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An Examination of Monthly Food Pantry Cycles in the Context of SNAP Benefits Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) February 11, 2021 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), may be the most notable Food Assistance Programs available nationally. The SNAP program provides food budget discounts to needy families whereas food panties acquire donations of food to hand out to the needy for free. According to new research, pantry-goers do not always exhaust pantry options. In a food bank network where clients were able to visit ...

COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on National Parks and Recreation Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) February 10, 2021 In the post-war period of the 1940s, visitation to US national parks and recreational parks was on the rise, reaching a peak of 75 million in the 1990s. Fast forward to March of 2020: COVID-19 sweeps the globe, and park visitation comes to a screeching halt. The Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument are two examples of iconic landmarks that had a complete shut down. In the recent article “How has the COVID-19 P...

Planning for Future Pandemics Using Supply Chain Mapping Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) December 21, 2020 We were hoping that restaurants would be recovering by now, but instead of 'bending the curve' sufficiently to get us over the toughest part of COVID, hospitals are once again full, restaurants are still empty, and people are still working from home. In the new article “Supply chain mapping to prepare for future pandemics" featured in the Applied Economics Perpectives & Policy, Bailey Norwood and Derrell Peel from Oklaho...

How Produce Farmers are Feeling the Effects of the Pandemic Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) December 18, 2020 At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many retail stores experienced shortages of certain fruits and vegetables because of the disruptions to farm labor and workers in processing. With major crop losses in lettuce, apples, and grapes, new research estimates up to $48 million in losses during this time. In the new article “The Effects of COVID-19 on Fruit and Vegetable Production” William Ridley from the University...

Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 It’s no secret that today’s economic climate has drastically shifted due to COVID-19. In an AAEA session taking place virtually for the 2021 ASSA Annual Meeting, AAEA members and researchers will examine food insecurity with new technology, the poverty and malnutrition indicators, whether or not cell phone metadata can predict food security, and the vegetation index. The organizer of the session, Rob Vos from the Int...