Timothy Woods
Extension Faculty
Professional Biography
Agribusiness management and marketing with special emphasis on horticulture, food business development, consumer and direct markets, and farm entrepreneurship; MarketReady Training for Specialty Crop Growers, a producer training program designed to educate producers on best business practices associated with selling to grocery, restaurant, wholesale, and other institutional markets; UK Food Systems Innovation Center; Center for Crop Diversification; Local food system development; Going to the Farm-acy: The Effect of CSA-Backed Produce Prescriptions on Eating Behaviors and Health Outcomes in Rural Kentucky; Dairy Business Innovation Initiative
Scholars@UK
Understanding consumer values of participants in a cost-offset community supported agriculture (CSA) program
Rossi, J., Pierce, T., Zhou, S. & Woods, T. A., Jun 1 2025, In: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 14, 3, p. 393-413 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Consumer Preferences Toward Local Versus Carbon: A Study of Value-Added Dairy Products
Varziri, A., Zhao, S., Woods, T. A. & Esene, F., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cage-Free, Free-Range, or Pasture-Raised? Consumer Preferences for Happy Hens
Varziri, A., Zhao, S. & Woods, T. A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Agribusiness.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Sustaining Soil Health in High Tunnels: A Paradigm Shift toward Soil-centered Management
Pierre, J. F., Jacobsen, K. L., Wszelaki, A., Butler, D., Velandia, M., Woods, T., Sideman, R., Grossman, J., Coolong, T., Hoskins, B., da Silva, A. L. B. R., Ginakes, P., Kleinhenz, M., Zhao, X., Rivard, C. & Rudolph, R. E., Oct 2024, In: HortTechnology. 34, 5, p. 594-603 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mandatory nutrition attributes labeling and consumer demand: a structural approach analysis of the US soft drink market
Codjia, C. O., Woods, T. A. & Zheng, Y., Dec 2024, In: Agricultural and Food Economics. 12, 1, 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The determinants of winery visitors for local wine and non-wine products in the Northern Appalachian states
Yang, S. H., Ujiie, K., Woods, T. & Ho, S. T., Nov 4 2023, In: Journal of Wine Economics. 18, 4, p. 341-358 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Placing community supported agriculture in local food systems
Rossi, J. & Woods, T., 2024, In: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 22, 1, 2318936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Incentivizing wellness through community supported agriculture: Reflections on shareholder impacts of an employer-based CSA voucher program
Rossi, J. & Woods, T., Sep 1 2021, In: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 11, 1, p. 27-44 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How do residents perceive local food system activity? Perspectives of system performance and awareness using the local food vitality survey
Rossi, J. & Woods, T., 2024, In: Local Development and Society. 5, 2, p. 244-267 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Resident perspectives on local food system performance and development priorities: A pilot analysis of the local food vitality index
Rossi, J., Woods, T. & Davis, A., 2020, In: Local Development and Society. 1, 2, p. 116-139 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
U.S. Farmers Markets—Essential Business Survival in Disrupting Times
Rossi, J., Zare, M. & Woods, T., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Food Distribution Research. 53, 1, p. 23-32 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Consumer Willingness-to-Pay for Local Food in Alternative Restaurant Formats
Zare Mehrjerdi, M. & Woods, T., 2024, In: Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing. 36, 2, p. 243-263 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The market for private food safety certifications: Conceptual framework, review, and future research directions
Hu, L., Zheng, Y., Woods, T. A., Kusunose, Y. & Buck, S., Mar 2023, In: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 45, 1, p. 197-220 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Incentivizing wellness through community supported agriculture: Reflections on shareholder impacts of an employer-based CSA program
Rossi, J. & Woods, T., 2021, In: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 11, 1, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Examining Food Security, Choices and Barriers among Community Supported Agriculture Participants during COVID- 19 in Kentucky
Biddle, M. J., Kang, J. H., Derringer, J., Rose, A., Brewer, D. P., Chung, M., Lennie, T. A., Mudd-Martin, G. & Woods, T. A., 2023, In: Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. 18, 6, p. 878-888 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Novel methods for an interesting time: Exploring U.S. local food systems’ impacts and initiatives to respond to COVID*
Thilmany, D., Brislen, L., Edmondson, H., Gill, M., Jablonski, B. B. R., Rossi, J., Woods, T. & Schaffstall, S., Oct 2021, In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 65, 4, p. 848-877 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Local Foods and Food Cooperatives: Ethics, Economics and Competition Issues
Katchova, A. L. & Woods, T. A., 2013, International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. p. 227-242 16 p. (International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics; vol. 20).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
COVID-19's Impact on Farmers Market Sales in the Washington, D.C., Area
O'Hara, J. K., Woods, T. A., Dutton, N. & Stavely, N., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 53, 1, p. 94-109 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding shareholder satisfaction and retention in csa incentive programs
Rossi, J. & Woods, T., Nov 2020, In: Journal of Food Distribution Research. 51, 3, p. 16-40 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Agribusiness extension: The past, present, and future?
Ward, R. A., Woods, T. & Wysocki, A., 2011, In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. 14, 5, p. 125-139 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program (Training - 2025-2026 participant support)
Woods, T. (PI) & Wolff, B. (CoI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program (Training - 2025-2026)
Woods, T. (PI) & Wolff, B. (CoI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative - Phase 7
Woods, T. (PI) & Varziri, A. (CoI)
9/30/24 → 9/29/27
Project: Research project
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program- 2025/2026 Assistant
Woods, T. (PI) & Wolff, B. (CoI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Future Proofing Farm Shares
Finneseth, C. (PI), Potter, A. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
9/30/24 → 8/30/27
Project: Research project
Marketing for All 3.0: Marketing and Branding Academy
Wolff, B. (PI), Columbia, S. (CoI), Spencer, E. (CoI), Stevens, C. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
1/31/25 → 9/29/27
Project: Research project
Strengthening Horticulture Value Chains in Kentucky: Technical Assistance Scope
Finneseth, C. (PI), Potter, A. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
Strengthening Horticulture Value Chains in Kentucky: Quicksand Research Station Scope
Finneseth, C. (PI), Potter, A. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
Strengthening Horticulture Value Chains in Kentucky: Princeton Research Station
Finneseth, C. (PI), Potter, A. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
Strengthening Horticulture Value Chains in Kentucky: Market Research and Marketing Education Scope
Woods, T. (PI), Finneseth, C. (CoI) & Potter, A. (CoI)
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
Strengthening Horticulture Value Chains in Kentucky: Market Development and Food Safety Scope
Potter, A. (PI), Finneseth, C. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
Strengthening Horticulture Value Chains in Kentucky
Finneseth, C. (PI), Potter, A. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
CSA For All - Strategies for Increasing Low Income Access to CSAs
Woods, T. (PI) & Rossi, J. (CoI)
9/30/24 → 2/14/25
Project: Research project
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 2023
Woods, T. (PI) & Wolff, B. (CoI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 2023
Woods, T. (PI) & Wolff, B. (CoI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
A Nationally-Recognized Master's Program for Extension Training in Agricultural Economics
Kusunose, Y. (PI), Burdine, K. (CoI), Davis, A. (CoI), Isaacs, S. (CoI), Mark, T. (CoI) & Woods, T. (CoI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
11/15/23 → 11/14/28
Project: Research project
Assessing the Impact of USDA LFPP in Facilitating Producer Scale-Up to Wholesale Markets
Woods, T. (PI)
Agricultural Marketing Service
9/25/23 → 12/15/25
Project: Research project
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 2022 Assistant--SARE KYMSP
Woods, T. (PI) & Wolff, B. (CoI)
7/1/23 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 2022 Training--SARE KYMSP
Woods, T. (PI) & Wolff, B. (CoI)
7/1/23 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, 1996
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 1988
B.S., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 1985
