February 2002

Calendar of Events

AGEC Graduate Student Organization Calendar of Events

Congratulations and Names in the News:

The Department's Outstanding Master of Science thesis for 2001 was written by Melanie Bacou: "Economy-Wide Effects of Climate Variability and Climate Prediction in Mozambique." Her advisor was Dr. Channing Arndt.

"Quality Certification for Locally Produced Complementary Foods in Mali" was named the Department's Outstanding Doctor of Philosophy dissertation for 2001. Congratulations to Diakalia Sanogo. Dr. William Masters, advisor.

Thought You Would Like To Know

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

The Indiana Council for Economic Education is sponsoring a series of workshops for Indiana Tech Prep teachers entitled Financial Knowledge for investing (FKI). FKI is an interactive CD ROM that focuses on the time value of money, showing students the value of long-term planning for retirement. Using FKI, students determine long-term savings goals then construct portfolios of securities and other investment vehicles to meet the goals. The project is being sponsored with financial contributions from the Nasdaq Foundation.

Center for Food and Agricultural Business

Upcoming Programs:

March 4-9, 2002
American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Management Academy XV

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

The Center for Food and Agricultural Business will host participants for several different programs in February. The Executive Institute for Commercial Producers, a collaborative effort between Farm Credit Services of Mid-America and Purdue University, is a series of seminars conducted for young and innovative large-scale producers. The second class of EICP producers will be in its second session on the West Lafayette campus from Feb. 11-13. Class 1 is in its fourth session from Feb. 15-16, which will take place in Louisville, KY. To learn more, visit the website: www.agecon.purdue.edu/ext/eicp.

The center is holding another session in the strategy seminar series, Feb. 20-21, with Central Soya, a company of Cereol, which is leading European processor of oilseeds in Europe and the world leader for the further processed lecithins. About 30 employees of Central Soya participate in this program.

The Executive Management Forum for the American Seed Trade Association is a new program that will take place Feb. 25-27 in Chicago, IL. This event is specifically designed by the Center for executives in the seed industry.

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

Jay T. Akridge presented a seminar "Distance Delivered Adult Education: Some Lessons from the Purdue EMBA in Food and Agribusiness" on January 25th at the Ohio State University.

Paul Preckel hosted the annual meeting of regional research committee NC-205 titled "Ecology and Management of European Corn Borer and Other Stalk-Boring Lepidoptera" in Indianapolis, January 27-30.

Job Announcements

California State University - Fresno	Ag Economist in water policy and natural resources
University of Georgia	Post Doctoral Associate Position - economics of peanut production
Rutgers	Assist/Assoc/Full Prof in Business Economics and a position in Public Policy
Michigan State	Assist Prof - fruit industries/marketing, agribusiness
Louisiana State University	Assist Prof - trade in the world peanut market
Kansas State University	Extension Ag Economist
Louisiana State University	Postdoctoral Research in production and farm management
University of Maryland at College Park	Economic development
University of Tennessee	Assist or Assoc Prof - Extension
USDA - Research Associate	http://www.ers.usda.gove/AboutERS/Employment
Purdue Extension Service	see website listed below

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.