What Does the Federal Fund Rate Increases at May FOMC Meeting Mean for Food and Agribusiness? Author: Brady Brewer, Associate Professor, Purdue University During the May 3rd Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, FOMC voting members raised the Federal Funds...
Authors: Dr. Lourival Carmo Monaco Neto, Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Allan W. Gray, Executive Director and Professor Dr. Luciano Castro, International Affiliated Professor Dr. Brady Brewer, Associate Director for Scholarship & Engagement and Assistant...
Data Collection and Usage The collection of data, information and analytics are sweeping the world by storm. They are buzzwords likely heard on almost a daily basis, and they are only becoming more and more prevalent in food and agricultural business. Download This...
Article Multichannel strategies for managing the profitability of business-to-business customers. Crecelius, A., Lawrence, J., Patil, A., & Scheer, L. Journal Journal of Marketing Research, 2019, Volume 56(3) 479-497 Reviewer Dr. Luciano Thome e Castro, Clinical...
Author: Dr. Brady Brewer, Assistant Professor The agricultural sector is highly competitive. At every level of the value chain, participants compete for market share, cost advantages or any other strategic advantage. With advancements in technology, customer...
Purdue University’s 2018 National Conference for Food and Agribusiness was held November 6-7, 2018 with approximately 100 participants representing both crop and livestock industry sectors. All were eager to learn more about the role and importance of business...
In the 1960s, Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union successfully pressured producers into improving agricultural working conditions in California by leading a nationwide boycott of table grapes. The boycott taught farmers that consumers care about more than...
During our Ph.D years, Dr. Giri and I had unconditionally assumed that most crop producers are production and market savvy. Due to the nature of our respective research projects at the time, we never really got involved with extension activities, which would have...
There are a variety of rapid-fire changes happening in the food and agriculture industry, including generational shifts and consolidations in farm business and agribusiness. With these changes and the rise in e-commerce and digital purchases, do relationships still...
Editor’s note: Dr. William Secor is an economist for CoBank and a former clinical professor with Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business. He played an integral role in the 2017 Large Commercial Producer Project during his tenure at...
