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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C-FARE Review of the Census of Agriculture
"Improving Information About
America's Farms & Ranches"
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"Improving Information About
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Review of the Census of Agriculture
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Agriculture, Biology, Conservation...
The ABC's of How Nature
Serves the Nation
"Rates of Return to Public Investment in
Agricultural Research and Education."
Barry, Peter. (Contributing authors: Alston, Gardner, Hewitt, Huffman,
Norton, Phillips). Choices, Fourth
Quarter, 1997, pp. 13-15.
"Doing Good by Choosing Well: Priorities for Agricultural Economics."
Ahearn, Mary, Henry Bahn, Peter Barry, Sam Cordes, Tracy Irwin Hewitt,
George Norton, Katherine Smith, and Amy Thurow. Review of Agricultural Economics,
Fall 1998.
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NIFA Announces Principal Scientist Positions
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently reorganized to a structure with four institutes. Each institute is co-led by an Assistant Director and a Principal Scientist. The Assistant Director provides leadership for the administration of programs that comprise the institute. The Principal Scientist provides the scientific leadership to programs assigned to the institute. NIFA is seeking to fill the following four Principal Scientist positions, as either permanent (PERM), term (TERM), or under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) appointment:
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (PERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-06)
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (TERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-07)
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability (PERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-08)
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability (TERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-09)
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition (PERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-10)
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition (TERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-11)
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Youth, Family, and Community (PERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-12)
- Principal Scientist of the Institute of Youth, Family, and Community (TERM) (NIFA-SL: 10-13)
A copy of each job announcement is located at: http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/search.aspx?q=principal+scientist.
In addition, NIFA will consider filling these positions under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) appointment. The IPA allows for a temporary assignment (detail) of skilled employees from local, state, and Indian tribal government, institutions of higher education, and other eligible organizations to federal government agencies. All applications must be received by January 31, 2011.
