Monday, January 4, 2021

Members in the News: Glauber, Vos, Baylis, Michelson, McBride, Barrett, Putman, Lybbert, Lusk, Coble, Maples, Batabyal, Neill, Bir, Michelson, et al.

Joseph Glauber, IFPRI


Rob Vos, IFPRI
Kathy Baylis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hope Michelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Linden McBride, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University
Daniel Putman, University of California, Davis
Travis Lybbert, University of California, Davis

Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies

By: SF Gate, Bizwire Express, Topio Networks, Times Union, WBOC, WICZ, The Pilot News, NewsOK, The Observer News Online, Saline Courier, The Post & Mail, My Mother Lode, The Community Post, Decatur Daily Democrat, Starkville Daily News, The Kane Republican, The Antlers American, The Inyo Register, The One News Page, Seed Daily, The Next Wave Group, Invertir USA, News Blaze, Magazines Today, Benzinga, & Fox 21 Delmarva - December 17, 2020

It’s no secret that today’s economic climate has drastically shifted due to COVID-19. In an AAEA session taking place virtually for the 2021 ASSA Annual Meeting, AAEA members and researchers will examine food insecurity with new technology, the poverty and malnutrition indicators, whether or not cell phone metadata can predict food security, and the vegetation index.

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Read more on: SF GateBizwire Express, Topio Networks, Times Union, WBOC, WICZ, The Pilot News, NewsOK, The Observer News Online, Saline Courier, The Post & Mail, My Mother Lode, The Community Post, Decatur Daily Democrat, Starkville Daily News, The Kane Republican, The Antlers American, The Inyo Register, The One News Page, Seed Daily, The Next Wave Group, Invertir USA, News Blaze, Magazines Today, Benzinga, & Fox 21 Delmarva


Jayson Lusk, Purdue University

Investing in ag: Dramatic increase in ‘agrifood tech’

By: AgriNews - December 20, 2020

“One of the factors is agricultural commodities, where the margins remain low for the farmers and for food processors,” said Jayson Lusk, distinguished professor and head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. “So, people are looking for alternative ways to make more money.” 

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Read more on: AgriNews


Keith Coble, Mississippi State University
Josh Maples, Mississippi State University

Mississippi: Ag Industry Posted 2020 Estimated Value of $7.35B

By: AgFax - December 17, 2020

“We did some midyear analysis on June 1, and the economic picture for farm products looked pretty bleak,” Coble said. “We went through unprecedented losses early to midyear, but markets have generally improved in the latter portion of the year.”

Josh Maples, an agricultural economist with the MSU Extension Service, said poultry took a hit from COVID-19-related issues and dropped 16% in value. But row crops were strong, posting a combined $2.6 billion estimated value.

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Read more on: AgFax


Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology

Is economic growth in the United States coming to an end?

By: Rochester Business Journal - December 22, 2020

In his 1985 Marshall lectures at Cambridge University, the Nobel laureate Robert Lucas commented on the significance of national economic growth. According to him, once one ponders what governments might do to promote growth in their nations and then studies the consequences of such growth-inducing policies, one becomes aware of the tremendous implications of such policies for human welfare.

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Read more on: Rochester Business Journal


Clinton Neill, Cornell University

Veterinary Economics - From Animal Disease to COVID-19

By: New York State Veterinary Medical Society - December 2020

What is veterinary economics? Sounds like a simple enough question, but the answer is quite complex. Economics, from a broad perspective, can be defined as the science, of analyzing the production, consumption, and distribution of goods, services, and wealth.

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Read more on: New York State Veterinary Medical Society


Courtney Bir, Oklahoma State University

Why people make healthy claims but indulge in unhealthy behaviors

By: Medical Xpress & Neuroscience - December 18, 2020

"We asked  to report their holiday health-related behaviors and their beliefs on the behaviors of the average American," Bir says. "We then compared the responses to determine what percentage of respondents rated themselves better than they rated the average American. That difference is where we find evidence of the bias."

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Read more on: Medical Xpress & Neuroscience


Hope Michelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Annemie Maertens, University Sussex
Brenna Ellison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Top US Congress leaders say they hope to agree on Covid aid package

By: BBC - December 16, 2020

It is now well established that fertilizers increase agricultural productivity. Now a new study suggests farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa use well below recommended rates and it sheds light on the reasons why.

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Read more on: BBC
Interview starts at approximately minute 44:15


Vincent Smith, Montana State University

The 'Back to the Future' Secretary of Agriculture

By: Real Clear Policy - December 18, 2020

Tom Vilsack’s reappointment as Secretary of Agriculture should not be a surprise. The former governor of Iowa and his wife supported President-elect Biden in his first run for president in 1988. They have been friends of the Bidens and their political allies for more than thirty years, and Vilsack himself helped craft the Democratic campaign platform on agricultural and rural policy.

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Read more on: Real Clear Policy


Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis

Economics Of The Massive and Growing California Almond Industry

By: California Ag Today - December 17, 2020

“Of course, we've seen this coming for a decade. So, we've known that the bearings acreage was going to continue to go up because we've got the non-bearing acreage, and that’s always coming up,” Sumner said. “We don't know for sure how many acres will be pulled, but nobody's surprised that we have a massive crop.”

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Read more on: California Ag Today


Eric Belasco, Montana State University

COVID And Cattle: The Pandemic's Continued Influence On The Beef Market

By: Aspen Public Radio - December 17, 2020

Eric Belasco is an associate professor of agricultural economics at Montana State University. He says live cattle prices dipped about 11% between mid-February and mid-December. One culprit - yet again - is processing.

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Read more on: Aspen Public Radio


James Mintert, Purdue University

Soy, corn exports rebound, farm incomes hold - for now

By: High Plains Journal - December 21, 2020

According to Jim Mintert, director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University and a professor and extension economist in its Department of Agricultural Economics, total corn exports were up 61% this year over last year, with China accounting for 85% of that increase.

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Read more on: High Plains Journal


Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee
Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee
Kimberly Jensen, University of Tennessee
Jackie Yenerall, University of Tennessee
David Hughes, University of Tennessee
Alicia Rihn, University of Tennessee
Sreedhar Upendram, University of Tennessee

UTIA Reveals Sobering Statistics in Economic Report to the Governor

By: The Knoxville Focus & Knoxville Daily Sun - December 18, 2020

In this year’s economic report to the governor, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture detail the extent of COVID-19 impacts on Tennessee’s agricultural sectors; examine the struggle of thousands of Tennesseans to feed their families during the pandemic; and summarize the impact of governmental assistance programs in mitigating the damage.

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Read more on: The Knoxville Focus & Knoxville Daily Sun


Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University
Jayson Lusk, Purdue University
James Mintert, Purdue University

Purdue to host free virtual 2021 Top Farmer Conference

By: Daily Reporter - December 21, 2020

The Purdue Top Farmer Conference, a management program for farmers that features some of the nation’s top experts on marketing, risk management and crop production, will take place Jan. 8, live via the Zoom meeting platform.

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Read more on: Daily Reporter


Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Closing The Gap: Food Insecurity In Chicago And Illinois
    By: WBEZ - December 14, 2020
  • Hungry for Help: Food insecurity worse for people with disabilities
    By: WHAS11 - December 16, 2020

John Anderson, University of Arkansas

Consumer confidence will dog Arkansas economy into 2021

By: Magnolia Reporter - December 19, 2020

“The COVID-19 pandemic produced an unprecedented shock to the economy,” Anderson said. “Second quarter GDP fell by 31.4 percent reflecting the effects of widespread economic shutdowns that generally ran from late March through about mid-May in many parts of the country.

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Read more on: Magnolia Reporter


Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University

  • ISU farmland report shows land values up across Northwest Iowa
    By: Sioux City Journal - December 19, 2020
  • Farmland values rise 2% Northwest Iowa
    By: The Storm Lake Times - December 18, 2020
  • Iowa Land Values Show Stability in Turbulent Year
    By: KMCH - December 18, 2020

Stephen Devadoss, Texas Tech University

How Produce Farmers are Feeling the Effects of the Pandemic

By: Decatur Daily Democrat, The Punxsutawney Spirit, AZ Central, The AM News, Daily Times Leader, The Saline Courier, The Evening Leader, My Mother Lode, Mammoth Times, Ridgway Record, The Post & Mail, The Observer News Online, The Pilot News, Decatur Daily Democrat, The Community Post, Borger News-Herald, The Antlers American, The Kane Republican, NewsOK, The Inyo Register, Starkville Daily News, & Magazines Today - December 18, 2020

In the new article "The Effects of COVID-19 on Fruit and Vegetable Production" William Ridley from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Stephen Devadoss from Texas Tech University explore COVID-19's effects on fruit and vegetable production in light of the ongoing and widespread proliferation of the pandemic in the farm labor force.

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Read more on: Decatur Daily DemocratThe Punxsutawney Spirit, AZ Central, The AM News, Daily Times Leader, The Saline Courier, The Evening Leader, My Mother Lode, Mammoth Times, Ridgway Record, The Post & Mail, The Observer News Online, The Pilot News, Decatur DailyDemocrat, The Community Post, Borger News-Herald, The Antlers American, TheKane Republican, NewsOK, The Inyo Register, Starkville Daily News, & MagazinesToday


Heather Stephens, West Virginia University
Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin
Jason Winfree, University of Idaho
Jill McCluskey, Washington State University
Ron Mittelhammer, Washington State University

The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural Economies

By: The Buffalo News - December 16, 2020

Whether it's online grocery orders or curbside pick-ups, COVID-19 has shifted the way we shop. But how is it effecting those in less populated rural areas?

In an AAEA session at the virtual 2021 ASSA Annual Meeting, AAEA members present on the digital divide, impacts on health of food and liquor purchases, and industrial composition.

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Read more on: The Buffalo News



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