64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION RESEARCH SOCIETY
NOVEMBER 12-14, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
FDRS’s 2023 Annual Conference will be held jointly this year with the National Agricultural Marketing Summit.
Final Agenda
You can access the entire conference agenda HERE
FDRS Research Sessions are scheduled on Monday, November 13th.
FDRS ORGANIZED SYMPOSIUM I
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | ROOM: SALON A
USING KEY THEMES TO FRAME REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER WORK
Presenters: Dawn Thilmany, Lauren Gwin, Libby Christensen, and Martha Sullins
The Northwest Rocky Mountain Food Business Center is a network of six states that will collaborate to elevate the connections, technical assistance and capacity of a diverse and inclusive set of farm- and food-based enterprises operating in regional food supply chains. This panel will share the Center leadership team’s vision for building community-guided content and TA over the next 5 years, with hopes to connect with partners, resources and other Centers to elevate that work. One unique aspect of this center is that it will target program delivery to enterprises focused on 4 themes: 1) meat supply chains, 2) food entrepreneurs seeking to scale up, 3) farms leveraging opportunities aligned with new Climate resilient market partners and 4) those considering right size infrastructure investments. We will hear from two of the theme leads on their vision. In addition, there will be a shared governance model with state advisory teams identifying opportunities among their stakeholders. The centralized coordination and co-learning of the proposed Center will facilitate mid- and long- term collaborative investment of diverse expertise, networks, and financial resources across the region. We will also hear from state leaders on how they are seeing their team’s efforts come together under the Center’s new mission.
FDRS ORGANIZED SYMPOSIUM II
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | ROOM: SALON A
THE OUTLOOK FOR HEMP IN THE U.S. ECONOMY
Presenters: Jane Kolodinsky, Tyler Mark, Yuqing Zheng, and Rebecca Hill
We present research results on market trends, research and economic impact for hemp industries. Consumer demand, impacts on rural economic development, and production trends and opportunities for hemp fiber and grain are included topics. Our symposium connects research from several projects funded by USDA (ERS, AMS, NIFA, USDA Agricultural Experiment Station) and universities (Colorado State University, University of Kentucky, University of Vermont). First, we provide details stated consumer demand for hemp-based products using national survey data. We report on seven categories of products and estimates of consumer awareness, attitude, and purchase behavior. Placed in the conceptual framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior, we report on consumer evoked sets (plan to use in the future) for hemp product categories ranging from food to fiber. Second, we provide information about hemp food products using supermarket scanner data for the years 2012-2020, and describe market trends in U.S. consumer markets as defined by the USDA ERS production regions. We report on number of UPC codes over time, total retail sales by region, and preliminary results using a Difference in Difference approach that estimates how state level marijuana policies impact hemp sales as consumers have salient connections of psychotropic marijuana with our industrial hemp focus. Third, we provide details of IMPLAN analyses of the economic impact of hemp in state economics (Colorado as the first example). This required the building of hemp social accounting matrices, non-existent prior to our study. Information on direct, indirect, and induced effects of several hemp industries are discussed. We also present scenarios where the model is “shocked” by changes in production, manufacturing infrastructure, and land use.
FDRS RESEARCH SESSIONS I
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Cowpea as a Cash Crop: A Case Study of the Potential Expansion of Cowpea Production in Ghaha
Authors: Mohammed Ibrahim, Nalini Pattanaik, James Bukenya and Abdul-Rahman Yussif Seini
Increasing the Productivity of Maize Farmers in Zambia
Authors: Godfrey Ejimakor, Brian Tiberious Etyang, and Oluwafunsho Owoyemi
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Adoption of Bioengineered Crops by Consumers and Farmers
Authors: Levenson Badio and Samuel Zapataodfrey
Food Price Inflation in the United State as a Complex Dynamic Economic System
Author: Faith Parum
Wholesale Produce Markets: On-site Infrastructure Assessment
Author: Kristen Park
Using Machine Learning Methods to Assess Market Integration and Price Transmission in Specialty Crops
Authors: Xavier Villavicencio, Samuel Zapata and Anderson Xicay
Economic Feasibility of Establishing a Watermelon Packing Cooperative in Southwest Oklahoma
Authors: Emmanuel Honny, Lixia H. Lambert, Rodney Holcomb, and Phil Kenkel
Economic Feasibility of Novel HLB Control Strategies
Authors: Anderson Xicay, Samuel Zapata, Kranthi K. Mandadi, Veronica Contreras, and Freddy A. Ibanez-Carrasco
Intra- and Inter-Temporal Risks in Specialty Crop Producers’ Adoption of New Technologies
Author: Yefan Nian
Identifying an Optimal Farm-to-retail Supply Chain for Blueberry Growers
Author: Lixia Lambert
A Hypothetical and Real Discrete Choice Experiment of Preferences for Alligator Hide as a Crafting Material
Authors: Jerrod Penn and Matt Fannin
Understanding the Goal Meat Consumer and Evolving Habits: Analysis of 2023 Consumer’s Survey
Authors: Mohammed Ibrahim, Nalini Pattanaik, and Benjamin Onyango
Measuring Impacts of Label Characteristics on Consumers’ Meat Product Preferences using 3-D Eye-Tracking Technology
Authors: Nicholas Scribner and Rodney Holcomb
Analysis of Factors Affecting Local Fresh Fuirt and Vegetable Purchases
Authors: Ramu Govindasamy, Zeki Bayramoglu, Shahan Aziz, Ufuk Soysal, and Isaac Vellangany
Savor the Flavor: Consumer Preferences Associated with Red Chile
Authors: Chadelle Robinson and Katie Adams
Exploration of Sustainable Value Creation: Southern Buyers’ Evaluation of Social and Environmental Attributes Associated for Organic, Certified Naturally Grown and Locally Grown Labels
Author: Vanessa P. Shonkwiler
Influence of University Branding on Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for University Meat Products and Their Perceived Safety
Author: Denver Hinson
How Consumers’ Attitudes Towards Health and Environment Affect Their Preferences for Local Food: Evidence from Missouri
Authors: Ye Su and Lan Tran
Consumer Preferences toward Local vs. Carbon: A Study of Value-added Dairy Products
Authors: Azita Varziri, Favour Esene, Shuoli Zhao, and Tim Woods
Dietary Choices and Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Farming
Authors: Arbinda Rimal and Samantha Mosier
FDRS RESEARCH SESSIONS II
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Using 3-D Eye-Tracking Technology to Assess Consumer Interest in Locally Sourced and Processed Meat Products
Authors: Kirsten Hollansworth, Audrey King, Rodney Holcomb, and Dwayne Cartmell
RESEARCH REPORT
Connecting with Pennsylvania Winery Tasting Rooms to Understand the Current Challenges to Winery Tasting Room Owners and Operators
Authors: Kathleen M. Kelley, Ramu Govindasamy, Donna Albano, Linda Falcone, Molly Kelly, Claudia Schmidt, Amit Sharma, Jie Li, and Miguel Gomez
The Digital Pivot: Exploring Credit Card and E-Payment Utilization in Direct-to-Consumer U.S. Agriculture
Authors: Courtney Cooper, Trey Malone, Amanda Thomsen
Farmers and Consumers Connecting through Digital Food Retailing
Author: Simon Somogyi
Characteristics of State-Sponsored Local Food Marketing Program Members and Their Satisfaction with the Program: A Case in Missouri
Author: Ye Su
Assessing the Impacts of Produce Distribution for Small, Beginning, & Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Authors: Sarah Bermingham, Kimberly Kasper & Sara Poggi Davis
Risks and Opportunities of Coffee Cooperatives in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of Cooperatives in Peru, Mexico, and Costa Rica
Authors: Margarita M Velandia, Carlos Trejo-Pech, Roselia Servin-Juarez, Maria de los Angeles Franco-Escobar and Fernando Saenz-Segura
Piloting Blockchain Technology for Food Safety and Supply Chain Transparency
Authors: Jon C. Phillips, Honggang Wang, Nhi Nguyen, Yi (Fionna) Xie, and Clare Corley
Strategies for Improving Nutritional Quality Along the Food Supply Chain
Authors: Tim Woods and Jane Eastham
Predicting Firm Diversification in Agri-Food Value Chains
Author: Andrew Stevens
Strengthening California Food Networks with Agritourism and Direct Sales
Author/ Presenter: Rachael Callahan
Understanding Consumer Values of CSA Subscribers
Authors: Jairus James Rossi and Tim Woods
Strategic Alliances in the Grass-fed Beef Industry. Lessons from a Producer Survey
Authors: Maria Bampasidou, Jerrod Penn and Guillermo Scaglia
Many Hats: Creating an Updated Toolkit for New and Established Food Hub Operators
Authors: Noel Bielaczyc and Claire Whitehouse
Wholesale Scaling Curriculum: Core Competencies in Serving BIPOC Producers
Authors: Maria Graziani and Rodney Holcomb
Advancing Regional Strategies for Food System Work: A Scoping Review of Regional Governance
Authors: Aiden Irish, Jill K. Clark, Becca B. R. Jablonski, Karen Bassarab, Madison Kase, and Abby Long
Prop 12 Premium: An Analysis of Proposition 12’s Impact on California Pork Prices
Author: Hannah Hawkins
Stringent Genetic Engineered Regulations: Implications of U.S. Trade in Live Animals
Author: Nicholas Amoah
Economic Contribution of Arkansas Veteranarian Practices as a Rural Anchor Point
Authors: Matthew Blevins and Jacob Manlove