The mission of the Department of Applied Economics is to prepare students for careers in economics and agribusiness at the local, national and international levels and focus on issues that are most important to rural communities: food and agriculture, environmental quality and allocation of natural resources, and regional development.
Economics is the study of allocating our scarce resources among humankind’s seemingly endless variety of needs and wants. This places economists and economic analysis at the center of virtually every important discussion and debate about how nations, firms, and people should organize resources to address these needs and wants. As a result, economics offers an exciting and dynamic field of study and research for students that will prepare them well to become tomorrow’s decision makers.
Diesel prices in Utah have spiked 40% or more this month, and the Clawsons often use around 1,000 gallons a week during peak seasons. Fertilizer prices have gone up 50% to 70% since last year, but the Clawsons caught a break there. The fertilizer supplier...
One of Cache County’s largest employers is set to receive major state incentives to expand its Logan dairy facility, pumping up its production, creating jobs and infusing millions into its operations. But while Schreiber Foods says increased demand for mi...
