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

News

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  AFRE professor joins Québec-led roundtable to boost US–Canada agri-food trade

  Published on April 11, 2025
  David Ortega, Ph.D., recently attended a significant roundtable discussion organized by the Québec government in Detroit to strengthen cross-border collaboration in the agri-food sector.

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  Sungmin Cheu, AFRE Doctoral Candidate, prepares to start his career as a tenure-track assistant professor

  Published on March 31, 2025
  Sungmin Cheu will finish his Docotral program in 2025 and start as an assistant professor at Montana State University.

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  Saweda Liverpool-Tasie named Research Director of Food Security Group

  Published on March 31, 2025
  Saweda Liverpool-Tasie is a MSU Foundation Professor in AFRE who will help lead the FSG research in a new direction.

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  Jaime Luke joins AFRE as a new assistant professor

  Published on March 31, 2025
  Jaime Luke started with AFRE in January 2025 and will focus on research and extension for Michigan agriculture.

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  AFRE undergrads lead the 97th Michigan FFA Convention

  Published on March 31, 2025
  Gretchen Gautz and Sara Dammann are agribusiness management students who also spent the last year serving as Michigan FFA State Officers.

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  MSU scientist making food safer worldwide through research, policy

  Published on March 5, 2025
  Felicia Wu is working to better understand how to mitigate harmful aflatoxins and other food safety challenges globally.

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  MSU scientist researching ways to educate consumers on health, food security benefits of foods developed with biotechnologies

  Published on February 26, 2025
  Vincenzina Caputo is using a $650,000 USDA NIFA grant to examine how consumers view agri-food biotechnologies and the key players who communicate the science behind them.

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  Remembering the life and legacy of Gary Seevers, Ph.D.

  Published on February 7, 2025
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources community honors the profound impact and lasting legacy of Gary L. Seevers, Ph.D., a devoted supporter and passionate CANR Spartan.

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  Registration is Open for International Workshop on Survey Design and Experimental Methods in Applied and Agricultural Economics

  Published on February 3, 2025
  Register today for the exciting workshop taking place from May 26-30, 2025, at Michigan State University!

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  Tough Questions

  Published on January 16, 2025
  A webinar series by MSU’s Food Security Group exploring critical issues in international development research, featuring leading experts tackling ethics, policy pipelines, A.I. impacts, and more.

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  MSU researcher publishes article in Science on how agricultural value chains can promote climate-smart agriculture

  Published on December 20, 2024
  In the new policy forum article, the authors explain how agricultural value chains can incentivize small- and medium-sized farmers to be climate smart.

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  MSU ag economist awarded grant to analyze agricultural labor trends, promote U.S. food supply chain resilience

  Published on December 9, 2024
  The project is led by MSU assistant professor Zach Rutledge and is funded by USDA NIFA through 2028.

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  AFRE Graduate Student, Sam Rickman's, experience visiting a local dairy

  Published on December 5, 2024
  Sam Rickman shares his personal experience from a recent visit to a local dairy and discusses research being conducted related to the trip.

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  MSU scientist honored with research award from North American Regional Science Council

  Published on December 2, 2024
  Craig Carpenter was presented the award on Nov. 15.

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  MSU Extension receives national award for transformational housing policy work

  Published on November 22, 2024
  The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities recognized MSU Extension with its 2024 National Extension Diversity Award for their visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming.

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  Strengthening Regional Policy Impact: PRCI and Kasetsart University’s Collaborative Efforts

  Published on November 1, 2024
  FSG, through PRCI, collaborates with Kasetsart University to conduct policy-driven research on food security and air pollution in Southeast Asia, involving regional partnerships and workshops.

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  David Ortega Named Noel W. Stuckman Chair

  Published on November 1, 2024
  Ortega will be provided with a stronger platform to have a larger impact on domestic agriculture, especially in Michigan. He will receive resources that are centrally funded and allow him to take his research and outreach program to the next level.

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  New AFRE Professor Looking to Make Impact on Michigan Agriculture Policy and Beyond

  Published on November 1, 2024
  After an accomplished 28 year career, Dr. Holly Wang returns to the program as a Full Professor looking to leave a lasting mark on Michigan Agriculture.

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  FSG Spotlight: Nahian Bin Khaled’s Journey in Agricultural Economics and Field Research

  Published on October 8, 2024
  Nahian Bin Khaled, a PhD candidate at MSU, researches technology adoption and food security, focusing on Bangladesh and Tanzania, aiming to impact policy and uplift smallholder farmers' livelihoods.

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  AFRE Celeberates 75 years of academic and societal impact in agricultural, food and resource economics

  Published on September 28, 2024
  On September 12-14, AFRE hosted alumni, supporters, students, faculty, and staff to celebrate 75 years of service to Michigan and across the globe.

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  AFRE Alumna Named 2024 Aspen Food Leaders Fellow

  Published on September 28, 2024
  The Food Leaders Fellowship was created in 2022. This is the third cohort and Kendra Levine is the second AFRE alumni to receive this honor. Levine is one of 18 fellows in the 2024 cohort.