Distance Learning Program
What is the Distance Learning Program?
The ERS Distance Learning Program links ERS with minority-serving universities and their students to enhance the instruction, understanding, and discussion of food and agricultural policy.
The program…
- Leverages ERS expertise in key policy areas
- Introduces students and faculty to ERS researchers engaged in policy research
- Increases students' interest in careers in agricultural economics
- Improves the diversity of faculty and students with policy analysis expertise
- Builds stronger relationships and collaborative networks between ERS researchers and minority-serving institutions
How does the program work?
Each semester, ERS researchers give presentations on timely and policy-relevant topics that broadly cover issues pertaining to food and agricultural policy. The presentations are delivered directly to the classrooms of participating institutions using interactive, real-time technologies. Students interact with ERS researchers by asking questions during the presentation and by giving their own presentations.
Date | Topic | Speaker |
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9/20/2022 |
Low-Income and Low-Foodstore-Access Census Tracts, 2015–19 | Alana Rhone |
9/27/2022 | Poultry Expected to Continue Leading Global Meat Imports as Demand Rises | Matthew Miller |
10/4/2022 | Chinese cotton: Textiles, Imports, and Xinjiang | Fred Gale and Eric Davis |
10/11/2022 | USDA’s New Interactive Visualization Tool Aids Exploration of Global Agricultural Trends | Adam Gerval |
10/18/2022 | Farm Labor, Human Capital, and Agricultural Productivity in the United States | Sun Ling Wang |
10/25/2022 | Embargoes from Past Avian Flu Outbreaks Reduced Demand for U.S. Chicken Meat | Matthew MacLachlan |
11/1/2022 | U.S. Hog Production: Rising Output and Changing Trends in Productivity Growth | LaPorchia Collins |
11/8/2022 | The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report (Data description) | Saied Toossi |
To register for a seminar, please send an email to alana.y.rhone@usda.gov, william.hahn@usda.gov or christopher.davis2@usda.gov