Many of my thoughts in this paper come from the author's experience in conducting comprehensive reviews of agricultural economics departments. The author suggests the need to look at the forces affecting the demand for our products and be willing to challenge many of the myths about the...

This document contains the PowerPoint presentation given by the author at the 2002 WCC-72 meetings, regarding his experience regarding Ph.D. Agribusiness curriculum at the University of Illinois. Topics covered include: background, a brief biography, Ph.D Curriculum, teaching needs, flexibility...

General education courses are important in preparing a student for life. Often, agricultural economics courses are perceived to be vocational and not particularly well-suited to the development of life-long skills. This paper considers the eight life-long skills cited as being important to a...

The objective of this paper is to contribute to an increasingly important dialogue about the differences between agricultural economics and agribusiness and how graduate degrees in agricultural economics prepare faculty for agribusiness positions. The paper focuses on the need for applied...

This document contains the PowerPoint presentation given by the authors at the 2002 WCC-72 meetings, regarding what agricultural economics Ph.D students are learning about agribusiness research methods and subject areas.