News

Economics Ph.D. alumnus Shengrong Hu and Professor John Winters published "Growing from the STEM? OPT Classification and International Students in Economics" in the Journal of Economic Education.

Professor Rabail Chandio coauthored three articles published or accepted in Summer 2026.

Associate Professor Sunghun Lim received a $150,000 cooperative agreement from the USDA Office of the Chief Economist to study how trade policy and geopolitical disruptions affect the resilience and competitiveness of US agriculture.

Professors John Crespi and Peter Orazem were interviewed on the September 9, 2026 episode of US Farm Report College Roadshow. The episode focuses on recent news surrounding beef imports and US tariffs on foreign products.

The Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society will host a central 'hub' conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Professor Chad Hart was announced as the recipient of the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) Carl F. Hertz Distinguished Service in Agriculture Award. ASFMRA gives the Carl. F.

Dr. Rabail Chandio was named president of the North Central Extension Economics Committee for the 2026/27 year.

AMES, Iowa – Four new faculty members will join the Department of Economics and the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University later this month, with a fifth arriving in January 2027.

The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, the Iowa Farm Bureau, and the Iowa Bankers Association have released a joint report about the outlook for Iowa's agricultural economy.

Assistant Professor Katherine Harris-Lagoudakis and Professor John Crespi published an article in volume 142 of Food Policy.

Dr. Hongli Feng was interviewed by KAAL-TV ABC 6 about a recent cover crop study she co-authored with Zhushan Du and J. Arbuckle. The study, "Not ready for a long-term commitment?

Professor GianCarlo Moschini published in volume 74, issue 2 of Journal of Industrial Economics.

CARD Collaborator Phil Gassman published in the most recent issues of Environmental Processes and Frontiers.

Retiring Professor Chad Hart threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Iowa Cubs game on 5/19/26.

On May 14, CARD Director John Crespi met with USDA State Director for Rural Development, Mike Sexton, and USDA Deputy State Director for Rural Development, Henry Kummerer, to discuss Iowa rural development issues.

A paper authored by Assistant Professor Guilherme DePaula and PhD Student Behzad Jeddi has been selected as the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Article of the Year.

Ames, Iowa - The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University has released the Long-Term Agricultural Outlook 2026, a renewed effort to provide transparent, model-based projections of possible long-run developments

Rabail Chandio was presented the Extension Mission Award by Iowa State's Gamma Sigma Delta chapter at their award ceremony on April 16 in Curtiss Hall’s Dolezal Auditorium.

CARD Director John Crespi spoke at the 18th Annual Egg Industry Issues Forum in Minneapolis, MN on April 16.