What’s New?
April 5, 2024
The Economic Value of a Farmer Network: Application to Pest Management in Iowa
Bezhad Jeddi, Guilherme DePaula
April 5, 2024
Article on carbon markets and anaerobic digesters published
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March 27, 2024
Pudenz, Smith win CARD Award for Best Ph.D. Dissertation in Agricultural, Environmental, and Energy Economics and Policy
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March 25, 2024
New Agricultural Policy Review: Winter 2024
- How Will Changes in Net Incomes Affect Iowa's Land Market?
- Profitability of Winter Cereal Rye in Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems
- The Contribution of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Production to the US and Iowa Economies
- Pest Susceptibility Commons in Agriculture
- Iowa Farmers' Perspectives on Precision Agriculture
- Cover Crop Adoption Decelerates and No-till Area Stagnates in the I-States
March 22, 2024
Pricing Hogs Using a Seasonal Varying Percentage of the Pork Cutout Value
Steve R. Meyer, Lee L. Schulz
March 22, 2024
Survey: Iowans Prefer Electric Suppliers Invest in Solar over Wind, Nuclear, Fossil Fuels
(news release)
March 14, 2024
Harris-Lagoudakis article accepted at Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
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February 27, 2024
Kalna-Dubinyuk to present at ISCORE
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February 16, 2024
DePaula publishes in VoxDev
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February 16, 2024
Plastina publishes in Carbon Balance and Management
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February 15, 2024
Decoding Iowa Farmers’ Understanding of Edge-of-Field Practices
Xiaolan Wan, Jacqueline Comito, Wendong Zhang
January 29, 2024
Sized-based Regulation and Environmental Quality: Evidence from the US Livestock Industry
Chen-Ti Chen, Gabriel E. Lade, John M. Crespi, David A. Keiser
January 26, 2024
'Farmers' Share Perspectives on Climate Change, Land Rents and Conservation in Latest Iowa Farm Poll
(news release)
January 25, 2024
Cedar Rapids Food and Bioprocessors Manufacturing Report
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Chad E. Hart
January 22, 2024
Hennessy publishes in Science of the Total Environment
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Latest Media Contacts
Thursday, April 4, 2024
"2023 was tough for pig producers as costs outpaced profits. Will this year be better?"Associate Professor Lee Schulz was interviewed by National Public Radio for the article "2023 was tough for pig producers as costs outpaced profits. Will this year be better?" The story focuses on the current costs associated with raising hogs. Schulz told NPR that he is anticipating a 10% decrease in production costs this year; and, he noted that “Producers are getting back close to break-even levels. I think we’ve seen packers improve their margins too.”
Thursday, March 28, 2024
"SOLD! 230-acre Iowa century farm brings nearly $4 million at auction"Assistant Professor Rabail Chandio was interviewed by Successful Farming for the article "SOLD! 230-acre Iowa century farm brings nearly $4 million at auction," which focuses on the sale of a Grundy County farm and the average cost of farmland in Iowa.Chandio told Successful Farming “I would say the land sale did not indicate any unusual demand and sold for pretty much a normal price for the region and reflects the current market assessment of the ag experts whose opinions are presented in the ISU Land Value Survey.”
Friday, February 23, 2024
"ISU students get in-person look at in-flux soybean supply chains"Associate Professor Bobby Martens was interviewed by Iowa State News Service for the article "ISU students get in-person look at in-flux soybean supply chains," which focuses on a group of Iowa State students that recently spent a week studying soybean supply chains in person. Martens said that “There’s a transformation coming in the soybean sector, and everyone is getting set up for it now. These students will have such a leg up in understanding the changes.”
Friday, February 23, 2024
"Economist: 2023 'would go down as the worst year for pork producers ever' in Iowa"Associate Professor Lee Schulz was interviewed by WQAD for the story "Economist: 2023 'would go down as the worst year for pork producers ever' in Iowa." The article examines US hog producer's returns in 2023. Schulz told WQAD that "When you look at hog prices, actually 2023 were the seventh highest nominal hog prices ever," Schulz said. "But when you look at costs of production, it was historically high. To put it in perspective, it was over 50% increase from 2020. And so prices haven't adjusted enough to offset those much higher costs."