Monday, March 9, 2026

Members in the News: March 9, 2026

 Zach Rutledge, Michigan State University

  • Survey Finds Raids Impacted California Farm Production
    By: The Sun Gazette – February 25, 2026
  • California Survey Links Enforcement Fears To Farm Labor Losses
    By: Fresh Plaza – March 6, 2026

Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University

  • Trump Blamed For Imminent ‘Widespread Collapse’ of US Farming
    By: AlterNet.org - February 6, 2026
  • Farmers Squeezed By Trump Tariffs Press Lawmakers For Action
    By: The Hill - February 6, 2025
  • Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Clouds the Future of U.S. Trade Deals
    By: Brownfield - February 23, 2026

Gabriel Lade, The Ohio State University

Data centers Bring Money and Pushback

By: Spectrum News – February 19, 2026

“A lot of cities negotiate pretty large upfront cash payments in lieu of future property taxes. So instead of collecting taxes over 15 years, they get money right away to build community facilities or bolster school funding,”

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Read more on: Spectrum News


Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology

  • China And the United States: What Can We Learn From Each Other?
    By: Rochester Business Journal – February 27, 2026
  • Clean Water’s True Price in Rural India
    By: Basis Point – March 4, 2026

Shadi Atallah, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

When Sustainable Foods Come With Unexpected Environmental Costs

By: Discover – Februay 7, 2026

“A lot of the work on sustainable agriculture focuses on what the government can do to support farmers to adopt something, and that is good for the transition. But we cannot rely on government support for the longer term, which is where the importance of consumer studies comes into play.”

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Read more on: Discover


Ricky Volpe, California Polytechnical State University

Wait-and-See Mode': The Conflict in Iran's Potential Impacts on Global Food Production

By: KSBY – March 3, 2026

"I want to stress, we certainly have not seen food price impacts yet, but that's what I'd say we'd start to see in the next say one to three months. At this point, it's too early to see an impact, but that he and other industry experts are monitoring potential impacts down the line.”

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Read more on: KSBY


Jada Thompson, University of Arkansas

  • Egg Price Drop Benefits Consumers, Threatens Farmers’ Livelihoods
    By: WishTV – February 20 2026
  • Egg prices Collapse As Once-Empty Shop Shelves Now Overstuffed
    By: Farm Progress – February 20, 2026
  • Egg Prices Have Plummeted. That’s Great News For Consumers — And a Crisis For Farmers
    By: CNN – February 20, 2026

James Mitchel, University of Arkansas

Winter Storm Deals $30M+ Blow to Arkansas Farmers

By: Swift Times – February 25, 2026

“Cattle prices are historically high, so losses reflect higher values… the figures do not represent unusually large numbers of cattle deaths.”

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Read more on: Swift Times


Brian Coffey, Kansas State University
Glynn Tonsor,
Kansas State University

Beef Prices Continue to Increase With Consumer Demand

By: Ag Update – March 2, 2026

“Microeconomic assessment shows consumer preferences have become a powerful driver of market outcomes, even during a period of historically tight supplies. Since 2019, the number of beef cows in the U.S. has gotten smaller and smaller. That’s been front and center when we think about the cattle and beef supply chain.”

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Read more on: Ag Update


Leah Palm-Forster, University of Delaware

Saltwater Intrusion Has Environmental, Financial Ramifications

By: Cape Gazette – March 4, 2025

“Between 2011 and 2017, an estimated 20,000 acres of farmland were converted to marsh across Delmarva, causing between $39 million and $109 million in losses… The question is, when are things going to be bad enough to change behavior. Prevention and the mitigation of risk need to be done in advance because waiting to respond won’t be effective.”

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Read more on: Cape Gazette


Michael Langemeier, Purdue University

Indiana Farm Income Projected to Decline in 2026 After 2025 Rebound

By: Agrinews – March 4, 2026

“Cash farm receipts increased $232 million from 2024 and 2025, but are expected to decline by $1,033 million in 2026. The large drop in crop receipts in 2025 was offset by a large increase in livestock receipts and government payments.”

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Read more on: Agrinews



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