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Farm
Foundation names fellows
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[August 01, 2007]
OAK BROOK -- Farm Foundation has named two new
fellows. Neal Hooker of Ohio State University will work in the area
of consumer issues, and Ron Knutson of Texas A&M University will
address the role of agricultural institutions.
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Farm Foundation works as a catalyst on economic and public
policy issues affecting agriculture, the food system and rural
communities. The fellows program enhances Farm Foundation's
professional expertise in agricultural economics and the rural
social sciences and helps cultivate more robust networks within
the agricultural community.
A key element of the fellows program is strengthening the
foundation's programs in its six priority areas: consumer
issues, globalization, new technologies, environmental and
natural resources, rural community viability, and the role of
agricultural institutions. The fellowships are three-year,
part-time assignments.
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 In the first class of fellows are Ann Bublitz of BioTech
Decisions Inc., Raleigh, N.C., working in new technologies; Dawn
Thilmany, Colorado State University, rural community viability; and
Darren Hudson of Mississippi State University, globalization.
Farm Foundation works to help private- and public-sector
decision-makers identify and understand forces shaping the future
and options to address the resulting challenges and opportunities.
Farm Foundation does not lobby or advocate. Established in 1933,
Farm Foundation is an independent organization directed by a board
of trustees comprised of leaders in the food system, government and
academia.
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Farm Foundation] |
