Medium-Term Economic Impacts of Cover Crop Adoption in Maryland

2024

Soil Security

Yifei Zhang, Yuyuan Che, Roderick M. Rejesus, Michel A. Cavigelli, Kathryn E. White, Serkan Aglasan, Lynn G. Knight, Curtis J. Dell, David Y. Hollinger, Erin D. Lane, and Steven B. Mirsky

Balancing Environmental Policies and Food Security Goals in the Face of Shifting U.S. Rail Transportation Regulations

2024

Food Policy

Sandro Steinbach

Trade Policy Scenarios after the U.S. Presidential Election and What They Could Mean for Southern U.S. Agriculture

2024

Southern Ag Today

Raghav Goyal, Sandro Steinbach, Yasin Yildirim and Carlos Zurita

U.S. Agricultural Exports and the 2022 Mississippi River Drought

2024

Agribusiness

Sandro Steinbach and Xiting Zhuang

Advancing Agricultural Trade and Sustainability through Public Policy and R&D Investment

2024

Global Forum for Farm Policy and Innovation

Claire Citeau and Sandro Steinbach

Featured Publications

Utilizing Large-scale Insurance Data Sets to Calibrate Sub-county Level Crop Yields

Francis Tsiboe, Dylan Turner, and Jisang Yu use FCIP data to calibrate sub-county-level crop yields, addressing gaps in granular yield data. Validated with 148,000 Kansas farm observations, their method highlights the impact of asymmetric information in insurance and the role of legislative changes in reducing these effects.

Balancing Environmental Policies and Food Security Goals in the Face of Shifting U.S. Rail Transportation Regulations

Sandro Steinbach analyzes California’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation, highlighting its economic and legal implications. The mandate for zero-emission locomotives by 2035 could increase transportation costs for U.S. agriculture, impacting global food security, while also facing legal challenges under federal commerce regulations.

Policy Options for Managing Avian Influenza in Dairy Cows

William Nganje and Sandro Steinbach analyze the growing threat of avian influenza to the U.S. agricultural sector, highlighting its impact on poultry and dairy cows. The recent detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle raises concerns over food security, zoonotic transmission, and economic repercussions, emphasizing the need for stronger biosecurity measures and coordinated federal policies.

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