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This article originally appeared on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Brent Sohngen in The Press Newspaper
Brent Sohngen and Matt Roberts in Farm and Dairy
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.
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.
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.
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.
Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series in Ohio Ag Net/Ohio's Country Journal
Op-ed by Brent Sohngen in The Detroit News
Brent Sohngen on WOSU Public Media
Brent Sohngen in Ag Professional
This article was originally published on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
September 29, 2014
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.
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:
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.
Brent Sohngen in the Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio State's Environmental Policy Initiative, which is led by AEDE's Professor Brent Sohngen, launched its Summer 2014 grant competition today.
This article was originally published on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
May 1, 2014
Research by Brent Sohngen in the Huffington Post
Research by Brent Sohngen in DomesticFuel.com
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
Environmental Poliicy Initiative Webinar held on December 12, 2013.
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.
Featuring: Bill Stanley, The Nature Conservancy Samy Sekar, Resources for the Future Dr. Brent Sohngen, James Goodenberger and Shelby Stults, The Ohio State University