Unpleasant Lessons from the Settlement of the West: Implications for the WAEA and Other Professional Associations

Russell Tronstad

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2011, vol. 36, issue 3, 15

Abstract: Parallels are drawn between shortcomings and events that occurred in our western heritage with current issues facing agricultural economists. Challenges are made in relation to conflict of interest policies, external funding, cultivating connections with experts outside our discipline, and relevance of research priorities. Survey data on research priorities of upper administrators and faculty within colleges of agriculture are compared to those of Western Agricultural Economics Association members. Upper administrators from land grant colleges rank research focused in the area of competitiveness and profitability less than areas of water usage, food safety, renewable energy, global climate change, or sustainability.

Keywords: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.119156

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