Workshop on NIFA’s Agricultural Economics and Rural Communities Awarded Projects (PC53)

You may register for a Pre- and Post-conference Workshop while registering for the annual meeting or by calling the AAEA Business Office at (414) 918-3190.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
New Orleans Marriott
$35
Attendees Will Be Required to Bring Their Own Laptops

Brief Description of Topic: The workshop will involve presentations of completed and work in process of projects funded within the period of 2020-2023 by NIFA’s Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive research programs in agricultural and resource economics. The four AFRI economics programs represented are: (1) the Economics, Markets, and Trade (EMT) and (2) the Environmental & Natural Resource Economics (ENRE) programs; (3) Rural Economic Development; and (4) Social Implications for Emerging Technologies. Project directors whose projects are completed or near-completed will present papers outlining their research endeavors and findings. Projects that are in early stages will present posters outline their project objectives, methods, and anticipated results.

Relevance to AAEA Members/Meeting Attendees: The AFRI economics programs are competitive grants with the ability to fund only 15-20% of submitted proposals. A successful submission must be of high intellectual merit and provide broader impacts in terms of advancing the discipline, addressing important policy issues, or informing economic behavior and decision-making. The presented papers will illustrate the quality of research funded by AFRI and present variety new research addressing topics of interest to the AAEA members.

Intended Audience: The attendees will consist of project and co-project directors, both those with completed and ongoing projects. Ideally, the workshop will attract an audience of individuals who have not submitted proposals to AFRI or those who have submitted proposals but have not been successful in receiving an award. For that audience, it is hoped that the workshop will provide a sense of the type and quality of research that is funded. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for junior faculty to talk with experienced project directors about their views and experience with proposal submission and create an opportunity for both new and experience individuals to network and foster new research collaboration.

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Agenda

USDA-NIFA AFRI Project Directors Meeting
Agricultural Economics and Rural Communities Programs
AAEA Post-Conference Workshop
New Orleans Marriott
Balcony L & M
July 31, 2024

Introduction 8:30-8:45

Charlotte Tuttle, National Program Leader, USDA-NIFA

Session I 8:45-10:15

Moderator: Stephen Devadoss

1. Richard Horan, Michigan State University, “Using Markets to Coordinate the Provision Of Multiple Agri-Environmental Services”
2. Steven Wu, Purdue University, “Behavioral Economics in Food and Environmental Policy: A Principal-Agent, Machine Learning, and Experimental Economics Approach”
3. Omkar Joshi, Oklahoma State University, “An assessment of efficiency and social acceptance of carbon-based forest management in marginal forestlands in Oklahoma”
4. Quiqiong Huang, University of Arkansas, “Performance Feedbacks and Peer Comparisons in Irrigation Management”
5. Nilesh Shinde, University of Massachusetts, “Measuring the Social Costs of Nutrient Pollution through Integrated Assessment Modeling”
6. Mani Rouhi Rad, Clemson University, “Management of Salinity Externalities in an Irrigated Agricultural Region”
7. Hongli Feng, Iowa State University, “Crop Insurance policy design and program participation: Conceptual and empirical analyses with economic and psychological decision paradigms”
8. Stephen Devadoss, Texas Tech University, “Impacts of Domestic and Trade Policies on Agri-food Markets.”

10:15-10:45 – Coffee Break

Session II 10:45 – 12:00 Rural Community Development A 1661

Moderator – Peter Nelson

1. Rui Chen, Tuskegee University, “Advancing food security and nutrition through machine learning- based forecasting and interventions for food pantries in Alabama”
2. Zhen Lei, Pennsylvania State University, “Opioid and drug misuse and overdose in rural coal communities in the post-covid era of energy transition”
3. Lindsay Hastings, University of Nebraska, “Beyond the farm gate: building a leadership development system to support rural community wellbeing and prosperity”
4. Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University, “Documenting discrimination and researching policy: racial inequality and economic opportunity in rural America 1920-2020”
5. John Green, Mississippi State University, “Bridging the digital divide in socio-economically disadvantaged communities in the south”
6. Peter Nelson, Middlebury College, “The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on urban-rural migration systems”

Lunch on your own 12:00-1:00pm

Session III 1:00-2:30pm

Moderator – Alexandra Hill, University of California - Berkeley

1. Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University, “PARTNERSHIP: Measuring and Mapping Rural Price Inflation”
2. Connor Mullally, University of Florida, “Impact of Dollar Stores on U.S. Food Retail Structure, Consumer Food Choices, and Independent Grocer Viability”
3. Ming Wang, Colorado State University, “Inferring the Supply of Greenhouse Gas Abatement from US Commodity Producers in The Corn Belt Using Observed Practice Choices: Implications for Carbon Offset Programs”
4. Aaron Johnson, Kansas State University, “Risk Management by Dairy Producers: Perception, Practice and Barriers to Adoption”
5. Julie Mueller, Northern Arizona University, “Valuing springs ecosystem services to inform sustainable forested rangeland management”
6. Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts, “Product Reformulation, Consumer Behavior, and Health”
7. Robert Johnston, Clark University, “Next Generation Choice Experiment Architecture for Spatially Explicit Agricultural Conservation and Ecosystem Service Valuation”
8. Alexandra Hill, University of California – Berkeley, “Haste Makes Waste: Measuring the Economic Costs of Speed and Quality Trade-offs in Fresh Fruit Production”

2:30-3:00 Coffee Break

Session IV 3:00-4:30

1. Christopher Gustafson, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, “Incomplete Consumer Consideration In Food Product Markets: Implications For Valuation Estimates, Research, And Policy”
2. Jisang Yu, Kansas State University, “The Impact of Better Access To Foreign Markets On The Returns To U.S. Agriculture”
3. Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, “Climate change and calorie crops - global impacts, adaptation and implications for US agricultural communities: Collaborative research with Columbia University and Boston University”
4. Wei Zhang, Virginia Tech, “The Cost of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Through Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Estimation And Policy Implications”
5. Tim Richards, Arizona State University, “Food Banks, Food Retailing, and Food Security”
6. Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota, “State-Level Policies Affecting Agricultural Costs And Revenues In The U.S., 1975-2021: Data, Patterns, And Correlates”
7. Ruiqing Miao, Auburn University, “Mitigating Climate Change with the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): The Role of Carbon Credits and CRP Redesign”
8. Logan Britton, Kansas State University, “Supply Chain Implications for a Non-Zoonotic Foreign Animal Disease”
9. Sandro Steinbach, North Dakota State University, “Global Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War for Agricultural Trade and Value Chains, Commodity Prices, and Cross-border Investment”
10. Carola Grebitus, Arizona State University, “Effect Of Meditation On Healthy Food Consumption”

Closing 4:30-4:45pm

Charlotte Tuttle, National Program Leader

Keith Harris, National Program Leader

Iesha McGruder, Program Specialist

Jess Turner, Program Specialist

Important Dates

Past Deadlines: 

• Pre & Post-conference Workshops (11/30)
• Invited Papers (12/3)
• Track Sessions (12/3)
• Case Studies (12/3)
• Organized Symposia (1/19)
• Selected Presentations: Papers and Posters (1/19)
• Awards (2/4)
• Travel Grant Applications - Domestic (5/24)
• Travel Grant Applications - International (5/24)