Members in the News: Malone, Bozic, Roe, Zhang, Chen, Katchova, Newton, Coble, Mintert, and Wolf

Trey Malone, Michigan State University This foreign meat company got U.S. tax money. Now it wants to conquer America. By: The Washington Post - November 7, 2019 Consolidation can lead to benefits for consumers. Trey Malone, an agricultural economist at Michigan State University, said consolidation has led to lower prices and an explosion of new food products. A grocery store in 1995 had about 8,000 options on average. Now, it’s more than 45,000. “As companies get larger, you get economies of scale. The cost of production per unit decreases,” Malone said. “Companies increasingly compete at quality levels, offering hormone-free meat, Angus beef. They create new products. From a consumer perspective, you have higher quality meat and cheaper meat products.” (Continued...) Read more on: The Washington Post Marin Bozic, University of Minnesota Milk Revival Boosts Battered Farmers in Key States for Trump By: Bloomberg - November 5, 2019 “People will recover some footing,” said Marin Bozic, a dairy economist at the University of Minnesota. “They’re stepping back from the brink. And they have time to make strategic decisions on their own terms.” (Continued...) Read more on: Bloomberg Brian Roe, The Ohio State University Study: A lot of food goes into the fridge to die The Columbus Dispatch September 2, 2019 There’s a $218 billion design problem sitting in your fridge right now Fast Company September 3, 2019 Study: Shoppers overestimate perishable grocery habits, causing food waste Waste Dive September 9, 2019 New research shows reducing food waste at home starts in your refrigerator Hello Homestead September 10, 2019 How to Tell Whether Expired Food Is Safe to Eat Yahoo News - Consumer Reports September 21, 2019 Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University 3 reasons Midwest farmers hurt by the U.S.-China trade war still support Trump The Conversation Midland Daily News November 4, 2019 Opinion: Here’s why corn and soybean supporters are standing by President Trump despite their pain Market Watch November 4, 2019 Why Farmers Still Support Trump Successful Farming November 5, 2019 Majority of farmers support Trump’s Chinese tariffs, survey finds Brownfield Ag News November 5, 2019 Joyce Chen, The Ohio State University Rising sea levels are making traditional ways of life impossible. Rural Bangladeshis are having to adapt to survive. BBC September 2, 2019 Changes in worker program has benefits for finding farm labor Ohio's Country Ag Journal October 14, 2019 2019 Veterans Day Money Survey WalletHub November 4, 2019 Ani Katchova, The Ohio State University Federal Aid Helps Increase Ohio Farmer Incomes Despite Wet Spring, Less Crops WOSU Public Media October 23, 2019 Despite tough crop year, Ohio farm incomes forecast to rise Ohio Farmer October 30, 2019 John Newton, American Farm Bureau Federation Keith Coble, Mississippi State University Warning signs abound in today’s farm economy By: High Plains Journal - November 4, 2019 The Farm Foundation, Oct. 22, hosted its monthly forum, titled, “Farm Economy: Issues and Impacts.” The forum’s slate of economic experts included: John Newton, chief economist of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Seth Meyer, associate director and research professor, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri; and Keith Coble, professor and head of the Mississippi State University department of agricultural economics. Newton said that while it’s true that net farm income in 2019 is in the top 30% of all time, strip away the federal aid packages from natural disasters, prevented planting, trade aid and more, the economic story is quite different. It actually brings the net farm income down to $69 billion, or in the bottom 50% of all time farm incomes. (Continued...) Read more on: High Plains Journal James Mintert, Purdue University Crop Pest Management Short Course – Dec. 10-12 By: The Green Sheet Farm Forum - November 1, 2019 James Mintert is a professor and Extension economist in Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Economics and serves as director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. Mintert will review and update the status of trade wars, commodity prices, regulations, interest rates and farm policy, as well as farmland values and rental rates, which can all affect farmers’ attitudes and well-being. Purdue’s Ag Economy Barometer will also be presented which is a monthly nationwide survey of U.S. crop and livestock producers that provides an ongoing measure of farmer sentiment and helps highlight the key factors driving shifts in farmers’ perspectives and what that means for the U.S. farm economy. (Continued...) Read more on: The Green Sheet Farm Forum Chris Wolf, Cornell University Tough times call for financial decision making By: Hoard's Dairyman - November 1, 2019 At World Dairy Expo, Chris Wolf, a professor in Agricultural Economics and Management at Cornell University, presented a seminar on the sometimes dreaded topic of dairy farm finances and decision making. During the presentation, he shared benchmarks for dairy farms, discussed long-term investments, and elaborated on management modifications. (Continued...) Read more on: Hoard's Dairyman

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