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October 2, 2024
Waging a Global Trade War Alone: The Cost of Blanket Tariffs on Friend and Foe
Edward J. Balistreri, Christine McDaniel
October 1, 2024
Economic Benefits of Swine Manure: Regional Differences and Opportunities
Ezra Butcher, Lee L. Schulz
September 20, 2024
Innovation, Licensing, and Competition: Evidence from Genetically Engineered Crops
GianCarlo Moschini, Edward D. Perry
September 16, 2024
Schulz: More price data on beef-on-dairy crossbreds now available
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September 13, 2024
Smith, Moschini publish in Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
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September 13, 2024
Winters publishes in Economic Development Quarterly
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September 9, 2024
Moschini receives USDA-NIFA grant
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August 23, 2024
Depaula publishes in Frontiers of Agronomy; paper accepted at Environment and Development Economics
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August 14, 2024
Gassman publishes in Hydroinformatics
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August 8, 2024
CARD faculty, postdoctoral research associates present research findings at AAEA 2024 annual meeting
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August 8, 2024
Gong, Hennessy, and Feng win AAEA Applied Risk Analysis Section Best Paper Award
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July 30, 2024
Procurement Contracts and Buyer Power: Insights from Hotelling
GianCarlo Moschini, T. Jake Smith
July 26, 2024
Harris-Lagoudakis publishes in Economic Letters and Economic Inquiry
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July 23, 2024
Genome Editing, R&D, and Heterogeneous Regulatory Regimes: Implications for Innovation and Agricultural Trade
John C. Beghin, Patrice This, Keithly Jones
July 19, 2024
Schulz authors Wallaces Farmer article
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Latest Media Contacts
Saturday, September 21, 2024
US Farm Report 09/21/2024Assistant Professor Rabail Chandio and Associate Professor Bobby Martens were interviewed on the latest episode of Farm Journal's US Farm Report. When questioned about the logistics of the upcoming US crop harvest, Martens said "A big crop coming through. The whole logistics system--meaning the inventory piece of it and the transportation piece of it--is going to be full, it's going to be stressed. We expect to be able to manage it, but we'll be managing it in different ways, especially with the carryover that we have, we already have some storage being used." Asked if Iowa's land market is softening, Chandio said "Definitely. As we are coming out of the pandemic highs--with the high government payments no longer there, with the high farm incomes no longer supporting the land value--the market already began to soften in 2023. So we've already experienced a full year of softening and maybe slight falling of land values in certain parts of the state as well."
Thursday, September 19, 2024
"Bird flu outbreaks made egg prices more expensive. Here's what to know"Professor Lee Schulz was quoted by Iowa Public Radio in the article "Bird flu outbreaks made egg prices more expensive. Here's what to know." The story examines how avian influenza has played a role in the price of eggs, which recently peaked at $3.30/dozen wholesale. Schulz said "The cost of doing business, transportation, wages, energy, all those things are much higher than the last decade. And so that has added to the price of eggs."
Friday, September 13, 2024
"4 ways to seize the moment in the cattle market"Farm Progress featured information from Lee Schulz's presentation at the 2024 Husker Harvest Days in the article "4 ways to seize the moment in the cattle market." Schulz told the audience that current replacement prices for heifers are good. "So, if I have the resources to do it, I think this is an opportunity to retain my own calves, or to go buy open heifers or bred heifers on the market," he said.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
"USDA makes minor changes to crop production estimates"Professor Chad Hart was quoted by FarmWeek Now in the article "USDA makes minor changes to crop production estimates," which details changes to USDA's September crop production report. Hart told FarmWeek Now that "As we sit here about an hour after the report, corn is down 2 to 2.5 cents looking across the December through May contracts. Soybeans are up 6.5 to 7.5 cents as we look out over that same period of time."