Dr. Dermot J Hayes In the News

August 06, 2019
 

Bruce Gardner award winnersThe CARD report "The Impact of the 2018 Trade Disruptions on the Iowa Economy" has won the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s prestigious Bruce Gardner Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis Award.

July 30, 2019
 

Dr. Keri JacobsAt the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) meetings this year, Keri Jacobs, associate professor, Ziran Li ('17 PhD econ), and Dermot Hayes, professor, won the Applied Risk Analysis section’s Best Paper Award in Applied Risk Analysis for their paper, “Reference-Dependent Hedging: Theory and Evidence from Iowa Corn Producers,” published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics

July 15, 2019
 

Researchers at the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University have created a new online tool to help Corn Belt farmers predict corn crop yields, harvested acreage, and total production, as reported in the High Plains Journal, July 13, 2019. The PSI-CARD Corn Yield Prediction Project provides county-level predictions for South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.

June 27, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a article on the impact of trade tariffs on U.S. farmers in Ohio Ag Connection June 27, 2019.

This story was also covered in a story on USAgNet.com.

 

June 20, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesA study by Dermot Hayes, professor, was cited in several media stories this week:

"Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes estimates that the trade dispute with China has cost American pig farmers $8 per animal, or $1 billion in total losses."

June 03, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a May 31 Pork story, "Will Trump’s Latest Tariff Tactics Threaten USMCA Passage?"

May 29, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a story, "Trump claims progress in Japan on ag, beef," in the May 28th Feedstuffs.

May 13, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a May 10 Des Moines Register story "'It can't get any worse': Iowa farmers suffer as U.S. trade war with China escalates."

April 29, 2019
 

A Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) report, The Impact of the 2018 Trade Disruptions on the Iowa Economy, has won the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Bruce Gardner Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis Award.

April 16, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in an April 16, 2019, CNBC story, "China eyes U.S. poultry, pork imports in trade talks -sources."

April 08, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in an April 7 The Daily Iowan article about the lack of progress with trade negotiations with China.

April 02, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a Southeast AgNET story, "NPPC Calls for Swift U.S./Japan Trade Negotiation" April 1.

February 25, 2019
 

Minghao Li, Wendong Zhang, Dermot HayesAn article last year by Minghao Li, Wendong Zhang, and Dermot Hayes of Iowa State University was cited in a Feb. 24 opinion piece "Trump Shouldn’t Settle for a Bowl of Chicken-Rice" in the Washington Post.

February 08, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for a Feb. 7, 2019 Sioux City Journal story about the failure of the Iowa bottle bill.

January 22, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in several media outlets on a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. The European Commission today issued draft negotiating mandates to EU member states that doesn't include talks on agriculture.

January 03, 2019
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a story in the Jan. 1, 2019 The Epoch Times titled "Agriculture Remains a Sticking Point to US–EU Trade Deal."

December 20, 2018
 

Center for China U.S.The Center for China-US Agricultural Economics and Policy in CARD was the subject of a recent Grant Wall article in CALS STORIES magazine:

December 20, 2018
 

Dermot Hayes, Riley ArthurRiley Arthur is on the run. The junior majoring in agricultural business and economics is chasing not just a degree, but the full-blown Iowa State experience.

Arthur, an Owatonna, Minnesota, native, worked as an intern this summer with ethanol processor Flint Hills Resources.

December 20, 2018
 

Chinese delegation visits CARDMembers of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) hosted a group of four researchers, led by Dr. Shiping Mao, from the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development (IAED) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) from Dec. 10-15, 2018.

November 26, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot Hayes, Dr. Chad HartDermot Hayes, professor, and Chad Hart, associate professor, were interviewed for a Nov. 25th Des Moines Register story "Dozens of Iowa Farmers Get Less Than $25 from Trump Tariff Assistance, Data Show."

October 26, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in an Oct. 26th story on AgriMarketing.com "Economists: China's African Swine Fever Won't Impact U.S. Prices, Unless Disease Gets Out of Hand."

October 02, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for an Oct. 1 Quad-City Times article "NAFTA replacement keeps pork tariffs in place."

October 01, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, and a new study by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) were cited in several media outlets Sept. 27-28: 

September 24, 2018
 

Dermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for a Sept. 21st story in AgWeb "U.S. Pork Industry on High Alert with African Swine Fever Overseas" on the effects African Swine Fever is having on herds in China and on U.S. producers.

September 19, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in stories in three September 19, 2018 media stories:

September 06, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a Pork article on the pork industry's efforts to combat African Swine Fever.

August 30, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot Hayes, Dr. Chad HartDermot Hayes, professor, and Chad Hart, associate professor, were interviewed for an Aug. 27th Des Moines Register article on the new trade agreement between Mexico and the United States.

August 13, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for a story "Tariffs kill China market for U.S.-produced pig feet, heads" on ChinaDaily.com.cn Aug. 9, 2018.

July 25, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a July 17 Reuters article on KFGO.com "Trade war puts the hoof into U.S. pig part exports to China."

July 16, 2018
 

Keri Jacobs, Ziran Li, Dermot HayesKeri Jacobs, associate professor, Ziran Li ('17 PhD), and Dermot Hayes, professor, have a new publication in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, titled, “Reference-Dependent Hedging: Theory and Evidence from Iowa Corn Producers.” 

July 09, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, has had several recent media interviews:

June 28, 2018
 

CALS STORIES Online monthly e-newsletter recently put out a call to students and alumni for stories of their favorite teachers. Three economics department faculty were recognized:

May 31, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, has agreed to do an interview next week, during the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, with Betsy Jibben, national reporter for Farm Journal Media on how U.S.-China trade tensions could impact pork prices.

May 23, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in the May 23rd story "Farmers Nervously Await Outcome of Trade Talks" in Stateline magazine.

May 17, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed in a May 17th Wall Street Journal article about how the White House is likely to fall well short of a plan to slash the U.S. trade deficit with China by half, in large part because American farms and factories will find it hard to produce enough exports to meet that goal, trade experts say.

April 17, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for a story on China's proposed trade tariffs in an April 17 story in The Daily Iowan.

April 09, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for an April 6 Des Moines Register story "Trump's tariffs sow worries among Iowa farmers, manufacturers" by Donnelle Eller.

March 27, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in two March 23, 2018 news stories:

March 12, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for a March 8, 2018, Des Moines Register story "Iowa could support 45700 CAFOs, but should it?"

Hayes, who conducted an economic analysis for the company, said Iowa Select will go from producing 8 percent to 14 percent of Iowa's pork when its expansion is completed, based on 2015 levels. Hayes disagrees that new processing plants are pushing Iowa's hog production higher.

February 22, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, and his recent study of Iowa Select Farm's growth were quoted in a recent article in cbc online "ISU Study Shows ISF On Track To Generate $1.5 Billion In Economic Output By End Of 2019."

January 29, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, spoke at the annual meeting of Keystone Agricultural Producers in Manitoba last week about the advantages Manitoba producers will now have after Canada's inclusion in the new Trans-Pacific Partnership.

January 18, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for a story in AgWeb on how present U.S. policies could reduce growing pork exports.

January 17, 2018
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was the subject of a recent article in Farm Journal's PORK.

Dermot Hayes has seen his share of change during 31 years of studying trade and exports at Iowa State University. During that time, the U.S. transitioned from a net pork importer to a world-class exporter, and Hayes participated in that evolution. He helped pave the way for the U.S. pork industry’s leadership in exports by identifying emerging markets and serving as ambassador on countless trade missions.

December 04, 2017
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed on WNAX Nov. 30, for a story on China's new E10 mandate.

Hayes said China recently reduced their corn stocks and announced the E10 directive. As a result China will either need to import corn to produce that ethanol or just import the biofuel.

September 12, 2017
 

Dermot Hayes and Wendong Zhang with China Consul General, Hong LeiDermot Hayes, professor,  and Wendong Zhang, assistant professor, hosted China's Consul General Hong Lei at the Memorial Union on Sept. 11, 2017, to discuss the collaboration of the economics department with the Chinese Academy of Ag Sciences to set up a center at Iowa State to study China ag policy.

July 27, 2017
 

Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, is quoted in a U.S. News & World Report story on how the U.S. agriculture industry is unprepared for a foot and mouth disease outbreak.

June 27, 2017
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed in an AgriNews article on U.S. pork exports.

June 20, 2017
 

Sergio Lence, Dermot HayesProfessors Sergio Lence and Dermot Hayes (and co-authors Julian M. Alston; John Stephen C. Smith) have won the ‘Outstanding ERAE Journal Article’ award for 2016.

May 15, 2017
 

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, is scheduled to speak at the World Pork Expo, June 7-9, 2017, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Hayes will speak on U.S. exports and international trade.

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