Register for the Joint Annual Meeting at the Lowest Rate!

Rates for the 2013 Joint Annual Meeting will be increasing next week, so be sure to register now (or at least before the end of the day June 3)! http://www.aaea.org/2013am/registration

USDA-ERS to be on "America by the Numbers" Friday, May 24

Small Town America, Live on the "America by the Numbers" Segment of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”

For the first time, U.S. rural counties as a whole are losing population. Find out more on Friday, May 24, 2013, at approximately 9:15 a.m. EDT as John Cromartie, geographer in the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, discusses statistics about changes in rural and small town America. Each Friday, C-SPAN’s “America by the Numbers” segment features information from the federal statistical system. The program highlights the trends and allows the public to call in or email their views. More information on previous C-SPAN programs is available at http://www.c-span.org/Series/Washington-Journal/

Coffee with your Colleagues: An Overview of Rates of Return to Agricultural Research May 20

Coffee with your Colleagues: An Overview of Rates of Return to Agricultural Research

An informational seminar sponsored by C-FARE

Time: 9 AM to 10 AM ET 

Date: May 20, 2013 

Location: 355 E Street SW, Washington DC, 20024 

Auditorium on the first floor of Patriots Plaza III 

Please RSVP by May 16. 

 

Coffee and muffins provided

Overview:

In a state of increasingly constrained federal budgets, it is even more important to identify public investments in agriculture that support productivity and growth and pay high dividends to taxpayers. According to USDA ERS, "Growth in agriculture is highly dependent on R&D spending, which is the primary driver of productivity improvement over the long term."ⁱ Please join your colleagues who are part of the US Agricultural R&D system from the federal government, academic community and private sectors for a chance to mingle and learn more about recent reports addressing evidence for returns to agricultural research and the long-term trends in agricultural R&D funding, including what this implies for future productivity growth in U.S. agriculture.
Program:

Moderator 
Damona Doye, C-FARE Chair, and Sarkeys Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor and Extension Economist, Oklahoma State University

Evidence on Returns to Agricultural Research Keith Fuglie, Chief of the Resource, Environmental, and Science Policy Branch in the Resource and Rural Economics Division, USDA ERS

Implications of R&D funding for Long-Term Agricultural Productivity Growth Paul Heisey, Economist, USDA ERS

This seminar is sponsored by C-FARE. C-FARE is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the national presence of the agricultural economics profession. C-FARE promotes the work of applied economists and serves as a catalyst for incorporating economic thinking into the analysis of food, agricultural and resource decisions. We serve as a conduit between the academic research community and Washington, DC policymakers and agency personnel, matching expertise to public needs.

New Issue of Choices Now Posted!

The new issue of Choices features two collections of theme articles: 

Emerging Issues in Global Animal Product Trade guest edited by Keithly Jones, Amy Hagerman, and Andrew Muhammad

Agricultural Implications of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 guest edited by Walter J. Armbruster. 

Both issues are available free online on the Choices website.

C-FARE Summer 2013 Intern Briefings

C-FARE would like to invite students with an interest in economics who are interning in Washington, DC this summer to participate in their Summer 2013 Intern Briefings which will focus on careers with Capitol Hill, agencies and non-governmental organizations.

These briefings are designed to allow students to hear from professionals who have received a degree in agricultural, natural resources, or applied economics about their career paths and receive insight on potential classes to take, and other details regarding the necessary background to succeed in Washington, DC.

The first event will take place on June 17 from 8:00 – 10:00 am on Capitol Hill. Students can register to receive general information and notices on these briefings by visiting here http://bit.ly/Zs2YuP

For more information about C-FARE, please visit www.cfare.org.

Member Profile: Cheryl J. Wachenheim

Cheryl J. Wachenheim
Professor
North Dakota State University

AAEA Activities:

• Selected Presentations Committee