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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. -
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. -
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. -
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). -
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. -
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. -
MSU leads study exploring the viability of using indoor farming to grow leafy greens
Published on January 17, 2022
A multi-university team of horticulturists, engineers and agricultural economists led by MSU is using a $2.7 million grant from the USDA to study indoor production of leafy greens. -
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 -
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. -
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) -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 -
Grad Spotlight: Carolina Vargas
Published on November 10, 2021
Carolina is a Ph.D. student in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE). -
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. -
Grad Spotlight: Thomas Keene
Published on October 14, 2021
Thomas is a third-year student in the dual Ph.D. program in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) and Economics. -
Agribusiness management student follows her love for agriculture
Published on October 12, 2021
MSU undergraduate student Kaddi Gewirtz is interested in agronomy and business with the long-term goal to also establish her own farm. -
Update From the Chair: Fall 2021
Published on September 28, 2021
AFRE Chairperson and University Distinguished Professor Scott Swinton reflects on his first three months as chair and shares news and updates from the department.