Agricultural & Food Policy Center

Joe L. Outlaw

Title

Co-Director, Regents Fellow

Bio

Dr. Outlaw frequently interacts with members of Congress and key agricultural committee staff to provide feedback on the likely consequences of agricultural policy changes. His extension education and applied research activities are focused on assessing the impacts of farm programs, risk management tools, renewable energy, and climate change legislation on U.S. agricultural operations.

Dr. Outlaw has received numerous awards in excellence for his policy education. In 2015 he received the National Excellence in Extension award from the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA for excellence in leadership, scholarship and innovative programming.

Education

Awards

Texas A&M University Board of Regents, 2016 - Regents Service Fellow American Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 - Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award American Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 – Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award – Group Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 – Outstanding Extension Program Award Team Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 – Lifetime Achievement Award Texas AgriLife Extension Service Superior Service Unit Award, 2016 (Agricultural Economics Extension Farm Bill Education Team) National Excellence in Extension Award, 2015 - The Extension Committee on Organization and Policy and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA Southern Region Excellence in Extension Award, 2015 - The Association of Southern Region Extension Directors Texas Commodity Symposium, 2014 – Distinguished Service Award for service to the Texas Corn Producers, Plains Cotton Growers, Texas Sorghum Producers, and Texas Wheat Producers Texas Independent Ginners Association, 2013 – Distinguished Service Award for service to the Texas Cotton Ginning Industry Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2011 – Outstanding Teaching of a Course Award The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2010 – Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Group Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2010 – Team Award The Gold Quill Award, The Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), 2009 Superior Service Specialist Award, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2008 Superior Service Team Award, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award for Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education, and Professional Development, Association of Former Students University Level Awards, 2008 Outstanding Extension Program Award, Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2008 Superior Service Unit Award, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2007 President’s Award, American Agricultural Economics Association, 2007 Outstanding Public Issues Education Program Award, National Public Policy Education Committee, 2003 Distinguished Extension Program Group Award, American Agricultural Economics Association, 2003 Administrator’s Award, Farm Service Agency, USDA, 2003 (Base and Yield Analyzer) Administrator’s Award, Farm Service Agency, USDA, 2003 (FSA/USDA farm bill education semiars) Distinguished Extension Program Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2003 Deputy Chancellor's Award in Excellence for an Extension Team in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2003 Outstanding Public Issues Education Program Award, National Public Policy Education Committee, 2002 Director’s Award for Innovative Application of Information Technology in Extension Education, Texas Cooperative Extension, 2002 Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary Extension Fraternity State Early Career Award, 2002 American Agricultural Economics Association Distinguished Policy Contribution Award, 1996-97 Deputy Chancellor's Award in Excellence for Graduate Student Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1993 Deputy Chancellor's Award in Excellence for Team Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1993

Interests

Dr. Outlaw is orginally from Devine, Texas. He has a wife, daughter, and two sons, and enjoys fishing when the weather is nice. He takes care of an extensive herd of cattle and raises chickens.