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Curtis F. Lard Professor PhD, Michigan State University MS, Michigan State University BS (Agriculture), University of Tennessee Research Interests: Management, Land Economics, Real Estate Economics Office Address: 301B Blocker 2124 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2124 Contact Information: (979) 845-4746 (Office) (979) 862-1563 (Fax) Email Address: c-lard@tamu.edu Personal Website: http://agecon2.tamu.edu/people/faculty/lard-curtis/

About Dr. Lard:
Dr. Curtis F. Lard is a Professor of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. He received his B.S. in Agriculture at the University of Tennessee, M.S. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Dr. Lard's current research activities involve economic studies of the green industry of Texas and the Red Imported Fire Ant. Previous research and publications have been in the areas of managerial decision making, farm planning, firm growth and production economics. Dr. Lard currently teaches Land Economics, Real Estate Valuation, and Introduction to Agricultural Economics.

Selected Publications:
Lard, C.F., D.B. Willis, V. Salin, and S. Robison. 2002. "Economics Assessments of Red Imported Fire Ant on Texas' Urban and Agricultural Sectors. " Southwestern Entomologist Supplement No. 25:123-137.

Drees, B.S., S.B. Vinson, and C.F. Lard. 2002. "The economic impact and management of invasive fire ants in Texas." XIV International Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), Sapporo, Japan, July 27-August 3, 2002.

Lard, C.F., et al. "The Statewide Economic Impact of the Red Imported Fire Ant in Texas." Departmental Report to the Fire Ant Initiative of Texas, August 2001.

Lard, C. F., D. B. Willis, V. Salin, and S. Robison. "Economic Assessments of Red Imported Fire Ant on Texas' Urban and Agricultural Sectors." Symposium paper at 2001 Annual Imported Red Fire Ant Research Conference, San Antonio, Texas, February 28-March, 2001.

Willis, D., V. Salin, and C.F. Lard. "Economic Impact of Fire Ants to Texas Agriculture." Selected paper at 2001 Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, January 28-31, 2001.