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Helen Jensen, Brent Kreider, and Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy received
Keri Jacobs, assistant professor, was quoted in an article in Iowa Farmer Today about how Iowa co-ops are making money.
Congratulations to the new 2016-2017 Economics Graduate Student Association elected officers.
Alejandro Plastina, assistant professor, participated as a panel member in the Ag Panel Discussion organized by the Central Iowa Chapter of the Risk Management Association. Clive, IA. March 2, 2016.
Helen Jensen, Brent Kreider, and Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy received
Dave Swenson, associate scientist, tells Charity Nebbe, Iowa Public Radio, that any new, sizable store almost guarantees an economic impact.
Ron Deiter, professor, gave a presentation entitled “Playing the Odds in Sports” to the ISU Sports Analytics Club, on Feb. 24, in Ames, IA.
David Swenson, associate scientist, talked with Trent Rice, KASI Radio, about energy prices, the stock market fluctuations, and state and local subsidies to the DuPont/Pioneer research facility in Johnston.
Keri Jacobs, assistant professor, spoke with Matt Wilde, Iowa Soybean Association why (historical and future) local cooperatives are consolidating and the impact on famers and Iowa.Jacobs also spoke with Roy Leidahl, Iowa Farmer Today about consolidation of cooperatives, what is driving it, and the impacts on producers.
Eight members of the ISU Agricultural Business Club participated in the Academic Quiz Bowl competition in the Southern Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting in February.
"The Role of Iowa State University in Assisting the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe in Transitioning to a Market Economy," Emeritus Professor Neil Harl, Slovo, Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 2015-2016
Nancy B. Brannaman, BS Ag Business/Farm Operation, MS Ag Economics/Finance, ISU, will be the guest speaker at next week's meeting of the Economics Club.
Wendong Zhang, assistant professor, spoke with Lynn Hicks, Des Moines Register, about Iowa farmland owners including non-operator landlords.
Dave Swenson, associate scientist, talked with Jason Foley, Des Moines Register, about Governor Branstad’s campaign goals after five years and the role his administration has played in the state’s overall recovery from the Great Recession.
GianCarlo Moschini, professor, was interviewed for a story in Iowa Farmer Today about Syngenta's board of directors voting to accept a purchase offer from ChemChina, a Chinese state-owned chemical company.
Joshua Rosenbloom, professor and department chair, was interviewed on KCUR (Kansas City Public Radio) about how technology is changing employment and making it harder for people to hold a single job for their entire lives.
David Keiser, assistant professor, was quoted by Andy Uhler, NPR, this week about wastewater treatment. Read story.
Published 2-2-16
Chad Hart, associate professor, was quoted in a story in the International Business Times about international trade with Cuba and China. Read story.
Published 2-2-16
Bruce Babcock, professor, was quoted in an article in The Fiscal Times about how Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's victory in the Iowa Caucuses could affect the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Wendong Zhang was interviewed by Amy Mayer of Iowa Public Radio about the drop in the farmland values reported in the 2015 Iowa Land Values Survey released this week.