April 2002

Calendar of Events

AGEC Graduate Student Organization Calendar of Events

Congratulations and Names in the News:

John Connor, the Department's Senator-Elect, was elected by the University Senate along with two others to membership on the Steering Committee beginning September 2002. The Steering Committee meets monthly with President Jishke and the Senate Chairperson to set the agenda for the Senate's meetings.

Thought You Would Like To Know

For information on the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report see our web site or contact harrisog@purdue.edu.

Dr. Bob Taylor and the Farm Management Club took a group of 16 to see the new soybean producing area of Brazil during spring break. They spent time with pioneers in the area as they grew and developed into large farms. These huge farms, often ranging from three miles square to over 25 miles square, were raising soybeans and cotton from horizon to horizon. Several students found this trip kindled long term interest in world agriculture.

Otto Doering worked with the National Science Foundation's Power Systems Engineering Research Center, Feb. 21-23rd to keep the lights on in California this summer.

Center for Food and Agricultural Business

Upcoming Programs:

May 6-7, 2002
Strategic Customer Relationship Management Seminar (ARM)

Programs sponsored by the Center are taught primarily by Purdue faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Center staff. Other Purdue faculty and guests from other universities also serve as instructors in the programs.

Programs sponsored by the Center are taught primarily by Purdue faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Center staff. Other Purdue faculty and guests from other universities also serve as instructors in the programs.

For more information: www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab

Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers

Channing Arndt traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to help deliver a short course on economic modeling in March, 2002.

Sophia Chiremba was a panelist and presented

George Patrick presented "What Influences Farmers' Risk Management and Marketing Decisions" at the annual convention of the Independent Community Banks of America, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 11, 2002.

George Patrick presented "Producers and Risk Management: Some Survey Results and Analysis" at the National Agricultural Credit Committee, Washington, DC, March 18, 2002.

Edna Loehman taught a one week course for USAID in Amman, Jordan, Feb. 10-14. The topic was Water Economics: Pricing and Values.

Edna Loehman is presenting two papers at the Public Choice annual meetings in San Diego in March. The titles are: 1) Cost Sharing for Public Goods and 2) Nonlinear Price Equilibrium: An Approach to Public Utility Pricing.

Publications

The paper entitled "Implications of Banning Packer Ownership of Livestock" authored by Allan Gray, Ken Foster, and Mike Boehlje was entered into the Congressional Record as part of the Senate Agricultural Bill debate.

Job Announcements

Career and Job Sites on the Internet

May 22, 2012

Introducing a Special Issue of Agricultural Economics on the World Food Crisis of 2007-08

Now accepting applications for Natural Resources Leadership Development Institute

Considering becoming an Agricultural Economics student? Please visit our Future Student pages.

USDA National Needs Fellowships In The Economics Of Alternative Energy are available. For more information, download the pdf.