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Ag Econ-O-Gram
July 8, 2005
FACULTY MEETINGS
No faculty meetings are scheduled at this time.
NEW FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Carl K. Eicher, Karim Maredia and Idah Sithole-Niang. 2005. Biotechnology and the African Farmer. Staff Paper 2005-08. East Lansing, MI., Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, June. This paper is available at
http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/pdf_view.pl?paperid=16821&ftype=.pdf
AG HALL DROP BOX
As a result of a survey conducted by the Staff Advisory Committee to the Dean, a drop box has been installed outside Agriculture Hall. The drop box (a green mailbox) is intended for written communications to units housed in Ag Hall. It is located outside the entrance to the Annex at the curb on the southeast corner of the building. The drop box is a convenient way to leave
documents and forms before/after regular working hours or when parking or weather make it inconvenient to leave a vehicle.
The drop box will be emptied twice daily on work days-at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. A log will be maintained regarding its use. The drop box will be available for use July 5.
We hope that you will find this added convenience a benefit in communicating with units within Ag Hall. Your comments are welcome.Jeff Armstrong, Dean
NOTES FROM A RETIREE
A couple of years ago, my textbook, Agricultural Prices and Commodity Market Analysis, published by McGraw-Hill in 1997, went out of print. Following a favorable review in the May 2004 edition of the AJAE, I decided to prepare a new edition with the MSU Press as the publisher. The book is now available and has a list price $64.
I have been maintaining an econometric model of U.S. agriculture (AGMOD), designed to generate year by year projections in a 10 year time frame. I have finally converted it from the old DOS MicroTsp to Quantitative Micro Softwares windows version called EViews, in this case EViews5. This will open up opportunities to expand AGMOD very substantially and also explore stochastic solutions. I would welcome input from faculty members and graduate students with ideas on future applications.
At the moment, I am analyzing the U.S. House and Senate versions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in terms of provisions for increasing ethanol and biodiesel production. Satish Joshi and I have been researching these emerging provisions for renewable fuels over the past couple of years. -- Jake Ferris
WELCOME
The Department welcomes Tamara Dobrzelewski, the clerk receptionist for the MSU Product Center for Ag. and Natural Resources. Tamara is located at the Hannah Tech Center, 4700 S. Hagadorn Road, Ste. 210, and can be reached at 432-8750 or e-mail: dobrzel3@msu.edu --Ann Robinson
University Distinguished Professors
Jeff Armstrong is very pleased and proud to report that five faculty members affiliated with the CANR/MSUE/ MAES have been named University Distinguished Professors.
Steve Boyd (Dept of Crop & Soil Sciences),
Kay Gross (Dept of Plant Biology & KBS),
John Kaneene (Dept of Large Animal Clinical Sciences; Jack Liu (Dept of Fisheries & Wildlife) and
Bob Myers (Dept of Agricultural Economics)
were among ten faculty members named University Distinguished Professors by the MSU Board of Trustees at its June 17 meeting.
The title of University Distinguished Professor is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a faculty member by the university. Those selected for the title have been recognized nationally and internationally for the importance of their teaching, research and public service achievements.
Congratulations to Drs. Boyd, Gross, Kaneene, Liu, and Myers for this recognition of their exceptional achievements in the classroom, laboratory and community.
PRE-PROPOSALS REQUEST
The Leopold Centers 2005 Request for Pre-proposals (RFP) is NOW available at www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/rfp/205.htm. Download the RFP from Iowa State Universitys web site; or for a hard copy, call 515/294-3711. Please submit your pre-proposal in ecology, marketing and food systems or policy either electronically or as hard copy by 5 p.m., Monday, August 1, 2005.
FOOD SECURITY III & RELATED PROJECTS: Recent Outreach and Academic Contributions:
FACULTY/STAFF DIRECTORY
Please remember that any home information (address and phone) needs to be updated by July 14 which is the deadline for updating both business and home addresses in the online FSRA System before data is pulled for the PRINTED version of the 2005-2006 Faculty/Staff Directory. Business addresses and phone numbers need to be handled through Ann Robinson (or any assistance). Please take a moment to review your home and business information to make certain that it is correct.
Sites for FSRA (Faculty/Staff/Retiree Address) --
--for inquiry regarding any MSU employee:
--for updating your home information:
MSU INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
For more info, go to: www.isp.msu.edu/calendar/upcoming.php
Muelder 2005 Summer Carillon Series
Wednesdays at 6 pm at the Beaumont Tower:
July
13 - Gijsbert Kok, The Netherlands
20 - The Groningen Carillon Duo; Auke de Boer and Adolph Rots, The Netherlands
27 - Ray McLellan, University Carillonneur, MSU
August
3 - Ana and Sara Elias, Portugal
Visit our website at http://www.msu.edu/~carillon
MSU EVENTS INFO
BRESLIN CENTER
PAVILION EVENTS
WHARTON CENTER
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, - Cooperative Extension Services is recruiting for an Assistant Professor - Extension Specialist to develop a community leadership program. This is a new position and is part of a growing Community & Economic Development program. Deadline: open until filled. The position announcement is available at:
http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/jobs/Jobs_detail/N07009.asp
CONSUMERS ENERGY INTERNSHIP is available in the Dept. of Geography at the Lansing Service Center. It would be GIS work, flexible schedule for school, and a good opportunity for someone. Go to web site:
http://www.consumersenergy.com/welcome.htm. Job posting #16457 Intern (college.) Apply online. Deadline: July 28, 2005. For questions, call Amber Callison at 517-374-2384.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana-Champaign), is seeking for a Visiting Academic Advisor, Undergrad Students, full-time. (This position may become non-visiting in the future based upon funding and programmatic needs.) Under the Dept. of Ag. & Consumer Econ. Faculty, this position encourages student interest in agricultural accounting and supports activities in the ag. Accounting and ag. Finance programs; also assists in the general operations & advising of the undergraduate program. Required: Bachelors degree in ag. Econ., accounting econ., finance, or related field; corporate finance, corporate accounting, or public accounting experience (desired); familiarity with the ag. Industry. Certifications as a public accountant (CPA) desired. Deadline: July 25, 2005.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Extension seeks:
POS ID #1428 - Extension Sea Grant Agent & Outreach Coordinator; located at Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) in Ann Arbor, MI. This appointment (100% Extension) is through Michigan Sea Grant Extension for a two-year term with two-year reappointments. Available: Aug. 1, 2005. Deadline: July 15, 2005.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, US Dept. of Commerce, is seeking for an economist to work on fishery and non-market valuation data collection and research projects; located in Santa Cruz, California.
Information regarding the position and application procedure can be found at
https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/doc.exe/runjobinfo?aOrg=1&aJob=2192&User
name=~BROWSE~&ORGIMG=doc_logo1.jpg
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY is seeking for an Assistant Professor in Regional Economics, Dept. of Ag. Econ.; Tenure Track, 9 to 12 month, 50% teaching and 50% research; to develop a nationally and internationally recognized program in the area of regional economic analysis; should possess training or previous experience in regional econ. analysis employing quantitative tools like econ. modeling & forecasting, spatial econometrics, computable general equilibrium models, and/or geographic information systems; Teaching includes developing & teaching courses in the areas of Agricultural, Regional and Land Economics. Required: A PhD degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or a related field; expertise involving the topics and tools mentioned above. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated teaching ability, communication skills, and potential for securing and conducting externally-funded research. Deadline: Aug. 31, 2005 or until position is filled. (A pdf of the announcement can be obtained at
http://agecon.tamu.edu/department/departmentPositions.shtml)
Send a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, transcripts, and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of three references to: John P. Nichols, Professor and Interim Head, Dept of Agricultural Economics, 2124 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2124; Phone: 979-845-2116; fax 979-862-1563; E-mail: JPN@ag.tamu.edu
Further details available for 30 days only by contacting Pat Neumann 517-432-0848.
All announcements should be sent to Pat Neumann, Editor, in room 219 Ag. Hall or e-mail: neumannp@msu.edu NO LATER than 12 noon on Thursday; after 12, they will be in the next BI-WEEKLY edition.
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