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Weekly Agricultural Policy Articles by Daryll E. Ray
Originally published in MidAmerica Farmer Grower
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December 2004
230 The CRP and the Negative Impact on Rural Communities
December 31, 2004 link to word file of article #230link to pdf file of article #230
229 $1.63 corn: Does that market signal mean we need fewer CRP acres?
December 24, 2004 link to word file of article #229link to pdf file of article #229
228 Adam Smith and the CRP
December 17, 2004link to word file of article #228link to pdf file of article #228
227 U.S. trade balance goes south
December 10, 2004 link to word file of article #227link to pdf file of article #227
226 Devolution: A desirable revolution or impossible solution
December 3, 2004link to word file of article #226link to pdf file of article #226
November 2004
225 Next Farm Bill: States in charge of commodity policy?
November 26, 2004 link to word file of article #225link to pdf file of article #225
224 Adding to the peril of soybean farming
November 19, 2004 link to word file of article #224link to pdf file of article #224
223 Whence low prices? High payments or the lack of an effective throttle?
November 12, 2004 link to word file of article #223link to pdf file of article #223
222
Export measures often need to be put into context to reflect reality
November 5, 2004 link to word file of article #222link to pdf file of article #222
October 2004
221
Tobacco quota buyout is just the beginning
October 29, 2004 link to word file of article #221link to pdf file of article #221
220
Tobacco Quota Buyout
October 22, 2004 link to word file of article #220link to pdf file of article #220
219 Agriculture reaps benefits from new tax law
October 15, 2004 link to word file of article #219link to pdf file of article #219
218 Can we build on agriculture's energy emphasis to create a full-blown farm/energy policy? link to word file of article #218link to pdf file of article #218
October 8, 2004
217 Nothing intensifies food security concerns like food unavailability
October 1, 2004 link to word file of article #217link to pdf file of article #217
September 2004
216 Japan's 21-year aid program helped put Brazil on the soybean map
September 24, 2004 link to word file of article #216link to pdf file of article #216
215 Cotton trade dispute ruling released: U. S. must make changes
September 17, 2004 link to word file of article #215link to pdf file of article #215
214 Rabobank: A Farm Credit Services of America replacement?
Sepetmber 10, 2004 link to word file of article #214link to pdf file of article #214

213

Bioenergy: Ethanol, biodiesel, and a bunch of other stuff
September 3, 2004 link to word file of article #213link to pdf file of article #213
August 2004
212 Early frost in northern low-lying areas may trim corn and bean potential
August 27, 2004 link to word file of article #212link to pdf file of article #212
211 Corn crop ain't known until it's known
August 20, 2004 link to word file of article #211link to pdf file of article #211
210 BSE Testing Update
August 13, 2004 link to word file of article #210link to pdf file of article #210
209 WTO Framework Approved
August 6, 2004 link to word file of article #209link to pdf file of article #209
July 2004
208 The follies of basing farm policy on world numbers
July 30, 2004 link to word file of article #208link to pdf file of article #208
207 WTO Director tries to resuscitate trade negotiations
July 23, 2004 link to word file of article #207link to pdf file of article #207
206 95 percent of food consumers outside the U.S. but also 99 percent of farm population
July 16, 2004 link to word file of article #206link to pdf file of article #206
205 On communicating USDA preliminary BSE test results: announcements or leaks
July 9, 2004 link to word file of article #205link to pdf file of article #205
204 Farm export optimism and upgrading Mississippi locks and dams
July 2, 2004 link to word file of article #204link to pdf file of article #204
June 2004
203 Have land prices peaked?
June 25, 2004 link to word file of article #203link to pdf file of article #203
202 Monsanto vs. Percy Schmeiser: The Canadian Supreme Court rules
June 18, 2004link to word file of article #202link to pdf file of article #202
201 Localized markets: The future of U.S. agriculture?
June 11, 2004link to word file of article #201link to pdf file of article #201
200 China: Will they or won't they?
June 4, 2004 link to word file of article #200link to pdf file of article #200
May 2004
199 The Mad Cow story has more twists and turns
May 28,2004
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198 Payments to farmers a fraction of total ag support in OECD countries
May 21, 2004
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197 When is $318 billion not $318 billion?
May 14, 2004
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196 BSE testing: What does the customer want
May 7, 2004
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April 2004
195 Whatever happened to "An abundance of caution?"
April 30, 2004
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194 GMO crops - Who is responsible for the consequences of pollen drift?
April 23, 2004 link to word file of article #194link to pdf file of article #194
193 Changes over time
April 16, 2004
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192 Short-term price spikes often have long-term consequences
April 8, 2004
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191 Whence the high prices?
April 3, 2004
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March 2004
190 What is an agricultural subsidy?
March 26, 2004
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189 Subsidies and Demand
March 19, 2004
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188 Subsidies and production
March 12, 2004link to word file of article #188link to pdf file of article #188
187 Policy development begins with an understanding of the problem to be solved
March 5, 2004
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February 2004
186 Rural policy is umbrella for a number of specific policies
February 27, 2004
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185

Rural Development Policy Is Not A Substitute for Commodity Policy
February 20, 2004 link to word file of article #185link to pdf file of article #185

184 Concreteness is often misplaced
February 13, 2004 link to word file of article #184link to pdf file of article #184
183

Jobless recovery: Another example of the fallacy of composition?
February 6, 2004 link to word file of article #183link to pdf file of article #183

January 2004
182 Building a wall of protection against the spread of disease
January 30, 2004 link to word file of article #182link to pdf file of article #182
181 Questions, Questions, We Have Questions
January 23, 2004link to word file of article #181link to pdf file of article #181
180 Changes in Iowa farms
January 16, 2004 link to word file of article #180link to pdf file of article #180
179 Is it "hysteria" or "an abundance of caution"?
January 9, 2004link to word file of article #179link to pdf file of article #179  
178 Mad Cow: Unwelcome Christmas news
January 2, 2004link to word file of article #178link to pdf file of article #178