News
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AFRE Undergrads Tour Local Food Industry Businesses and Network with Alumni
Published on February 21, 2020
On a recent trip to the Grand Rapids area AFRE students toured three agribusiness facilities and met with alumni.
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University Distinguished Professor Scott Swinton Named an AAEA Fellow
Published on February 5, 2020
AFRE's Scott Swinton Receives AAEA's Highest Professional Honor
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Felicia Wu receives Beal Outstanding Faculty Award
Published on February 5, 2020
Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in the Michigan State University Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, recognized for research, teaching, and service to the university.
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Picking up crop pace to meet demand for Michigan craft beverages
Published on February 3, 2020
More locally grown grapes and hops support for Michigan's growing craft beverage industries.
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CANR meets academic needs to prepare students for their futures
Published on February 1, 2020
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources added a new undergraduate minor, several masters programs and a certificate program. CANR also established new state, national and international partnerships.
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Songqing Jin Named an Associate Editor of the AJAE
Published on January 31, 2020
Associate Professor Jin brings his expertise in development economics to new role as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
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MSU leads study exploring the viability of using indoor farming to grow leafy greens
Published on January 29, 2020
A multi-university team of horticulturists, engineers and agricultural economists led by MSU has received a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the USDA to study indoor production of leafy greens.
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Dave Weatherspoon named Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Published on January 24, 2020
Dave Weatherspoon, professor in Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics, has been named Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education (APUE) at Michigan State University..
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PBS Interviews Professor Scott Swinton on Becoming a University Distinguished Professor
Published on December 19, 2019
PBS's WKAR television station recently interviewed AFRE faculty member Scott Swinton about being named a 2019 University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University.
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FSP Leaves a Major Impact on Myanmar and its Young Agricultural Researchers
Published on November 22, 2019
AFRE researchers in the FSP program spent 5 years studying Myanmar's agricultural transformation in an effort to inform policy and promote the country's research capacity.
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AFRE Job Candidates for Winter/Spring 2020
Published on November 21, 2019
AFRE is pleased to announce our PhD job-market candidates for winter and spring 2020.
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Precision farming comes into its own
Published on October 7, 2019
Precision agriculture affects farmers both large and small; adoption rates depend on cost versus value produced
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Research on Farm Input Subsidies has Important Implications for African Policymakers
Published on October 3, 2019
University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE), Thomas Jayne, recently spoke to African policymakers at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana.
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New Report Uncovers the “Hidden Middle” of Africa’s Agricultural Economy
Published on October 3, 2019
In collaboration with AGRA, Food Security Group researchers from AFRE are reshaping the debate among Africa’s agricultural policy makers.
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Assistant Professor Job Opening
Published on September 30, 2019
Michigan State’s Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics is hiring an Assistant Professor (Tenure System) in Production and Farm Management Economics.
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FSP Research Featured in The Economist
Published on September 13, 2019
Research by AFRE graduate student Myat Thida Win and Associate Professor Ben Belton regarding agricultural mechanization in Myanmar has been featured in The Economist. This research was funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy.
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David Ortega Shares Insights to New Import Taxes Underscoring China's Role As Growing U.S. Food Supplier
Published on September 6, 2019
David Ortega, AFRE’s Associate Professor and a collaborator on FSP’s Africa Great Lakes Coffee (AGLC) project shares insights on new import taxes underscoring China's role as growing U.S. food supplier
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AFRE Student Receives $20,000 Top Hat Scholarship
Published on September 5, 2019
AFRE student Emma Rice is one of five award recipients for the first annual Top Hat Scholarship.
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Michigan State University agricultural economists discuss possible effects of wet spring and delayed planting on food prices
Published on August 27, 2019
David Ortega and Jim Hilker, faculty in MSU’s Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, say impacts of delayed planting on food costs likely won’t be known until after the fall harvest.
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Another Successful Year for MSU AFRE at AAEA 2019
Published on August 14, 2019
Faculty, graduate students, staff and alumni represented MSU at the 2019 AAEA conference in Atlanta on July 21-23, 2019.
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Four MSU affiliates elected to Board of U.S. Society for Ecological Economics
Published on August 5, 2019
MSU faculty and students are hoping to make big contributions to the field of ecological economics.
