<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Applied Economics (APEC) Highlights | Utah State University</title><link>https://qanr.usu.edu/news/_sections/research.xml</link><description>Highlights and news for School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM). View stories by department or see all highlights in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.</description><image><url>https://templateresources.usu.edu/_resources/assets/images/U-State.png</url><title>Utah State University</title><link>https://qanr.usu.edu/</link></image><language>en-us</language><category>News</category><item><title>Economics Comes to Life with Ryan Feuz, CAAS Early Career Teacher of the Year</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/2025/ryan-fuez-economics-comes-to-life.php</link><description>Assistant Professor Feuz makes complex economic concepts accessible and engaging through case studies, hands-on experiences, and interactive discussions. His focus on teaching about the real-world applications and impacts of economics prepares his student</description><pubDate>Wednesday, 19 March 2025</pubDate></item><item><title>From Field to Future: Making Agricultural Work Safer for Young People</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/2024/field-to-future-making-ag-safer.php</link><description>Professor Michael Pate is making a real difference in the world of agricultural safety, especially for young people. His research has been instrumental in creating safety protocols that help protect youth from the unique hazards found in agricultural work</description><pubDate>Monday, 18 November 2024</pubDate></item><item><title>Agribusiness Student Ethan Rasmussen Launches Company AgRecords</title><link>https://www.usu.edu/today/story/agribusiness-student-ethan-rasmussen-launches-company-agrecords</link><description>For farmers and ranchers, record-keeping can mean the difference between success and losing their livelihoods. Producers need hard data about what happens in their fields for everything from insurance to government grants</description><pubDate>Tuesday, 6 February 2024</pubDate></item><item><title>Ryan Bake Receives Scholarship from the American Royal Livestock Show</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/_archive/ryan-bake.php</link><description>Upon receiving the scholarship, Bake was inducted into the Royal Scholars, a group of students passionate about agriculture and the livestock industries. Each scholarship recipient is selected based on their academic achievement, leadership excellence and</description><pubDate>Wednesday, 30 August 2023</pubDate></item><item><title>USU Agricultural Economics Student Represents State of Utah at Western Governors' Association Conference</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/_archive/ryan-bake-wga.php</link><description>Ryan Bake, an agricultural economics student at Utah State University and member of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Council, was selected to be a delegate at the Western Governors’ Association conference this summer.</description><pubDate>Friday, 9 September 2022</pubDate></item><item><title>New Certificate Program for Aspiring Small Business Managers</title><link>https://www.usu.edu/today/story/new-certificate-program-for-aspiring-small-business-managers</link><description>A new certificate program that gives students a foundation of basic small business skills in accounting, management and economic analysis has been approved in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences’ Department of Applied Economics (APEC).</description><pubDate>Thursday, 23 September 2021</pubDate></item><item><title>CAAS Valedictorian, Jeff Austin</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/_archive/valedictorian-jeff.php</link><description>Jeffrey Austin has achieved outstanding academic success in the university’s Department of Applied Economics and also became a well-rounded scholar as he pursued undergraduate research and Extension work in addition to his coursework.</description><pubDate>Monday, 26 April 2021</pubDate></item><item><title>USU Economists Bring Home Top Honors from National Conference</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/_archive/top-honors-19.php</link><description>To earn her doctoral degree, Tatiana Drugova would ultimately travel halfway around the world and complete her graduate studies in field that was entirely new to her.</description><pubDate>Wednesday, 25 December 2019</pubDate></item><item><title>The Trade Deals Moving Forward and the One That Just Won't Budge</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/_archive/trade-deal-wont-budge.php</link><description>The USDA has announced a $16 billion package that includes payments to farmers and programs intended to open markets in other countries. </description><pubDate>Monday, 3 June 2019</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW Agriculture and Natural Resources Law Course Begins Next Semester</title><link>https://caas.usu.edu/news/_archive/new-apec-law-course.php</link><description>The College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (CAAS) is offering a new agriculture and natural resources pre law minor beginning with a class spring semester 2019. </description><pubDate>Friday, 1 February 2019</pubDate></item></channel></rss>