Events
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Events
February 2015
Feb. 11 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Hays. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Feb. 12 |The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Marysville. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Feb. 13 | Summer/Fall 2015 Course schedule on web
Feb. 13 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Atchison. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Feb. 16 | Last day to drop a class with a 50% refund
Feb. 17 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137 unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 24 | Last day to drop classes without a "W"
March 2015
March 3 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137 unless otherwise noted.
March 10 | Wheat Drought Conference in Wichita
March 15-20 |Master of Agribusiness program week on campus, Manhattan
March 16-20 | Spring Break
March 23 | Enrollment for Summer and Fall 2015 courses begin
March 30 | Last day to drop a class
April 2015
April 7 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137 unless otherwise noted.
April 11 | K-State Open House
April 21 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137 unless otherwise noted.
April 27-28 | Transfer Student Orientation and Enrollment
May 2015
May 5 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137 unless otherwise noted.
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The Department of Agricultural Economics hosts and supports numerous events within the K-State community and the agricultural community at large, including:
- Departmental events, seminars, and educational functions for students, faculty, and staff
- Outreach education and professional development events for agriculture industry professionals and producers
For Students, Faculty, and Staff
For Producers and Agricultural Professionals
- Ag Lenders Conferences
- Ag Profitability Conferences
- Crop Insurance Webinars
- Excel Workshops
- Kansas Income Tax Institute
- Kansas Insurance Workshops
- Lease Workshops
- Management, Analysis, and Strategic Thinking Program (MAST)
- RAM II (Risk Assessed Marketing) Workshops
- Risk and Profit Conference
- Women Managing the Farm
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Event Archives
August 2014
August 21-22 | Risk and Profit Conference, K-State Alumni Center, Manhattan
August 23 | Pancake Feed at Memorial Stadium, 10 p.m.
August 24 | Convocation at Bramlage Coliseum, 5:45 p.m.
August 24 | K-State Kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, 7 p.m.
August 25 | First Day of School
August 27 | K-State Symposium on Cooperative Issues. Held in conjunction with the KCC Leadership Roundtable, leading agricultural and rural experts will present their views and insights on challenges facing cooperatives. The 2014 theme is ‘Investing in Tomorrow's Agriculture’. This event will be held in Manhattan, Kan. and will be hosted by the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center, visit www.accc.ksu.edu for more information.
August 2014
August 31 | Last day to add a course without instructor permission
September 2014
September 1 | Labor Day, University offices closed
September 2 | Last day to add without electronic advisor permission for the colleges of Agriculture, Architecture Planning and Design, Education, Engineering and Human Ecology
September 2 | COA Watermelon Feed at Weber Lawn, 6:15 p.m.
September 8 | NAMA club meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Resume Informational presentation and critiques with Mary Ellen Barkley of CES, Waters Hall 336
September 12 | Applications due for potential Student Fellows to the Center for Risk Management Education and Research. Read here for details.
September 15 | NAMA club meeting Waters Hall room 336, 7:30 p.m. - Professional panel on the topic of tips for interviews and elevator speeches, Location TBD
September 15 | Last day for 100% refund for a regular session course.
September 23-24 | All University Career Fair
September 24 | Jorge Gattini, Paraguay's Minister of Agriculture, to give guest lecture at 2:30 in the K-State Student Union Forum Hall.
September 26 | Alumni and scholarship banquet, The 2014 Student and Alumni Awards Banquet for the K-State Department of Agricultural Economics will be held Friday, September 26 at 6:00 p.m. at the Kansas Farm Bureau Building located at 2627 KFB Plaza, Manhattan, KS. RSVP was due to Deana Foster by Friday, September 12. ATTENTION STUDENTS AND DONORS: Department scholarship pictures taken from 5:30 - 5:55 and after the banquet, ACCC scholarship pictures taken after the banquet. If you have questions or would like to have access to your pictures, contact Amanda Erichsen at aerichsen@k-state.edu for Department pictures and Seleise Barrett at sbarrett@k-state.edu for ACCC pictures.
September 29 | NAMA club meeting - Chips, Dips and Internships; a panel of students talking about their internships. We are collaborating with ACT and AgEcon club. There will be two students from each club on the panel and we plan to recognize all students in our 3 clubs that had an internship over the summer. Of course there will be chips and dip at the event because they are delicious and it rhymes so well with internships! Waters Hall room 328 at 7:30.
October 2 | Jason Bergtold will give a public lecture about crop production, conservation on the farm at 11:30 a.m. in 231 Ackert Hall.
October 2 | The Agricultural Act of 2014: An Update - A Webinar by Art Barnaby and Mykel Taylor at 10:00 CDT, 1 hour presentation followed by questions. Register by Oct. 1 at 4:00 p.m.
October 7 | Ag Lenders Conference, Garden City
October 7 | Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness club meeting, featuring Gavilon representative and dinner. 6:30 p.m. in Waters Hall, room 137.
Oct. 8 | Ag Lenders Conference, Manhattan
Oct. 10 | Brown Bag lunch at 12:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, room 342 conference room. Open to all faculty and graduate students. For more information, contact Melissa Lynes at lynesm13@gmail.com.
Oct. 13 | Christy Wipperfurth, MAB class of 2014, will defend her thesis, “An Employee Assignment Optimization Model Exploring Cross-Training through Multiple Management Systems,” Monday, October 13 at 8:00 a.m. in Waters Hall, room 342.
Oct. 15 | Majors, Minors and More Fair from 11:00 - 3:00 in the Student Union Ballroom
Oct. 15 |Master of Agribusiness application deadline for Spring 2015
Oct. 21 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. 6:30 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137, food provided!
Oct. 22 | Animal Health Industry Insights Seminar and Lunch with Dr. Sharon Benz, at K-State Olathe, registration required https://commerce.cashnet.com/KSUMABSTORE
Oct. 19 - 24 | Master of Agribusiness program sessions at Olathe
Oct. 31 | Last day to drop a class
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Nov. 3 | 2014 RAM Workshop (Risk Assessed Marketing), Hill City. For more information, contact Tressie Mitzner at 785.421.3411 or tmitzner@ksu.edu.
Nov. 4-5 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Garden City
Nov. 5-6 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Colby
Nov. 6-7 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Hays
Nov. 13 | David Bahre, class of 2014, will defend his thesis, “A Business Plan for Wheat State Distilling,” Thursday, November 13 at 2:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, room 336.
Nov. 13 | Kansas Insurance Workshop, Salina
Nov. 13 | Yan Heng will present her Dissertation Proposal Defense, "Three Essays on Differentiated Products and Heterogeneous Consumer Preference: The Case of Table Eggs", on Thursday, November 13, 2014 in Waters Hall, Room 342 at 2:30 pm.
Nov. 14 | Michelle Estes, MS candidate. "Kansas Farmers' Willingness to Grow Sorghum as a Bioenergy Crop". Friday, November 14 at 3:30 p.m., Waters Hall, room 329.
Nov. 18 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137 unless otherwise noted.
Nov. 19 | Transfer student enrollment and orientation
Nov. 20 | Melissa Lynes defense, “Renewable Energy Policy Impact on Utility Plant Production and Cost Efficiencies” at 1:30 p.m. in WA 342.
Nov. 21 | Final electronic copy of thesis due to Graduate School to be Fall '14 graduate.
Nov. 24 | Lance Zollinger, class of 2014, will defend his thesis, “Probability of Default Rating Methodology Review,” Monday, November 24 at 9:00 a.m. in WA 342.
Nov. 24-25 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Overland Park
Nov. 24-28 | Student holiday
Nov. 27-28 | Thanksgiving holiday break, University offices closed
Dec. 1 | MAB/Ag Econ scholarships deadline
Dec. 1-2 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Wichita
Dec. 2 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137.
Dec. 2-3 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Salina
Dec. 3 | Michael Dicks, Director of the Veterinary Economics Division in the American Veterinary Medical Association, will be giving a Departmental Seminar. It is in Waters Hall 342 at 3:00 p.m.
Dec. 2-4 | Emerging Leaders: Building Trusted Relationships, Manhattan. http://accc.k-state.edu/trust.html
Dec. 3-4 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Topeka
Dec. 10-11 | Kansas Income Tax Institute, Pittsburg
Dec. 11 | Jordan Shifflett, class of 2014, will defend her thesis, “Partial Budget Analysis of Hubach Farms Spring Calving and Fall Calving Herds,” Thursday, December 11 at 1:00 p.m. in WA 342.
Dec. 12 | Last day of class
Dec. 12-13 | K-State fall commencement at Bramlage Coliseum, College of Agriculture Undergraduates at 1:00 p.m., Saturday
Dec. 15-19 | Finals week
Dec. 19 | Geremy Larson, class of 2014, will defend his MAB thesis, “Self-Propelled Forage Harvester Power Distribution,” Friday, December 19 at 8:30 a.m. in WA 342.
Dec. 20 | Final electronic copy of thesis due to Graduate School to be Spring '15 graduate without enrolling for spring hours
Dec. 23 | Grades due by noon
Dec. 24 | University offices closed for afternoon
Dec. 24 | Grades available online for students
Dec. 25-Jan. 2 | Department office closed for holiday break
Jan. 4-9 | Master of Agribusiness program week on campus, Manhattan
2015
Jan. 8 | Pie and Coffee Series featuring speaker Mykel Taylor. Sunflower Room, 612 East Campbell St., Westmoreland from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Jan. 12 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Wichita. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 13 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Pittsburg. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 14 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Emporia. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 15 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Ottawa. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 16 | New Student Orientation and Enrollment
Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King Day, University offices closed
Jan. 20 | Spring semester begins
Jan. 20 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Salina. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 21 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in McPherson. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 21 | Women Involved in Agriculture II featuring speaker Robin Reid. Riley County Public Works, 6215 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Jan. 22 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Pratt. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 26 | Andy Montgomery, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Feasibility Study on a Brand Extension within AgriGold,” at 1:30 p.m. in Waters Hall 342.
Jan. 26 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Goodland. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 27 | Justine Floyd, senior in agribusiness and departmental communications assistant, will receive the Commerce Bank Presidential Student Award for Distinguished Services in Enhancing Multiculturalism at Kansas State University at 3:30 at the Alumni Center.
Jan. 27 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Scott City. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 28 | Agri-Industry Career Fair, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., K-State Student Union, 2nd floor
Jan. 28 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Liberal. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Jan. 29 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Dodge City. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
Feb. 1 | K-State Scholarship Application Deadline for Continuing and Transfer Students
Feb. 2 | Kathleen Liang in Community Development and Applied Economics at the University of Vermont will be giving a Department Seminar on Monday, February 2, 2015 in Waters Hall, Room 342 at 3:30. Her seminar title is “Understanding and Designing Long-Term Resilience in the U.S. Food System: The Role of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Supporting Regional Food Networks.”
Feb. 3 | Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Club Meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 137 unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 4 | Orlen Grunewald's Last Lecture, Waters Hall 328, 3:30
Feb. 5 |Excel workshop. This event is at the Lyon County Extension Office in Emporia.
Feb. 9 | Last day to drop a class with a 100% refund
Feb. 10 | The 2014 Farm Bill: Making the decision. This event is held in Phillipsburg. A series of meetings across the state by Dr. Art Barnaby to discuss the new farm bill.
