Dr Karl Behrendt

Biography

Karl has over 20 years industry experience in the field of agribusiness management consulting, extension and research. He holds a Bachelor of Rural Science, Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy, all from the University of New England. Karl undertakes research and teaching in the fields of bioeconomic modelling of grazing and mixed farming systems (including integrated weed management) through simulation and stochastic dynamic programming, farm management economics and extension, rural finance and risk management, marketing and sustainable landscape management. He is currently involved in sustainable grazing systems research in China, Mongolia and Australia, as well as being the Australian representative and lead researcher in the international agri benchmark network which undertakes the international comparative analysis of Australian beef and sheep farms.

Research Interest

Bioeconomic modelling and analysis of agricultural and ecological systems, Grazing and livestock production systems modelling, Farm management and Agribusiness economics and efficiency analysis, Agribusiness planning, risk management and analysis, Economics of technology adoption in farming