Professional background
Plastina is the Director of the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) at the University of Columbia-Missouri. His area of specialization is agricultural production and technology, with an emphasis on farm business and financial management.
Areas of work
Educational background
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.S. in Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of expertise
Agricultural finance
Conservation practices & carbon farming
Agricultural productivity
Rural economies
Research summary
My scholarship is guided by the creation, adaptation, extension, and education of usable knowledge on farm business and financial management, with particular emphasis on farm policy, the economics of conservation practices, and the drivers of agricultural productivity. My research goal is to inform my extension program through inquiries on the economic factors affecting the financial health of farm operations in the nexus of food-fiber-energy-water systems.
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