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John Dagen
Professor of Agriculture
Profile
About 14 years ago, John Hagen was
working downtown at the U. S.
Department of Agriculture when he was
recrUited to teach at CSu, Fresno. "One
day the dean for the School of
Business invited me to come to the
university for lunch, " he recalls. "I used
to be the officer In charge of the
government office, and we a/ways took
potentlai employees to the finest
restaurants In town Well, the dean took
me to the faCUlty dining room-known
today as The Bucket-for chipped
turkey on toastl It was so
overwhelming, I just stayed right on "
Hagen '8 dry sense of humor has
earned him a reputation for making
students feel at ease. Born In North
Dakota, he "grew up In a little house on
the prairie" with three brothers. "I came
from a very small farming community
and going to school was a big deal, "
he recalls. "There wasn't much to do
but wait for the Friday night dances and
the prom"
After trying several majors In college,
Hagen decided to study agriculture. He
completed his undergraduate and
graduate studies at North Dakota State
University, and earned his doctorate at
Washington State University He taught
two years in the CSu, Fresno School of
Business before transferring to the
School of Agriculture to start the
Agricultural Economics and Education
Department.
G: What do"" agriculture
economics involve?
A: We say that agriculture economics
is the study of scarce resources and
their aHocation. it involves knowing
where crops are produced and how the
sensitivity of prices is reiated to the size
of the crops. It also deais with the
economics of production and
government policies, in addition to
specialized areas such as agribusiness
management, finance, marketing, and
land and water economics.
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| Title | 1984-85 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1984-04 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
| Title | Page 017 |
| Full Text Search | John Dagen Professor of Agriculture Profile About 14 years ago, John Hagen was working downtown at the U. S. Department of Agriculture when he was recrUited to teach at CSu, Fresno. "One day the dean for the School of Business invited me to come to the university for lunch, " he recalls. "I used to be the officer In charge of the government office, and we a/ways took potentlai employees to the finest restaurants In town Well, the dean took me to the faCUlty dining room-known today as The Bucket-for chipped turkey on toastl It was so overwhelming, I just stayed right on " Hagen '8 dry sense of humor has earned him a reputation for making students feel at ease. Born In North Dakota, he "grew up In a little house on the prairie" with three brothers. "I came from a very small farming community and going to school was a big deal, " he recalls. "There wasn't much to do but wait for the Friday night dances and the prom" After trying several majors In college, Hagen decided to study agriculture. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at North Dakota State University, and earned his doctorate at Washington State University He taught two years in the CSu, Fresno School of Business before transferring to the School of Agriculture to start the Agricultural Economics and Education Department. G: What do"" agriculture economics involve? A: We say that agriculture economics is the study of scarce resources and their aHocation. it involves knowing where crops are produced and how the sensitivity of prices is reiated to the size of the crops. It also deais with the economics of production and government policies, in addition to specialized areas such as agribusiness management, finance, marketing, and land and water economics. 17 |
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