JASON LAURENCE JOHNSON
Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, 2401 East Highway 83, Weslaco, Texas 78596
Phone: 956-968-5581 FAX: 956-969-5639
Jason Johnson received his B.S. in Agricultural Economics from Texas Tech University in 1991. He earned his M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Louisiana State University in 1993 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics with a minor in Consumer Economics from Texas Tech University in 1996.
As an Extension Economist my primary responsibilities include the presentation of economically related information to clientele in the southern most region of the state. My interests lie in farm and financial management, production economics, agribusiness management, and marketing. Specific responsibilities include the preparation of regional crop enterprise budgets and assisting with the economic analysis of ongoing state and regional research programs.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Sustainability: An Application to Irrigated Cotton Production. Johnson, Jason L., and Eduardo Segarra. Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. (19): pp. 93-100. (1996).
- Technical Efficiency in Louisiana Sugar Cane Processing. Johnson, Jason L., Hector O. Zapata, and Arthur M. Heagler. Journal of Agribusiness. (13)2: pp. 28-33. (1995).
- The Impact of Succession Planting and a Third Ratoon Crop on Economic Efficiency in Sugarcane Production in Louisiana. Johnson, Jason L., Arthur M. Heagler, Hector O. Zapata, and Ray Ricaud. Journal of American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. (13): pp. 85-98. (1993).
- Demand Relationships for Table Wine in Texas and the Influence of an Emerging Texas Wine Industry. Johnson, Jason L. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. (73)5: p. 1570. (1991).