Dr. Bobby R. Eddleman
Professor & Resident Director of Research Emeritus

E-mail: b-eddleman@tamu.edu 

Publications

EDUCATION:

  B.S.,  Texas Tech University, 1959
  M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1962, 1966

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1964-66
 Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1966-69
 Associate Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1969-74
 Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1974-75
 Director, Center for Rural Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1973-75
 Professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 1975-86
 Director, National/Regional Research Planning, Budget and Analysis, SAES, USDA,  1979-84
 Professor and Director, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Corpus Christi, 1986-2007

 RESEARCH EXPERTISE:

 Trained in agricultural economics.  Worked closely with biological and physical scientists in
 agriculture for most of professional career.  Expertise in economics of agricultural production
 systems; societal benefits from agricultural research; technological advance and structural
 change in agriculture; impact assessment of agricultural technology and policy; and non-point
 source pollution from agricultural cropland water runoff.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

Administered rural development programs of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of  Florida, encompassing agronomic, horticultural, and animal production systems and rural sociology research and extension programs during 1971-75.  Administered research on economic benefits of agricultural research for national association of experiment station directors (ESCOP) during 1978-94, encompassing planning and analysis of budget requests for CSREES/USDA with OMB, Executive Office of the President.

Administered research programs of Texas AgriLife Research at four locations in south Texas.  Scope of the research programs includes cropping systems for agronomic crops (cotton, grain sorghum, corn, oilseed crops, biofuels crops and grasses), beef cattle reproduction/production, reproduction in the mare, forage production systems and native plants for livestock and wildlife, shrimp mariculture, sea urchins for human health and ecotoxicological research and education, and water quality from agricultural runoff. The research encompassed the disciplines of economics, entomology, plant pathology, plant physiology, soil science, weed science, beef cow and mare reproductive physiology, maturation/reproduction/nutrition/grow-out of shrimp, and reproduction/production/nutrition of sea urchins.

FOREIGN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:  

 Research in Latin America, 1968-74; Thailand, 1984; East and West Africa, 1997- 2001:
 Columbia (Sinu River Valley) – economics of drainage, irrigation, and enterprise diversification
 among crops (cotton, corn, grain sorghum) and beef fattening enterprises.

 Venezuela (West of Lake Maracaibo) – livestock/forage/concentrate production systems for
 dairy farms.

 Guyana (Intermediate Savannahs) – economic potential for beef cattle, grain sorghum and
 legume-seed production systems.

 El Salvador – costs and returns of vocational agricultural training in El Salvador.

 Thailand – size economies and comparative economic advantage for long-grain rice production.

 Kenya – economic benefits from dairy technology improvements and transfer.

 Mali – economic benefits from sorghum/millet variety and cultural practices improvements.

 CURRENT GRANT SUPPORT: (Lifetime Total 40; Value $6,100,000+, limited selection)

 Behmann Brothers Foundation, Corpus Christi, TX, 1986-2007. “Alternative Systems for
 Producing Cotton, Corn, Grain Sorghum, Beef and Shrimp in the Coastal Bend”. $880,000.

 EPA, TCEQ, TSSWCB, CBBEP, King Ranch, Inc., 1995- 2007.  “Management Systems for
 Enhanced Water Quality from Agricultural Runoff”. $1,095,000.

 University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Laboratory, USDA Consortium. 1988-2007.
 “U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program Consortium for Development of Shrimp Farming
 Systems for the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic Coast Regions”. $3,825,000.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

North Carolina State University

    Agricultural Policy, Undergraduate 1961-62
    Introduction to Agricultural Economics, Undergraduate 1961-62

Texas A&M University

    Intermediate Agricultural Production Economics, Undergraduate 1964-65
    Advanced Agricultural Production Economics, Graduate 1965-66
    Regional Economics, Graduate 1965-66

University of Florida       

    Farm Management, Undergraduate 1967
    Intermediate Agricultural Production Economics, Undergraduate 1967-69
    Income & Employment in Rural Areas, Undergraduate 1970-72
    Dynamics of Agricultural Production & Firm Growth, Graduate 1968-72
    Regional Economics, Graduate 1967
    Regional Economic Planning, Graduate 1970-73

Mississippi State University

    Introduction to Agricultural Economics, Undergraduate 1975
    Advanced Theory of Agricultural Production, Graduate 1976-78
    Research Methods & Procedures, Graduate 1976-78
    Agricultural Policy and Programs, Undergraduate 1979
    Agricultural Policy, Graduate 1982-86
    Research Philosophy & Methodology, Graduate 1983-86

Western Executive Training Center

    Science, Technology & Public Policy in Agriculture, Mid-career Education for Senior Federal
    Executives, 1987-90

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

    Aquaculture Economics, Graduate 1993-97
    Operations Research Methods in Aquaculture, Graduate 1993-97

AWARDS: Selected Accomplishments/Awards:

    NDEA Fellow, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 1959-62
    USDA Superior Service Award, Secretary of Agriculture John Block, 1982
    SAEA Distinguished Service Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 1983
    AAAS Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science, 1988-Present
    Outstanding Faculty Award, Western Executive Training Center, Office of Personnel
    Management, U.S. Government, 1988
    Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Administration, Texas A&M University System  
    Agriculture Program, 1997
    Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Support of Industry/Agency/Association 
    Partnership Efforts, Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program, 1998

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES:

    Rotary International, Corpus Christi Rotary Club, 1987 - 2007: Chair of Youth Programs,
    1989-92; Chair of Rural-Urban Interaction Program, 1993-94; Board of Directors for Youth
    Lane, 1994-95; Secretary, 1996-97; Chair of Rotary Information, 1997-98; Vice-President/
    President Elect,1998-99; President, 1999-2000; Chair of Rotary Youth Leadership Award
    (RYLA) Program, 2004-05