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Jayson Lusk

@JaysonLusk

Jayson Lusk has a bachelor's degree in food technology and a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Kansas State University. He is a food and agricultural economist who studies what we eat and why we eat it.

Jayson Lusk has a bachelor's degree in food technology and a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Kansas State University. He is a food and agricultural economist who studies what we eat and why we eat it.

Since 2000, Lusk has published more than 200 journal articles in peer reviewed journals, including several of the most cited papers in the profession. He has served on the editorial councils of eight academic journals including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and Food Policy.

In 2007, Lusk co-authored a book on experimental auctions and coauthored an undergraduate textbook on agricultural marketing and price analysis. In 2011, Lusk released a book co-authored with Bailey Norwood on the economics of farm animal welfare and also co-edited the Oxford Handbook on the Economics of Food Consumption and Policy. In 2013 he published the popular book, The Food Police. His latest popular book is Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving up Super Foods to Save the World.

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Why today's turkey is more affordable and sustainable than it was in the 1970s featured image

Why today's turkey is more affordable and sustainable than it was in the 1970s

November 28, 2019

By Jayson Lusk
Scientific developments and innovation has produced more turkey for a larger population using fewer of our natural resources.
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