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Steven Klose Associate Professor and Extension Economist Farm Management Research Interests: Financial and Strategic Management, Policy, and Risk Management Office Address: 403 Blocker 2124 TAMU College Station TX, 77843-2124 Contact Information: (979) 845-1138 (Office) (979) 458-1810 (Fax) Email Address: sklose@tamu.edu Program Website: http://farmassistance.tamu.edu/

About Professor Klose:
Dr. Klose is co-coordinator of the FARM Assistance program, of Texas Cooperative Extension. The Financial And Risk Management Assistance program is designed to provide strategic decision information to unique and diverse Texas agricultural operations. Dr. Klose is also a member of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center and works with this group in the areas of applied policy research and farm level simulation modeling.

He is originally from Haskell, Texas. He is married to Jennifer and they have two children, Kayla and Carson. Steven is an Aggie, class of 1992, graduating from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in agricultural economics. He also received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in agricultural economics from Texas A&M in 1995 and 2001.

Selected Publications:
Klose, Steven L., et al. "2006 FARM Assistance Texas Livestock Producers Report." Texas Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University System, October 2006.

Young, Mac, Joe Paschal, Wayne Hanselka, Steven Klose, and Melissa Jupe. "Impacts of Prolonged Drought on South Texas Ranches." Texas Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University System, FARM Assistance Focus Series, No.06-2, September 2006.

Klose, Steven L. and Melissa K. Jupe. "Impacts of the Texas Tax Reform Commission Tax Policy Provisions on Farms and Ranches in Texas." Texas Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University System, FARM Assistance Focus Series, No. 06-1, April 2006.

Klose, Steven L. and Joe L. Outlaw. "Financial and Risk Management (FARM) Assistance: Decision Support for Agriculture." Journal of Agriculture and Applied Economics,37,2(August 2005):415-423.