Dr. Derek Farnsworth
Associate Professor
Dr. Derek Farnsworth is an associate professor in the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida. He specializes in the area of agribusiness management. He conducts research on topics such as agricultural labor markets, best management practices, and invasive species. He teaches classes on agribusiness finance and marketing and provides extension programming with a focus on managing farm labor and finances. Dr. Farnsworth received his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics in 2014 from the University of California, Davis. He received both a BS in Business from the Kelley School of Business and a BA in Mathematics and Economics at Indiana University, Bloomington in 2009.