Members in the News: Belton, Liverpool-Tasie, Rosson, Kimle, Zhang, Schnitkey, Doherty, Plastina, Gundersen, Jablonski, Moeltner, Joshi, and Beintema

Ben Belton, Michigan State University Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Michigan State University How the growth of cities changes farming By: The Economist- February 15, 2018 Their research on the economics of the rapid development of the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh and poultry value chains in Nigeria has drawn international attention. Following are the URLs for the Economist article on the work, and links to publications with further details on the findings. (Continued...) Read more on: The Economist C. Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University Valdez: 4 overlooked jobs most impacted by an immigrant labor shortage By: AZ Central- February 16, 2018 Immigrants make up more than 60 percent of the milk production workers in this country, according C. Parr Rosson, head of the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University. (Continued...) Read more on: AZ Central Kevin Kimle, Iowa State University The Future of Ag Tech in the Midwest By: Farm Journal AgTech - February 20, 2018 In order to continue improving rural communities, Kevin Kimle, director of the agricultural entrepreneurship initiative at Iowa State University, says there is still work to be done. Kimle says improvements can continue through exposing more young people to the concept of entrepreneurship in high school and college and helping them find mentors who have done similar things. (Continued...) Read more on: Farm Journal AgTech Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A Bad Year for Grain Farmers? All it Takes Is Average Yields By: Successful Farming - February 22, 2018 At current prices, grain farmers are unlikely to make money if the record-high yields of 2017 retreat to average levels, said University of Illinois economist Gary Schnitkey during a farm income discussion at USDA's annual Outlook Forum. (Continued...) Read more on: Successful Farming Mike Doherty, Illinois Farm Bureau US opens up to pork imports from whole of Mexico By: UkrAgroConsult- February 6, 2018 Previous to the recent announcement that Mexico was clear of the highly contagious swine disease, only nine Mexican states were permitted to export pork to the US. Mike Doherty, senior economist and policy analyst at the Illinois Farm Bureau, spoke to Illinois News Network this week where he explains how the USDA reached this conclusion. (Continued...) Read more on: UkrAgroConsult USDA: All Mexican states can now ship pork to USA By: Macomb Local News- February 2, 2018 Until that decision was reached, only nine Mexican states were able to export pork to the U.S., Mike Doherty, senior economist and policy analyst at the Illinois Farm Bureau, said. “The U.S. agency Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in charge of these kinds of things went down to Mexico and actually inspected down there," Doherty said. (Continued...) Read more on: Macomb Local News Anticipation: Farmers hoping for repeat of 2017 By: The Pantagraph- February 6, 2018 It’s not surprising that a combined 92 percent of our members expect the overall financial health of their farms to decline or merely remain the same,” said Mike Doherty, senior economist with the IFB. “Unfortunately, today’s commodity prices, input costs and overall farm economy have become commonplace for our members. (Continued...) Read more on: The Pantagraph Farmers face tough decisions as yields increase but prices drop By: Illinois News Network - February 6, 2018 Mike Doherty, senior economist at the Illinois Farm Bureau, said the financial setbacks could force farmers to make tough decisions, including seed choice. “They may not choose the optimal seed,” Doherty said. “They may choose a cheaper seed, hoping that the benefits of the more expensive seed will not have been necessary after all.” (Continued...) Read more on: Illinois News Network Alejandro Plastina, Iowa State University Current Iowa Ag economics and rarm succession planning to be highlighted at the ISU Northeast Research Farm on March 6 By: Waverly Newspaper - February 22, 2018 Alejandro Plastina, Extension Ag Economist and Melissa O’Rourke, Attorney/Farm Management Specialist will speak at the annual meeting of the Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association (NEIAEA) at the Borlaug Learning Center, ISU Northeast Research Farm, Nashua. (Continued...) Read more on: Waverly Newspaper Craig Gunderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign STEVE SPELLMAN: Federal welfare needs modernization By: Missourian- February 21, 2018 One vocal detractor, Craig Gunderson, an agricultural economics professor in Illinois, expressed concern about limiting recipient food choices in a recent Associated Press story, writing, “(a)ll of a sudden you’re saying, ‘we don’t trust you to make the right decision for your family.’ It’s demeaning and demoralizing.” (Continued...) Read more on: Missourian Becca Jablonski, Colorado State University Positive impacts can come from Denver food hubs By: The Monte Vista Journal - February 16, 2018 Emerging Denver food hubs can potentially have a positive impact on the San Luis Valley’s economy. This is the message brought by Dr. Becca Jablonski, professor of agricultural economics from Colorado State University to the 2018 Southern Rocky Mountain Agricultural Conference. (Continued...) Read more on: The Monte Vista Journal Klaus Moeltner, Virginia Tech Dr. Klaus Moeltner, Virginia Tech, on the Economics of Electricity By: JR Hoeft Show - February 16, 2018 This week, my guest is Dr. Klaus Moeltner of Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech University. He has been researching the effects of power outages and consumers’ willingness to pay for grid improvements and uninterrupted electricity supply. (Continued...) Read more on: JR Hoeft Show PK Joshi, International Food Policy Research Institute Budget 2018: Higher MSPs are welcome, bring cheers to farmers Written By PK Joshi: Financial Express - February 10, 2018 Budget 2018: On expected lines, the Budget 2018-19 aimed at strengthening agriculture and rural economy. Agriculture deserves serious attention as roughly half of the population is dependent on it for food security and livelihood opportunities. During the last few months, we have witnessed farmers’ agitation silently spreading across all the states. Budget 2018 has very well packaged various provisions for making agriculture more efficient, sustainable and resilient. The key pillars to strengthen the agri sector—improved technologies, appropriate policies, effective institutions and required infra—are well reflected in Budget 2018. (Continued...) Read more on: Financial Express Nienke Beintema, International Food Policy Research Institute Opinion: We need to involve more women in the agricultural sciences. Here's how. By: Devex - February 13, 2018 A recent study by the International Food Policy Research Institute shows that in 2014, only 24 percent of researchers working in the agricultural sciences were women, and only 17 percent of those in leadership positions were women in a sample of 40 sub-Saharan African countries.  This matters because the evidence shows that better jobs for women in agriculture leads to higher wages and greater decision making — which ultimately has a positive impact on the ways households spend money on children’s nutrition, health, and education. Having more women in agricultural research also ensures that this workforce is representative of its client base: Smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are women. (Continued...) Read more on: Devex

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Members in the News: Novakovic, Volpe, Bozic, Westhoff, Wang, Zhang, Hurt, Walters, Tang, Keiser, Kling, Ji, Shr, Zapata, Lubben, Taylor, Barnaby, Joshi, Smith, and Belasco

Andrew Novakovic, Cornell University Richard Volpe, California Polytechnic State University Marin Bozic, University of Minnesota Milk prices sway shoppers in Sioux Falls grocery game By: Argus Leader - February 15, 2018 "Milk is one of a very small number of products - maybe 10 products - that retailers believe their customers make store selection decisions based on its price," said Andrew Novakovic, a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University and an expert on the dairy industry. "Milk is the number-one loss leader for retailers," said Richard Volpe, a professor at California Polytechnic State University’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. For stores, milk is a nuanced marketing campaign. Just by setting a price, supermarkets send a message back to consumers about the location’s philosophy on prices and priorities, said Marin Bozic, assistant professor in dairy foods marketing economics for the University of Minnesota. (Continued...) Read more on: Argus Leader Patrick Westhoff, University of Missouri Economists: No quick recovery for commodity prices, farm income By: The Fence Post- February 7, 2018 Patrick Westhoff of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri said he does not see agriculture "in line for a big recovery any time soon." (Continued...) Read more on: The Fence Post Holly Wang, Zhejiang University and Purdue University Where to celebrate Chinese New Year at Purdue By: Journal and Courier- February 9, 2018 “We have 20 dancers who are very diverse — Purdue students, professors, staff and people from the community. Our group is open to everyone,” said Holly Wang, professor of agricultural economics, who founded the troupe in 2011 and is one of the performers. (Continued...) Read more on: Journal and Courier Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University Is another farm crisis looming? By: Dairy Star - February 12, 2018 “We’re in a time of a downturn, but not a crisis,” Wendong Zhang said. “Today, it takes effort to manage costs and maintain working capital, but it is not impossible.” Zhang is an applied economist and extension farm management specialist at Iowa State University. In the early 2000s, the industry saw historically low interest rates and a growing demand for exports from China. (Continued...) Read more on:  Dairy Star  Chris Hurt, Purdue University HHSB promotes ag awareness By: Journal Review- February 12, 2018 HHSB has secured Dr. Chris Hurt, professor of ag econ at Purdue University, to speak about commodity marketing, price outlook, government farm programs and the economics of biofuels. (Continued...) Read more on: Journal Review Cory Walters, University of Nebraska Crop insurance workshop Feb. 26 at College Park By: The Grand Island Independent- February 12, 2018 Cory Walters, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Nebraska, will kick off the event with an overview of crop insurance in Nebraska. He will also share results of recent crop insurance research conducted at the university. (Continued...) Read more on: The Grand Island Independent Chuan Tang, Iowa State University David Keiser, Iowa State University Catherine Kling, Iowa State University Yongjie Ji, Iowa State University Yau-Huo Shr, Iowa State University Economists Outline Benefits of Reducing Nitrates By: AgPro - February 13, 2018 The study highlights that reducing nitrates and improving water quality in rivers and lakes would increase recreation benefits, and may reduce adverse health outcomes for people exposed to high nitrates in drinking water. The study was led by Chuan Tang, a postdoctoral researcher, and Gabriel Lade, assistant professor of economics, along with: David Keiser, assistant professor of economics; Catherine Kling, director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development and a Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences in the Department of Economics; Yongjie Ji, an assistant scientist; and Yau-Huo Shr, a postdoctoral researcher. (Continued...) Read more on: AgPro Samuel D. Zapata, Texas A&M University Report: Sugarcane aphids cost Texas millions By: Texas Farm Bureau- January 31, 2018 “We have been tracking the pest over the last four years. We found significant damage to farmers’ profits. We did the analysis in both the Rio Grande Valley, as well as South Texas. We found that in the Rio Grande Valley, on average, the sugarcane aphid caused a loss of about $65 per acre,” Dr. Samuel D. Zapata, one of the authors of The Economic Impact of the Sugarcane Aphid Outbreak in Texas, said in an interview with the Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network. “The reduction in profits is given by two things. First, a reduction in revenue because producers have lower yields. The other impact is on production costs mainly because now producers need to spend more money on insecticides and monitoring the pests.” (Continued...) Read more on: Texas Farm Bureau Brad Lubben, University of Nebraska Mykel Taylor, Kansas State University Art Barnaby, Kansas State University 2018 Farm Bill Conferences planned By: High Plains Midwest Ag Journal- February 11, 2018 Topics include the economic conditions of farmers and Title I programs with Mykel Taylor, proposed crop insurance changes with Art Barnaby and conservation programs impact with Brad Lubben. The series will enable producers from Kansas and Nebraska to engage presenters with their own thoughts and concerns on possible changes in the new bill and use the dialogue to further understand issues facing the agricultural community within the new farm bill’s framework. (Continued...) Read more on: High Plains Midwest Ag Journal PK Joshi, International Food Policy Research Institute 2018 Farm Bill Conferences planned By: Business Standard- December 23, 2017 India’s Business Standard published an op-ed by PK Joshi on ways to reduce farm distress. In the article, Joshi said Indian agriculture can be revived by focusing on key priorities and combing all ongoing programmes under one umbrella. (Continued...) Read more on: Business Standard Vince Smith, Montana State University Trump cuts won't flow to US Farm Bill By: Queensland Country Life- February 12, 2018 Montana State University professor of economics and visiting director at free enterprise think tank the American Enterprise Institute Vince Smith said in modern politics “successive administrations have had little to say” on the Farm Bill. (Continued...) Read more on: Queensland Country Life Eric Belasco, Montana State University MSU faculty opens debate on Koch-funded center By: Bozeman Daily Chronicle- February 15, 2018 Eric Belasco, faculty senator representing the agriculture and agricultural economics department, said the research has followed all MSU’s normal guidelines for hiring and awarding grants. He read letters from students who were able to do research, thanks to the grant. One said it had opened up opportunities and MSU would be foolish to turn down the proposal. (Continued...) Read more on:Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research Special Issue* Effective Management of Natural Disasters: Conceptual, Empirical Issues and Case Studies

Guest Editor: Chennat Gopalakrishnan, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Call for Papers: Recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the human and economic impacts of natural disasters. Between 2003 and 2013, they have resulted in total economic damages of $1.5 trillion, 1.1 million deaths, and impacted the lives of 2 billion people. Furthermore, it is worth noting that there has been a steady increase in the intensity and frequency of natural disasters, 2017 representing a case in point. Water disasters have accounted over the years for a significant proportion of natural disasters in the U.S. and globally.

Ossified governance structures, polycentric decision-making entities, entropy-ridden institutions, cascading conflict scenarios, deep-seated and wide-ranging internal feuds and precariously perched, top-heavy decision agencies significantly add to the complexity of policy domains in the natural disasterscape. Against this bleak backdrop, well-intentioned policies stumble into a collision course, making the emergence of workable policies exceedingly difficult.

We have identified five broad categories of natural disaster policies for an in-depth study: risk management; vulnerability assessment; capacity building and resilience; disaster risk reduction-development linkage; and institutional design.

Possible topics include:

• policy frameworks for natural disaster management
• risk reduction and management
• vulnerability (including climate-induced) reduction and assessment
• capacity-building and resilience
• disaster risk reduction-development linkage
• institutional entropy reduction
• polycentric decision making
• and disaster governance-disaster policy nexus

We are seeking original contributions that will explore and shed light on the five policy areas noted above and related topics, using historical surveys, institutional analysis, econometric investigations and theoretical discussions. Policy-rich cross-disciplinary and transnational papers that examine the cause and consequence of water disasters are especially welcome. We are specially looking for case studies of recent natural disasters in the U.S and elsewhere. Of particular interest to us are case studies of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Sandy.

Submit your papers online: Please prepare your papers in accordance with the guidelines posted at http://www.editorialmanager.com/jnrpr under “Instructions for Authors.” Inquiries may be directed to the Editor-in-Chief at: jnrpr@press.psu.edu. Deadline: May 1, 2018

Members in the News: Lusk, Smith, Russell, Hart, Haynes, Bozic, Joshi, Doye, and Taylor

Jayson Lusk, Purdue University Vincent Smith, Montana State University Levi Russell, University of Georgia Fix the Farm Bill By: U.S. News - February 5, 2018 Mercatus Center research by Purdue University agricultural economics professor Jayson Lusk describes how the USDA's mission has grown far beyond its original intent when signed into law by President Lincoln. The initial purpose was simply to distribute agricultural information and to procure and distribute foreign seeds. This radically changed during the Great Depression after the original Farm Bill – the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 – led to a steady expansion of the USDA's role. Economist Vincent Smith of Montana State University has also found that large farms benefit more from agricultural programs. He suggests farm subsidies could be reduced by $9–10 billion per year – by half – without harming agricultural production. Cutting taxpayer handouts to wealthy farm households should encourage those farmers to be more efficient and productive, rather than depending on government assistance. Research by University of Georgia economist Levi Russell, released last week, looks at the relationship between agricultural and environmental political action committee campaign donations and politicians' votes on the 2014 Farm Bill. He concludes that donations influenced the votes of politicians who may have been on the fence. (Continued...) Read more on: U.S. News Chad Hart, Iowa State University ADM Is Said in Advanced Talks to Buy Commodity Trader Bunge By: Bloomberg- February 1, 2018 “This is a big deal, arguably, for consumers because it controls the flow of production from the farm to the products on grocery store shelves," Chad Hart, a professor of agricultural economics at Iowa State University in Ames, said in a telephone interview Monday. “It’s a continuing sign that agriculture is trying to readjust to a tighter margin environment." (Continued...) Read more on: Bloomberg George Haynes, Montana State University Economic Outlook Seminar to Explore ‘The Future of Higher Education in Montana’ By: Flathead Beacon - February 5, 2018 The seminar’s industry specialists include Norma Nickerson, director of the UM Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research; Todd Morgan, director of forest industry research at the BBER; George Haynes, agricultural policy specialist and professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University; Joe Untereinner, CEO of the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce; and other local experts. Economists Bryce Ward and Brandon Bridge of the BBER are also on the program. (Continued...) Read more on:  Flathead Beacon   Marin Bozic,  University of Minnesota Dickrell's Diary: The Troubling Implications of a Shrinking Basis By: Dairy Herd Management- January 30, 2018 As a result, basis in the Midwest has shrunk to 20¢ to 30¢ per cwt, calculates Marin Bozic, a University of Minnesota dairy economist. Michigan’s basis, by the way, is a negative $1.50, and has been for the past three years. California and Idaho are also all too familiar with negative basis. (Continued...) Read more on: Dairy Herd Management P.K. Joshi, International Food Policy Research Institute Public funding, not individual contributions, can ensure universal healthcare By: Live Mint- February 3, 2018 The shift in government’s focus from merely raising agricultural production to raising farmers’ income is a step in the right direction, according to a blog-post by P.K. Joshi, South Asia Director, IFPRI. However, in order to tackle farm distress, the government should also provide incentives to encourage self-employment in agro-processing, agro-advisory, agriculture and rural transport, etc. Besides, agriculture would also benefit from adoption of better technologies, diversification in favour of high-value commodities and government support to mitigate risks. (Continued...) Read more on: Live Mint Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University Farmers across the nation and Oklahoma are getting older By: News OK - February 4, 2018 Damona Doye, a longtime extension farm management specialist who is an agricultural economics professor at Oklahoma State University and the director of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, said paths to get a farm when she grew up indeed once followed the maxim of marrying or inheriting the family business. (Continued...) Read more on: News OK Mykel Taylor, Kansas State University Brown County Conservation District Annual Meeting to be held By: Sabetha Herald- February 2, 2018 Dr. Mykel Taylor will be the featured guest speaker for the annual meeting. Dr. Taylor is an associate professor in the department of agricultural economics at Kansas State University. Dr. Taylor’s research and extension programs are focused in the area of farm management. (Continued...) Read more on: Sabetha Herald

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Members in the News: Costanigro, Kaiser, Messer, Hayes, Grebitus, Davis, Taylor, Young, Deller, Mitchell, Joshi, Outlaw, Muhammad, Fuller, and Doye

Marco Costanigro, Colorado State University Harry Kaiser, Cornell University Kent Messer, University of Delaware Stop the Food Label Fear-Mongering By: U.S. News - January30, 2018 And this isn't just supposition. A recent study by a group of academics at the University of Delaware found that absence claims labels "can stigmatize food produced with conventional processes even when there is no scientific evidence that they cause harm, or even that it is compositionally different." (Continued...) Read more on: U.S. News Dermot Hayes, Iowa State University U.S. farmers have much to lose if NAFTA deal collapses By: Reuters and Winnipeg Free Press - January 28, 2018 “The U.S. is behaving so badly it’s going to create opportunities for Canadian agriculture,” Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes said last week during a visit to Winnipeg. (Continued...) Read more on:  Reuters and Winnipeg Free Press   Carola Grebitus, Arizona State University George Davis, Virginia Tech Nutritional fact panel update? 'Sinle design not uniformly effective,' says study By: Food Navigator- November 17, 2017 "Salad is easy to identify as very healthy, chips are easily identifiable as a very unhealthy product for consumers," said the study, led by Dr. George Davis, professor at the department of human nutrition, foods, and exercise at Virginia Tech University. "Consumbers may already hold the opinion that products are healthful or unhealthful..." (Continued...) Read more on: Food Navigator Mykel Taylor, Kansas State University Women in agriculture to meet in Kansas this month By: Citizen Tribune- February 1, 2018 An associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University, Mykel Taylor, will provide information in regard to measuring basic risk for commodity grains. Taylor will evaluate Farm Bill commodity programs and will analyze trends in Kansas agricultural land values, rental rates and leasing arrangements. (Continued...) Read more on: Citizen Tribune Robert Young, American Farm Bureau Federation Regulators did their job, now let agriculture merger go through Written by Robert Young: The Hill- January 31, 2018 There is no denying the U.S. farming economy is in a constant state of flux. If ever there was a sector that is attuned to technology, it must be American agriculture. Farmers have to be financers of the first order to work in the kind of high-capital, low-margin business in which they chose to make a living.  (Continued...) Read more on: The Hill Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin Paul Mitchell, University of Wisconsin Trade to be the big issue in coming year By: Wisconsin State Farmer- January 30, 2018 “You’d think we coordinated our presentations, because we’re all talking about the importance of trade,” said economics professor Steve Deller, “but we didn’t.” “Trade solves a lot of our oversupply issues, with exports in dairy, corn and soybeans,” said Paul Mitchell, an agricultural economist professor at the UW-Madison who is also director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute. “Trade is going to be the big issue.” (Continued...) Read more on: Wisconsin State Farmer PK Joshi, International Food Policy Research Institute Insight : Budget Expectation 2018 - Agriculture Sector By: Lok Sabha TV- January 22, 2018 India’s Lok Sabha Television broadcast a panel discussion on expectations of the agriculture sector from the upcoming Union Budget 2018. IFPRI-SAO’s Pramod K. Joshi, a panelist, outlined a five-pronged strategy for the sector focusing on increasing farm and non-farm income in rural areas; creating rural employment; reducing risk; creating agri-infrastructure; and improving quality of rural life. (Continued...) Read more on: Lok Sabha TV Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M University Texas: Farm Bill Discussed at 56th Blackland Income Growth Conference By: AGFAX- January 16, 2018 Dr. Joe Outlaw, AgriLife Extension economist in College Station, told attendees at the 56th Blackland Income Growth Conference that cotton farmers could receive assistance as part of an $81 billion disaster payment package that would make seed cotton eligible for commodity subsidies linked to crop prices. (Continued...) Read more on: AGFAX Andrew Muhammad, USDA-Economic Research Service UT Institute of Agriculture Selects Blasingame Chair of Excellence By: WGNS Radio- February 1, 2018 The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture welcomes Andrew Muhammad as the recently named Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural, Food, and Natural Resource Policy. (Continued...) Read more on: WGNS Radio Paul Mitchell, University of Wisconsin HOWARD MARKLEIN: Looking ahead for agriculture in Wisconsin By: Tamah Journal- January 26, 2018 Farm income isn’t good, but it’s not getting worse,” according to Dr. Paul Mitchell, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who presented at the 2018 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum. Each year, I attend this forum that is hosted by the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This forum offers an analysis of the national and Wisconsin farm economy and forecasts for the future of agriculture over the next year. If you would like to review the data, information and ideas presented, please visit: renk.aae.wisc.edu/ (Continued...) Read more on: Tamah Journal Kate Fuller, Montana State University Wage growth in Missoula outpaces all cities in Montana By: Missoulian - January 26, 2018 Kate Fuller, an economist with Montana State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics, said Montana farmers are just beginning to realize the potential of large-scale organic wheat and pulses. (Continued...) Read more on: Missoulian Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University Lawton native tapped to lead OCES By: The Lawton Constitution- January 28, 2018 Lawton native Damona Doye has been named associate vice president of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, making her the first female to head the statewide agency. (Continued...) Read more on: The Lawton Constitution

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