College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

• AFRE Alumni news Summer 2014

  Published on September 26, 2014
  AFRE Alumni news Summer 2014

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  MSU to launch Innovative Food Facility

  Published on September 25, 2014
  Michigan State University will use a $3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to launch the Food Processing and Innovation Center.

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  Addressing the effect of agriculture on global health

  Published on August 12, 2014
  Michigan State University has launched the first-of-its-kind center to research and address the growing global effects of agriculture on human and animal health.

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  MSU grad appointed Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda

  Published on August 12, 2014
  Gerardine Mukeshimana was appointed the new Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) of Rwanda by H. E. Paul Kigame, president of the Republic of Rwanda, on July 24.

• MSU helps shape USDA greenhouse gas policy

  Published on August 4, 2014
  MSU researchers contributed to a USDA report that provides uniform scientific methods for quantifying changes in greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage from land management and conservation activities.

• CANR's Brajevich earns grant to study swine in Cambodia

  Published on August 3, 2014
  CANR student Elizabeth Brajevich received a grant to pursue a research project in Cambodia that aims to improve the quality of life for people in that country.

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  Michigan State University: food and ag leaders hopeful about industry, state economy

  Published on July 22, 2014
  Leaders in Michigan's food and agriculture industry remain optimistic about their businesses, and their confidence in Michigan's overall economy continues to climb.

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  Intern Spotlight: Rebecca Kost

  Published on July 9, 2014
  Food industry management junior Rebecca Kost began drinking coffee at the age of three out of a sippy cup. The cup may have changed over the years, but her love of coffee didn't.

• MSU AFRE Quarterly Food Security International Update – May 2014

  Published on May 14, 2014
  The MSU/AFRE Quarterly Food Security Update reports highlights of research and outreach accomplishments of AFRE projects operating in a number of developing countries.

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  MSU professor emeritus recognized

  Published on May 9, 2014
  John Staatz was named "Officier de L'ordre National du Mali," or Officer of the National Order of Mali, by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

• USDA grants advance regional food systems research

  Published on May 7, 2014
  Researchers on staff and affiliated with the Michigan State University (MSU) Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) have been awarded four grants, totaling $1.95 million, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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  MSU nets more than $3.9 million in USDA grants

  Published on May 1, 2014
  Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has netted more than $3.9 million in grants from the United State Department of Agriculture.

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  Spartan agri-marketing team places fourth in national competition

  Published on April 30, 2014
  Earlier this month, the Michigan State University (MSU) Student National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) team brought home an impressive fourth place finish from the 2014 NAMA Competition.

• Message from the AFRE Chair (Spring 2014)

  Published on April 29, 2014
  Message from the AFRE Chair (Spring 2014)

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  Sophomore Brajevich in national spotlight

  Published on April 29, 2014
  Liz Brajevich, a sophomore majoring in environmental economics and policy as well as in fisheries and wildlife, has been making headlines this spring. On Feb. 7, she joined President Barack Obama at the signing of the Farm Bill on the MSU campus.

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  Scorsone measures legacy costs to Michigan cities

  Published on April 29, 2014
  Time is not on Detroit's side, explains Eric Scorsone, as the embattled Motor City slogs its way through a bankruptcy case that recent news reports have indicated might conclude by September.

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  Horan earns outstanding faculty award

  Published on April 29, 2014
  Richard Horan has taken full advantage of his freedom to explore the diverse and relevant topics that interest him to produce an impressive array of research on his way to also becoming a highly respected teacher.

• AFRE Alumni news (Spring 2014)

  Published on April 29, 2014
  AFRE Alumni news (Spring 2014)

• AFRE People and Awards (Spring 2014)

  Published on April 29, 2014
  AFRE People and Awards (Spring 2014)

• MSU Academy for Global Engagement names first nine fellows

  Published on March 20, 2014
  The newly created Michigan State University Academy for Global Engagement has named its first nine fellows.

• AFRE Graduate Student Research Symposium presents work in progress

  Published on March 19, 2014
  AFRE Graduate Student Research Symposium underway