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

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  E. B. Hill and the Farm Management Roots of MSU Agricultural Economics

  Published on March 30, 2022
  The history Elton B. Hill, a Michigan pioneer in the science of farm management and co-founder in 1949 of the Michigan State College Department of Agricultural Economics

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  Graduate Spotlight: Rania Lachhab

  Published on March 16, 2022
  Rania Lachhab is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE).

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  $4M grant awarded for research on Nigerian and Tanzanian food systems

  Published on March 15, 2022
  Saweda Liverpool-Tasie wins $4M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue agrifood value chain research in Nigeria and Tanzania.

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  Meet Assistant Professor Craig Carpenter

  Published on March 14, 2022
  Dr. Craig Carpenter in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics is using his expertise in regional economic development to promote economic opportunities and to educate others on Michigan’s history of economic inequality.

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  Boehm receives 2022 CANR Distinguished Service Award

  Published on February 28, 2022
  Robert Boehm will receive the 2022 CANR Distinguished Service Award during ANR Week.

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  Rodney Cole receives 2022 CANR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alumni Award

  Published on February 28, 2022
  Rodney Cole will receive the 2022 CANR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alumni Award during ANR Week.

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  New Report Uncovers Tart Cherry Consumer Preferences and Opportunities for Market Growth

  Published on February 18, 2022
  In response to the needs of tart cherry growers and producers, researchers in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) undertook a multi-year research effort to examine consumer preferences for tart cherries.

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  Grad Spotlight: José Quintero

  Published on February 17, 2022
  José Quintero is a master's degree student in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE).

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  Knighthood bestowed to MSU professors by Burkina Faso

  Published on February 8, 2022
  Past directors of the USAID Feed the Future Legume Innovation Lab receive high honor for their advocacy and cowpea research supporting the livelihoods of women seed producers.

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  MSU’s Saweda Liverpool-Tasie Appointed by President Biden to Board for International Food and Agricultural Development

  Published on January 19, 2022
  Dr. Liverpool-Tasie will play a key role in shaping our nation’s perspectives on international food and agriculture.

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  Professor Melinda Smale Named Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

  Published on January 14, 2022
  AFRE's Melinda Smale Receives AAEA's Highest Professional Honor

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  Opinion: MSU food safety expert Felicia Wu encourages rice-eating countries with vitamin A deficiency to consider Golden Rice

  Published on January 12, 2022
  In December 2021, Wu co-authored an opinion piece detailing the dire consequences of vitamin A deficiency for children in many developing countries and the need to address the problem head on.

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  Grad Spotlight: Caitlin Herrington

  Published on January 10, 2022
  Caitlin is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE)

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  Scaling-up conservation practices: how much can farmers afford?

  Published on January 3, 2022
  Prairie strips have the potential to contribute a suite of ecosystem services. A new study from the MSU Kellogg Biological Station finds a large swath of corn and soy cropland could be converted to prairie strips under appropriate payment schemes.

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  MSU Professor Creates Free Textbook on Financial Management for Small Businesses

  Published on December 14, 2021
  With help from the MSU Library, Professor Emeritus Lindon Robison in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) has made a financial management textbook an open educational resource.

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  AFRE Alumni Shape National Agricultural Policy at the USDA Economic Research Service

  Published on December 13, 2021
  Six recent graduates of the Michigan State University Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Graduate Program have found job placements at ERS.

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  New Research Explores Halal Food Fraud and its Implications for the Meat Industry

  Published on December 9, 2021
  With support from the USDA, Michigan State University graduate student Kelsey Hopkins seeks to improve the rapidly growing halal meat industry.

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  ReNAPRI and PRCI: Planning for Policy Impact

  Published on November 30, 2021
  With assistance from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) the Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI) has created and implemented a new strategic plan.

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  CANR International Programs Office names two new Global Scholars

  Published on November 15, 2021
  Eric Benbow, Saweda Liverpool-Tasie join program designed to enhance global engagement of early-career scholars

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  Grad Spotlight: Carolina Vargas

  Published on November 10, 2021
  Carolina is a Ph.D. student in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE).

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  Supply-chains, carbon credits, and market outlook headline Michigan Ag Credit conference

  Published on November 10, 2021
  Over 80 attendees from Michigan's agricultural banking and credit industry came to East Lansing to attend the event.