Foxconn not a wonder after all?

AAE Professor Steven Deller is quoted in a Washington Post article on the disappointing reality of Foxconn in the state of Wisconsin so far. Some residents remain optimistic about the possibility, but so far the …

Struggling Midwestern Farmers

Suffering from the impacts of flooding, low commodity prices, and trade wars, Midwestern farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to survive. Read what AAE Professor Paul Mitchell and others have to say about their currently …

Agriculture in Wisconsin

AAE Professor Steven Deller recently released The Contribution of Agriculture to the Wisconsin Economy: An Update for 2017. The report finds that the industry contributed over $100 billion to the economy despite farm losses. The …

Questionable Impact of Subsidies

AAE Professor Steve Deller recently was featured on NPR’s Central Time talking about whether subsidies for farmers are enough to overcome the impact of recent tariffs. Read why he says the subsidies are ‘band-aids on …

Nick Parker wins JAERE Award

AAE would like to congratulate professor Nick Parker, and his co-author Bryan Vadheim, recipients of the  2017 Ralph C. d’Arge and Allen V. Kneese Award for Outstanding Publication in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and …

The potential cost of Foxconn for the fishing industry

As construction of the Foxconn plant in Manitowoc gets underway, environmental researchers look at what pollution could do to the area’s air, water and fishing resources. AAE Professor Dan Phaneuf, along with graduate student Jennifer …

Helping producers protect watersheds

Professor Paul Mitchell was interviewed by WPR about the imapct of new legislation to provide increased grants for producer-led watershed programs. Grants provide matching funds that can help cover the cost of soil testing, planting …