Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

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  Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

  Ranked first among all agricultural and applied economics departments in the world by RePEc

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• Titus Awokuse reflects on Clifton R. Wharton’s legacy

• Q&A with EEM Senior Keegan Gendron

  Published on April 6, 2020
  Keegan Gendron is an Environmental Economics Major (EEM) who was recently awarded AFRE's Academic Excellence Award

• “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.

• 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.

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  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.

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  CANR Outstanding Student Leader talks about making an impact

  Published on May 18, 2020
  MSU graduate Lauren Heberling shared how the little things in life can create changes in the world around us.

• Picking up crop pace to meet demand for Michigan craft beverages

  Published on February 3, 2020
  More locally grown grapes and hops support for Michigan's growing craft beverage industries.

• MSU awarded $7.8 million grant to promote agricultural transformation in Malawi

  Published on April 22, 2019
  The Agricultural Transformation Initiative has awarded MSU a $7.8 million grant toward bettering the lives of smallholder farmers and the country's agricultural sector.

• 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.

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  Q&A with FIM Senior Jillian Jacobs

  Published on April 12, 2020
  Jillian Jacobs is a senior majoring in Food Industry Management and was recently awarded one of AFRE's "Outstanding Senior" awards.

• AFRE Undergrads Tour Local Food Industry Businesses and Network with Alumni

  Published on February 21, 2020
  On a recent trip to the Grand Rapids area AFRE students toured three agribusiness facilities and met with alumni.

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  “We are all better off when everyone has opportunity”

  Published on February 21, 2019
  Dave Weatherspoon, professor in the Michigan State University Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, shares how his experiences shaped him as a professor, mentor, and leader.

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  AFRE professor and PSM alum receives CANR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award

  Published on February 25, 2020
  Dave Weatherspoon to receive 2020 CANR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award at ANR Week.

• The 6th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) in Dodoma, Tanzania from 12th – 14th February 2020

  Published on January 9, 2020
  Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy will be supporting the 6th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) in Dodoma, Tanzania on February 12-14, 2020.

• Dave Weatherspoon named Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

  Published on January 24, 2020
  Dave Weatherspoon, professor in Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics, has been named Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education (APUE) at Michigan State University..

• 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.

• Stuckmans receive national Ruby C. McSwain Outstanding Philanthropist Award

  Published on June 19, 2020
  Noel and Sandra Stuckman were honored with the Ruby C. McSwain Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the National Agricultural Alumni & Development Association (NAADA).

• Felicia Wu receives Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

  Published on February 5, 2020
  Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in the Michigan State University Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, recognized for research, teaching, and service to the university.

• Michigan State University researchers awarded NIFA grant to examine potential food safety benefits of genetically modified corn

  Published on May 27, 2020
  Felicia Wu and David Hennessy, faculty in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, have received USDA funding to study whether Bt corn has the ability to reduce aflatoxin, a toxin produced by corn mold.

• MSU public health expert discusses practices for mitigating spread of novel coronavirus

  Published on May 6, 2020
  Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, explains the importance of adhering to public health guidelines.