Brian Coffey, Kansas State University
“Why Beef Prices Remain High Despite Record-Low Cattle Supplies”
By: Drovers – January 29, 2026
“A microeconomic assessment is really about using economic theory and models to help explain what we’re seeing in the real world. We make simplifying assumptions and apply economic frameworks to real data so we can isolate what’s driving changes in prices and quantities.”
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Zach Rutledge, Michigan State University
“Deportations Are Set to Explode Worrying Farmers Already Facing Labor Shortage”
By: Wisconsin State Farmer – January 30, 2026
“I’ve heard conflicting reports. And so, I don’t know where the current policy stands… There’s been a crisis in farm labor for some time, and it certainly would be exacerbated by immigration enforcement.”
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Nick Paulson, University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Chad Hart, Iowa State University
“Farmers Are in Line For Billions of Bailout Money. Will it Be Enough to Offset Losses?”
By: Wisconsin State Farmer – February 2, 2026
“The Farmer Bridge Assistance Program is designed to distribute financial aid quickly. The tradeoff is that payment rates, based on national averages, may not reflect the financial realities for individual farms.”
“Trade disruptions in 2025 decreased demand and contributed to an oversupply of some U.S. commodities. Cotton, rice and soybeans experienced more significant market impacts due to retaliatory tariffs compared to corn and wheat.”
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Steven Deller, University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Paul Mitchell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Ag Leaders: Trade Could Make or Break Wisconsin Farms in 2026”
By: WPR – February 2, 2026
“Trade disputes and rapidly changing tariffs brought by President Donald Trump’s administration last year created tremendous uncertainty for agriculture… It’s undermining confidence in terms of prices for both exports and imported inputs.”
“The one-time, emergency relief programs that were paid out last year meant 2025 had the second highest amount of direct payments to farmers in U.S. history. Only in 2020, when COVID-19 caused huge disruptions to food supply chains, did farmers receive more assistance.”
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Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
- “Rethinking Dowries: How Migration and Old-Age Security Intersect”By: By: Basis Point – February 4, 2026
- The Curious Economics of a Shrinking
Smoking Market
By: Rochester Bussiness Journal - February 6, 2026
Farzad Taheripour, Purdue University
“Year-Round E-15 Could Help Farmers, But Not As Much As Less Restricted Trade”
By: Farms.com – January 30, 2026
“Allowing the sale of E-15 throughout the year would benefit farmers. It is important to generate a secure market for this product, to help farmers to be able to continue to invest in the industry.”
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Cesar Escalante, University of Georgia - Athens
“The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them”
By: ProPublica – February 5, 2026
“Regardless of the administration — even ones that are sympathetic to labor — regulators are handicapped. They know what’s happening, but they’re incapable of enforcing the regulations.”
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Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University
- “Ag
Economist: U.S. Soybean Prices Likely to Stay Under Pressure in 2026”
By: Brownfield – January 23, 2026 - “Tariffs,
Costs and Taxes on Farmers’ Minds”
By: Lima News – January 31, 2026 - “EU Trade
Deal Delay Could Increase Market Volatility for U.S. Farmers”
By: Brownfield - February 2, 2026
Laura Kalambokidis, University of Minnesota
“Uncertainty Looms Large For Minnesota Businesses Amid ICE Surge”
By: MPR News – February 5, 2026
“A business might postpone making decisions about investment or hiring, and that maybe they'll have to forego some profit, potentially profitable opportunity as a result.”
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David Ortega, Michigan State University
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