Biography

Steven Klose, Ph.D., is professor and associate department head for AgriLife Extension in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Klose joined AgriLife Extension in 1997 to help facilitate the launch of a new state risk management initiative, FARM Assistance, an intensive extension effort to assist agricultural producers on an individual basis with strategic planning and risk management analysis. FARM Assistance has been used to provide strategic decision information for almost 2,800 crop and livestock operations across Texas and has earned numerous honors and recognitions from agricultural associations. In 2022, Klose was appointed the associate department head for AgriLife Extension in the department.

Klose graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor’s in agricultural economics in 1992.  He also earned his master’s and doctorate