The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE)

April 2012: C-FARE Sponsored Dr. Kenkel as the National CFAR speaker addressing "American Agriculture Cooperates: Economics, Research and Structure of Farmer Owned Cooperatives"

March 2012: USDA Economists Group and C-FARE seminar "Farm Policy: History and Proposals for 2012"

"Regional Perspectives on Economic Forces Shaping Land Asset Values" A webinar hosted by AAEA Extension Section & C-FARE. December 13, 2011.

"Agricultural Cooperatives: Economics, Opportunities and Structure in a New Era of Food, Fiber and Fuel"

"Communicating the Cooperative Value Package" A webinar hosted by eXtension Cooperative Community of Practice & C–FARE. October 26, 2011.

What's at Stake? An Insight and Look at the Next Farm Bill
A webinar hosted by SAEA & C-FARE. October 11, 2011.

Sept-Oct 2011
"Agency Information of Interest"

"Changing Behaviors, Changing Waistlines: Understanding Consumers' Mindset to Achieve a Healthy Weight"
July 13, 2011 Webinar
Sponsored by IFIC and C-FARE

"The Low-Down on Local Foods"
April 11, 2011 Webinar
Sponsored by IFIC and C-FARE

December 2, 2010
Webinar - "Water & Irrigated Agriculture: The Past, Present and Future"

October 5, 2010 Webinar – Wetlands Function and Response to Extreme Events

June 16, 2010 Briefing – "Climate Change and Agriculture: Food and Farming in a Changing Climate"

April 2010 – Economic white papers on important research areas. These white papers discuss the important and essential contributions of agricultural economists in these priority areas.

March 31, 2010 - C-FARE and NAAEA Webinar "Positioning the Applied Economic Profession in a New Era of Grants: A Review of How to be a Multi-Disciplinary Scientist to Gain Grant Funding"

C-FARE Review of NASS Prices Program

A Review of the USDA NASS Agricultural Prices Program: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century
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Full Document updated 11.04.09
Errata sheet for documents printed prior to 11.04.09
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click here for Press Release
click here for Fact Sheet

2009 Friend of C-FARE and Agricultural Economics Reception
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click here for Handout

"Food Safety Risk Ranking and Cost Analysis Along the Domestic and International Supply Chains"
C-FARE and AAEA sponsored a web based educational program the economics of food safety.

"Agriculture in a
Turbulent Economy"
C-FARE, eXtension, and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) have released a free web-based resource focusing on the state of the agriculture economy.

"Environmental Markets: New Approaches for Natural Resources Management"
C-FARE sponsored a web based educational program for NRCS on environmental markets.

From Agriculture to Urban Ecosystems
C-FARE and the Ecological Society of America (ESA) have released a free web-based resource focusing on the science and policy of ecosystem services.
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Outlook and Investigation on Climate Change as it Relates to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The symposium will highlight articles from peer reviewed AAEA policy journal.
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Student Information

C-FARE Review of the Census of Agriculture

"Improving Information About America's Farms & Ranches"
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"Improving Information About America's Farms & Ranches"
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Press Release for C-FARE Review of the Census of Agriculture
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Fact Sheet: C-FARE Review of the Census of Agriculture
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For information regarding this website, please email Tamara Wagester at C-FARE.

The Council on Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics (C-FARE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the national presence of the agricultural economics profession. C-FARE's governing board includes prominent agricultural economists representing a wide range of public and private sector interests.

To be a widely-recognized organization which helps agricultural economists contribute to private and public sector decision making on issues important to agricultural, rural, environmental, food safety and other related societal issues.

2012 C-FARE Officers

Damona Doye
Chair
Oklahoma State University

Roger Coupal
Vice-Chair
University of Wyoming

Steven Kraft
Secretary-Treasurer
Southern Illinois University

2012 Board Members
(for more information on our board members, please click on their affiliation)

Soji Adelaja
Michigan State University

John Anderson
American Farm Bureau Federation

Walter Armbruster
Farm Foundation

Jon Brandt
North Carolina State University

Duncan Chembezi
Alabama A&M University

Gail Cramer
Louisiana State University

Damona Doye
Oklahoma State University

Jerry Fletcher
West Virginia University

Paul Gottlieb
Rutgers University

Steven Kraft
Southern Illinois University

David Lambert
Kansas State University

Lori Lynch
University of Maryland

Gene Nelson
Texas A&M

J.B. Penn
Deere and Co.

Steve Turner
Mississippi State University

Parke Wilde
Tufts University

Bob Yonkers
IDFA

Hector Zapata
Louisiana State University

C-FARE aims to represent the interests of all professional agricultural economists in the United States. The Council consists of at least fifteen members representing major groups within the profession. Three members are appointed by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, and by the National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators. One member is appointed by the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. These seven directors elect at least six at-large representatives. C-FARE is a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.