Soil carbon and crop productivity
How crop rotations and soil organic carbon affect yields, productivity, and farm profitability.
University of Alberta · Agricultural Economics
Devin Serfas
Assistant Professor and RDAR Chair in Applied Agricultural Economics and Risk Management
I study how farm management, markets, and agricultural policy shape the decisions Prairie producers make.
Research
My work examines the economics of crop production and the policies and investments that shape it.
Full publication list →Farm management and risk
How seeding dates and nitrogen management affect financial returns under different growing conditions.
Agricultural markets and innovation
Grain marketing and transportation, and the returns to investment in crop breeding.
Extension
I share research briefs, factsheets, and decision tools for Prairie producers through PrairieAgEcon.
PrairieAgEcon
Research briefs, factsheets, and decision tools, including the Alberta spring wheat decision tool.
Background
I grew up on a grain farm near Eston, Saskatchewan, and operated a grain farm before pursuing my PhD. That experience shapes the questions I bring to research and extension.
News and outreach → · Teaching →PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of California, Davis · 2024
Read the dissertation (PDF)MSc, Agricultural Economics
University of Saskatchewan · 2018
BSc, Agribusiness
University of Saskatchewan · 2016