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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
AFRE Job Candidates for Fall 2019

Published on July 19, 2019
AFRE is proud to announce our PhD job-market candidates for Fall 2019.
FSG Work Highlighted in Blog Post by Chief Economist of USAID

Published on July 15, 2019
Chief Economist of USAID Dr. Louise Fox has highlighted FSG work by FSG's Thom Jayne and Milu Muyanga in her most recent blog post:
ABM Senior: Finding AFRE and Practicing Her Passion

Published on July 8, 2019
AFRE student Brooke Vilminot is spending her summer interning at Archer Daniels (ADM) in Toledo, Ohio after finding her home at Michigan State in the AFRE Department.
MSU earns $11 million USAID grant to help developing nations improve food security policymaking

Published on July 1, 2019
Michigan State University has received an $11 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development to implement a new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence.
AFRE faculty member named University Distinguished Professor

Published on June 27, 2019
Scott Swinton, professor in the Michgan State University’s Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics receives prestigious faculty honor based on service, teaching and scholarly achievements.
Carrying on a Legacy: FIM Senior at RS Hanline

Published on June 25, 2019
MSUAFRE student Lauren Bednarski is interning at RS Hanline for summer of 2019 in hopes of continuing her family’s legacy back home.
MSU AFRE student interning at McCormick & Co.'s global headquarters

Published on June 17, 2019
MSU AFRE student Jenny Pendell is interning with McCormick & Co. for summer of 2019. Pendell is studying Food Industry Management.
“Understanding delayed planting decisions in Michigan”

Published on June 6, 2019
Melissa McKendree, Assistant Professor in AFRE writes an article exploring various options available to producers facing challenges of delaying planting field crops due to poor planting conditions.