food and fiber businesses with emphasis on value added processing.
Provide data and analysis for public and private decision makers.
Georgia County Guide, Georgia Farm Gate Value Report.
Extension Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative
Georgia Natural Resource Roundtable
Georgia Cooperative Development Center
others at -
http://www.caed.uga.edu
Publications / Resources
We have all our publications and resources on our web page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Links
- Department homepage:
http://www.caed.uga.edu