UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN AGRIBUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

We summarize undergraduate agribusiness and agricultural economics curricula for 112 US institutions. Relative to agricultural economics majors, agribusiness majors on average take fewer courses in math, economics, and general agricultural economics; and more courses in agribusiness, general business, and general agriculture.Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,

Consumption of Food in the United States, 1909-52

This publication revises and brings to date the detailed information on per capita consumption of all major food commodities in continental United States, including the basic data on supplies and distribution from which the consumption estimates are derived. Sources and methods are described and evaluated; indexes of supply-utilization, production, and per capita civilian consumption are developed; the nutritive value of the food supply is estimated and appraised; and some supplementary information useful for the analysis of the consumption of and the demand for food is presented. In Consumption of Food in the United States, 1909-52, there is presented for the first time an "index of supply-utilization" of farm products having food use. This new index breaks down the combined utilization of such products, on a farm-value basis, both according to sources of supply and according to use and disposition

Professionalisation of Australian Agricultural Economics: 1920 - 1970

Australian agricultural economics was on the verge of professional recognition at the beginning of the 1950s. The discipline had emerged from the Second World War in a strong position due primarily to the work of the State Departments of Agriculture, the Economics Departments of the banks, and the pioneering efforts of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Agricultural economics as a field of study was being taken up by economics and agricultural science students alike, and research projects in agricultural economics were burgeoning. This paper investigates the factors which contributed to the professionalisation of agricultural economics in Australia after the Second World War. All vocations aspire to professional status but, even when it does receive professional recognition, a vocation is often still questioned regarding the legitimacy of that status. It is therefore significant to explore the origins and evolution of the agricultural economics profession in order to discover the reasons why it came into existence and the process by which the professionalisation occurred. The changed economic environment during and after the Second World War meant that agricultural economists were given opportunities to present a convincing case to pursue the professionalisation of their discipline. The distinguishing and overruling characteristic of a profession is the possession of specialized knowledge which has been acquired as a result of prolonged training. The knowledge is intellectual and based on the exploration of a recognized field of study. The way in which this knowledge is obtained is an important part of the professionalisation process. This paper identifies the economists and scientists who established the discipline of agricultural economics in Australian universities and set it on the path to professionalisation. The second most important aspect of professionalisation is the formation of a professional society for members and the development of a professional journal to disseminate research and other general information to members. The formation of the professional organisation associated with agricultural economics in Australia is examined in this paper. Australian agricultural economics was at the peak of its influence in the 1970s. All the mainland universities had at least one professor of agricultural economics, there was a strong professional association, annual conferences, and bi-annual outlook conferences, and three separate professional journals were in publication. The value of the agricultural economics profession was widely accepted throughout the policy community.Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,

1992 AGRICULTURE OUTLOOK & POLICY ISSUES

INTRODUCTION. Sam Cordes (2) GENERAL OUTLOOK Outlook for the General Economy. A. L. (Roy) Frederick (3) Free Trade with Mexico: A Plus for Nebraska Agriculture? Nancy H. Cottrell & E. Wesley Peterson (4) Ag Finance & Credit Outlook. Larry L. Bitney (5) AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AND PROCEDURES Outlook for Input Costs for 1992. H. Doug Jose (6) A New Look in Farm Financial Statements? Larry L. Bitney (7) COMMODITY OUTLOOK Outlook for Corn in 1992. Lynn H. Lutgen (8) Outlook for Wheat in 1992. Lynn H. Lutgen (9) Outlook for Soybeans in 1992. Lynn H. Lutgen (10) Establishing a Marketing Outlook for Dry Edible Beans. Daryl E. Ellis & David S. Nuland (11) Holding Grain for Economic Profit in the 1990s. James G. Kendrick (12) Farm Program Continues to Emphasize Flexibility while Tightening Up Payment Provisions. Roger A. Selley (14) Slaughter Cattle Outlook. Allen C. WeImman (15) Feeder Cattle Outlook. Allen C. Wellman (16) Slaughter Hog Outlook. Allen C. Wellman (l7) Animal Rights, George H. Pfeiffer (18) WATER ISSUES Agriculture Water Supplies. Raymond J. Supalla (19) 1992 Nebraska Water & Environmental Issues. J. David Aiken (20) Groundwater Quality Management and Research Issues in Nebraska. Timothy A Park & Raymond J. Supalla (22) Will 1991 Drought Effects Lead To Increase in Nebraska\u27s Irrigated Acres? Leslie F. Sheffield (23) Groundwater Pollution and Domestic Water Supply Costs. Maurice Baker (25) ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Environmental Cleanup Liabllities for Farmers. J. David Aiken (26) Conservation in the 1990 Food, Agricultural, Conservation, and Trade Act. Richard T. Clark (27) RURAL COMMUNITY OUTLOOK Community Viability and Waste Management Issues. Paul H. Gessaman (28) Agricultural Employment Trends in Nebraska. Raymond E. Massey (29) Employment Characteristics of Nebraska Households. Duane A. Olsen & Bruce B. Johnson (30) Telecommunications in Rural Nebraska: What\u27s in Store for 1992? John C. Allen (31) LAND &: TAX OUTLOOK Land Value Outlook - 1992, Glenn A Helmers, Bruce B. Johnson & Darnell Smith (32) Nebraska\u27s Tax Situation and Outlook, A L. (Roy) Frederick (34) COMPETITION IN AG COMMUNITIES Retail Grain and Farm Supply Industry 1992 Outlook, Michael S. Turner (35

ASSESSMENT OF JOURNALS USED BY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS AT LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES

Agricultural economists at land-grant universities were surveyed to evaluate the use and assessment of professional journals. Faculty rankings of journals are reported along with faculty perceptions of changes in the quality of selected journals. Of 25 journals used by agricultural economics faculties, the Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics ranked first among regional agricultural economics journals in personal usefulness, subscriptions held, papers submitted, papers published, and participation in the editorial and review processes. The SJAE was also ranked as the second most improved journal among all journals evaluated.Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,

Influence of Course Delivery Method and Proctoring on Performance in Introductory Economics

This work was published in the Review of Agricultural Economics. See Wachenheim, C.J. 2009. Final Exam Scores in Introductory Economics Courses: Effect of Course Delivery Method and Proctoring. Review of Agricultural Economics 31(3), pp. 640-652.Online, Assessment, Education, Economics, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,