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August 2024, Issue 16

Upcoming Deadlines

October 2, 2024

  • 2025 Fellows Award Nominations

October 14, 2024

  • AAEA Trust Call for Proposals
  • Anthony Grano Fellowship Award Call for Applications
  • BOEHLJE AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
  • Uma Lele AERA India/AAEA Mentorship Program
  • Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship Call for Applications
  • McCorkle Scholarship Applications
  • Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award for Women
  • Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award Call For Applications

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AAEA News

2024 AAEA Award Winners

*Honorable mentions listed in red

Outstanding Master's Thesis Award


 
Tara Mittelberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Zibo Jin, University of Minnesota
Aaron Lorenz,  University of Guelph
*Audrey Rizk, University of Florida
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Jake Smith, Iowa State University
*Sarah Smith, University of California, Davis
Distinguished Teaching Awards:
  1. Less than 10 years
     
  2. 10 or more years', Undergraduate
  3. 10 or more years', Graduate

Na Zuo, University of Arizona
*Nathan Kemper, University of Arkansas
Brian Briggeman, Kansas State University

Dixie Dalton, Virginia Tech
Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Awards:
  1. Less than 10 years' experience
  2. 10 or more years' experience
  3. Group


Amy Hagerman, Oklahoma State University
Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
Maria Marshall, Purdue University
Bruce Gardner Award

 
Dana Hoag, Colorado State University
Jesse Burkhardt, Colorado State University
*Cesar Escalante, University of Georgia
Quality of Research Discovery Award




 
Laura Tiehen, USDA Economic Research Service
Dean Jolliffe, World Bank
Juan Margitic, Inter-American Development Bank
Martin Ravallion (Deceased)
*Kathleen Segerson, North Carolina State University
*Junjie Wu, North Carolina State University
*Chunhua Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Quality of Communication Award





 
Carrie Litkowski, USDA Economic Research Service Tatiana Borisova, USDA Economic Research Service  Jonathan Law, USDA Economic Research Service
Dipak Subedi, USDA Economic Research Service
Monika Ghimire, USDA Economic Research Service   Katherine Lim, USDA Economic Research Service
Kathy Kassel, USDA Economic Research Service
AAEA Mentoring Award Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota
Publication of Enduring Quality Award
 
Tim Haab, The Ohio State University
Kenneth McConnell, University of Maryland
Outstanding AJAE Article

 
Jared Hutchins, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
*Anne Byrne, USDA-Economic Research Service
*David Just, Cornell University
Outstanding AJAE Reviewers


 
Margaret Jodlowski, Ohio State University
William Ridley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Colette Salemi, University of Victoria
Austin Ford Ramsey, University of Georgia
Outstanding AEPP Article


 
Joseph P. Janzen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Trey Malone, University of Arkansas
K. Aleks Schaefer, Oklahoma State University
Daniel P. Scheitrum, Cal Poly
Outstanding Choices Article
 
Dragan Milijkovic, North Dakota State University
Frayne Olson, North Dakota State University
Outstanding AETR Article





 
Jada M. Thompson, University of Arkansas
Misti D. Sharp, University of Florida
Jonathan C. Walton, University of Tennessee
*Ruiqing Miao, Auburn University
*Jerrod Penn, Louisiana State University & LSU Agricultural Center
*Loka L. Ashwood, University of Kentucky
Presidential Recognition Award  Kristen McGuire, AAEA Executive Director
Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Suresh Kumar
McCorkle Scholarship Piyush Gandhi
Uma Lele Women's Scholarship Disha Gupta, India Gandhi Institute of Developement
AAEA Trust Travel Grants 58 people received travel grant funds from the AAEA Trust
Academic Bowl Winners




 
1st Place: LSU; Benjamin Goldstein, Riley LaSavia, Colin Raby
2nd Place: LSU; Blake Edwards, Ali Fontenot, Carlos Sandoval
3rd Place: TAMU; Maddison Esterak, Owen Gibson, John Hendrix
Outstanding Paper Competition

 
1st place: Lars Rostad, University of Minnesota
2nd place: Ryanna Tietje, The Ohio State University
3rd place: Trent Claessens, University of Guelph
Outstanding Chapter Club Iowa State University
Outstanding Creative Club Oklahoma State University
GSS Policy Communications Competition

 
1st Place: Anthony Caruso, Oklahoma State University
2nd Place: Azaz Zaman, Auburn University
3rd Place: Linge Yang, University of Connecticut
Case Study Competition




 
1st Place: University of Arkansas (Andrew Dilley, Walker Davis, Makenzie McJunkins)
2nd Place: Kansas State University (Calder McCollum, Delide Joseph, Vera Adabrah-Danquah)
3rd Place: University of Florida (Meri Hambaryan, Kelvin Amon, Chenxi Hu)
Extension Competition


 
1st place: Khashi Ghorbani, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2nd place: John Robinson, North Carolina State University
3rd place: Alexis Ghormley, Texas A&M University
Data Visualization Challenge




 
1st Place: Walter Ac Pangán, Jiyeon Kim, Priyanka Sharma for the Heartland region
2nd Place: Vidalina Abadam, Sanchita Chakrovorty, Jennifer Kennedy for the Southeast region
3rd Place: Davidson Obilor Nwaonu, Elizabeth Thilmany, Jean Pierre Zavala Varela for the Northeast region
FAMPS Poster Competition

 
Hannah Wich, Stephen F. Austin State University
Jaime Luke, Kansas State University
Kaitlyn L. Malakoff, Arizona State University

Choices Magazine: Article Highlight

Utah’s Greenbelt Program Has Caused Unintended Effects on Farmland Protection

Man Li, Wai Yan Siu, and Arthur J. Capla

This article highlights a recent study evaluating the effectiveness of Utah’s preferential farmland tax assessment program in protecting agricultural land from conversion to nonagricultural uses. It shows that the program has only protected smaller agricultural parcels. Unexpectedly, the program has stimulated the conversion of larger agricultural parcels to urban uses.

Interested in publishing in Choices? Submit your Individual, Theme, or Data Visualizations here.

2025 Fellows Award Nominations
Call for Nominations

The AAEA Fellows Selection Committee is inviting nominations for the 2025 AAEA Fellows Awards. The deadline for submission of nominations and supporting biographical documentation is Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Selection is based mainly on a continuous contribution to the advancement of agricultural or applied economics as defined by the Vision Statement of the AAEA. Achievements may be in research, teaching, extension, administration, or business. The nominee must be a living current member of AAEA and have been a member for at least five years.
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AAEA Trust Call for Proposals

The AAEA Trust supports the work of agricultural and applied economists by funding programs, initiatives, activities, or other creative endeavors designed to advance the profession. Proposals are chosen to receive funding based on their ability to accomplish at least one of the following goals:

  • support graduate student and early career professional development
  • enhance the AAEA Annual Meeting
  • broaden participation in AAEA across the year (beyond Annual meetings)
  • address our strategic goal to be more inclusive through outreach to new groups
  • broaden the horizons of the current membership

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Anthony Grano Fellowship Award Call for Applications

The AAEA Trust is now accepting applications for the Anthony Grano Fellowship Award for 2025. Two recipients will be chosen to travel for one week to Washington, DC to meet with senior staff from USDA, Congressional offices, agricultural trade associations, farm and commodity organizations, and NGO’s.  Meeting schedules will be personalized to reflect recipient’s policy interests.  Scholarships of $1,250 will be awarded. The application deadline is Monday, October 14, 2024.
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Call for Applications
BOEHLJE AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP

The AAEA Trust Committee is accepting applications for the 2025 Boehlje Agribusiness Management Fellowship. The purpose of this Fellowship is to provide financial support for graduate students with an interest in agribusiness management to continue their education through the PhD in preparation for an academic career in these areas. The goal of the Fellowship is to support the education of graduate students for faculty positions in Departments of Agricultural Economics in the critical area of agribusiness management. Applicants should be submitted by Monday, October 14, 2024.
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Uma Lele AERA India/AAEA Mentorship Program
Call for Applications

The AERA along with one representative from AAEA will play a facilitating role in the selection of Indian students/young professionals to participate in the mentorship program. The offer and themes for each year will be published in one of the issues of Agricultural Economics Research Review (AERR) and recommendation of the Association shall be sent to AAEA for Award of the grant. Applications should be submitted in a single PDF format to Kristen McGuire at kmcguire@aaea.org by Monday, October 14, 2024.
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Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship Call for Applications

The Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship provides an opportunity for early career women scholars working on food, agricultural, or resource issues to collaborate with an established expert at another university, institution, or firm. The application deadline is Monday, October 14, 2024.
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Call for Applications
McCorkle Scholarship Applications

The AAEA Trust Committee is accepting applications for the 2025 Chester O. McCorkle Jr. Student Scholarship. This scholarship will support applied research by a graduate student on economic issues relating to agriculture. At least one (1) scholarship of up to $2,000 will be awarded. Funds can be used for research related expenses, data collection, tuition and program related expenses such as fees, books, supplies and equipment, provided the items are required of all students in the program. Applications are due Monday, October 14, 2024.
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Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award for Women
Call For Applications

The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust is now accepting applications for the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award for Women.  The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award for Women supports a mentorship relationship between an early career woman agricultural, resource and environmental economist from low income and lower-middle income countries, and a mentor who is a member of the AAEA. A complete list of qualifying countries is available under the headings “Low-income economies” and “Lower-middle-income economies” at: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income.
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Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award Call For Applications

The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust is now accepting applications for the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award.  The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award supports a mentorship relationship with a view to promote high quality research of a policy/problem solving nature in countries with food insecurity and environmental pressures. It is meant to promote collaboration between an early career scholar who is a citizen of and resides in a developing country and a distinguished mentor.
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Obituary

Marc Nerlove
1933-2024

The American Economic Association and the economics profession were saddened to learn of the passing of Marc Nerlove at age 90. A John Bates Clark medalist and AEA Distinguished Fellow, the University of Maryland professor was best known for developing econometric methods that continue to be used in studies around the world. He made important contributions to estimating short-run and long-run elasticities of supply in agricultural markets, estimating production functions in the electricity industry, and research on economic demography and life cycle fertility.

In addition to having a distinguished academic career, Nerlove served as a member of the AEA Executive Committee from 1977 to 1979.
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Government Relations & Washington Update

August 2024

House and Senate Committees Advance Agriculture Appropriations

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have both recently approved their respective versions of the FY 2025 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The moves set up potential floor consideration in September as Congress works to meet the September 30th fiscal year deadline. As in many previous years, a continuing resolution will likely be needed to keep the government funded while the appropriations process is completed.
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Other News

NBER Conference on Competition in the US Agricultural Sector

To promote research on competition in the agricultural sector and the consequences of the industrial organization of this sector for consumers as well as input suppliers, the National Bureau of Economic Research, with support from the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture, will convene a research conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 12, 2024. The conference will be organized by James MacDonald (University of Maryland) and Fiona Scott Morton (Yale University and NBER).

More details on the conference may be found at this link: https://www.nber.org/calls-papers-and-proposals/competition-us-agricultural-sector. The deadline for submissions is September 3, 2024, and submissions should be of complete, or nearly complete, papers.

VIII Beeronomics Conference

The 2024 Beeronomics Conference will take place at University of Milan Bicocca, Italy, 19-22 June. Main panels and sessions will be held at the University of Bicocca main campus located in the heart of the city. The Conference Organising Committee, led by Christian Garavaglia, welcomes all high-quality research on the economics of beer and brewing.

Please find the official Conference Flyer/Call for Paper attached. Additional information about abstract submission and event details can be found on the conference's webpage: https://beeronomics2024.unimib.it/
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