News

New University of Minnesota tool reveals child care challenges across the state

University of Minnesota researchers have developed a new online tool aimed at showing families’ access to child care and early childhood education services across Minnesota.

Data for dairies: supporting farms' financial success

Joleen Hadrich aims to help dairy farms survive and thrive through current financial pressures. 

Leon Geyer honored with emeritus status

Leon Geyer, professor of agricultural and applied economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Geyer received his PhD in Applied Economics in 1985, under the advising of Jerry Hammond. 

Trade dispute takes U.S. soybean market into crisis mode

With a record harvest of U.S. soybeans this year, but exports to China down drastically from a year ago, farmers are forced to sell in a market in crisis. ApEc researcher Ed Usset comments. 

What's in your garbage? UMN study examines food-waste habits of more than 120 Maplewood households

University of Minnesota Applied Economics grad student, Vanee Dusoruth, along with other researchers, will spend the next six weeks digging through more than 120 residential trash bins to examine the food-waste and organics disposal habits of Maplewood residents. 

Events

2019 Undergraduate Student Celebration

May 10, 2019
Willard W. Cochrane Lecture in Public Policy

March 8, 2019
Destination Discovery

April 19, 2019
2019 Major Minor Expo

February 27, 2019
Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication Annual Luncheon

December 5, 2018

ApEc in the News

Professor Bellemare Featured in US News

Environment and animal rights groups have praised Chipotle for its sustainable and humane practices, but its recent food poisoning outbreaks illustrate the challenges that can come with living up to this image....Professor Bellemare comments.

Professors Terry Roe and Rodney Smith Featured in L'Economiste
Near-Perfect Grain Conditions Cause Price Changes

Commodity prices on the whole, not just for grain, are on their way down, including for natural gas, minerals and other commodities, said Ed Usset.

Publications

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