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NEWSLETTER
U S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON, DC.
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 4
A Bimonthly NewsletterforEconomic Research Service Employees and Colleagues AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1991
Reichelderfer has served as a Services' Bureau of Health
director of the American Professions, Office of Technology
Agricultural Economics Association, Assessment, Environmental
member of the AAEA Nominating Protection Agency, and U.S.
Committee, reviewer of AAEA Department of Education's National
selected papers, member of a panel Center for Education Statistics. The
of experts on integrated pest control conference will be held at USDA's
of the Food and Agriculture South Building in Washington, D.C.,
Organization of the United Nations on September 12.
and United Nations Environmental The conference will bring
Programme, chair of an FAO task together forecasters from various
force on integrated pest control fields, both within and outside
Reichelderfer Named economics, and member of the government, to discuss forecasting
Associate Administrator steering committee for the AAEA in the U.S. Government. During the
Committee on Women's morning session, speakers will
Katherine Reichelderfer has been Opportunities in Agricultural examine the relationships among
selected to be the ERS associate Economics. the agencies that produce economic
administrator. The position was Reichelderfer, who has authored and other forecasts and address
formerly held by Bob Robinson, numerous articles and monographs, how Federal forecasting activities
now director of ERS's Agriculture has a B.S. in biology and an M.S. are coordinated among agencies.
and Trade Analysis Division. and Ph.D. in agricultural and The afternoon session will consist of
Reichelderfer began her resource economics from the contributed papers that explore
professional career in ERS in 1977. University of Maryland. She has forecasting methodologies and
She has served as leader. Pest received two ERS Administrator's techniques.
Management Technology Section, Special Merit Awards, an ERS Attendees will receive an
deputy branch chief, Inputs and Excellence Award for staff analysis, updated Directory ofFederal
Productivity Branch, chief, Latin a USDA Certificate of Merit, and a Forecasters and a copy of the
America Branch, and associate USDA Superior Service Award. conference proceedings. For
director. Resources and Technology registration information, contact
Karen Hamrick (219-0782); for
Division.
In 1990, Reichelderfer left ERS to ERS To Cosponsor Federal information on contributed paper
become a senior fellow at the Forecasters Conference requirements, contact Norman
National Center for Food and Saunders (Bureau of Labor
Agricultural Policy, Resources for A conference on "The Statistics) (272-5248).
the Future. There she was Coordination of Federal Forecasting
responsible for directing RFF's Activities" is being sponsored by
Agriculture, Environment, and Food ERS, U.S. Department of Labor's
Safety research program, which Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. In this issue . . .
focuses on the linkages among Department of Commerce's Bureau
agricultural production, of the Census and Bureau of Administrator's Letter, 3
environmental quality, health and Economic Analysis, Central Personnel Notes, 6
safety matters, and Federal farm Intelligence Agency, U.S. Highlights of Staff Activities, 8
and environmental policies. Department of Health and Human
.
Farm Sector Financial University, University of the District farm income while keeping it near
Analysis Branch of Columbia, Fort Valley State the current USDA baseline. An
College, George Washington effort was made to ensure that all
Restructured
University, Johns Hopkins study options were Federal budget
University, University of Kentucky, neutral. The study found that most
ERS's Agriculture and Rural
Massachusetts Institute of options near the baseline met these
Economy Division has restructured
Technology, University of options, including the current
its Farm Sector Financial Analysis Minnesota, Occidental College, program.
Bforraenccahsttiongcoanctsiovliitideast.e fAinnanecwial Oklahoma State University,
Pennsylvania State University,
section, Economic Indicators
South Dakota State University, Food Review Highlights
Forecasts, is responsible for Spelman College, Swarthmore Environmental Issues
preparing forecasts of the indicators
College, University of Texas,
of financial performance and for
coordinating input into the Tuskegee University, Utah State The most recent issue of Food
University, University of Virginia,
Agricultural Income and Finance: Review (Vol. 13, Issue 2, April-June
Situation and Outlook report. College of William and Mary, and 1991) explores some of the
University of Wisconsin.
In addition, the Economic economic-environmental
Indicators Research and Forecasts relationships involved in producing,
Section has been renamed the Farm processing, and transporting food.
Firm and Household Well-Being Milk Inventory Management The issue illustrates the complexity
Research Section to reflect its Options Studied of the environmental issues
research emphasis on the associated with growing food and
distribution of farm household Milk Inventory Management, a getting it to the consumer.
income and wealth and on linkages congressionally mandated report, Contributions from ERS authors
between farm businesses and their was recently prepared by a USDA include "Pesticides: How Safe and
associated households. interagency task force in which ERS How Much?" by John Schaub, "The
participated. Various program Delaney Clause: New
options were evaluated, looking at Interpretations" by Philip Szmedra
Summer Student Interns their impacts on milk supply, the and Walter Ferguson,
Expand ERS Staff livestock sector, farm income, "Environmental Concern Sparks
government food assistance Renewed Interest in IPM" by
programs, surpluses, international
studTehnits sinutmemrnesr,araeswionrkthiengpaisnt, trade obligations, consumer See FOOD REVIEW, p. 5
interests, and long-term
various capacities throughout ERS.
competitiveness.
EiRnSf'osrmsinugmmientrerpnsroagbroaumt itsheaikmienddsaotf Mark Weimar, Donald Blayney, ERS Newsletter
Steven Neff, and Richard Fallert
future job opportunities available in Vol. 9, No. 4, Aug./Sept. 1991
(219-1284) estimated supply, use,
ERS and giving ERS staff an
and price impacts for four major
opportunity to get acquainted with Editors:
promising students. The 1991 types of program alternatives: a Verla Rape andLindsayMann
summer intern group of 38 is the rteacrlgaestsipfriiccaeti/odne,fiacitewno-ctyiepra,yamnednta, a LaySouustaanndYaDneesriogn:
dlairvgeerssteegvreorutpoiwnomrakniyn EwRaSy.s,It is a milk diversion option. They also GwePnubMlaitcaltoicoknaAnsdsiVsetrannatsB:lake
estimated regional impacts on farm
coming from all across the country Photos (unless credited):
and even, in the case of several income, prices, and production. PaulFlaim
Richard Stillman analyzed the Division Representatives:
volunteers, from around the world.
impacts of the alternative dairy WilliamAnderson,
They are working on a variety of programs on the livestock sector. Charles Hallahan, William Kost,
subjects, including food safety, Kathryn Lipton, Felice Marlor, and
Fred Hines, Mindy Petrulis, and
global climate change, commodity Loretta Miller
Judith Sommer calculated impacts
programs, and Central European
economic adjustments. of the different programs on five The ERS Newsletter is published bi-
rural dairy communities. Gerald monthly by the Economic Research Ser-
Ranging from high school
Schluter, Kenneth Hanson, and vice, U S. Dept,ofAgriculture,anddistribut-
graduates to Ph.D. candidates, the Arthur Wiese evaluated aggregate edfreeto ERSemployees, colleagues, and
students represent numerous retirees. Send subscription requests and
colleges and universities, including impacts on the nondairy production address changes to: ERS Newsletter,
University of Arizona, Brown sector. ERS/USDA, Rm. 1212, 1301 New York
Study efforts focused on Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20005-4788
University, University of California, program alternatives that enhanced (phone[phone],fax[phone])
Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Cornell
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Administrator’s Letter—Good Citizenship in ERS
Organizations and professions prosper only when those working in them accept responsibility for
activities beyond regular assignments. Each person's first responsibility is, clearly, to get his or her job
done and done well. But other activities are needed for the organization to excel at
achieving its mission. These extra activities can also help the person involved grow
both professionally and personally. ERS has a long history of people taking on
extra duties. They have succeeded in making ERS a better, more effective
organization in a multitude of ways. Examples include the following:
—
• Reference Center Advisory Committee Through the combined efforts of an
o increasingly strong staff and a very active advisory committee, the ERS Reference
Center has become a valuable research resource over the last 5 years. The
collections of journals, books, and articles have improved in depth and breadth. A new computerized
cataloguing and circulation system will make them more accessible. Researchers can do their own
searches using new CD-ROM technology. Interlibrary loan requests are filled much more quickly.
The Center's newsletter has increased staff awareness of progress. Many of these improvements were
stimulated by members of the reference center advisory committee. Membership will change in
August, but this past year's members have been Margot Anderson, Phillip Kaufman, Daniel Pick,
Shirley Porterfield, Denise Rogers, Mike Trueblood, and Gene Wunderlich.
—
• Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee Originally constituted to advise me on internal equal
opportunity issues, this committee has created a broader role for itself. The committee initiated the
first ERS recycling activities, suggested the first ERS-wide activities for summer interns, and
recommended the policy adopted on removing gender references from job applications. The insights
of committee members on ERS hiring and promotion policies have proved very valuable. The
committee has provided rich programs on the many cultures making up our heritage. Individual
members have helped us address day-to-day concerns, contributing to our alternative work schedule
system and initiating discussions of part-time work and parental leave. I do not have room here to
list all of the committee members whose memorable contributions over the years have vastly
improved our work culture and environment.
—
• Journal ofAgricultural Economics Research Board Members of this board give invaluable support to
the JAER editor (also a volunteer) by providing review and comment on the many papers submitted
for consideration. They also help set editorial policy and recommend innovations in the Journal.
During the past year, they led the initiative to get ERS to contract for a technical writing course to
improve the quality of writing in the submissions. Current Journal board members are Roger Hexem,
William Kost, Fred Kuchler, Lester Myers, Kenneth Nelson, Mindy Petrulis, Gerald Schluter, and
Shahla Shapouri, augmented by two outside members.
—
• 30th Anniversary Committee I've already discussed our efforts to use ERS's 30th anniversary as a
time to reexamine our past and present and make plans for the future. Without the hard work of
Cecil Davison, his committee members, and too many other individuals to name, none of our
anniversary events would have occurred.
—
ERS achieves its mission in many ways developing the resources to get the job done, providing a
good work environment, and understanding our place in the broader community. All the groups and
— —
people I've mentioned and many more assist us in being a more effective public service agency.
I'm very grateful for their responsible citizenship and for their contributions to making ERS a better
place to work.
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USDA Honors 19 ERS Staff
At USDA's annual awards
ceremony on June 12, Secretary of
Agriculture Edward Madigan
presented three USDA superior
service awards to ERS staff, one to
Ralph Heimlich, one to Thomasine
McCall and Rachel Evans, and one
to the GATT analytical support
group (William Coyle, Terry
Crawford, James Deaton, Praveen
Dixit, Walter Gardiner, Gene Hasha,
Michael Herlihy, Stephen Magiera,
Stephanie Mercier, Frederick
Nelson, Mary Anne Normile,
Vernon Roningen, Ronald Trostle,
Paul Westcott, and Glenn Zepp). In
addition. Gene Hasha and Barbara
Chattin were members of USDA's O<
cn
Foreign Agricultural Service's
GATT agriculture negotiating group Ralph Heimlich and Secretary of Agriculture Edward Madigan,
that received a USDA Superior
Service Award.
Heimlich received his award for
anticipatory research that contri-
buted to economic understanding of
the environmental and natural
resource dimension of farm policy.
Heimlich anticipated the need for
information on the economic aspects
of a potential wetland reserve,
which was subsequently enacted in
the 1990 farm bill. He has also been
actively involved with USDA's
wetlands task force working to
implement the President's "no net
loss of wetlands" policy.
Heimlich's research also contributed
to the design and implementation of
the Food Security Act of 1985,
specifically the sodbuster,
swampbuster, conservation reserve,
and conservation compliance Thomasine McCall, Secretary of Agriculture Edward Madigan, and Rachel Evans.
features.
McCall and Evans received their
award for providing outstanding
statistical support to ERS staff.
Both McCall and Evans are
statistical assistants whose
understanding of the data they
work with and whose knowledge of
how to handle those data make
—
them and the numbers they
—
produce extremely reliable.
McCall maintains ERS's agricultural
import, export, and trade program
data base. Evans maintains the
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Front row: Frederick Nelson, William Coyle, Ronald Trostle, Secretary ofAgriculture Edward Madigan, Stephanie Mercier, Mary Ann
Normile, and Praveen Dixit. Back row: Terry Crawford, Glenn Zepp, Paul Westcott, Walter Gardiner, Michael Herlihy, Larry Deaton,
and Stephen Magiera. Gene Hasha and Vernon Roningen are not pictured.
total farm input series for the controversial, and politically managers. The magazine covers
United States and 20 major farming sensitive issues. economic issues relating to the
regions. processing, marketing, and
In June 1990, USDA and ERS consumption of food.
task forces were established to FOOD REVIEW, from p. 2
provide support to U.S.
policymakers and negotiators Catherine Greene, "Agriculture and
involved in the Uruguay Round of Water Quality Conflicts" by Steven ERS Alumni Notes
multilateral trade negotiations Crutchfield, and "Ethanol in
among signers of the General Agriculture and the Environment" [We invite ERSalumnito write to
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. by James Hrubovcak. us atthe address onpage 2about
ERS's role was to provide economic Other contributors are Luanne what they orotheralumniare doing,
policy analysis support for the Lohr (Michigan State University), where theyare living, etc.]
negotiations. ERS staff provided "Managing Solid By-products of
data and information, evaluated and Industrial Food Processing"; Dieter ERS retiree Glen T. Barton
clarified major issues, prepared Fishcher (Appropriate Technology has moved to 2600 Barracks
documents for submission to the International), "Refrigerated Rd., Apt. 263, Charlottesville,
GATT Secretariat, and analyzed Transportation: CFC's and the VA 22901.
alternative policy scenarios. The Environment"; and Robert Testin
GATT group played a significant and Peter Vergano (Clemson
role in evaluating and defining University), "Food Packaging."
alternative U.S. farm and trade Food Review, edited by Stephen
policy options. The contribution of Ott, is published quarterly and is
the GATT analytical support group targeted to firms and individuals in
represents exceptional teamwork to the food sector ranging from
provide quality analysis of complex. consultants to agribusiness
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Personnel Notes soybeans in domestic and In 1974, McElroy joined ERS in
international markets. Athens, Ga., where he analyzed the
In 1986, Hyberg joined ERS's economics of new products being
Resources and Technology Division developed by USDA's Agricultural
Harwood Is New CED Cross- and transferred to the Crops Research Service. In 1977, he
Commodity Analyst Branch, Commodity Economics transferred to Washington to work
Division, in 1988. His research has on ERS's technology assessment
Joy Harwood is the new cross- focused on the effects of agricultural program. Since 1981, McElroy has
commodity analyst in the Crops programs and policies on worked on financial analysis. He
Branch, production, farm income, consumer was also a Peace Corps volunteer in
Commodity welfare, rural development, and the Bogota, Colombia.
Economics liberalization of world agricultural McElroy has a B.S. in business
Division. She trade. During 1989-90, Hyberg administration and an M.S. in
will be served as ERS's exchange economist agricultural economics from the
responsible for at the Australian Bureau of University of Florida. He has
situation and Agricultural and Resource received four USDA Certificates of
outlook and Economics in Canberra. Since Merit on cost-of-production research
policy analysis returning from Australia, Hyberg's and an ERS Administrator's Special
for major field crops. research has focused on grain Merit Award for expanding the
Harwood joined ERS in 1987 and quality and resource policy. Agricultural Income and Finance:
has been involved in a variety of Hyberg has a B.S. in forest Situation and Outlook report from an
research projects and staff analyses, management from Rutgers annual to a quarterly report.
including work on the 1990 farm University and an M.S. in forest
law, trade reform, GATT, and crop management and a Ph.D. in
insurance. She was a LEGIS Fellow economics and forest management Kim Becomes Senior
in Congress in 1990, where she from North Carolina State Economist RID
in
worked on the crop insurance title University.
of the 1990 farm law. Before coming Chong Kim has been named
to ERS, she was a graduate teaching senior economist. Water Branch,
assistant at Cornell University. McElroy Is New ARED Resources and
Harwood has a B.S. in Section Leader Technology
agricultural economics from the
University of Illinois and an M.S. Robert McElroy is the leader of current work is in
and a Ph.D. in agricultural the newly created Economic
economics from Cornell University.
Indicators
Forecasts Section,
Farm Sector
Hyberg Is New CED Financial chemical use and
Section Leader Analysis Branch, ground water quality and in
Agriculture and evaluating the effects of government
Bengt Hyberg is the new leader. Rural Economy policies on agricultural chemical
Fibers and Oils Research Section, Division. The use. Kim joined ERS's International
Crops Branch, new section has Economics Division in 1984. His
Commodity been created from the situation and initial research was in the
Economics outlook program in the branch to measurement of government
Division. The bring together the various subsidies to farm producers and
section is forecasting activities relating to consumers and the effect of
responsible for a farm income and finance. subsidies on trade volumes. In
broad program of McElroy was senior income 1986, Kim joined the Natural
research covering analyst in the branch and has been Resources Economics Division and
demand and active in farm income situation and worked on methodological
price analysis for fibers and outlook research for the past 3 approaches for assessing the
oilseeds; structure and performance years. He previously worked on opportunity for and benefits of
of the production and marketing estimating costs of production and managing depletable resources,
systems for cotton, soybeans, and on surveying farm operators especially ground water. During
other oil crops; and costs and through the Farm Costs and 1988-89, Kim was with the
benefits of improving the Returns Survey. Commodity Economics Division
cleanliness and quality attributes of analyzing the economic effects of
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trade liberalization in the world Mercier has an A.B. in economics 1990/91, Tice was adjunct professor
wheat and corn markets and from Washington University and a of economics at Villanova
evaluating the effects of government Ph.D. in agricultural economics University.
farm programs on the structure of from Iowa State University. She Throughout his career, Tice has
the U.S. milling industry. has received an ERS Administrator's maintained an active role in the
Kim has had articles published in Special Merit Award and a USDA profession, authoring numerous
the Journal of Environmental Superior Service Award, both for articles in industry and research
Economics and Management, Canadian work on GATT issues. publications. He has a B.A. in
Journal ofAgricultural Economics, chemistry and education from
Western Journal of Agricultural Bethany College, an M.S. in
Economics, Southern Journal of Tice Is Named CED economics from Kansas State
Agricultural Economics, Journal of Section Leader University, and a Ph.D. in
Economics, and Journal ofAgricultural agricultural economics from Purdue
Economics Research. He has also had Thomas Tice is the new leader. University.
seven monographs published in Coarse Grains Analysis Section,
USDA's technical bulletin series. Crops Branch,
Kim has a B.A. in economic Stillman Is New CED Cross-
statistics from Sung Kyun Commodity Analyst
University, a B.S. and an M.S. in
applied statistics from Utah State ^ Richard Stillman is the new
University, an M.S. in agricultural cross-commodity analyst, Livestock,
economics from the University of Dairy, and
Nevada, and a Ph.D. in agricultural Poultry Branch,
economics from Oregon State reporting supply, Commodity
University. He has received an ERS demand, and price developments in Economics
Administrator's Special Merit the U.S. and world markets for feed Division.
Award for outstanding research. grains; providing staff and policy Stillman joined
analysis related to the feed grains ERS in 1980 and
subsector; conducting research on has worked on
Mercier Is New CED Senior the economics of feed grain applied models,
Economist production and utilization; and situation and outlook reports, the
collecting and maintaining the data ERS quarterly modeling project,
Stephanie Mercier has been necessary to support outlook, staff, sheep and beef, and an annual
appointed to the senior economist and research activities. livestock and poultry model that is
position in the During 1979-84, Tice was an used in baseline and staff analysis.
newly established assistant professor of agricultural He served on the 1988 ERS drought
Forecast Support economics at Oklahoma State task force, authored a mandated
Section, University. His research focused on study for Congress on U.S. Sheep
Commodity and the evaluation of alternative wheat Industry in Compliance with Section
Trade Analysis production technologies. He also 4508 of the Omnibus Trade and
Branch, taught farm and ranch management Competitiveness Act of 1988,
Commodity principles to students in all developed a situation and outlook
Economics agricultural disciplines. data base, and worked on
Division. The section is responsible Tice joined Chase Econometrics numerous research and staff
for providing analytical support for in 1984. He initially served as a analyses activities.
analyzing and forecasting senior economist in the Canadian Stillman has a B.S. in economics
developments in global commodity Agriculture Service and later from Louisiana State University and
markets. became its manager and director. an M.S. in agricultural economics
Mercier joined ERS in 1988 in In 1988, Tice became senior from Virginia Tech. He has
CED's Crops Branch, and has director of the International received an ERS Administrator's
focused on feed grain trade and Agriculture Service of WEFA, Inc. Special Merit award for
policies, trade liberalization, and Tice went to AUS Consultants in development of the livestock and
grain quality. Recently, she has 1989 to be executive director of poultry newsletter and a USDA
been involved in GATT issues and agriculture and focused on industry Certificate of Merit for his work on
coordination of Crops Branch studies as well as a forecasting the 1988 drought task force.
activities on commodity-specific effort for the U.S. and Canadian
questions. agricultural sectors. During
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Highlights of Agriculture and Trade Analysis Soviet Agriculture," to a graduating
Division class of Soviet financial specialists at
Staff Activities
Iowa State University • Brian
At a Western Economics D'Silva traveled to Sudan to assist
Sudanese and donor country
Association meeting in Seattle,
Agriculture and Rural Wash., William Kost was a officials in analyzing the potential
Economy Division discussant on Southeast Asia trade for shifting more irrigated land into
relations and Lori Lynch presented sorghum to produce more food
andDoVuivgilaans WBiosweerrsp,arAtincnipEaftfeldanind,a ainpCapoenrs,u"mVeorluCnotoepeerravtsi.veHsi,r"edanLdabor gFrAaiOnsst•affKitmobuesrelEyRSH'jsorctoutrnatirnyed
meeting of the Society for History was a discussant for a session, projection and policy analysis
in the Federal Government, in "Economics of Food Labeling" model, in Rome, Italy • Robert
Washington D.C. • at an Impact • Lynch also traveled to Horida to House spoke on regionalizing the
Analysis for Planning (IMPLAN) discuss the impacts of the U.S.- FAPRI baseline at a National Farm
cAonndfrereewncBeerinnaStt.pPraeusle,ntMeidnna.,paper, aMgerxeiecmoe-nCtanoandaFlforreiedatrwaidteh producer P•olRiiccyhamredetKinegn,neindyWapsahritnigctipoant,edD.iCn.
a Southern Extension Public Affairs
"The Regional Impacts of Oil Price groups, processors, Florida State
Shocks: A Topdown CGE Agriculture and Consumer Services Committee meeting, in Clearwater,
Analysis" (coauthored by Kenneth staff. University of Florida Fla. • Barry Krissoff and Michael
Kurtzig were interviewed by
HUnainvserosnitayndofDGaevoirgdiaK)r,aybainldl,Mindy rMeisgeraarnchterWso,rkaenrdstOhfefGicoevesrtnafofr's USDA-TV on LDC's in a changing
Petrulis, Gerald Schluter, and • Harry Baumes was the U.S. global trade environment • Kurtzig
Judith Sommer participated in the delegate to the Organization for was also interviewed by Voice of
conference • at a Northeast Economic Cooperation and America on LDC's in a changing
Agricultural and Resource Development's working party on trade climate and by Middle East
Economics Association meeting at agricultural policies and markets Report on the post-Gulf Middle East
the University of New Hampshire, and the joint working party of the as it relates to U.S. agricultural
Michael Compson presented a committee for agriculture and trade exports in the future • John Link
paper, "The Impact of the 1986 Tax meetings in Paris • Christine participated in a conference on the
Reform Act and the 1983 Social Bolling was interviewed by impact of a U.S.-Mexico free trade
Security Amendments on Farmers" reporters from CBS's "20/20," Wall agreement on the border, sponsored
(coauthored by Ron Durst), and Street Journal, and AGVIEW on by the Citizens Network for Foreign
C"lSciaflfeoradnRdosSscioppereEsceonntoemdiaespaopfer, Jaagrpiabnuessieneisnsve•stLmienndtaiCnaUl.vSi.n, John AMfafbaibrss,-ZinenMocAslpleennt,6Tewxe.ek•sCaatrlFAO
Rural Savings and Loans" Link, Mathew Shane, Jerry headquarters in Rome, Italy,
• William Edmondson conducted Sharpies, Constanza Valdez, and working on measuring the impact
seminars on the use of the IMPLAN Linda Bailey (CED) traveled to of Nigerian food policies • Mabbs-
modeling system at the University Mexico on a fact-finding mission for Zeno is now in Lesotho consulting
of Arkansas and Kentucky State the upcoming North American free with World Bank and the
pUanpievre,rs"iBtlyac•kJsoeiln ASmcehorricparnesented a atlrsaodetraarveealendegtootiMaetxiioncso •anCdalvin Gagorviebrusnimneensst pooflLiceysortehfoorsmtasff•oMnary
Agriculture," at a National Society California to investigate and gather Lisa Madell was chairperson and
for Minorities in Agriculture, information on fruit and vegetable Walter Gardiner was a discussant
Natural Resources, and Related industries and U.S.-Mexico free at a European Community Studies
SFlcai.en•ceDsavcoindfeSreeanrcsepianrtGiaciinpeastveidllien, a ttrraavdeeliesdsuteosTo•kWyiollwiiatmh Cofofyilcieals CAhssaolclieantgieonofcoanNfeerwencEeuroonpe"aTnhe
Washington State Rural from the U.S. food grain industry to Architecture: Implications for the
Development Council meeting, in discuss food grain production and European Community's Internal
Seattle, Wash. • and at a Southern distribution with members of and External Agendas," in
Sociological Society meeting in Japan's livestock industry Washington, D.C. • Steve Martinez
Atlanta, Ga., Deborah Tootle • Kenneth Gray spoke on the presented a paper, "Effects on Farm
organized a session on "Economic effects on American farming of Income and Prices of the U.S. Food
Assistance Programs" (coauthored
Restructuring and Inequality" and developments in the reforming
presented a paper, "Race, Spatial centrally planned economies at a by Praveen Dixit), at a Western
Organization of Southern Labor North Central Region Extension Agricultural Economics Association
Markets, and Underemployment" conference, in St. Louis, Mo. • Gray meeting, in Portland, Oreg. • Gene
(coauthored by Leann Tigges, also presented a paper, "An Mathia spoke on economic
University of Georgia). Economics 101 Instructor Looks at conditions in the 1980's and early
1990's and how Latin American
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