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Election year may ‘muddy the waters’ on farm bill compromise

May 24, 2024

The House Agriculture Committee marked up its $1.5 trillion farm bill yesterday, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has already said has no future in the Senate, but this time Democratic push back may not be extreme partisanship with widely divergent perspectives that have become more the norm says Cornell University professor Andrew Novakovic. 

Law and Policy

Egg prices likely to drop – but when and how low is TBD

January 24, 2023

According to a recent USDA report, retail prices of eggs have “begun to ease,” but consumers are still seeing a historically high spike in cost given an outbreak of avian flu. Cornell University agricultural economists – Wendong Zhang and Andrew Novaković – weigh in on what we could expect to see in terms of egg pricing in 2023 and factors that may play a role in cost.

Food & Agriculture
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Economics and Business

Chocolate milk ‘reasonable choice’ for NYC students

March 9, 2022

Christopher Wolf, professor of agricultural economics, says removing chocolate milk as an option in school cafeterias may limit sugar consumption, but also results in less students consuming milk.


While significant, CFAP aid doesn’t resolve dairy demand destruction

April 19, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic says while it’s helpful the CFAP will provide assistance for farmers, massive demand destruction still remains as an underlying problem.

Food & Agriculture
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Agriculture and Life Sciences

Dairy industry takes big hit as pandemic disrupts demands

April 6, 2020

While the food supply has kept up with consumer demands during the coronavirus pandemic, the dairy industry is seeing major supply chain disruptions given the closures throughout the food service industry. Cornell agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic says small dairy farms and small processors are facing dire economic straits — given the food service industry disruptions and export demand destruction.

Food & Agriculture
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Amidst COVID-19, transportation disruptions pose biggest threat to food supply

March 17, 2020

As Americans head to their local grocery stores and see shortages on products, concerns are rising about food supply shortages. Cornell University agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic says given the long-standing concern around food safety, agriculture and food businesses have a leg up in the current situation, but labor and transportation disruptions could result in widespread consequences to the food system.

Food & Agriculture

DFA, Dean Foods bankruptcy plan faces hurdles, controversy

February 18, 2020

Dairy Farmers of America has agreed to buy assets from Dean Foods, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November. While the plan represents a major step for the stabilization of a large component of the U.S. milk processing sector, Cornell University agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic says there are hurdles to overcome before this proposal would become a reality.

Food & Agriculture
Economics and Business

Impacts of final Farm Bill on agriculture, dairy industry

December 7, 2018

Andrew Novakovic, professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and an expert on the Farm Bill is available for interview on the final bill’s likely impact.

Law and Policy
Food & Agriculture

Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on agriculture, food, beverage industries and food supply chain

May 12, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on agriculture industries, food and beverage markets, as well as specific disruptions to the food supply chain.

Food & Agriculture

Bipartisan Budget Act goes sour for dairy

February 14, 2018

The recently passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 includes significant changes to a major agricultural insurance program for dairy farmers. The bill generates new guidelines for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers (MPP-Dairy) and, according to Cornell University agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic, highlights challenges for agriculture as Congress moves toward a new Farm Bill.

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food & Agriculture
Law, Government & Public Policy

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