Monday, March 23, 2026

Members in the News: March 23, 2026

 Ricky Volpe, California Polytechnical State University

Iran War: Hormuz Crisis Raises Fears For Global Agriculture And Food Security

By: AA.com – March 1, 2026

“Without a steady supply of high-grade commercial fertilizer, yields really suffer, and that’s going to have direct implications for international agricultural trade and food prices around the world”

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Read more on: AA.com


Martin Smith, Duke University

This Year's Fish Fry Might Cost More. Blame Tariffs

By: Marketplace – March 13, 2026

“That’s what I would call a normal year. And we’re not in a normal year. The main cause of that price spike is tariffs. We import roughly 75% of the seafood that Americans consume. So those tariffs are increasing the price of seafood.”

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Read more on: Marketplace


Alexandra Hill, University of California, Berkeley

Farmworkers Lament Loss of Hours and Pay

By: Morning Ag Clips – March 17, 2026

“By 2022, when the overtime law was partially phased in, farmworkers in California were working three to five hours less per week than a decade prior. On average, their weekly income had declined by $80 to $120.

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Read more on: Morning Ag Clips


Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee

Analyst Says Strategic Trade Moves Could Boost U.S. Farm Outlook

By: Brownfield – May 17, 2026

“We’re going to have to make our peace with China. Whether it be export sales to China or export sales to something else. Addressing beef exports to China is a good first step… Right now, China has refused to reinstate licenses for the majority of beef exporting facilities in the United States. It was sort of our third largest destination market, well over $10 billion, right up there with Japan and South Korea. That’s pretty much dropped to almost zero.”

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Read more on: Brownfield


David Ortega, Michigan State University

How Iran War Is Disrupting the Food Supply Chain

By: Bloomberg – March 19, 2026

“The full impact is likely to take some time to materialize. Food prices tend to respond to prolonged energy shocks, not short spikes, and the effect on grocery prices is typically indirect and delayed."

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Read more on: Bloomberg


Rabail Chandio , Iowa State University

  • Farmland Values Inch Up in Market Readjustment
    By: Iowa Farm Bureau – December 3, 2025
  • What’s Behind The Average Increase in 2025 Iowa Farmland Values?
    By: Farm Progress – December 19, 2025
  • Livestock Land Drives Higher Farmland Values in Iowa
    By: Iowa Farmer Today – December 10, 2025
  • "Land values hold steady in Iowa After a Year of Uncertainty For Farmers"
    By: Iowa Public Radio - December 10, 2025 
  • Value of Iowa Farmland Holds Steady, Row Crop Land Sees Decline
    By: We Are Iowa - December 10, 2025 
  • "ISU survey: Northwest Iowa farmland values tick up in 2025"
    By: Storm Lake Times - December 10, 2025 
  • "ISU Survey: Iowa Farmland Values Stable"
    By: Des Moines Register - December 10, 2025 
  • "Iowa farmland with livestock has higher value in annual ISU survey"
    By: Radio Iowa - December 10, 2025 

Scott Irwin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tax Credits Keep Struggling Biodiesel Plants Operational

By: Feed and Grain – March 20, 2026

“Tax credits have become a financial lifeline for U.S. biodiesel plants, with recent federal and state subsidies preventing what would otherwise be continuous shutdown signals since early 2025, according to "Biodiesel Production Profits and Tax Credits by Scott Irwin"

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Read more on: Feed and Grain



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