New Updates

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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June 2012 Rural Wealth Creation Webinar
December 2011 "Regional Perspectives on Economic Forces Shaping Land Asset Values” A webinar hosted by AAEA Extension Section & C-FARE.
October 2011 Communicating the Cooperative Value Package
October 2011 What's at Stake? An Insight and Look at the Next Farm Bill
July 2011 Changing Behaviors, Changing Waistlines: Understanding Consumers' Mindset to Achieve a Healthy Weight
April 2011 The Low Down on Local Foods
December 2010 Water & Irrigated Agriculture: The Past, Present and Future
October 2010 Wetlands Function and Response to Extreme Events
March 2010 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
July 2009 Food Safety Risk Ranking and Cost Analysis Along the Domestic and International Supply Chains
April 2009 Agriculture in a Turbulent Economy
February 2009 Environmental Markets: New Approaches for Natural Resources Management" Webinar
December 2008 From Agricultural to Urban Ecosystems: Nature's Services to Humankind
May 2008 Environmental Choices: Outlook and Investigation on Climate Change as it Relates to Agriculture and Natural Resources: Part II
April 2008 Environmental Choices - Outlook and Investigation on Climate Change as it Relates to Agriculture and Natural Resources: Part I

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