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Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 

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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

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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

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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

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Andrew Novakovic is a professor in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, whose research focuses on the U.S. dairy industry and federal policy related to dairy, other agriculture and food.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Andrew Novaković, the EV Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics in Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, comments on the current balance of milk supply and demand.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

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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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The issue is a complicated one, fueled by strong feelings on both sides of the border, and may ultimately end up sundering NAFTA altogether says Andrew Novakovic, an expert in dairy markets and professor of agricultural economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Andrew Novakovic, the EV Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics in Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, explains how the recent developments in U.S. dairy exports to Canada are threatening dairy farms in New York and Wisconsin.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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