Hernan Tejeda, University of Idaho
“What a Crackdown on Immigration Could Mean for Cheap Milk”
By: New York Times – October 17, 2024
“The dairy industry brought $10.7 billion into Idaho in 2020. That number includes revenue generated not only by milk producers like Peter but also by milk processors. The state’s best-known processing plant belongs to the Greek yogurt maker Chobani, but its largest is owned by Glanbia, which makes the kind of nonbrand cheese used by Domino’s and Pizza Hut. Idaho milk is also the basis of generic cheese sold in value stores like Walmart.”
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Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
“Breaking Down the Biggest Challenges Facing the Pharmaceutical Industry”
By: Spectrum 1 News – October 17, 2024
“Walgreens announced earlier this month that it is planning to close more than 1,200 stores over the next three years. Several of those closures are in New York state. This is the latest in a string of troubles for pharmacies across the country. While many people are worried these closures will create pharmacy deserts, who will be most impacted by this? What kind of pressure do these closures put on remaining pharmacies? Can they handle the influx of additional patients Economics professor Amit Batabyal from the Rochester Institute of Technology spoke to our Mercedes Williams about the biggest challenges pharmacies face today.”
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Dan Scheitrum, California Polytechnic State University
“What's Expected to Get More and Less Expensive Under Trump or Harris”
By: AOL – October 29, 2024
“Harris' proposal might not help much outside a crisis, such as a natural disaster or pandemic. If you were to try and cut down grocery prices today, there's no state of emergency. So most price-gouging protections wouldn't apply at all.”
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Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- “Research Suggests Women Farmers May Improve Local Economies”
By: WPR – October 30, 2024 - “Oshkosh Outlet Mall Sold for $12 Million, Facing Uncertain Future Under New Ownership”
By: Fox 11 – October 17, 2024 - “What Happened in Whitewater”
By: Propublica – October 24, 2024
Andrew Stevens, University of Wisconsin–Madison
“Swing State Farmers Split: Wisconsin Dairy Producers Divided on Vote”
By: Al Jazeera – October 28, 2024
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Alexis Villacis, The Ohio State University
“Halloween Candy Prices Could Increase Amid Cocoa Shortage”
By: 10 WBNS – October 25, 2024
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David Anderson, Texas A&M University
“Hay Stocks Improve Cattle Winter Feeding Outlook”
By: Austin County News – October 22, 2024
“David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bryan-College Station, said he expects the January 2025 U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle inventory report to show further declines based on the high numbers of heifers going to feedlots and cows going to meat packers.”
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Richard Howitt, University of California, Davis
“Farms Face Ruin As Groundwater Law Takes Its Toll”
By: Ag Alert – October 23, 2024
The typical almond orchard debt is written off over 25 year. If suddenly you are told you’ve got to clean up your act in the next two years, you’re looking at extremely high stranded costs.”
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Aaron Smith, University of California, Davis
“Can Automation Alleviate Labor Shortages on US Farms?”
By: Farmers Weekly – October 26, 2024
“In the transition to autonomous technology, not everyone will win. The losses will depend in part on how quickly the technological transition happens. Robots are filling a gap left by missing labor, so a slow transition would mean few job losses. However, a fast transition could mean significant job losses.”
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Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University
“In the Cattle Markets: Cattle on Feed Report and Thoughts on Herd Expansion”
By: Morning Ag Clips – October 28, 2024
“The October Cattle on Feed report also contained an estimate of steer relative to heifer inventories. For October 1, 2024 USDA estimates that 39.7% of feedlot inventories are heifers which is nearly identical to the 40.0% estimated for October 1, 2023. This reinforces ongoing signals that national breeding herd expansion has not been initiated.”
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Joseph Janzen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
“Farmers Are Making Less Money This Year as Ag Economy Normalizes”
By: Marketplace – October 30, 204
grains like corn, soybeans and wheat have fallen.
“The farm economy is in a downturn relative to what we have experienced in 2022 and 2023, which was kind of a boom in agriculture. While the last couple of years had been record breakers for farm income, this year will be a return to more normal levels, economists said. That reality may mean farmers in the Midwest think twice about making big purchases this year, and that’s already trickling down to other sectors.”
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Jonathan Coppess, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
“Is Inflation Hurting Conservation Adoption?”
By: No Till Farmer – October 31, 2024
“The researchers argue there is a fundamental flaw in how Congress funds conservation assistance: annual spending is not adjusted to keep pace with inflation and funding limits make the situation worse for programs that have been persistently underfunded and oversubscribed by farmers.”
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