- Project No. and Title: NCAC12 : Agricultural Economics
- Period
Covered: 10/01/2010
to 09/01/2011
- Date of
Report: 10/27/2011
- Annual Meeting
Dates: 09/09/2011
to 09/09/2011
Bohman, Mary E. USDA ERS
Capalbo, Susan M. Oregon State University
Clouser, Rodney L. University of Florida
Coupal, Roger H. University of Wyoming
Cramer, Gail L. Louisiana State University
Ellinger, Paul N. University of Illinois
Fletcher, Jerald J. West Virginia University
Foster, Kenneth A. Purdue University
Gustafson, Cole R. North Dakota State University
Halbrook, Steve A. University of Arkansas
Hanson, Steve D. Michigan State University
Lambert, David K. Kansas State University
Lopez, Rigoberto A. University of Connecticut
Martin, Marshall A. Purdue University
Maynard, Leigh J. University of Kentucky
Monson, Michael J. University of Missouri - Columbia
Moss, Charles B. University of Florida
Nichols, John P. Texas A&M University
Olson, Lars J. University of Maryland
Peppers, Faith University of Georgia
Perry, Gregory M. Colorado State University
Ramirez, Octavio A. University of Georgia
Schroeter, John R. Iowa State University
Segarra, Eduardo Texas Tech University
Shoemaker, Robbin National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Tauer, Loren W. Cornell University
Thompson, Gary D. University of Arizona
Turner, Steve C. Mississippi State University
Van Der Sluis, Evert South Dakota State University
Van Tassell, Larry W. University of Nebraska
Woods, Mike D. Oklahoma State University
The NCAC-12 members (Department Heads of Agricultural and Applied Economics Departments in the North Central region) met jointly with their counterparts from across the United States in Washington, DC on September 9th 2011. The meeting was organized by the National Association of Agricultural Administrators (NAAEA) and occurs on a biennial basis. The program was organized by past-chair Octavio Ramirez (Univ of Georgia), chair Steven Hanson (Michigan State Univ), and chair-elect Ken Foster (Purdue Univ). A new chair-elect (Susan Capalbo Oregon State Univ) was installed at the meeting and with Hanson and Foster moving upward in the three year NAAEA leadership cycle. Following site updates from all in attendance, the program consisted of the following topics: Using Social Media in Academic Situations (led by Michael Monson Univ of Missouri), Teaching Loads in Ag ad Applied Economics (led by Gary Thompson), NAAEA Early Career Leadership Award Proposal Discussion (led by John Nichols Texas A&M Univ), NIFA Update (led by Robbin Shoemaker NIFA), USDA-ERS Update (led by Mary Bohman ERS), CFARE Discussion (led by Steven Turner Mississippi State Univ), Crafting Your Message on Controversial Topics (Faith Peppers Univ of Georgia), Cross Institutional Graduate Programs (led by Octavio Ramirez Univ of Georgia), and a Discussion on Challenges and Future for Ag and Resource Economics Department (led by Robert King Univ of Minnesota and AAEA President). NCAC-12 members broke out together in the small group discussion during the last session and shared mechanisms for potential success. They also discussed potential inter-state collaboration opportunities. The program agenda can be found at http://www.aaea.org/sections/naaea/2011NAAEAAgenda.pdf .
Ken Foster
Professor and Head of Department
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
403 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47905-2056
PH: (765) 494-1116
FAX: (765) 494-9176
email: kfoster@purdue.edu
Two members of NCAC-12 are in leadership positions with the National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators and as such much of the activity has been cross-pollinated in the past two years. The organization coordinated a Track Session at the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association annual meeting in Pittsburgh in July 2011 that focused on cross-institutional collaboration. Speakers were John Nichols (Texas A&M), Tom Hertel (Purdue), Trent Teegerstrom (Arizona), and Bruce McPheron (Penn State). The session exposed leaders in the profession to opportunities, benefits, and challenges of cross-institutional collaboration in research, teaching, and extension.
The organization has proposed an early career leadership award to the AAEA that would encourage young professionals in the profession to develop their skills and develop a pipeline of future NAAEA and NCAC-12 membership.
31 Ag and Applied Economics administrators discussed and formed strategy around the following: use of social media, teaching loads for faculty, crafting a message on controversial issues, shared graduate programs, and survival strategies for Ag and Applied Economics Departments.