Sandy Dall'Erba, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural trade across US states can mitigate economic impacts of climate change By: Farmers Advance - May 12, 2021 Agricultural producers deal firsthand with changing weather conditions, and extreme events such as drought or flooding can impact their productivity and profit. Climate change models project such events will occur more often in the future. But studies of the economic consequences of weather and climate on agriculture typically focus on local impacts only. (Continued...) Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Clean Power Plan repeal had economic and environmental consequences By: Farmers Advance - May 12, 2021 “Our research takes a closer look at what greenhouse gas emission reductions would have been under the CPP, and what it would have cost for consumers and generators of electricity from all sources, including fossil fuels and renewable fuels,” says Madhu Khanna, distinguished professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at U of I and Sustainability Theme Leader in the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI). (Continued...) Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis Which rose first: the price of chicken or corn? By: Marketplace - May 11, 2021 “So China has turned to U.S. corn, and that drives prices in the United States,” said agriculture professor Daniel Sumner at University of California, Davis. Animals that eat this pricier grain are now costing more per head, said Glynn Tonsor, who teaches agricultural economics at Kansas State University. (Continued...) Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology Why Global Population Decline Could Be Bad for Humankind By: The Globe Post - May 4, 2021 There is no doubt that a growing population comes with environmental challenges. However, a critical issue that the world appears to be confronting today is the opposite of what concerned Professor Ehrlich and many other doomsayers: a declining global population. (Continued...) Chad Hart, Iowa State University Iowa farmers calling it quits could increase, economists say By: Power Links - May 10, 2021 Farmers have seen tougher financial years, said Chad Hart, ISU associate economics professor in the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, but this year has been exacerbated by years of overproduction, market erosion tied to the Trump administration's tariff war with China, oil refinery waivers that have thrown Iowa's biofuels industry into chaos and uncertainty over crop development and maturity. (Continued...) American Journal of Agricultural Economics Disruptions and possible futures for agriculture and food By: Correio Braziliense & O Presente Rural - May 9, 2021 Scientists project important changes in the pattern of consumption and diets for the coming decades, with reduced demand for starchy or energy foods, and greater demand for noble proteins, vegetables and fruits (see American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 101: 383, 2019 ). (Continued...) Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Researchers Analyze Consumer Preferences for Genetic Edits in the Fruit Industry By: Mundo Agropecuario - May 2021 In a study published in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Brandon McFadden, Kelly Davidson, and John Bernard of the University of Delaware, as well as Brittany Anderton of iBiology, examined public attitudes toward gene editing. (Continued...) Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University Market to Market (May 7, 2021) By: Iowa PBS - May 7, 2021 “There are still a lot of issues for China to work through, but, if you look compared to five years ago, there is a lot more progress in this arena and the Chinese government has issued law prohibiting forced technology transfer. There’s also a lot of progress in terms of market access that, for several sectors that China no longer requires joint ventures… China is not moving backwards. China is becoming more open to the global markets and more following the global standards.” said Wendong. (Continued...) James Mintert, Purdue University Purdue Center for Commercial Ag to Host Free Monthly Corn and Soybean Outlook Webinar Series By: WCSI & Hoosier Ag Today - May 9, 2021 “Offering updated outlook information in a monthly webinar format ensures this information will be more timely in an easily accessible format,” said James Mintert, professor and director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture. (Continued...) Michael Thomsen, University of Arkansas Researchers find food insecurity heightens vulnerability to anxiety, depression during COVID-19 pandemic By: Newton County Times - May 8, 2021 Families worried about having enough food during the COVID-19 pandemic are at three times the risk of experiencing anxiety or depression than those that have lost jobs, according to research by three Arkansas agricultural economists. (Continued...) Nathan Kauffman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Webinar on economic recovery in ag planned with Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City VP By: Fremont Tribune & The Northe Platte Telegraph - May 8, 2021 A Nebraska Extension webinar at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday will feature a presentation on economic recovery in U.S. agriculture by Nathan Kauffman, Omaha branch executive and vice president with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. (Continued...) |
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