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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Full Document updated 11.04.09
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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C-FARE Events
December 2012
Joint USDA Economists Group/C-FARE/AFIA Seminar
Future Feed Patterns for U.S.
Livestock and Poultry
On December 14, 2012,the USDA Economists Group, C-FARE, and AFIA held a seminar focusing on "Future Feed Patterns for U.S. Livestock and Poultry."
Developments in the biofuels and crops sectors are linked to recent changes in patterns of livestock and poultry production, and potential future directions for the animal agriculture and feed industries. This seminar focuses on how the industry has and will be affected, and some key challenges to monitor. Speakers will address: 1) grain and livestock production efficiency; 2) future bioenergy production; and 3) rapid foreign economic growth.
Speakers included:
Dan O’Brien - Associate Professor, Kansas State University
Moderator
Joel G. Newman – AFIA President and CEO
For more information on this topic you are encouraged to view the report entitled, “Future Patterns of U.S. Grains, Biofuels, and Livestock and Poultry Feeding.”. This project was financed by the Institute for Feed Education & Research (IFEEDER) on behalf of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE). Authors included: Robert Wisner, David Anderson, Ronald Plain, Don Hofstrand, and Daniel O’Brien.
The Conservation
Crossroads in Agriculture
