Burton C. English       Knoxville, Tennessee United States

Welcome to my home page! For those who don't know me well, let me take a moment to introduce myself. I have a PhD in Agricultural Economics and work as a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business at The Universty of Tennessee.  As part of my work responsibilities, I teach several different classes each year and attempt to maintain a rich and varied research program.  Additional information can be found in my Vita which has been placed on the Web for your viewing pleasure.

My wife, Beth, and I have a family of four children -- Iva, Marla, Evan, and Eldon.  Each of the children play soccer, attend public schools, and have extremely varied interests.  I enjoy science fiction (Star Trak, Star Wars, Voyoger, Babylon 5, Star Trak, the Next Generation, etc.).  In addition, I enjoy westerns and John Greshem books.

I've used computers since 1972 where I used punch cards while learning to make linear programming models and explore mapping routines.  All computing was done through Mainframe computing.  The idea of a desktop computer was unheard of.  In 1979, a decwriter appeared in the office next to mine and terminals shortly after.  The PC was on my desk in 1982.  Since then, I have had one both at the office and in my home.  I have found that keeping them up to date so that I can maximize my efficiency has been my greatest challenge.

From this page, I provide links to my research, my teaching, the Graduate Program and other areas of interest.  In the research area, summaries of research I have completed along with descriptions of ungoing research are provided.  My syllabi are available for the courses that I am currently involved teaching Ag. Econ 412 -- Agricultural Finance, Ag. Econ. 430 -- Agricultural Policy Analysis, and Ag. Econ 525   Agribusiness Operation Research Methods.

	Research			Teaching
	Book --   Crop and Livestock Technologies			Agricultural Economics 412 Agricultural Finance
	Book -- Evaluating Natural Resources in Agriculture			Agricultural Economics 430 Agricultural Policy
	Tennessee Agri-Industry Model (TNAIM)			Agricultural Economics 525  Operations Research
	Production Economics Research			Teaching Philosophy
	Natural Resource Conservation Service			Current Graduate Students
	Biomass for Energy			Case Studies

Links to other useful places on the web:

• Agri-Industry Modeling & Analysis Group
• Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• UT Institute of Agriculture

• University of Tennessee
• Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
• AYSO Region 275 The home of the best youth soccer in Knoxville
• Agriculture WWW's
• Biomass for Energy
• Rob Alexander
• The University of Tennessee Research Council
• The Library of Congress
• ESPNET SportsZone
• USA Today
• Dilbert

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