Spotlight on Katie Burgess

Growing up on a dairy farm, Katie (Behnke) Burgess (B.S. ’08, M.S. ’10) had an interest in animals, but also learned that farming is about business as much as anything. As an incoming freshman at …

July Dairy Situation and Outlook

Director of the Center for Dairy Profitability Mark Stephenson and AAE Emeritus Professor discuss July trends in dairy markets.

The potential for bioenergy crop alternatives

What is the viability and sustainability of cellulosic bioenergy crops in the US? New research by AAE faculty Brad Barham and colleagues from other scientific fields at UW-Madison, Michigan State, and elsewhere explores the answer …

Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Developing World

Hear AAE Professor Ian Coxhead is featured on the Larry Meiller Show on Wisconsin Public Radio. When it comes to international energy production, many developing nations have turned to subsidizing fossil fuel prices in an attempt …

Alumnus is awarded, and gives back to AAE

When Professor Yang Yao (PhD ’96) of Peking University was recently honored with the Ronald Coase Institute (RCI) Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement, he turned right around and donated his monetary prize to  the AAE Forrest …

The effect of subsidies on conservation programs

For many years, the world has been worried about the effects of agriculture and livestock on deforestation. During the last two decades, budgets to protect forests have grown substantially. At the same time, many countries …

Agricultural Subsidies and Deforestation

For many years, the world has been worried about the effects of agriculture and livestock on deforestation. During the last two decades, budgets to protect forests have grown substantially. At the same time, many countries …