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He has developed a world-class program of rigorous, policy-relevant research addressing the key development issues confronting rural households and communities in developing countries! Congratulations Songqing!

Please join us in congratulating Songqing Jin, who is as a recipient of a 2025-2026 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award! This is the highest award given to faculty at @michiganstateu! We are so proud of the work he has done and continues to do to advance economics!

Congratulations to David Ortega who received the 2025 Borlaug CAST Communication Award! To learn more about the award, read the article below. cast-science.org/cast-presents-…

Our very own Erik Nordman, is the director of the Institute of Public Utilities at Michigan State University. As part of our weekly series called "Ask Extension Wednesdays, Dr. Nordman answers your frequently asked questions about data centers in Michigan. youtu.be/IceL7Z_fwmc?si…

Congratulations to our very own Songqing Jin who was selected to receive the Carl K. Eicher International Development Award! He will be recognized during the International Awards Ceremony on April 16!

Congratulations to Dr. Rick Horan who was recognized as a 2026 AAEA Fellow! Recognition as an AAEA Fellow is AAEA's most prestigious honor. The 2026 AAEA Fellows Class will receive their award at the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.

Heading out for some last minute holiday meal shopping? @CANRatMSU's @dlortega offers some tips.

The ideal candidate will possess experience and/or interest in food-related research, public health, health economics, and a strong work ethic. Please direct questions about this opportunity to Dr. Felicia Wu at fwu@msu.edu. (3/3)

There will be a strong focus on food contaminants, such as chemicals and toxins (aflatoxin and other mycotoxins, arsenic and other heavy metals, foodborne pathogens), their impact on health, and the national and global burden of disease and how to improve food safety. (2/3)

John Hannah Distinguished Professor Dr. Felicia Wu is seeking to hire an incoming AFRE Ph.D. student as an RA. The position will focus on research at the intersection of food safety, food security, and public health at both the national and global levels. (1/3)

econometrics, risk management, crop insurance, program/policy evaluation, etc. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, quantitatively inclined, and have a strong work ethic. Please direct questions about this opportunity to Dr. Alan Ker at keralan1@msu.edu

NEW Research Assistantship (with Professor and Elton R. Smith Chair in Food & Agricultural Policy Alan Ker) AFRE faculty member Professor Alan Ker is seeking to hire an incoming AFRE Ph.D. student as an RA. The position will focus on research related to one of a number of areas:

NEW Research Assistantship: Food security, nutrition, and health (with Dr. Leah Costlow) Please direct questions about this opportunity to Dr. Leah Costlow at costlow1@msu.edu.

The 3rd Annual @MSUAFRE Farm Labor Conference is off to a great start this morning! Today we will be hearing from academic, industry, and government leaders on issues facing farm labor in Michigan and around the country!

#Farmland value crash not likely with outside investors, #cashrents stable. Hear more analysis from @MSUAFRE @MSUExtension in our interview @brownfield #agnews brownfieldagnews.com/news/farmland-…

We started this morning with our keynote speaker, Jonathan Coppess, Associate Professor from @UofIllinois who is walking our conference participants through the future of farm policy and the farm bill!

The 2025 Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference is off to a wonderful start this morning! Thank you to @GreenStoneFCS for your support of this event today!

A big welcome to Drs. Tor Tolhurst, Subhasis Giri, Xufei Wang, Jaime Luke, Reza Alizadeh, Tyler Clark and Richard Price Jr. who’ve also joined @michiganstateu through the Ag Resiliency Program. We’re excited for them to share their research and expertise!

Register for the Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference today! October 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. events.anr.msu.edu/agcredit25

On September 9th, we held the first Stuckman Lecture Series with our keynote speaker, Scott Horsley (@NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent). Scott addressed the Food Economy in the Headlines. Here are some photos of speakers from the night.