Mark Masters Elected President-Elect of National Association of Conservation Districts

The Center for Behavioral and
Experimental Agri-Environmental Research
(CBEAR) is excited to share that Mark Masters has been elected  by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Board of Directors to serve as the
Association’s President-Elect! 
Photo Courtesy of NACD

Kent Messer Receives the Bruce Gardner Visiting Economist Award

The Center for Behavioral and
Experimental Agri-Environmental Research
(CBEAR) is delighted to share that Kent Messer, S. Hallock du Pont Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Delaware and Director of CBEAR, has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the Bruce Gardner Visiting Economist Award

​Paul Ferraro, Named Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Fellow 

The Center for Behavioral and
Experimental Agri-Environmental Research
(CBEAR) is proud to announce that Paul Ferraro has been named a Fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE). As we celebrate this significant honor, we also wish to express our deep gratitude to Paul for his invaluable contributions to CBEAR.

CBEAR Agri-environmental research Award 2024 recipients Announced 

The Center for Behavioral & Experimental Agri-Environmental Research honored Dr. Robbin Shoemaker and Dr. Daniel Hellerstein with the 202 CBEAR PrizeBoth esteemed recipients have been former employees at the USDA and were recognized for their exceptional contributions to utilizing behavioral sciences and experimental design to enhance agricultural and environmental programs.