Brandon McFadden, University of Arkansas
“Vandals Destroyed Italy’s First Gene-Edited Crop, But There’s Good News”
By: Forbes - September 12, 2024
“The EU has had a pretty restrictive stance on biotech, though there are some signs it is opening up… Unfortunately for people who are very hesitant, it takes some kind of tragic event occurring to open their minds. Like with the pandemic, we had the rapid production of a vaccine, and people were taking it, fast.”
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Ani Katchova, The Ohio State University
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“Farms, land in farms continue decline”
By: Agri-View – August 8, 2024
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"Farmland loss in
Midwest: 1.6 million acres in 20 years"
By: Successful Farming – August 6, 2024
Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia
“CAES Economist Recognized as Emerging Leader for Work'”
By: Morning AgClips – September 9, 2024
“I was initially involved in agriculture because of my family farm in China. During breaks from school as a child, I would go visit my grandparents and work in their fields where they grow corn, wheat, cotton and other crops. This really gave me respect for the value of working the ground,” Liu said.
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Christopher Wolf, Cornell University
“National Dairy Policy, Marketing Experts to Present Federal Milk Marketing Orders Workshop”
By: WSAU – September 9, 2024
"The workshop will be held in three formats to ensure access to dairy stakeholders nationwide. The in-person session will be held at the Sheraton Madison Hotel, 706 John Nolen Dr, Madison, Wisconsin, and will include lunch and the opportunity to interact with presenters. The program will also be livestreamed for virtual access and a recording will be available. A registration fee of $59 applies to all three formats..
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Lotanna Emediegwu, Manchester Metropolitan University
“El Niño May Have Ended, But Its Legacy Is Greater Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa”
By: The Conversation – September 10, 2024
“Rising food prices are causing more and more people to go hungry in sub-Saharan Africa. My new research shows that an overlooked cause could be El Niño, a climate phenomenon in the Pacific that affects weather patterns globally.”
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Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, University of Guelph
“China’s probe of Canadian canola will put both exports and farmers in jeopardy”
By: The Conversation– September 8, 2024
Tariff wars are a recurring feature in the global trading system, and tensions between China and Canada have been ongoing for years. These tariff wars are largely driven by geopolitical tensions.
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Ifedotun Aina, University
of Cape Town
Opeyemi Ayinde,
University of Ilorin
“Nigerian farmers lack insurance: payouts triggered by weather data offer a solution”
By: The Conversation – September 11, 2024
Agriculture is hugely important to Nigeria. It makes up about a quarter of the country’s economy, and almost half of the population are smallholder farmers. Most farm on less than 10 hectares of land.
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Maria Kalaitzandonakes, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
“Consumers Say Political Parties Can Fix High Food Prices—But Only if Their Side Wins”
By: Successful Farming – August 17, 2024
“In terms of who respondents thought would be best suited to help lower food prices, we find that most Republicans (74.2%) thought only Republicans could lower food prices; similarly, a majority of Democrats (61.8%) thought only Democrats could lower food prices.”
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Simon Somogyi, Texas A&M University
“Some Grocery Giants Think Massive Scale is The Only Way to Win. H-E-B Begs to Differ”
By: Sherwood News – September 10, 2024
“Even though it’s in a pretty competitive landscape, the brand loyalty that H-E-B has among Texans is so strong. Consumers in Texas are way less likely to be swayed by national chains.”
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Rabail Chandio, Iowa State University
“Is The Farm Economy in a Recession?”
By: Marketplace – September 9, 2024
“This is routine for ag to go through cycles. This downturn follows a few years of record-high farm incomes. That is what will get us through this downward trend that we’re experiencing right now. A likely interest rate cut later this month should put farmers in a better mood.”
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