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Farm Heterogeneity and Leveraging Federal Crop Insurance for Conservation Practice Adoption

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Many studies have considered the relationship between crop insurance and individual conservation practices. A new study considers the relationship between crop insurance and a broad set of conservation practices, as well as developing a unique approach to use survey data to measure the environmental impact of nitrogen that also accounts for a producers' yield goals. The research is one step forward in conducting analysis that looks at the broader set of production and conservation practices on farms, as well as actual environmental impacts.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Many studies have considered the relationship between crop insurance and individual conservation practices.
  • In the new article " Farm Heterogeneity and Leveraging Federal Crop Insurance for Conservation Practice Adoption " featured in the Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, Jennifer Ifft from Kansas State University and Margaret Jodlowski from The Ohio State University, dig into if farm that use crop insurance have different conservation practices and more or less nitrogen use, relative to other farms.
  • The authors say, "Many current and proposed policies aim to use the Federal crop insurance program to leverage adoption of conservation practices.
  • However, our analysis also suggests that farms that more intensively use crop insurance may be more responsive to financial incentives, which could accelerate adoption."

Shippo Becomes First Shipping Platform with a FedEx Platform Account, Bringing Merchants New Service Levels at Improved Rates

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shippo, a leading shipping platform for growing e-commerce businesses, today announced that it is the first multi-carrier shipping company to receive a Platform Account from FedEx. With this agreement, Shippo can now offer U.S.-based merchants special discounted FedEx shipping services – including FedEx Ground Economy and FedEx International Connect Plus (FICP) – directly from its platform. These services can be leveraged without the need to create a FedEx account.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shippo , a leading shipping platform for growing e-commerce businesses, today announced that it is the first multi-carrier shipping company to receive a Platform Account from FedEx.
  • With this agreement, Shippo can now offer U.S.-based merchants special discounted FedEx shipping services – including FedEx Ground Economy and FedEx International Connect Plus (FICP) – directly from its platform.
  • In addition to offering improved rates to merchants using Shippo, this expanded alliance gives FedEx access to the tens of thousands of small-to-mid-market e-commerce sellers that Shippo serves through a single point of contact.
  • "Our expanded agreement with FedEx – the first of its kind for FedEx with a shipping platform – is a massive step towards our mission of simplifying shipping for all merchants.

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces Finalists in International Design Competition for the Cold War Veterans Memorial

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The Cold War Veterans Memorial will be a critical piece of the Pritzker Archives and Memorial Park Center (PAMPC) currently under development.

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  • The Cold War Veterans Memorial will be a critical piece of the Pritzker Archives and Memorial Park Center (PAMPC) currently under development.
  • This Memorial will provide a place where their contributions are honored, said Col. Jennifer Pritzker, Founder of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
  • In line with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library's mission, the Cold War Veterans Memorial aims to increase the public understanding of military history.
  • In line with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library's mission, the Cold War Veterans Memorial aims to increase the public understanding of military history.