Droughts and Investing

June 25, 2021

Droughts on the West Coast are grabbing headlines, but what about here in the Midwest and Indiana, are we in danger of drought?

Today we hear from a professor and weather expert on where things stand, also we learn more about what causes drought and how it affects the agricultural landscape in the long run.

Later in the show, we also talk about the world of retail investors.

Produced by Mariam Sobh.

Guests:

Samantha Horton
Business Reporter, Indiana Public Broadcasting

Jeanie Lindsay
Education Reporter, Indiana Public Broadcasting

Molly Woloszyn
Midwest Coordinator, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System

Jayson Lusk
Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University

Charles Trzcinka
The James and Virginia Cozad Professor of Finance at Indiana University's Kelly School of Business