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Chris Boyer

Professor & Head | Agricultural and Resource Economics
Overview

My teaching and research programs focuses on farm business management decisions that help producers maximize profits and/or manage risk. The goal of these programs is to enhance the long-term economic sustainability of farm businesses in Tennessee and across the United States. I work with multidisciplinary teams of scientists and Extensions Specialists to identify relevant and important real-world questions and to develop practical solutions. This research enhances my teaching program of farm financial management, investment analysis of technology adoption, data analysis, and land valuation. I have co-developed an AREC study aboard course to Argentina focused on the their global agricultural supply chain.

Research Focus

Farm Business Management & Risk Management for crop and beef cattle producers

Teaching Focus

AREC 312: Rural Real Estate Appraisal; AREC 324: Applications of Quantitative Method; AREC 444: Agricultural Production Technology Management; AGNR 491: Agricultural Business of Argentina

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AREC 203 - Managerial Controls for Agribusiness
3 credit hour(s)

Introduction to financial and managerial controls with an emphasis on applications to farms, agribusinesses, and natural resource industries. Topics include the construction and use of basic financial documents, cost of goods sold, inventory management, tax management, and capital budgeting.

Other Instructors: Walton, Jonathan

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
AREC 312 - Rural Real Estate Appraisal
3 credit hour(s)

Theory, methods and procedures of real estate appraisal applied to rural property; trends in real estate values; factors influencing real estate values; approaches used in real estate valuation.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 201 or ECON 201 or ECON 211.

Semesters Offered: Fall
AREC 314 - Environmental Law
3 credit hour(s)

Survey of legal topics related to the natural environment, including an overview of the most important federal environmental statutes and the regulatory tools and concepts used to mitigate environmental degradation. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)

Semesters Offered: Fall
AREC 324 - Quantitative Methods
4 credit hour(s)

Quantitative analytical tools used in economics and business. Simple and multiple linear regression techniques applied to economic data. Analysis of cross-section and time series data. Optimization techniques applied to economic and business decisions.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and one 2 hour lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : STAT 201.

Semesters Offered: Fall
AREC 442 - Advanced Agribusiness Management
3 credit hour(s)

Advanced business concepts used in developing and implementing an organizational business strategy. Strategy development will be explored through the processes of analysis, formulation, and implementation. This will include tools for analyzing the firm’s internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as the external environment in which the firm will operate. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AOC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 212 and ACCT 200.
Recommended Background: Intermediate microeconomics.
Comment(s): Graduate standing may satisfy prerequisites.

Other Instructors: Walton, Jonathan

Semesters Offered: Spring
AREC 593 - Special Topics in Agricultural Economics
1 - 3 credit hours

Topics to be assigned.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Yu, Edward | Yenerall, Jacqueline Nicole | DeLong, Karen Lewis | Cho, Seong-Hoon | Martinez, Charles | Rihn, Alicia L. | Hughes, David | Trejo-Pech, Carlos Jose Omar | Chen, Ricky Xuqi | Muhammad, Andrew | Upendram, Sreedhar | Griffith, Andrew | Velandia, Margarita M

Semesters Offered: Fall
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865-974-5005

cboyer3@tennessee.edu

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ORCID: 0000-0002-1393-8589
Curriculum Vitae
308G Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Oklahoma State University, 2011
  • MS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2008
  • BS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2006
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Chris Boyer

Professor & Head | Agricultural and Resource Economics
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865-974-5005

cboyer3@tennessee.edu

Google Scholar
ORCID: 0000-0002-1393-8589
Curriculum Vitae
308G Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Oklahoma State University, 2011
  • MS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2008
  • BS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2006
Overview

My teaching and research programs focuses on farm business management decisions that help producers maximize profits and/or manage risk. The goal of these programs is to enhance the long-term economic sustainability of farm businesses in Tennessee and across the United States. I work with multidisciplinary teams of scientists and Extensions Specialists to identify relevant and important real-world questions and to develop practical solutions. This research enhances my teaching program of farm financial management, investment analysis of technology adoption, data analysis, and land valuation. I have co-developed an AREC study aboard course to Argentina focused on the their global agricultural supply chain.

Research Focus

Farm Business Management & Risk Management for crop and beef cattle producers

Teaching Focus

AREC 312: Rural Real Estate Appraisal; AREC 324: Applications of Quantitative Method; AREC 444: Agricultural Production Technology Management; AGNR 491: Agricultural Business of Argentina

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AREC 203 - Managerial Controls for Agribusiness
3 credit hour(s)

Introduction to financial and managerial controls with an emphasis on applications to farms, agribusinesses, and natural resource industries. Topics include the construction and use of basic financial documents, cost of goods sold, inventory management, tax management, and capital budgeting.

Other Instructors: Walton, Jonathan

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
AREC 312 - Rural Real Estate Appraisal
3 credit hour(s)

Theory, methods and procedures of real estate appraisal applied to rural property; trends in real estate values; factors influencing real estate values; approaches used in real estate valuation.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 201 or ECON 201 or ECON 211.

Semesters Offered: Fall
AREC 314 - Environmental Law
3 credit hour(s)

Survey of legal topics related to the natural environment, including an overview of the most important federal environmental statutes and the regulatory tools and concepts used to mitigate environmental degradation. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)

Semesters Offered: Fall
AREC 324 - Quantitative Methods
4 credit hour(s)

Quantitative analytical tools used in economics and business. Simple and multiple linear regression techniques applied to economic data. Analysis of cross-section and time series data. Optimization techniques applied to economic and business decisions.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and one 2 hour lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : STAT 201.

Semesters Offered: Fall
AREC 442 - Advanced Agribusiness Management
3 credit hour(s)

Advanced business concepts used in developing and implementing an organizational business strategy. Strategy development will be explored through the processes of analysis, formulation, and implementation. This will include tools for analyzing the firm’s internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as the external environment in which the firm will operate. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AOC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 212 and ACCT 200.
Recommended Background: Intermediate microeconomics.
Comment(s): Graduate standing may satisfy prerequisites.

Other Instructors: Walton, Jonathan

Semesters Offered: Spring
AREC 593 - Special Topics in Agricultural Economics
1 - 3 credit hours

Topics to be assigned.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Yu, Edward | Yenerall, Jacqueline Nicole | DeLong, Karen Lewis | Cho, Seong-Hoon | Martinez, Charles | Rihn, Alicia L. | Hughes, David | Trejo-Pech, Carlos Jose Omar | Chen, Ricky Xuqi | Muhammad, Andrew | Upendram, Sreedhar | Griffith, Andrew | Velandia, Margarita M

Semesters Offered: Fall
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