Jacobs, K.L.& Hayes, D.J. Comments to U.S. Department of Agriculture Request for Information, “Investments and Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processing Infrastructure,” Docket AMS-TM-21-0058, recorded August 29, 2021. https://www.regulations.gov/comment/AMS-TM-21-0058-0245
Testimony on State of the Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery, and Rebuilding before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, 117th Congress (2021). https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=113973
Co-PI, Cattle and Hog Processing Facility Capacity and Ownership Structure. $75,000. Agricultural Market and Economic Research Cooperative Agreement, USDA OCE, Sept 2021 – Aug 2022. (note: no description available as it was not an open application process)
PD, Agricultural Supply Chain Disruptions, Costs, and Mitigation Strategies to Enhance Resiliency of the U.S. Food Supply. $458,000. Rapid Response to Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Impacts Across Food and Agricultural Systems, USDA AFRI, Aug 2020 – Jul 2022.
Jacobs, K.L. & Hayes, D.J. (2022) Research Update: Optimizing the Use of American Rescue Funds in Pork and Beef. Journal of Food Distribution Research Society 53(1): 5-6. https://www.fdrsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/JFDR53.1_3_Jacobs.pdf
Hayes, D.J., Schulz, L.L., Hart, C.E., & Jacobs, K.L. (2020). A Descriptive Analysis of the COVID-19 impacts on U.S. pork, turkey, and egg markets. Agribusiness 37(1), 122-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21674