Bruce L. Ahrendsen

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Professor

University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas System (1993–2022)

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

10 h-index 83 pubs 402 cited

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Bruce L. Ahrendsen's research focuses on financial institutions and markets, credit evaluation, financial management, and credit programs within the agricultural sector. His work also investigates farmland leasing practices and asset valuation. Ahrendsen has published on topics including credit constraints and their differential impacts on livestock inventories, farm and lender structural changes, and the effects of federal credit programs.

His academic career includes positions as Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville since 1990. Ahrendsen holds a B.S. in agricultural business from Iowa State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from North Carolina State University. He previously supervised farm and housing credit programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ahrendsen also has experience leading international education programs, including integrated case studies in Europe and Asia and a double M.S. degree program.

His scholarly contributions include approximately 100 publications with over 400 citations and an h-index of 10. He has collaborated with researchers such as Lawson Connor, Eunchun Park, Heather A. Snell, and Ronald L. Rainey, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, on multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 10
Publications: 83
Citations: 402

Positions

Professor 2007–present

University of Arkansas UADA | AEAB | Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness ORCID
Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor 1990–present

University of Arkansas Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness ORCID
Research and Teaching Assistant 1985–1990

North Carolina State University Economics and Business ORCID
Agricultural Management Specialist 1983–1985

United States Department of Agriculture Farmers Home Administration ORCID

Selected Publications

Determinants of Market Participation among Milk Producers in Kyrgyzstan (2025)

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Loan survival: Are Black farmers more likely to default? (2023)

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Modeling duration of FSA operating and farm ownership loan guarantees (2016)

Agricultural Finance Review 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Market trends and consumer demand for fresh berries (2013)

Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
The global financial crisis: Implications for capital to agribusiness (2012)

Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Financial ratio analysis using ARMS data (2012)

Agricultural Finance Review 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
A triple hurdle model of US commercial bank use of guaranteed operating loans and interest assistance (2011)

Agricultural Finance Review 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Competing risks models of Farm Service Agency seven‐year direct operating loans (2011)

Agricultural Finance Review 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
FSA Direct Farm Loan Program Graduation Rates and Reasons for Exiting (2007)

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 7 citations DOI OpenAlex