AFRE Voices

Melissa McKendree: Semester reflections – Bringing new energy to ABM 130-001

Published on December 14, 2018

Assistant professor Melissa McKendree shares her strategies and methods for teaching a cornerstone course in the AFRE program.
Chris Wolf: What Happened to the Three-Year Farm Milk Price Cycle?

Published on December 6, 2018

AFRE professor Chris Wolf comments on the current state of Michigan farm milk prices and their cycles.

Trey Malone: We’re Not Accountants! Five Things Agricultural Economists Bring to Multidisciplinary Teams

Published on December 5, 2018

Assistant professor Trey Malone and Texas Tech University professor Darren Hudson outline what it is agricultural economists can, and don't, do.
Trey Malone: Four Useful Principles of Behavioral Economics for Farm Managers

Published on November 19, 2018

Assistant professor Trey Malone outlines helpful behavioral economics principles for farm manager in Michigan and across the country.

Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - November 2018

Published on November 15, 2018

Professor Jim Hilker details the Michigan corn, wheat, and soybean markets as of November, 2018.
Trey Malone & Francisco Flores Moreno: Local food identity – What’s local production have to do with it?

Published on November 2, 2018

Assistant professor Trey Malone and MS student Francisco Flores Moreno compare what people say represents their state’s food identity to the state’s top agricultural commodities.

Trey Malone: How Don Ricks Tended the Roots of Michigan Tart Cherries for Over Half a Century

Published on October 30, 2018

Assistant professor Trey Malone retells how AFRE emeritus professor Don Ricks elevated the cherry industry throughout his career.
Chris Wolf: 2018 Michigan Agricultural Land Values

Published on October 19, 2018

AFRE professor Chris Wolf gives an update on the status and trends of land values in Michigan.

Trey Malone: Cider Season – Why Michiganders Love Their Cider

Published on October 17, 2018

Assistant professor Trey Malone shares some insights on the current state of the Michigan cider industry and its consumers' preferences.
Melissa McKendree: Tough Times for Michigan's Dairy Industry

Published on October 12, 2018

Hongli Feng, David Hennessy, Melissa McKendree, and Chris Wolf find Michigan farmers are seemingly facing tougher times than the rest of the dairy industry.

Trey Malone: Developing the Relational Element in Agriculture

Published on October 10, 2018

Assistant professor Trey Malone looks into the value and impact of relationships in agriculture.
Scott Swinton: Eastern Corn Belt Farmers Using More Precision Technologies and Custom Hiring

Published on September 20, 2018

Professor Scott Swinton talks precision technologies and how farmers throughout the region are adopting them.

David Hennessy: Cash rent determination: Do you adhere to the views of a gentleman farmer economist?

Published on September 15, 2018

Professor David Hennessy looks at the assumption that land is essential for crop production in a Michigan Farm News piece.
Trey Malone: Four things I’ve learned about chestnuts (so far)

Published on September 12, 2018

Assistant professor Trey Malone dives into the Michigan chestnut industry and his work with chestnut growers.

Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - August 2018

Published on August 21, 2018

Professor Jim Hilker details the Michigan corn, wheat, and soybean markets as of August 2018.
Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - May 2018

Published on May 16, 2018

Professor Jim Hilker details the Michigan corn, wheat, and soybean markets as of May 2018.

Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - April 2018

Published on April 18, 2018

Professor Jim Hilker details the Michigan corn, wheat, and soybean markets as of April 2018.
Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - March 2018

Published on March 15, 2018

Professor Jim Hilker details the Michigan corn, wheat, and soybean markets as of March 2018.

Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - February 2018

Published on February 6, 2018

Professor Jim Hilker details the Michigan cattle market as of February 2018.
Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - January 2018

Published on January 19, 2018

Professor Jim Hilker details the Michigan corn, wheat, and soybean markets as of January 2018.