Professor Bill Malcolm is a Professor in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, at the University of Melbourne. He has researched and taught agricultural economics at the university since 1980, commencing as an Associate Professor and progressing to full Professor. He completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics at the University of New England from 1973 to 1976 and holds a Master of Agricultural Science and a Doctor of Agricultural Science. Malcolm grew up wheat farming in the Victorian Mallee region. His career includes leadership roles such as Interim Head of the School of Agriculture and Food in 2022 and involvement in the Agricultural & Resource Economics and Agribusiness research group, where he contributes to farm systems analysis.

Malcolm's research specializations include farm management, farming systems, agribusiness, agricultural economics, dairy systems, investment analysis, crop production, irrigation, and environmental economics in agriculture. He serves as Theme Leader for Theme 5 in the ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers. Key publications encompass 'Costs of transitioning the livestock sector to net-zero emissions under future climates' (2025), 'Using a two-price market value framework to value differences in metabolizable energy concentration of pasture across seasons' (2024), 'An Economic Retrospective on the Policy Banning Glyphosate in Sri Lanka Between 2015 and 2018: The Case of the Tea Industry' (2023), 'Nitrogen Fertiliser, Cotton Production and Nitrous Oxide Emissions' (2023), and 'Carbon, cash, cattle and the climate crisis' (2023). He co-authored the book 'The Farming Game: Agricultural Management and Marketing', addressing risk, uncertainty, and decision-making in farming. With over 126 publications, Malcolm has supervised approximately 40 Master's students and 20 PhD candidates, influencing farm productivity, emissions reduction, and nitrogen management strategies through seminars and policy contributions.

Professional Email: b.malcolm@unimelb.edu.au