MAB Program to Host International Faculty

By Mary Bowen Since 2002, the Master of Agribusiness (MAB) program has offered agribusiness professionals a chance to study the global food and agriculture industry without leaving the U.S. One course, Comparative Food and Agriculture Systems, is internationally taught by professors in seven different regions and offers an in-depth view of the global food and [...]

Ag Management, Economics Grad Fellowships Offered

K-State Agricultural Economics will offer new graduate fellowships next year in agricultural management and economics with emphasis on resource economics and alternative energy. The fellowships are funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) National Needs Graduate Fellowship Program. Paid assistantships will be awarded to outstanding students entering the M.S. and Ph.D.  [...]

Graduate Students Win International Case Study Competition

A team of agricultural economics graduate students from the earned first place in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association’s case study competition in Frankfurt, Germany, in June. The K-State team of Brady Brewer, David Boussios, Cooper Morris, Jessica Johnson and Jaeljattin Jean claimed  first place in the IFAMA graduate student case study competition and [...]

K-Staters Earn 2nd, 4th Places in AAEA Grad Student Case Study Competition

Kansas State University agricultural economics graduate students recently earned second and fourth places in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s Graduate Student Case Study Competition. The national competition took place during the AAEA’s annual meeting July 24-26 in Pittsburg, PA, and is presented by the Agribusiness Economics and Management section of AAEA. The competition allows [...]

Faculty, graduate students participate in AAEA Annual Meeting

K-State Agricultural Economics faculty and graduate students recently participated in the 2011 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting in Pittsburg, PA. Participants from the department are as follows: Agri-food Sustainability and its Relationship to Firm Strategy and Performance. “Does Sustainability Pay? Sustainability As a Source of Competitive Advantage for Public Agri-food Companies.” Vincent Amanor-Boadu [...]

Faculty, graduate students present research in Canada

K-State Agricultural Economics faculty and graduate students recently participated in the 2011 Canadian Agricultural Economics Society and Western Agricultural Economics Association Joint Annual Meetings. Events took place in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Participants from the department are as follows:  Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare: How Choice Experiment Design Affects Value of Pork Raised Using Gestation Crates. [...]

Team Researches Chinese Beef Demand

A team of researchers has published an overview of Chinese beef demand, shifting consumer preferences, and the opportunities within future beef demand growth. Agricultural economics graduate students Shonda Anderson, 2011 master’s graduate, Casey Bieroth, 2010 master’s graduate, and Grace Tucker, master’s student, collaborated with Ted Schroeder, professor of agricultural economics, to write, “Chinese Beef Consumption [...]

Graduate Students to Compete in International Case Study Competition

This week, graduate students Brady Brewer, David Boussios, Cooper Morris, Jessica Johnson and Jaeljattin Jean are attending the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association’s (IFAMA) yearly symposium and case conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The team will participate in the graduate student case competition and executive industry interviews. They also will have the opportunity to interact [...]

Congratulations to Our Graduates!

Congratulations to the undergraduates and graduate students who have completed their studies in agricultural economics and agribusiness! Commencement ceremonies were held Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at Kansas State University. On behalf of the entire department, we are proud of your accomplishments and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!

Grad Students Fewell, Parman Earn Poster Awards

Congratulations to Jason Fewell and Bryon Parman, both Ph.D. students in agricultural economics, for their exceptional posters on sustainable energy research. The Kansas State University Center for Sustainable Energy held its Bioenergy Symposium Poster Presentations Apr. 27-28. “We were very impressed with the level of research accomplishment achieved this past year,” wrote the center’s co-directors [...]