Biography

Todd Schmit's research and extension interests focus on improving agribusiness firm management skills that lead to improved decision making, firm performance, and industry viability, including consideration of firm, spatial, and market factors on firm and industry performance. Particular areas of emphasis include cooperative business management, local and regional food systems, regional economic impact analysis, and rural economic development.

Selected Publications

• Schmit, Todd; Severson, Roberta; Strzok, Jesse; Barros, Jose. "Economic Contributions of the Apple Industry Supply Chain in New York State". Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University. EB 2018-03 (2018): 64
• Schmit, Todd; Severson, Roberta. "Exploring the Feasibility of a Rural Broadband Cooperative in Northern New York". Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University. EB 2017-05 (2017): 76
• Schmit, Todd; Jablonski, Becca; Minner, Jennifer; Kay, David; Christensen, Libby. "Rural Wealth Creation of Intellectual Capital from Urban Local Food System initiatives: Developing Indicators to Assess Change" Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society. 48.5 (2017): 639-656
• Schmit, Todd; Jablonski, Becca; Mansury, Yuri. "Assessing the Economic Impacts of Local Food System Producers by Scale: A Case Study from New York" Economic Development Quarterly. 30.4 (2016): 316-328
• Schmit, Todd. "The Economic Contributions of Agriculture in New York State (2014)". Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University. EB 2016-09 (2016)
• McFadden, Dawn; Conner, David; Deller, Steve; Hughes, David; Meter, Ken; Morales, Alfonso; Schmit, Todd; Swenson, Dave; Bauman, Allie; Goldenberg, M.; Hill, Rebecca; Jablonski, Becca; Tropp, Debra. "The Economics of Local Food Systems: A Toolkit to Guide Community Discussions, Assessments, and Choices". USDA Agriculture Marketing Service. (2016)
• Schmit, Todd; Hall, Jeffrey. "Implications of Agglomeration Economies and Market Access for Firm Growth in Food Manufacturing" Agribusiness. 29.3 (2013): 306-324
• Schmit, Todd; Luo, Jianchuan; Conrad, Jon. "Estimating the Influence of Ethanol Policy on Plant Investment Decisions: A Real Options Analysis with Two Stochastic Variables" Energy Economics. 33.6 (2011): 1194-1205
• Schmit, Todd; Gomez, Miguel. "Developing Viable Farmers Markets in Rural Communities: An Investigation of Vendor Performance Using Objective and Subjective Valuations" Food Policy. 36.2 (2011): 119-127
• LeRoux, Matthew; Schmit, Todd; Roth, Monika; Streeter, Deborah. "Evaluating Market Channel Options for Small-Scale Fruit and Vegetable Producers" Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 25.1 (2010): 16-23

Awards and Honors

• Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award, Honorable Mention (2017) Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
• Friend of Extension Award (2016) NYS Association of County Agricultural Agents
• Friend of CCE Tioga County Extension Award (2016) CCE – Tioga County, NY
• Fellow, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (2016) Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
• Faculty Fellow (2016) Cornell Institute for Food Systems, Cornell University

Recent Courses

• AEM 2230 - Cooperative Business Management
• AEM 3260 - Cooperative Business Management
• AEM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research
• AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research
• AEM 7000 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management
• AEM 4970 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management
• AEM 3290/FDSC 3290 - International Agribusiness Study Trip
• AEM 8900 - Master's Level Thesis Research
• AEM 4980 - Supervised Teaching Experience
• AEM 4990 - Undergraduate Research

Academic Degrees

• PhD Cornell University, 2003
• MS Cornell University, 1994
• BS University of Wisconsin - River Falls, 1990

In the News

• May 04, 2016 New Toolkit Clarifies Agricultural Economic Assessment
• October 12, 2016 Extension Educators Make Ag Development Connections
• October 09, 2016 Curricular Cop-out on Co-Ops