Address:		P.O. Box 110240
		Food & Resource Economics Dept.
		University of Florida
		Gainesville, FL  32611-0240	Honor the Fallen
Phone:		352-392-1845 x429
E-mail:		tjsiii at ufl dot edu

EMPLOYMENT:

Farm labor, equipment operation and maintenance:
Knoxville, Iowa, 1976-77.
Field crop and livestock production including beef cattle, hogs, corn, soybeans, oats, alfalfa, and forage crops.

Farm operation and management:
Denmark, Tennessee, 1977-84.
Finance, production, and marketing of field crops and livestock including cotton, soybeans, beef cattle, wheat, and forage crops.

Graduate Assistant:
IFAS, Food and Resource Economics Department (FRED), University of Florida, 1984-90
Development of micro-computer budgeting software for Florida vegetable production; Development, maintenance, and support of on-line agricultural market news database;  Database feasibility study for USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.

Statistical Coordinator:
IFAS-FRED, University of Florida, 1990-1992
Economic analysis of price transmission processes within the fresh beef subsector.

Visiting Assistant Professor:
IFAS-FRED, University of Florida, 1993-1995
Data collection, empirical analysis, and reporting on relationships between pesticide residues in fresh Florida fruits and vegetables, and certain cultural and post-harvest handling practices. Economic evaluation and reporting on biological pest control strategies for sweetpotato whitefly in New England greenhouse poinsettia production.

Post Doctoral Associate:
IFAS-FRED, University of Florida, 1995-present
Experimental design, data collection, economic analysis and report writing for study of the relationships between lower quality irrigation water and citrus production in Indian River, Florida production region; evaluating and summarizing cost implications for uneven delivery schedules for Florida dairy-farmer marketing cooperatives; data collection, analysis and report writing on agricultural land-use and economic impact of agriculture in Miami-Dade County, Florida; working with the Florida Agricultural Market Research Center on a variety of marketing issues in the State; and working with the Economic Impact Analysis Program to evaluate the economic benefits of various activities and events in Florida.

Miscellaneous:
Pre-graduate employment as farm labor in Tennessee, and citrus processing, building construction and security in Florida. Post-graduate employment as labor in ornamental horticulture nursery in Florida, and contract consulting for citrus-grove management software development, statistical analysis of gender differences in graduate-level academic performance, and academic book editing in Florida.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS:

Applied agricultural economic research, extension and teaching with particular interest in pricing systems, market information, and market structure; econometric analysis and prediction; database and decision-aid computer software development; finance, production and marketing of field crops, fruits, vegetables, citrus and beef cattle. Proficiency in word-processing, spreadsheet, statistical, I-O modeling, image editing, and web development computer software. Development and maintenance of the following websites: tjstevens.com, even-stevens.com  froghat.org, agmarketing.ifas.ufl.edu, economicimpact.ifas.ufl.edu, and fdpa.net

HONORS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Gamma Sigma Delta,  

COURSES TAUGHT OR ASSISTED:

AEB 3103, Principles of Food and Resource Economics: Fall 2000, co-taught with Christopher deBodisco.

AEB 4931, Investing: Fall 2003.

AEB 4424, Human Resource Management in Agribusiness: Fall 2003, implemented WebCT distance-education section of this course for instructor, Karl Kepner.

PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

VanSickle, John J., and Thomas J. Stevens. "Market Information Systems: An Online Agricultural Market News Retrieval System." Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 21 (1989); 195-201.

Stevens, Thomas J. III and Richard L. Kilmer. "Pesticide Residues on Fresh Tomatoes and Strawberries." Choices Magazine, First Quarter, 1999. 44-45.

Stevens, Thomas J. III, R. L. Kilmer, and S. J. Glenn. "An Economic Comparison of Biological and Conventional Control Strategies for Whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greenhouse Poinsettias." Journal of Economic Entomology, 93(3): (June, 2000): 623-629.

Glenn, Sophia, Tom Stevens and Richard Kilmer. "Florida Dairy Marketing Cooperatives' Transfer Cost Associated with Uneven Delivery Schedules." Journal of Food Distribution Research, 31(2): 2000, 1-7.

Ward, Ronald W. and Thomas Stevens. "Pricing Linkages in the Supply Chain: The Case for Structural Adjustments in the Beef Industry." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82,(5) (2000): 112-1122.

Kilmer, Richard L., Anouk M. Flambert, and Thomas J. Stevens III. "Pesticide Residues and Vertical Integration in Florida Strawberries and Tomatoes." Agribusiness, 17 (2): (2001) 213-226.

Glenn, Sophia J., Richard L. Kilmer, and Thomas J. Stevens III. "Supply Chain Management and Production Agriculture: A Florida Dairy Case." Choices Magazine, Winter 2002, 24--25.

Kilmer, Richard L. and Thomas J. Stevens III. "Supply Chains May Deliver Safer Food." Choices Magazine, Winter 2003.

Staff Papers, Extension Publications and Project Reports:

Belibasis, E., T. Stevens, and J. VanSickle.  "VEG-BUD: A Fresh Vegetable Budget Generator."  Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular No. 739. February, 1987.

Stevens, Thomas J. and John J. VanSickle.  "Market Information Systems for the IFAS VAX Computer Network."  Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular,  No. 764. May, 1987.

VanSickle, John J., Thomas J. Stevens, and Emil Belibasis. "Computer Feasibility of Market News Information"  Unnumbered Staff Paper, a feasibility study for USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. December, 1987.

VanSickle, John J., and Thomas J. Stevens and Emil Belibasis. "Computer Feasibility of Market News Information - Phase 1A. A Present System Description Analysis." Unnumbered Staff Paper. FRED- IFAS. May 1987. 98pp.

VanSickle, John J., and Thomas J. Stevens. "Computer Feasibility of Market News Information Phases 1B and 1C. Objectives and Requirements for an AMS Market News Information System." Unnumbered Staff Paper. FRED-IFAS. July 1987. 28pp.

VanSickle, John J., and Thomas J. Stevens. "Computer Feasibility of Market News Information Phase II. Alternative Systems Analysis." Unnumbered Staff Paper. FRED-IFAS. December 1987. 49pp.

VanSickle, John J., and Thomas J. Stevens.  Market Information Systems for the IFAS VAX Computer Network: Version 2.  Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular 839. May 1989, 30 pp.

Stevens, Tom and John VanSickle. "Using Fruit and Vegetable Price Data". Market Information Systems Newsletter. No. 1, Fla. Coop. Ext. Serv., Gainesville, Aug. 11, 1989:2-4.

Stevens, Tom and John J. VanSickle. "Procomm Timed Execution Facility and Command Files." Market Information Systems Newsletter. No 1, Fla. Coop. Ext. Serv., Gainesville, Aug, 11. 1989:2-4.

Stevens, Thomas J., and Richard L. Kilmer.  "Pesticide Residue Levels and Pest Control Practices of Growers and Marketing Firms."  Final report of a cooperative research agreement between the Food and Resource Economics Dept., University of Florida and the USDA, Economic Research Service.  February, 1995.

Stevens, Thomas J. III and Richard L. Kilmer. "Grower Attributes, Cultural Practices, and Pesticide Residues in Florida Strawberries and Tomatoes."  Staff Paper Series #SP 95-7, Food and Resource Economics Dept., IFAS. University of Florida, August, 1995.

Stevens, Thomas J. III, Patrick J. Byrne, and Richard N. Weldon.  "Economic Impact of Lower Quality Irrigation Water on Citrus in Brevard and Indian River Counties: Phase I, Focus Group Report.  Interim report for a research project conducted by the Food & Resource Economics Dept. of the University of Florida for the St. Johns River Water Management District, State of Florida.  December, 1995.

Flambert, Anouk M., Richard L. Kilmer and Thomas J. Stevens III, "Pesticide Residues and Vertical Integration in Florida Strawberries and Tomatoes." Staff Paper Series #SP 97-6, Food and Resource Economics Dept. IFAS, University of Florida,  July 1997.

Stevens, Thomas J. III and Richard L. Kilmer. "Economic Implications of Biological Control as a Strategy in the Control of Sweetpotato Whitefly in Greenhouse Poinsettia Production." Staff Paper Series #SP 97-9, Food and Resource Economics Dept., IFAS, University of Florida, August, 1997.

Rimal, Arbindra, Thomas J. Stevens III, and Richard L. Kilmer. "Economic Analysis of the Biological Control of the Sweet Potato Whitefly." Staff Paper Series #SP 98-1, Food and Resource Economics Dept., IFAS, University of Florida, January 1998.

Byrne, Patrick J. and Thomas J. Stevens III, "Economic Impact of Lower Quality Irrigation Water on Citrus Production in Brevard and Indian River Counties, Phase II." Special Publication SJ98-SP20, Food and Resource Economics Department, IFAS, University of Florida, February 1998. http://www.sjrwmd.com/technicalreports/pdfs/SP/SJ98-SP20.pdf

Stevens, Thomas J. III and Richard L. Kilmer. "A Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of Pesticide Residues Found in Florida Tomatoes and Strawberries." Extension Bulletin 331, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida, November 1998. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AA241.

Stevens, Thomas J. III and Richard L. Kilmer. "Empirical Relationships Between Pesticide Residues, Producer Attributes, and Production Practices for Florida Grown Tomatoes and Strawberries." Research Bulletin 329, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, IFAS, University of Florida, February 1999.

Degner, Robert L., Tom Stevens, David Mulkey, and Alan Hodges. "Economic Impact of Agriculture and Agribusiness in Miami-Dade County, Florida.", Florida Agricultural Marketing Research Center, Industry Report 2000-1, October, 2000  

Degner, Robert L., Thomas J. Stevens, and Kimberly L. Morgan."Miami-Dade County Agricultural Land Retention Study: Summary and Recommendations." Florida Industry Report 02-02. Florida Agricultural Market Research Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, April 2002.

Stevens, Thomas J., Robert L. Degner, and Kimberly L. Morgan. "Agricultural Producer Attitudes Toward Agri-Tourism in Miami-Dade County, Florida." EDIS document FE359, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, October 2002.

Stevens, Tom, Alan Hodges, and David Mulkey. "Economic Impact of Tyson Foods' Plant Closure in Northeast Florida, 2002." EDIS document FE369, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, January 2003. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE369.

Stevens, Tom, Alan Hodges and David Mulkey, "Florida Agriculture and the Vegetable Industry." International Agricultural Trade Policy Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Policy Briefs Series PBTC 03-2, February 2003. www.iatpc.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/docs/policy_brief/PBTC_03-2.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Robert Degner, Kimberly Morgan, Chris deBodisco and Lisa House, " Market Development Strategies for Florida Fresh Sweet Corn: Findings from a Consumer Survey, 2001.", EDIS document FE377, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, March 2003. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE377.

Degner, Robert L., Kimberly L. Morgan, Thomas J. Stevens III, and Clay Olson, "Marketing Opportunities for Perennial Peanut Hay." Florida Industry Report 03-1. Florida Agricultural Market Research Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, May 2003. http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/agmarketing/pubs/2000s/Perennial_Peanut_Hay.pdf

Degner, Robert L., Kimberly L. Morgan, Thomas J. Stevens III, and Clay Olson, "Marketing Opportunities for Perennial Peanut Hay, 2002." EDIS document FE424, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, September 2003. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE424.

Kilmer, Richard L. and Thomas J. Stevens III. "Supply Chains May Deliver Safer Tomatoes and Strawberries" International Agricultural Trade Policy Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Policy Briefs Series PBTC 03-11, September 2003. www.iatpc.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/docs/policy_brief/PBTC_03-11.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Charles Adams, Alan Hodges, and David Mulkey, "Economic Impact on the Re-opened Scalloping Area for Citrus County, Florida--2003.", EDIS document FE493, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, August 2004. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE493.

Mulkey, W. David, Alan W. Hodges, Thomas J. Stevens III, Fritz M. Roka, and Robert L. Degner. "Economic Impact of the C-43 Reservoir in Southwest Florida". Final Project Report to Stanley Consultants, Inc. March 2005. http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/SWFla C-43 Impact.pdf

Mulkey, David, Tom Stevens, Alan Hodges, David Mulkey, and Chuck Adams. "IMPLAN Based Impact Modeling for Commerical Fisheries on Florida's East Coast: Alternative Approaches and Recomendations" Final Project Report to National Marine Fisheries Service, March, 2005. http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/General/Florida_Fisheries.pdf

Hodges, Alan W., Robert Degner, Douglas Carter, Thomas Stevens, Matthew Langholtz, and Kimberly Morgan, 2005. "Market Enhancement for Small Diameter Timber in Florida." Final Project Report to Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services-Division of Forestry, Tallahassee, Florida.  http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/Commodity/Market Enhancement for Small Diameter Timber in Florida.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Alan W. Hodges, and W. David Mulkey. "Economic Impact of THE PLAYERS Championship Golf Tournament at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, March 2005" Final Report to PGA Tour, Inc., Ponte Vedra, Florida. May 2005.  http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/PGA Players Championship.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Alan W. Hodges, and W. David Mulkey. "Economic Impact of the American Express Championship Golf Tournament at San Francisco, California, 2005 March 2005" Final Report to PGA Tour, Inc., Ponte Vedra, Florida. Jan. 2006.  http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/PGA Am Exp Champ.pdf

Stevens, Tom, David Mulkey, and Alan Hodges, "Profile and Economic Impacts of Visitors to Norfolk, Virginia", Prepared for the Center for Tourism Research and Development, Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management, University of Florida, Aug. 2006. (Exectutive summary)  http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/trsm/ctrd/pdf/ExSummaryNorfolk.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Alan W. Hodges, and W. David Mulkey. "Economic Impacts of the World Golf Village Development for Northeast Florida and St. Johns County" Final Report to World Golf Foundation, October, 2006. http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/WGV Impact Report.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Alan Hodges, and David Mulkey, "Economic Impacts of the Aquaculture Industry in Alabama in 2005", Prepared for Auburn University, Department of Agriculture Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University, Alabama. Jan., 2007.  http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/Alabama Aquaculture.pdf

Hodges, Alan W., W. David Mulkey and Thomas J. Stevens, "Economic Impacts of the University of Florida in 2005-06", Prepared for the University of Florida, Office of University Relations, July, 2007. http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/UF Impact Report FY2005-06.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Alan Hodges, and David Mulkey, "Economic Impact of THE PLAYERS Championship Golf Tournament at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, May 2007." , October 2007. http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/PGA Players Championship 2007.pdf

Stevens, Thomas J., Alan W. Hodges, and W. David Mulkey. "Economic Contributions of the Dairy Farming and Product Manufacturing Industries in the Southeast United States in 2005", Dec. 2007. Full Report

Pennock, Charity and Scott Doron, "Southern Bioenergy Roadmap", Southeast Agriculture & Forestry Energy Resources Alliance. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Feb. 2009. http://www.saferalliance.net/projects/roadmap.html

 

Adams, Chuck, Alan Hodges, and Thomas Stevens. "Estimating the Economic Impact for the Commercial Hard Clam Culture Industry on the Economy of Florida", March 2009, http://www.floridaaquaculture.com/publications/2008_Hard_Clam_Impact_Final_Report.pdf

Morgan, K.L., T.J. Stevens, R.L. Degner, S.L. Larkin, and C.M Adams, "Economic Impacts of Alternative Regulatory Scenarios on the Florida Fresh Half-Shell Oyster Industry: A Study of Potential Outcomes". April, 2010. Executive Summary, Full Report.

Swett, Robert A., Charles Adams, Sherry Larkin, Alan W. Hodges, and Thomas J Stevens, "Economic Impacts of Artificual Reefs for Six Southwest Florida Counties", Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, http://flseagrant.org/joomla/images/PDFs/tp178_economic_impacts_artificial_reefs_web.pdf

Hodges, Alan W., Thomas J. Stevens, and Mohammad Rahmani "Economic Impacts of the University of Florida in 2009-10" http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/UF Impact Report FY2009-10.pdf (810 KB pdf) .
(23 pages).

Hodges, Alan W. and Thomas J. Stevens, 2010,  Economic Contributions of the Turfgrass Industry in Florida, December 2010.

Hodges, Alan W., Mohammad Rahmani, and Thomas J. Stevens, "Economic Contribution of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Industries in Florida in 2009", August, 2011. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe897

Economic Contributions of the Florida Environmental Horticulture Industry in 2010,
Alan W. Hodges, Thomas J Stevens, Mohammad Rahmani, and Hayk Khachatryan. (39 pages, 1.06 MB pdf). http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/economic-impact-analysis/pdf/

Presentations

VanSickle, John J., and Thomas J. Stevens. "The Role of Information in Agricultural Marketing." Marketing Florida Food and Agricultural Products: A Statewide Conference. September 1987:86-92.

Stevens, Thomas J. and John J. VanSickle. "Commodity Prices and Market News Information."  Florida Cooperative Extension Service. Computer Applications in Animal Science.  In-service training seminar. October, 1988.

Stevens, Thomas J. III. "The Future of Agriculture in Dade County, Florida." presented at "Integrating Agricultural and Ecological Solutions in South Florida", a Conference sponsored by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force,  West Palm Beach, Florida, April 1999. http://www.sfrestore.org/sct/agworkshop/Integ%20Ag2.pdf

Glenn, Sophia, Tom Stevens and Richard Kilmer. "Florida Dairy Farmers Association Transaction Cost Associated with Uneven Delivery Schedules." Presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meetings, Feb., 2000.

Degner, Robert L., Tom Stevens, Chris deBodisco and Susan Moss. "An Economic Assessment of the Long-run Viability of the Pompano State Farmers' Market", Presented to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in fulfillment of Project No. 99000791, October, 2000.

Stevens, Tom. "Subsector Trends for Miami-Dade Agriculture" Presentation to Miami-Dade agricultural community on findings of Agricultural Land Retention Study. June 2002. Homestead Florida.

Stevens, Thomas J., Kimberly L. Morgan, and Robert L. Degner. "Current Perennial Marketing Research" Presentation at the Second Perennial Production Workshop, Moultrie Southeastern Agricultural Exposition, Moultrie, GA. June, 2002.

Stevens, Thomas J. and Robert L. Degner, "Miami-Dade County Agricultural Land Retention Study." Presentation to the Miami-Dade Agriculture and Rural Area Charrette, Miami Florida. December 2002.

Stevens, Tom, Alan Hodges, and David Mulkey. "Economic Impact of Tourism in St. Johns County, Florida." Presentation at Southern Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, April 10-12, 2003, Louisville, KY.

Stevens, Tom, Alan Hodges, David Mulkey, and Chuck Adams. "Customized IMPLAN Modeling of Commercial Fisheries on Florida's East Coast: Alternative Approaches and Recommendations." Presentation at the 2004 National IMPLAN User's Conference, October 6-8, 2004, Shepherdstown, WV. http://www.implan.com/library/documents/2004proceedings3-13-2005.pdf

Stevens, Tom, Alan Hodges, and David Mulkey. "Economic Impact of The Players Championship Golf Tournament at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida." Presentation at Southern Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, March 30 - April 1, 2006, St. Augustine, Florida. http://www.regionalscience.org/srsa/xxschedule.htm#Economic_Impact

Stevens, Tom and , Robert Degner, "Florida Dairy Products Association Web Site Development", Presentation at the Florida Dairy Products Association Board of Directors Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April, 12, 2006.

Stevens, Tom, David Mulkey, and Alan Hodges, "Profile and Economic Impacts of Visitors to Norfolk, Virginia", Presented to the Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau, Norfolk, Virginia. (Prepared for the Center for Tourism Research and Development, University of Florida), August, 10, 2006. legacy.hhp.ufl.edu/trsm/ctrd/pdf/ExSummaryNorfolk.pdf

Main, Kevan, Matthew Resley, Nicole Rhody, Michael Nystrom, Tom Stevens, Charles Adams, "An Overview of Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) Research at Mote Aquaculture Research Park", Presented at The World Aquaculture Society "Aquaculture 2010" Conference in San Diego, California, March 04, 2010. www.was.org/documents/MeetingPresentations/AQ2010/AQ2010_1003.pdf

Rahmani, Mohammad, Alan W. Hodges, and Thomas J. Stevens, "Expanding utilization of woody biomass resources for electricity generation in Florida and its economic impacts." Presented at the 19th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, at Berlin Germany, June 2011 .

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