Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Rural Extension (DEAER) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). He teaches undergraduate courses in Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine, Zootechnics and Agribusiness in subjects such as Rural Economics and Agricultural Markets and Commercialization. He is also a permanent lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme in Rural Extension (PPGExR/UFSM), in the line of Economic and Organizational Dynamics in Agriculture. Vice-coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Rural Extension (PPGExR/UFSM). Supervisor of undergraduate, master's, doctoral and post-doctoral courses. Leader of the Study and Research Group in Agroindustrial Economics (NEPEA) at UFSM. Coordinator of research projects funded by FAPERGS and CNPq. Associate editor of the journals Ciência Rural (UFSM) and Estratégia e Desenvolvimento (UNIPAMPA). Permanent reviewer of CNPq calls for proposals in the area of Agronomy, sub-area Rural Extension. Member of the Agricultural Sciences Advisory Committee of the Rio Grande do Sul Research Foundation (FAPERGS). Member of the Agribusiness, Production Chain and Rural Extension Commission of the Regional Council of Veterinary Medicine (CRMV-RS). Member of the Board of Directors of Alianza del Pastizal. His main lines of research are: Economic and Organizational Dynamics in Agriculture and Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Systems.