With the legalization of hemp farming and a booming CBD market, Wisconsin hemp agriculture is back, and potentially promising big returns. An AgWeb Farm Journal interview with AAE Professor and Renk Agribusiness Institute Director Paul …
In The Media
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 …
From Beijing to Wausau
In a panel held in June, Ian Coxhead explains how the Trump administration approach to tariffs can have negative consequences for farmers in Wisconsin. From corn to ginseng, farmers across the state are dealing with …
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 …
Effects of Job Growth Shift to Service Industry
AAE Professor Steve Deller discusses the impact of the shift from manufacturing to service industry jobs on those who do not have a college degree. Deller notes that some of the sectors that are experiencing …
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 …
What Trump tariffs mean for international trade in Wisconsin
Tessa Conroy, Steve Deller and Matt Kures, all of AAE’s Center for Community and Economic Development, dig in to the statistics of Wisconsin’s international exports, and what changing trade agreements could mean for the state …
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 …