Ward Nefstead

Associate Professor Emeritus
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Education

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1995
M.S., Ag Economics, University of Minnesota, 1971
B.S., Ag Economics, University of Minnesota, 1968

Areas of Interest

Agribusiness, Commodity Marketing, Farm Management

Research

My current research is on grain market price distributions and price maps for Minnesota regions together with development of statistical decision aids for farmers and Value-Added Ag Entrepreneurship activity. Secondary research is on performance of higher education institutions and instructional techniques.

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Club Advisor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, 2008
Golden Plow Award, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 2006
Nominated for NACTA Regional Teaching Award, 1990
Outstanding Young Man in America, 1977
Daryl E. Snyder Alumni Award for Outstanding Service to FarmHouse Fraternity
Finalist, Horace Mann Undergraduate Teaching Award

Extension and Outreach

Minnesota Chapter, American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers, Executive Secretary & Education Coordinator
Advisory Board, Minnesota Farm Market Association
Advisor, Student Chapter National AgriMarketiing Association