Jayson Lusk, Purdue University
- Consumers feel pandemic pinch of higher grocery prices but relief may be near
By: Just the News - August 18, 2020 - Food prices will adjust. Food insecurity will stay.
By: Medium - August 19, 2020
John Anderson, University of Arkansas
- Key metric points to cattle market rebound
By: Talk Business & Politics - August 26, 2020 - Meat processing regains ground after COVID disruptions, prices dipping
By: The Pine Bluff Commercial - August 21, 2020
David Ortega, Michigan State University
Egg Prices: States Cry Foul
By: NPR - August 24, 2020
This is sort of the largest shock that we've seen or any of us have experienced in our lifetimes, you know, not only to the food supply but, you know, society and in our way of living. And, you know, we still - you go to the grocery store and, you know, there's food available. It's - you know, price has increased, but a lot of that was short term. We're seeing prices starting to come down.
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Nick Paulson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
What's the future of farm policy?
By: Farm Progress - August 24, 2020
Since 2014, producers have reported breakeven returns once federal farm aid is incorporated, said Nick Paulson, associate professor in the University of Illinois Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department. The ad-hoc federal payments in 2018-19 and those expected in 2020 are creating a breakeven scenario. In the absence of those payments in 2021, returns will not be sufficient to cover land costs.
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Alejandro Plastina, Iowa State University
Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University
When is the ideal time to transfer your estate?
By: Farm Progress - August 20, 2020
Members of the Timely Tips panel are Alejandro Plastina and Wendong Zhang, Extension economists, Iowa State University; Leslie Miller, Marion County Savings Bank, Knoxville; and Rob Stout, Master Farmer, Washington, Iowa.
Zhang: The Iowa State University Ag Decision Maker website has several resources on estate planning. Information file C4-24 provides general background on federal estate taxes, and C4-25 has info on Iowa inheritance taxes. Even though the exemption for estate taxes is now increased to $11.2 million for a couple, it is still critical to do estate planning.
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Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yijia Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ruiqing Miao, Auburn University
Nicotine-based insecticides decimate wild birds
By: South Africa Today - August 21, 2020
Specifically, an increase in the use of neonicotinoid-based insecticides can directly be linked to significant reductions in bird biodiversity between 2008 and 2014, particularly for grassland and insectivorous birds, the scientists explain in a study.
“We found robust evidence of the negative impact of neonicotinoids, in particular on grassland birds, and to some extent on insectivore birds after controlling for the effects of changes in land use,” explains Madhu Khanna, a distinguished professor in agricultural and consumer economics at the university.
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Tong Wang, South Dakota State University
Study seeks to increase adoption of soil conservation practices
By: Phys.org - August 24, 2020
The survey examined why some agricultural producers prioritize soil health and how to encourage more producers to adopt these conservation practices, according to assistant professor Tong Wang of South Dakota State University's Ness School of Management and Economics. This is the first study addressing what motivates Northern Great Plains producers to adopt these practices.
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Jackie Yenerall, University of Tennessee
Kimberly Jensen, University of Tennessee
One in 10 Tennessee families were food insufficient during early months of COVID-19
By: Medical Xpress - August 19, 2020
"Between 2016 and 2018, approximately 5.2% of Tennessee households experienced very low food security," said Jackie Yenerall, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE). "This makes the finding that 10% of Tennessee households were food insufficient in just the first few months of the pandemic all the more concerning."
"Household characteristics across food sufficiency tell a story that is even more concerning," said ARE professor and lead researcher Kim Jensen. "Food-insufficient families were more likely to have children under the age of 18 in the household and were less likely to be currently employed."
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Ariel Singerman, University of Florida
Area-Wide Pest Management of Florida Citrus
By: Citrus Industry - August 19, 2020
“Diminishment of pest populations by farmers on their own farm is the most widely used strategy for pest control. However, this is compromised by the mobility of the pests,” says Singerman. “This is due to the fact that neighboring growers actually share the pest. And so the damage is dependent not only upon the local level of escalation, but upon the regional level of mass population as well.”
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Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University
Who really owns American farmland?
By: AgroPages - August 19, 2020
Three big factors have contributed to the rapid increase in the prices paid for farmland—which is usually defined to include grazing land and forests—according to Wendong Zhang, an assistant professor of economics at Iowa State University. (Zhang tracks farmland prices, especially Iowa farmland prices, which are among the best documented in the country.)
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Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin
Fewer WI farms filed for bankruptcy during height of pandemic
By: Wisconsin State Farmer - August 18, 2020
"If (the pandemic) had hit two years ago, I think we would see a lot higher farm bankruptcy rates. But we did have a short period of recovery, taking some of the pressure off of farms," Deller said.
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James Mintert, Purdue University
Panelists Respond to Record-High Soybeans, Economic Disruptions
By: Indiana Ag Connection - August 18, 2020
Karen Plaut, Glenn W. Sample Dean of Purdue Agriculture, convened the panel, which is traditionally held at the Indiana State Fair. Participants included Shaun Casteel, Purdue associate professor of agronomy and Extension soybean and small grains specialist; Bob Nielsen, Purdue professor of agronomy and Extension expert in Indiana's corn management systems; Beth Hall, the Indiana state climatologist; Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, both professors of agricultural economics and Extension economist; and Marlo Johnson, regional director USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont
UVM study highlights impacts of pandemic on Vermonters' wellbeing
By: Vermont Business Magazine, Burlington Free Press, Rutland Herald, WCAX 3, & My Champlain Valley - August 18, 2020
Jane Kolodinsky, CRS director and chair of the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, noted, “It appears Vermont has responded well, on average, to the financial crisis felt by families who lost income due to lack of employment, and Vermonters appreciate that. With the current uncertainties around provision of additional emergency relief funds, these findings provide valuable data for policymakers to consider.”
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Read more on: Vermont Business Magazine, Burlington Free Press, Rutland Herald, WCAX 3, & My Champlain Valley
David Anderson, Texas A&M University
As the Texas restaurant industry struggles, so do farmers, truckers and others in the food supply chain
By: The Texas Tribune & FOX San Antonio - August 20, 2020
David Anderson, an agricultural economist at Texas A&M University, said that as demand for meat decreases and prices go down during the pandemic, livestock supply will become tighter in the long run.
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Erik Hanson, North Dakota State University
Spotlight on Economics: Economic Lessons from Precision Agriculture in N.D.
By: News Dakota & The Jamestown Sun - August 19, 2020
Increased production and reduced production risk are some of the many benefits derived from technological advancements. In the 21st century, precision agriculture has become a new frontier for technology adoption.
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John Bovay, Virginia Tech
VCE helping farmers adapt to pandemic's agricultural challenges
By: CBS 19 News - August 19, 2020
John Bovay, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been researching how policies and regulations are affecting farmers and food consumers, including implications for markets, the environment and human health.
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Courtney Bir, Oklahoma State University
Cheryl DeVuyst, Oklahoma State University
Beef cattle surveys underway
By: High Plains Journal - August 24, 2020
“We are integrating information from producers, veterinarians and feedlot operators to get the full picture, which will be helpful information for our beef producers across the state,” said Courtney Bir, OSU Extension agricultural economist and research team member.
Research conducted under the auspices of OSU’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources focuses on real-world issues in accordance with the university’s land-grant mission, said Cheryl DeVuyst, head of the Department of Agricultural Economics.
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Brian Coffey, Kansas State University
Hedging Cattle Prices
By: Hays Post & Great Bend Tribune - August 21 & 24, 2020
“One thing that came out of this will be surprising to a lot of people,” Coffey said. “If we look just at the average price that live cattle would have been sold for from 2010 to 2020, the hedged prices are lower, but they are only 48 cents per hundredweight (cwt) lower than unhedged sales, on average. In other words, the risk-management benefits of hedging come at a fairly lower cost per hundredweight, on average."
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Mykel Taylor, Kansas State University
Kansas farmland drops in price per acre
By: KSN - August 25, 2020
“The drop in land values that we’re seeing is being driven mostly by the volatility in profits in the sector over the last couple of years,” said Mykel Taylor, agricultural economics professor at Kansas State University.
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Awudu Abdulai, University of Kiel
Shenggen Fan, China Agricultural University
David Just, Cornell University
Will Masters, Tufts University
Scott Swinton, Michigan State University
David Baumann, Executive Director, Inc.
Peter Berck, University of California, Berkeley
Uma Lele, Institute of Economic Growth
Gordon Rausser, University of California, Berkeley
John Hoddinott, Cornell University
Becca Jablonski, Colorado State University
Maria Marshall, Purdue University
Matthew Stockton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Larry DeBoer, Purdue University
Lilyan Fulginiti, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Alexandra Hill, University of California, Davis
Jonathan Proctor, University of California, Berkeley
Maulik Jagnani, Yale University
Andrew Swanson, Montana State University
Ethan Sabala, Texas Tech University
Susana Constenla Villoslada, Cornell University
Wiktor Adamowicz, University of Alberta
Peter Boxall, University of Alberta
Farzad Taheripour, Purdue University
Thomas Hertel, Purdue University
GianCarlo Moschini, Iowa State University
Nelson Villoria, Kansas State University
Jeffrey D. Michler, University of Arizona
Emilia Tjernström, University of Wisconsin
Conner Mullally, University of Florida
Eric Njuki, USDA-ERS
James A. Sterns, Oregon State University
Yuri Clements Daglia Calil, Texas A&M University
Luis Ribera, Texas A&M University
Robbin Shoemaker, USDA-NIFA (Retired)
Joleen Hadrich, University of Minnesota
Kate Fuller, Montana State University
Jose Enrique Velasco Ortiz, Purdue University
Russell Tronstad, University of Arizona
Cesar Escalante, University of Georgia
Katherine Wilts, University of Minnesota
Betty Thomas, Mississippi State University
Alexandra Hill, Colorado State University
Leah Palm-Forster, University of Delaware
Over 40 Agricultural & Economic Researchers Recognized at the 2020 AAEA Virtual Meeting
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Over 1,200 participants attended the first ever, 2020 AAEA Virtual Meeting, which took place on August 10-11 online. On Monday, August 10, AAEA awarded five Fellows, four new appreciation clubs and 25 awards at this year's Awards and Fellows Recognition Ceremony—which is now available to watch on YouTube.
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