Monday, September 22, 2025

Members in the News: September 22, 2025


Jonathan Coppess, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

The Floods Kept Coming. He Needed to Grow a Crop That Would Thrive in Water — or to Quit

By: Propublica – September 5, 2025

“Everything’s stacked against it. Nobody says no, but the system doesn’t know how to say yes.”

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Read more on: Propublica


Scott Irwin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Illini Insider | My Campus: College of ACES' Scott Irwin

By: The News Gazette – September 9, 2025

“Meet SCOTT IRWIN — a self-proclaimed “Iowa farmboy” turned Laurence J. Norton Chair of Agricultural Marketing at the University of Illinois, with a reach like few others in his field.”

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Read more on: The News Gazette


Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology

Examining Mamdani’s Proposal for Free Public Transit - in NYC and Beyond

By: WXXI News – Septmeber 13, 2025 

"What would happen if cities offered free public transit for anyone who wants to use it? New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to do just that. Economist Amit Batabyal recently examined some data to see what the impact would be - and the answers were not what many of his readers in the Rochester Beacon expected. We’ll discuss what could happen if transit were free and widely accessible."

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Read more on: WXXI News


Cesar Escalante, University of Georgia

Employers Have Exploited and Abused H-2A Farmworkers for Years. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way

By: Propublica – September 16, 2025

“The expectations are very clear. Even if we’re very clear on the regulations, the government has failed on the enforcement.”

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Read more on: Propublica


David Ortega, Michigan State University

  • Grocery Prices Have Jumped Up, and There's No Relief in Sight
    By: NPR – September 19, 2025
  • American Farmers Warn This Year Feels Especially Dire. What Happens Next?
    By: USA Today - September 16, 2025
  • Food Prices Continue to Rise Across the Nation
    By: Fox 5 New York – September 15, 2025

Jared Grant, The Ohio State University

Shoppers Now Facing 'Fruit and Veggie Flation' This Fall

By: Scripps News – September 22, 2025

"Inputs such as pesticides or fertilizers or pest management more broadly.”

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Read more on: Scripps News

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