MSU Stuckman Lecture with NPR’s Scott Horsley

Join Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at MSU for the inaugural Stuckman Lecture in Food Economics & Policy featuring Scott Horsley, NPR’s Chief Economics Correspondent, as he unpacks the forces shaping the food economy. From grocery store prices to agricultural policy, global trade to consumer sentiment, this event will explore the stories behind the numbers and the economic forces that shape what we pay at the supermarket checkout.

About the Lecture Series
The Stuckman Lecture Series at Michigan State University brings leading voices in food and applied economics to campus, fostering critical discussions on the economic forces shaping our food systems and global markets. As the inaugural speaker, Scott Horsley sets the stage for an ongoing dialogue on the intersection of food, economics, and policy.

About Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.

Horsley spent a decade on the White House beat, covering both the Trump and Obama administrations. Before that, he was a San Diego-based business reporter for NPR, covering fast food, gasoline prices, and the California electricity crunch of 2000. He also reported from the Pentagon during the early phases of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Before joining NPR in 2001, Horsley worked for NPR Member stations in San Diego and Tampa, as well as commercial radio stations in Boston and Concord, New Hampshire. Horsley began his professional career as a production assistant for NPR's Morning Edition.

Horsley earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an MBA from San Diego State University.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

 

Following the lecture, there will be an opportunity for audience Q&A

 

Presented by: The Noel W. Stuckman Chair in Food Economics and Policy, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University.