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| September 4, 2009 | :: |
Cattle Prices Could Move Higher As A Result Of Less Supply :: With more people eating at home as a result of the recession, an improved economy could encourage consumers to spend more money eating out in the coming months, which could be good news for cattle producers later this year and into 2010, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service livestock economist. “Do you think a new trend has been started with fewer people eating out and more eating at home?” asked Dr. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension Service livestock marketing economist at the recent 55th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course. “Some of my colleagues think so. If the economy rebounds, I think not. That’s going to lead to higher cattle prices when taking into consideration fewer overall cow inventory numbers.” More ( http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=1396 ) |
July 28, 2009 |
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AgEcon Quiz Bowl Team Places in National Competition :: Congratulations to TAMU 2009 Agricultural Economics Academic Bowl team for placing 2nd and 5th in competition against 17 teams at the AAEA 2009 Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The performance by our team reflects our deep commitment to excellence in our academic program. Sponsors of the Texas A&M University 2009 Agricultural Economics Academic Bowl team are Graham Weston ’86 and Blue Bell Creameries. |
| April 29, 2009 | :: | New Decision-Aid Software Offered By Agricultural Food Policy Center :: The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M has released new decision-aid software that will help crop producers assess the risk of receiving farm program payments. The ACRE decision aid was developed by faculty and staff at the center, said Dr. James Richardson, co-director, and funded in part by Cotton Incorporated and National Sorghum Producers. The tool will help producers in deciding whether to continue receiving counter-cyclical payments (CCP) triggered during times of low prices, or opt for a revenue-based payment known as Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) triggered by low prices and/or yields. The ACRE Decision Aid is a Web-based model that allows you to enter the data for each of your farm units and view/print the results, said Dr. Joe Outlaw, co-director of the policy center. You can save your input data and rerun the farm unit under alternative price and crop mix assumptions. The software is available at http://www.afpc.tamu.edu/models/acre/index.php. |
| March 9, 2009 | :: | Department Associate Professor and Extension Economist Featured in News Article :: Department Associate Professor and Extension Economist, Dr. Jason L. Johnson, was featured in an article discussing the increasing amount of farmers under financial stress. Dr. Johnson said that in Texas, 89 percent of agricultural professionals expected a sizable number of farmers to experience financial stress in the next three years. |
February 6, 2009 |
:: | Department Alumni Inducted into Corps Hall of Honor :: Mr. Bill E. Carter, Class of '69, will be inducted into the Corps Hall of Honor at a ceremony on February 7. Bill Carter began his financial services career as a planner with Financial Services Corporation in Dallas and is currently the president of Carter Financial Management. The Corps Hall of Honor was established in 1993 to pay tribute to former students who exemplify the values upon which the corps is founded: honor, loyalty, service, patriotism and leadership. For more information, click here. |
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