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Lucas D. Parsch
Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Teaching and Curriculum
Agriculture Bldg. Room 225
(479) 575-2323 (Phone)
(479) 575-5306 (Fax)
lparsch@uark.edu |
Luke Parsch was raised on the family dairy farm in Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he completed a B.A. degree in German (1968). As part of his undergraduate studies, he enrolled in the Junior Year Abroad Program in Freiburg, Germany. He subsequently studied philosophy at the graduate level at Madison. After completion of military training and a stint in dairy farming, he served a tour in the Peace Corps in Benin, West Africa doing village-level “green revolution” agriculture extension work in rice production. He returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to complete an M.S. in agricultural economics (1979) followed by his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at Michigan State University (1982). He joined the University of Arkansas in 1982. He is an avid traveler who has been in all 50 states. In addition, he has traveled extensively in North America, Europe, and Africa, and has visited a number of countries in Asia and Latin America as well. His hobbies include music, photography and hiking.
Dr. Parsch’s appointment in research and teaching has been focused in the area of farm management and production economics. His research topics have included the characterization of cropland rental arrangements in Arkansas, risk-returns analysis for tenants and landlords, assessment of risk measures for yield and net returns for major field crops for the Delta region of Arkansas, evaluation of no-till crop production, and the use of simulation to evaluate stocking rate risk and rotational grazing for beef production. He has also participated in a number of international agriculture projects on a short-term basis. Dr. Parsch has been the recipient of a number of teaching awards at the college level including the John White Award for Outstanding Teaching, and he is also a member of the University of Arkansas Teaching Academy. In addition to the two courses he currently teaches, Dr. Parsch has taught microeconomic principles, advanced farm business management, and production economics. He is currently the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Department.
Courses taught:
AGEC 3403 Farm Business Management
AGEC 5403 Quantitative Methods for Agribusiness
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