Presentations at Professional Conferences and Meetings
Paper presentations
- Gallardo, R.K. and J. F. Brunner. 2010. The Importance of Economics in the Adoption of Biological Control Programs: Use of Budgets and Case Studies. Paper presented at the Symposium “Building the Framework to Enhance Biological Control in Orchard Systems: Progress and Problems in the Western U.S.” at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. San Diego, CA. December 12-15.
- Gallardo, R.K., C. Yue, V. McCracken, N. Yang, J. Luby, M. Taylor, Q. Zheng, and R. Jussaume. 2010. Socio-Economic Preliminary Results, Breeders Survey and Apple Variety Choices based on National Household Level Data. Paper presented at the American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting. Palm Springs, CA. August 3.
- Gallardo, R.K., E. Kupferman, and C. Sater. 2010. Experience Attributes and Willingness-to-Pay: the Case of Anjou Pears. Paper presented at the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society Annual Workshop. Vancouver, Canada. April 12.
- Gallardo, R.K., W. Brorsen, and J.L. Lusk. 2010. Prediction Markets: A Case Study of Forecasting Cattle on Feed. Paper presented at the School of Economics Sciences Series of Seminars. Washington State University. Pullman, WA. March 5.
- Gallardo, R.K., E. Kupferman, C. Sater, and A. Colonna. 2010. Are consumers willing to pay? Presentation given at the 2010 WSU Fruit School and Pear Bureau Educational Seminar. Yakima, WA. February 17.
- Gallardo, R. K. and J.L. Lusk. 2009. Prediction markets, an application to anticipating information on USDA cattle on feed reports. Selected Paper presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meetings. Kauai, HI. June 25-26.
Poster presentations
- McCracken, V., C. Yue, R.K. Gallardo, J. Luby, N. Yang, L. Liu, M. Taylor, R. Jussaume. 2010. Socio-economic Goals and Activities of RosBREED: Enabling Marker Assisted Breeding in Rosaceae. Poster Presentation at the WA Horticultural Association Annual Meetings. Yakima, WA. December 6-7.
- Woolstenhulme, J., M. Taylor, and R. K. Gallardo. 2010. Use of Platforms in Washington Apple Orchards, 2010 Survey Results. Poster Presentation at the WA Horticultural Association Annual Meetings. Yakima, WA. December 6-7.
- Gallardo, R.K. and J. Chang. 2010. Discrete Choice Models, Which One Performs Better? Poster Presentation at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meetings. Denver, CO. July 26-27.
- Gallardo, R.K., E. Kupferman, A. Colonna, and C. Sater. 2010. Willingness to pay for Anjou pears with different conditioning treatments. Poster presentation at the 2010 WSU Academic Showcase. Pullman, WA. March 26.
- Jones V.P., S. Steffan, J.F. Brunner, E.H. Beers, J. Goldberger, K. Gallardo, U. Chambers, N.J. Mills, D.R. Horton, T. Unruh, P.W. Shearer and S. Castagnolli. 2010. Enhancing Biological Control to Stabilize Western Orchard IPM Systems. Poster presentation at the 2010 WSU Academic Showcase. Pullman, WA. March 26.
- Gallardo, R.K., E. Kupferman, A. Colonna, and C. Sater. 2009. Willingness to pay for Anjou pears with different conditioning treatments. Poster presentation at the 2009 WA Horticultural Association annual meetings. Wenatchee, WA. December 7-8.
- Steffan, S.A., V. Jones, J. F. Brunner, D. Horton, T. Unruh, E. Beers, C. Baker, T. Melton, R. K. Gallardo, N. Mills, and P. Shaerer. 2009. Refining biological control in western orchard systems: a multi-state, multi-year project. Poster presentation at the 2009 WA Horticultural Association annual meetings. Wenatchee, WA. December 7-8.
- Gallardo, R.K., E. Kupferman, and J. McCluskey. 2009. Assessing consumer preferences for Anjou pears. Poster presentation at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meetings. Milwaukee, WI. July 27-28.
Invited papers
- Kupferman, E., Gallardo, R.K., and A. Colonna. 2009. Conditioning Anjou pears to meet consumer quality demands in a commercial context. Invited Paper given at the Postharvest Pacifica meetings. Napier, New Zealand, November 17.