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Multimedia: Agricultural Productivity and the Impact of GM Crops: What Do We Know?

Ian Sheldon, Ohio State's Andersons Professor of International Trade, presents a summary of his presentation at the 2014-2015 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series: "Agricultural productivity and the impact of GM crops: What do we know?"

News article: OSU Economist: GM Crops have had an Impact on Agricultural Productivity, Could Offer Solutions for Global Food Security

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With recent food price spikes impacting global food security and a growing reliance on emerging economies to produce our world’s agricultural supplies, encouraging greater discussion on the impact that genetically modified (GM) crops have had on agricultural productivity is important, recently said Ian Sheldon, the Andersons Professor of International Trade in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

News article: IATRC Theme Day Organized and Sponsored by the Andersons Program in International Trade

In December 2014, Ian Sheldon, Ohio State's Andersons Professor of International Trade, organized and sponsored, in collaboration with Steve McCorriston (University of Exeter), the theme day for the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium's (IATRC) 2014 annual meeting in San Diego, California.

News article: AEDE at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations

The Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) recently gathered for its annual meeting in Boston, MA from Jan 3-5, 2015 where AEDE was represented amongst the program participants. 

ASSA, in conjunction with approximately 55 associations in related disciplines, holds a three-day meeting each January to present papers on general economic subjects. Over 520 scholarly sessions are held.

Media mention: Grain Symposium Answers Farm Bill Questions

Matt Roberts, Carl Zulauf, Brian Roe, and Ian Sheldon in Ohio Farmer

Event: 2014 Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium

Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences is partnering with the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association and the Ohio Soybean Association to offer the Ohio Grain Symposium on Dec. 18.

AEDE experts who will speak at the event include Matt Roberts, Carl Zulauf, Ian Sheldon and Brian Roe.

The event is free, open to the public and currently accepting registrations.

News article: Ohio State to Host Grain Symposium Dec. 18

This article originally appeared on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). 

Dec. 4, 2014

Media mention: Economist: Open Trade, Safety Nets Crucial to Global Food Security

Ian Sheldon in Ohio Ag Connection

News article: Agricultural Policy and Outlook conference series to kick off Dec. 1

This article was originally published on the Ag Answers website.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - With crop-program decision windows open, now is the time for producers to think strategically about their farm’s cash flow, exposure to risk, and the means available to manage these risks, said Carl Zulauf, an agricultural economics professor in Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Media mention: OSU policy meetings to kick off Dec. 1

Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series in Ohio Ag Net/Ohio's Country Journal

News article: Open Food Trade, Safety Nets Crucial to Global Food Security: Ohio State Economist

This article was originally published on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. 

Nov. 19, 2014

Media mention: Experts: Russian ban won’t hurt Ohio farms

Ian Sheldon in Civitas Media

News article: AEDE Faculty and Students Present Research at the 2014 AAEA Annual Meeting

Each summer one of the most highly anticipated events for AEDE’s faculty and students takes place: the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). AAEA is the premier professional organization for agricultural and applied economists working in the U.S.

News article: Faculty Present at the 5th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists

AEDE faculty members Ian Sheldon, H. Allen Klaiber, and Sathya Gopalakrishnan travelled to Istanbul, Turkey from June 28th to July 2nd to present their research at the 5th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists.

News article: Agribusiness Club Honors Professor Sheldon and Outstanding Students at Annual Banquet

The Ohio State Agribusiness Club held its annual year-end banquet on April 14th to recognize outstanding faculty and students affiliated with the Club.

Multimedia: Spring 2014 Ohio State COMPAS/Provost's Discovery Themes Lecture

AEDE's Elena Irwin and Ian Sheldon participated in a panel discussion with economist Jeffrey D. Sachs during the Ohio State University Provost’s Discovery Themes Lecturer Program and COMPAS (Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society) conference on April 4th. They shared their thoughts on sustainable development at the special event, which more than 1,000 people attended.

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News article: Ohio State Economists Discuss Sustainable Development at Discovery Themes Lecture/COMPAS Conference

This article was originally published on the website of OSU's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

News article: Ohio State Economists to Discuss Sustainable Development at Conference with Jeffrey Sachs

AEDE economists Elena Irwin and Ian Sheldon  will discuss sustainable development April 4 during the annual Ohio State University Provost’s Discovery Themes Lecturer Program and COMPAS (Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society) conference.

Multimedia: Whither the WTO?

Ian Sheldon, Andersons Professor of International Trade at the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at The Ohio State University, presented the Tweeten Seminar on February 4, 2014 in Room 105 of the Agricultural Administration Building (2120 Fyffe Road) as part of the AEDE Applied Economics Seminar Series.

Multimedia: Do China's Rising Wages Mean the End of Its Competitive Edge?

Ian Sheldon, Ohio State's Andersons Professor of International Trade, presents a summary of his presentation at the 2013-2014 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series, "Do China's Rising Wages Mean the End of Its Competitive Edge?".

Media mention: China could lose its competitive edge

Ian Sheldon in Farm and Dairy

News article: Ohio State to Hold 2013-2014 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series Statewide

This article was originally published on the website of OSU's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Growers and producers will find that despite the fact that cropland in Ohio increased in value in 2012 and 2013, those values are expected to remain flat or even decline in 2014, an economist from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) said.

Multimedia: Ian Sheldon at Ohio Wesleyan University's 2014 Economic Outlook Conference

Ian Sheldon, Ohio State's Andersons Professor of International Trade, presents at the 2014 Economic Outlook Conference organized by Ohio Wesleyan University. 

News article: Trade Economist Says China Could Lose Its Competitive Edge Due to Rising Worker Wages

This article was originally published on the website of OSU's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

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