UW-Madison - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics

01/20/2026

Welcome back students! Let's get this party started!

01/19/2026

01/08/2026

The Wolf Moon may be waning, but research by Profs. Nick Parker (AAE) and Jen Raynor AAE PhD'17 (Forest/Wildlife Ecology) continues to wax on. They find that wolves aren’t just majestic creatures—by keeping deer populations in check they might also make our roads safer by reducing auto accidents. Another unexpected way nature and science intersect. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2025/gray-wolfs-safer-roads-delisting/

01/01/2026

Best wishes for a new year full of good health, good cheer,
peace and prosperity.

12/30/2025

12/25/2025

Wishing you all the joys and wonder of the holiday season.

12/19/2025

AAE Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/fb8e4c9243b9/greetings-from-ag-and-applied-econ-university-of-wisconsin-madison-8337719

12/15/2025

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR AAE WINTER GRADUATES!
Best wishes for a bright future-On Wisconsin!

B.S. Ag & Applied Economics B.S. Ag Business Management
Parker Higginbottom Dausen Anderson
Yeon Jun Lee Kate Klaehn
James Li
Jonathan Minnis
Emma Vos

M.S. Professional Option: Ag & Applied Economics
Zhiyeng Chen
Grace Gou
Jason Luo
Rachel Mu
Charles Voigt

PhD
Mckenzie Boyce

12/14/2025

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR AAE WINTER GRADUATES!
Best wishes for a bright future-On Wisconsin!

B.S. Ag & Applied Economics B.S. Ag Business Management
Parker Higginbottom Dausen Anderson
Yeon Jun Lee Kate Klaehn
James Li
Jonathan Minnis
Emma Vos

M.S. Professional Option: Ag & Applied Economics
Grace Gou
Rachel Mu

PhD
Mckenzie Boyce

12/10/2025

Check out this guest blog by AAE JMC Pedro Magaña Sáenz
Building Trust and Transparency via Text Message: How Digital Receipts Change Smallholder Markets. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/building-trust-and-transparency-via-text-message--how-digital-re?cid=SHR_BlogSiteShare_EN_EXT via

Imagine you run a small juice shop that sells through a delivery app like Uber Eats or DoorDash. Every morning you hand off your juice to a driver, trusting the driver to deliver the whole amount without tampering with the juice by diluting with water. The app uses dynamic pricing, so the prices cha...

11/13/2025

Honoring World Kindness Day-
each and every day