About

Blake Bennett is an associate professor and Extension management economist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas, Texas. His work develops educational programs focused on the economic factors of farm and ranch management, including agricultural commodities and farms and ranches encompassing field crops, livestock, and large and small acreage producers. His expertise includes farm and ranch management analysis, production economics, marketing, budgeting, and computerized record keeping. Bennett's research and extension activities aim to support agricultural producers by providing insights into economic decision-making and risk management tools, such as evaluating cotton put options and determining optimal market entry points. His contributions include numerous publications in journals related to cotton science and agricultural economics, emphasizing his focus on price risk management and production efficiency.

Research topics

• Business
• Computer science
• Agricultural science
• Agricultural engineering
• Economics

Selected publications

• Unpacking Agricultural System Complexities for Improved Outcomes: Taking Advantage of Emerging Data, Technologies and Analysis

  AGUFM · 2018-12-01

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• Cost/Trade-Offs of Stripper Mounted Bur Extractors from the Cotton Industry Perspective

  Texas journal of agriculture and natural resources · 2016-05-19

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  This study provides estimates of cost/trade-offs of stripper mounted bur-extractors from the producer, ginner, and the overall cotton industry perspective. Results indicated that cotton producers incur net savings of about $6 per bale as a result of using a bur-extractor in the harvesting process. It was also determined that gins incur a net loss of about $3 per bale of cotton by processing bur-extracted cotton. The overall cotton industry was thus found to experience savings of about $3 per bale when a bur-extractor is used in the harvesting process.

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• An Integrated Pest Management Tool for Evaluating Schools

  Journal of Extension · 2016-04-01

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  Having the ability to assess pest problems in schools is essential for a successful integrated pest management (IPM) program. However, such expertise can be costly and is not available to all school districts across the United States. The web-based IPM Calculator was developed to address this problem. By answering questions about the condition of a building and the behaviors of individuals who use it, any pest management professional or building manager can use the IPM Calculator to assess pest risk at a school campus and obtain IPM-based solutions to reduce that pest risk. This new tool is available online at http://ipmcalculator.com.

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• DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED COMMODITY OPTIONS EVALUATOR AND TEACHING TOOL

  2014-12-22

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  The Commodity Options Evaluator was developed to provide producers a user-friendly means to learn about and analyze the effects of implementing a price risk management plan through the use of commodity options. An information based price risk management tool such as the Commodity Options Evaluator will assist producers in making informed marketing deci-sions, which has become extremely important given the persisting difficult economic environment of low and/or volatile commodity prices.

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• ECONOMICS AND MARKETING A Determination of Cotton Market Price Premiums Required to Justify More Lint Cleaning in the Gin Plant

  2010-01-01

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  This analysis simulated net returns per bale of cotton for irrigated stripper-harvested cotton for one, two, and three stages of lint cleaning to deter-

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• A determination of cotton market price premiums required to justify more lint cleaning in the gin plant.

  ˜The œjournal of cotton science/Journal of cotton science · 2010-01-01 · 2 citations

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  This analysis simulated net returns per bale of cotton for irrigated stripper-harvested cotton for one, two, and three stages of lint cleaning to deter200 BENNETT ET AL.: PRICE PREMIUMS AND LINT CLEANING AT THE GIN mine the level of premiums required to justify more cleaning in the gin plant based on a variable price level of cotton lint. Through the examination of total returns, ginning costs, and the cost of lint loss at various price levels, this study shows that with higher levels of market price, increased levels of quality premiums become necessary to make successive levels of lint cleaning cost effective. Specifically, price premiums must be about 57 percent greater to justify two lint cleanings over one lint cleaning if the market price for cotton ginned using only one lint cleaning equals $1.76 per kg than if that same cotton’s associated market price equals $1.10 per kg. Similarly, a 56 percent increase in price premiums was required to justify three lint cleanings over two in the gin plant for cotton possessing a market price that equals $1.76 versus $1.10 per kg after one lint cleaning. Thus, the levels of price premiums required to justify more cleaning is directly related to the lint that is lost at each stage of lint cleaning. Therefore, if net price premiums do not increase enough to offset revenue that is negated due to lint loss, less cleaning should be done in the gin plant.

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• Maximizing Net Producer Returns to Gin Lint Cleaning

  ThinkTech (Texas Tech University) · 2010-05-05

  articleOpen access

  This study examined the simulated net returns to gin lint cleaning in the Southern High Plains of Texas during the 1993, 1994, and 1995 crop years to determine the optimum number of lint cleanings in the gin plant. Net returns for five stripper harvested cotton varieties with different management practices, including the use of irrigation and a portable bur-extractor, were evaluated in this study. Results indicated that net returns were consistently higher for one lint cleaning in the gin plant for all of the management practices evaluated. It was found that producers could have saved about $4.00 /bale by lint cleaning cotton once.

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• Developing and Implementing a Web-Based Instructional Model for Producers Operating on Limited Acreage

  2009-09-15

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• Educating limited acreage producers using web-based technology.

  TigerPrints (Clemson University) · 2009-01-01

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  Collaborative learning Internet courses provide a means of disseminating information to limited acreage producers. Three multi-disciplinary subject curriculums were assimilated into an e-learning platform. Incorporating student online discussion completed the collaborative learning process. With development complete and classes currently being offered, a model is established for Extension programs nationwide.

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• Livestock Risk Protection

  OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries) · 2008-10-21

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Frequent coauthors

• Sukant K. Misra

  20 shared

• A. D. Brashears

  7 shared

• Eric J. Wailes

  4 shared

• Jeannie Nelson

  4 shared

• William J. Bailey

  4 shared

• Martin Redfern

  The Ark

  4 shared

• Eddie C. Chavez

  4 shared

• Lijcien Cramer

  The Ark

  4 shared