His current research interests include regional economic impact analysis, market survey research, environmental horticulture, and biomass energy. His current research projects include: the economics of carbon sequestration in agriculture and forestry; economic impacts of the environmental horticulture industry in Florida (2005 update); socioeconomic impacts of Melaleuca in South Florida; development of wood power in the southeast U.S.; economic analysis of best management practices for cow-calf operations in Florida; weed control in organic vegetable production; evaluation of environmental services of agricultural and rural lands in Florida; and Dr. Hodges can be contacted by email at awhodges@ufl.edu. For his full biography, visit his homepage: