Second day of class teaching completely online. Nothing has caught fire so far. I'd call that a win!

While reviewer #2 is usually the notorious one, lately it has been reviewer #1 for me. Turns out sandwiching the negative review between two positives ones actually does soften the blow.

We were making progress and then 2020 happened.

The number of people experiencing potentially life-threatening food insecurity in the developing world is expected to nearly double this year to 265 million, the UN reports. Children especially are at increased risk. nyti.ms/3ikDPkX

Not since before I started grad school.

Check out our Choices Magazine theme on the impacts of Covid-19 on the Ag. sector.

Another one bites the dust. Due to a spike in Covid-19 cases among students, UW-River Falls is transitioning to 100% online instruction for 2 weeks. Well, we lasted longer than I expected.

Excellent work by my former PhD student and now Asst. Prof. Timothy Harris forthcoming in Economic Inquiry DO SNAP WORK REQUIREMENTS WORK? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

SNAP participation and spending respond to economic conditions. Learn more: go.usa.gov/xGMf6.

As a Minnesotan, the view from my window this evening.

October Amber Waves: Climatic Trends Dampened Recent Productivity Growth on Wisconsin Dairy Farms. Learn more: go.usa.gov/x7gZH.

If I had a nickel for every time I correctly guessed a reviewer from their comments, I don't know how many nickels I'd have.

Excellent resource on calculating economic depreciation.

You know you live in Minnesota when find yourself excited about the temperature going up to 8 F tomorrow.

First shot of Pfizer ✅ The light at the end of the tunnel is finally peeking through.

Acceptance day! After a long R&R process, time to break out the champagne.

Putting grocery food taxes on the table: Evidence for food security po... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great to see this article finally in print. The impact of the ACA Medicaid expansion on SNAP participation sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Medicaid enrollment jumped during the pandemic, a new report says. nytimes.com/2021/06/21/us/…

Great video of Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna and professional age forecaster teaching did with staggered rollouts. Those two set the bar high. youtu.be/A4Ntjxye5e8