Calendar of Events
February 28
March 2
March 10
March 19
April 5
April 30
May 5
May 11-13
May 14-June 8
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Seminar: Jay Akridge "The
EMBA in Food and Agribusiness: Some Insights for Distance
Education"
Seminar: Darly Ray, University of Tennessee "Farm
Policy"
Spring Break begins
Spring Break ends
Snyder Lecture: Rich Sexton, 3:30 in the Krannert Auditorium
Final Exams begin
Semester Ends
Commencements
Maymester |
Congratulations and Names in the News:
Welcome to new graduate students:
PhD program:
Ana Golub from Russia
Mariah Tanner from Kansas State/Ohio State
M.S. program:
Steven Sorrels from Arkansas
Hernan Urcola from Argentina
Ana Rios from Guatamala
James Edwin from Sierre Leone
Masaaki Nishigaki from Japan
Steven Kuhlmann from New Mexico
Melissa Bolbecker from Texas.
Thought You Would Like To Know
For information on the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report
see our web
site or contact harrisog@purdue.edu.
Center for Food and Agricultural Business
The Center for Agricultural Business recently hosted 25
executives and high level government officials from the
seed sector of Poland for a two-week program entitled, The
Advanced Management Training Program and US Seed Industry
Tour. The purpose of this custom-designed program was to
improve the managerial expertise of seed company managers
of Poland.
The program, conducted November 4-14, 2000, included 3
days of on-campus instruction plus several days of field
visits to ten seed companies headquartered in the Midwest.
Three instructors from the AGEC dept had teaching roles:
Prof. Dave Downey taught Advanced Marketing; Prof. Tim Baker
led the group in Advanced Finance; and Prof Jay Akridge
presented the segments on Advanced Strategy.
In addition, Prof. Joan Fulton and Visiting Professor Ken
Harling accompanied the group on field visits throughout
Indiana and Illinois and facilitated discussions with 10
seed companies. During the visits, management challenges
were shared, offering an opportunity to link the concepts
learned in the coursework to the practical application of
business strategies and solutions. To round out the program,
visits were made to family farms, and social activities
were planned to introduce the Polish seed group to an American
way of life. The program was highly rated by all participants.
This program is the fourth in a series of management development
programs that was created for the seed sector of Poland,
beginning in 1998. Over time, theprogram has targeted three
integral components of the sector, 1) university curricula
of two agricultural universities in Poland, 2) professional
managers and leaders in the seed companies of Poland, and
30 officials from the Ministry of Agriculture.
This program was funded primarily with financial support
from the Polish participants and the Polish Seed Chamber.
Additional funding support was provided by the American
Seed Trade Association through the United States Department
of Agriculture.
USDA invites currently enrolled college students to apply
for the Summer 2001 Intern Program. The deadline to apply
is March 1, 2001. See Lou Ann for details or www.usda.gov/da/employ/intern.htm.
For more information: www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab
Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers
Paul Preckel traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to present
a paper titled "Household Modeling for Subsistence
Farms: The Holetta in Ethiopia" at the Project Review
and Planning Workshop on Policies for Sustainable Land Management
in the Highlands of Ethiopia, January 22-25, 2001.
Publications:
John M. Connor, "Our Customers Are Our Enemies: The
Lysine Cartel of 1992-1995", Review of Industrial Organization,
18: 5-21, 2001.
Job Announcements
West Texas A&M University: Assistant Professor of Agricultural
Business and Economics
State University of New York - Cobleskill: Assist or Assoc
Professor - marketing
University of Nebraska at Kearney: Assist Professor in finance
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff: Aquaculture Marketing
Tarleton State University: Assoc/Assist Prof in ag risk and
policy analysis
Tarleton State University: Assist/Assoc Prof in ag policy
analysis
Western Illinois University: Assist prof agribusiness
Purdue Extension Service: see website listed below
Career and Job Sites on the Internet
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