Rabail Chandio, Iowa State University
“Iowa Farmland Auctions Bring Over $78 Million in March”
By: Successful Farming - April 14, 2026
“March and recent sales were generally reflective of current market trends, not an exception… Several economic forces are shaping farmland values and auction activity across the state”
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Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
“Is India’s Teacher Knowledge Gap Quietly Undermining Learning?”
By: Basis Point Insight – May 19, 2026
”Variation in teacher content knowledge may help explain why remedial and differentiated learning programs succeed in some contexts but fail in others. Improving the effectiveness of these interventions will likely require investment not only in pedagogical training but also in strengthening teachers’ command over the subjects they teach.”
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Rabail Chandio, Iowa State University
“Farmland Values Relatively Stable Amid Volatile World Markets”
By: Illinois Farmer Today – April 18, 2026
“While the actual dollar figure increased, if adjusted for inflation, farmland values decline 1.8% in 2025. There were also regional variations. This growth was reported by six of the nine crop reporting districts in Iowa, concentrated at the eastern and western parts of the state.”
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Dale Manning, University of Tennessee
“How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect‑eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy”
By: The Conversation – May 14, 2026
“Most Americans tend to think about bats only around Halloween, but the U.S. economy benefits from these furry flying mammals every day.”
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Philip Pardey, University of Minnesota
“The Hidden Cost Of Dwindling Agricultural Research”
By: Straight Arrow News – May 13, 2026
“In the meantime, the rest of the world has been growing at a much faster pace than us. Brazil, India and China collectively moved past the U.S. back in 2008. That makes United States agriculture less competitive in the long run, putting American farmers who rely on international markets at a disadvantage.”
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Kenneth Foster, Purdue
University
Bernhard Dalheimer, Purdue University
“US Grocery Prices Soared in April — But Gas Spikes Weren’t The Only Reason Why”
By: New York Post – May 13, 2026
“The full impact of rising energy costs on food likely has not hit retail grocery prices yet in the US. Most of what we’re seeing now in the food price chain probably predates the conflict. We’re cautiously waiting to see what the June numbers and the May numbers might show as they come out in terms of … the extent to which energy shocks in the Strait of Hormuz and shipping blockades and so forth are going to impact food prices.”
“Today’s CPI showed that food prices have been rising 3.2 percent in the past year, but the story behind that number is more complicated than just an energy shock. Prices for some foods remained more or less flat or declined over 12 months. Milk and chicken dipped slightly. Butter cost 5.8% less in April than it did a year earlier.”
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Eric Belasco, Montana State University
“The Unexpected Force Keeping Beef Prices High And Why the Pressure Could Last For Years”
By: FOX News – May 11, 2026
"The biggest thing has been drought… Years of dry weather have wiped out grasslands across the West and Plains, leaving ranchers without enough feed or water to sustain their herds. Many have been forced to sell cattle early, including breeding cows needed to produce the next generation of calves, making it harder to rebuild.”
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Kelvin Mulungu, International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center
“Preserving Pollinators is Good For Health — And Income”
By: NPR – May 6, 2026
"Biodiversity isn't just about saving bees or wild animals. It's for the benefit of humans and sometimes the most vulnerable populations. It promotes income, it promotes nutrition, it promotes health."
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Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee
- “Canada
is Kicking its US Booze Habit As trade Tensions Persist”
By: The Conversation – May 7, 2026 - “A
40-Year-Old Iran Tariff Quietly Built America’s Pistachio Empire”
By: Salon – May 6, 2026
Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University
- “What The
USDA-Announced Changes To SNAP-Authorized Retailers Could Mean For
Lower-Income Areas”
By: WZZM13 – May 7, 2026 - “Local News
Outlets Show Communities Struggling With Food Insecurity Amid Massive SNAP
Cuts”
By: Media Matters – May 13, 2026
Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University
“Economist Cautions China Purchase Agreement Could Fall Short Despite Strong Purchase Targets”
By: Brownfield – May 19, 2026
“If China follows through with the purchase commitments… It looks like for this year it would lead to U.S. imports increasing to $28 to $30 billion. That’s still $8 billion below the peak of our exports to China, $38 billion in 2022.”
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David Ortega, Michigan State University
- "Trump to Ease Restrictions on
Climate ‘Super Pollutants’"
By: New York Times - May 21, 2026 - "Trump Eases Curbs on Planet-Warming
Gases Used in Refrigerants"
By: Agence France-Press - May 21, 2026 - "Food Prices Are Spiking. What’s
Changing the Most?"
By: PBS News - May 20, 2026
Richard Volpe, California Polytechnic University
- "How Southern California Restaurants
and Farmers Are Coping With Rising Produce Costs"
By: CBS LA - May 21, 2026 - "Food
Price Inflation Likely to Linger"
By: Food Navigator - May 18, 2026 - "Food Prices Soar in The Central
Valley"
By: Valley Voice - May 21, 2026
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