Dr. Michael J. Best Associate Professor Agribusiness Management School of Agriculture SH 140 931-372-3154 mbest@tntech.edu
I was born and raised in Berea, Kentucky and grew up on a truck cropping farm growing tomatoes, burley tobacco, cattle and various other crops and livestock. I received my undergraduate degree in Agribusiness from Berea College in 1988.  I continued my education at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where I received the MS in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Marketing in 1990. I received a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky with an emphasis in Marketing and Price Analysis in 1995. I have taught since then at several schools and most recently worked as a state extension specialist with the University of Georgia.  I am a member of the Southern and American Associations of Agricultural Economics as well as the Appalachian Studies Association. I currently advise 34 undergraduate Agribusiness students at TTU, and sponsor the Agribusiness Club.
	Courses I Teach		Research Interests
	AGBE 1020 – Connections to Agriculture AGBE 2010 - World Food and Society AGBE 2100 – Economics of Agriculture AGBE 3110 – Agricultural Marketing and Futures AGBE 4130 – Agricultural Policy AGBE 3400 – Agricultural Finance AGBE 4030 – Agribusiness Management AGBE 4210 (5210) – Agricultural and Biological Statistics AGBE 4000 – Internship in Agribusiness AGBE 4940 – 4950 – Agribusiness Economics Topics		Marketing and Production of Crops and Livestock Greenhouse Production of Tomatoes Heirloom Vegetables Professional Experience Vita Photos of my family’s farming operation in KY My Links Tennessee Tech Agriculture Sustainable Mountain Ag Center, Inc