Ag Econ-O-Gram

Vol. 11, No. 20
December 10, 2009

SEMINARS      
Spring 2010 scheduled Seminars are on Thursdays from 3:30 – 5:00 in Room 75 Ag Hall unless otherwise noted:
Titles will be forth coming.

January 21 -  Dr. Jay Shogren, University of Wyoming
February 4 -  Dr. Stephen Gasteyer, MSU Sociology
February 25 - Randall Eberts, Upjohn Institute
March 19 - AFRE Grad Student Symposium (all day on Friday, March 19)
April 1 -  Dr. Richard Hornbeck, MIT
April 8  - Greg Traxler, Gates Foundation

CONFERENCES
National Women in Agriculture Educators Conference – March 23-24, Baltimore, MD   The 2010 Conference will bring together private and public sector educators, crop insurance agents, lenders, and other agricultural professionals who are engaged in outreach education, to share ongoing and emerging successful risk management education efforts directed toward women who are involved in production agriculture.  http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/wia/ and click on “Conferences” on the side bar.

The Center for Forest Sustainability and USDA Forest Service. 3rd Emerging Issues Along Urban-Rural Interfaces Conference, April 11-14, 2010 in Atlanta.  http://emergingissues.interfacesouth.org/.  The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 28, 2010. 

The Northeastern Ag and Resource Economics Association annual meeting will be held on June 13-15, 2010 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A post-conference workshop on local and organic foods is planned. http://www.narea.org/2010/index.html

The Environment and Agriculture Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.)
organizes its 3rd Annual International Symposium on Agricultural Research, 15-18 July 2010 in Athens, Greece.  http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Agriculture.htm
 
CALL FOR PAPERS
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) Program's current call for graduate student proposal (ncrsare@umn.edu or 612-626-3113): Graduate students can submit proposals for up to $10,000 to fund sustainable ag projects that will be part of their educational programs; Funding available for about 15 projects in the twelve-state North Central Region. Proposals are due in the NCR-SARE office in St Paul MN by 4:30 p.m. CST, January 28, 2010.

Climate Change and Simulation/Gaming. Special issue of Simulation and Gaming.  Proposals accepted through end of 2009.  More info at: http://sag.sagepub.com/

PUBLICATIONS
Song, F. and S.M. Swinton. 2009. "Returns to Integrated Pest Management Research and Outreach for Soybean Aphid." Journal of Economic Entomology 102(6): 2116-2125.

Johnson, K.D., M.E. O’Neal, D.W. Ragsdale, C.D. DiFonzo, S.M. Swinton, P.M. Dixon, B.D. Potter, E.W. Hodgson and A.C. Costamagna. 2009. "Probability of Cost-effective Management of Soybean Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in North America." Journal of Economic Entomology 102(6): 2101-2108.

Okello, J.J. and S.M. Swinton. 2009. "From Circle of Poison to Circle of Virtue: Pesticides, Export Standards and Kenya’s Green Bean Farmers." Journal of Agricultural Economics (Available online at DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2009.00211.x)

Burke, William J. 2009. "Fitting and interpreting Cragg's tobit alternative using Stata". Stata Journal, 9 (4): 584 - 592.

Fenichel, E., F. Lupi, J. Hoehn, and M. Kaplowitz, “Split-sample tests of ‘no opinion’ responses in an attribute based choice model.” Land Economics, 85(2): 349-363. 2009.

Ortega-Pacheco, D.V., F. Lupi and M.D. Kaplowitz, “Payment for environmental services: estimating demand within a tropical watershed.” Journal of Natural Resource Policy Research, 1(2) 189-202. 2009.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Field Researcher, Sustainable Harvest International, Maine.  Sustainable Harvest International (SHI), a 501c3 based in Surry, Maine seeks a PhD or Masters Candidate in soil studies, agro ecology, environmental sciences or sustainable food systems to conduct field based research in rural communities of La Pintada, Coclé, Panama. Position start date is pending but will most likely initiate during April, 2010 with site selections and the preparation of bio-intensive beds.  Send resume by December 15, 2009.  Web Site: http://www.sustainableharvest.org/job_opportunities.cfm  

COMMUNITY, NATURAL RESOURCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENT (100%) - JUNEAU COUNTY
Working Title:  Juneau County Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development Agent (100%)
Official Title:  Instructor or Assistant Professor (faculty rank to be determined).  APPLICATION DEADLINE:
To receive full consideration, application materials must be received by Tuesday, December 15, 2009.  Web Site: http://www.routledge.com/9780415775915

The CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program is assisting the WorldFish Center (Postdoctoral Fellow- Microeconomics and Household Analysis in Penang, Malaysia) in mobilizing applications from women scientists and professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your assistance in bringing this announcement to the attention of qualified candidates.  If you or the candidate would like more information about the opportunity in question, please inquire directly from worldfish-hr@cgiar.org Deadline:  15 December or until filled To apply contact: Email: worldfish-hr@cgiar.org Web sites:  www.worldfishcenter.org, http://seatglobal.eu

China, Climate Change and International Justice.  Senior Research Assistant/Research Fellow/Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Social Sciences (Ref: SRA_RF_PDF/SSC/1209).  Application forms can be obtained from web site:
http://www.ied.edu.hk/hro/applyfor.htm;  Deadline is January 9, 2010.

The  Department of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University is filling an entry level faculty position in finance. All fields in finance is eligible, although the teaching would be general finance classes. We will be at the ASSA meetings in Atlanta, January 30, 2010.  The position description is at:  http://aem.cornell.edu/news/open_positions.htm
Research Fellow: Employment Analysis and Policies, Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland).  Apply online at http://www.napier.ac.uk/vacancies Electronic applications forms should be sent to Recruitment Contact.  Deadline date is February 25, 2009.

The Regional Research Institute at West Virginia University, Research Assistant Professor. Seeking a promising scholar with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary social science research to complement its research capacity in the area of regional analysis. The successful candidate is expected to play an important role in the Institute's ongoing projects in regional economic analysis and to pursue and participate actively in externally funded research.  Web Site:  www.rri.wvu.edu.

The Transportation for America (T4A) Campaign is seeking a smart and motivated Michigan Field Organizer to direct the development of a diverse coalition of prominent state and local organizations working in key regions of Michigan to reform federal transportation policy.  Website, T4america.org

All announcements should be sent to Debbie Conway, Editor, in Room 202 Ag. Hall or e-mail: conway@msu.edu .
NO LATER than 12 noon on Thursday; after 12, they will be in the next BI-WEEKLY edition.