Darren Hudson, a professor within Texas Tech's Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, joined the Texas Tech faculty in 2008. He also serves as the Larry Combest Endowed Chair for Agricultural Competitiveness, along with being Director of the university's International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness.

Hudson's research interests include agricultural policy and trade, economic development, marketing and consumer demand, and behavioral economics. In addition, he participates in the Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute consortium producing annual baseline projections for cotton for the group. 

A native of White Deer, Hudson received his master's and doctorate degrees in agricultural and applied economics from Texas Tech. He received the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award' from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (2023), one of the organization's highest honor. Other honors for Hudson include serving as SAEA past-President, along with the Davis College Outstanding Researcher Award (2011).

CONTACT: Christy Bratcher, Associate Dean for Research, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or christy.bratcher@ttu.edu 

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