Dr. Ashley Wood Renck



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Dr. Ashley Wood Renck
Department of Agriculture

Grinstead 126 A-1

Warrensburg, MO 64093

660.543.8596 v

660.543.8031 f

renck@ucmo.edu

EDUCATION
Ph.D. May, 2002; Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University.

minors: statistics and economics.

M.S. May, 1998; General Agriculture, Arkansas State University.

B.S. May, 1997, cum laude; Agricultural Business, Arkansas State

University.
EXPERIENCE
Professional Employment
2008-current; Assistant Professor of Agricultural Business, Department of Agriculture, University of Central Missouri.
2006-2008; Vice-President, Sissom & Wood Farms, Inc. Cardwell, Missouri.
2002-2006; Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Texas A&M University-Commerce/Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
2003-2005; Adjunct faculty, Department of Business, Paris Junior College.
2002; Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University.
2000-2002; Adjunct faculty, Division of Business and Communication, Mississippi University for Women.
2001; Adjunct faculty, Department of Finance and Economics, Mississippi State University.

1998-2002; Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University. Duties: Development of research programs and papers, data collection, economic analysis, and preparation of lecture material and other class related activities.
Teaching

University of Central Missouri 2008: Agricultural Analysis and Statistics, Distribution and Marketing of Agricultural Products, Microcomputer Applications in Agriculture.
Texas A&M-Commerce 2002-2006: Farm Management, Agricultural Policy, Introduction to Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Agricultural Finance, Microcomputing in Agriculture, Agribusiness Management. New courses developed: Resource and Environmental Economics, Commodity Futures Marketing, and Agricultural Law.
Paris Junior College 2003-2005: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics.
Mississippi University for Women 2000-2002: Principles of Marketing, Principles of Economics I and II.
Mississippi State University 2001; Principles of Macroeconomics.
STUDENT ADVISEMENT
Graduate Students Directed

Jennifer Dixon, Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences, “Economic Impact of Country-of-Origin Labeling on Beef Producers and Consumers in Texas,” December 2004.


Melinda Myers, Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences, “Equine Industry Potential in Northeast Texas,” December 2005.
Matthew Huber, Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences, “Factors influencing farmers’ crop insurance decisions in the Mississippi Delta,” August 2005.
John Cody Barnes, Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences, “Mineral consumption in equine animals,” December 2005.
Graduate Student Committees

Shannon Arnold, Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences

Terri Kates, Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences
Undergraduate Honors Students Directed

Matt Huber, Bachelor of Science in Economics/Agricultural Economics, “Crop Acreage Elasticities in the Southeast United States,” December 2003.


Jennifer Dixon, Bachelor Science in Agribusiness, “Dairy Economics in Hopkins County,” December 2003.
Robyn Mader, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics, “Potential demand for milk vending machines,” May 2005.
FUNDING
Faculty Mini-grant, “Factors influencing farmers’ crop insurance decisions

in the Mississippi Delta,” 2004, $600, Texas A&M-Commerce Graduate Studies and Research.
Dean’s Undergraduate Student Research, “Milk vending machines,” 2004,

$600, College of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty Mini-grant, “Short run effects of the mad cow scare on the Texas

beef industry,” 2004, $500, Texas A&M-Commerce Graduate Studies and Research.
Organized Research Proposal, “Country of Origin Labeling and NAFTA:

Potential impacts on U.S. Agriculture,” 2004, $500, Texas A&M-Commerce University Research Committee.
Competitive Travel Grant, Spring 2004, $500, Faculty Development

Committee grant.


Faculty Mini-Grant, “Dairy Economics in Hopkins County,” 2003, $500,

Texas A&M-Commerce Graduate Studies and Research.


Faculty Mini-Grant, “Credence goods: a labeling problem?” 2002, $500,

Texas A&M-Commerce Graduate Studies and Research.


Dean’s Undergraduate Student Research, “Risk Management”, 2002,

$480, College of Arts and Sciences.
Co-Principal Investigator. Optimal Implementation of Spatial Agricultural

Technology and Water Quality Standards in Mississippi, 2002, $40,000, with Diane Hite and Walaiporn Intarapapong, Advanced Spatial Technology in Agriculture Grant, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
American Economic Association

American Agricultural Economics Association

Academic Quiz Bowl Judge, Montreal, Canada, 2003

Executive Board of the Graduate Student Section, 2000-2001

Graduate Student Case Study Competition, 1999

Graduate Student Section, 1999-2002

Committee on Women in Agricultural Economics, present

Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Quiz Bowl Judge, Mobile, Alabama, 2003

Selected Paper Session moderator, Mobile Alabama, 2003

Western Agricultural Economics Association

Mississippi Agricultural Economics Association

Food Distribution Research Society

International Food & Agribusiness Management Association

Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society for Economists

Delta Tau Alpha Agricultural Honor Society

Alpha Theta Chi Collegiate Honor Society

Agricultural History Society


SERVICE
Graduate Student Coordinator, 2004-2006, Department of Agricultural

Sciences, Texas A&M-Commerce

Department of Agricultural Sciences, Library Liaison, 2002-2006,

Texas A&M-Commerce.


Department of Agricultural Sciences-Texas A&M-Commerce

Student Activities Committee, Chair, 2002-2006

Ag Council Faculty Advisor. Ag Council was a group of students that

planned, coordinated, and hosted social events for the Agricultural Department, College of Arts and Sciences, and the community.

Agricultural Economics Quiz Bowl Team Advisor/Coach, 2002-2006

Farm Management Committee, 2003-2004

Retention, Recruitment, and Alumni Relations Committee, 2003-04

Developed and coordinated administration of new student course

evaluation forms

Cost/Benefit Analysis of Farm Dairy, 2003

Departmental Search Committee (Horticulture), 2003

Graduate Examinations Committee, 2003-2006

Departmental Good News Board coordinator, 2003-2006

Future Farmers of America District Career Development Events

Coordinated and Judged Agribusiness Management Contest 2003-2006

International Education Program, Puebla, Mexico 2004


Nutrient Management and Water Quality Task Force, MAFES,

2000-2002.

Coastal Plain Poultry Litter Research, Extension, and Education Advisory

Council, 2000-2002.

Agricultural Economics Graduate Student Association, Mississippi State

University, President 1999-2001.


HONORS AND AWARDS
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2004

Alpha Gamma Rho Outstanding faculty member, 2005
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Mid-America Running Association, Kansas City, Missouri, 2008-current

Phi Alpha Delta Community Christmas Party, Mississippi College School of

Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 2007

Law Spouses’ Club, Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson,

Mississippi, 2007-2008

Mississippi Track Club, Jackson, Mississippi, 2007-2008

University Dames Women’s Club, Commerce, Texas, 2002-2006

American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team, Texas A&M-Commerce, 2005

St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center Community Thanksgiving Dinner

Volunteer, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 2006


REVIEWS
Journal of Food Distribution Research

Journal of Agribusiness

Texas Journal of Agricultural and Natural Resources

Book Review, Economics: Applications to Agriculture and Agribusiness,

Pearson Prentice Hall

Departmental manuscripts

Peer review of journal and conference submissions
INVITED PAPERS & REFEREED PROCEEDINGS
Renck, A., D. Hite, W. Intarapapong, and K. Paudel. “Watershed-Level

Bioeconomic Modeling of Best Management Practices in Southern Agricultural Systems.” Invited Paper, Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, February 2003, Mobile, Alabama.


Renck. A. and D. Hite. “Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for

Environmental Regulation: Results of a National Green Marketing Survey.” Conference on Ecolabels and the Greening of the Food Market, November 7-9, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.


Renck, A. and D. Hite. “Poultry Litter Transport to Reduce Non-point

Pollution.” Water Environment Federation, Animal Residuals Management Conference, November 12-14, 2000, Kansas City, Missouri.


Renck, A. and C. Miller. “Implications of Increased Coordination on

Traditional Agricultural Spot Markets.” American Agricultural Economics Association’s “Essay for the 21st Century” competition, 2000.


INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL BULLETINS
Renck, A. and D. Hite. “Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Environmental

Regulation: Results of a National Green Marketing Survey.” Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin.


Renck, A. and D. Hite. “The Effect of Environmental Regulation On

Poultry Producers and Consumers.” Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin.


Renck, A. and D. Hite. “Benefits and Costs of Environmental Regulation

of the Poultry Industry.” Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Research Report 2002.


ABSTRACTS & REFEREED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Renck, A. “Can ecolabeling substitute for environmental regulation?”

Poster presented to the International Agribusiness Management Symposium, June, 2003, Cancun, Mexico.


Renck, A. and D. Hite. “Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Environmental

Regulation: Results of a National Green Marketing Survey.”

Selected Poster Presentation, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, July 28-31, 2002.
Renck, A. “The Agrarian Myth: How has it affected Agricultural Policy?”

Selected paper, Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, July 2002, Long Beach, California.


Intarapapong, W., D. Hite, and A. Renck. “Environmental Risk

Assessment Under Safety-First Constraints.” Selected paper, Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, July 2002, Long Beach, California.


Renck, A. and D. Hite “Results of a Green Marketing Survey.” Selected

paper, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 2002, Orlando, FL.

Renck, A. “Evaluating Changes in Agricultural Market Structure.”

Selected paper, Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, July, 2001, Logan, Utah. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 26(2) December 2001.


Herndon, B., D. Hudson, and A. Renck. “Influence of Information

Technology on Merger and Acquisition Activities of U.S.

Agricultural Cooperatives.” Paper presented to the International Agribusiness Management Symposium, June 24, 2001, Sydney, Australia.
Renck, A., D. Hite, and L. Oldham. “Evaluating the Profitability of

Alternative Waste Management Plans for Poultry farmers.”

Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, January, 2001, Fort Worth, TX; Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 33(2) August 2001.
Renck, A., D. Hite, and D. Hudson. “Welfare Tradeoffs for

Competing Wildlife-Based Recreational Activities.” Southern

Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, January-February, 2000, Lexington, KY; Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 32(2) August 2000.
Renck, A., D. Hudson, and B. Herndon. “Mergers, Acquisitions, and

Joint Ventures in Agricultural Cooperatives.” Selected Poster

Presentation, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, July 29-August 3, 2000.
PROCEEDINGS PAPERS
Renck, A., D. Hite, P. Intarapapong, and L. Oldham. “Waste

Management Alternatives to Reduce Non-point Pollution.” 2001



Proceedings, Mississippi Water Resources Conference, Mississippi

Water Resources Institute, Mississippi State University, pp. 14-16.


Renck, A., D. Hudson, J. Reeves, and S. Martin. “The Cost of

Ultra-Narrow Cotton Production in Mississippi: A Commercial-Scale Experiment.” 2000 Beltwide Cotton Conference, Proceedings, Cotton Economics and Marketing Conference, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN, pp. 289-290.


OTHER PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
“Green Marketing.” Seminar presented to Agricultural Economics

Department, Mississippi State University, July 2001.





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