Dr. Grant Gardner is an Assistant Extension Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky. He earned his B.S. in Agribusiness from Purdue University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Kansas State University.
Grant leads a commodity marketing and risk management extension program focused on helping producers navigate grain markets, crop insurance decisions, and farm policy. He regularly delivers market outlooks, marketing strategy sessions, and risk management programs at county meetings, field days, and regional producer conferences, translating market data and policy changes into practical, on-farm decisions.