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Lovely speaks with Axios about US agriculture sector, tariffs

"Most observers believed that the agriculture sector was hurt and would need an extraordinary year to make up for that. I don’t think they’re going to see it," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.

March 12, 2020

See related: Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Policy, Trade, United States

Lovely talks to Marketplace about weaknesses in US manufacturing

"We’re seeing the slowdown hit the Midwest, the farm belt," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And a big slowdown in business investment, capital equipment purchases, is hitting states like Pennsylvania and Illinois." 

November 7, 2019

See related: Agriculture, Trade, United States

Philip Curtis '10 BA (Geo) article on forest loss published in Science

"Classifying drivers of global forest loss," co-authored by Philip Curtis '10 BA (Geog), was published in Science magazine. Curtis et al. used high-resolution Google Earth imagery to map and classify global forest loss since 2001 and found that 27 percent of global forest loss is due to deforestation through permanent land use change for the production of commodities, including beef, soy, palm oil, and wood fiber.
September 17, 2018

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PhD student Fabiola Ortiz discusses harassment on NY farms with NPR

Fabiola Ortiz '16 MA (Anth) and PhD student in anthropology was interviewed for the segment "A Sexual Harassment Nightmare in Rural New York" on NPR's Latino USA. "When you are an undocumented farmworker, you have very little resources," says Ortiz, who studies New York dairy farmworkers. "Maybe you don’t know the language well. Maybe you’re new to New York and you don’t know where you are." 02/15/18
February 15, 2018

See related: Agriculture

Schewe study on dairy herd health and antibiotic use published in Journal of Rural Studies

Rebecca L. Schewe & Caroline Brock
January 31, 2018

See related: Agriculture, Energy, Religion, Sustainability

Sadanandan weighs in on farmer suicides in India on Climate Central

Anoop Sadanandan, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed for the Climate Central article, "New Findings Show How Climate Change Is Influencing India’s Farmer Suicides." Sadanandan says the study shows a new pathway for research into the nuances of suicide not just among farmers but the population as a whole in India. 08/11/17
August 11, 2017

See related: Agriculture, Climate Change, South Asia

Purser report on treatment of dairy farmworkers cited in NY Times

Gretchen Purser's research on labor conditions for dairy farmworkers is playing a central role in an ongoing NY State Supreme Court battle in which farmworkers are arguing for their right to organize. Purser's report, "Milked: Immigrant Dairy Farmworkers in New York State," was cited in the New York Times. 07/20/17
July 20, 2017

See related: Agriculture, Labor

Purser cited in Albany Times Union article on state dairy worker injuries

The Albany Times Union article, "Two-thirds of dairy workers have been injured at least once, report finds," features Gretchen Purser's recently released report, "Milked: Dairy Farmworkers in New York," that looks at the treatment and working conditions of immigrant laborers who work in milking parlors and barns in New York State. “The rates of injury were far higher than we expected,” Purser told the Times Union. “That was stunning.” 07/11/17
July 11, 2017

See related: Agriculture, Labor

Bertini discusses progress made in ending hunger in Farming First blog

In her blog post on FarmingFirst.org, "Ending Hunger Is Within Our Grasp," Catherine Bertini reflects on the progress made in tackling malnutrition, and the challenge that remains to achieve zero hunger. 
March 23, 2017

See related: Agriculture, Food Security

Schewe article on labor patterns on U.S. dairy farms published in Social Currents

Rebecca L. Schewe & Bernadette White
January 8, 2017

See related: Agriculture

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