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ProfessorMichael Wallace

Full Professor of Agriculture and Food Economics

School of Agriculture and Food Science

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  • Full Professor of Agriculture and Food Economics
    School of Agriculture and Food Science
  • 01 716 7101
  • University College Dublin, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Agriculture and Food Science Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research primarily focuses on farm business economics. This work comprises two related themes:
(1) quantifying impacts of agricultural and environmental policies on farming businesses, households and wider rural communities.
(2) bioeconomic modelling of farm production systems, technology choice and innovation.

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Novel nutritional and management strategies to reduce antimicrobial reliance and antimicrobial resistance on Irish pig farms
    Dept. Agriculture Food and the Marine (Dafm)1 Apr 2020 - 30 Sep 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Doherty J,
    • Wallace M,
    • Vigors S,
    • Sweeney T
  • GRANT
    Development of high-output grass-based spring milk production system
    Dairy Research Trust Co-Operative Society Ltd.1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fahey A,
    • Fahey A,
    • Mulligan F,
    • Lynch B,
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    OBRSS Research Support Scheme
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Nov 2016 - 31 Oct 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    Development of a model to simulate milk production body condition score change and dairy cow intake in pasture based dairy systems.
    Teagasc1 Dec 2013 - 30 Nov 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    Development of a micro data based bio-economic model for beef production systems and economic analysis
    Teagasc1 Sep 2012 - 31 Aug 2016
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    An examination of the uptake of profit monitor/financial tools by tillage farmers and advisers
    Teagasc1 Oct 2011 - 30 Jun 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    The development of a mathematical model of Irish dairy beef production systems
    Teagasc1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    Identification of economically viable management practices: the case of co-existence of GM and non-GM potato crops in Ireland
    Teagasc1 Sep 2008 - 31 Aug 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    Development of an Integrated Farm and Processing Sector Model for the Irish Dairy Industry
    Dept. of Agriculture Fisheries & Food (Daff)1 Dec 2007 - 31 Dec 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    Development and application of Analytical tools for performance evaluation and benchmarking on specialist dairy farms
    Teagasc1 Oct 2007 - 1 Oct 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    The development and use of computerised management information system to calculate the cost of home-produced feedstuffs on irish beef and dairy farms
    Teagasc1 Oct 2007 - 1 Oct 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M
  • GRANT
    An examination of the implications of Milk Quota Reform on the Viability and Productivity of Dairy Farming in Ireland
    Dept. of Agriculture & Food (Via Teagasc)1 Jan 2006 - 1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wallace M