SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: SCC76 : Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Period Covered: 04/16/2025 to 05/14/2026
- Date of Report: 05/14/2026
- Annual Meeting Dates: 03/22/2026 to 03/24/2026
Participants
- 27 presentations and 56 participants this year
- SCC-76 balance is about $8,000 (pending final charges)
- Discussed fund use:
- Travel support for graduate students/early-career researchers
- Prioritizing student presenters and merit-based awards
- Option to expand ARA travel awards
- Emphasis on student engagement:
- Encourage faculty to bring students
- Explore mentorship matching (paper feedback + meeting contact)
- Share registration contacts and presentation slides
- Website update needed (last updated 2024)
- General support for Kansas City as hub, with openness to occasional alternative locations; survey planned
- Growth considerations: possible concurrent sessions if participation increases.
- Organizational discussion:
- Explore transition to NCC structure
- Jaclyn Kropp and Elinor Benami to investigate