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Sarah Sellars

Portrait of Sarah Sellars in a white shirt and gray background

Title

Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Sustainable Farm & Food Systems

Office Building

Harding Hall

Office

209

Mailing Address

Harding Hall 209
Ness School of Management & Economics-Box 2220
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Sarah Sellars is an assistant professor and Extension specialist in sustainable farm and food systems. Her scholarly work focuses on the profitability and policy implications of cover crops and nutrient management for Midwestern farmers. Her SDSU Extension programming focuses on providing relevant information about input prices, conservation adoption, and agricultural policy to help inform South Dakota farmers, ranchers and agricultural stakeholders. Her research and Extension interests include sustainable agriculture, farm management, agricultural policy and precision agriculture. Her interest in agricultural economics began while growing up on a family grain and livestock farm outside of Winchester, Illinois.

Education

  • Ph.D. in agricultural and applied economics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M.S. in agricultural economics | Purdue University
  • B.S. in agricultural and consumer economics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
     

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