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News article: 2015-2016 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Series Kicks Off on Dec. 7

This article originally appeared on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Media mention: Solar energy, brownfields — the perfect partnership

Brent Sohngen in The Press Newspaper

Media mention: Rainfall and water quality on minds at Farm Science Review

Brent Sohngen and Matt Roberts in Farm and Dairy

News article: Panel Discussion Set for Farm Science Review to Focus on Water Quality

This article was originally published on the AgAnswers website.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Water quality will be the focus of a Sept. 22 panel presentation of economists and researchers with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, who will discuss programs and practices designed to lessen the potential of farm runoff into region’s waterways.

News article: AEDE at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

Each summer one of the most highly anticipated events for AEDE’s faculty and students takes place: the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). AAEA is the premier professional organization for agricultural and applied economists working in the U.S.

News article: OSU Environmental Economist: Market-based Solutions to Reduce Phosphorus Emissions Should be Examined

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Though soil erosion prevention programs have resulted in a 30 to 40 percent decline of attached phosphorus in the Lake Erie basin since the 1970s, total phosphorus emissions (which is comprised of both attached, or absorbed, and soluble, or dissolved phosphorus) in the region have increased said Brent Sohngen, an environmental economist in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

News article: Agricultural Policy and Outlook conference series to kick off Dec. 1

This article was originally published on the Ag Answers website.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - With crop-program decision windows open, now is the time for producers to think strategically about their farm’s cash flow, exposure to risk, and the means available to manage these risks, said Carl Zulauf, an agricultural economics professor in Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Media mention: OSU policy meetings to kick off Dec. 1

Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series in Ohio Ag Net/Ohio's Country Journal

Media mention: How the government makes water problems worse

Op-ed by Brent Sohngen in The Detroit News

Media mention: Researcher: Tax Phosphorous To Reduce Algae Threat In Lake Erie

Brent Sohngen on WOSU Public Media

Media mention: Economist: Taxing P could reduce risk of algal blooms

Brent Sohngen in Ag Professional

News article: Ohio State Economist: Taxing Phosphorus Could Reduce Risk of Algal Blooms

This article was originally published on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. 

September 29, 2014

News article: Webinar on Sept. 30 to Examine the Economics of Water Pollution Control

Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative will hold a webinar focused on the economics of water pollution control, looking specifically at the case of harmful algal blooms, on Tuesday, September 30th from 12 noon to 1pm. The webinar is free, open to all, and is targeted at non-economic audiences. Advance registration is not required.

Event: Webinar: The Economics of Water Pollution Control: The Case of Harmful Algal Blooms

This webinar will examine the economics of water pollution control through the lens of harmful algal blooms. In particular, the webinar will provide the following:

News article: Environmental Policy Initiative Announces Summer 2014 Research Grant Winners

Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative, which is directed by Professor Brent Sohngen, offers a yearly summer research grant for OSU graduate students who are preparing doctoral dissertation proposals for work in environmental policy. Recipients receive an award of $4,000, which is to be used during the summer semester during which the award is granted. 

Media mention: Do energy standards create jobs? No

Brent Sohngen in the Cincinnati Enquirer

News article: Environmental Policy Initiative Launches Summer Grant Competition
Ohio State's Environmental Policy Initiative, which is led by AEDE's Professor Brent Sohngen, launched its Summer 2014 grant competition today.  
News article: Ohio State Research Shows Substantial Link Between State-level Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards and Reduced Carbon Emissions

This article was originally published on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. 

May 1, 2014

Media mention: Biofuels and Climate Change: Pulpwood to the Rescue?

Research by Brent Sohngen in the Huffington Post

Media mention: Study Aims to Debunk Indirect Land Use Change

Research by Brent Sohngen in DomesticFuel.com

Multimedia: A Model of Phosphorus Emissions in NW Ohio: Estimates and Policy Implications

Brent Sohngen, AEDE Professor and Director of Ohio State's Environmental Policy Initiative, presents a summary of his presentation at the 2013-2014 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series, "A Model of Phosphorus Emissions in NW Ohio: Estimates and Policy Implications

Multimedia: An Analysis of the Effect of Federal and State Energy Efficiency Regulations on Past and Future Ohio Carbon Emissions

Environmental Poliicy Initiative Webinar held on December 12, 2013. 

News article: Ohio State to Hold 2013-2014 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series Statewide

This article was originally published on the website of OSU's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Growers and producers will find that despite the fact that cropland in Ohio increased in value in 2012 and 2013, those values are expected to remain flat or even decline in 2014, an economist from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) said.

Event: Webinar: An Analysis of the Effect of Federal and State Energy Efficiency Regulations on Past and Future Ohio Carbon Emissions

Featuring:  Bill Stanley, The Nature Conservancy Samy Sekar, Resources for the Future Dr. Brent Sohngen, James Goodenberger and Shelby Stults, The Ohio State University

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