Stephanie Mercier

3 weeks ago | biorxiv.org | Paige Barnes |Benjamin Robira |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier

AbstractPhylogenetic comparisons suggest that behavioural flexibility facilitates success in urban environments. It remains less clear whether urbanization fosters cognitive skills that require flexibility, or whether successful individuals in urban environments simply apply pre-evolved skills to solve new problems.

1 month ago | aei.org | Angela Rachidi |Vincent Smith |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier |Barry K. Goodwin

Post Common-Sense SNAP Reforms Included in House Agriculture Reconciliation Proposal Report American Enterprise Institute Food Aid Cargo Preference and Sourcing Mandates: How More Rent-Seeking Legislation Could Waste Precious Resources Post SNAP and the “Make America Healthy Again” Agenda Report American Enterprise Institute The Chevron Decision and US Livestock Policy Report American Enterprise Institute An Aging Farm Population: Cause for Concern? Report American Enterprise Institute Why...

Jan 16, 2025 | aei.org | Vincent Smith |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier

Key PointsSince 2012, legislative and administrative changes have modestly improved the ability of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to operate humanitarian international food aid programs efficiently. Currently, 50 percent of all food aid shipments must be carried on US-flagged vessels.

Jan 13, 2025 | agweb.com | Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier |Jim Wiesemeyer |Michelle Rook |Jack Heffron

With Skip Hyberg, and Andrew ManaleIn his guest essay published in the New York Times on December 15, 2024, journalist Michael Grunwald identifies a number of important aspects of the future of agriculture, particularly the role of intensive, high-yield production systems in protecting forests, wetlands, and grasslands from being lost to agricultural uses. Certainly, achieving greater productivity per unit of cropland will require less land to provide food for billions of people.

Jan 13, 2025 | agweb.com | Jon Scheve |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier |Michelle Rook |Karen Bohnert

Market Commentary for 1/10/25Arguably the second or third most important USDA report of the year was released today.It was probably the most bullish it could have been for corn and beans. CornSurprisingly, the corn yield decreased 3.8 bushels from November and dropped the carryout to just above 1.5 billion.Considering the yield reports during harvest I received from throughout the US, I was shocked by this yield drop.