Dr. Maria Boerngen
Professor of Agribusiness
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RAB Ropp Agriculture Building 143
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
AGR 400.005 Independent Study
AGR 324.001 Commodity Futures And Options
AGR 213.001 Farm Management
AGR 215.001 Farm Supply & Food Industry Management
AGR 299.009 Independent Honor Study
AGR 499.002 Independent Research For The Masters Thesis
AGR 287.009 Independent Study
AGR 302.003 Special Problems In Agriculture
AGR 302.020 Special Problems In Agriculture
AGR 291.010 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture
Teaching Interests & Areas
Farm management, ag retail management, commodity futures and options, commodities pricing, international trade
Research Interests & Areas
Farm management; farmer education & outreach; nutrient loss reduction; scholarship of teaching and learning
Ph D Agricultural and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
MS Agricultural and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
BS Plant and Soil Science
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
ISU Impact Award
ISU Office of the Provost and University College
2025
Natural Sciences Education Outstanding Associate Editor
2025
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Volunteer of the Year
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
2024
Dr. Harvey S. Woods Outstanding Teacher Award
ISU Department of Agriculture
2022
Outstanding Service Award
ISU Department of Agriculture
2022
Outstanding Research Award
ISU Department of Agriculture
2021
NACTA Educator Award
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
2020
Outstanding Research Award
ISU Department of Agriculture
2020
Harvey S. Woods Outstanding Teacher Award
ISU Department of Agriculture
2019
NACTA Teaching Award of Merit
2019
Harvey S. Woods Outstanding Teacher Award
ISU Department of Agriculture
2018
NACTA Teaching Award of Merit
2018
Harvey S. Woods Outstanding Teacher Award
ISU Dept. of Agriculture
2017
NACTA Teaching Award of Merit
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
2017
Named to the "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students"
University of Illinois
2013
Outstanding Club Advisor
Lake Land College
2012
Coles County "20 Under 40" Class of 2011
Journal-Gazette and Times-Courier Newspaper
2011
Teaching Award of Merit
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)
2010
Shine Award
Lake Land College
2009
"Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students"
University of Illinois
2006
Graduate Teacher Certificate
University of Illinois Center for Teaching Excellence
2006
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
University of Illinois Dept. of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
2004
"Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students"
University of Illinois
2002
Public Affairs Fellowship
University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs
2000
Graduate College Fellowship
University of Illinois Graduate College
1999
Grants and Contracts
Enhancing Sustainable Urban Agriculture Education Through Project-based Experiential and Service-learning
David Kopsell, Liangcheng Yang, Maria Boerngen.
USDA. January 2024 - December 2026
Training in On-Line Precision Experimentation in the Workplace
Devon Russell, David Bullock, Maria Boerngen.
USDA AFRI Workforce Development Program. 2023 - 2027
Improving the Economic and Ecological Sustainability of U.S. Crop Production Through On-Farm Precision Experimentation
Maria Boerngen.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. March 2021 - March 2024
A Research Agenda for Cooperatives
Maria Boerngen.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. May 2020 - April 2023
You're all farmers right? Students' perceptions of classmates' and instructors' experience
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. July 2020 - June 2021
Agriculture and Anthropology Teaching Through Research
Maria Boerngen, Liv Stone.
Illinois State University College of Arts & Sciences Interdisciplinary Initiative Program. July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
How does cheap talk influence students' willingness to take risks?
Maria Boerngen.
Illinois State University. July 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Identifying Characteristics of Underserved Farmers in Illinois to Develop a USDA Farm Service Agency Grant Application
Maria Boerngen.
Illinois State University. July 1 2016 - June 2017
Using Precision Technology in On-Farm Field Trials to Enable Data-Intensive Fertilizer Management
Maria Boerngen.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. March 1 2016 - February 28 2020
Journal Article
Discovering Farmers’ Views of On-Farm Precision Experimentation.
Reagen Tibbs, Maria Boerngen.
Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 9:e20130, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20130
Farm Management Education: Insights from Industry Stakeholders.
Hannah Shear, Roshan Saha, Mykel Taylor, Maria Boerngen.
Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 130-140, (2024)
Technology in Agricultural Appraisals - Adapt, Survive, & Thrive
Kent Reid, Maria Boerngen.
Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 2024 Suppl., 22-23, (2024)
Measuring Mental Health Service Preferences Amongst Illinois Dairy Producers
Michael Barrowclough, Brianna Messman, Dan Lannin, Maria Boerngen, Michelle Kibler.
(2023)
Structuring Group Work to Provide a More Positive Student Learning Experience
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
Natural Sciences Education, 52 (2:e20124), (2023), https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20124
A research agenda for cooperatives
Justin G. Gardner, Jason R.V. Franken, Maria Boerngen.
Journal of Cooperatives, 37, 38-66, (2022)
Factors influencing increased usage of cash rent leases in Illinois
JAcob Styan, Maria Boerngen, Michael Barrowclough.
Journal of American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 2021, 6-16, (2021)
Farmers' awareness of and concerns about nutrient loss.
George S.W. Hoselton, Maria Boerngen.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 76 (5), 387-491, (2021)
To Zoom or not to Zoom: The impact of rural broadband on online learning
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
Natural Sciences Education, 50:e20044, (2021)
Assessment and perception of student farm background in an introductory agriculture course
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
Natural Sciences Education, 49:e20013, (2020)
Measuring Usage of Formal Financial Services as a Proxy of Financial Inclusion: A Case of Agricultural Producers in Ghana
Fatima Mohammad, Michael Barrowclough, Michelle Kibler, Maria Boerngen.
Agricultural Finance Review, 80 (4), 471-489, (2020), 10.1108/AFR-09-2019-0096
A Farming Community's Perspective on Nutrient Loss Reduction
Benjamin Marks, Maria Boerngen.
Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 4 (1), (2019)
Effectiveness of paperless communication from the USDA Farm Service Agency
Maria Boerngen.
Journal of American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 2019, 27-32, (2019)
Risk Tolerance and Cheap Talk in the College Classroom
Maria Boerngen, Emmalee Hortenstine.
Natural Sciences Education, (2019)
The origins, implications, and consequences of yield-based nitrogen fertilizer management.
D.G.P. Rogriguez, D. S. Bullock, Maria Boerngen.
Agronomy Journal, 11 (2), 1-11, (2019), 10.2134/agronj2018.07.0479
Faculty perceptions of incorporating service-learning into landscape horticulture courses
Maria Boerngen, David Kopsell, J. Leptein, A. M. VanDerZanden.
NACTA Journal, 62 (2), 175-180, (2018)
Assessing Student Demographics in a Non-Land-Grant University Department of Agriculture
Justin Rickard, Maria Boerngen, Stacey M. Lorenz, Emelia Baker.
Natural Sciences Education, 46 (1), (2017)
Presentations
Student Activity to Address Misperceptions Between Students of Varying Backgrounds
Maria Boerngen.
87th Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Salt Lake City, UH, August, 2025
The Importance and Relevance of Farm Succession Planning
Emma Smith, Maria Boerngen.
87th Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Salt Lake City, UT, August, 2025
Benefits of Student-Led, Synchronous Online Class Discussions
Maria Boerngen.
71st Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, June, 2025
Equity Concerns: Rural vs. Urban Students and the Digital Divide
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
86th Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Madison, WI, July, 2024
Grain Marketing Simulation Improves Students' Knowledge and Confidence
Maria Boerngen.
70th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Wooster, OH, June, 2024
Surveying Farmers’ Adoption of Precision Agriculture Technologies to Conduct On-Farm Precision Experimentation
Reagen Tibbs, Maria Boerngen.
American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October, 2023
Examining the Perceptions of Precision Agriculture Technology and On-Farm Precision Experimentation
Reagen Tibbs, Maria Boerngen.
85th Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Burlington, VT, August, 2023
The Relationship Between Experience and Perception in the Agricultural Classroom
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
69th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Las Cruces, NM, June, 2023
Perceived Agriculture Experience Impacts the Learning Environment
Justin Rickard, Maria Boerngen.
68th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Online, June, 2022
Preparing women for careers in rural property professions
Calli Robinson, Maria Boerngen.
67th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Online, June, 2021
You’re all farmers, right? Students’ perceptions of classmates’ and instructors’ experience
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
67th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Online, June, 2021
Illinois Corn Farmers' Response to Nutrient Loss
Maria Boerngen, George S.W. Hoselton.
American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, Online, November, 2020
Cooperative Research and Educational Needs
Maria Boerngen, Justin Gardner, Jason Franken.
NCERA-210 Annual Meeting and the Farmer Cooperatives Conference, Online, November, 2020
Effectiveness of student-facilitated discussions in a small graduate-level course
Maria Boerngen.
66th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Online, June, 2020
Helping young farmers prepare to rent farmland: Expert recommendations
Maria Boerngen, Hartman Blake.
66th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Online, June, 2020
Developing mutual understanding between agriculture students and non-agriculture students
Maria Boerngen, Bailey Hoerbert.
WERA-72 Annual Conference, Online, June, 2020
Student perceptions of the agriculture industry
Maria Boerngen, Bailey Hoerbert.
Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2020
Bringing agriculture and non-agriculture students together to develop mutual understanding
Maria Boerngen, Bailey Hoerbert.
65th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, Twin Falls, ID, June, 2019
Illinois corn farmers' concerns about nutrient loss and the adoption of best management practices
George S.W. Hoselton, Maria Boerngen.
WERA-72 Annual Conference, Fargo, ND, June, 2019
Increased usage of cash rent: Factors influencing Illinois farmland leases over the past two decades
Jacob Styan, Maria Boerngen.
WERA-72 Annual Conference, Fargo, ND, June, 2019
Providing a quality classroom experience for students in agribusiness courses within a very small graduate program
Maria Boerngen.
WERA-72 Annual Conference, Fargo, ND, June, 2019
Risk tolerance and cheap talk in the college classroom
Maria Boerngen.
Faculty Summer Institute, Urbana, IL, May 15, 2019
Structuring group projects for a more positive student learning experience
Maria Boerngen, Justin Rickard.
Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2019
"Underserved farmers" may not be who the USDA thinks they are
Maria Boerngen.
WERA-72 Annual Conference, Manhattan, KS, June 19, 2018
Voluntary compliance: Encouraging best management practices to reduce nutrient loss
George S.W. Hoselton, Maria Boerngen.
WERA-72 Annual Conference, Manhattan, KS, June 19, 2018