Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR DECISION MAKING ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURAL, RURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD SAFETY AND OTHER RELATED SOCIETAL ISSUES.
THE COUNCIL ON FOOD, AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS SUITE OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE NETWORKS OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PROFESSION WHILE CONNECTING THEM WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND POLICYMAKERS WHO CAN USE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS IN THEIR DECISION MAKING. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE WEBINAR SERIES, CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS, INDUSTRY LUNCHEONS AND INTERN BRIEFINGS.
1)CHS COOP: COOPERATIVES ARE MAJOR EMPLOYERS AND PAY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROPERTY, INCOME, AND SALES TAXES IN MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES. THEY ARE OWNED AND CONTROLLED LOCALLY. FARMERS, PRODUCERS, AND RANCHERS ARE GETTING LARGER IN SIZE AND CHANGING BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. AS THEY DO SO, THEIR COOPERATIVES ARE INCREASING IN SALES VOLUME AND ASSET SIZE. A LARGE SURVEY OF U.S. COOPERATIVE LEADERS WAS CONDUCTED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RESEARCH NEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES MOVING FORWARD. THESE RESEARCH NEEDS ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW.
2)BRANT FORUM: ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE NOT UNIQUE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, BUT RURAL GEOGRAPHY CREATES UNIQUE CONSTRAINTS TO ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES. THE PANEL DISCUSSION INSIDE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM RANGED FROM THE SHIFTING BUSINESS MODELS (AND CLOSURE) OF RURAL HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OFFICES' EFFORTS, HOUSING IN SMALL COMMUNITIES AND RURAL BROADBAND INTERNET. A VIDEO OF THE FORUM WAS PRODUCED AND IS AVAILABLE ON C-FARE'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Spiro Stefanou | CHAIRMAN | 10 | $0 |
| Luis Ribera | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Newton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Muhammad | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Kolodinsky | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gal Hochman | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Roger H Coupal | COMMUNICATIO | 3 | $0 |
| Duncan Chembezi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Cash | PROGRAM CHAI | 5 | $0 |
| Barry Barnett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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