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Net Farm Income Expected to Decline Again in 2018 After a Small Rebound Last Year

The United State Department of Agriculture (USDA), on August 30, forecasted U.S. net farm income for 2018 to decline 13% from last year, from $75.5 billion in 2017 to $65.7 billion in 2018 (USDA 2018). If realized, U.S. net farm income would decrease to levels witnessed in 2016 (Figure 1). This...
Ani Katchova Completes Service on AAEA Executive Board

Ani Katchova completed her three-year term on the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s (AAEA) Executive Board. Dr. Katchova is an Associate Professor and Farm Income Enhancement Chair at the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at The Ohio State...
The Impact the Trade Disputes are Having on Farmers and the $12 Billion Emergency Aid Package

Professor Ian Sheldon Interview on Trade and Tariffs on Knowledge @ Wharton.