Akwasi Agyeman Britwum, Bank of Africa Ghana Ltd
- “Protector
or Predator? How Anti-Immigrant Violence is Undermining South Africa’s
Economic Recovery”
By: My Joy Online – June 15, 2026 - “Guardian
or Casualty? How BoG Paid the Price for Economic Stabilisation”
By: My Joy Online – May 11, 2026
Andrew Muhammad, University
of Tennessee
Charles Martinez, University of Tennessee
“Soaring US Beef Prices Likely to Rise Further Thanks to Trade Tensions and Disease Outbreaks”
By: The Conversation – June 16, 2026
“The cost of beef, having spiked since early 2025, is coming under even more pressure. The most recent is the screwworm outbreak that hit cattle in Mexico and has now spread to the United States, where the cattle herd has already fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s, due in part to drought.”
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Tong Wang, South Dakota State University
“Many Farmers Using Drones Question Whether They’re Worth It”
By: Ag Daily – August 10, 2026
“Unmanned aerial vehicles are more widely adopted for imagery than for input application in the U.S. because the former became commercially available at an earlier date. Application-drone use was nearly nonexistent five to 10 years ago, with most adoption occurring in just the last three years… Higher education equips farmers with more knowledge, skills and resources to effectively learn and interpret the output of complex technologies such as UAV for decision-making.”
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Ricky Volpe, California Polytechnic State University
“Examining Kroger's Plan to Purchase Giant Eagle”
By: WOSU – August 11, 2026
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David Ortega, Michigan State University
- “Inflation
Eases in July as Gasoline and Grocery Prices Fall”
By: NPR – August 12, 2026 - “Latest
Inflation Report May Give the Fed More Time for Its Control Effort”
By: NPR – August 13, 2026 - “Democratic
Party Divide, Lettuce in Saving you Green, and Colombia Rescue Efforts”
By: NPR – August 13, 2026
Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
- “Does it
Make Sense to Tax International Trade?”
By: Basis Point Insight – August 13, 2026 - “How Has
Remote Work Affected American Cities?”
By: Rochester Business Journal – August 14, 2026
Shawn Arita, North Dakota State University
- “US Sugar
Market ‘Turbulent,’ Global Market Doesn’t Make Sense”
By: The Fence Post – August 13, 2026 - “U.S.
Sugarbeet Acreage Drops to Lowest Level in Decades on Weather and Economic
Concerns”
By: Ag Week – August 11, 2026 - “United
States Threatens to Retain Part of Brazil's Sugar Quota”
By: CNN Brasil – August 11, 2026
Shon Ferguson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
“Global Food Prices Reach 3-Year Peak: Heatwaves, Black Sea Conflict and Biofuel Demand to Blame”
By: Upday – August 11, 2026
“Experts warn that heatwaves in France and Spain will likely push food prices even higher this autumn. Shon Ferguson, an associate professor of economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, noted that repeated heatwaves during spring and summer negatively affected wheat and corn production in France. Reduced grain harvests threaten to increase meat prices as well.”
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Michael Langemeier, Purdue University
- “Ag
Economy Barometer Survey Shows Sentiment Gap Between Livestock and Crop
Producers”
By: Brownfield – August10, 2026 - “Why
Commodity Prices Are Farmers’ Top Long-Term Threat”
By: Capital Press – August 11, 2026
Christopher Boyer, University
of Tennessee
Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee
Eunchun Park, University of Arkansas
“Controlling Wild Pigs Can Work If It’s a Group Effort”
By: The Conversation – August 13, 2206
“The federal government is injecting millions of dollars into efforts to combat feral hogs – and it’s considering spending even more in the coming years. The problem has grown for decades, but our research has found that a recently revived federal effort offers the potential for bringing the hogs under control.”
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Amy Hagerman, Oklahoma State University
“Understanding the Farm Bill Debate: Key Differences Between House and Senate Proposals”
By: Oklahoma Farm Report – August 14, 2026
“The ongoing discussions surrounding the United States Farm Bill remain a critical focus for agricultural producers across the nation. In a detailed conversation, Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Dr. Amy Hagerman from Oklahoma State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics to break down the latest developments in federal policy. They examined the comparison between the House and Senate proposals, analyzing key areas of overlap, significant differences, and what the overall process means for producers on the ground.”
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