Research programs are supervise and conducted by departmental faculty.
Financial support for research is administered through the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Funds for research are received from state appropriations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies, grants from national foundations, and other public and private sources. Graduate programs in the Department of Agricultural Economics are important contributors to the total performance of the department. Faculty are involved with research, extension, and both graduate undergraduate instruction. Graduate students are integrally involved in one or more of these programs.