Professor Emeritus

Dr. Richard Weldon is a professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics (FRE) in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Florida. Raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania, Dr. Weldon earned a BS degree in agricultural business management from Pennsylvanian State University, an MS degree in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University and a PhD in applied economics from the University of Minnesota. Following graduation from the University of Minnesota in 1988 he joined the University of Florida and currently has a 70% teaching and a 30% research appointment

• Education
  • Ph.D.  Agriculture and Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1988
  • M.S.  Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1975
  • B.S.   Agribusiness Management, Penn State University, 1973
• Publications
  • EDIS
  • Google Scholar
  • REPEC