Annual Report for Multistate Research Activity
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NCAC12 : Agricultural Economics
- Period Covered: 10/01/2006 to 09/01/2007
- Date of This Report: 01/02/2007
- Annual Meeting Dates: 12/11/2006 to 12/12/2006
Participants
Armbruster, Walter (walt@farmfoundation.org); Barham, Brad (barham@aae.wisc.edu; Hallam, A. (ahallam@iastate.edu); Hauser, Robert (r-hauser@uiuc.edu); Hunt, Fen (fhunt@intranet.reeusda.gov); King, Robert (kingr@umn.edu); Lambert, David (David.Lambert@ndsu.edu); Randall, Alan J. (randall.3@osu.edu); Shane, Richard (richard_shane@sdstate.edu); Thompson, Sarahelen (sallyt@purdue.edu); Martin, Marshall (marshallmartin@purdue.edu)
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Collaborative Accomplishments Toward Project Objectives
1) Scientists from 150 institutions submitted approximately 25,000 manuscripts to Ag Econ Search in 2006. Also, Ag Econ Search includes over 15 professional journals.
2) Agricultural economists in several North Central land grant institutions are collaborating on critical analysis of biofuels.
3) "Choices" has been effective means of informing policy makers and business leaders on economic assessment of current food, agricultural, and natural resource issues.