Becca Weir, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics
207B Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802
- Email rbw5600@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2652
- Curriculum Vitae Download CV
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Finance
- Agricultural Policy
- Dairy Economics
- Farm Management
- Risk Management
Education
- Ph.D. in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
- M.S. in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
- B.A. in Economics, Minnesota State University-Moorhead
- A.S. in Liberal Arts, North Dakota State College of Science
Becca Weir, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at Penn State with a research and Extension appointment. Her integrated research and Extension programs focus on farm management, risk management, and agricultural policy topics. Dr. Weir's primary goals in this position are to identify strategies that help producers manage risk and volatility, evaluate the impacts of federal and state policy interventions on producers, and share these insights to inform decision-making and enhance the economic viability of Pennsylvania agriculture.
Publications
Cost of Production: The Most Important Number on Your Farm, Weir, Becca, 2026
Dietary Food Guidelines: What's Changed, Why It Matters, and What Comes Next, Weir, Becca, 2026
Can Investment in Genetics Boost My Dairy Farm's Profitability?, Weir, Becca, 2026
A Commentary on Extension Programming: An Overview of the Extension Program Related to Genetic Selection and Profitability on Dairy Farms
Applied Economics Education & Extension, Weir, Becca, Hadrich, Jole, 2026
Risk is Central to Farming - Managing it is Critical, Weir, Becca, 2026
Risk is central to farming - Managing it is critical, Weir, Becca, 2026
Milk replacer costs and your options, Mitchell, Jessica, Weir, Becca, 2026
Considerations for Dairy Margin Coverage Program, Weir, Becca, 2026
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification is associated with improved condition, mobility, carcass metrics, and economics in cull dairy cows
JDS Communications, McNichols, Sara, Fernandes, Ingrid, Rehder, Nathan, Weir, Rebecca, Felix, T, 2026
Dairy Demand and Supply, Weir, Becca, 2026
2026 Dairy Margin Coverage Program Enrollment is Now Open, Weir, Becca, 2026
Weir Joins Penn State Faculty, Weir, Becca, 2025
Does Genetic Investment Improve Profitability?, Weir, Becca, 2025
Beginning farmer status and financial performance differentials
Agricultural Finance Review, Weir, Becca, Hadrich, Joleen, Bonanno, Alessandro, Becca B.R. Jablonski, None, 2023
Financial performance of dairy farms participating in the Minnesota Dairy Initiative (MDI) over time, Weir, Becca, Hadrich, Joleen, 2023
Should beginning farmer policy be the same regardless of generational status?, Weir, Becca, Hadrich, Joleen, 2023
Financial performance of beginning dairy farmers in Minnesota, Weir, Becca, Hadrich, Joleen, Jablonski, Becca, Bauman, Allie, 2022
How do different generations of beginning farmers compare financially?, Weir, Becca, Hadrich, Joleen, 2022
Market trends in food consumption expenditures away from home prior to the COVID-19 pandemic
Undergraduate Economic Review, Weir, Becca, 2020
