Hunter Biram

Hunter Biram serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas and extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. He was appointed associate director of the Southern Risk Management Education Center (SRMEC) effective June 15, 2024, to expand risk management outreach for agricultural producers across the 14-state southern region.

His educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness from Arkansas State University
• Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from Mississippi State University
• Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University

Biram's research focuses on agricultural production and price risk management using federal crop insurance and farm bill commodity programs. Growing up on a diverse Arkansas family farm operation, he emphasizes practical risk mitigation tools for producers—particularly historically underserved groups—through the SRMEC's extension programs that have reached nearly 1 million farmers.

No scientific awards were mentioned in the source material.

As extension economist and SRMEC associate director, Biram advises producers on risk management strategies while collaborating with center director Ron Rainey and financial operations lead Erica Fields. He plans to elevate regional extension scholarship measurement and expand outreach through the Cooperative Extension Service's county offices.

Biram works within the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, which operates across all 75 Arkansas counties and implements USDA-funded programs through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.