SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NC1034 : Impact Analyses and Decision Strategies for Agricultural Research
- Period Covered: 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021
- Date of Report: 01/07/2022
- Annual Meeting Dates: 12/03/2021 to 12/04/2021
Participants
Muhammad Tahir Ali, Graduate Student, University of Nebraska Lincoln Julian Alston, Distinguished Professor, University of California Davis Chris Barrett, Professor, Cornell University Zachary Brown, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University Amy Carruthers, Student, University of Saskatchewan Ons Dhaoui, Student, University of Saskatchewan Anne Dorrance, CFAES Associate Dean and Director Wooster Campus, The Ohio State University Christopher Eze, Academic/ Lecturer, Federal University of Technology Owerri Chengcheng Fei, Postdoc, Texas A&M University Wojciech Florkowski, Professor, The University of Georgia George Frisvold, Professor, University of Arizona Keith Fuglie, Econoist, ERS-USDA Lilyan Fulginiti, Professor, University of Nebraska Lincoln Eyassu Gachira, Lecturer, Mizan-Tepi University Savannah Gleim, Research Officer, University of Saskatchewan Gregory Graff, Professor, Colorado State University Gelareh Heidariharatmeh, Master student, University of Saskatchewan Gal Hochman, Professor, Rutgers University Jared Hutchins, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Michael Jacobson, Professor, Penn State Yan Jin, PhD, Teagasc Michael Jones, Term Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage Yoko Kusunose, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky Rim Lassoued, Researcher, University of Saskatchewan Bruce McCarl, Distinguished Professor, Texas A & M University Kate McDonald Polakiewicz, Program Specialist, USAID GianCarlo Moschini, Distingushed Professor, Iowa State University Latha Nagarajan, Economist, IFDC Anwar Naseem, Associate Professor, Rutgers University Yvonne Ndelle, PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan Kelly Nelson, research agricultural economist, ERS-USDA Ryan Olver, Agricultural Research Economist, ERS-USDA Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Associate Professor, Cornell University Richard Perrin, Prof, University of Nebraska Lincoln Peter Phillips, Distinguished Professor, University of Saskatchewan Alejandro Plastina, Associate Professor, Iowa State University Carl Pray, Professor, Rutgers University Xudong Rao, Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University Thomas Reardon,, Rod Rejesus, Professor, North Carolina State University Bryan Sarauer, Program Head/Instructor, Saskatchewan Polytech David Schimmelpfennig, Director, "Phytosanitary Analytics, BES/PPQ/APHIS USDA" Juan Sesmero, Associate Professor, Purdue University Guanming Shi, Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison Robbin Shoemaker, National Program Leader for Economics, NIFA-USDA Peter Slade, Associate professor, University of Saskatchewan Ran Sun, Phd student, University of Saskachewan Bill Thomas, BEO, USAID/RFS Federico Trindade, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Washington Albert Ugochukwu, Senior Policy Fellow, University of Saskatchewan Sun Ling Wang, Senior economist, ERS-USDA Wenjun Wang, PhD Candidate, University of California Berkeley Justus Wesseler, Professor, Wageningen University Brian Wright, Professor, University of California Berkeley David Zilberman, professor, University of California Berkeley
Summary of Meeting Minutes for NC1034
held on Zoom, 1:30-3:00 EST on December 4, 2021
Following the NC1034 Annual Research Conference, also held on Zoom, in which 14 papers were presented. See attached conference program for full descriptions:
- Invited keynote address
- Thomas Reardon, Michigan State University, Innovation in Symbiotic Value Chains
- Justus Wesseler, Wageningen University, Novel Food Regulation in the EU
- Zachary Brown, North Carolina State University, Pest Control Gene Drives and Consumer Preferences
- GianCarlo Moschini, Iowa State University, Seed Density in US Maize
- Juan Sesmero, Purdue University, WaterSmart Irrigation Scheduling
- Jared Hutchins, University of Illinois, Cooperative Data Platforms
- Brian Wright, University of California Berkeley, Patent Valuation
- George Frisvold, University of Arizona, The US Bioeconomy
- Gal Hochman, Rutgers University, The Economics of Aquatic Plants
- Justus Wesseler, Wageningen University, Does biotech make a difference?
- Alejandro Plastina, Iowa State University, Quality of Lowe TFP indexes
- Keynote panel: Climate Change, Productivity, and Innovation
- Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University
- Bruce McCarl, Texas A&M University
- David Zilberman, University of California Berkeley
Meeting Minutes:
1. Welcome to Anne Dorrance, Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and Director Wooster Campus, The Ohio State University, and new Advisor for NC1034
2. Thanks and Tributes:
- Marshall Martin
- George Frisvold
- Wally Huffman, in memoriam
3. NC1034 Annual Meetings: past, present, and future (see attached powerpoint slides)
Selection of location, date, and a planning committee for 2022.
Anaheim CA, July 31-August 2, 2022, in conjunction with the annual meetings of the AAEA.
Selected program committee: Greg Graff, David Zilberman, Gal Hochman, and Julian Alston.
4. Discussion of opportunities for multistate collaboration
Discussed formation of a new section within the AAEA, to be focused on innovation in the agricultural value chain or the bioeconomy. Selected a section formation committee: David Zilberman, Greg Graff, Carl Pray, and Julian Alston.
Discussed need for externally focused meetings with industry and policymaker participation, especially to cover political economy issues. Brian Wright recommended conscious effort to bring in experts from other areas of economics. Recommended engagement in or or organization of a Farm Bill oriented conference, in Washington DC, on ag research funding. Selected co-Chairs: Ariel Ortiz-Bobea and Gal Hochman.
5. Nomination and selection of officers
Greg Graff, chair, and Gal Hochman, secretary
6. Other business:
Recommended to produce more non-technical summaries for the general public as well as legislators and their staff. Topics that are critical include
- Carbon sequestration
- Public acceptance of science.
How to educate the public on these and other such issues?