Tim Cross

Assistant Dean, Agricultural Extension Service
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Tim received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 1991. After beginning his career as an Instructor of Agriculture at Fort Hays State University, Tim then moved to Oregon State University as an Extension Specialist in Farm Management. His programs there focused on production cost analysis and partial budgeting.

As a specialist with the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, his primary focus was whole-farm financial analysis, livestock and forage management, and machinery management. Tim is currently responsible for program planning, delivery and evaluation for agriculture, natural resources and resource development.

Tim and his wife, Denise, live on a small farm with their four children and are active in 4-H.