Report authored by: Shaheer Burney, PhD & Amber Remble, PhD. Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin, River Falls. To get this report as a downloadable PDF, CLICK HERE Funding for this study was provided …
Publications
Hemp’s growing pains continue
This post is adapted from an article written by Lynn Grooms – lgrooms@madison.com for Agri-View’s Ag Update. To read the original article on the Agri-View website, click here. Tens of thousands of acres across the …
Paul Mitchell Receives Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award
Paul Mitchell, Director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute; Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics; Division of Extension State Specialist in Cropping Systems and Environmental Management; and Faculty Affiliate, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, received …
Propane shortage raising concerns for Wisconsin farmers
Renk Agribusiness Institute Director, Paul Mitchell, weighed in on how a shortage of propane in Wisconsin affects Farmers and crop yields. “It’s been a really bad year. There’s a lot of farmers that would like …
Agribusiness Connections Program Expands in 2020
Last year, the Agribusiness Connections Program, held at the Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic, invited students from every college with an agriculture program in the state of Wisconsin. The 2020 event will expand even further to include …
Panel of experts see difficult road ahead for farmers in Wisconsin
Last week Paul Mitchell, Director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute was invited to participate in a panel at the UW-Platteville on the “Struggles in Wisconsin Farm Country: the trade war, weather, and workforce issues.” The …
Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) signup has started – Waiting a few months is the best option
Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison Office: (608) 265-6514 Email: pdmitchell@wisc.edu Web: http://www.aae.wisc.edu/pdmitchell Many of you may have seen the notices that signup has begun for Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price …
Gene Drives in Wisconsin Agriculture: What are they, and should you support it?
Mike Jones, PhD Candidate, NC State University Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison For the PDF version of this post, click here! What is a gene drive? Gene drives are part of an …
USDA Acreage Report Shows a Significant Amount of Prevented Planting
According to the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)’s annual acreage report, Wisconsin farmers weren’t able to plant on 592,808 acres this year. Nationally, farmers reported 19.4 million prevented planting acres, the highest percentage on record. …
FARMER COOPERATIVES YOUNG LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For the PDF flyer of this post, click here! The Farmer Cooperatives Young Leaders Scholarship Program is for college students who have an interest in agribusiness and cooperatives.The program is a great opportunity for interaction …