Rate My Professor Bill Malcolm

Malcolm's research specializations include farm management, farming systems, agribusiness, agricultural economics, dairy systems, investment analysis, crop production, irrigation, and environmental economics in agriculture. He serves as Theme Leader for Theme 5 in the ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers. Key publications encompass 'Costs of transitioning the livestock sector to net-zero emissions under future climates' (2025), 'Using a two-price market value framework to value differences in metabolizable energy concentration of pasture across seasons' (2024), 'An Economic Retrospective on the Policy Banning Glyphosate in Sri Lanka Between 2015 and 2018: The Case of the Tea Industry' (2023), 'Nitrogen Fertiliser, Cotton Production and Nitrous Oxide Emissions' (2023), and 'Carbon, cash, cattle and the climate crisis' (2023). He co-authored the book 'The Farming Game: Agricultural Management and Marketing', addressing risk, uncertainty, and decision-making in farming. With over 126 publications, Malcolm has supervised approximately 40 Master's students and 20 PhD candidates, influencing farm productivity, emissions reduction, and nitrogen management strategies through seminars and policy contributions.