Texas Tech Agricultural & Applied Economics

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

Students completed a whirlwind tour of DC and Europe on their International Agricultural Policy study tour. Along the way, students met with the U.S. Trade Representative's office, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in Washington, DC. They then traveled to Rome to meet with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Food Programme. They also toured the sites in Rome and Pompeii.

Next stop was Geneva, Switzerland with visits to the U.S. Mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the WTO offices and delegations. The students had the honor of meeting the U.S. Ambassador to the WTO. Students also went to the top of Mont Blanc (the highest peak in Europe) and Annecy, France.

Final stop was Brussels, Belgium. There, they visited the agricultural producer and cooperative organization and met with an agricultural lobbyist to the European Union. The trip ended with tours of Bruges and Ghent.

It was great tour and great learning experience for everyone. Looking forward to a great trip again next year! Start planning to join the program!

05/26/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Oscar Sarasty (AAEC PhD alum) and Dr. Modhurima Amin on the publication of their research on High Fructose Corn Syrup labeling.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0341607&fbclid=IwdGRjcASC5UxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeFN0DNcifblWVFi11V55MrW2-hsMi13eSCrgMhg3uWR_R7xxF19FlYGzz0sE_aem_Wj4sJUXRngqo0mIbkwXr0Q

At a time when the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative brought renewed attention to High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), this study explores the potential of supplemental labeling to inform consumers. Consumption of sugary items, including those containing HFCS, has been linked to non-communica...

05/13/2026

Annie Fallon, AAEC and Honors College major, presented her Honors Thesis today. Her thesis was titled "Financial Literacy of Agricultural College Majors" and directed by Dr. Kelly Lange. Dr. Tanaka Chimbane from the School of Financial Planning was her second thesis reader.

Congratulations Annie!

05/10/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Devadoss. He coordinated a series of articles in Choices Magazine. Check them out!

Immigration policy has been at the forefront of public policy, particularly during national elections. Donald Trump, in his 2024 election campaign, promised to carry out the largest deportation of illegal migrants in US history. To uphold his promise and achieve this goal, President Trump has signed...

05/05/2026

Dr. Donna Mitchell McCallister's AAEC 2305 class plays "Hungry Hippo" to learn about the "Tragedy of the Commons" and common resource problems. Who knew there were valuable economic lessons to be learned in the games you played as a kid!

04/28/2026

Congratulations to Saumya Akuratiya Withanange for successfully defending her M.S. thesis entitled: "Rainfall Index Insurance Participation and Hay Production." Her thesis was directed by Dr. Yuyuan Che. She will continue in AAEC to pursue her Ph.D. Congratulations!

04/22/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Syed Badruddoza for his new co-authored article on estimating ideology impacts and influence in social media networks. The focus was on opinions about genome editing in livestock.

Congratulations Dr. Badrudozza!

We develop a model to infer the ideologies and influence of agents using social media. The novelty of our model is that it only requires a subset of connec

04/20/2026

We have a new Facebook site in the family. The International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness has been added to provide a space for content related to agricultural markets, policies, and research related to agricultural competitiveness. Give it a follow!

04/17/2026

Congratulations to Eric Wanjura for being named a Texas Tech Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Outstanding Alumni. Mr. Wanjura has had a great career in the cotton industry at both Plains Cotton Cooperative Association and Farmer’s Cooperative Compress where he currently serves as CEO. Congratulations Eric!