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Volume 54, Number 20 Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University October 18, 2019

Words from Waller

Words from Waller

New Publication

Seminars

Upcoming Birthdays

Thank You

Position Postings

October

18th-Faculty Meeting

19th-Aggies @ Ole Miss

21st-24th-Ranch Mgmt.

24th-25th Financial Planning

Conference

Bosses’ Day Lunch On Wednesday, department faculty were treated to a special lunch for Bosses’ Day. Those of us who were able to make it to the event enjoyed the food and the opportunity to say thank you to the wonderful people that we get to work with every day. After more than 31 years in this department, I continue to think it is best place I could ever work. Thank you everyone. The Leach Teaching Gardens Fall 2019 “Lunch and Learn” On Tuesday, I ate a quick lunch and then walked over to the pavilion in the Leach Teaching Gardens to hear the Gardens Manager and Texas Master Certified Nurserymen, Joseph Johnson present information about rainwater harvesting to a room full of attendees. He provided an interesting discussion of how rainwater is collected and stored at the AgriLife complex buildings and in the gardens, as well as, how it is used to water the gardens and lawns. This monthly Lunch and Learn provides a great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Gardens while learning various aspects of gardening. Additional Fall events are listed at. https://gardens.tamu.edu/fall-2019-events/. AGEC Seminars Series Presentation Today Today, Ze Shen, a doctoral student from our department, will be presenting her research on "Bitcoin Return Volatility Forecasting: A Comparative Study of GARCH Model and Machine Learning Model". Her pre– sentation is scheduled from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm in AGLS 129. It should be an interesting presentation, please attend if you can. Ranch Management University- October 21-24 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will be conducting the Fall session of Ranch Management University at the O.D. Butler Animal Science Complex on Hwy 60 south of campus. One of the leaders and presenters at this program is our own Dr. David Anderson. This is an award winning 4-day multi-disciplinary workshop that focuses primarily on new and beginning ranchers and farmers, and provides a tremendous amount of information for clientele looking to get started, or make a transition. Financial Planning Career & Education Conference On Thursday and Friday of next week, the Personal Financial Planning Program is holding its 10th annual Financial Planning Career & Education Conference at the Hilton Hotel Conference Center here in College Station. Dr. Nathan Harness, Jeanie Long Izurieta and their team have put together an excellent program with the suppor t of a host of gracious industry sponsors. Activities get underway from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Thursday with a career and interview session, followed by a networking reception and recognition banquet. A full schedule of presentations are scheduled for Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The schedule for the day can be found on the financial planning website at: https://financialplanning.tamu.edu/events/conference/ . Have a great weekend and BTHO Ole Miss.

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Faculty, staff, and graduate students are encouraged to submit articles and photos on current events

Deadline for all submissions is noon, Thursday.

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John Nichols 10/20

Steven Klose 10/22

Parr Rosson 10/24

Dee Cochran 11/6

Position Announcements

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Dept. Head Office

for hosting Friday Coffee

Happy Birthday!!

Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Agr iculture, Kansas State University. As the pr imary administrator for academic programs, reporting directly to the Dean and Director, you will create an ambitious, shared vision among students, faculty, administration, and stakeholders that is forward-looking, while building on the rich history of strong undergraduate education in agriculture at our landgrant institution. Applicants are requested to submit the following in a single PDF file: • A letter of interest describing qualifications for the position, • Vision statement for Academic Programs at Kansas State University, • Curriculum vitae, • Five professional references, I ncluding names, addresses and phone/email addresses for five (5) professional references. Applicants are to apply via our electronic application system (PageUp) using the following link: http: https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/508144/associate-dean-for-academicprograms Nominations and inquiries about the position should be directed to Dr. Allen Featherstone, Chair, Associate Dean of Academic Programs Search at 785-532-4441 or afeather@k-state.edu Review of applications begin November 15, 2019.

Assistant or Associate Professor: Ecological Economics and Resilience, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Department of Agricultural Economics and the School of Natural Resources in the Institute of Agriculture and Natu-ral Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking candidates for a nine-month, tenure-leading faculty position with an appointment of 65 percent research, 30 percent teaching and 5 percent service. Required qualifica-tions include: PhD in Agricultural Economics, Economics or related field at the time of employment; demonstrated ability to conduct non-market valuation; familiarity with, and interest in, basic and applied aspects of ecological resil-ience theory and/or sustainability theory; excellent writing and oral communication skills. To make application, go to http://employment.unl.edu, requisition F_190196. Click “Apply to this job”, complete the information form, and at-tach a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, graduate school transcripts and a writing sample (published article or manuscript in progress). Review of applications to begin on December 2, 2019 and continue until the position is filled or the search is closed. For more information, please contact the search com-mittee chair, Karina Schoengold, by calling 402.472.3401 or by email at kschoengold2@unl.edu.

New Publication

Segovia MS, Palma MA, Nayga RM Jr. 2019 “The effect of food anticipation on cognitive function: An eye tracking study.” PLoS ONE. 14(10): e0223506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223506