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"A looming government shutdown is delaying passage of a new Farm Bill. What that means for farmers, food prices."

September 29, 2023

Professor Chad Hart was interviewed by The Gazette for the story "A looming government shutdown is delaying passage of a new Farm Bill.

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"Shift in grain acres could be on horizon"

September 22, 2023

Professor Chad Hart was interviewed by Farm Progress for the story "Shift in grain acres could be on horizon," which examines the United States possibly shifting to more soybean acres in the future.

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A Modern View of Ukraine and an Outlook for Ukraine’s Production and Productivity of Leading Grain and Oil Crops

September 20, 2023

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The problems of world hunger, severe pressures on the natural environment, climate change, etc., require continuous attention.

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Dumortier named Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy editor

September 7, 2023

CARD collaborator Jerome Dumortier has been named editor of Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy, a publication of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. Dumortier will start his AEPP duties on January 1, 2024.

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Report: Corn yields in Iowa forecast up from a year ago

September 6, 2023

Professor Chad Hart was interviewed by The Messenger for the story "Report: Corn yields in Iowa forecast up from a year ago," which focuses yield predictions in the most recent US Department of Agriculture World Agricultural Supply and Demand Esti

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DePaula publishes in Journal of Developmental Economics

August 25, 2023

Assistant Professor Guilherme DePaula published in the most recent issue of Journal of Developmental Economics.

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The Overlooked Americans

August 23, 2023

Professor David Peters was interviewed by National Public Radio for the podcast "Elizabeth Currid-Halkett on the ‘The Overlooked Americans’," which focuses on the 14% of US residents that live in rural areas.

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Rural Iowa continues to lose population. How some small towns are working to "shrink smart"

August 20, 2023

Professor David Peters was interviewed by The Gazette for the story "Rural Iowa continues to lose population.

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Farmland costs rise, pricing young farmers out of the market as age of farmers increase

August 11, 2023

Professor Chad Hart was interviewed by Fox Business for the story "Farmland costs rise, pricing young farmers out of the market as age of farmers increase." The story examines the rising cost of US farmland, which is pricing some younger farmers out of the market. Hart told Fox that "When we're looking at farmland, maybe 1.5% to 2% of all farmland changes hands within a year. So, actually the supply of land is relatively small."

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Feed costs impacted by growth of renewable diesel industry

August 11, 2023

Associate Professor Lee Schulz was interviewed by Agriculture Trends for the story "Feed costs impacted by growth of renewable diesel industry," which focuses on how growth in the renewable diesel industry has affected feed costs for livestock producers.Schulz said that “Soybean meal and dried distillers grains have both risen by about 11% from a year earlier and complete feeds and other ingredients are up over 20%. Higher costs coupled with compressed hog prices continue to be detrimental to profitability.”

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Meat demand still strong after record highs

August 11, 2023

Associate Professor Lee Schulz was interviewed by Agriculture Trends for the story "Meat demand still strong after record highs," which examines recent trends in US meat demand. Schulz told Agriculture Trends that "We’re starting to see demand wane a bit compared to year-ago levels. But the good news is, in historical perspective, for beef and pork, demand remains strong. We’re seeing better demand than during the last recession we had.”

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Martens publishes in Energies

July 28, 2023

Associate Professor Bobby Martens published in the journal Energies,. Martens co-authored the article "Cost Assessment of Centralizing Swine Manure and Corn Stover Co-Digestion Systems" with Gabrielle M. Meyers, Daniel S. Andersen, and D. Raj Raman, all of Iowa State University.

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Iowa State University Study Finds Return on Investment a Stumbling Block for Widespread Adoption of Cover Crops

March 12, 2018

Contacts:
Alejandro Plastina, Economics, 515-294-6160; plastina@iastate.edu
Ed Adcock, Agriculture and Life Sciences Communications Service, 515-294-2314; edadcock@iastate.edu

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