Michael A. Boland

Agriculture, Business
  • Portrait Image: 
    Michael A. Boland
  • Job Title: 
    Professor and Director
  • Department: 
    Department of Applied Economics
  • College/Organization: 
    College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
  • Contact Phone: 
    612-525-3103
  • Contact Email: 
    boland@umn.edu

Areas of Expertise

Areas of Expertise: 
  • Governance of cooperatives
  • Organization of food economy sector

Notable Achievements

Notable Achievements: 
  • Accomplished teacher who has received numerous college, university, and national teaching awards
  • Speaker for U.S. Department of State on issues affecting the global food industry
  • Prolific writer of agribusiness case studies on various sectors of the food economy
  • Accomplished instructor in a number of global eMBA programs and executive education
  • Elected to board for Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, the world’s leading agricultural economics organization