Delton Gerloff is an Extension
Specialist, working in the areas of row crops
marketing and management, and farm and financial
management. He has developed computer decision
tools to help farmers make better informed financial
decisions. One of his computer programs calculates
comparable returns to various pricing alternatives
for corn, wheat, and soybeans.
Most recently, Gerloff developed
a computer decision tool that evaluates farm net
revenue given various crop mix scenarios. The
evaluation is tied to the annual UT Row Crop Budgets,
which Dr. Gerloff updates each January.
Dr. Gerloff also produced the
first switchgrass budgets for the UT Switchgrass
project, including the establishment, re-seeding,
and production budgets. Those budgets are currently
being updated, given the first two years’
data. The budgets have also been modified in a
new spreadsheet format that will allow users to
easily manage updates to both production and price
changes.
Current Position:
- Professor, Agricultural Economics,
University of Tennessee
Education:
- Ph.D. Agricultural
Economics, Texas A&M University, 1992
- M.S. Agricultural Economics,
Oklahoma State University, 1977
- B.S. Agricultural Economics,
Oklahoma State University, 1975
Professional Experience:
- Professor, Department of Agricultural
Economics, University of Tennessee, 1998-present.
- Associate Professor, Department
of Agricultural Economics, University of Tennessee
1992-1998.
- Research Associate, Texas
A&M University, 1988-1992.
- Extension Economist/Management,
Texas A&M University, 1986-1988.
- Area Extension Economist,
Oklahoma State University, 1979-1986.
- Farm Management Fieldman,
Kansas State University, 1977-1979.
Awards:
- Gamma Sigma Delta Team Award
of Merit, “Farm Bill Educational Program”,
2002.
- American Agricultural Economics
Association, “Premier Forecaster Award”,
2004.
- National Association of County
Agricultural Agents, “Distinguished Service
Award”, 2005.
Selected Publications
and Outreach Material:
Gerloff, Delton C.
“Row Crop Budgets for 2007", Manual
and Software, AE 07-16, University of Tennessee.
Gerloff, Delton C.,
J.C. Castellaw, S.C. Danehower, M.A. Newman, R.J.
Powell, M.A. Thompson, and R.C. Williams “Tennessee
Farm-Level Economic Implications of Soybean Rust”,
SP641, University of Tennessee, 2005.
Gerloff, Delton C.,
“Corn Basis Information by Tennessee Crop
Reporting District”, AE 05-13, University
of Tennessee, 2004.
Gerloff, Delton C.,
“The Importance of Basis in Marketing Soybeans”,
PB1736, University of Tennessee, 2003.
Gerloff, Delton C.,
“Marketing Alternatives for Tennessee Farmers”,
PB1694, University of Tennessee, 2001. |
