C-FARE to Host Webinar: Unraveling Uncertainty in Agricultural Markets with Data

Date: Friday, November 8, 2013
Time: 2:00 ET/1:00 CT/12:00 MT/11:00 PT
Please RSVP by November 6:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6100993563858307586

Summary:
Agricultural commodity markets are driven by products and information. Today, the nation’s data and statistical agencies face unprecedented pressure to assess their data products and reduce costs. As a result, there has been suspension, aggregation, and even in some cases, an elimination of data and statistical assessments critical for alleviating market volatility and uncertainties. The expert speakers will discuss the role of federal data sources in agricultural commodity markets – including dairy, livestock, and major grain and oilseed crops.
Moderator and Speakers:

• Katherine Smith, Executive Director, Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics
• Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics
• Andrew Novakovic, E. V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
• Samuel Funk, Chief Economist, United Soybean Board.   

Contacts:

• Caron Gala - Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) cgala@cfare.org, 202-408-8522
• Katherine R. Smith - Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics kitty.smith@copafs.org, 703-836-0404
• Steve Pierson - American Statistical Association spierson@amstat.org, 703-302-1841

This webinar is part of the C-FARE series highlighting Choices Magazine stand-alone articles and themes.
This event is cosponsored by the American Statistical Association; Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations; Association of Public Data Users; Consortium of Social Science Associations; Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics; Council on Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics; and National Association for Business Economics.