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Ferdinand F. Wirth, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Food and Resource Economics
| Expertise: | Agribusiness, Aquaculture, Marketing |
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| Contact Information: |
2199 South Rock Road Fort Pierce, Florida 34945-3138 (772) 468-3922 ext. 111 fwirth@ufl.edu |
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| Appointment: | 60% Teaching, 40% Research | |
| Education: |
Ph.D., 1998, Agricultural Economics, Louisiana State University M.S., 1989, Agricultural Economics, University of Delaware B.A., 1976, Biological Sciences/Psychology, University of Maryland |
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| Details: | Ferd Wirth joined the IRREC Faculty in 1998. He teaches marketing courses in agribusiness management. Dr. Wirth's research focuses on food and seafood marketing. He is an active member of many organizations including the American Agricultural Economics Association. | |
| Selected Publications: |
Wirth, Ferdinand F. and Kathy J. Davis. 2003. "Seafood Dealers' Shrimp Purchasing Behavior and Preferences." Journal of Shellfish Research, 22(2), August: 581-588. Netemeyer, Richard G., Balaji Krishnan, Chris Pullig, Guangping Wang, Mehmet Yagci, Dwane H. Dean, Joe Ricks, and Ferdinand Wirth. 2003. "Developing and Validating Measures of Facets of Customer-Based Brand Equity." Journal of Business Research 5643 (In press). Stover, Ed, James Salvatore, and Ferdinand Wirth. 2003. "Pesticide Spray Reduction from Use of a Sensor-actuated Spray System in Indian River Grapefruit." HortTechnology, 13(1), January - March: 178-181. Wirth, Ferdinand F. and E. Jane Luzar. 2001. "Regulatory Climate toward Finfish Aquaculture: The Impacts of State Institutional Structure." Aquaculture Economics and Management. 5(1&2): 99-114. Wirth, Ferdinand F. and Suzanne D. Thornsbury. 2001. "Instructional Opportunities and Challenges in Satellite Campus Agribusiness Management Education." NACTA Journal, 45(2), June: 26-30. Stover, Ed, Ferdinand Wirth, and Terence Robinson. 2001. "A Method for Assessing the Relationship Between Cropload and Crop Value Following Fruit Thinning." HortScience, 36(1), February: 157-161. Wirth, Ferdinand F. and E. Jane Luzar. 2000. "A Scale Measure of State Regulatory Climate toward Finfish Aquaculture." Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 31(4), December: 545-557. Wirth, Ferdinand F. and E. Jane Luzar. 1999. "Environmental Management of the U. S. Aquaculture Industry: Insights from a National Survey." Society and Natural Resources, 12: 659-672. Gillespie, Jeffrey, G. Taylor, A. Schupp, and F. F. Wirth. 1998. "Opinions of Professional Buyers Toward A New, Alternative Red Meat: Ostrich." Agribusiness: An International Journal, 14(3): 247-256. Gempesaw II, Conrado M., F. F. Wirth, and J. R. Bacon. 1992. "A Financial Analysis of Integration in Aquaculture Production: The Case of Hybrid Striped Bass." Aquaculture, 104:193-215. Gempesaw II, Conrado M., J. R. Bacon, and F. F. Wirth. 1992. "Economics of Pond Size for Hybrid Striped Bass Growout." Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 22(1):38-48. Halbrendt, C.K., F. F. Wirth, and G. F. Vaughn. 1991. "Conjoint Analysis of the Mid-Atlantic Food-Fish Market for Farm-Raised Hybrid Striped Bass." Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 23(1):155-163. |
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