Call for Applications
Editor for Applied Economics Education and Extension

The AAEA Board is seeking applications for a third co-editor of Applied Economics Education and Extension (AEEE, formerly Applied Economic Teaching Resources). The co-editor will further the journal’s strategic goals, manage publications, enhance teaching and Extension scholarship opportunities in the profession, and promote innovations in teaching and Extension education methods. The co-editor will be instrumental in the expansion of the journal’s scope to include a new Issues Section that will actively seek to attract and expand on content (individual articles and thematic collections) that previously appeared in Choices including authoritative, non-technical overviews, reviews, and analysis of emerging applied economic issues and topics suitable for use in education, industry, extension and outreach settings.
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AEEE Announcement

Starting April 1, 2026, Applied Economic Teaching Resources (AETR) officially becomes Applied Economics Education and Extension (AEEE). This follows the restructuring of the journal approved by the AAEA Executive Board. The journal's webpage (aeeejournal.org) and submission system have been updated. The new website is aeeejournal.org. You can also reach it through aetrjournal.org.

With the merger of Choices with AEEE and AEPP, the journal will carry on the legacy of Choices through its new article type: Applied Economic Insights. These submissions cover national and international applied economics issues related to education, teaching, extension, outreach, and industry. The submissions are authoritative, nontechnical analyses, overviews, and reviews of emerging and highly relevant topics for stakeholders, educators, policymakers, and the general public. Submissions should be suitable for use in education, extension, and/or outreach settings. Potential topics areas include food, agricultural production, natural resources, energy, rural community, agribusiness and industry, education, extension, and international issues. Applied Economic Insight submissions follow the tradition of Choices articles. We plan to market and distribute these articles in a similar fashion as Choices and explore additional distribution channels. You can find more information in the submission guidelines for authors and guidelines for writing Applied Economics Insight submissions.

AEEE continues the traditions of AETR, accepting research articles that include teaching and Extension education scholarship, teaching and Extension education methods, teaching case studies, and commentaries. We will continue tracking usage statistics for teaching methods and case study articles and report that back to authors each year. In addition, our scope will also expand to include all original research on education and extension; submissions on broader extension and outreach methods; teaching and training case studies for extension and industry training; and commentaries on extension and outreach.

Please find more details on our webpage and explore our submission guidelines for authors.

We look forward to receiving submissions starting April 1, 2026. You can submit a manuscript here.

Please email editors Jason Bergtold (bergtold@ksu.edu) or Na Zuo (nazuo@arizona.edu) for questions or inquiries.

American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE)
Pre?Results Review (PRR)

PRR allows authors to submit their research before results are known, at the stage when the research question, study design, data strategy, and pre?analysis plan are fully developed. Under this model, papers are evaluated on the importance of the research question and the soundness of the proposed methodology, rather than the direction or statistical significance of eventual findings.

This option is open to the full breadth of work published in AJAE, including research on the economics of agriculture and food, natural resources and the environment, and rural and community development throughout the world. PRR is particularly valuable for projects involving field experiments, randomized interventions, prospective data collection, or restricted?access data.

Authors whose Stage 1 submissions receive conditional acceptance can proceed with data collection or acquisition knowing their research design has the journal’s approval. Once the study is completed, they submit a final manuscript along with documentation of any deviations from their original plan. If the study was carried out as proposed, publication normally follows.

AJAE’s PRR pathway is modeled after the approach used by the Journal of Development Economics and is designed to enhance research transparency, reduce publication bias, and support rigorous empirical work across the fields represented by AAEA.

Full author guidelines and a Stage 1 proposal template are available https://www.aaea.org/publications/ajae/ajae-pre-results-review. Members are encouraged to consider PRR for upcoming projects that would benefit from early peer feedback and design validation. For questions see the Q&A or contact co-Editor Nick Magnan at nick.magnan@colostate.edu.

President-Elect Seeks Volunteers for AAEA Committees

Committees drive the direction and impact of the AAEA by influencing its activities and awards. Please consider shaping the AAEA’s future by volunteering for one of the committees listed below. Committee service also offers an excellent opportunity for developing contacts, refining leadership skills, and increasing professional networking.

AAEA President-Elect, Titus Awokuse will make appointments to the following 2026-2027 committees in June 2026:

• AAEA Trust
• Awards
• Case Study Invited Paper
• Communications
• Employment Services
• Fellows Selection
• Finance
• Galbraith Forum and Award
• Membership
• Mentoring
• Nominating
• Selected Presentations
• T.W. Schultz Lecture

For information about these committees and a list of their current members, please visit http://www.aaea.org/about-aaea/aaea-committees.

Any AAEA member interested and willing to serve on a committee should fill out this online form. If you have any questions please contact Jeanne Rhodes (jrhodes@aaea.org) or (414) 918-3190 by April 30, 2026.

Registration Now Open

AAEA invites you to register for the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO July 26-28. Most meetings will take place at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown with Pre- and Post-conference Workshops taking place on Saturday, July 25 and Wednesday July 29. Registration rates are outlined below and you can register online now or download the form.

2026 AAEA Annual Meeting
Hotel

Room block is open at Kansas City Marriott Downtown for 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting
AAEA Group Rate: $194.00, plus 18.475% tax and a taxable $3.00 city development fee
Reservations must be received on or before June 29, 2026.

Please book a room using the AAEA Group Rate Link:  https://book.passkey.com/e/51095123

2026 Pre-/Post-conference Workshop Overview

Registration for Pre-/Post-conference Workshops will open when registrations for the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting opens in March.

Pre-conference Workshops
Saturday, July 25

PC11  BEER Section Craft Industry Tour       

$100
11:30 am – 6:00 pm   Depart Kansas City Marriott Main Lobby at 11 am

PC12 Mentoring Workshop

$135 - Only accepted applicants can register for the workshop
Location: Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Time: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Lunch Provided

PC13  AAEA Teaching Academy

Students $40, General $80
Location: Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Time: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm                     
Lunch Provided

PC14  Innovating for Sustainability

Students & ECP: $40, General $60
Location: Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Time: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm                     
Lunch Provided

PC15  Workshop on Animal Health Economics: Aligning Research, Policy, and Collaboration

$50
Location: Kansas City Marriott Downtown     
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Lunch Provided

PC16  Structural Transformation, Trade Integration, and Sustainability in East and Southeast Asian Agriculture: New Evidence, Methods, and Policy Implications

$15
Location: Kansas City Marriott Downtown     
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm       

Post-conference Workshops
Wednesday, July 29

PC51 Extension Section Agricultural Tour and Educational Session

$25
Location: American Royal (transportation provided)
Time: 8:30 am-11:30 am
Depart Marriott 8:00 am, return to Marriott by 12:00 pm

PC52  The Changing Landscape of U.S. Agricultural Comparative Advantage

$15
Location: Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Time: 8:30 am – 2:30pm

PC53  Bridging Research and Application: Emerging Developments in Agricultural Science, Data, and Finance

$75
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City                                 
Time: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm       
Departing Marriott at 7:30 am, transportation provided
“ToGo” lunch provided

2026 AAEA Annual Meeting
Childcare

AAEA is not providing onsite childcare in Kansas City; however, you may apply for childcare/accessibility funds by filling out this form.
AAEA is providing a room for nursing mothers at the Conference Hotel. Please stop at the AAEA Registration Desk for access and location. It is available during AAEA registration hours.

Travel Grants

Domestic and International travel grants are available for Graduate Students and Early Career Professionals who will present an accepted paper or poster at the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting. Note: those who submitted an abstract will be notified of the status around March 20.

The grants can help defray housing and transportation costs associated with attending the Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO, July 26 - 28, 2026. The amount of the travel grant awarded will depend on the number of applications received. There are Travel Grants for both International and Domestic travel and the deadline to apply for either is May 22, 2026.

Apply now for a Domestic or International Travel Grant

Call for Volunteers: Senior Discussant for Selected Presentations - Paper Sessions

Members wishing to get involved may volunteer for an essential role as a senior-level discussant for Selected Paper Sessions at the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO, July 26-28.  A discussant will be assigned to a Selected Presentation Paper Session whose topic area correlates with the discussant’s expertise.  The discussant would be tasked with reviewing the papers within their session, provide constructive feedback and stimulate discussion. The goal is to make these sessions more impactful and meaningful.
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2026 Extension Competition for Graduate Students

The AAEA Extension Competition for Graduate Students provides an opportunity to develop and/or get feedback on programs that communicate research and practical information to Extension (usually non-economist) audiences. Entries can be based upon graduate student research for a thesis, dissertation or other academic work. The competition is sponsored by the Extension and Graduate Student Sections. Applications due by Friday, May 8, 2026.
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2026 Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge

We are excited to announce the 2026 Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge, generously sponsored by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and co-organized by the AAEA Graduate Student Section (GSS) and AMS!

To apply, please complete this application form at your earliest convenience, and no later than Friday, April 17: Link to Survey
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2026 FAMPS Poster Competition

FAMPS Section will host a poster session once again at the 2026 Annual Meeting. The objective of the poster session is to provide a forum for researchers with more limited professional networks, like graduate students and beginning faculty, to be recognized for innovative and high-quality research in poster sessions.  These researchers might be less likely to participate in track sessions, and thus attend the annual meeting, than researchers with stronger professionally networks. This recognition could also be helpful to some researchers at the beginning stages of their career. Deadline to apply is June 15th
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Sharing our Struggles and Successes
Funding and Grant-Writing Strategies in Agricultural Economics

In this webinar, we’ll hear from our panelists about their stories—where they are in their career now, how they got there professionally, and what experiences or forces shaped them and their career that might not be evident from their CVs or résumés as well as their experience with Funding and Grant-Writing Strategies in Agricultural Economics.

When: Friday, May 15, 12 PM –1 PM (Central Time)
Format: Zoom
Agenda: Each panelist will be given approximately 10 minutes to share their story. Additional time is reserved for audience Q&A and moderator questions.
Panelists:

• Shadi Atallah, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Elena Irwin, The Ohio State University
• Lenis Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Michigan State University

Moderator: Madhu Khanna, ACES Distinguished Professor in Environmental Economics\, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (AAEA Mentorship Committee member)

Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4d9Flq_YRNuc3MnfVkn0SA#/registration

Note that space is limited. If at anytime you find out that you can longer attend the webinar, please email us at info@aaea.org to cancel so we may better accommodate pending registrations. Any pending registrants will be reviewed during the time of the webinar in the event there is room.

Using Social Media for Professional Visibility Webinar

The AAEA Communications Committee is inviting all AAEA members to attend an interactive session on using social media for professional visibility. The AAEA panelists will speak on their experience serving as expert sources and can offer practical advice on the positives and negatives of social media.

Panelists:

• Jeff Bloem, IFPRI
• Jennifer Ifft, Kansas State University
• Trey Malone, Purdue University 

Moderator: 

• Jose Quintero, University of Arizona 

April 9, 2026 
11:00 am Central
Registration is required
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2KCoE6WlQG61JhgxSdu57A
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

ATP Section Announcement

As we move through the year and begin looking ahead to upcoming activities within the Agricultural Trade and Policy (ATP) Section, I would like to encourage members of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) to consider joining or renewing their ATP Section membership.

ATP membership is $10 per year and helps support section activities such as conference sessions, professional networking, and engagement among scholars and practitioners working in agricultural trade and policy.

If you are renewing your AAEA membership or updating your membership profile, please consider adding the ATP Section. https://www.aaea.org/membership

We appreciate your continued engagement with the ATP community and look forward to another productive year of collaboration.