Meet Our Instructors

Elizabeth Higgins is the Ag Business Management/Production Economics Extension Specialist with the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team, serving commercial fruit and vegetable producers in 17 counties in Eastern New York and an instructor in the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate program. Her focus areas are risk management, farm business management, and ag regulations and programs, with an emphasis on land use and labor. Liz has over 20 years of experience in agriculture, rural development, and natural resource policy and research, with an emphasis on helping farmers and private landowners navigate complex local, federal, and state land use regulations and policies. Her main focus has been on how policies and programs influence farmer or landowner decision-making. She has served as the agriculture program leader in both Sullivan and Ulster Counties. Liz received her BA in economics from Fairfield University and her MS in resource economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.