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[COLUMBUS] Chen-Ti Chen and Seungki Lee, both Assistant Professors with Ohio State’s Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, were recognized with Emerging Scholar Best Conference Paper at this year’s Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA)
Columbus, OH – Faculty, staff, student and alumni from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics were recognized for their outstanding contributions with awards received at the 2025 College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Awards and State of the College.
OSU Extension Clinton & Fayette counties are hosting the 2024 Agriculture Outlook breakfast. Please join us to learn about grain marketing, local and international grain trade, and farm economics.
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The Farm Income Enhancement Program hosted a visit by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation to AEDE to discuss research, outreach, and student engagement opportunities on February 14, 2024. Evan Callicoat, Leah Curtis, Whittney Bowers, and Brad Bales from the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation met with AEDE faculty and students with the goal of increasing engagement and collaboration. Evan Callicoat is an OSU alum who graduated from our Agribusiness and Applied Economics Program and is now a Director of State Policy at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
Ohio State University Extension offices in Union, Champaign, and Madison counties, along with The First Central National Bank, are hosting an Agricultural Outlook Breakfast at Der Dutchman Restaurant, 445 Jefferson Ave., Plain City, on Feb. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
The cost to attend is $10. Reservations are due Feb. 18 and can be made at go.osu.edu/TriCountyOutlook or by contacting the Union County Extension Office, 18000 State Rte. 4, Suite E, Marysville, OH 43040.
The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for April reveals a consistent picture of the old crop. Our own Assistant professor Seungki Lee discusses the demand estimates in the recently published report “Summary of Coffee & Grain Markets Webinar."
Professor and Andersons Chair of Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy Dr. Ian Sheldon, Assistant Professor Dr. Seungki Lee, and Associate Professor and Extension Educator Christopher Zoller Co-authored an article called, Where Could the US-Mexico GM Corn Dispute End Up? Where the three the dispute the ongoing efforts of Mexican bans on imports of genetically modified corn.
Professor Ian Sheldon along with Assistant Professor Seungki Lee and Associate Professor Chris Zoller discuss where the U.S and Mexico could end up on the efforts for by Mexico to ban imports of genetically modified corn. Read their article below.
By: Holly Davis
The apples of their eyesWhile Assistant Professor Seungki Lee might be over 6,800 miles away from his parents in South Korea, on a sunny day this past fall at an apple orchard in Ohio, he felt a little bit closer to home. Lee and fellow AEDE Extension team members Margaret Jodlowski and Yao Wang took a trip to tour the operations of Lynd Fruit Farm, a popular fall destination just outside of Columbus.
AEDE's first in-person Outlook and Policy Conference since 2019 was a huge success! The conference was held on November 15, 2022, at the 4H Center on Ohio State Campus. Below are links to the presentations by the AEDE faculty.
Brent Sohngen - Energy Market Outlook
Ani Katchova - Farm Income Outlook
The Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE), holds its first in-person Outlook and Policy Conference since 2019 on November 15, 2022, at the 4H Center on Ohio State Campus. Here are summaries of what each speaker will be presenting.
Without a structure market, how do we know the price? Corn growers encounter this kind of challenge with corn silage sales, as there are no widely quoted market prices. An article in the latest issue of Buckeye Dairy News by Assistant Professor Seungki Lee introduces how to approximate the corn silage value on your farm for short-term sales. Check out the story here.
At this year's Farm Science Review, a panel of AEDE economists (Ani Katchova, Seungki Lee, and Ian Sheldon) chaired by OSUE's Chris Zoller answered questions about global uncertainty and its impact on agriculture. Their outlook for farm income, production, and global markets is summarized on the Ohio Ag Manager website.
A link to the full article can be found here: https://u.osu.edu/ohioagmanager/2022/09/26/agricultural-outlook-from-the-farm-science-review/
Dr. Seungki Lee comments on the latest USDA reports, impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine
AgriTalk's Chip Flory interviews AEDE faculty on issues related to agricultural trade, commodity markets and labor.
The university was the final stop on the show’s eight-part college roadshow, featuring students and faculty across the country who are making major advancements and contributions to the agricultural industry.
The Ohio State University was the final stop on U.S. Farm Report’s 2021 College Roadshow, and faculty in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) within the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) shared their analysis on important economic issues impacting Ohioans.
Wondering what’s going to happen with the next U.S. Farm Bill? Want to know more about consumers, shopping, and local foods? Or do you have questions regarding the U.S. trade policy and what the prospects are for agricultural trade?
Dr. Seungki Lee’s interest in agriculture started with a small apple orchard in South Korea. Lee, whose research areas include agricultural innovation and technology adoption, is the newest addition to faculty in the department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE). He is a native of South Korea, a country where most agricultural goods are imported from other countries.