News
| December 30, 2010 | :: |
Joe Outlaw, AgriLife Extension economist and co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center says agricultural producers should expect cuts to many federal farm programs as the next bill is debated in Washington ...more |
| November 18, 2010 | :: |
Agricultural Economics graduate Bermudez elected 2011 Association Chair The Association of Former Students announced the officers and new members of its 2011 Board of Directors. These individuals were elected at the Fall Leadership Council Meeting and, starting Jan. 1, will represent the more than 500,000 members of the worldwide Aggie Network. Jorge A. Bermudez ’73 will serve as the 2011 Chair of the Board with Otway B. Denny, Jr. ’71 as Chair Elect and S. Shariq Yosufzai ’74 as Immediate Past Chair. For more about The Association's 2011 Board of Directors, click here. |
| November 18, 2010 | :: |
Weiner, Kaspar inducted into Texas A&M Ag Economics Tyrus Timm Honor Registry For full news release click here To view pictures from both induction luncheons click here |
| November 15, 2010 | :: |
Increasing agricultural commodity prices causing some concern Although the recent surge in agricultural commodity prices has caused some concern about a potential increase in food costs, an overall increase likely will be “modest,” according to economists with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Click here for the full story |
| November 2, 2010 | :: |
Ag Economics graduates receive 2010 Better Business Bureau’s Boss of the Year Hunter Goodwin ’96 and Casey Oldham ’02 of The Oldham Goodwin Group. For full story, click here |
| November 2, 2010 | :: |
Outstanding Agricultural Alumni Honored A veterinarian, an entrepreneur and a rancher have been named as 2010 Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Science Outstanding Alumni. Dr. Charles Graham of Elgin, Joe Swinbank of Houston and Bob McCan of Victoria were honored Oct. 28 with a reception in The Zone Club at Kyle Field on campus. Joe Swinbank graduated in 1974 with a bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics. For full story, click here |
| October 25, 2010 | :: |
 Businesses make A&M proud. Brandon Spears, a 1992 A&M graduate, Agricultural Economics major and owner of Republic Landscapes, recently won the Aggie 100 award. His company took the No.2 spot on the annual list of the fastest growing businesses owned, operated, or founded by Aggies. "You don't have to do some grand thing to be successful," said Spears, 38. "It doesn't matter if you're washing cars or working in a restaurant, there will be opportunitites. You just have to be flexible and keep your eyes open." Story courtesy of The Eagle. Full story |
| October 4, 2010 | :: |
October is rural agricultural cooperatives month and Texas cooperatives contribute to the creation of more than $1.7 billion in annual sales and 20,000 jobs, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. "Cooperatives are user-owned businesses," said Dr. John Park, AgriLife Extension economist and Roy B. Davis professor of agricultural cooperation at Texas A&M University. "Many are found in the agriculture sector and often represent the core of the rural economy." Cooperative members democratically select a group of directors from among themselves to determine policies for the business, Park said. Operating proceeds are distributed back to the members according to their patronage. more... |
| August 26, 2010 | :: |
Danny Klinefelter, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist and professor in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M, has received the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the American Agricultural Editors Association. Klinefelter received the award for work with producers in agricultural finance and management development. He is the director of The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers and serves as the executive secretary for the Association of Agricultural Production Executives. more... |
| August 5, 2010 | :: |
At the AAEA Annual Joint Conference the following awards were presented to our faculty and staff: Kerry Litzenberg, excellence in teaching over ten year; Steven Klose, Joe Outlaw, Jonathan Baros, Candice Foster, DeDe Jones, Greg Kaase, Natalie Outlaw, Jeff Pate, Wade Polk, Patrick Warminski, Jay Yates, and Mac Young, excellence in extendion group; Curtis Lard, Eagle Award in recognition of his lifetime of professional service to students, the Department and the profession. John Park received the 2010 WAEA Undergraduate Teaching Award for less than 10 years. Mark Welch was recognized as the Premier Forecaster in the General Economics Category by the Extension Section of AAEA for 2009-2010. This is especially noteworthy since Dr. Welch won the Premier Forecaster Award in the “Grain” category last year. |
| June 10, 2010 | :: |
Congratulations to Dr. Kerry Litzenberg who was named “Presidential Professor”
by President Bowen Loftin. This is not just a big recognition at Texas A&M University,
it is the BIGGEST recognition that a faculty member can achieve for teaching excellence. Congratulations to Bruce McCarl and John Siebert named the 28th and 29th recipients from our Department of an Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award - University Level. Dr. McCarl is being recognized for excellence of research and Dr. Siebert for excellence in teaching. |
| June 9, 2010 | :: |
Please join us in congratulating our summer 2010 ANRP interns! These outstanding students began their internships last week and will be representing Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Washington, D.C. for the remainder of the summer. For more information about our students, please click here |
| May 14, 2010 | :: |
Four In Four - Aggie Quadruplets Graduating In Sync, On Time - Their degrees are in communications (Kayla), agricultural leadership and development (Patrick) and agricultural economics (Daniel and Reagan) ...more |
May 10, 2010 |
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Dr. Ed Rister instructs a course that is anything but typical - His Rural Entrepreneurial course offers students the chance to develop a comprehensive business plan for a start-up company. The class is anything but typical, inclusing the work load (a lot) and the immense potential for reward (also a lot) ...more List of award recipients |
| May 6, 2010 | :: | The department is honored to have Jim McGrann, Professor Emeritus as the latest inductee into the Tyrus Timm Honor Registry ...more |
| May 5, 2010 | :: | Eppright Professor od Ungergraduate Teaching Excellence Kerry Litzenberg wins the 2010 Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence Award, the highest honor bestowed by the university ...more |
March 24, 2010 |
:: | Texas A&M and The Association of Former Students have selected 24 outstanding members of the school’s faculty and staff to be honored with 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award. Agricultural Economics' own Dr. Bruce McCarl and Dr. John Siebert received the award for research and teaching respectively ...more |
| January 25, 2010 | :: | Congratulations to Dr. John P. Nichols and Vickie Lynn Heard as recipients of the Vice Chancellor Awards presented at the AgriLife Conference. For more information, please go to the following links: http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=1664 and http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=1640 |
| January 24, 2010 | :: | Congratulations to our spring 2010 ANRP interns! These outstanding students began their internships this week and will berepresenting Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Washington, D.C. for the remainder of the semester. For more information about our students, please visit http://agintern.tamu.edu/Current_Interns/Meet%20Page/meet-best.htm |
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