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Ernest Bazen is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His primary areas of focus are Farm Management and Environmental Economics. He entered Texas A&M University in 1986 and received a B.S. in Agribusiness in 1990 and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics in 1991 from Sam Houston State University. He spent eight years in private industry as owner of an equipment rental business and sold his business to a local competitor in 1998. He received a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 2002 from the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Bazen joined the University of Tennessee faculty in January, 2002. His current research and teaching program involves (1) analyzing the impact of various farm management strategies on the level of risk and the potential for water quality degradation; (2) evaluating livestock manure management technologies and policies on farm level profits; and (3) evaluating the risk-return tradeoffs of various crop rotations and specific cropping practices.

Senior Advisor: Ernest Bazen Univ of Tennessee 325 A Morgan Hall 2621 Morgan Circle Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: (865) 974-7463 Fax: (865) 974-7484 ebazen@utk.edu		Ernest Bazen is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His primary areas of focus are Farm Management and Environmental Economics. He entered Texas A&M University in 1986 and received a B.S. in Agribusiness in 1990 and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics in 1991 from Sam Houston State University. He spent eight years in private industry as owner of an equipment rental business and sold his business to a local competitor in 1998. He received a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 2002 from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Bazen joined the University of Tennessee faculty in January, 2002. His current research and teaching program involves (1) analyzing the impact of various farm management strategies on the level of risk and the potential for water quality degradation; (2) evaluating livestock manure management technologies and policies on farm level profits; and (3) evaluating the risk-return tradeoffs of various crop rotations and specific cropping practices.
Junior Advisor: Franklin B. Norwood Oklahoma State Univ Dept of Ag Econ 426 Ag Hall Stillwater, OK 74078-6026 Phone: (405) 774-9820 Fax: (405) 774-8210 baileyn@okstate.edu
Sophomore Advisor: Patrick T. Berends California State Univ-Chico College of Agriculture 400 W First St Chico, CA 95929-0310 Phone: (530) 898-4146 Fax: (530) 898-5845 pberends@csuchico.edu
Freshman Advisor: Phillip Hamilton Sam Houston State Univ Dept of Ag Science Box 2088 Huntsville, TX 77341-2088 Phone: (936) 294-1228 Fax: (936) 294-1232 phamilton@shsu.edu

2006-2007 SS-AAEA Advisors