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UGA Ag and Applied Econ @uga_aaec

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Joined February 2022
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How has agriculture changed in the Southeastern U.S. in the last five years? Check out a new set of fact sheets by Jared Daniel and the UGA Ag & Applied Econ using the latest USDA census data on our department website: agecon.uga.edu/extension.htm…
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Congratulations to @ellen_mcc, Meichen Lu (Ph.D., 2022), Yawotse Nouve (Ph.D., 2022), Joanne Arsenault, and Chen Zhen for their recent article in Nature Food on nutrient adequacy for poor households. doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-0…
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Congratulations to Wojciech J. Florkowski and Sulakshan Neupane for their journal article entitled “Cooking fuel frequency in urban Uganda: addressing household air pollution” which was published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-3…
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Congratulations to Gopi Munisamy and Dikshit Poudel (@0dikshit123, Ph.D. student, UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics dept.) for article in the journal Global Food Security: “Political instability and undernourishment: Nepal’s decade-long insurgency”. doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.1…
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The 2024 Georgia Ag Forecast report is hot off the (digital) presses! Get insights on the coming year for agriculture and hospitality from many of the faculty in the UGA Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. extension.uga.edu/publicatio…

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GeorgiaGrown@GeorgiaGrown
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Cheers to #NationalPeanutButterDay! Whether you spread it on toast, pair it with chocolate, or go classic with a PB&J, today is all about honoring this American favorite. Fun fact: Peanuts contribute to a booming $2.2 billion industry in GA! How do you enjoy your peanut butter?
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Congratulations to Vanessa Shonkwiler for coauthoring the recent journal article entitled “Exploratory Study of Romanian Generation Z Perceptions of Green Restaurants” which was published in @AdmSci_MDPI. doi.org/10.3390/admsci140100…
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What does the future hold for the H-2A visa program and how does it impact workers and farms in Georgia? Learn more about research and policy analysis by Cesar Escalante, Professor in @uga_aaec, in this article by Emily Cabrera and @UGA_CollegeofAg. newswire.caes.uga.edu/story/…
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Curious how front-of-package food labels can have unintended consequences on grocery prices and consumer choice? Listen to Chen Zhen, Professor in @uga_aaec, discuss his research on the Food Bullying Podcast with @mpaynspeaker and @NRodriguezRDN. causematters.com/food-labels…

Food labels & nutrition choices driven by dollars: Episode 121 | Cause Matters

Food labels are supposed to help you eat better. But University of Georgia economist Dr. Chen Zhen has research showing they can have the opposite effect – quietly lowering prices on less nutritious...

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How do immigration policies and enforcement impact agriculture, farm profitability, and worker wages? Learn more about the research by Cesar Escalante and Genti Kostandini, professors in @uga_aaec, in this article by Emily Cabrera and @UGA_CollegeofAg. newswire.caes.uga.edu/story/…
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Congratulations to @CraigLandryUGA and @dylanturner25 for their forthcoming journal article in Land Economics entitled “Flood Risk Perceptions: Accuracy, Determinants, and the Role of Probability Weighting”. Check out a synopsis on our LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/uga-agricult…
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newswire.caes.uga.edu/story/… Read about impactful research on food nutrition labels by Chen Zhen, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Food Choice, Obesity, and Health in the UGA(@universityofga) Agricultural and Applied Economics Department.

Impact of food nutrition labels on retail pricing and consumer purchasing | CAES Field Report

Do Nutrition Facts labels provide a complete picture of what "healthy" really means? And does the way information is provided on food labels change consumers' perceptions and purchasing behavior?

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Congrats 🎉 to @alankrita10, @Berna_Karali, and Michael Adjemian for their recent journal article "Hedging with Futures During Nonconvergence in Commodity Markets" published in the Journal of Commodity Markets. Check out a synopsis on our LinkedIn page linkedin.com/in/uga-agricult…
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Congrats to Esendugue Greg Fonsah who is a Co-PI on a new competitive grant from @USDA_NIFA entitled: Ensuring Future Economic Viability of US Short-day Onion Production through Mechanical Harvesting. Check out a project synopsis on our LinkedIn page linkedin.com/in/uga-agricult…
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Congratulations to Michael Adjemian and Jeff Mullen for their new cooperative agreement from @USDA_AMS to look at the impact of transportation disruptions due to drought on grain markets. For a synopsis of the project, check it out on our LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/uga-agricult…
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Our Fall Newsletter is out: agecon.uga.edu/about/newslet… Check out what we've been up to!
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Did you catch the double rainbow on Friday afternoon? #UGA #ConnerHall #CAES #wxdawgs

ALT Did you catch the double rainbow on Friday afternoon? #UGA #ConnerHall #CAES #wxdawgs
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Check out Amanda Smith's article, "Capital Recovery Costs: An Important Component of Enterprise Budgeting". You make UGA proud, Amanda!
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Undeclared Major? Join CAES for a free lunch Thursday, October 12th from 11:00am-2:00pm at the Tate Reception Hall.
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UGA captures economic impact of Georgia agriculture If you’ve ever driven down a rural road lined w/ fields of cotton plants & wondered how much cotton is grown in your county,  forget Google — UGA's Center for Agribusiness and Economics Development has the answers you need!
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