May 20, 2013:
Coffee with your Colleagues
An Overview of Rates of Return to Agricultural Research
May 16, 2013:
Seminar to Elucidate the Value of USDA Data.
February 11, 2013: International Commodity Price Volatility and Risks
February 8, 2013: Student Development Conference Call
January 2013 - The Economics of Federal Food Programs: Weighing the Costs and Benefits
July 2012: Future Patterns of U.S. Grains, Biofuels, and Livestock and Poultry Feeding
July 2012: The Conservation Crossroads in Agriculture
June 2012: "Using Figures to State the Facts: How the Agriculture Industry Uses Data"
June 2012: Rural Wealth Creation Webinar
March 2012: USDA Economists Group and C-FARE seminar "Farm Policy: History and Proposals for 2012"
Sept-Oct 2011
"Agency Information of Interest"
"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"
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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Errata sheet for documents printed prior to 11.04.09
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"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.
"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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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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"Changing Behaviors, Changing Waistlines:
Understanding Consumers' Mindset to Achieve a Healthy Weight"
On Wednesday, July 13th from 2:00-3:00 pm ET, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation and the Council on Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics (C-FARE) held a webinar to better understand behavioral research and strategies that encourage consumers to make healthful food choices and achieve a healthy weight.
The national focus on the increasing rate of obesity continues to grow. Despite multiple efforts to assist Americans in achieving a healthy weight and active lifestyle, only minimal success has been achieved in changing consumer behavior. This webinar explored the role of behavioral economics in improving healthful lifestyle choices among consumers and examine one clinician's multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of obesity.
The webinar complements the Third Quarter 2010 issue of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) peer-reviewed science magazine Choices – http://www.choicesmagazine.org/magazine/issue.php?issue=22.
The presentations have beene saved using web-seminar technology. View the webinar.
Speaker Biographies and Additional Resources
Presentation Slides
Moderator:
Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RD, Senior Director, Health and Wellness, International Food Information Council Foundation
Speakers:
"The Application of Behavioral Economics to Consumers' Food Decisions"
Christiane Schroeter, PhD, Agribusiness Department, and Research Faculty at STRIDE (Science through Translational Research in Diet and Exercise), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
This presentation will highlight how economists measure the consequences of ob
"Breaking the Behavior Barrier: Strategies to Achieving and Sustaining a Healthy Weight"
Molly Gee, MEd, RD, LD, Director, Behaviorial Medicine Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
This presentation will provide practical strategies to help individuals make healthful diet lifestyle choices and achieve weight management goals.
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. www.cfare.org
The International Food Information Council Foundation is dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, food safety and nutrition for the public good. http://www.foodinsight.org
The Conservation
Crossroads in Agriculture
