Gae Bennett Explained

Gae Virginia Adamson Bennett (April 20, 1917 – March 30, 2002) was an American agricultural economist and author.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and marriage

Bennett was born on April 20, 1917, in Whitmer, West Virginia, the eldest of eight children.^[4] Her parents were Bruce Adamson and Opal Sites.^[5] She was married to Oran Bennett, a chemist in the Bureau of Animal Industry, and they had one son and one daughter.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Career

Bennett started her federal service in the 1940s as a researcher with the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering (BPISAE).^[9] While working for the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service as chief agricultural economist and statistical coordinator,^{[10] [11] [12]} Bennett authored and co-authored numerous published articles, volumes and books on agricultural production and trade around the world, with a focus on the Western Hemisphere.^[13] During her time in the department, Bennett was also a staff writer for Foreign Agriculture magazine.^[14] In her role with the agency, she helped to maintain the Foreign Agricultural Trade System of the United States.

In 1970, Bennett was appointed as an observer to the Inter-American Statistical Institute, representing the U.S. government.^{[15] [16]} Bennett retired from government service in 1979 and moved to Northern Virginia.^[17] Her work continues to be sited by researchers in the fields of agricultural economics, pollution, food policy, and global trade.^{[18] [19]}

Death

Bennett died on March 30, 2002, at the age of 84 and is interred at Dayton Cemetery in Rockingham County, Virginia.

Works

• Sulphur in Fertilizers, Soil Amendments, and Manures, 1949
• Fertilizer Expenditures in Relation to Farm Income in Various States, 1952^[20]
• Foreign Agriculture Economic Report, 1961^[21]
• Food Balances for 24 Countries of the Western Hemisphere, 1964^[22]
• The Agricultural Situation in the Western Hemisphere, 1965^[23]
• U.S. Agricultural Trade with the Western Hemisphere, 1965^{[24] [25]}
• Agricultural Policies in the Western Hemisphere, 1967^[26]
• The Agricultural Situation in the Far East and Oceania, 1969^[27]
• Agricultural Production and Trade of Colombia, 1973^{[28] [29] [30]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portrait of Gae Adamson Bennett (b. 1917) . 2023-10-06 . Science History Institute Digital Collections . en.
2. 1965 . Publications Received . Journal of Farm Economics . 47 . 4 . 1045–1052 . 1236355 . 1071-1031.
3. Book: Ledogar, Robert J. . Hungry for Profits: U.S. Food & Drug Multinationals in Latin America . 1975 . IDOC/North America . 978-0-89021-034-5 . en.
4. "Gae V Adamson", United States Census, 1930; Pendleton, West Virginia, United States; roll T626, page 9A, line 20, enumeration district 7, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2023-10-06.
5. "Entry for Bruce Adamson and Opal Adamson", United States Census, 1920; Allegany, Maryland, United States; roll T625, page 14A, line 20, enumeration district 27, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2023-10-06.
6. West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928
7. "Gae Bennett", United States Census, 1940; Pendleton, West Virginia, United States; roll T627, page 3B, line 70, enumeration district 36-7A, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2023-10-06.
8. Book: Official Register of the United States: Persons in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service, Exclusive of the Postal Service . 1957 . U.S. Government Printing Office . en.
9. Book: American Fertilizer . 1949 . Ware Bros. . en.
10. Pimentel . David . Kounang . Nadia . 1998 . Ecology of Soil Erosion in Ecosystems . Ecosystems . 1 . 5 . 416–426 . 3658674 . 1432-9840.
11. Book: ERS-foreign . Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture . en.
12. Book: Foreign Agriculture . The Service . en.
13. Book: Naive, James Jackson . ERS-foreign . 1965 . Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture . en.
14. Book: Foreign Agriculture . 1970 . U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service . en.
15. Book: Statistical Reporter . 1970 . Division of Statistical Standards, Bureau of the Budget . en.
16. Book: American Bibliography of Agricultural Economics . 1973 . American Agricultural Economics Association . en.
17. News: April 1, 2002 . Gae Adamson Bennett Obituary . Daily News-Record.
18. Garnache . Cloé . Swinton . Scott M. . Herriges . Joseph A. . Lupi . Frank . Stevenson . R. Jan . 2016 . Solving the Phosphorus Pollution Puzzle: Synthesis and Directions for Future Research . American Journal of Agricultural Economics . 98 . 5 . 1334–1359 . 44132445 . 0002-9092.
19. Evans . Gregory A. . Halbert . Susan E. . 2007 . A Checklist of the Aphids of Honduras (Hemiptera: Aphididae) . The Florida Entomologist . 90 . 3 . 518–523 . 4494178 . 0015-4040.
20. Book: Abstracts of Recent Published Material on Soil and Water Conservation . 1953 . U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service . en.
21. Book: Foreign Agricultural Economic Report . 1961 . U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service . en.
22. Book: Bennett, Gae A. . Food Balances for 24 Countries of the Western Hemisphere, 1959-61 . 1964 . Foreign Regional Analysis Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture . en.
23. Book: Naive . James J. . U.S. Agricultural Trade with the Western Hemisphere . Bennett . Gae A. . 1965 . USDA . en.
24. Book: Naive, James Jackson . U.S. Agricultural Trade with the Western Hemisphere . 1965 . Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture . en.
25. Book: Lassanyi, Mary E. . Mexico and Its Developing Agricultural Market, 1979-March 1987: 199 Citations . 1987 . U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library . en.
26. Web site: Agricultural policies in the Western Hemisphere, by Gae A. Bennett and other economists in the Western Hemisphere Branch . 2023-10-06 . primo-pmtca01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com . en.
27. Book: Greenshields . Bruce L. . The Agricultural Situation in the Far East and Oceania: Review of 1971 and Outlook for 1972 . Krause . Elfriede Anne . Urban . Francis S. . Bennett . Gae Adamson . Lemon . Isaac Edward . Lopes . James . Parker . John B. . Wylie . Kathryn Hulen . Cohen . Marshall H. . 1969 . U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service . en.
28. Book: Bennett . Gae Adamson . Agricultural production and trade of Colombia . Hutchison . John H. . United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service . 1973 . [Washington, D.C.] : Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture . National Agricultural Library U. S. Department of Agriculture.
29. Book: Bennett, Gae Adamson . Agricultural Production and Trade of Colombia . 1973 . Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture . en.
30. Book: Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications . 1973 . U.S. Government Printing Office . en.