Members in the News: Mintert, Akridge, Paulson, and Parman

James Mintert, Purdue University Agricultural producers' economic sentiment soars post-election By PR Newswire - January 10, 2017 "Looking back at the data from the last several months, it's apparent that we've seen a big swing in producers' expectations about the future," said James Mintert, barometer principal investigator and director of Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. "Although both the Current Conditions and Future Expectations Indices increased the last couple of months, it was the increase in the Index of Future Expectations, which jumped 51 points since October to reach an all-time high in December, that triggered the sharp rise in the barometer." (Continued...) Read the entire article on the PR Newswire Jay Akridge, Purdue University Dean sees busy year for Purdue ag By AgriNews - January 10, 2017 Jay Akridge, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, recently answered questions about what Purdue agriculture students are up to throughout the coming year, as well as some of the programs and events Purdue Extension will hold. (Continued...) Read the entire article on the AgriNews

Nicholas Paulson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Free Financial Planning Course Offered By Financial Advisor Magazine - January 13, 2017 “Financial Planning for Young Adults is for people [who want] to learn more about how financial planning can impact their lives in a positive way. It is also for people who are interested in the field of financial planning and maybe even thinking about becoming a CFP professional,” said Nicholas Paulson, an associate professor of agricultural economics at the university. (Continued...)| Read the entire article on the Financial Advisor Magazine Bryon Parman, Mississippi State University Know cost of growing a bushel ‘to the cent’ By Delta FarmPress - January 13, 2017 “Besides producers, I work with lenders, bankers and loan officers quite a bit,” says Bryon Parman, Mississippi State University agricultural economist. “Right now, as far as we can tell, there’s no reason to believe commodity prices will be any better in the next year, or so. Miracles happen, but you can’t rely on those occurring. (Continued...) Read the entire article on the Delta FarmPress See other Member in the News items

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