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Wendong Zhang 张文栋

Associate Professor · Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

SC Johnson College of Business · Cornell University

Email: [email protected]

Office: Warren Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853

Website: wendongzhang.weebly.com

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For reporters

I am available for comment on:

· US farmland markets — values, foreign ownership, solar leasing, Iowa Land Value Survey

· US–China agricultural trade — tariffs, trade wars, China's food system

· Environmental economics — PFAS, water quality, conservation programs, carbon markets

· Agricultural policy — farm bill, conservation programs, food assistance

Cornell Media Relations: [email protected] · (607) 255-6074

Response time: typically within 24 hours on business days

US–China trade & tariffs Farmland markets & land values Environment, food & conservation Other

US–China trade, tariffs & agricultural markets

• Aug 2025
  PBS NewsHour / Associated Press by Dee-Ann Durbin and Anne D'Innocenzio · "What consumers can expect from import taxes as the U.S. sets new tariff rates"

  Reposted by ABC News
• Jul 2025
  Cornell Chronicle · "Cornell economist: 'Most disruptive tariff moves in modern history'"
• Apr 2026
  Fortune · "How tariffs dealt economic blow in all 50 states"
• Apr 2025
  New York Times · "U.S. and China Headed for 'Monumental' Split, Putting World Economy on Edge"
• Apr 2025
  Los Angeles Times · "Trump's trade war may trigger a global recession and undermine the U.S., experts say"
• Apr 2025
  Cornell Chronicle · "Cornell economist: In game of trade war chicken, don't expect China to blink"
• Apr 2025
  Associated Press by Wyatt Grantham-Philips · "Confusion reigns after Trump exempts electronics from new tariff regime"

  Reposted by Broadband Breakfast
• Apr 2025
  The Fiscal Times by Michael Rainey · "Trump Pauses Some Tariffs for 90 Days, but Raises Tariffs on China"
• Apr 2025
  WBNG by Daniel Curren · "Experts & business owners react to 'Liberation Day' tariffs"TV
• Mar 2025
  Associated Press by Wyatt Grantham-Philips · "What to know about Trump's tariffs and their impact on businesses and shoppers"

  Reposted by Chicago Tribune · Times of India · KCRG
• Mar 2025
  WSTM by Rachel Culver · "Canadian tourism to Syracuse hit by tariffs and economic uncertainty"TV
• Feb 2025
  CBS News by Aimee Picchi · "Trump hits Canada, Mexico and China with steep new tariffs"

  Reposted by France 24
• Feb 2025
  Yahoo Finance by Aimee Picchi · "What products could get pricier after Trump tariffs enacted?"
• Feb 2025
  Iowa Farmer Today by Benjamin Herrold · "Ag trade crucial for U.S. farmers' bottom lines"
• Jan 2025
  Cornell Chronicle · "Bracing for Trade Turbulence from Trump Tariffs"
• Jan 2025
  Agri-Pulse by Oliver Ward · "China to Accelerate Crop Breeding amid Food Security, Trade Concerns"
• Feb 2024
  South China Morning Post by Khushboo Razdan · "The food front: US farmers see sales to China picking up and hope for more"
• Jan 2023
  Things that Go BoomPodcast · "How Xi Jinping Plans to Fill China's 'Rice Bowls'"

Farmland markets, ownership & land values

• May 2025
  Farms.com · "Agriculture Continues to Navigate Tariffs"

  Reposted by AgUpdate
• Jan 2025
  Bulletin-Review · "Iowa Farmland Values Increase After Three Years of Decline"
• Oct 2024
  Cornell Chronicle · "Advancing large-scale solar boosts farmland prices"
• Aug 2024
  Iowa PBS Market to MarketTV · "Foreign Land Ownership"
• Jul 2024
  Wisconsin Public RadioRadio by Trevor Hook · "Fears of China-owned farmland in Wisconsin are exaggerated, new analysis suggests"
• Jun 2024
  Forbes by Russell Flannery · "No, China Is Not Buying All US Farmland"
• Feb 2024
  the Gazette by Brittney Miller and Erin Jordan · "2022 Ag Census: Five things to know about Iowa"
• Jan 2024
  Agri-News by Martha Blum · "Changing environmental policies impacting farmland values"
• Dec 2023
  AgUpdate.com · "Aging Owners will Impact Farmland Transfer"
• Nov 2023
  Successful Farming by Chuck Abbott · "Foreign buyers pay a premium for U.S. farmland, says analyst"
• Jun 2023
  Iowa PBS Market to MarketTV · "Foreign Land Ownership in Iowa" and "Iowa Farmland Ownership Survey Reveals Surprises"
• Jun 2023
  Investigate Midwest by Erin Jordan · "Who Owns Iowa's Farmland? In Many Cases, It is Not Farmers"
• Jun 2023
  Farm Journal by Jenna Hoffman · "84% of Iowa Farmland Now Owned Debt-Free"
• Jun 2023
  DTN Progressive Farmer by Chris Clayton · "Iowa Study Shows Farmland Owned Debt-Free by Baby Boomers Who Like Cash Rent"
• Jun 2023
  WHO NewsRadio 1040 · KFAB 1110 · WMT 600Radio · "Study: 80% Of Iowa Farmland Is Debt-Free"
• Jun 2023
  the Gazette by Erin Jordan · "Who Owns Iowa's Farmland?" and "Iowa's Farm Owners Getting Older"
• Jun 2023
  KMCH Mix 94.7Radio · "Ag Informer – ISU Releases Land Ownership Survey"
• Apr 2023
  Des Moines Register · "Polk County farmers fear Des Moines suburbs will gobble up their land"
• Sep 2022
  NPRRadio · "Farmland prices are up sharply. How did it get so expensive?"
• Jan 2022
  Associated Press · "Think your home value is soaring? Talk to a farmer"

Environment, food systems & conservation

• Dec 2024
  Cornell Chronicle · "Top 5 Research Stories of 2024"
• Dec 2023
  Cornell Chronicle by Susan Kelley · "Rice can help NYS farms profit from climate-change flooding"
• Jun 2023
  the Gazette by Brittney Miller · "Breaking barriers: Women-led organizations empower Iowa's female farmland owners"
• Apr 2024
  Reuters by Tom Polansek · "Laid-off: Former Tyson Foods chicken farmers face high costs switching to eggs"

  Reposted by Fast Company
• Apr 2024
  Farm Progress by Ann Straudt · "What is hindering edge-of-field conservation adoption?"
• Apr 2023
  Finger Lakes RadioRadio by Ted Baker · "The economic impact of harmful algal blooms"
• Apr 2023
  Spectrum NewsTV by Casey Bortnick · "Discussing the rise and fall of egg prices"
• Apr 2023
  Quartz by Morgan Haefner · "Egg prices: Capitalizing the coop"
• Apr 2023
  Quartz by Michelle Cheng · "US egg prices are falling back to earth"
• Feb 2023
  Wall Street Journal · "Eggs Are Getting Less Expensive—for Stores, Not Shoppers"
• Feb 2023
  USA Today · "Fact check: No link between Bill Gates and chicken and egg shortage"
• Jan 2023
  Cornell Chronicle · "Egg prices likely to drop – but when and how low is TBD"
• Jan 2023
  WXXI NewsRadio · "Egg prices are skyrocketing, and egg companies are making record profits. What gives?"
• Jul 2018
  OUP Blog · "Angling for Less HABs" · on harmful algal blooms research

Other coverage

• Mar 2026
  Cornell Chronicle · "U.S.-China rift widens as Beijing rejects role in Hormuz crisis"
• Sep 2025
  Fortune · "With rural America starting to see huge financial losses from tariff policies, Trump offers vague aid package to farmers"
• Apr 2025
  South China Morning Post by Ralph Jennings · "Myanmar earthquake may have disrupted China's rare earth supplies, analysts say"
• May 2023
  The China Project by Nayda Yeh · "After decades of bans, China is beginning to plant gene-edited crops"
• Feb 2024
  The Wire China by Katrina Northrop · "The DNA Distortion: Should U.S. biotech companies be allowed to sell to China's police force?"
• Aug 2023
  Cornell Chronicle · "Amish-Chinese partnership: Shiitake mushrooms are main ingredient"
• Oct 2022
  World-Grain.com · "China's plan to build corn mill in US draws scrutiny"
• Jun 2022
  Des Moines Register · "Iowa State University report: Farmers paying more for fertilizer but gouging not found"