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Applied Economics and Statistics is concerned with food and agribusiness marketing, the economics of environmental and resource management, and statistics.
Applied Economics courses are designed to provide a thorough background in the principles of organization and management of agribusiness firms, and includes study of financing agricultural business firms, marketing and international trade of agricultural products, price analysis, environmental economics, economics of land use, and agricultural and environmental policies.
Our mission is to cultivate learning and develop and share knowledge that benefits society. Our focus is to advance economics and statistics methods and theories, and apply them to various subjects, such as health, agriculture, natural resources, the environment, and data science.
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Celebrating earth month
April 01, 2026 | Written by UDaily StaffApril is Earth Month, and the University of Delaware community will celebrate our planet and demonstrate UD’s commitment to sustainability with events throughout the month. One of the events is Ag Day, hosted by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The decades-old tradition brings thousands of people to the college each April to learn about and celebrate agriculture. -
Delaware Sea Grant, UD hold workshop focused on saltwater intrusion
March 13, 2026 | Written by Adam ThomasA Saltwater Intrusion Knowledge and Question Exchange Workshop at the University of Delaware Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes discussed the latest science and research on saltwater intrusion in coastal Delaware communities. Saltwater intrusion poses an existential threat for coastal communities, where even the smallest amount of seawater contamination can affect towns, local economies, and crops. -
Richard Dean Shippy obituary
February 19, 2026 | Written by delawareonlineRichard Dean Shippy, age 88, of Newark, Del. passed away Feb. 16. He was surrounded by his loving family. Shippy served as Professor and Associate Dean of Agricultural Economics at the University of Delaware, was involved with the Food Business Institute, and as Student Advisor for FFA and Alpha Zeta Agricultural Fraternity. -
Around the world this winter
February 11, 2026 | Written by UDaily staffUD students expand academic and cultural horizons through immersive Winter Session study abroad programs. From interning at fashion companies “down under” to getting a crash course in sustainable development in Patagonia, nearly 1,000 University of Delaware students explored all corners of the globe during the Winter Session. The College of Natural Resources program took students to Chile and Patagonia.
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