Professor and Economist-Cotton
CAES - Tifton Campus
P.O. Box 1209
Tifton, GA 31793

Phone: 229-386-3512
Fax: 229-386-3440
E-mail: donshur@uga.edu

Academic Background

Ph.D,. Agricultrual Economics, Purdue University, 1980
M.S., Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia, 1977
B.S., Economics, Georgia Southern College, 1975

Extension and Research Interest

• Cotton Market Situation and Outlook
• Marketing Decision-Making and Risk Management
• Cotton Program and Policy Analysis
• Cotton Production Economics and Systems Analysis
• Fiber Quality and Ginning Economics

Courses Taught

AAEC 3010- Farm Management and Organization (Tifton Campus)
            Syllabus

Awards and Honors Received

• Gamma Sigma Delta Distinguished Extension Award, University of Georgia, 2005
• D.W. Brooks Award For Excellence in Extension, University of Georgia, 2003
• Communication Award, NACAA, 2003
• Presented Poster Award- Honorable Mention, SAEA, 2000
• Certificate of Excellence- Newsletters, American Society of Agronomy, 1996

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