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Schewe study on dairy herd health and antibiotic use published in Journal of Rural Studies

Rebecca L. Schewe & Caroline Brock
January 31, 2018

See related: Agriculture, Energy, Religion, Sustainability

Sadanandan weighs in on farmer suicides in India on Climate Central

Anoop Sadanandan, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed for the Climate Central article, "New Findings Show How Climate Change Is Influencing India’s Farmer Suicides." Sadanandan says the study shows a new pathway for research into the nuances of suicide not just among farmers but the population as a whole in India. 08/11/17
August 11, 2017

See related: Agriculture, Climate Change, South Asia

Purser report on treatment of dairy farmworkers cited in NY Times

Gretchen Purser's research on labor conditions for dairy farmworkers is playing a central role in an ongoing NY State Supreme Court battle in which farmworkers are arguing for their right to organize. Purser's report, "Milked: Immigrant Dairy Farmworkers in New York State," was cited in the New York Times. 07/20/17
July 20, 2017

See related: Agriculture, Labor

Purser cited in Albany Times Union article on state dairy worker injuries

The Albany Times Union article, "Two-thirds of dairy workers have been injured at least once, report finds," features Gretchen Purser's recently released report, "Milked: Dairy Farmworkers in New York," that looks at the treatment and working conditions of immigrant laborers who work in milking parlors and barns in New York State. “The rates of injury were far higher than we expected,” Purser told the Times Union. “That was stunning.” 07/11/17
July 11, 2017

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Bertini discusses progress made in ending hunger in Farming First blog

In her blog post on FarmingFirst.org, "Ending Hunger Is Within Our Grasp," Catherine Bertini reflects on the progress made in tackling malnutrition, and the challenge that remains to achieve zero hunger. 
March 23, 2017

See related: Agriculture, Food Security

Schewe article on labor patterns on U.S. dairy farms published in Social Currents

Rebecca L. Schewe & Bernadette White
January 8, 2017

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Schewe paper on constrained choice and climate change mitigation in US agriculture published in JAEE

Diana Stuart & Rebecca L. Schewe
February 24, 2016

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Schewe study on herd management and somatic cell counts published in Journal of Dairy Science

Rebecca L. Schewe, J. Kayitsinga, G.A. Contreras, C. Odom, W.A. Coats, P. Durst, E.P. Hovingh, R.O. Martinez, R. Mobley, S. Moore & R.J. Erskine
October 31, 2015

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Schewe study on family labour on New Zealand organic dairy farms published in Sociologia Ruralis

Rebecca L. Schewe
December 31, 2014

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Schewe study on diversity in agricultural technology published in Agriculture and Human Values

Rebecca L. Schewe & Diana Stuart
August 26, 2014

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