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The Customer is King
Economist's Column, Burley Tobacco Grower Magazine
Kelly J. Tiller
February 2004

US Tobacco Economic and Policy Outlook
Kelly H. Tiller - Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Outlook Conference, Atlanta, GA
September 29, 2003

Tobacco Quota Buyout: WTO Considerations
Kelly H. Tiller
July 16, 2003

Proposed Tobacco Quota Buyout Legislation: Effects on Tennessee Tobacco Farms
Kelly H. Tiller and Jennifer G. Brown - Selected paper presented at the SAEA Annual Meeting, Mobile Alabama
February 4, 2003

TnFARMS Tobacco Farms: Buyout Simulations
Kelly H. Tiller - TnFARMS tobacco farm update that summarizes the effects of a tobacco quota buyout on 4 representative Tennessee farms, and summarizes the similarities and differences in tobacco quota buyout and transition legislation currently under consideration
September 17, 2002

Policy Update: Status of Tobacco Quota Buyout Legislation
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update that summarizes where tobacco quota buyout legislation currently stands, offers some insight on where it may be heading, and focuses on some of the important political considerations
August 2, 2002

Tobacco Production in Tennessee: An Economic Perspective,
Kelly H. Tiller - Chapter 2 in 2002 Burley Tobacco Production Guide
February 2002
Link to the full Burley Guide

Questions to Address and Obstacles to Overcome for a Quota Buyout:
Kelly H. Tiller - Guest economist's column that appeared in The Burley Tobacco Farmer Magazine
February 2002

Expectations vs. Experience: Use of Tobacco Settlement Payment in Major Tobacco States
Kelly H. Tiller - Presented at the 2002 Tobacco Workers Conference, Pinehurst, NC and presented at the SAES Annual Meetings, Orlando, FL
January 16, 2002 and February 5, 2002

Impacts of Tobacco Program and Production Changes on Tennessee's Economy
Kelly H. Tiller, R. Jamey Menard and Burton C. English - Presented at the 2002 Tobacco Workers Conference, Pinehurst, NC and presented at the SAEA Annual Meetings, Orlando, FL
January 16, 2002 and February 5, 2002

Tennessee Tobacco Situation and Outlook: A Resource for Extension Education
Kelly H. Tiller
January 2002

Policy Update:
Use of Tobacco Settlement Payments in Tennessee

Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update that summarizes the status of spending tobacco settlement (MSA) funds in Tennessee through Spring 2001
March 2, 2001

Policy Update: Use of Tobacco Settlement Payments in Other Major Tobacco States
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update that summarizes the status of spending tobacco settlement (MSA) funds in major tobacco producing states (Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia) through Spring 2001
March 2, 2001

Policy Update: Use of Phase II Payments in Tennessee
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update that summarizes the status of Phase II tobacco settlement funds in Tennessee through 2000
March 2, 2001

Policy Update: Use of Phase II Payments in Other Major Tobacco States
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update that summarizes the status of Phase II tobacco settlement funds in major tobacco producing states other than Tennessee (North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, and others) through 2000
March 2, 2001

Policy Update: Tobacco Loss Assistance Program Payments
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update that summarizes the federal assistance that tobacco growers have received through 2000
March 2, 2001

Tobacco Issues: Contracting and Use of Tobacco Settlement Payments
Kelly H. Tiller - Paper presented at the 2001 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, Washington D.C
February 23, 2001

Tobacco Settlement, Phase II and Disaster Payments: Update and Status Report
Kelly H. Tiller - Paper prepared for the President's Tobacco Commission describing settlement-related payments and other government payments to tobacco growers and how they are being used in the six major tobacco producing states
December 18, 2000

Tennessee Tobacco Concerns and Issues
Kelly H. Tiller - Testimony before the President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health - Louisville, Kentucky
November 10, 2000

Policy Update: Current Tobacco Issues and Outlook
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update summarizing the status of tobacco production issues, the tobacco settlements and the current tobacco outlook
September 25, 2000

Policy Update: Tobacco Settlement Spending in Major Tobacco States
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update summarizing the status of tobacco settlement payments in six major tobacco producing states (North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia)
March 20, 2000

Policy Update: Tobacco Settlement Phase II Spending in Major Tobacco States
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update summarizing the status of tobacco settlement Phase II (Grower's Trust Fund) payments in six major tobacco producing states
March 20, 2000

Policy Update: Pending MSA Bills in Tennessee
Kelly H. Tiller - Issue of Policy Update summarizing pending bills before the 101st General Assembly regarding use of tobacco settlement funds in Tennessee
March 10, 2000

Tobacco in Tennessee: An Economic Perspective
Kelly H. Tiller - Article included in the Tennessee Burley Tobacco Production Guide, 1999 (edited by Don Fowlkes)
October 1999

Tobacco Situation and Outlook
Kelly H. Tiller - Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Outlook Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
September 1999

Changing Tobacco Markets: Effects on Burley Tobacco Farms
Kelly H. Tiller, Daryll E. Ray, Stephen P. Slinsky - Selected paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Agricultural Economics Association, Nashville, Tennessee
August 1999

Tobacco Settlement Allocates Large Sums to States but Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
Agricultural Policy Analysis Center - Policy Matters Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1
March 1999

The Changing Political Environment for Tobacco: Implications for Producers, Rural Communities, Taxpayers, and Consumers
A. Blake Brown, William M. Snell, Kelly H. Tiller - Article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
August 1999