Ron is an Associate Professor with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service (CES) located in Little Rock.  He has worked for CES since 1993 currently working as an Extension Economist within the Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness Department. 

His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Economics (2001), M.S. in Agricultural Economics (1993), and a BSA in Agribusiness (1991) all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.  Ron’s areas of responsibility include cooperatives and farm management/planning issues of specialty crops.  His work primarily focuses on developing resources to serve the horticulture industry, specifically in the areas of cost analysis, business planning, and marketing.  He also works with farmers’ markets and alternative agricultural including organic and agritourism enterprises.

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