(WEBINAR) Listening to the Diverse Voices AAEA: Part 5

 "Do what you are interested in. Do not worry about the outcomes. Focus on what makes you happy and satisfied in both personal and professional environments. Explore and learn from different jobs."
-Anonymous, Listening to the Diverse Voices of AAEA: Part 1

Do you ever feel like your life story is different from everybody else’s? Are you searching for somebody you can relate to? Have you been looking for advice in a certain area but unsure of whom to ask? Join the Mentoring Committee and our four invited panelists as we walk down memory lane with each individual panelist on their path to becoming an economist outside of academia. Each panelists will share their achievements and life’s journey within and beyond their resumes. Here you’ll have the opportunity to get to know these four professional individuals on a more personal level and chat with them! You may find that some of their struggles and life experiences may relate to situations you are currently facing and this is your chance to seek advice from them. You’ll learn how our panelists have grown in their professional life and how they manage a healthy work/life balance; all while discovering their personal hobbies and interests and/or other obstacles and hardships they have had to overcome in order to get to where they are now. Questions and comments are highly encouraged from the audience. We hope you will join us tomorrow for this engaging conversation as we connect with our four panelists at our Listening to the Diverse Voices of AAEA: Part 5 event! In addition, if somebody within your network would be interested in joining us for this event, please feel free to share this information accordingly!

If you or somebody you know would be willing to participate as a panelist in the future or you would like to nominate an individual of who’s story you would like to hear and connect with—the Mentoring Committee is always searching for new panelists! Please email all recommendations to info@aaea.org; providing their name(s) and email(s) for us to reach out to and see if they are interested.

When: Thursday, March 3, 3:00 – 4:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Format: Zoom
Agenda: Each panelist will be given approximately 10 minutes to share their story with additional time for the audience to engage with the panelists
Co-facilitators: Kathleen Liang, North Carolina A&T State University & Michael Gunderson, MetLife Investment Management
Panelists:

• Matt Salois, Veterinary Study Groups, Inc.
• Mary Ledman, Rabobank
• Jason Brown, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Register here today!

When registering for this event if you have any questions for the panel that you like asked during the event, please feel free to enter it into the "Questions & Comments" section. Also, note that space is limited. If at anytime you find out that you can longer attend the webinar, please email us at info@aaea.org to cancel so we may better accommodate pending registrations. Any pending registrants will be reviewed during the time of the webinar in the event there is room.

Members in the News: Orden, Gustafson, Zhang, Schnitkey, Lim, Walters, Lubben, et al.

*Disclaimer - This is to acknowledge citations of current AAEA members and/or their research in any public media channel. AAEA does not agree nor disagree with the views or attitudes of cited outside publications. David Orden, Virginia Tech United States lifts Mexican avocado ban — averting what could have been a costly crisis By: The Washington Post & World News Era - February 18, 2022 In 1995 — a time when “fat-free” food staples ruled the market — the United States did not have much of a taste for avocados. The majority of the consumed fruit was produced in California. Avocado imports that year totaled $14.7 million, of which $700,000 came from Mexico, said David Orden, a professor in the department of agricultural and applied economics at Virginia Tech. (Continued...) Read more on: The Washington Post & World News Era Christopher Gustafson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Says Fad Diets Don’t Work. So Why Are They So Popular? By: Printveela - February 18, 2022 One reason is people who follow these diets may perceive themselves as more knowledgeable than they are, said Christopher Gustafson, an associate professor in the department of agricultural economics at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. (Continued...) Read more on: Printveela Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University Land Prices and China Trade By: Market to Market via YouTube - February 22, 2022 The jump in Iowa farmland values is the highest since 1941. That’s the year Iowa State University started a survey of sales. Now, Dr. Wendong Zhang heads the group that reviews data from all over Iowa. In this week's episode, Zhang describes the perfect storm that would send the rate up by 29% and how some of the same factors are still in play in 2022. We also touch on trade issues between his native China and the United States. (Continued...) Read more on: Market to Market via YouTube Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Soup Fest Fundraiser By: AgriNews - February 17, 2022 U of I experts will present QC session on ag precision conservation By: Our Quad Cities - February 13, 2022 Sunghun Lim, Texas Tech University How will the trucker blockades impact Canada-U.S. agribusiness trade? By: Morning Ag Clips - February 21, 2022 “It may appear that border blockades are purely a Canadian political issue, but since it constitutes a barrier to two-way trade between the U.S. and Canada, it has implications for both countries,” said Sunghun Lim, assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. “The integrated global supply chain across both countries will be disrupted, especially for highly perishable agricultural products. Geographically, border blockades likely have a bigger impact on U.S. farming states with economies that are highly dependent on exporting to Canada, including North Dakota, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota and Montana.” (Continued...) Read more on: Morning Ag Clips Cory Walters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bradley Lubben, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Russia's move on Ukraine could affect U.S. farmers, Nebraska ag experts say By: Omaha World Herald - February 23, 2022 With Nebraska’s winter wheat already rooted, farmers may look to maximize their yields with additional fertilizer applications, assuming it comes out of dormancy in good shape, said Cory Walters, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s agricultural economics department. In an email, Brad Lubben, an associate professor at UNL’s agricultural economics department, noted energy markets could be affected. In response to the crisis, Germany announced it was halting the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia — a lucrative deal long sought by Moscow but criticized by the U.S. for increasing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy. (Continued...) Read more on: Omaha World Herald Vincenzina Caputo, Michigan State University Melissa McKendree, Michigan State University Trey Malone, Michigan State University Valerie Kilders, Michigan State University New Report Uncovers Tart Cherry Consumer Preferences, Market Growth Potential By: Michigan Ag Connection - February 21, 2022 The AFRE research team's efforts have culminated in a new report, "The Tart Cherry Market and Purchasing Preferences in the United States." The report's authors include AFRE Associate Professor Vincenzina Caputo, Assistant Professor Melissa McKendree, Assistant Professor Trey Malone and graduate students Valerie Kilders and Caitlinn Lineback. (Continued...) Read more on: Michigan Ag Connection Nathan Hendricks, Kansas State University Gabriel Sampson, Kansas State University Declining Ogallala Aquifer could dry up future ag land values By: Kansas Farmer - February 22, 2022 Nathan Hendricks and Gabriel Sampson are Kansas State University agricultural economists who released the paper, “The Value of Groundwater in the High Plains Aquifer of Western Kansas,” Feb. 10. They used market values for irrigated and nonirrigated land, as well as aquifer levels, to reveal how much more value irrigation brings to land values in the West. (Continued...) Read more on: Kansas Farmer Courtney Bir, Oklahoma State University Is your record keeping adequate? By: High Plains Journal - February 18, 2022 Regardless of the successes or failures a farm or ranch experiences in a given year, it is difficult for operators to learn how to capitalize on or correct problem areas if record keeping is subpar. Oklahoma State University Extension Farm Management Specialist Courtney Bir, discussed the key points of proper record keeping in a recent webinar. (Continued...) Read more on: High Plains Journal Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis There isn’t an avocado shortage in the U.S. right now, but the supply chain could be impacted By: 9 News & ABC 10 - February 18, 2022 Daniel Sumner, professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis, explained that avocado prices will be somewhat higher for at least a few days due to the missing shipments while the ban was in place. The IFPA also wrote in a statement on Friday that the USDA said “avocados that were inspected prior to the suspension of trade and are currently at the packing facilities will be released.” (Continued...) Read more on: 9 News & ABC 10 Jay M. Lillywhite, New Mexico State University Pecan Conference moves to Las Cruces Convention Center for March conference By: Las Cruces Bulletin - February 22, 2022 NMSU Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business Department Head Jay M. Lillywhite, Ph.D., will discuss supply-chain issues affecting the pecan industry, White said. (Continued...) Read more on: Las Cruces Bulletin Linlin Fan, Pennsylvania State University Elizabeth Canales, Mississippi State University Study Examines Connection Between Availability of Healthy Food Options, Health By: Gant News - February 20, 2022 “Poor food environments, such as those analyzed in our study, can directly affect dietary quality,” Fan said. “Consumers who do not purchase most of their food at supermarkets have been found to consume fewer fruits and vegetables than people who purchase most of their food at supermarkets.” For all food groups, the scientists found a significant gap between scores for convenience stores and scores for supermarkets and grocery stores, and the difference was most striking for fruits and vegetables. This gap is explained by the lack of fruit and vegetable options, Canales said. (Continued...) Read more on: Gant News Patrick Westhoff, University of Missouri Looking back on 30 years of change in agriculture By: Columbia Daily Tribune - February 20, 2022 A lot can change in 30 years. It is common to cite the challenge of feeding the world in 2050, which is now less than 30 years away. As we think about agriculture in 2050, it might be instructive to consider how the world has changed in the last 30 years. (Continued...) Read more on: Columbia Daily Tribune Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University Cornell University: Climate and agricultural economist Ariel Ortiz-Bobea will advise USDA on research priorities By: India Education Diary - February 23, 2022 Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, an economist who studies the impact of climate change on agriculture, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board. Ortiz-Bobea is a member of the faculty at the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. His research focuses on climate change impacts and adaptation, agricultural economics, environmental and resource economics and applied econometrics. (Continued...) Read more on: India Education Diary Christopher Boyer, University of Tennessee Eunchun Park, University of Arkansas Seong Do Yun, Mississippi State University Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Corn and Soybean Prevented Planting Acres Response to Weather By: Fox 28, News Blaze, Journal News Today, Magazines Today, One News Page, & The Luxury Chronicle - February 21, 2022 In the new article "Corn and Soybean Prevented Planting Acres Response to Weather," Christopher Boyer, from the University of Tennessee, Eunchun Park from the University of Arkansas, and Seong Yun from Mississippi State University explore monthly precipitation and temperature before and during planting impacts of U.S. corn and soybean prevented planting acres. (Continued...) Read more on: Fox 28, News Blaze, Journal News Today, Magazines Today, One News Page, & The Luxury Chronicle

Know another AAEA Member who has made statewide, national, or international news? Send a link of the article to Jessica Weister at jweister@aaea.org. What research and topics are you working on? Want to be an expert source for journalists working on a story? Contact Allison Ware at aware@aaea.org.

Call for Applications Editor of Choices Magazine

The AAEA Board is seeking applications for a co-editor of Choices Magazine to help further the strategic goals of the publication as a resource for readers interested in the policy and management of agriculture, the food industry, natural resources, rural communities, and the environment. Choices magazine currently reaches over 2700 non-member subscribers, but there is room to grow.

Seeking Innovative Approaches to Choices
As an online-only publication, Choices Magazine is well positioned to evolve along with advances in communication channels and tools. As such, the AAEA Board is interested in considering innovative approaches to the development and distribution of content via the Choices Magazine.

Applications
Applications should include a narrative describing innovative approaches to the development and distribution of Choices content. Additionally, applicants should provide a statement of support from their host institution and a current CV. AAEA will provide a small honorarium and financial assistance for Choices-related travel.  

Applica­tions should be sent electronically in a single document to Jessica Weister, at jweister@aaea.org by Wednesday, April 20. Third-party nominations of potentially interested candidates who can then be solicited for their materials are also welcome.

Responsibilities
Choices editors are responsible for the development and coordination of all content published in the e-magazine. The editors provide leadership, coordination, and oversight of all aspects of publishing in conjunction with the Choices Editorial Council and AAEA Business Office. Once new editors are selected, the editors will divide the editorial responsibilities as appropriate.

Terms and Membership Requirement
Editor terms will be determined at the time of appointment but will not exceed four years. Terms will be staggered in order to smooth the transition of future editors. According to AAEA policies, all editors must maintain current AAEA membership while serving as an editor.

Members in the News: Lim, Afesorgbor, Sumner, Orden, Ortiz-Bobea, Rainey, Anderson, Xu, Fan, Canales, Lusk, Schnitkey, Michelson, Irwin, et al.

Sunghun Lim, Texas Tech University Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, University of Guelph What the Ambassador Bridge and other 'freedom convoy' blockades mean for Canada-U.S. trade By: The Conversation - February 13, 2022 Trade between Canada and the United States was hampered for almost a week by the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge at the Windsor-Detroit border as part of the so-called freedom convoy protest. (Continued...) Read more on: The Conversation Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis Avocado imports from Mexico are blocked. What does that mean for you? By: Los Angeles Times - February 14, 2022 U.S. plant inspectors are positioned both at the border and at orchards to ensure the produce meets safety standards before it enters the U.S., said Daniel Sumner, a professor of agricultural economics at UC Davis. (Continued...) Read more on: Los Angeles Times David Orden, Virginia Tech U.S. Temporarily Bans Avocados From Mexico, Citing Threat By: The News York Times & New York Globe - February 15, 2022 Now, U.S. inspectors in Mexico play a crucial role in the expansion of Mexico’s avocado market because they watch each step of the process — from the orchards to transportation systems to shipping areas — to make sure that the fruit imported to the United States is free from pests, said David Orden, a professor in the department of agricultural and applied economics at Virginia Tech. (Continued...) Read more on: The News York Times & New York Globe Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University How to Keep Crops Alive In a Warmer, Drier World By: Bloomberg - February 16, 2022 Ariel Ortiz-Bobea is an associate professor and fellow at the Atkinson Center for Sustainability at Cornell University. He said recent research by his team shows “anthropogenic climate change has already slowed agricultural productivity growth globally,” losing the last 7 years of growth out of the past 60. (Continued...) Read more on: Bloomberg Ronald Rainey, University of Arkansas John Anderson, University of Arkansas Dr. Ron Rainey, Hazell Reed named to the USDA’s Equity Commission By: Talk Business & Politics, Stuttgart Daily Leader, & KATV - February 14, 2022 Dr. Ron Rainey, assistant vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly established equity commission, one of two Arkansans chosen to serve. John Anderson, head of the department of agricultural economics and agribusiness, said that Rainey has “the perfect skill set, attitude, and demeanor to be a real leader in this important process. I’m glad to see that recognized with this appointment.” (Continued...) Read more on: Talk Business & Politics, Stuttgart Daily Leader, & KATV Yilan Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Do bikeshare systems complement or replace public transit? By: Science Magazine, Tech Xplore, News Concerns, & Science Daily - February 3, 2022 "On one hand, bikeshare has the potential to compete with other transit types due to the convenience and speed (especially electric bikes). On the other hand, bikes might complement bus transit by replacing just a segment of the trip," says Yilan Xu, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) at U of I, and co-author on the paper. (Continued...) Read more on: Science Magazine, Tech Xplore, News Concerns, & Science Daily Linlin Fan, Pennsylvania State University Elizabeth Canales, Mississippi State University Study examines connection between availability of healthy food options, health By: Medical Xpress & The Express - February 16, 2022 The findings have important implications not only in the Mississippi Delta, but for other regions of the country where convenience stores and dollar stores generally comprise the highest proportion of stores available, noted Linlin Fan, assistant professor of agricultural economics in the College of Agricultural Sciences. This food environment is associated with household food choices and the ability of consumers to access and afford healthy diets, said Fan, who collaborated on the study with Elizabeth Canales, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University. (Continued...) Read more on: Medical Xpress & The Express Jayson Lusk, Purdue University New Consumer Food Insights Report sheds light on spending trends By: National Hog Farmer & WBIW - February 15, 2022 Why cage-free eggs becoming norm: It’s what people want By: Our Quad Cities & The Herald-Dispatch - February 10, 2022 Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Commodity prices up, meat consumption down By: Prairie Farmer - February 11, 2022 Midwest farmers are struggling with higher fertilizer prices By: St. Louis Public Radio via NPR - February 11, 2022 Hope Michelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign How Machine Learning Can Improve Food Insecurity Predictions By: Precision Ag - February 8, 2022 Current food insecurity predictions mostly rely on a system in which groups of experts gather together and assess food insecurity within countries. While the process includes some data to guide assessment, it remains mostly a qualitative evaluation based on local knowledge. “Our goal is not to overhaul this existing system, which has made incredible contributions across countries, generating predictions about food crises in places where there’s very little data and a lot of political complexity,” says Hope Michelson, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at U of I and co-author on the paper. (Continued...) Read more on: Precision Ag Scott Irwin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry: 2021 Update By: Crop Producer - February 7, 2022 The operational efficiency of any industry is key to long-term profitability, no less so for the U.S. ethanol industry. Surprisingly little information is available in the public domain on this important aspect of ethanol production in the U.S. Fortunately, the USDA began publishing the Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report in October 2014 and this important data source allows us to examine trends in some key industry efficiency measures, including gallons of ethanol per bushel of corn, pounds of dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) per bushel of corn, and pounds of corn oil per bushel of corn. (Continued...) Read more on: Crop Producer Jeffrey Dorfman, University of Georgia Georgia Economist: Farmers Will Get Through This By: Specialty Crop Industry - February 10, 2022 “A lot of input costs are up between 40% and a little over 100%. I talked to a bunch of farmers (recently), chemical salespeople, and the big thing I talked about was farmers need to get a serious pricing model,” Dorfman said. “Nobody has a clue anymore in their head. You better have an Excel spreadsheet and put your input costs in and figure out, how much fertilizer am I using? How many tractor hours am I using? What’s my labor costs? How many chemicals did I spray? Figure out what your production costs really are. Otherwise, you could take a price that used to be a good price and lose money.” (Continued...) Read more on: Specialty Crop Industry Aaron Adalja, Cornell University Erik Lichtenberg, University of Maryland Federal laws push food safety stragglers to move forward By: Morning Ag Clips - February 10, 2022 “Laws like the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 – and its Produce Safety Rule – are needed because action in the industry alone has been generally insufficient to achieve significant food safety improvements,” said Aaron Adalja, assistant professor of food and beverage management in the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration, who examined the food supply chain. In addition to Adalja, the research, “Collective Investment in a Common Pool Resource: Grower Associations and Food Safety Guidelines,” was co-authored by Erik Lichtenberg, professor, University of Maryland, and Elina T. Page, agricultural economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The research was funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Continued...) Read more on: Morning Ag Clips Courtney Bir, Oklahoma State University Social media response to disaster lacks follow-through By: Oklahoma Farm Report & The Ponca City News - February 10, 2022 The intensity of emotions expressed online when natural disasters strike doesn’t necessarily lead to an equal amount of financial assistance when people need recovery help afterward, according to recent Oklahoma State University research. (Continued...) Read more on: Oklahoma Farm Report & The Ponca City News Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University Economist Braces For Reduced Chinese Demand By: Brownfield Ag News & WCMY - February 10, 2022 Wendong Zhang with Iowa State University tells Brownfield while some major ag exports to China have softened, increasing incomes there are demanding higher proteins and more specialties items like cherries and other food products. (Continued...) Read more on: Brownfield Ag News & WCMY Joyce Chen, The Ohio State University Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy Mitigating Implicit Bias in Student Evaluations: A Randomized Intervention By: One News Page, Next Wave Group, Magazines Today, Seed Daily, The Luxury Chronicle, Manhattan Week, News Blaze, & Latin Trade - February 16, 2022 In the new article "Mitigating Implicit Bias in Student Evaluations: A Randomized Intervention" published in the Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy, Joyce Chen, Brandon Genetin, Vladimir Kogan, and Alan Kalish from The Ohio State University assess the efficacy of utilizing modified introductory language on reducing the bias gap in student evaluations of instructions for women and minorities. (Continued...) Read more on: Ones News Page, Next Wave Group, Magazines Today, Seed Daily, The Luxury Chronicle, Manhattan Week, News Blaze, & Latin Trade

Know another AAEA Member who has made statewide, national, or international news? Send a link of the article to Jessica Weister at jweister@aaea.org. What research and topics are you working on? Want to be an expert source for journalists working on a story? Contact Allison Ware at aware@aaea.org. *Disclaimer - This email is to acknowledge citations of current AAEA members and/or their research in any public media channel. AAEA does not agree nor disagree with the views or attitudes of cited outside publications.

Members in the News: Mintert, Swinnen, Masters, Goodwin, Dorfman, Scheitrum, Michelson, Lusk, Xu, Liu, Batabyal, Ifft, Zhao, Zheng, Wang, Hu, & AEPP

James Mintert, Purdue University Purdue Ag Economy Barometer declines By: The Pig Site - February 5, 2022 "Rising farm input costs and ongoing supply chain disruptions appear to be contributing to producers' weaker perception of current conditions and expectations of their farm's financial performance in 2022 when compared to last year," said James Mintert, the barometer's principal investigator and director of Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. (Continued...) Read more on: The Pig Site Johan Swinnen, International Food Policy Research Institute William Masters, Tufts University Barry Goodwin, North Carolina State University Global ag economists meeting virtually this week for AARES conference By: Beef Central - February 7, 2022 At a time in Australia when climate change, agriculture, energy, water and environment policies are all at the top of the debate agenda, leading economists from around Australia and the world are meeting virtually this week for the 66th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES). (Continued...) Read more on: Beef Central William Masters, Tufts University Using Food Prices to Investigate Nutrition and Healthy Eating By: Yumlish Podcast via Spotify - February 3, 2022 In this episode, Dr. William Masters discusses the economics of nutrition and food prices. He debunks the misconception that healthy eating must be expensive and explains what can be done to improve food affordability for all families. (Continued...) Read more on: Yumlish Podcast via Spotify Jeffrey Dorfman, University of Georgia Supply-Chain Woes Continue for Specialty Crop Growers By: Specialty Crop Industry - February 8, 2022 “I think the key for growers right now is to know your production costs and really keep track of your pricing goals on a continual basis,” Dorfman said. “Prices are changing so fast that what was a profitable price last week might leave you losing money this week. Growers need a spreadsheet of input prices and amounts used on each crop that they can update as prices change. Then recalculate the prices they need to receive in order to stay in business.” (Continued...) Read more on: Specialty Crop Industry Daniel Scheitrum, University of Arizona University of Arizona Publishes U.S. Cucumber Supply Report By: Perishable News - February 4, 2022 The University of Arizona (UA), College of Agriculture & Life Sciences recently published a report about the supply trends for cucumbers in the U.S. The report was created Daniel Scheitrum, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Arizona. The report explores various contributing factors to U.S. cucumber supply including, origins of product, pricing, variety, and trade.  (Continued...) Read more on: Perishable News Hope Michelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign How Machine Learning Can Improve Food Insecurity Predictions By: Precision Ag & Hortidaily - February 8, 2022 Current food insecurity predictions mostly rely on a system in which groups of experts gather together and assess food insecurity within countries. While the process includes some data to guide assessment, it remains mostly a qualitative evaluation based on local knowledge. “Our goal is not to overhaul this existing system, which has made incredible contributions across countries, generating predictions about food crises in places where there’s very little data and a lot of political complexity,” says Hope Michelson, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at U of I and co-author on the paper. (Continued...) Read more on: Precision Ag & Hortidaily Jayson Lusk, Purdue University Surging Beef Prices Hard To Stomach For US Shoppers By: Capital Digital Media & UrduPoint Network - February 10, 2022 Jayson Lusk, head of the department of agricultural economics at Purdue University in Indiana cited “a variety of factors that are combining to push food prices higher.” (Continued...) Read more on: Capital Digital Media & UrduPoint Network Yilan Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Do bikeshare systems complement or replace public transit? By: Mirage - February 5, 2022 “On one hand, bikeshare has the potential to compete with other transit types due to the convenience and speed (especially electric bikes). On the other hand, bikes might complement bus transit by replacing just a segment of the trip,” says Yilan Xu, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) at U of I, and co-author on the paper. (Continued...) Read more on: Mirage Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia 2021 Georgia Quality Cotton Award Winners Announced By: Georgia News, Georgia Cotton Commission, Opera News, & Thomasville Times-Enterprise - February 1, 2022 The 2021 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented at the 2022 Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting on January 26, 2022. The awards are co-sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission and Bayer Crop Science/Deltapine and administered by the University of Georgia Cotton Team. Yangxuan Liu from the UGA Cotton Team conducted the analysis and presented the 2021 Georgia Quality Cotton awards at the annual meeting. (Continued...) Read more on: Georgia News, Georgia Cotton Commission, Opera News, & Thomasville Times-Enterprise Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester experts weigh in on how Russia’s potential invasion could impact Americans at home By: Rochester First - February 9, 2022 Amit Batabyal, an Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics at Rochester Institute of Technology, says along with oil prices, the cost of goods like wheat or raw materials, like metals, used in the U.S. could increase.  (Continued...) Read more on: Rochester First Jennifer Ifft, Kansas State University Kansas Women in Agriculture sessions announced By: Great Bend Tribune - February 5, 2022 “They face multiple sources of risk every day,” said Ifft, an agricultural policy specialist with K-State Research and Extension. “Forage production can vary dramatically based on when or how much it rains. If the market tanks the month before they sell their herd, a producer’s profit could be wiped out.”    (Continued...) Read more on: Great Bend Tribune Shuoli Zhao, University of Kentucky Yuqing Zheng, University of Kentucky Lingxiao Wang, University of Kentucky Wuyang Hu, The Ohio State University Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy Meet the Meatless: Demand for New Generation Plant-Based Meat Alternatives By: RFD TV, WPGX Fox 28, Techi Live, Manhattan Week, The Luxury Chronicle, Magazines Today, Tactics, News Blaze, Latin Trade, Next Wave Group, Sangri Times, One News Page, & Seed Daily - February 9, 2022 In the new article "Meet the Meatless: Demand for New Generation Plant-Based Meat Alternatives" published in the Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, Shuoli Zhao and Yuqing Zheng from the University of Kentucky, alont with Lingxiao Wang from the University of Wisconsin, and Wuyang Hu from The Ohio State University find the market demand for the new generation plant-based meat alternatives in relation to meats in the United States. (Continued...) Read more on: RFD TV, WPGX Fox 28, Techi Live, Manhattan Week, The Luxury Chronicle, Magazines Today, Tactics, News Blaze, Latin Trade, Next Wave Group, Sangri Times, One News Page, & Seed Daily

Know another AAEA Member who has made statewide, national, or international news? Send a link of the article to Jessica Weister at jweister@aaea.org. What research and topics are you working on? Want to be an expert source for journalists working on a story? Contact Allison Ware at aware@aaea.org. *Disclaimer - This email is to acknowledge citations of current AAEA members and/or their research in any public media channel. AAEA does not agree nor disagree with the views or attitudes of cited outside publications.

Why Join NAREA?

 The Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) is a thriving community of scholars dedicated to promoting the public good through applied economic research. Our primary areas of focus include economic and policy analysis related to food, natural resources, the environment, energy, development, rural, regional and urban issues.

 

Besides NAREA’s Annual Meeting & Workshop, and its journal, the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. There are many other reasons to become a member of NAREA:

·      All members can participate in NAREA’s Scholars’ Circle program to discuss research and careers

·     The Career Advancement and Mentorship (CAM) Program lets early career scholars  receive one-to-one mentoring from experienced members. Early career members also often serve on NAREA committees, which is a wonderful way to build your service portfolio.

·     Graduate students routinely present at the Annual Meeting & Workshop; it’s a great way to gain experience and build your network. Graduate students can also participate in the Scholars’ Circle program and can serve on some NAREA committees.

·         The deadline for abstracts submission to NAREA annual meeting is February 22, 2022. For more information, please visit https://narea.org/2022-call-for-papers

 

Here are other reasons to join NAREA:

·       NAREA’s membership is large enough to form a meaningful network of scholars but small enough to feel friendlier than many professional associations, especially since many NAREA members are dedicated to sustaining NAREA as a positive and welcoming scholarly community.

·       NAREA is committed to ensuring that diverse voices are heard in an environment that is inclusive and equitable. NAREA has taken many concrete actions to this end, led by its Diversity and Inclusion Committee, including adopting an Events Code of Conduct, holding regular listening sessions on inclusion issues, reserving one keynote in each year’s conference as a Rising Star keynote

·       NAREA membership is affordable. Dues are $40 /year for professional members and $10 /year for student members.

·       NAREA welcomes scholars from any region; you don’t need to be based at an institution in the Northeastern US.

 

You can sign up to become a member here. If you have any questions, feel free to email NAREA president Caroline Noblet (caroline.noblet@maine.edu). We hope you will join us!