Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University
“The Cost of This Grocery Staple is Nearing Record Highs — and Americans Can't Get Enough” By: Fox News – February 9, 2026 “There’s nothing that forces me or you or anybody else when we go into the grocery store to pay more for beef. People are choosing to," he said. "The consumer desire for beef is strong and, regardless of the supply-side situation, that has the effect of pulling prices up." (Continued...) Eric Belasco, Montana State University “The Surprising Reason Why Americans Could Face High Beef Prices For Years” By: Fox News – February 11, 2026 "The biggest thing has been drought… ears of dry weather have wiped out grasslands across the West and Plains, leaving ranchers without enough feed or water to sustain their herds. Many have been forced to sell cattle early, even the cows needed to produce the next generation of calves, making it difficult to rebuild America's herds.” (Continued...) David Ortega, Michigan State University
Michael Langemeier, Purdue University “Farmers’ Confidence Plunges: Purdue Ag Barometer Sees Sharp January Collapse” By: Hoosier Ag Today - February 3, 2026 “What stands out this month is the growing number of producers who report that higher operating-loan needs stem from carrying over unpaid debt from the previous year.” (Continued...) Alexandra Hill, University of California, Berkeley “California Farm Bureau Announces New State Legislation Aims to Boost Farmworker Pay and Support Agricultural Employers” By: Sierra Sun Times – February 3, 2026 “Beginning in 2019, the law phased in a requirement that farmworkers be paid time and a half when they work more than 40 hours a week. Previously, farmworkers worked up to 60 hours a week before they were entitled to overtime pay.” (Continued...) Seth Meyer, University of Missouri “Former USDA Chief Economist: Crop Farmers Facing Tight Margins With No Clear Catalyst” By: Brownfield – February 6, 2026 “They’ve got to be prepared to wait it out unfortunately because you don’t know when it’s going to come whether it’s a war, a shortfall in crop with us, the Brazilians, the Europeans, or the Australians. So there isn’t an immediate spark to me that says there’s an obvious way out of this in the short run, but it could come.” (Continued...) Paul Goeringer, University of Maryland “Farmers, Trump Oppose Maryland Renewable Energy Solar Farms” By: Byteseu – February 9, 2026 “I think the biggest concerns have been a lot of areas related to taking farmland out of production. It is a balancing act of trying to find the prime spots to put it that help but also maintaining farmland.” (Continued...) Joseph Balagtas, Purdue University “CFI Survey: 68% of Americans Rate Their Diets as Thriving” By: National Hog Farmer – February 11, 2026 “A majority of Americans — 68% — give themselves a score of 7 to 10, which corresponds to the label of ‘thriving’ on the well-being index.” (Continued...) Hope Michelson, University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign “African Agriculture's Underappreciated Supply Side” By: VoxDev – January 28, 2026 “Low agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa cannot be explained by farmer behaviour alone, as major supply-side failures in input markets mean improved seeds and fertilisers often fail to reach farmers at the right time, price, or scale. Understanding the risks, incentives, and constraints faced by agro-dealers is essential if technological advances are to translate into sustained productivity gains.” (Continued...)
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