Hi, I’m Paul Mitchell.
I’m the Director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
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My research focuses on the economics of crop production, emphasizing pest management and risk management for commodity crops, and specialty crop economics.
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I maintain an active outreach program as a Department of Extension state specialist in cropping systems and environmental management that focuses on bringing science and programmatic information to Wisconsin’s agricultural professionals.
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My teaching includes Farming Systems Management (AAE 320) for undergraduates and Economics of Managing Agricultural Production Systems (AAE 575) for graduate students.
All materials for AAE 320 are available online.
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