Amanda R Smith
Senior Public Service Associate
Areas of expertise
Crop and Pasture ProductionHorticultural ProductionFood SciencesMarketingAgriculture, Land and Farm Management
Education
Master of Science, Agricultural Economics
Colorado State University, CO, United States (2004)
Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, General
Colorado State University, CO, United States (2002)
Bachelor of Science, Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Colorado State University, CO, United States (2002)
Associate of Science, Agriculture, General
Casper College, WY, United States (2000)
Awards and Honors
- UGA Career Center Acknowledgement (2021)
- Impact Statement Award- Farm Enterprise Budgets (2018)
- ASA Extension Education Materials Award: Publications: Circular, fact sheet, brochure 16 pages or less (2018)
- American Society of Agronomy Extension Education Community Educational Material Awards (2018)
- Extension Academy for Professional Excellence (2011)
- International Merit Award for Conservation Education Conference (2010)
- Michael J. Bader Outstanding Junior Extension Scientist (2010)
- Wallace K. Bailey Award Nomination (2010)
- Outstanding Junior Specialist of the Year Award (2010)
- Professional Excellence Award (2010)
- Presentaion Nominated for a Bailey Award (2009)
- Team Merit Award – Georgia Chapter (2009)
- GACAA Professional Excellence Award (2009)
- Presentaion Nominated for a Bailey Award (2008)
Courses
- AAEC 3980E: Introduction to Agribusiness Management (Fall 2025)
- AAEC 3980E: Introduction to Agribusiness Management (Summer 2026)
- AAEC 3980E: Introduction to Agribusiness Management (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Stakeholder-informed environmental-economic tradeoffs at the farm and forest scale, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, (2026).
- Economic risk analysis of precision cotton irrigation scheduling method under conservation tillage, AGRONOMY JOURNAL, (2025).
- 2024 Georgia Custom Rate Survey Summary: Informing Agricultural Decision-Making Through Custom Rate Data, (2025).
- Efficacy and Economics of Different Soil Sampling Grid Sizes for Site-Specific Nutrient Management in Southeastern USA, AGRONOMY-BASEL, (2025).
- 2024 Georgia Custom Rate Survey Summary, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
4602 Research Way
317 H.H. Tift Building
Tifton, GA 31793
Shipping Address
2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793-5766
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