A minor in agricultural economics is a powerful addition to many of UW’s bachelor’s degrees. In any field — from animal and plant sciences to wildlife management or nursing — a minor in agricultural ...

Despite recession warnings and adverse precursors in 2022, the United States’ economy performed better than predicted in 2023. Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics experts now look ...

Drought conditions experienced in Brazil in 2023 could mean a lower-than-expected soybean harvest. If you are outside mainstream agricultural production, you may rightly wonder whether this ...

Long before it became a cliché, there were many heroes who never wore capes. I met one: the rail-thin, then 86-year-old Theodore W. Schultz, in his sun-filled, University of Chicago office on a cold, ...

Gary Smith to continue advancing agricultural initiatives as member of National Council of State Agricultural Financing ...

The country's agricultural economy is expected to see slightly slower but still robust growth of 2-3% next year as landowners and farmers have secured more water resources and benefit from higher ...

Millions of cell tower pings from dating, weather, messaging and other mobile apps that use location-sharing services are helping agricultural economists better understand how farmworkers respond to ...

New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in global benefits to the environment and food system ...

According to a new study, between 2017 and 2022 the Wisconsin agricultural production and food processing sectors increased 10.9 percent. A newly released study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

Agricultural economics is a multifaceted discipline that integrates economic principles with the complexities of food production, rural development, and sustainable natural resource management. At its ...