Brian Roe, The Ohio State University
Pandemic-related cooking and eating habits could help curb food waste — if consumers stick to them
By: The Washington Post, SF Gate, Chron, New Haven Register, & The Telegraph - August 31, 2020
The massive, shelf-clearing purchases common in March may have subsided, but Brian Roe, an agricultural economist at Ohio State University, worries the pandemic’s legacy may include larger food stockpiles in people’s homes, which could lead to forgotten and ultimately wasted food. While thoughtful freezing can preserve food and avoid waste, Roe notes that it’s easy for items to be lost in a sea of icy containers.
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Read more on: The Washington Post, SF Gate, Chron, New Haven Register, & The Telegraph
Brian Whitacre, Oklahoma State University
COVID-19 lockdowns expose the digital have-nots in rural areas – here’s which policies can get them connected
By: The Conversation - September 2, 2020
The current public health emergency has shown just how critical adequate and affordable broadband infrastructure is for communities and individuals trying to work, access health care and attempt to teach kids from home.
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Read more on: The Conversation
Patrick Westhoff, University of Missouri
Joseph Glauber, IFPRI
US farmers in line for record $37bn in government handouts this year
By: Financial Times - September, 2020
“It looks as if we will have the largest level of government payments in history,” said Pat Westhoff, director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri.
Still, the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Joseph Glauber, a former USDA chief economist, said sales of US farm goods to China were on track to return to 2017 levels this year.
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Read more on: Financial Times
Joseph Glauber, IFPRI
- U.S. Ag Exports To China On The Rise, But Not At 'Phase One' Pace
By: Successful Farming - August 27, 2020 - Trump's ag trade policy leaves some concerned
By: Farm Futures - August 27, 2020
Gopinath Munisamy, University of Georgia
Southeastern produce growers say they need trade relief
By: Marketplace - September 1, 2020
Gopi Munisamy, professor of agriculture and applied economics the University of Georgia, said the influx of Mexican produce over the last decade is one of the highest import growth rates he’s ever seen.
“This is a very unique situation, this amount of imports,” he said. “This volume coming in, in a very short time, is something that people should pay attention to.”
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Read more on: Marketplace
Lynn Hamilton, California Polytechnic State University
Michael McCullough, California Polytechnic State University
Paso Robles Subbasin Stands to Lose Up to $458 Million Annually if Water Use is Reduced, Says Economic Impact Study
By: Wine Business - August 28, 2020
The study, The Economic Impact on the Local Economy of Irrigated Agriculture in the Paso Robles Area and Potential Impacts of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, performed by Lynn Hamilton, Ph.D. and Michael McCollough, Ph.D. of CalPoly, estimates that reductions to irrigated agriculture could potentially cost the local economy hundreds of millions of dollars and the loss of more than 1,000 jobs.
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Read more on: Wine Business
Marin Bozic, University of Minnesota
Ag sector adapting on the fly to school lunch changes
By: Agri-Pulse - September 2, 2020
As students return to classrooms — or return to distance learning — the school lunch program is operating under unprecedented uncertainty, which is set to trickle down to commodities such as dairy and produce that rely on the lunch trays to carry a good portion of their demand.
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Read more on: Agri-Pulse
Larry DeBoer, Purdue University
Telecommuters Are Here to Stay
By: The Farmer's Exchange - August 28, 2020
We're all dealing with the immediate consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Life is very different as students return to campus, with masks, social distancing, restricted gatherings and no football. My classroom is now equipped with a plexiglass shield on wheels, so I can roll it with me as I pace during lectures.
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Read more on: The Farmer's Exchange
Toyin Ajibade, University of Ilorin
App to boost legumes sales for farmers unveiled
By: The Niche - August 31, 2020
Ajibade explained that the project includes "developing and deploying a mobile app and evaluating the effectiveness of different design features to make this virtual market platform scalable and sustainable."
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Read more on: The Niche
Nicole Olynk Widmar, Purdue University
Courtney Bir, Purdue University
Most agree masks have a role in U.S. response to COVID-19
By: AgriNews - August 30, 2020
“We’re still in the beginning of understanding what U.S. residents see as the role for masks in reopening society, as well as why they do or do not comply,” said Nicole Olynk Widmar, professor and associate department head of agricultural economics at Purdue and co-author of the study.
“The purpose of this study was to begin distinguishing between the different beliefs and hopefully open the door to crafting meaningful communications related to mask usage,” said Courtney Bir, assistant professor of agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University and co-author on the study.
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Spiro Stefanou, University of Florida
USDA Names Dr. Spiro Stefanou as New ERS Administrator
By: Fruit Growers News, Farm Progress, Agri-Pulse, Potato Grower, AgriMarketing, Sugar Producer, Vegetable Growers News, Public Technologies Inc., Growing North Carolina, Growing Tennessee, Spudman, Feed & Grain, Feedstuffs, HortiDaily, The National Provisioner, & Baking Business - August 31, 2020
Deputy Undersecretary for Research, Education, Economics Scott Hutchins announced Aug. 31 that USDA has named Spiro Stefanou to lead the Economic Research Service (ERS) as its new administrator.
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Read more on: Fruit Growers News, Farm Progress, Agri-Pulse, Potato Grower, AgriMarketing, Sugar Producer, Vegetable Growers News, Public Technologies Inc., Growing North Carolina, Growing Tennessee, Spudman, Feed & Grain, Feedstuffs, HortiDaily, The National Provisioner, & Baking Business
Rob Vos, IFPRI
William Martin, IFPRI
Johan Swinnen, IFPRI
World food banks and the pandemic effect
By: Agro Rural Noticias & AgroCampana - August 23, 2020
This is the main conclusion reached by a group of researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), who publish their concerns in the journal Science. “The longer the crisis lasts, the more complicated the situation will be. The question is: how much longer can the system hold?” Asks Rob Vos, IFPRI Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions and one of the authors of the article, entitled How Global Responses to COVID-19 Threaten Global Food Security.
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Read more on: Agro Rural Noticias & AgroCampana
Rob Vos, IFPRI
Venezuela Must Bet On The Conuco Against The Collapse Of The Capitalist Agri-Food Model.
By: Observatorio Detrabajador - August 20, 2020
In addition, the same FAO reports that almost one in four adults is obese and overweight affects 7.3% (3.9 million) of children under 5 years of age, a figure that exceeds the world average of 5.6%. Says Rob Vos, from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): If people only consume this type of food [wheat, rice and corn], the risk of suffering adverse health consequences increases, as well as that of presenting symptoms in case of Covid-19 infection.
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Read more on: Observatorio Detrabajador
John Anderson, University of Arkansas
- Beef Supply Chain Running at Pre-Pandemic Levels
By: Arkansas Business - August 27, 2020 - U.S. cattle inventory stabilizes
By: Paris Express - August 29, 2020
Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
How much information is enough?
By: Rochester Business Journal - September 1, 2020
Given this state of affairs, it makes sense to ask the following question: when should governments require companies, educational institutions, hospitals and other such entities to disclose information? One group of observers believes that Americans have a basic “right to know” and, therefore, consumers and firms have a right to information even if they will do little or nothing with the provided information.
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Read more on: Rochester Business Journal
Jennifer Ifft, Kansas State University
Farmers increasingly turning to non-traditional lenders
By: Dodge City Daily Globe & High Plains Journal - September 2, 2020
Jenny Ifft spoke recently at the Risk and Profit Conference, hosted by K-State Research and Extension and the K-State Department of Agricultural Economics. Her talk highlighted a growing trend by farmers to seek alternate ways of funding their business.
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Read more on: Dodge City Daily Globe & High Plains Journal
Elliot Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jay Parsons, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Webinar on cattle ownership retention
By: KRVN - August 31, 2020
"Ownership Retention Decisions: Is the Market Willing to Pay?” will be presented on Thursday at noon by Elliott Dennis, assistant professor of livestock marketing and risk management, and Jay Parsons, professor and extension farm and ranch management specialist, both in the Department of Agricultural Economics. The presentation is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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Read more on: KRVN
Courtney Bir, Oklahoma State University
Cheryl DeVuyst, Oklahoma State University
Withdrawal times need to be followed
By: Enid News & Eagle - August 30, 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.
“Such research not only strengthens affected individuals and industries and the overall state economy, it also helps us train the next generation of researchers who will be so vital in helping people solve issues and concerns of importance to them, their families and their communities,” DeVuyst said. “We have a saying in the division: We measure our successes by how we help others to succeed.”
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Read more on: Enid News & Eagle
Maria Marshall, Purdue University
Purdue Will Be New Home To North Central Regional Center For Rural Development
By: WBIW - August 31, 2020
Maria Marshall, the new NCRCRD director, is a professor of agricultural economics who joined the Purdue faculty in 2003. Marshall, who also is director of the Purdue Institute for Family Business, has a nationally and internationally recognized integrated Extension, research and teaching program focused on small and family business development.
“Purdue and the College of Agriculture have always had a deep commitment to rural development. Interdisciplinary strengths are what we can bring to the rest of the region and for the betterment of rural communities across the nation and world,” she said about the significance of NCRCRD moving to Purdue.
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Read more on: WBIW
Yu Sheng, CCAP-PKU
Robert Chambers, University of Maryland
The Millennium Droughts and Australian Agriculture Effects
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In the new article "The Millennium Droughts and Australian Agricultural Productivity Performance: A Nonparametric Analysis" in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, authors, Yu Sheng from CCAP-PKU, Robert Chambers from the University of Maryland, and Simone Pieralli from Massey University New Zealand, dive in deeper on what role climatic factors played in affecting the observed slowdown in Australian agricultural total factor productivity growth at the turn of the 21st century. The results show that the productivity slowdown was not associated with a slowdown in technological innovation but with possibly climate-related changes in the diffusion of technological advances.
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Read more on: WBOC, Australian Manufacturing News, The Saline Courier, The Observer News Enterprise, The Post & Mail, The Ridgeway Record, Antlers American, Starkville Daily News, Big Spring Herald, The Kane Republican, The Punxsutawney Spirit, My Mother Lode, The Community Post, The Inyo Register, NewsOK, Benzinga, Mammoth Times, Deer Park Tribune, The Buffalo News, The Pilot News, Caelus Green Room, Forefront Media News, Seed Daily, NAESIP, Terra Daily, eGreenews, Business Class News, Gateway News Source, News Blaze, Invest USA, Manhattan Week, Axcess News, One News Page, Magazines Today, Next Wave Group, WICZ, Morning News, & Fat Pitch Financials
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