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

In the News

• Mapping a greener future on farms

  Published on October 8, 2020 by MSU Today
  

• Michigan apple harvest hinges on workers staying well in pandemic

  Published on September 28, 2020 by Detroit Free Press
  

• Will Food Prices Keep Rising During the Pandemic?

  Published on September 24, 2020 by Futurity
  

• Bloomberg Markets: The Close

  Published on September 11, 2020 by Bloomberg TV
  

• Food Economist on the growth of plant-based meat alternatives

  Published on July 11, 2020 by CGTN
  

• 10 Grocery Items Getting Pricier and Alternatives to Buy Instead

  Published on June 24, 2020 by U.S. News and World Report
  

• Beef Prices up 10% Just in Time for Summer Grilling

  Published on June 15, 2020 by Detroit Free Press
  

• Time to get personal: Consumer outreach may help protect animal agriculture in next crisis

  Published on May 29, 2020 by Feedstuffs
  

• Meat Processing Plant Closures Ratchet Up Pressure On Ohio Farmers

  Published on May 11, 2020 by WOSU Public Media
  

• Welcome to the Culinary Barter Economy

  Published on May 8, 2020 by Eater
  

• U.S Pork Production Devastated with Meat Shortages Expected From This Week As Pigs Euthanized, Plants Closed

  Published on April 28, 2020 by Newsweek
  

• Meat shortages feared in Maryland and elsewhere as coronavirus sweeps through packing plants

  Published on April 27, 2020 by Baltimore Sun
  

• MSU AFRE's David Ortega Interviewed by WTOP Radio on Meat Plant Closings

  Published on April 27, 2020 by WTOP Radio
  

• Save your bacon: A real meat shortage looms with virus shutdowns

  Published on April 23, 2020 by Politico
  

• Craft beer revolution is in danger amid coronavirus crisis. Here’s what can help save it.

  Published on April 22, 2020 by USA Today
  

• Food Distribution 101: What Happens When the Food Supply is Disrupted by a Pandemic

  Published on April 15, 2020
  

• Price drops, uncertainty, worry: How coronavirus is impacting Lansing-area farmers

  Published on April 13, 2020 by Lansing State Journal
  

• MSU Faculty Member Talks About Food Safety and Covid-19

  Published on March 24, 2020 by MSU Today
  

• Experts: Don't panic. Even with the coronavirus outbreak, there's plenty of food in supply chain.

  Published on March 20, 2020 by Lansing State Journal
  

• Everything You Need to Know About Food Safety in the Time of the Coronavirus

  Published on March 18, 2020 by Parade
  

• COVID-19 impact on farm economy hinges on rebound time

  Published on March 17, 2020 by Farm News Media
  

• Del Monte’s Quest to Change How Americans Feel About Canned Produce

  Published on February 10, 2020 by Adweek
  

• Cost Analysis Backing BLM Move Comes Under Scrutiny

  Published on January 15, 2020 by The Hill
  

• Meet the Innovators Who Want to Kill the Chicken Nugget

  Published on January 8, 2020 by Medium
  

• 2020 Economic Growth Expected for Michigan

  Published on December 20, 2019 by MSU Today