Craig Landry, University of Georgia
“Thousands of Uninsured Homes Were in Helene’s Path”
By: The Washington Post – October 3, 2024
“It’s something people don’t want to think about. People have an optimistic perception of disaster assistance, in reality, it’s not that generous.”
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Sean Cash, Tufts University
“When the Dollar Store Closes, US Families on Food Benefits Lose a Lifeline”
By: Reuters – September 29, 2024
"In these neighborhoods, it's removing a place where people are shopping, where they've been buying more food than ever before. This is going to make food access harder."
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Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“Former U of I Student Gives 10 Million For New Science Center”
By: WCIA – September 26, 2024
“This is actually a great opportunity. This is an emerging area of research. And this funding enables us to be really the first in the country to establish such a center and to lead in this effort of developing both the technology as well as thinking about how to scale up that technology.”
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Brittney Goodrich, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- “Covercrops
that Attract Bees Are a Good Choice”
By: Ag Info – September 19, 2024 - “The
Economic of Cover Crops”
By: Ag Info – September 24, 2024
Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
“The Decision Supermarkets Face With Perishable Food”
By: Rochester Beacon - October 2, 2024
“The sad reality is that even though millions of American households struggle to put food on the table, as food moves from producers to factories, to retailers, and ultimately to consumers, approximately 40 percent of it is thrown out. This is not entirely a matter of carelessness. There are many logistical challenges to confront because food, being perishable, is difficult to transport and distribute safely.”
Read more on: Rochester Beacon
David Ortega, Michigan
State University
Amy Hagerman, Oklahoma State University
“Why the Price of Eggs is on the Rise Again”
By: NPR – September 28, 2024
“Farmers must take “precautionary measures in the operations. And when an outbreak is acting quickly, that is really necessary ... to prevent this from spreading to nearby operations.”
“Table egg-laying chickens seem particularly susceptible to HPAI, likely because the virus can spread quickly in their close quarters. Table egg-layer facilities tend to be very large, and so you can lose a million or 2 million birds on a single facility, because this is a highly contagious virus.”
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Uma Lele, Institute of Economic Growth
“Who’s Who of Distinguished Leaders 2024 Honoree”
By: WSJ – September 29, 2024
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Joseph Balagtas, Purdue University
“Survey Shines Light on Regenerative Ag, Food Affordability”
By: Agrinews – September 29, 2024
“This reveals an opportunity for producers and industry leaders interested in expanding regenerative agriculture practices in their operations to clearly communicate to consumers what regenerative agriculture means to their operations.”
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