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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 15, 2013: C-FARE and the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) will host a webinar "Cleaning Up the Slime: Science and Substantiation.


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


December 2012: USDA Economists Group, C-FARE and AFIA seminar "Future Feed Patters for U.S. Livestock and Poultry"


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


May 2012: Nutrient Management & the Chesapeake Bay Experience: Economic and Environmental Considerations


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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2009 Friend of C-FARE and Agricultural Economics Reception

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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.


"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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"Creating Rural Wealth"

When: Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Link to webinar

On June 12th the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE), in cooperation with Montana State University, held a webinar discussing rural wealth creation.

In an effort to encourage rural communities to achieve sustainable prosperity, it requires creating and maintaining wealth. The one hour event will encourage dialog from policy makers, development funders, researchers and practitioners on the topic of how to create, maintain, and improve rural livelihoods. This webinar complements the First Quarter 2012 issue of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) peer-reviewed science magazine Choices - http://www.choicesmagazine.org/choices-magazine/theme-articles/rural-wealth-creation.

Speakers (biographies):
Moderator
- Dr. Bruce Weber, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University

"Wealth Creation: A New Lens for Rural Development" – Dr. John Pender, USDA Economic Research Service
Pender slides
This presentation will describe why creating and maintaining wealth are essential for sustainable and broadly shared rural prosperity.

"Wealth, Entrepreneurship, and Rural Livelihoods" – Dr. Deborah M. Markley, Managing Director and co-founder of the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Markley slides
The talk will address the impact of different forms of wealth on entrepreneurship rates, and make the connection between entrepreneurship and improved rural livelihoods.

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