Monday, December 9, 2024

Members in the News: December 9, 2024

 David Ortega, Michigan State University

  • See Which Products Trump’s Tariffs Could Make More Expensive
    By: The Washington Post – December 5, 2024
  • What Items Should You Buy Before Trump's Tariffs Kick In?
    By: Huffington Post – December 5, 2024
  • Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Could Hinder US Farmers, Lead to Higher Prices
    By: Fox Business – December 5, 2024
  • Trump Deportations Could Bring ‘Massive Interruption’ for Michigan Farms, Food Costs
    By: MLive – December 4, 2024

Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology

Boosting Female Labor Force Participation in Developing Nations: Lessons from India

By: Medium -  November 28, 2024

“Students of development economics know well that relative to the labor force participation rates of men, the labor force participation rates of women in most developing nations are lower and, in some nations such as India, significantly lower.”

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Read more on: Medium


Andrew Stevens, University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner in Wisconsin is Down 2% From Last Year
    By: WMTV – November 28, 2024
  • River Food Pantry Serves More People in a Week Than Ever Before
    By: WMSN FOX47 – November 27, 2024
  • Wisconsin Farmers Push For Farm Bill to Be Passed
    By: WMTV – November 27, 2024
  • Dane County Farmers’ Market Prepares For Shift to Indoor Winter Season
    By: The Badger Herald – November 22, 2024

Scott Irwin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

A Global Glut of Soybeans Has Been Pushing Down Prices

By: Marketplace – November 26, 2024

“American farmers are in a tough spot: They can sell their soybeans now, at today’s low prices, or wait and face the risk that the next administration starts another trade war with China, which could push prices even lower. I talk to a lot of farmers on a regular basis, and I’ve described them as nervous as cats on a hot tin roof.”

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Read more on: Marketplace


Brian Roe, The Ohio State University
Jamil Mansouri,
Purdue University

How Anti-Obesity Drugs Are Linked to Food Waste

By: San Diego County News – December 1, 2024

“This was a pilot study to start looking at implications of these medications and get in the ballpark of understanding which broad categories of food are more or less preferred after starting the medication.”

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Read more on: San Diego County News


Aaron Smith, University of California, Davis

As California Pushes Increased Ethanol Use, Experts Sound the Alarm on Environmental Impacts

By: Inside Climate News – December 2, 2024

“The Renewable Fuels Association is a lobbying group, so they’re going to be looking to push findings that potentially benefit them.”

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Read more on: Inside Climate News


Joseph Balagtas, Purdue University

Regenerative Agriculture Not on Consumers’ Radar

By: Feedstuff – December 1, 2024

“This reveals an opportunity for producers and industry leaders interested in expanding regenerative agriculture practices in their operations to clearly communicate to consumers what regenerative agriculture means to their operations."

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Read more on: Feedstuff


Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jeffrey Hadachek,
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Report: Wisconsin Farm, Food Industry Grows Slightly Behind the Rest of State’s Economy

By: WPR – December 2, 2024

“The size of the pie is getting bigger. Agriculture’s slice of that pie is also getting a little bit bigger, but it’s not growing at the same pace as the state’s economy is growing.”

“The decline in jobs could also be from increasing adoption of labor-saving technology. The five-year period between the reports includes the COVID-19 pandemic, when businesses of all types struggled to hire and maintain enough workers. As a result of that, maybe farmers and the food industry were forced to adopt (labor-saving) technologies more quickly than they otherwise would have.”

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Read more on: WPR


Scott Swinton, Michigan State University

Trump Threat to move Federal Jobs out of D.C. May Cause ‘Brain Drain’

By: The Washington Post– December 6, 2024

“The situation made an impression on Michigan State University professor Scott Swinton, who visited Kansas City in 2022 to catch up with six former PhD students who worked at the ERS. When he emailed the group about lunch and an office tour, three replied that they didn’t live in the area. The other three said they never went into the office.

In 2023, the GAO released another report that found that after relocating to Kansas City, the two agencies lost more than half their employees, produced fewer research reports and took longer to process farming research grants.”

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Read more on: The Washington Post


Bradley Rickard, Cornell University

Food Prices Are at Their Highest Levels in Over a Year. And These Items Will Get Even More Expensive

By: CNBC – December 4, 2024

“A category that would be “greatly impacted” by policies proposed by U.S. President-elect Trump would be fruit and vegetables. And this would be further complicated if other policy changes affect the agricultural labor supply in the United States.”

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Read more on: CNBC


Jennifer Ifft, Kansas State University

Producers Need Seat at the Trump Table

By: High Plains Journal – December 6, 2024

“As with any change of presidential administration, there will be uncertainty over the next few months. What is not uncertain is that much is at stake for the agricultural community. Policy outcomes can be influenced through engagement with local and national leaders and elected officials as well as representation provided by commodity and producer groups. Having a seat at the table in the incoming administration is as important as ever.”

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Read more on: High Plains Journal


Sandro Steinbach, North Dakota State University

A Trade War Under Trump Would Bring Major Losses For California Agriculture, Experts Warn

By: LA Times – December 8, 2024

“The worst-case scenario is pretty bleak. Basically, tariffs are harmful to U.S. agriculture, and to California agriculture in particular, because they will invite tariff retaliation.”

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Read more on: LA Times or Yahoo! News

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