Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CABBI Researchers Challenge The CRP Status Quo To Mitigate Fossil Fuels By: Science Magazine - February 22, 2021 Land enrolled in the CRP cannot currently be used for bioenergy crop production, wherein high-yielding plants (like miscanthus and switchgrass) are harvested for conversion into marketable bioproducts that displace fossil fuel- and coal-based energy. Established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1985, the CRP incentivizes landowners to retire environmentally degraded cropland, exchanging agricultural productivity for native habitats and accepting annual government payments in return. (Continued...) Sandy Dall'Erba, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign New research identifies the most important global supply chain linkages By: Phys.org - February 24, 2021 "We live in a time when production processes are very much fragmented. In order to end up with one type of good, a car for example, many inputs are assembled abroad and imported from different places around the world. For instance, a car sold by leading U.S. companies may have anywhere from just 2% to 85% of U.S. and Canadian parts in it," says Sandy Dall'Erba, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and director of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL) at U of I. Dall'Erba is co-author of the study. (Continued...) Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Study compares consumption of beef to plant-based alternatives By: Drovers - February 23, 2021 Consumers who prefer beef over plant-based protein alternatives said they are willing to pay nearly two dollars more per meal for a burger when dining at a restaurant, according to a study from Kansas State University. (Continued...) Christopher Wolf, Cornell University Labor issues challenge dairies By: Capital Press - February 19, 2021 Research has found labor costs and labor efficiency are the single most highly correlated factor with dairy farm profitability, said Chris Wolf, a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University. (Continued...) Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carbon Is A New Cash Crop For Some Farmers By: Harvest Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, & KCUR - February 22, 2021 “It’s an important part of the solution,” said Madhu Khanna, a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Illinois. “But we need the rest of the sectors, rest of the economy to be contributing as well to reducing emissions by reducing fossil fuel use.” (Continued...) Ashish Shenoy, University of California, Davis What A 30,000-Person Survey Reveals About Day-To-Day Life In The Pandemic By: Utah Public Radio - February 18, 2021 With the pandemic, it's harder to find that backup, says Ashish Shenoy, a development economist and an assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis, and a co-author of the report. (Continued...) Bradley Lubben, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Webinar to focus on farm program, crop insurance By: The North Platte Telegraph - February 23, 2021 Presenters from Nebraska Extension will include Brad Lubben, a policy specialist; Cory Walters, a grain marketing specialist; and Jessica Groskopf, the agricultural economist for the panhandle region. (Continued...) Anna Josephson, University of Arizona Pandemic-related hunger, job loss hardest on Hispanic, low-income households By: Tuscon.com - February 20, 2021 Anna Josephson, an assistant professor of applied econometrics in the UA’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said while the questions emphasize food access, the answers reflect much more than that. (Continued...) Cortney Cowley, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Webinar to offer insights into agricultural markets By: Enid News & Eagle - February 21, 2021 OSU Extension is excited to welcome Cortney Cowley, economist for the Federal Reserve Bank, to speak on the general farm economy. Uncertainty in macro markets and worldwide market disruptions have had an immense effect on U.S. ag producers. Cowley’s research focuses on ag finance, commodity markets, farm management and natural resource economics and policy. Amy Hagerman, OSU agricultural policy extension specialist, will enlighten producers on new developments in farm policy and legislation. (Continued...) Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University Penn State study: PA at highest hunger levels since beginning of pandemic By: WTAJ - February 21, 2021 Stephan Goetz, a professor of agricultural and regional economics, said the synthesis suggests that while the state’s rate of food insufficiency tends to be lower than the nation’s as a whole, it is still a significant and growing problem. (Continued...) Brandon McFadden, University of Delaware New research identifies the most important global supply chain linkages By: The Pilot News, Times Union, Wapak Daily News, The Valley City Times Record, Poteau Daily News, Buffalo News, The Saline Courier, AZ Central, AM News, WBOC, Sweetwater Reporter, The Post & Mail, The Pilot News, Mammoth Times, The Kane Republican, The Community Post, NewsOK, Starkville Daily News, My Mother Lode, The Ridgway Record, Chronicle Journal, The Observer News Enterprise, News Blaze, eGreenNews.com, The Luxury Chronicle, One News Page, Magazines Today, Borger News-Herald, Benzinga, The Antlers American, Deer Park Tribune, The Evening Leader, Daily Times Leader, KTVN, My San Antonio, Big Spring Herald, & The Punxsutawney Spirit - February 19, 2021 In the new article "The Effect of Scientific Information and Narrative on Preferences for Possible Gene-Edited Solutions for Citrus Greening" published in the Applied Economic Perspective & Policy, Brandon McFadden, Kelly Davidson, and John Bernard from the University of Delaware as well as Brittany Anderton from iBiology examine public attitudes toward gene editing and the effects of common communication strategies on support for using gene editing to reduce pests and disease. 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