Thomas Bleazard
Thomas Bleazard
Clinical Assistant Professor — Agricultural Systems Management
James Martin Lab, Room 63
208-885-0704
Department of Soil and Water Systems
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2340
Moscow, ID 83844-2340
Teach classes in agricultural systems management and update course content as needed to keep students up to date on agriculture innovations.
M.S., Utah State University, 2015
B.S., Utah State University, 2013
Associate of Arts and Applied Science, Walla Walla Community College, 2006
Courses
- ASM 112: Intro to Ag Systems Management
- ASM 107: Beginning welding
- ASM 409: Agriculture Tractors, Power units and Machinery Management
- Bleazard, Thomas A., "Factors Influencing Farmers' Utilization of Auto-Guidance Technology in Northern Utah" (2015). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 4478. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4478.
I grew up on a family farm north of Pasco Washington where my family grew alfalfa, corn wheat and potatoes. Some of my hobbies include playing games with family and friends, mountain biking, snow skiing, building new things from scratch and repairing anything that I can. After school I worked as a mechanic on ag tractors and ag equipment. I then repaired dump trucks and loaders. I returned to school and received a bachelor and master’s degree in ag systems technology from Utah State University. My master’s thesis focused on auto guidance usage and barriers to entry among farmers. Then worked as an ag researcher and researched organic fertility in many different crops. After being a researcher, I worked as a GPS sales and service representative for agriculture applications. I have always loved to teach people and look forward to teaching students new skills they can use to better their farms and community.