Unbiased researchers at Univ. of Illinois harnessing economics for sustainable food systems, land, water, and energy use, and urban & rural development.
Last week, Ph.D. candidate @BigNyanzu presented his practice job talk to a group of faculty and peers in ACE. His presentation was titled "Digital Financial Services, Financial Inclusion, and Ag-Investment: Evidence from Ghana."
Great job, Fred!👏
This week, Ph.D. candidate @WellsianEcon presented her practice job talk to a group of faculty and peers in ACE. Her presentation was titled "U.S. grassland recreation under climate change: Evidence from big visitation data and weather."
Great job, Kaylee! 🙌
Ph.D. candidate Anissa Collishaw recently presented her practice job talk to a group of faculty and peers in ACE. Her presentation was titled "Nutrition-Sensitive Cash Transfers and Lean Season Food Insecurity."
Well done, Anissa!🙌
Agricultural robots can potentially provide a solution to herbicide-resistant superweeds 🤖 ACES researchers study the factors likely to drive farmer adoption.
Read more➡️https://t.co/TvUqEoidHN
DOI: https://t.co/kVUIK9W6vz
Director of CEOS Madhu Khanna was recently quoted in a @WSJ article about agrivoltaics and the research being done at Illinois to maximize both soybean and energy yield.
Read more: https://t.co/JArOu9aLG4
The 2024 CEOS Newsletter features an update from the director, faculty spotlight, recap of the 2023 @HeartlandWorks1, and the latest research from CEOS.
Check it out and subscribe⬇️
https://t.co/l6trz0KpC8
ACE professor Becca Taylor explains how her recent study explores the effects of curbside collection programs on the adoption of organic waste composting🌍
🔗Read more about the study's findings and the implications at https://t.co/nT5YPfqpsC
Making sense — and cents — out of farming practices. 🌱 💸 Five leaders in Illinois agriculture and sustainability say there are ways to make sustainable practices pay off for farmers. Here’s how.
@Farmland | @ACESIllinois#ClimateSmartAg
https://t.co/ieekhKfnLD
Don't miss next week's talk by Richard Lazarus of @Harvard Law — a @ChemistryUIUC alum & pioneer of environmental law! ♻️
🗓️ 4-5 p.m., Thursday, March 28
Register ➡️ https://t.co/AAGhkv8jkO
Read a Q Magazine Q&A with Lazarus!
🔗 https://t.co/mbbQQPeL4b
1/ A new survey from @UofIllinois researchers seeks to better understand #farmer decisions about nutrient management practices, in particular how #fertilizer#price fluctuations influence farmer preferences and willingness to adopt such practices.
https://t.co/T1FF2sAcL5
The paper by @ceos_il titled “The Achilles heels of carbon farming: Operational constraints on the next cash crop,” finds that more #Illinois#farmers might participate in carbon market if major reforms were made. @TimothyMEggert has details: https://t.co/q8UFWvybi5
#FWN
A new brief from @aceatIL and CEOS at the University of Illinois explores the market opportunity of incentivizing carbon sequestration in agricultural lands and the current limitations of contract design and land tenure. See @SSRN https://t.co/Xra5aMbui2
It is striking how many daily headlines are talking about events that were exacerbated by climate change. Here is just a short rundown from today as an example of the many many ways climate change is affecting us HERE and NOW. Please add any I missed. (Thread)