​​​​​​​​​​​​​Farm​ Policy Study Group Presentations

December 14, 2021

December 2021 meeting summary (PDF)

• Solar Energy: New threat or opportunity for farmland preservation
  
• Farmers vs. lakers: Agriculture, amenity, and community in predicting opposition to United States wind energy development (Douglas Bessette and Sarah Mills)
  
• Wind Energy and Rural Community Sustainability (Sarah Mills) 
• Exploring landowners' post-construction changes in perceptions of wind energy in Michigan (Sarah Mills, Douglas Bessette, Hannah Smith)
  
• Sarah Mills, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, Ford School
  
• Ag Econ Graduate Program Update *Spotlight on MS-MJ Program
  
• Dr. Nicole Olynk-Widmar, Associate Department Head, Graduate Program Chair, and Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
  
• An examination of the community level dynamics related to the introduction of wind energy in Indiana
  
• Dr. Russell Hillberry, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
  

July 13, 2021

July 2021 meeting summary (PDF)

• Carbon payments and markets
• Dr. Nathanael Thompson, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Dr. Carson Reeling, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Societal Value Statements and measuring the willingness to preserve public well-being
• Societal values and mask usage for COVID-19 control in the US
• Social Pressure, Altruism, Free-Riding, and Non-Compliance in Mask Wearing by U.S.
• Household-Level Impacts of COVID-19 With and Without Children Present
• Dr. Nicole Widmar, Associate Head/Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Science in political discourse and the Purdue Civics Literacy Credential
• Dr. Robert X. Browning, Professor, Purdue Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University

December 8, 2020

• The Outlook for the U.S. Economy and the Federal, State and Local Governments
  
• Dr. Lawrence DeBoer, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
  
• Driving Toward the Next Normal:Swimming with Black Swans
  
• Dr. Allan Gray, Land O'Lakes Chair/Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
  

July 7, 2020

• Consumer Perceptions of Plant-Based Meat Substitutes
  
• Dr. Jayson Lusk, Department Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
  
• Plant and Animal-Based Proteins: A Comparative Nutritional Assessment
  
• Dr. Stacy Zuelly, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
  
• Plant and Animal-Based Proteins: Economic Implications for the U.S. Agricultural Sector
  
• Dr. Nathanael Thompson, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Emerging Alternative Energy Sources: Net Zero Buildings and Increased Efficiencey
  
• Dr. William Hutzel, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Purdue University
• Alternative Energy: What are the Economic Implications?
  
• Paul Preckel, Professsor, Department of Agricultural Economics, and Faculty Director, State Utility Forecasting Group, Purdue University
  

December 10, 2019

• African Swine Fever
• Dr. Harm HogenEsch, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Immunopathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
• State Response to Minimize Spread and Promote Business Continuity
• Dr. Bret Marsh, Indiana State Veterinarian, Indiana Board of Animal Health
• Market Impacts of the African Swine Fever Outbreak in China
• Dr. Holly Wang, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
  
• Communication Strategies for Addressing Negative Perceptions of Science and Anti-Science Beliefs
• Dr. Bart Collins, Clinical Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Brian Lamb School of Communication, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University
  
• How do we tell the story of Agriculture?
• Dr. Linda Pfeiffer, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication, College of Agriculture, Purdue University
  

July 19, 2019

• Indiana's Agriculture in a Changing Climate
• Dr. Laura Bowling Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University

• Climate Change Impacts on Crop Performance
  
• Dr. Jeff Volenec, Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University

December 4, 2018

• Broadband Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Case Study for the Tipmont REMC with Extrapolation ot the State of Indiana
  
• Alison Grant, PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Dr. Larry DeBoer, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Broadband 101
• Dr. Roberto Gallardo, Community and Regional Economics Specialist, Purdue University Center for Regional Development
• Gene Editing A New Tool for Genetic Modification and Crop Improvement
• Dr. Peter Goldsbrough, Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University
• Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects
• Dr. Bruce Hamaker, Distinguished Professor of Food Science, Roy L. Whistler Chair, Purdue University
• The Agricultural Alumni Seed Improvement Association, Inc.
• Jay Hulbert, CEO, Agricultural Alumni Seed Improvement Association, Inc., Romney, Indiana
  

July 10, 2018

• 2017 U.S. Tax Policy Reform: Implications for the Federal Reserve and the Macroeconomy
• Dr. Larry DeBoer, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Impacts of Possible Chinese Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Commodities
• Dr. Wallace Tyner, James & Lois Ackerman Professor of Agricultural Economics, and Dr. Thomas Hertel, Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Primer on the Costs and Benefits of Trade and Trade Policies​
• Dr. Dominique Y van der Mensbrugghe, Research Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director of the Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP), Purdue University

December 5, 2017

• Purdue and Kaplan University
• Dr. Frank Dooley, Senior Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Opioids: A Public Health Perspective
• Dr. Jeremy Adler, MD, Pickerill, Adler, Reed and Williams Family Medicine and Health Office for the Tippecanoe County Health Department
• Opioids: A Pharmaceutical Perspective on Prescription Use
• Handout: Decisions on Recovery - Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder - Medications
• Handout: Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit - Community Members
  
• Dr. Carol A. Ott, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University
• Opioids: Pain, Use, and Patient Management
• Dr. Pamela Aaltonen, PhD, RN, Associate Head of the School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University
  

July 11, 2017

• International Currency Markets: How do they work and policy implications
  
  • Dr. Jason Henderson, Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture, Director of Purdue Extension, and Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• The critical pre-school years to develop social skills and preparation for academic and career success
  
• Dr. Sara Schmitt, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
• Innovative 4-H: after school enrichment programs to develop youth leadership and career success
  
• Dr. Renee McKee, 4-H Youth Development Program Leader and CES Assistant Director
• The role of the community to support youth development for successful entry into the workforce
  
• Dr. Lionel "Bo" Beaulieu, Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development, Assistant Director of the Extension Community Development Program, and Professor of Agricultural Economics

December 6, 2016

• Emerging Agricultural Technology, Labor Markets, and Societal Impacts
  
• Dr. Marshall A. Martin, Assistant Dean, College of Agriculture; Senior Associate Director, Agricultural Research at Purdue; Professor of Agricultural Economics
• 20 Year Outlook for Rural Infrastructure in Indiana
  
• Ed Ebert, Senior Director of Grain Production and Utilization, Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council
• Dr. Bob McCullouch, Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), Program Manager, Purdue University
• Jamie Palmer, Director, Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and Senior Policy Analyst, Indiana University Public Policy Institute 
• Dr. Jerome Dumortier, Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
• John Ketzenberger, President, Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute
  
  

July 12, 2​​016

• Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
  
• Dr. Ron Turco, Professor of Agronomy and Director of the Indiana Water Resources Research Center, Purdue University
  
• Melissa Widhalm, Operations Manager, Purdue Climate Change Research Center, Purdue University
•  Working w​ith Area Plan Commissions
  
• Dr. Larry DeBoer, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Jeff Burbrink, Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension Educator, Elkhart County, Purdue University
• Greg Slipher, Livestock Specialist, Public Policy Team, Indiana Farm Bureau 

Dec​ember 8, 2015

July 7, 2015

December 9, 2014

 Jul​y 8, 2014

July 9, 2013

• Indiana Farm Land Assessment, Productivity Indexing, and Property Tax Policy 
  
• Dr. Larry DeBoer, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University 
  
• Dr. Phil Owens, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University 
• Indiana State Budget and Support for Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance and Construction
• Dr. Larry DeBoer, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
  
• Dr. John Haddock, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, and Director of Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program 
  
• Jane Ade Stevens, Executive Director, and Rosalind Leeck, Director of Grain Marketing and Biofuels, Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, and Indiana Corn Growers Association

Decem​ber 11, 2012