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October 2020 Issue 21


 

AAEA Deadlines    

October 15, 2020

November 30, 2020

December 3, 2020

  

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Date Time (CDT) Event Title
October 16 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Economists the Agribusiness
October 26 7:30 am – 2:00 pm Handbook of Agricultural Economics
October 27 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hemp: Identifying issues across the value chain
October 29 7:30 am – 2:00 pm Handbook of Agricultural Economics Session 2

Previously Recorded Virtual Meeting Sessions

Date Section(s) Event Title
September 30 --- How can regional and rural development economists be more effective about informing public policy?
September 18 --- Measuring the Retail Food Environment and Analyzing Its Effects on Consumers
September 15 CRENET Track Community & Regional Economics Extension: Searching for Sustainability
September 2 --- Hemponomics: What Does the Dismal Science Have to Say About the Emerging Trends in US Hemp Market?
September 1 --- Extension Grad Student Competition PART 1 – Molly DelCurto Extension Grad Student Competition PART 2 – Jose Enrique Velasco Extension Grad Student Competition PART 3 – Katie Wilts
August 31 EXECON/IBES Track New Trends in Experimental and Behavioral Economics – 2020 Edition
August 20 --- Job Market Candidate Showcase
August 19 GSS Track Navigating Stress, Diversity, and Inclusion in Agricultural Economics
August 18
  1. CRENET Track
  2. CWAE & EXECON Track
  3. ---
  1. Impacts of Rual Broadband, Broadband Policies and Programs
  2. Behavior in the Commons: Evidence from Experimental Economics on Risk and Social Preferences
  3. Climate Change and Agriculture’s Response
August 14 EXT & ARA Track Crop Insurance: Monitoring and Managing Agricultural Risk During the Growing Season
August 12
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  2. EXECON, Econometrics, & International Track
  1. Capacity for Food-Energy-Water Integrated Research
  2. Ulysses’ Pact of Ulysses’ Raft: Using Pre-analysis Plans in Experimental and Non-experimental Research
August 11 --- ---

August 10

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August 6 TLC & GSS Track Teaching Tips from AAEA Award Winners and Panel Discussion
August 5 ENV & TLC Lighting Session Innovations in Teaching Environmental and Resource Economics

Congratulations to the 2020 Extension Graduate Student Competition Winners!

The winners:

  1. First Place: Katie Wilts, University of Minnesota. Mentor: Joleen Hadrich
  2. Second Place: Molly DelCurto, Montana State University.  Mentor: Kate Fuller
  3. Third Place: Jose Enrique Velasco Ortiz, Purdue University. Mentor: Ariana Torres

Honorable mention:

  • Elena Chin, University of Arizona.  Mentor: Russell Tronstad

Congratulations to the 2020 AEM-GSS Graduate Student Case Study Competition Winners!

  • Kansas State University (Bailey Hinkle, Devin Brand)
  • Colorado State University (Hailey Edmonson, Marissa Lee, and Kashyap Pratyoosh)
  • University of Illinois (Jou-Han Tsay, Joel Tansey, Margaret Cornel)

2020 AAEA Mentoring Research Workshop

The objective of this workshop is mentor junior faculty (less than 5 years) to transition to agricultural and applied economic departments by providing an orientation to expectations for research, teaching and outreach and develop effective strategies for success. The workshop will focus on constructively criticizing research in progress. Mentoring will include networking, information about the profession, and discussion of current research trends and topic areas.
Rescheduled dates: May 26-28, 2021
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Hearing the Diverse Voices of AAEA webinar

We invite you to join us for the very first Hearing the Diverse Voices of AAEA webinar. Our selected panelists will be sharing their unique stories about their professional journeys including their career path and experiences. Our purpose with this webinar is to provide mentees a chance to connect with potential mentors and highlight the importance of being prepared for opportunities and seizing opportunities to learn. We encourage you or anybody you know to join us for this interactive webinar via Zoom.

Please note that in order to access the Zoom meeting, it is required to enter the passcode provided below. To call into the Zoom meeting via phone, you may find your local number here: https://ncat.zoom.us/u/acTixb8mCW.

When: Monday, October 19, 3:30 - 5:00 pm (EDT)
Zoom link: https://ncat.zoom.us/j/96670581749?pwd=OUFyeU1XTzJhYWhVcjJZdjhzTlk0Zz09
Meeting ID: 966 7058 1749     Passcode: 351701
Agenda: Each panelist will be given approximately 8 minutes to share their story with additional time for Q&A
Facilitator: Kathleen Liang, North Carolina A&T State University
Panelists:

  • Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Titus Awokuse, Michigan State University
  • Jeffrey O’Hara, USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service
  • Yoko Kusunose, University of Kentucky
  • David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley

AAEA Trust Call for Proposals

The AAEA Trust supports the work of agricultural and applied economists by funding programs, initiatives, activities or other creative endeavors designed to advance the profession. Proposals are chosen to receive funding based on their ability to accomplish at least one of the following goals:

  • support graduate student and early career professional development
  • enhance the AAEA Annual Meeting,
  • broaden participation in AAEA,
  • reach out to new groups,
  • broaden the horizons of the current membership

Deadline: October 15, 2020
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Call for Applications
Anthony Grano Fellowship Applications

The AAEA Trust is now accepting applications for the Anthony Grano Scholarship Award. Two scholarships of $1,250 will be awarded to academically successful, highly motivated students in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline with an interest in agricultural policy and the policy formation process. The scholarship will support recipients to travel to Washington, DC to meet with senior staff from USDA, Congressional offices, and agricultural trade associations and commodity organizations. 

Deadline: October 15, 2020
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Uma Lele AERA India/AAEA Mentorship Program
Call for Applications

The AERA along with one representative from AAEA will play a facilitating role in the selection of Indian students/young professionals to participate in the mentorship program. The offer and themes for each year will be published in one of the issues of Agricultural Economics Research Review (AERR) and recommendation of the Association shall be sent to AAEA for Award of the grant. The following criteria were agreed for screening and recommendation of the candidate(s).

Deadline: October 15, 2020
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Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship Call for Applications

The Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship provides an opportunity for early career women scholars working on food, agricultural, or resource issues to collaborate with an established expert at another university, institution, or firm.

Deadline: October 15, 2020
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Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award Call For Applications

The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust is now accepting applications for the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award.  The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award supports a mentorship relationship with a view to promote high quality research of a policy/problem solving nature in countries with food insecurity and environmental pressures. It is meant to promote collaboration between an early career scholar who is a citizen of and resides in a developing country and a distinguished mentor.

Deadline: October 15, 2020
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Call for Applications
Editorship of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Editorship appointments for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics are staggered such that two new appointments are made every two years. The AAEA Board now seeks a diverse group of applicants for two editors to be appointed for a four-year term, beginning in January 2022. Each editor handles approximately one-fourth of the submitted manuscripts and makes independent editorial decisions on these submissions. The degree to which candidate’s expertise complements that of the continuing editors, Amy Ando and Marc Bellemare, will be considered in the selection process.

Deadline: November 30, 2020
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Call for Proposals
Pre- and Post-conference Workshops for AAEA 2021 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas

The AAEA Executive Board invites proposals for Pre- and Post-conference Workshops at the 2021 AAEA Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, December 3. Selections will be finalized at the AAEA Executive Board meeting in early January and organizers will be notified soon thereafter by the AAEA President.
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AEPP Working Collection of Articles on COVID-19

These articles will appear in an upcoming special issue on COVID-19. Articles will be added to the collection as they publish online ahead of the special issue publication in early 2021.

View the collection here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2040-5804.special-collection-on-covid-19

Call for Papers
Special Issue on ‘Replications in Agricultural Economics’ in AEPP

An important quality characteristic of scientific research is that it is falsifiable and replicable. If findings from scientific articles are not replicable or are not attempted to be falsified, this renders conclusions less reliable. This is especially relevant in the field of agricultural economics research, where scientific results are frequently used to design or modify policies. Replication studies offer the potential to gain new insights from answering previously answered research questions by (1) applying the same or similar methods to other data sets or (2) applying alternative or more appropriate (new) methods to existing data sets or modeling frameworks. This contributes to the assessment of the robustness of earlier research findings.
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AAEA at ASSA 2021

2021 AEA/ASSA Annual Meeting will be VIRTUAL

Given recent events, continued uncertainties, current meeting/travel restrictions related to the potential spread of COVID-19, and the rising number of cases, we regret to announce that the Association's leadership has made the difficult decision not to hold the 2021 ASSA Annual Meeting in person. The safety risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it impossible to plan, prepare for, and hold an in-person event as expected.
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AAEA Sessions

Sunday, January 3

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Agricultural Economists (A1)

12:15 PM - 2:15 PM (EST)
Chair: Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Contracting in Agriculture (A1)

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM (EST)
Chair: Clark Lundberg, San Diego State University

Monday, January 4

Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies (A1)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Chair: Rob Vos, International Food Policy Research Institute

Food Quality Inspection, Certification, and Disclosure (A1)

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM (EST)
Chair: John Bovay, Virginia Tech

Tuesday, January 5

The Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Economies (A1)

12:15 PM - 2:15 PM (EST)
Chair: Heather Stephens, West Virginia University

People Section

  • Alabama A&M University
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Guelph
  • International Food Policy Research Institute
  • Kansas State University
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Missouri
  • Purdue University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Virginia Tech

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Obituary

William Martin
1933-2020

Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at The University of Arizona, died Friday, September 18, 2020.

Bill's professional acclaim was an important factor in his UA department's development to national prominence. Bill was born on April 12, 1933, in Modesto, California to Marion Augustus Martin and Dorothy Garnett Martin. In 1942 the family moved to a small peach and, later, dairy farm near Modesto. Bill entered the University of California-Davis in 1950, majoring in agricultural economics. He graduated in 1954, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in August later that year...
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Other News

NCCC-134 CALL for 2021 PAPER PROPOSALS

The NCCC-134 Committee on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management will host its 2021 Conference on April 19-20, 2021. Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 conference will be held virtually.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Section: Natural Sciences Education in a COVID-19 World

In mid-March, all of us in K-12 and higher education had to retool our courses under the intense emergency circumstances of a global pandemic due to COVID-19. As we look ahead to the 2020/21 academic year, we begin to imagine how to successfully adapt courses for online delivery, while continuing to offer learning experiences for our students that are as high quality as possible. Similar challenges are also facing those of us working in extension. Building on the success of the 2020 NSE special issue, the 2021 special issue of “Natural Sciences Education in a COVID-19 World” will explore our collective experiences with adapting to COVID-19.
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2020 Scholarship Awards for Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Research on Food Distribution

The Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) is pleased to accept applications for the Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing. Broadly defined, this area encompasses all economic functions that occur between the farm gate and final consumer.
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2021 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing

The Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) is pleased to accept applications for the 2021 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing. Broadly defined, this area encompasses all economic functions that occur between the farm gate and final consumer.
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2020 FDRS Virtual Conference

The Food Distribution Research Society annual conference is going virtual!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDRS will host a virtual conference. Save the date for Tuesday October 13th tentatively 11:00 am – 4:30 pm EST.
This conference will consist of two keynote speakers, recognition for award recipients, invited, selected and research update presentations.
The fee for the conference is $50 for members and soon to be members and $25 for students. By paying this fee, you will have access to the online conference, recorded keynotes, presentations, and a 1-year complementary FDRS membership.
We also invite teams to participate at the Student Food Marketing Challenge, the registration fee is $50/team. By paying this fee, students will participate at the food marketing challenge, have access to the online conference, recorded keynotes and presentations. Recall cash prizes are offered to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
More information on the virtual conference in the coming weeks.



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