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Department of Agricultural Economics

Upcoming Events

July
21-22 – ACCC Emerging Leaders: Building A Cooperative Finance Foundation, Bluemont Hotel, Manhattan
August
19 – ACCC Symposium, K-State Alumni Center http://accc.k-state.edu/meetings/symposium.html
20-21 – Risk and Profit Conference, K-State Alumni Center http://agmanager.info/events/risk_profit/2015/default.asp
September
17-19 – MAB Risky Business Professional Development Session, Risky Business; and Alumni Reunion
18 – Department Scholarship and Awards Banquet at the Bluemont Hotel, 6:00 p.m.
19 – Department Alumni Tailgate at Cat Town
24 –  Registration deadline for Agricultural Lenders Conference, online
29 – Agricultural Lenders Conference, South West Extension Center, Garden City
30 – Agricultural Lenders Conference, IGP Center, Manhattan
October
28-29 – Kansas Income Tax Institutes, Marriot Wichita, Wichita (others to follow in November and December in Garden City, Colby, Hays, Kansas City, Topeka, Salina and Pittsburg).
November 2015
10 – 2015 Crop Insurance Workshop, Brush, Colorado
11 – 2015 Crop Insurance Workshop, Grand Island, Nebraska
12 – 2015 Crop Insurance Workshop, Salina, Kansas
13 – 2015 Crop Insurance Workshop, Enid, Oklahoma


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From the Desk of Allen Featherstone

Allen FeatherstoneAs we fly through April, we are preparing to send an outstanding class of students to the “real world”. This spring has brought continued success to our department. Our undergraduate students have a 98 percent employment rate with an average starting salary of nearly $45,000 for our department.

Part of this success is due to our department’s dedicated supporters and alumni. As tuition increases, and our state support remains level in nominal terms, your continued commitment is even more essential and appreciated to continue our department’s success and ranking at the top among other agricultural economics departments in the country.

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