U.S. representative from Florida named 'Friend of Agricultural Economics'
A U.S. representative from Florida has been recognized as one of two “2007 Friends of Agricultural Economics” for his appreciation of economics as applied to policy issues involving agriculture, natural resources, food and nutrition.
The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) named Rep. Adam Putnam one of its two friends. Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro also earned the honor.
The reception was held Sept. 18 in Washington, D.C. IFAS agricultural economist Tom Spreen, who is vice president of the National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators (NAAEA), nominated Putnam for the award.
Putnam serves on the Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises subcommittee of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. Putnam is a UF graduate with a degree in food and resource economics. Before being elected to Congress, he worked in his family’s citrus and cattle business. He also served four years in the Florida House of Representatives.
The reception was held in connection with the NAAEA’s biannual meeting on economics policies and funding issues important to researchers and agricultural producers.
C-FARE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the national presence of the agricultural economics profession.
Find them at www.cfare.org
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