C-FARE - The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics

07/03/2020

Check it out! Our panelists responded to audience questions from our Local Foods webinar. Thank you Farmers Market Coalition dir. Ben Feldman, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dr. Cesar L Escalante and The Food Connection Dr. Lilian Brislen!

CESAR ESCALANTE, LILIAN BRISLEN, and BEN FELDMAN About 280 registered for Local Food Markets, Farm Labor and Metrics in a Time of Covid-19, and dozens responded during and just after the broadcast June 26 with questions and comments for the panelists. During the 50-minute broadcast panelists had a

06/30/2020

READ our Local Food Markets, Labor + Metrics webinar story here ... and watch the full broadcast!

Photo by JORDAN CHRISTIAN / Unsplash Covid-19 has devastated the economy, led to spiraling unemployment and increased food insecurity. How will this impact local food systems, and what changes are needed? Farmers markets have restructured to limit the spread of the virus but also witnessed demand s

06/26/2020

Free for lunch? Join us for Local Farm Markets, Labor and Metrics, our latest Covid-19 series webinar!

Photo by JORDAN CHRISTIAN / Unsplash Covid-19 has devastated the economy, led to spiraling unemployment and increased food insecurity. How will this impact local food systems, and what changes are needed? Farmers markets have restructured to limit the spread of the virus but also witnessed demand s

06/08/2020

ICYMI: Watch our full webinar now on U.S. meat and livestock supplies during Covid-19. https://youtu.be/zpZtC_NAFDo

01/30/2020

Waterways, food labeling, S. American trade ... what topics interest you in 2020? Submit your webinar / forum ideas!

Photo by Krsto Jevtic on Unsplash The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) is currently seeking program ideas for its 2020 lineup! C-FARE is oriented toward building a stronger national presence for the agricultural and applied economics profession. We are a volunteer-d

01/29/2020

Peak in on the farm statistical indicators that guide policy makers, banks, farmers, of course! Income and wealth forecast for calendar year 2020.

USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) releases farm income statement and balance sheet estimates and forecasts three times a year, typically in February, August and November. These core statistical indicators provide guidance to policy makers, lenders, commodity organizations, farmers, and others...

01/13/2020

Waterways, food labeling, S. American trade ... what topics interest you in 2020? Submit your webinar / programming ideas!

Photo by Krsto Jevtic on Unsplash The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) is currently seeking program ideas for its 2020 lineup! C-FARE is oriented toward building a stronger national presence for the agricultural and applied economics profession. We are a volunteer-d

01/13/2020

Last day to apply! U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service looking for international ag interns— https://go.usa.gov/xpJQq ... Brussels, Shanghai, Bogota and more. And it's PAID.

WHILE THESE ARE CONSIDERED VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIPS, A STIPEND OF APPROXIMATELY $17.42 PER HOUR WILL BE PROVIDED. Interns will be located in Foreign Agricultural Service overseas offices which are located in U.S. Embassies and Trade Offices in key countries. Interns will carr...

01/09/2020

For students! An International Ag Intern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service. https://go.usa.gov/xpJQq ... Brussels, Shanghai, Bogota and more. Agriculture and economics meets int’l affairs! And it's PAID.

WHILE THESE ARE CONSIDERED VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIPS, A STIPEND OF APPROXIMATELY $17.42 PER HOUR WILL BE PROVIDED. Interns will be located in Foreign Agricultural Service overseas offices which are located in U.S. Embassies and Trade Offices in key countries. Interns will carr...

01/02/2020

Last year's webinars —
✅New foods and labeling (vegan milk, meatless meat)
✅Falling farm incomes
✅New Hispanic farms
✅The WTO and trade dynamics, and more
Help us pick webinars for #2020! Submit ideas!

At the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE ), we look ahead to a new year and the dawn of a new decade with hope and enthusiasm.  C-FARE works toward building a stronger national presence for the profession through educational programming that informally engages n

01/02/2020

Check out what we did in '19! C-FARE connects expertise in agriculture and applied economics with national policymakers. SUBMIT IDEAS for '20!

At the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE ), we look ahead to a new year and the dawn of a new decade with hope and enthusiasm.  C-FARE works toward building a stronger national presence for the profession through educational programming that informally engages n

12/18/2019

Thanks to ALL our directors, but special thanks to our "new recruits" 😊 Duncan Chembezi at Alabama A&M, Jane Kolodinsky at the University of Vermont and Barry Barnett at the University of Kentucky

This year, the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) held webinars spanning trade and farm incomes; Hispanic farm enterprises; food innovations and labeling and local food markets. Its annual Jon Brandt Public Policy Forum this fall in Washington focused on rural prosperity a