Blake Bennett

Areas of Expertise

• Farm and Ranch Management Analysis
• Production Economics
• Marketing
• Budgeting
• Computerized Record Keeping

Professional Summary

Blake Bennett is an associate professor and Extension management economist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas, Texas. He develops educational programs on economic factors of farm and ranch management including agricultural commodities and farms and ranches encompassing field crops, livestock and large and small acreage producers.

Selected Publications

Bennett, B.K. “Evaluation of Cotton Put Options as a Price Risk Management Tool.” Journal of Cotton Science (2021).Bennett, B.K. “Using a Moving Average to Determine Cotton Futures Market Entry Dates.” Journal of Cotton Science 5(2001):218-223.

Nelson, J., S.K. Misra, B.K. Bennett, and G. Barker. “Gin Lint Cleaning to Maximize Producer Net Returns Revisited.” Applied Engineering in Agriculture 15,6(1999):621-626.

Nelson, J., S.K. Misra, B.K. Bennett, and A. Brashears. “Cost/Trade-Offs of Stripper Mounted Bur-Extractors from the Cotton Industry Perspective.” Texas Journal of Agricultural and Natural Resources 11(1998):85-93.

Bennett, B. K. and S.K. Misra, and G. Barker. “Determination of the Optimal Level of Lint Cleanings for Irrigated Cotton.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 30,1(July 1998):247