Grain panel names new grain economist

The Washington Grain Commission named Randy Fortenbery to WSU’s Endowed Chair in Small Grains Economics last week. The position is funded by the Washington Grain Commission in cooperation with WSU.

Fortenbery is currently working as an economist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Key focus of the chair is to address economic issues on the ground for growers.

Fortenbery is expected to be in his new post at Washington State University in August. The endowed chair is in the WSU School of Economic Sciences.