International Experiences
• 2006-07. Six months in New Zealand with the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute conducted and completed an economic and labor skills study; six months in Australia with the University of Melbourne conducting a national study on the turfgrass industry.
• 1994-95. Eighteen months as Field Coordinator in Rio Branco, Acre , Brazil working with an NGO on agroforestry systems in the Amazon basin.
• 1990-91. Three months in Bolivia ( La Paz , Cochabamba and Chapare) conducting economic research on cut flowers and alternative agricultural systems for USAID.
• 1981-1984. The Gambia , West Africa . Economist on USAID funded crop and livestock project.
• 1973-1976. Peace Corps Volunteer ( Sierra Leone , West Africa ), an Agricultural Extension Agent working on an inland valley swamp rice development scheme with village farmers.
Research
• Economic research with environmental horticultural products & services (e.g, foliage, flowering plants, nursery crops, sod production, golf courses, landscape services, sports/athletic fields).
• Fields of specialization include market analysis, business and financial management, human resource management, cost-benefit analysis and economic impact analysis.
Career Publications
• 289 publications, including 2 books, 4 book chapters, 46 refereed journal articles and proceedings, 63 research reports, 69 trade journal articles, 111 University Extension publications. Selected publications Haydu, John J, Alan W. Hodges and Charles C. Hall. 2007. “Sales, Value Added and Employment Impacts of the United States Sod Production Industry”. In press, Journal of Environmental Horticulture . Haydu, J.J, B. Way, P.J. van Blokland, A.W. Hodges and J.L. Cisar. 2007. “Identifying Training Needs in New Zealand 's Sports Turf Industry”. In press, Proceedings: International Farm Management , Cork , Ireland . Satterthwaite, Loretta N., John J. Haydu and Alan W. Hodges. 2006. Consumer Purchasing Habits of Environmental Horticulture Products in Florida , Journal of Environmental Horticulture , 24(2):68-73. Haydu, John J., Alan W. Hodges and Charles R. Hall. 2006. “Economic Impacts of the Turfgrass Industry in the United States .” TurfNews , Vol. 30, No. 3, May/June, pp.52-56. Haydu John J. and David E. Aldous. 2006. “Australian Turf Industry Economic Profile”. TurfCraft International , Issue No. 110, September-October, pg. 57. Haydu, John J. and A.W. Hodges. 2005. Marketing Matters: Gaining knowledge of the market in which you operate can help you make better business decisions.” Ornamental Outlook , April, pp 25-26. Haydu, John J., Richard C. Beeson, and Jean Caron. 2004. “Economic Analysis of Five Irrigation Technologies for Container-grown Viburnum odoratissimum ”. Acta Horticulturae , 664:309-316. Haydu, John J and Daniel E. Legard. 2003. “An Economic Analysis of Preharvest Fungicide Applications to Control Botrytis Fruit Rot in Annual Strawberries in Florida .” HortScience , Vol. 38(1):124-127. Haydu, J.J., A.W. Hodges, and J.L. Cisar. 2003. “A Financial Appraisal of Florida 's Environmental Horticulture Industry”. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge , Vol.2(2):386-39 Haydu, John J. 2002. Careers in a Global Horticulture . John Deere Publishing, Deere & Co., One John Deere Place , Moline , IL , 165 pp. Barton, Susan S., John J. Haydu, Roger A. Hinson, Robert E. McNeil, Travis D. Phillips, Russell Powell and Forrest Stegglin. 2002 Revision. Establishing and Operating a Garden Center : Requirements and Costs , 50 pp. NRAES–161, NY. Haydu, J.J., A.W. Hodges, and J.L. Cisar. 2002. “Container-grown Nursery Crops as a Solution to Small Farm Profitability.” Proceedings: Hawaii Conference on Business , (2)IV: L62-70. Haydu, John J., Alan W. Hodges, P.J. van Blokland. 2000. “Developing Markets for Turf Producers in the Eastern United States . Acta Horticultura 536 , ISHS (2000): 499-505. Haydu, J.J., A.W. Hodges, P.J. van Blokland and JL Cisar. 1997. “Economic and Environmental Adaptations in Florida 's Golf Course Industry: 1974–1994.” Journal of International Turfgrass Research 8(1):1109–17. Haydu, John J. and Alan W. Hodges. 1995. “Immigration Reform and Florida 's Nursery Industry.” In Agricultural Labor and the Impact of Immigration Reform , edited by P. Matlon and B. Emerson, pp. 399–414. University of California Press, Pub. 3358. View Full C.V. (.PDF) |
