Monday, August 11, 2025

Members in the News: August 11, 2025

 David Ortega, Michigan State University

Americans are Worried About Grocery Prices Again, and They’re Making Changes

By: CNN – August 9, 2025

“The poll results reflect unmet expectations over Trump’s pledges on grocery prices and consumer uncertainty around the direction of the economy… Consumers pay close attention to store prices and grocery bills shape their overall perceptions of the economy. We’re coming out of an inflationary period. People’s budgets are strained.

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Read more on: CNN


Wendong Zhang, Cornell University

The Financial Week Ahead: Trade Tensions, Economic Signals, and Tech Titans

By: AI Invest – August 3, 2025

“Prices are still going up, just not as much as in the worst-case scenario. American consumers will inevitably shoulder part of this tax burden, even if it’s less than feared.”

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Read more on:  AI Invest


Steven DellerUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

  • "Here & Now' Highlights: Steven Deller"
    By: PBS Wisconsin - August 8, 202
  • "Last Day of 2025 Wisconsin State Fair Canceled After Severe Storms Cause Flooding, Power Outages Around Milwaukee"
    By: PBS Wisconsin - August 10, 2025 

Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University

Benefits for Colorado, Blow to Department Workforce Foreseen in USDA Relocation

By: Kiowa County Press – July 30, 2025

“Although the move will bring more experts and resources to Fort Collins, it will also mean turnover at the USDA… I think there’s a lot to be said for the USDA being more locally organized, and it will benefit my grad students, having so much more of the talent affiliated with USDA in our backyard.”

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Read more on: Kiowa County Press


Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis

California’s Central Valley is Fertile Ground for Agtech Experimentation

By: The Sacramento Bee – August 5, 2025 

“There are few truly small farms left that are aiming to turn significant profits. The operations that can afford and benefit from agrobotics are mid-to-large farms that can secure loans for equipment purchases. For these operations, the math often works: well-designed technology typically pays for itself within a single growing season through increased productivity.”

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Read more on: The Sacramento Bee


Jeffrey Dorfman, North Carolina State University

"U.S. Ag Economy Outlook: Stable but Challenging for Farmers"

By: SouthEast Ag Net - July 4, 2025 

"Supply chains are mostly back to normal, giving the broader economy a solid footing. However, housing remains a concern. He described it as a “two-fold problem” — there aren’t enough existing homes for sale, and new builds are often too expensive. While he expects interest rates to decline gradually through 2025, the pace will be slow."

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Read more on: SouthEast Ag Net


Rabail ChandioIowa State University

"Iowa Farmland Consolidation Expected to Grow as State Faces 'Tidal Wave' of Transition"

By: Des Moines Register - August 5, 2025 

"Driving farmland consolidation is the massive investment needed to farm today...When you invest in large equipment, it costs millions of dollars. That cost only makes sense if divided over a whole lot of acres...  Farming is going to become even more concentrated, t’s the only way to make money, with the investment (needed) in equipment and precision ag.”

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Read more on: Des Moines Register

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