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Prof. James Lowenberg-DeBoer Elizabeth Creak Chair of Agri-Tech Applied Economics Harper Adams University Newport, Shropshire, UK TF10 8NB Email: JLowenberg-DeBoer@harper-adams.ac.uk Office Phone: +44 1952 815218 UK Mobile: +44 7513 148048 KEY QUALIFICATIONS: Prof. Lowenberg-DeBoer holds the Elizabeth Creak Chair in Agri-Tech Applied Economics at Harper Adams University and is the economist on the Hands Free Farm team. He also Emeritus Professor of Excellence in International Entrepreneurship at Purdue University, President-Elect of the International Society for Precision Agriculture (ISPA) and co-editor of the refereed journal Precision Agriculture published by Springer. He has over 30 years of worldwide experience in agricultural research, teaching, outreach and leadership. His research focuses on the economics of agricultural technology. He has published 85 articles in refereed journals, two books and chapters in seven other books. From 2004-2015 he was the Associate Dean and Director of the Purdue International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA). From 2007-2015 he led the Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2012 he was made a Chevalier of the National Order by the government of Burkina Faso for his PICS work improving food security. From 2000-2006 he was director of the Purdue Site-Specific management center. From 1997 to 2007 he was West Africa facilitator for the USAID Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) working to build multidisciplinary teams and supervising CRSP social science research and outreach in that region. From 1992 to 1994 he was campus coordinator for the Agricultural Research and Training Support (ARTS) project in Burkina Faso. From 1988 to 1992 he served as economist and team leader of a USAID-funded institution building project in Niger. His work has taken him to Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Peoples Rep. of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Holland, Hungary, India, Italy, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Georgia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe. He brings to his research, teaching, outreach and leadership a perspective gained through private sector experience as a farmer and journalist. EDUCATION: Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1985 M.S. Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1982 B.A. Journalism and Comparative Literature, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1979 SELECTED REFEREED PUBLICATIONS: Griffin, Terry and James Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Modeling local terrain attributes in landscape-scale site-specific data using spatially lagged independent variables via cross regression,” Precision Agriculture (2019), doi.org/10.1007/s11119-019-09702-5. Lowenberg-DeBoer, James, Iona Yuelu Huang, Vasileios Grigoriadis, and Simon Blackmore, “Economics of Robots and Automation in Field Crop Production,” Precision Agriculture (2019), p. 1-22. doi.org/10.1007/s11119-019-09667-5. Lowenberg-DeBoer, James, and Bruce Erickson, “Setting the Record Straight on Precision Agriculture Adoption,” Agronomy Journal 111 (2019), p. 1552-1569. doi:10.2134/agronj2018.12.0779. Griffin, Terry and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Impact of Automated Guidance for Mechanical Control of Herbicide Resistant Weeds in Corn,” Journal of Applied Farm Economics 1 (2) (2017), p. 62-174. Griffin, Terry, Mark Tyler, Craig Dobbins and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Estimating Whole Farm Costs of Conducting On-Farm Research on Midwestern US Corn and Soybean Farms: A Linear Programing Approach,” International Journal of Agricultural Management, 4:1 (2014), p. 21-26. Delbecq, Benoit A., Jason P. Brown, Raymond J. G. M. Florax, Eileen J. Kladivko, Adela Nistor and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “The Impact of Drainage Water Management Technology on Corn Yields,” Agronomy Journal, 104(4) (2012), p. 1100-1109. Griffin, Terry, Craig Dobbins, Raymond Florax, J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, and Tony Vyn, “Spatial Analysis of Precision Agriculture Data: Role for Extension.” NACAA Journal, 3(1) (2010). Lowenberg-DeBoer, James and Bruce Erickson, “The Search for the Killer App: Precision Farming in Africa.” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 11(2) (2010), p. 107-116. Maine, N., J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, W.T. Nell, and Z.G. Alemu, “Impact of Variable-Rate Application of Nitrogen on Yield and Profit: A Case Study from South Africa.” Precision Agriculture, 11(5) (2010), p. 448-463. Griffin, Terry W., Craig L. Dobbins, Tony J. Vyn, Raymond J.G.M. Florax and J.M. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Spatial Analysis of Yield Monitor Data: Case Studies of On-Farm Trials and Farm Management Decision Making.” Precision Agriculture, 9 (2008), p. 269-283. Tenkorang, Frank, and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “On-Farm Profitability of Remote Sensing in Agriculture.” Journal of Terrestrial Observation, 1(1) (2008), p. 50-59. Bullock, David, and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Using Spatial Analysis to Study the Values of Variable Rate Technology and Information.” Journal of Agricultural Economics, 58(3) (2007), p. 517-535. Lambert, D.M., J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, and G. Malzer, “Managing Phosphorous Soil Dynamics over Space and Time.” Agricultural Economics, 37 (2007), p. 43-53. Urcola, Hernan, J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “A Stochastic Dominance Method for Incorporating Yield Monitor Data into the Hybrid and Variety Decisions of Argentinean Farmers.” Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 58(1) (August 2007), p. 4-12. Maine, N, W.T. Nell, J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, and Z.G. Alemu, “Economic Analysis of Phosphorus Application Under Variable and Single-Rate Applications in the Bothaville District.” Agrekon, 46(4) (Dec. 2007), p. 532-547. Lambert, Dayton, J. Lowenberg-DeBoer and Gary Malzer, “Economic Analysis of Spatial-Temporal Patterns in Corn and Soybean Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorous.” Agronomy Journal, 98 (2006), p.43-54. Fountas, S., D.R. Ess, C.G. Sorensen, S.E. Hawkins, H.H. Pedersen, B.S. Blackmore and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “The Current Status of Precision Agriculture in Denmark and Indiana, USA.” Precision Agriculture, 6 (2005), p. 121-141. Griffin, Terry, and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Worldwide Adoption and Profitability of Precision Agriculture: Implications for Brazil.” Revista de Politica Agricola, 14(4) (2005), p. 20-38. Adamchuk, Viacheslav, Mark Morgan and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “A Model for Agro-Economic Analysis of Soil pH Mapping.” Precision Agriculture, 5 (2004), p. 111-129. Anselin, L., R. Bongiovanni and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “A Spatial Econometric Approach to the Economics of Site-Specific Nitrogen Management in Corn Production.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 86 (2004), p. 675-687. Bongiovanni, Rodolfo, and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Precision Agriculture and Sustainability.” Precision Agriculture, 5 (2004), p. 359-387. Lambert, D., J. Lowenberg-DeBoer and R. Bongiovanni, “A Comparison of Four Spatial Regression Models for Yield Monitor Data: A Case Study from Argentina.” Precision Agriculture, 5 (2004), p. 579-600. Bullock, David, J. Lowenberg-DeBoer and Scott Swinton, “Adding Value to Spatially Managed Inputs by Understanding Site-Specific Yield Response.” Agricultural Economics, 27 (2002) p. 233-245. Bongiovanni, Rodolfo, and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Economics of Variable Rate Lime in Indiana.” Precision Agriculture, 2(1) (2000), p. 55-70. Lowenberg-DeBoer, J., and K. Erickson, eds. Precision Farming Profitability. West Lafayette, IN: SSM3, Agricultural Research Programs (2000). Lowenberg-DeBoer, J. and Anthony Aghib, “Average Returns and Risk Characteristics of Site-Specific P & K Management: Eastern Corn Belt On-Farm Trial Results,” Journal of Production Agriculture 12 (1999), p. 276-282. Lowenberg-DeBoer, J. “Adoption Patterns for Precision Agriculture.” In Agricultural Machine Systems, SP-1383. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, (1998). Swinton, S.M. and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Evaluating the Profitability of Site-Specific Farming.” Journal of Production Agriculture, 11 (1998), p. 439-446.