The twenty-second Consumer Food Insights from Purdue University explores consumer food behaviors related to Thanksgiving across U.S. regions.

The twenty-first Consumer Food Insights from Purdue University explores consumer beliefs about brand-name vs. generic or store-brand foods.

The Purdue Agricultural Economics Podcast hosts Valerie Kilders and Shelby Whitaker to discuss the economics of Thanksgiving with professor and CFDAS director Joseph Balagtas.

As we scroll through social media and see curated “highlight reels” from the lives of our acquaintances, it’s easy to overlook the imperfections that linger beneath the surface of their perfect lives.

We cringe at the prospect of someone complaining – especially when we’re on the receiving end.

The topic of data ownership and acceptable use of data in agriculture has ignited fervent debate. For all the time, money, effort, and public discord, it isn’t clear to me that we have even agreed on what data even is.

I have spent most of my career attempting to understand what consumers want from production agriculture. I’ve also worked to foster dialogue among individuals holding differing perspectives on matters such as production methods, animal welfare and other contentious topics.

While Decembers (that’s December in plural form) are often for reflection, Januarys are for new beginnings. Then there’s spring, take April – April showers bring May flowers? April, the start of Q2.