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Ben Campbell


Professor & Extension Coordinator

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Benjamin Campbell
Benjamin Campbell
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Horticultural ProductionApplied EconomicsMarketingAgriculture, Land and Farm Management

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Economics

Texas A&M University, TX, United States (2009)

Master of Science, Agricultural Economics

Auburn University, AL, United States (2003)

Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics

Auburn University, AL, United States (2001)

Awards and Honors

  • Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award (2024)
  • Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
  • 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Research and Communication (2019)
  • 2018 Agricultural and Resource Economic Review Advisor Award (2018)
  • 2018 UGA Teaching Academy Fellow (2018)

Courses

  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 3200: Selling in Agribusiness (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 4980: Agribusiness Management (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 8020: Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 6640: Food Marketing and Merchandising (Fall 2025)
  • AESC 4530: Agriscience and Environmental Systems Study Tour (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 4980: Agribusiness Management (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 7310: Masters of Agribusiness Research Project (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 4990: Special Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 6640: Food Marketing and Merchandising (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 7310: Masters of Agribusiness Research Project (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2026)
  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 3200: Selling in Agribusiness (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Thrips parvispinus: An Emerging Threat to Global Horticulture โ€“ Biology, Ecology, and Management Insights, Journal of Pest Science, (2025).
    Vavilapalli R, Kaur N, Schoeller E, Muhammad A, Mรฉszรกros A … 7 more
  • Impacts of the 2010 Connecticut School Grounds Pesticide Ban a Decade Later: Part 1. Grounds Maintenance Changes, HORTTECHNOLOGY, (2025).
    Tomis SM, Campbell BL, Henderson JJ, Siegel-Miles AJ, Wallace VH
  • Cut Flower Purchasing and Market Segments within the US Flower Industry, HORTTECHNOLOGY, (2025).
    Campbell JH, Campbell BL
  • Impacts of the 2010 Connecticut School Grounds Pesticide Ban a Decade Later: Part 2. Grounds Quality, HORTTECHNOLOGY, (2025).
    Tomis SM, Campbell BL, Henderson JJ, Wallace VH
  • Impacts of the 2010 Connecticut School Grounds Pesticide Ban a Decade Later: Part 3. Potential Transitions to Synthetic Turf, HORTTECHNOLOGY, (2025).
    Tomis SM, Campbell BL, Henderson JJ, Howell NB, Wallace VH

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Contact

bencamp@uga.edu 706-542-0852

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  • Ben Campbell (left) and Julie Campbell assemble bouquets in a greenhouse setting
    Agribusiness
    Sept. 10, 2025

    Petal pushers: UGA researchers give insight into the minds (and carts) of American flower buyers

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  • Agricultural and Applied Economics
    Aug. 19, 2024

    CAES releases 20 years of farm gate trends

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  • March 22, 2022

    COVID-19 pandemic fueled massive growth in green industry

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  • Feb. 9, 2022

    UGA study finds that age plays a major role in flower purchases

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  • Jan. 19, 2021

    Examining issues facing hemp production and processing

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  • Jan. 28, 2020

    UGA Ag Forecast shows Georgia beef and poultry on the rise

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    2026 Georgia Ag Forecast

    Feb. 13, 2026

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    2026 Overall U.S. and Georgia Economic Outlook

    Jan. 23, 2026

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    2026 Green Industry Outlook

    Jan. 23, 2026

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  • 2025 Overall U.S. and Georgia Economic Outlook

    Jan. 22, 2025

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  • Green Industry 2025

    Jan. 22, 2025

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  • 2025 Georgia Ag Forecast

    Dec. 3, 2024

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