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Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University
High temperatures linked to child malnutrition in West Africa
By: The Washington Post - August 1, 2022
“We’re talking about children at a very young age that will have changes for the rest of their lives, so this is permanently scarring their potential,” said Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, an associate professor and applied agricultural economist at Cornell University and a study co-author, in a news release. “What we are doing to reduce global poverty is being eroded by our lack of action on climate.”
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Read more on: The Washington Post
Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Joana Colussi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Corn: What Can the U.S.; South America Expect as Yields Face 3rd Straight La Niña
By: AgFax - July 14, 2022
Meteorologists are forecasting a third consecutive year of La Niña. The occurrence of two successive La Niña winters in the Northern Hemisphere is common, however, having three in a row is relatively rare. A triple La Niña has happened only twice since 1950.
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Read more on: AgFax
Hope Michelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alex Winter-Nelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Do asset transfers build household resilience?
By: VoxDev - June 26, 2022
Anti-poverty programmes have increasingly started to account for household resilience as a developmental objective. In this VoxDevTalk, Lokendra Phadera and Hope Michelson draw on evidence from an intervention in the Copperbelt region of Zambia to explore whether anti-poverty programmes focusing on the transfer of assets can help to increase an individual’s or household’s ability to withstand future shocks and stressors without falling below the poverty line. The programme provided a productive asset, usually pregnant dairy cattle, to households as well as provisions for agricultural and veterinary extension services and livelihood training. Participants were required to build improved housing for the cattle and also contribute to a livestock insurance fund.
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Read more on: VoxDev
Lee Schulz, Iowa State University
Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Risk management helps farmers find the right balance
By: Illinois Farmer Today - July 16, 2022
For livestock producers, high grain prices along with other high input costs are making it harder to be profitable, said Lee Schulz, Extension livestock economist with Iowa State University.
“For grain farmers, high input costs have raised break-even levels,” said University of Illinois ag economist Gary Schnitkey.
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Read more on: Illinois Farmer Today
Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Madhu Khanna names director of U of I's Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment
By: WCIA & The News-Gazette - July 8, 2022
Madhu Khanna, who has served in the role on an interim basis since 2020, will become the institute’s permanent director on July 16, pending UI trustees’ approval.
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Read more on: WCIA & The News-Gazette
Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
How will a triple La Nina impact corn yields this year?
By: RFD TV - July 18, 2022
Dr. Gary Schnitkey with the University of Illinois spoke with RFD-TV's own Janet Adkison on corn production, how this year compares to previous, and what advice he has for producers.
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Read more on: RFD TV
Laura Kalambokidis, University of Minnesota
On a day when recession is debated across U.S., Minnesota's economy also sends mixed signals
By: Star Tribune - July 28, 2022
Laura Kalambokidis, the state economist for Minnesota, said that most recessions are characterized by significant job losses, which neither the U.S. or Minnesota have seen.
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Read more on: Star Tribune
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