Education

BS, Agriculture, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1988
MS, Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1991
PhD, Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003

Specialties

Supply chain analysis
Partial equilibrium and spatial modeling
Agricultural policy
Specialty crops
Commodity markets and outlook

Research

Kruse’s research is focused in the following areas:

• State farm income modeling
• Global specialty crop and commodity modeling
• Improvements to the USDA baseline models, projections and process
• Supply chain analysis and value-added agriculture
• Long range global food supply and demand
• Measuring the value of technology
• Student experiential learning

Teaching

AG_EC 2183: The Agricultural Marketing System

Engagement

Undergraduate student experiential learning laboratory
Outlook and farm policy presentations