Agricultural Economics
USAID awards $3 million to Purdue’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab
Monday, May 20th, 2019 • University News Story
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded $3 million to Purdue University to extend the work of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Processing and Post-Harvest Handling (FPL), which the university leads, for another three ye…
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Ag Class of 2019: Samantha Morris
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
Every Purdue student has a story. Each individual brings distinctive experiences, perspectives and skills to the University, and each takes away something different. Commencement is the shared milestone in that process. We’re celebrating the collective achievements of the Class of 2019 by telling the unique stories of some of its outstanding members. Today, meet Samantha…
Read MoreProducer sentiment plummets; trade dispute and weak financial performance wear on farmers
Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 • University News Story
In April, agricultural producer sentiment plunged as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined 18 points to a reading of 115, down from 133 in March. The barometer, a sentiment index, is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural…
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Alum journeys from barnyard to boardroom
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
By Derek Berkshire Regardless of what his day brings, Wes Davis lives by a simple motto: Don’t be afraid to chase what you really love. Davis, who earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics in 2018, has been putting in long hours and a lot of airline miles to chase his passion serving clients across…
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No matter where he goes, he finds a smile
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
By Derek Berkshire No matter where Dane Chapman went, he was greeted with a smile. Malawi, South Africa, the Netherlands — in all those places, transcending all cultures, languages, and backgrounds was a person. And a smile. “I really want to make people feel good and be happy,” said Chapman, a junior agribusiness: agricultural marketing…
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Welcome Ambassador walks the walk and talks Purdue traditions
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
By Cheyenne Dunn Throughout her college career, Sarah Voglewede has volunteered her time (including some of her weekends) to teaching visitors about Purdue. She walks for hours at a time and memorizes university history in hopes of educating someone about agriculture. “Last year I gave a tour to a group of fifth-graders from Chicago,” she…
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Persistence pays off as agricultural economics Ph.D. student delves into issues of food insecurity in Niger
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019
Emma Ea Ambrose Kayenat Kabir, a Ph.D. student in Purdue University’s Agricultural Economics Department, is the first to admit that she did not follow a traditional path in the department while pursuing her doctorate degree. In 2015, Kabir gave up her job in the UN World Food Programme to start her Ph.D. at Purdue. She…
Read MorePurdue seminar develops agricultural sales managers
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 • University News Story
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business will offer its Sales Management and Leadership workshop May 29–30 at the university’s West Lafayette campus.
Read MoreLarge-scale forest carbon sequestration could cause food prices to skyrocket
Monday, April 22nd, 2019 • University News Story
The Paris Agreement calls for reducing greenhouse gases enough to keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius from preindustrial levels. This could be done by reducing emissions or capturing and storing atmospheric carbon.
Read MoreApril 10 Press Club event examines global food insecurity
Thursday, April 4th, 2019 • University News Story
By 2050 the planet’s population will grow by 35 percent, increasing the need for food production in a world already facing food security challenges. And while agricultural technologies exist to meet this rising demand, the ability to bring those advanc…
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