Unpleasant Lessons from the Settlement of the West: Implications for the WAEA and Other Professional Associations
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Parallels are drawn between shortcomings and events that occurred in our western heritage with
current issues facing agricultural economists. Challenges are made in relation to conflict of
interest policies, external funding, cultivating connections with experts outside our discipline,
and relevance of research priorities. Survey data on research priorities of upper administrators and
faculty within colleges of agriculture are compared to those of Western Agricultural Economics
Association members. Upper administrators from land grant colleges rank research focused in the
area of competitiveness and profitability less than areas of water usage, food safety, renewable
energy, global climate change, or sustainability.