April 15, 2024
Thomas receives first place in Job Market Paper Competition
Raymond Thomas, doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant in the agricultural economics department, received first place in the Job Market Paper Competition by the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, or SAEA.
Thomas received the award at the 56th SAEA annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on Feb. 5 for his paper, "Analyzing the Use and Intensity of Carbon Farming Practices in the U.S."
"The competition was a great chance to display what I have learned during my graduate program," Thomas said. "I enjoyed the opportunity to represent the agricultural economics department and K-State as a whole."
"In the paper, we noted the likelihood of joint use of carbon farming practices in the U.S. is significantly impacted by weather/climate conditions and the soil characteristics of farm operations," he said.
His research interests include agribusiness management, marketing, customer perception, customer behavior, pet food, and online customer review analysis. Thomas was also a National Research Trainee at the National Science Foundation.
Thomas earned his master's degree in agricultural economics from Kansas State University, and a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from Prairie View A&M University.