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    USDA Economists Group

    Economics + Relevance = USDA Economists Group
    From the President

    From the President

    February may be the busiest month that the USDA Economists Group will have in 2016. Our Annual Meeting was on Wednesday, February 10, and...
    Annual Meeting

    Annual Meeting

    On February 10, 2016 USDA Economists Group President Steve Neff opened the organization’s 25th Annual Meeting in the South Building...

    Member News

    GFSF is published its February-March newsletter, GFSF FOCUS. This issue analyzes China’s Intended Nationally Determined Commitment (INDC)...

    New Members

    The USDA Economists Group welcomes the following new members: Andrea Carlson ERS Sharon Grand FAS William Hahn ERS Keithly Jones ERS...

    2016 USDA Economists Group Membership Application & Renewal

    The USDA Economists Group is a responsible independent advocate for economics in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Washington, DC...

    Your 2016 USDA Economists Group Team

    President (*): Steve Neff (FAS) TEL: 202-690-0855 E-mail: steve.neff@fas.usda.gov Vice President - Programs (*): Sherry Wise (AMS) TEL:...
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