Monday, October 27, 2025

Members in the News: October 27, 2025

 Zach Rutledge, Michigan State University

  • Immigration Turmoil Sparks Workforce Worries For Many Michigan Industries
    By: Crain’s Detroit Business – October 23, 2025
  • U.S. Farmers Face Labor Crisis, Warn of Supply Collapse Without Policy Reform
    By: Oklahoma Farm Report – October 24, 2025
  • New Farmer Coalition Aims to Raise Awareness About Labor Shortages Facing U.S. Agricultural Sector
    By: KJZZ - October 24, 2025

Jada Thompson, University of Arkansas
David Ortega,
Michigan State University

Bird Flu Roars Back: What It Means for Thanksgiving

By: Think Global Health – October 24, 2025

“All of these imports arrived prior to August 2025, when U.S. flocks showed signs of recovery. The shipments wither next to the size of American production—but they may have eased prices in port cities and border states.”

 "We're in a better spot in terms of preparation and biosecurity than we were at the beginning of the outbreak.”

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Read more on: Think Global Health


David Ortega, Michigan State University

  • Fact Check: Grocery Prices Are Up, Not ‘Way Down’ as Trump Claimed
    By: CNN  - October 24, 2025
  • Wholesale Turkey Prices Soar Ahead of Thanksgiving
    By: CBS News – October 22, 2025
  • Turkey Prices Soar Before Thanksgiving
    By: Newsweek – October 24, 2025

Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology

Are Tariffs Good or Bad?

By: Bottom Line Inc – October 23, 2025

“Tariffs made big headlines this year. Until recently, tariffs were typically an arcane international trade issue discussed mostly by economists. But tariffs have been thrust into the mainstream due to their aggressive use by the Trump administration. Whatever your feelings about tariffs, there’s no question that they’re currently playing a critical role in the US and global economy.”

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Carson Reeling, Purdue University

Can Pennsylvania Dairies Profit From Carbon Markets?

By: Lancaster Farming – May 26, 2025

“The challenge with those is we have absolutely no idea how much carbon is actually being sequestered in the soil. We can simulate that, but it’s not nearly as reliable as a dairy farmer who said, ‘Hey, I’ve got this new methane digester.’”

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Read more on: Lancaster Farming


Valerie Kilders, Purdue University

  • Eggs Are President Now
    By: The Washington Post – March 27, 2025
  • These Fast Food Restaurants Increased Their Prices the Most Last Year
    By: CNET – July 2, 2025
  • Decoding Public Sentiment: How Web-Scraped Data Shapes Poultry Market Decisions
    By: Feedstuffs – April 11, 2025

Gregory Ibendahl, Kansas State University

Input Costs Putting a Big Bite on Farmers’ Bottom Line

By: High Plains Journal – October 17, 2025

“Inflation over the past couple of years has added to input costs, too. A couple of stressor points of inflation, fuel and interest costs, have modestly declined in the past year. Fertilizer is the second biggest expense outside of machinery expenses, and machinery costs have also been impacted by inflation, and tariffs have driven up the cost for steel needed to make equipment.”

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Read more on: High Plains Journal

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