David Ortega, Michigan State University China's Putting Pigs in 13-Story 'Hog Hotels' to Keep Germs Out By: Bloomberg, et al. - August 1, 2021 "China is the world’s largest pork-consuming nation, and I don’t see that changing very easily or any time soon,” said David Ortega, associate professor of Food and Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University in East Lansing. “Rebuilding the pork sector is a national priority for the government.” (Continued...) Scott Irwin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign U.S. Hog Prices Sink as China Rebuilds Herd By: The Wall Street Journal - June 29, 2021 Through last week, the most-active hog futures contract trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has fallen nearly 17%, bringing the price down to 99 cents a pound—the first time it has fallen under a dollar since March. Futures have posted a slight rebound to start this week, rising 0.8% Tuesday to nearly $1.04 a pound. (Continued...) Alejandro Gutierrez-Li, North Carolina State University U.S. Unemployment Benefit Rolls Shrink as States Exit Pandemic Programs By: The Wall Street Journal, et al. - July 22, 2021 “I would expect more jobs to be created in the months coming forward," said Alejandro Gutierrez-Li, an economist at North Carolina State University. He said that some employers, such as resorts and hotels, may lose workers to other growing industries as job openings trend at record highs. (Continued...) Levan Elbakidze, West Virginia University The drought-stricken Western U.S. braces for ‘water wars’ By: CNBC - July 23, 2021
(Continued...) Clinton Neill, Cornell University Why is veterinary care so expensive? By: Marketplace - August 5, 2021 Clinton Neill, an assistant professor at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said that vet care in a metropolitan area in Europe tends to be cheaper than in a U.S. metropolitan area. But the difference may have to do with insurance ownership rates. (Continued...) Jayson Lusk, Purdue University Economists offer caution as Congress studies the beef industry By: Agri-Pulse, et al. - July 28, 2021 “Even if 100% of cattle were being sold on the cash market, it doesn’t mean prices would have been any higher than what we recently observed,” he said. There are steps that could be taken through the upcoming reauthorization of price reporting legislation that might add more transparency to the marketplace, but Lusk noted “there’s not necessarily any guarantee that’s going to improve the price level, which is, I think, a separate issue.” Meat processing — and the beef sector in particular — has been under special scrutiny in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when shutdowns at a handful of large facilities removed sizable amounts of the nation’s production capacity. Some have suggested a smattering of smaller, more independent facilities could lessen the industry’s reliance on larger packing plants, but as Keri Jacobs, an ag economist at the University of Missouri, noted, those smaller facilities still need to be in a position to make money. (Continued...) Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign National corn leader, anhydrous training and more By: Prairie Farmer - July 22, 2021 Schnitkey says survey results will provide information about the communication channels soybean farmers use for adopting technology. The study will also provide more research for agricultural communication in both countries. (Continued...) Chengzheng Yu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign US Corn and Soybean Maladapted to Climate Variations, Study Shows By: Phys.org, et al. - July 16, 2021 “Since the 1950s, advances in breeding and management practices have made corn and soybean more resilient to extreme heat and drought. However, there is a cost for it. Crop productivity with respect to the normal temperature and precipitation is getting lower,” says Chengzheng Yu, doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) at the University of Illinois and lead author on the new paper, published in Scientific Reports. Yu, Khanna, and co-author Ruiqing Miao, Auburn University, studied corn and soybean yield from 1951 to 2017 in the eastern part of the U.S., an area where crops can grow without irrigation. Crop yield increased significantly during this period due to a wide range of technological and breeding improvements. (Continued...) Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lax Pesticide Policies Are Putting Wildlife Health at Risk, Experts Warn By: Audubon - Summer 2021 Last year University of Illinois agricultural economist Madhu Khanna published a study that correlated rising usage to annual declines of grassland and insectivorous birds in the United States, by 4 and 3 percent a year, respectively. (Continued...) Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University
Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign How toxic facility relocation depends on community pressure By: Phys.org & Science Magazine - July 21, 2021 “Current studies usually focus on the question of where new plants choose to locate. Our research looks at whether facilities make relocation decisions based on the socioeconomic characteristics of the community,” explains Xiao Wang, graduate student alum from the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) at U of I and lead author on the paper. Co-authors include Madhu Khanna, ACES distinguished professor in ACE; George Deltas, Department of Economics at U of I; and Xiang Bi, University of Florida. (Continued...) Brenna Ellison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology War between America, China over Taiwan's future: Economic impacts, deterrents By: Rochester Business Journal - July 26, 2021 The Economist recently opined that Taiwan is the most dangerous in the world. When viewed through the lens of superpower politics, this description is apt because of four interrelated reasons. (Continued...) Courtney Bir, Oklahoma State University River, stream not potable; city water is By: Tahlequah Daily Press - August 6, 2021 A recent report by OSU Extension, compiled by Courtney Bir, farm management specialist, and Lixia H. Lambert, assistant professor, Cherokee and Pottawatomie counties had the highest violation count during a recent study on water quality in the state. (Continued...) Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University The Garsts, with deep roots in Iowa agriculture, want the buyers of 2,000 acres to continue family’s legacy By: Des Moines Register - August 11, 2021 Wendong Zhang discusses that the recent farmland value surge made it possible for this year’s value to beat the record set in 2013. (Continued...) |
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