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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2019 | Farm Labor Markets in U.S. and Mexico Pose Challenges for U.S. Agriculture | Steven Zahniser and Thomas Hertz |
| 3/5/2019 | Rural America at a Glance, 2018 Edition | John Pender |
| 3/12/2019 | Changes in U.S. Farm Income | Carrie Litkowski |
| 3/19/2019 | Major Changes in Export Flows over Last Decade Show U.S. Is Losing Market Share in Global Grain Trade | Olga Liefert |
| 3/26/2019 | USDA School Meal Programs: How and Why the Cost of Food Purchases Varies Across Locales | Michael Ollinger |
| 4/2/2019 | New U.S. Food Expenditure Estimates Find Food-Away-From-Home Spending Is Higher Than Previous Estimates | Howard Elitzak |
| 4/9/2019 | Insights into U.S. Cost of Production | William McBride |
| 4/16/2019 | Adult Eating and Health Patterns: Evidence from 2014-2016 Eating & Health Module of the American Time Use Survey | Eliana Zeballos |
| 4/23/2019 | Growth in Quick-Service Restaurants Outpaced Full-Service Restaurants in Most U.S. Counties | Patrick McLaughlin |
To register for a seminar, please send an email to chrisdavis@ers.usda.gov.
For more information contact: Christopher G. Davis
