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 national-level policymakers, congressional staff, stakeholders and leadership in the administration.  

This year, C-FARE offered webinars presenting new research and survey data on these topics:

• Falling farm income through much of the decade, from $124 billion in 2013 to roughly $70 billion (forecasted) in 2019;

• Food labeling, new food technology (bioengineered foods) and consumer choice;

• The World Trade Organization and the effect of shifts in long-established trade policies;

• The growing population of Hispanic farm enterprises in the Midwest; and,

• Local foods procurement and small-farm economics. 

We are currently seeking proposal ideas for 2020. We welcome your interest and encourage you to join our activities.

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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 and considered university Extension offices’ efforts, housing in small communities and rural broadband, and the shifting business models (and closure) of rural hospitals.

C-FARE wishes to recognize its board of directors, especially new members, and thank those presenters who shared research for the council’s ongoing programming for legislative offices and agency staff. Its directors provide leadership, governance and oversight of the organization and its programming. C-FARE promotes the work of applied economists and serves as a catalyst for incorporating economics into the analysis of food, agricultural and resource decisions.

C-FARE added three professors to its board of directors: Duncan M. Chembezi, Alabama A&M University; Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont; and Barry J. Barnett, University of Kentucky.

“In tight budget times, it’s imperative policymakers and other funders understand our value proposition,” Barnett says. “C-FARE ensures that the knowledge generated by agricultural and applied economists is effectively communicated to the broader agricultural policy community.”

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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-driven, nonprofit association. We live out our mission through programming that informally engages national-level policymakers, congressional staff, stakeholders and leadership in the administration. Through webinars and other programming, C-FARE lays out new research efforts and consensus expertise. We need your help!

We are currently seeking proposal ideas for 2020.

Submit your idea here!

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