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May 24, 2024
On May 15, 2024, Dr. Anna Parkman was reappointed as full Professor of Practice in the department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES).
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May 23, 2024
A recent evaluation by AEDE Associate Professor Anne Fitzpatrick, summarized here shows how to improve learning in secondary schools in India
Background
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May 21, 2024
AEDE is proud to share that Professor Brian Roe has been elected to serve a term as President of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Brian is the Fred N. VanBuren Professor of Farm Management, was chosen as an AAEA Fellow, served as an editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and leads major research and policy initiatives on sustainable food systems.
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May 14, 2024
The Columbus Metropolitan Club recently hosted a community panel discussion focused on central Ohio’s growing circular economy. AEDE Professor Elena Irwin spoke on the panel, describing “doughnut economics” – providing for humanity’s needs within finite planetary boundaries and resources – with fellow panelists from Advanced Drainage Systems, Compost Clubhouse, and Rumpke Waste & Recycling.
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Apr 10, 2024
COLUMBUS OH, A policy brief just released by The C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy attempts to answer the question of why some rural communities thrive and others might lag behind by examining two rural-Ohio success stories: Holmes and Mercer Counties. Both Holmes and Mercer Counties have fared better than the average rural Ohio or rural U.S., even though both counties faced structural disadvantages.
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Apr 4, 2024
Ohio State’s Environmental Professionals Network (EPN), in collaboration with the Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens and native plant enthusiasts from across the state, proudly invites you to an EPN Signature Earth Day evening event on Monday, April 22, at The Fawcett Center at Ohio State. In recognition of National Native Plant Month, examine our place among Ohio’s native food web and explore the work of leading gardeners, educators, herbalists, foragers, amateurs, and other groups stewarding native plants for food.
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Mar 29, 2024
AEDE graduate students had the opportunity this past week, March 21–22, to present at the Midwest Economics Association's annual meeting in Chicago, IL. This annual meeting is an opportunity for midwest economists to expose their work and communicate with each other face-to-face.
The Midwest Economics Association (MEA), a non-profit organization whose purpose is the advancement of economic knowledge and the economics profession, hosted the meeting.
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Mar 18, 2024
The new 2022 Census of Agriculture data shows the number of farms in Ohio declined by 2.3% and in land in farms declined by 6.4% between 2002 and 2022. One number that is concerning to agricultural stakeholders in Ohio is the loss of 931,089 acres in land in farms in Ohio in the last twenty years.
The question is how much of the agricultural land in Ohio was lost to development?
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Mar 11, 2024
We want to celebrate YOU - let's 'Come Together'!
In CFAES, we put students first. We value you and want to welcome all of our CFAES students to join us at one or all of the following free events for fun, food, giveaways, and community. We hope to see you there!
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Mar 4, 2024
An Ag Outlook and Policy meeting is scheduled for March 8 at the Buckeye Agricultural Museum, 877 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster.
Speakers and topics, in the order they will be presented at the meeting, are:
