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Management and Budget Commissioner Erin Campbell and Minnesota State Economist Laura Kalambokidis spoke about the budget surplus Wednesday in St. Paul.

Reliance on corn-based ethanol aviation fuel “is not going to do much for global warming, but it will do quite a lot to benefit the renewable fuel industry and it will also indirectly benefit corn prices,” Prof. C. Ford Runge, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law at the University of Minnesota, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

This is the first year U of M was chosen to house the National Thanksgiving Turkey. “Turkey production has long been a fundamental part of Minnesota agriculture and is important to providing high quality protein to consumers all over the world,” said Brian Buhr, dean of CFANS. 

Food system infrastructure is strong, yet flaws exist. Historically, the World Wars are a driver for why the current food system is the way it is, University of Minnesota professor of applied economics Hikaru Peterson said.

Harshada Karnik, researcher at the Center for Public Health Systems, is working to understand factors impacting food insecurity among Somali American communities. Hikaru Peterson, Karnik’s mentor, said she hopes this research process will help identify new efforts in the community. 

Stephen Polasky, a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US who attended the symposium, presented the latest developments in the sector and praised Beijing's efforts in GEP accounting and management.

Bob Craven, former director and now Associate Director of CFFM, is the recipient of the ABA Blanchfield Award.