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The coronavirus pandemic exposed numerous weaknesses in the food supply chain. In particular, the pandemic…
Crime is once again a major issue in the presidential election. Although less so in…
For the last three years, Anton Bekkerman and I have run a survey with the…
On August 6th, the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their…
I have listened to several friends and neighbors lately telling me about their new kitchen…
2020 has already been a pretty bizarre year, for a number of reasons. With crop…
Every decade the census attempts to count everyone in the country. Many government programs utilize…
On July 6th, the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury released a trove of…
Covid-19 cases are surging again. After about a month of gentle decline, caseloads have spiked…
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association…