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Applying AI in the Classroom

Session Description: Artificial intelligence is reshaping the education environment, offering tools to personalize learning, improving efficiency with course and material development, and fostering better student engagement. A four-format presentation approach followed by a discussion will be led by well-versed users of AI tools in the classroom to offer perspectives on utilizing AI to help support instruction and provide feedback to students; addresses challenges, like balancing technology with personal connection in the classroom; and the willingness to pay (WTP) for microcredentials for educators.

Sponsored Section: Teaching, Learning, and Communications Section (TLC)

Organizer: Kaitlyn Weber

  • GenAI: Empowering Student Growth

Kaitlyn Weber
  • AI Rules, AI Detection, and Assignments using AI

Serhat Asci
  • Black Left Behind: Bridging Racial Disparities in Data Science
    and Artificial Intelligence through Micro-Credential Certification

Rui Chen
 
  • Enhancing Student Engagement with AI

Aaron Johnson

Economic and Sustainability Dimensions of Global Agri-Food Value Chains: Insights and Innovations

June 27, 2025
10:30 am - 11:50 am
Zoom
Meeting ID: 862 9431 8917
Passcode: 207263

Session Description: This session delves into the economic and natural resource use dimensions of agri-food value chains. The studies address critical questions, including how to prioritize investments for agri-food system transformation, the structural dynamics of North America's supply chains and their regional interdependencies, and the trade-offs in U.S. food systems across energy, water, and labor resources. Additionally, the session provides a global perspective by quantifying the economic contributions of agri-food systems and highlighting the importance of value-added activities. Collectively, these insights contribute to a better understanding of the economic and resource allocation dynamics within food systems.

Sponsored Section: International Section (INT)

Organizer: Jing Yi

  • Transforming Agrifood Systems: Current State and Future Priorities

James Thurlow
  • Dynamics across the Food, Energy, Employment, Water Nexus Along
    United States Agri-Food Value Chains

Jing Yi
 
  • What are the Key Links in North America's Agrifood Value Chain?

Sandy Dall'Erba
  • Estimating output value added from the world's agrifood systems

Kate Schneider

Exploring the Future of Florida Citrus: Assessing the Viability of OTC as a Solution

Session Description: This session explores the potential of oxytetracycline (OTC) trunk injections as a lifeline for Florida's citrus industry, which is devastated by Huanglongbing (HLB). Following EPA's recent SLN approval, growers have quickly adopted this treatment. The presentations assess grower support, adoption trends, and the profitability of OTC trunk injections, along with the risks and benefits of an automated OTC delivery system. The session also evaluates growers' willingness to adopt cost-support programs for OTC treatments, exploring the scalability of these technologies to rejuvenate the industry. Additionally, it addresses shifting labor dynamics, including how workforce shortages and market demands are affecting citrus production.

Sponsored Section: Specialty Crop Economics Section (SCE)

Organizer: Shourish Chakravarty
Moderator: Tara Wade

  • Evaluating Profitability and Risk of an Automated Delivery System for
    OTC in Citrus Production

Shourish Chakravarty
 
  • Orange You Glad for Citrus Harvest Workers: The Changing Laborscape
    of U.S. Citrus Production

Skyler Simnitt
 
  • A Lifeline Against HLB: Assessing Support for Antibiotic Treatments
    Among Florida Citrus Growers

Kelvin Amon
 
  • Can OTC trunk injection save what is left of the Florida citrus industry?
    Insights into OTC adoption and profitability from a Florida citrus survey

Tara Wade
 

Implications of climate change in smallholder agricultural systems: Adaptation, mitigation, and impacts on rural livelihoods

August 22, 2025
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Zoom
Meeting ID: 891 2054 0584
Passcode: 898949

Session Description: A large body of literature shows that smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are most vulnerable to and affected by climate change, even though their contribution to climate change is marginal. The interconnectedness between agriculture, climate change, and rural well-being underscores the need for production practices that enhance smallholder farmers' adaptive capacity against climate change. This session comprises three papers: one each from South Asia, Africa south of the Sahara, and Latin America. They collectively provide critical evidence on the implications of climate change in smallholder farming systems in LMICs. Paper 1 discusses the impacts of rainfall shocks on child education in Tanzania and unpacks the mechanisms behind said impacts. Paper 2 explores the impacts of bundles of training and financial support interventions on the adoption of climate adaptation practices among smallholder farmers in Nepal. Paper 3 presents the case of palm farmers in the Amazon to highlight the impacts of field days and digital information on climate mitigation.

Sponsored Section: International Section (INT)

Organizer: Kashi Kafle

  • Mechanisms of rainfall shocks' impact on child educational
    outcomes in Tanzania

Kodjo Barnor
  • Climate change adaptation, downside risks, and productivity
    in remote and hilly areas of a landlocked country

Tisorn Songsermsawas
  • Combining Field Days and Digitally Provided Information
    to Mitigate Climate Change in the Amazon: The Case of
    Ecuadorian Palm Farmers

Romina Ordonez
  • Discussion on the implications of climate change for
    smallholder agricultural systems: Adaptation, mitigation,
    and impacts

Paul Winters

Improving Sustainable Agriculture and Ecosystem Management in Developing Countries

July 11, 2025
10:30 am -11:50 am
Zoom
Meeting ID: 818 8649 7013
Passcode: 626527

Session Description: Sustainable agricultural practices and efficient ecosystem management build resilience against climate change. Understanding how different policies, behavioral interventions and technologies affect sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management is crucial for evidence-based policymaking. The four studies in this session provide novel empirical evidence on what policies, nudges and extension services can improve sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management.

Sponsored Section: International Section (INT)

Organizer: Abubakr Ayesh

  • Joint Estimation of Irrigation Adoption and Crop Choice in Ethiopia

Rania Lachhab
  • The Impact of Improved Cookstoves on Forest Cover

Colette Salemi
  • Plantations and Civil Conflict: Evidence from the Indonesian Palm Oil Boom

Yoko Yamasaki
  • Air Pollution, Fires and Religious Institutions in Indonesia

Fatiq Nadeem

Increasing Improved Seed Adoption in the Global South

July 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:20 am
Zoom
Meeting ID: 818 8649 7013
Passcode: 626527

Session Description: Smallholder farmers throughout the globe often fail to adopt improved varieties, despite the productivity benefits from doing so. In this session, we explore different strategies to promote adoption of improved varieties, and factors that may determine the effectiveness of such strategies, across various regions. This will include results from a systematic review of interventions to increase improved variety adoption in the Global South, and case studies that explore the importance of peer networks, quality certification, and having varieties that match producer's needs for improved seed adoption in India, Kenya, and Costa Rica respectively.

Sponsored Section: International Section (INT)

Organizer: Carly Trachtman

  • Strategies to Increase Varietal Adoption in the Global South

Berber Kramer
  • Innovation and Technological Mismatch

Sergio Puerto
  • Role of Social Structure in Agr. Technology Diffusion

Manaswini Rao
  • Can informed buyers improve goods quality?

Eric Hsu

Innovations and Economics of Specialty Crop Production: From Farm to Market

July 24, 2025
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Zoom
Meeting ID: 856 7620 9964
Passcode: 056322

Session Description: This session discusses the economics of specialty crop production and with a focus on innovative practices and strategies for increasing sustainability and profitability. One study looks at Florida producers'attitudes toward, use of, and willingness-to-pay-for high tunnels as an opportunity to increase yields and resilience. The second discusses the cost/benefit calculation of greenhouse tomato production and potential economic and ecological benefits. The third explores best practices in specialty crop smallholder marketing for e-commerce, and ways to increase market penetration and sales. The final session offers a glimpse of how smart agriculture can be used to mitigate the impacts of specialty crop cultivation by providing climate resilience solutions in sustainable ways. Together, these studies offer an overarching picture of the problems and possibilities in specialty crop economics from production to market strategies.

Sponsored Section: Specialty Crop Economics Section (SCE)

Organizer: Chengcheng Fei
Moderator: Xingguo Wang

  • Perceptions, Adoption, and Willingness-to-Pay for High Tunnels
    Among Florida Specialty Crop Producers

Yefan Nian
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tomato Production Using Greenhouses in Florida

Rui Chen
  • Optimal Marketing Channel for Specialty Crops for Smallholders in E-commerce Era

Yangjie Wang
  • Examining the Mitigation Potential of Smart Agriculture Insights
    from Specialty Crop Cultivation

Yuquan Zhang

Perspectives of Agricultural Development in Latin America

August 19, 2025
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Zoom
Meeting ID: 844 6500 6763
Passcode: 259001

Session Description: The outlook for agricultural and rural development in Latin America has several concerning trends and potential opportunities that will affect growth in the sector and food security in the region. Political instability along with protectionist trade policies, the effects of climate change, a migration crisis, and a nutritional transition are influencing the region with potential global effects. The leadership of the Latin America Section will provide insights on what these trends mean for the region in 2025 and beyond with perspectives form the Southern Cone, the Andes, Central America, and migration and labor trends.

Sponsored Section: Latin American Section (LAS)

Organizer: Trent Blare

  • Outlook for the Andes

Trent Blare
  • Perspectives on Migration/Labor

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li
  • Outlook for Central America

Luis Sandoval M
  • Outlook for the Southern Cone

Emiliano Lopez Barrera

Writing and using Teaching Case Studies

Session Description: Finding innovative ways to create and implement teaching case studies that bring real-world agricultural economics can be a challenge in the classroom, especially for new instructors or those that have not previously used them. This session provides presentations about strategies for writing impactful case studies, tips for effectively engaging students with case studies, and insights on how to use these tools to foster critical thinking and application of economic principles. The session will focus on ways to transform complex concepts into relatable scenarios that resonate with students and enhance their learning experience. We highly encourage presentation of case studies in different fields in agricultural and applied economics and agribusiness.

Sponsored Section: Teaching, Learning, and Communications Section (TLC)

Organizer: Jason Bergtold

  • Preparing Organizational Leaders in Agriculture: Considering non-pecuniary
    matters in economic case studies

Misti Sharp
 
  • Case study use in Capstone Class: Beyond tools and techniques

Maria Bampasidou
  • Applied Problem Solving in Farm Management through Case Studies

Hannah Shear
  • Writing and Publishing Teaching Case Studies

Jason Bergtold
  • Applied Ag Finance Education: An Immersive and Communication-Centric
    Approach for the Next Generation

Jason Holderieath
 

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