Sandra S. Batie’s Selected Presentations


1. Conservation and Agri-Environmental Policy:

Batie, S. S., Kaplowitz, M., and Seedang, S. 2007. “Using Conservation Credit Offset Trading and Groundwater Permitting in a Groundwater Scarce Watershed to Protect In-Stream Ecological Service Values.” American Water Resources Association. Albuquerque, MN. November 13, 2007.

Batie, Sandra S. 2007. “Environmental Credits or Why Farmers Might Want to Support Regulations.” Michigan Farm Bureau Policy Discussion. Lansing, MI. October 4, 2007.

Batie, Sandra S. 2007. “Environmental Indicators: Overview, Lessons Learned, and Implication for OECD.” Organization for Cooperation and Development. OECD Workshop on Agri-environmental Indicators. Washington, D.C. March 18-20, 2007.

Batie, Sandra S.  “Green Payments and the 2007 Farm Bill.” Resources for the Future. Washington, D.C. February 7, 2007.

Batie, Sandra S.  2007.  "Agriculture and Environmental Quality:  Agriculturalist versus Environmentalist Perspectives."  Natural Resources Conservation Service.  East Lansing, Michigan.  January 17, 2007.

Batie, Sandra S. 2007.  "Is there still a need for CWAE" Scheduled for the AAEA meeting in Portland in July 2007.

Batie, Sandra S.  2007.  "Response and Strategic Positioning for MI Agriculture."  Panel Discussion at the MFB-MSU AEAC Supper , February 14, 2007.

Batie, S. S. and Rose, J. 2006. “Environmental Issues and Water Resources.” Final NAREEE Board Mtg White Paper. October 25, 2006.

Batie, Sandra S. 2006. “Willingness of Michigan Farmers to Participate in and Cooperate Within the Conservation Security Program.” Workshop Entitles Managing Agricultural Landscape for Environmental Quality:  Strengthening the Science Base. Sponsored by the Soil and Water Conservation Society and Natural Resource Conservation Service. Kansas City, KS. October 12, 2006.

Batie, Sandra S. 2006. “Green Payments and the Next Farm Bill.” Farm Foundation Bennett Round Table Meetings. Phoenix, AZ. January 5-7, 2006.

Batie, Sandra S. 2005. “Policy Analysis:  Key to Successful Integrated Assessment.” Special Workshop for Researchers and Policymakers on Integrated Assessment. Ann Arbor, MI. October 12, 2005.

Batie, Sandra S. 2005. “Can Green Payments Bring It All Together?” National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy Conference. Washington, D.C. March 16, 2005.

Batie, Sandra S. 2004. “Environmental and Conservation Issues Affecting American Agriculture.” American Farm Bureau MAPP Committee. Orlando, FL. April 29, 2004.

Batie, Sandra S. 2003. “Designing Incentive Mechanisms for Performance-Based Polices.” Workshop on Performance-Based Environmental Police for Agriculture. Wallace Center at Winrock and Economic Research Service, Washington D.C. March 20-21, 2003.

Batie, Sandra S.  “Water Quality Regulation: Challenges to Agriculture.” USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum 2003. Washington D.C. February 21, 2003.

Batie, Sandra S. 2002. “Green Payments.” PowerPoint Presentation Given to the Maryland Institute of Agro-Ecology, May 6th, 2002.

Batie, S. S., and Schweikhardt, D.  “The 2002 Farm Bill: What’s Happening and Why?” PowerPoint presentation given on February 21, 2002 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the Pioneer Seed Corn Growers. 

Batie, S. S. and Horan, R.D.  “Green Payments Policy.” The 2002 Farm Bill: Policy Options and Consequences, National Public Policy Education Committee. Joe Outlaw and Edward G. Smith, ed. Sept 2001, pub. no. 2001-01, pp 163-168. Agriculture and Food Policy Center, Farm Foundation. 

Batie, Sandra S. 2001. “Public Programs and Conservation on Private Lands.” (Background paper prepared for: Private Lands, Public Benefits: A Policy Summit on Working Lands Conservation. National Governors’ Association.) Washington, DC, March 16, 2001.  

2. Sustainability and Sustainable Development:

Batie, Sandra S. 2009.  "Sustainability and Agricultural Systems."  Michigan Association Agriscience Educators (MAAE).  Lexington Hotel.  Lansing, Michigan.  November 10, 2009.

Batie, Sandra S. 2009.  "Societal Concerns as Wicked Problems."  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  Paris, France.  November 2-3, 2009.

Batie, Sandra S. 2009.  "An Economist’s Perspective:  Food, Supply Chains, and Sustainability." Chicago Botantical Garden.  October 3, 2009.

Batie, Sandra S. 2009. "Sustainability and the Future of Applied Economics." February 26, 2009.

Batie, Sandra S. 2008. “Wicked problems and Applied Economics.” AAEA 2008 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. July 29, 2008.

Batie, Sandra S. 2006. “Environmental Accounting, Ecosystem Services, and Agriculture.” General Accountability Office (GAO). Washington, D.C. August 26, 2006.

Batie, Sandra S. 2003. “The Economics of Sustainability.” Spring semester sustainability speaker series. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. March 12, 2003. 

3. Economics of Biotechnology:

Batie, Sandra S. 2003. “The Environmental Impacts of Biotechnology: Challenges to Decision-Making.” Presentation Given as Fellows Panel AAEA Meetings. Montreal, Canada. July 26-30, 2003.

Ervin, D. E., Batie, S.S., Carpentier, C.L., and Welsh, R. 2001. "Transgenic Crops and the Environment: The Economics of Precaution." University Invited Paper. Western Agricultural Economics Association. Logon, UT. July 10, 2001.

4. Newspaper Articles:

What’s ‘Sound-Science’ Got to Do with It? April 15, 2002

Agricultural Biotechnology:  Can it Pass the Consumer Test? January 15, 1999

Global Consumers Are Like American Consumers-Choosey. August 30, 1998

Meet Your New Boss:  The Consumer. June 15, 1998

Why Michigan Farmers Need to Understand Today’s Food Consumers. April 15 1998

 Michigan Agriculture and the Changing Food System. January 30, 1998