Weekly Agricultural Policy Articles by Daryll E. Ray

Originally published in MidAmerica Farmer Grower
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December 2007
386 WTO: Needs a “blue light (box) special” for agriculture
December 28, 2007 link to pdf file of article #386 link to word file of article #386
385 Perfect record on predicting China corn imports so far: Always wrong
December 21, 2007 link to pdf file of article #385 link to word file of article #385
384 Hope for the best but plan for the worst
December 14, 2007 link to pdf file of article #384link to word file of article #384
383 Fact or fantasy?: Farm legislation need not prepare for $2 corn
December 7, 2007 link to pdf file of article #383 link to word file of article #383
November 2007
382 Noted climatologist says we may be due for a major Midwestern drought
November 30, 2007 link to pdf file of article #382 link to word file of article #382
381 Reforming farm programs: Remember to consider underlying assumptions
November 23, 2007 link to pdf file of article #381 link to word file of article #381
380 Should agricultural policy address short-term problems or long-term problems?
November 16, 2007 link to pdf file of article #380 link to word file of article #380
379 Senate FB addresses livestock producers’ concerns
November 9, 2007 link to pdf file of article #379 link to word file of article #379
378 ACR: Strong safety net when prices are high but snaps when prices fall
November 2, 2007 link to pdf file of article #378 link to word file of article #378
October 2007
377 Irradiation of high-risk foods: Has its time come?
October 26, 2007 link to pdf file of article #377 link to word file of article #377
376 Some coffee sold in Canadian stores is labeled as “Product of Canada”!
October 19. 2007 link to pdf file of article #376 link to word file of article #376
375 Farm bill deliberations: The beat goes on
October 12, 2007 link to pdf file of article #375 link to word file of article #375
374 Have we reached a new permanent plateau in crop prices?
October 5, 2007 link to pdf file of article #374 link to word file of article #374
September 2007
373 If corn stock levels turn out to top 2005, would corn price go $2 per bushel?
September 28, 2007 link to pdf file of article #373 link to word file of article #373
372 In an urban culture, millions of people and most areas remain rural
September 21, 2007 link to pdf file of article #372 link to word file of article #372
371 Would rebalancing currency values increase agricultural exports to China?
September 14, 2007 link to pdf file of article #371 link to word file of article #371
370 Export-led prosperity: That sounds familiar
September 7, 2007 link to pdf file of article #370 link to word file of article #370
August 2007
369 Decoupled payments and shell games
August 31, 2007 link to pdf file of article #369 link to word file of article #369
368 Decoupled payments: Australians ask, decoupled from what?
August 24, 2007 link to pdf file of article #368 link to word file of article #368
367 Farm bill issues awaiting Senate consideration
August 17, 2007 link to pdf file of article #367 link to word file of article #367
366 Reform is in the eye of the beholder
August 10, 2007 link to pdf file of article #366 link to word file of article #366
365 The House puts their version of the farm bill into play
August 3, 2007 link to pdf file of article #365 link to word file of article #365
July 2007
364 The legislative journey to a new farm bill has started
July 27, 2007 link to pdf file of article #364 link to word file of article #364
363 Is full information for consumers a protectionist measure?
July 20, 2007 link to pdf file of article #363 link to word file of article #363
362 Surviving the Southeast’s worst drought in 118 years
July 13, 2007 link to pdf file of article #362 link to word file of article #362
361 Corn, corn, and more corn
July 6, 2007 link to pdf file of article #361 link to word file of article #361
June 2007
360 Colombia’s “Juan Valdez” to produce corn as well as coffee
June 29, 2007 link to pdf file of article #360 link to word file of article #360
359 Reserve Issues: One is its effect on prices
June 22, 2007 link to pdf file of article #358 link to word file of article #358
358 Cooperatives provide independence and a counterbalance
June 15, 2007 link to pdf file of article #358 link to word file of article #358
357 Food safety is a key component of public policy
June 8, 2007 link to pdf file of article #357 link to word file of article #357
356 Protecting crop farmers and corn users with a corn reserve
June 1, 2007 link to pdf file of article #356 link to word file of article #356
May 2007
355 It’s futile to push on the corn ethanol barn door—it’s a grain reserve that is needed
May 25, 2007 link to pdf file of article #355 link to word file of article #355
354 Food ingredients can cost less if manufacturing standards are skipped
May 18, 2007 link to word file of article #354link to pdf file of article #354
353 When it comes to food safety: Trust but verify
May 11, 2007 link to word file of article #353link to pdf file of article #353
352 Were our pets canaries in the mineshaft of food ingredient imports?
May 4, 2007 link to word file of article #352link to pdf file of article #352
April 2007
351 Profitability in crop and livestock sectors
April 27, 2007 link to word file of article #351link to pdf file of article #351
350 Harkin raises issue of shifting direct payment money to other ag uses
April 20, 2007 link to word file of article #350link to pdf file of article #350
349 Marketing E85: Big oil obstacles and ethanol industry opportunities
April 13, 2007 link to word file of article #349link to pdf file of article #349
348 The challenges of peak production: Drawing lessons from the past
April 6, 2007 link to word file of article #348link to pdf file of article #348
March 2007
347 Precarious price conditions could last awhile; fill grain reserve when prices slip
March 30, 2007 link to word file of article #347link to pdf file of article #347
346 Numerous voices will influence the development of the 2007 Farm Bill
March 23, 2007 link to word file of article #346link to pdf file of article #346
345 Do unusual price multiples signal a larger shift in acreage than expected?
March 16, 2007 link to word file of article #345link to pdf file of article #345
344 Corn producers in other countries also respond to $4.00 corn
March 9, 2007 link to word file of article #344link to pdf file of article #344
343 Corn markets and living on the edge
March 2, 2007 link to word file of article #343link to pdf file of article #343
February 2007
342 When framing a farm bill, betting on “high” prices may be a long shot
February 23, 2007 link to word file of article #342link to pdf file of article #342
341 USDA’s farm bill announcement dashes expectations of WTO compliance
February 16, 2007 link to word file of article #341link to pdf file of article #341
340 USDA’s farm bill proposal: Makes the best times better and worst times worse
February 9, 2007 link to word file of article #340link to pdf file of article #340
339 The true beneficiaries of recent farm programs: Those who are now complaining
February 2, 2007 link to word file of article #339link to pdf file of article #339
January 2007
338 Studies consider community effects of family-sized versus industrialized farming operations link to word file of article #338link to pdf file of article #338
January 26, 2007
337 Did NAFTA lift millions out of poverty or feed the flood of illegals into the US
January 19,2006 link to word file of article #337link to pdf file of article #337
336 Is ethanol the exploding demand that will save crop agriculture?
January 12, 2007 link to word file of article #336link to pdf file of article #336 
335 Will the end of US crop subsidies leave farmers elsewhere better off?
January 5, 2007 link to word file of article #335link to pdf file of article #335