AAEA Annual Meeting

Each year, the AEM Section participates in a number of activities at the AAEA Annual Meeting including presenting Track Sessions and co-sponsoring the Graduate Student Case Study Competition.

Track Sessions

2012 Track Sessions

• Social Media and Firm Response to Information in the Supply Chain
• Structural Changes in the Agri-food System and the Future of Cooperatives
• Using Surveys to Establish a Successful Research Agenda (Joint with GSS)
• Reputation and Organizational Legitimacy: Implications for Firms in the Global Agri-food and Fiber Supply Chain (Joint with IBES)
• Alliances in the Small and in the Large: Formation and Performance

Past Track Sessions

Graduate Student Case Study Competition

AEM co-sponsors the AEM/GSS Case Study Competition which provides an opportunity for Graduate Students to test their communication skills as well as their ability to apply their knowledge of agricultural economics and agribusiness subjects to practical situations.  Cash prizes are awarded to the top three finishing teams.

2013 AEM/GSS Case Study Competition

• 2013 AEM/GSS Case Study Competition Announcement
• 2013 AEM/GSS Case Study Competition Registration Form

Past Case Study Competition Winners and Presentations

The 2012 winners of the Case Study Competition were:

• 1st Place: Kansas State University (Brady Brewer, Melissa Lynes, and Rebecca Manes)
• 2nd Place: University of Georgia (Virginia Allison, Kayla Calhoun, and Ganna Sheremenko)
• 3rd Place: Oklahoma State (Trent Milacek & Johna Rushin)

Click here to view a historical list of the Case Study Competition winners.