When California was considering its restrictions on cages in 2008 and 2010, early research showed some consumers willing to pay a premium for the eggs that surpassed the extra cost to producers, says Timothy Richards, …

Research by Agribusiness Professor Ashok Mishra examines whether Great Depression-era legislation continues to have a positive effect on contemporary farmers.  …

Researchers will explore solutions to food waste through two unique research projects funded by the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research …

Professor Ashok Mishra, who is the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair in Food Management, is the new editor of the Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Ec …

Many national grocers are losing sleep over the online giant, but Valley grocers are up for the …

Brick-and-mortar bookstore and electronic retailers have been struggling since Amazon came into the market. Now there may be challenges for retail grocers since the online giant started its deal with the natural and …

Eye-opening research conducted by Assistant Professors Carola Grebitus and Rod Roscoe shows that we may not be as adept at online searching as we’d like to …

As Phoenix continues to sprawl toward Tucson, urban planners are working to prevent the entire 100-mile corridor between Arizona’s largest metro areas from becoming nothing but concrete and …

The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus said, “We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.” But, research from Carola Grebitus shows that the people you’re eating …

Small farm businesses find it particularly difficult to remain competitive in the business of raising produce and livestock. Given the income challenges small farms face, it’s not surprising that two thirds of those …

Some 75-80 percent of the food grown in the U.S. comes from family-owned farm businesses, some of them very large and many incorporated. In fact, according to agribusiness professor Ashok Mishra, family farms are the …

Ashok Mishra is driven to help better the lives of the 5.5 billion or so people who depend on subsistence farming to survive. The story of a farm entrepreneur lifting himself out of poverty to give his children a better …

Why do wholesale food prices fluctuate wildly, while retail prices don't change much? Agribusiness Professor Timothy Richards believes that most of the time, the retail food business is an efficient market with both …

The Wall Street Journal quoted Professor Timothy Richards about the increase of fresh produce prices due to the three-year drought in …