Kim Anderson, JC Hobbs and Gracie Teague developed an Agribusiness degree
program for OSU Alumni Association’s Grandparent’s University program. Since
2003, the OSU Alumni Association has welcomed OSU legacies, ages 7 to 14, and
their grandparents to campus for a unique intergenerational learning experience
at Grandparent University. This three-day summer camp is a fun-filled experience
that actively engages kids in academics at OSU while creating memories for
grandparents and their grandchildren. Each grandchild was awarded an
Agribusiness Diploma from OSU-GPU.
Anderson, Hobbs, and Teague used a computer based farm and ranch game to
allow users to experience the thrill of success and the agony of defeat as they
managed a 1,280 acre wheat, sorghum, cotton, and stocker farm and ranch.
Participants made the same production, marketing, and financial decisions that
their grandparents had made when managing their farms and ranches. FARRM is the
computer-based game that uses actual (historical) yields, rates of gain, prices,
and costs that Oklahoma farmers and ranchers have faced over the last 30 years.
Mike Woods
Professor and Head
Department of Agricultural Economics
In Other News
The Aggie-X club has selected the October 31, 2009
football game (versus Texas) to host the annual tailgate party. Please
hold this date on your calendar. Details to follow soon.
Welcome to Dr. Jody Campiche, our newest
faculty member, who works in the farm policy area.
We are pleased to have Yumiao Sun join us as
our new webmaster.
Dr. Kim Anderson recently attended a
birthday party for Melvin Welch, a 1928 graduate from our department.
