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updated 11/11/2022


Policy Pennings Weekly Agricultural Policy Column

Originally published in MidAmerica Farmer Grower 
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December 2002

  1. Acreage devoted to export production shrinks over last 25 years
  2. December 27, 2002 #125
  3. Farmers tend to respond similarly, the world around
  4. December 20, 2002 #124
  5. China: Our knight in shining armor or . . .?
  6. December 13, 2002 #123
  7. Public agricultural research: Is it trade distorting?
  8. December 6, 2002 #122

November 2002

  1. Is food too important to be left to WTO?
  2. November 29, 2002 #121
  3. Further peculiarities of coupled and decoupled payments
  4. November 22, 2002 #120
  5. Total acreages' response to price is the "REAL" supply response issue
  6. November 15, 2002 #119
  7. Can Lula get what Lula wants?
  8. November 8, 2002 #118
  9. Yes, Decoupled, but decoupled from what?
  10. November 1, 2002 #117

October 2002

  1. Bioterrorism - the high economic costs of an attack
  2. October 25, 2002 #116
  3. Subsidies II: Exploding production south of the equator
  4. October 18, 2002 #115
  5. Low Prices Here and Abroad: Are U.S. Subsidies the Cause or the Result?
  6. October 11, 2002 #114
  7. China: The more things change, the more they stay the same
  8. October 4, 2002 #113

September 2002

  1. Crop Insurance and Disasters
  2. September 27, 2002 #112
  3. Weather: Blessing in disguise or just a disguise?
  4. September 20, 2002 #111
  5. Export values up, net income down: Which is more important?
  6. September 13, 2002 #110
  7. Are we better off without government stocks overhanging the market?
  8. September 6, 2002 #109

August 2002

  1. New York Times joins the club
  2. August 30, 2002 #108
  3. Tobacco Quota Buyout: Is It Will or Is It When?
  4. August 23, 2002 #107
  5. Progressive downward shift in prices since 1996 affects wheat
  6. August 16, 2002 #106
  7. Soybean stocks-to-use ratio declines, but soybean prices decline anyway
  8. August 9, 2002 #105
  9. Why have corn prices been so low?
  10. August 2, 2002 #104

July 2002

  1. Notice to Mali farmers: Forget subsidy levels; Focus on lack of policies to limit production
  2. July 26, 2002 #103
  3. Drought induced price spike could cause even lower prices later
  4. July 19, 2002 #102

June 2002

  1. Relaxation of the Jones Act could help Midwest maintain hold on Southeast U.S. grain markets
  2. June 28, 2002 #101
  3. Water vs. land transportation of domestically used grain
  4. June 21, 2002 #100
  5. International trade competitors severely criticize 2002 Farm Bill
  6. June 14, 2002 #99
  7. California's a brand new game
  8. June 7, 2002 #98

May 2002

  1. Conservation programs are not a substitute for commodity programs
  2. May 31, 2002 #97
  3. Editorialists' tone masks crop agriculture's real problems
  4. May 24, 2002 #96
  5. This is not your father's ol'-farm-bill!
  6. May 17, 2002 #95
  7. Five gallons of water and the Atlantic Ocean
  8. May 10, 2002 #94
  9. Following in the footsteps of the 1996 Farm bill: When "What ought to be" does not correspond to "What is"
  10. May 3, 2002 #93

April 2002

  1. Top-Ten Reasons to Start Over on Farm Bill
  2. April 26, 2002 #92
  3. Is a Tobacco Buyout on the Horizon?
  4. April 19, 2002 #91
  5. What's Ailing Tobacco?
  6. April 12, 2002 #90
  7. Tobacco: The darling of supply control and price support programs (until now)
  8. April 5, 2002 #89

March 2002

  2. Cost of Avoiding Real Issue: $17 billion a Year
  3. March 29, 2002 #88
  4. Packer Ownership of Livestock is Contentious Issue in Farm Bill Debate
  5. March 22, 2002 #87
  6. Is it $6 Billion or $50+ Billion?
  7. March 15, 2002 #86
  8. Payment Caps Stir Interest in Farm Bill
  9. March 1, 2002 #85

February 2002

  1. House and Senate Farm Bills: Six of One or Half-a-Dozen of the Other
  2. February 22, 2002 #84
  3. Promotion and Sales efforts did not Guarantee Edsel's Success
  4. February 15, 2002 #83
  5. Zig Ziglar for Undersecretary of Agriculture for Trade Promotion
  6. February 8, 2002 #82
  7. U.S. is the World’s Storage Granary
  8. February 1, 2002 #81

January 2002

  1. What Have We Bought With Nearly $100 Billion?
  2. January 25, 2002 #80
  3. Are We Courting Disaster?
  4. January18, 2002 #79
  5. Year in Review: Dollars Drive Farm Bill Debate
  6. January 11, 2002 #78
  7. Year in Review: A Potpourri of Issues
  8. January 4, 2001 #77

 

 


December 2002

  1. Acreage devoted to export production shrinks over last 25 years
  2. December 27, 2002 #125
  3. Farmers tend to respond similarly, the world around
  4. December 20, 2002 #124
  5. China: Our knight in shining armor or . . .?
  6. December 13, 2002 #123
  7. Public agricultural research: Is it trade distorting?
  8. December 6, 2002 #122

November 2002

  1. Is food too important to be left to WTO?
  2. November 29, 2002 #121
  3. Further peculiarities of coupled and decoupled payments
  4. November 22, 2002 #120
  5. Total acreages' response to price is the "REAL" supply response issue
  6. November 15, 2002 #119
  7. Can Lula get what Lula wants?
  8. November 8, 2002 #118
  9. Yes, Decoupled, but decoupled from what?
  10. November 1, 2002 #117

October 2002

  1. Bioterrorism - the high economic costs of an attack
  2. October 25, 2002 #116
  3. Subsidies II: Exploding production south of the equator
  4. October 18, 2002 #115
  5. Low Prices Here and Abroad: Are U.S. Subsidies the Cause or the Result?
  6. October 11, 2002 #114
  7. China: The more things change, the more they stay the same
  8. October 4, 2002 #113

September 2002

  1. Crop Insurance and Disasters
  2. September 27, 2002 #112
  3. Weather: Blessing in disguise or just a disguise?
  4. September 20, 2002 #111
  5. Export values up, net income down: Which is more important?
  6. September 13, 2002 #110
  7. Are we better off without government stocks overhanging the market?
  8. September 6, 2002 #109

August 2002

  1. New York Times joins the club
  2. August 30, 2002 #108
  3. Tobacco Quota Buyout: Is It Will or Is It When?
  4. August 23, 2002 #107
  5. Progressive downward shift in prices since 1996 affects wheat
  6. August 16, 2002 #106
  7. Soybean stocks-to-use ratio declines, but soybean prices decline anyway
  8. August 9, 2002 #105
  9. Why have corn prices been so low?
  10. August 2, 2002 #104

July 2002

  1. Notice to Mali farmers: Forget subsidy levels; Focus on lack of policies to limit production
  2. July 26, 2002 #103
  3. Drought induced price spike could cause even lower prices later
  4. July 19, 2002 #102

June 2002

  1. Relaxation of the Jones Act could help Midwest maintain hold on Southeast U.S. grain markets
  2. June 28, 2002 #101
  3. Water vs. land transportation of domestically used grain
  4. June 21, 2002 #100
  5. International trade competitors severely criticize 2002 Farm Bill
  6. June 14, 2002 #99
  7. California's a brand new game
  8. June 7, 2002 #98

May 2002

  1. Conservation programs are not a substitute for commodity programs
  2. May 31, 2002 #97
  3. Editorialists' tone masks crop agriculture's real problems
  4. May 24, 2002 #96
  5. This is not your father's ol'-farm-bill!
  6. May 17, 2002 #95
  7. Five gallons of water and the Atlantic Ocean
  8. May 10, 2002 #94
  9. Following in the footsteps of the 1996 Farm bill: When "What ought to be" does not correspond to "What is"
  10. May 3, 2002 #93

April 2002

  1. Top-Ten Reasons to Start Over on Farm Bill
  2. April 26, 2002 #92
  3. Is a Tobacco Buyout on the Horizon?
  4. April 19, 2002 #91
  5. What's Ailing Tobacco?
  6. April 12, 2002 #90
  7. Tobacco: The darling of supply control and price support programs (until now)
  8. April 5, 2002 #89

March 2002

  2. Cost of Avoiding Real Issue: $17 billion a Year
  3. March 29, 2002 #88
  4. Packer Ownership of Livestock is Contentious Issue in Farm Bill Debate
  5. March 22, 2002 #87
  6. Is it $6 Billion or $50+ Billion?
  7. March 15, 2002 #86
  8. Payment Caps Stir Interest in Farm Bill
  9. March 1, 2002 #85

February 2002

  1. House and Senate Farm Bills: Six of One or Half-a-Dozen of the Other
  2. February 22, 2002 #84
  3. Promotion and Sales efforts did not Guarantee Edsel's Success
  4. February 15, 2002 #83
  5. Zig Ziglar for Undersecretary of Agriculture for Trade Promotion
  6. February 8, 2002 #82
  7. U.S. is the World’s Storage Granary
  8. February 1, 2002 #81

January 2002

  1. What Have We Bought With Nearly $100 Billion?
  2. January 25, 2002 #80
  3. Are We Courting Disaster?
  4. January18, 2002 #79
  5. Year in Review: Dollars Drive Farm Bill Debate
  6. January 11, 2002 #78
  7. Year in Review: A Potpourri of Issues
  8. January 4, 2001 #77

 

 


December 2002

  1. Acreage devoted to export production shrinks over last 25 years
  2. December 27, 2002 #125
  3. Farmers tend to respond similarly, the world around
  4. December 20, 2002 #124
  5. China: Our knight in shining armor or . . .?
  6. December 13, 2002 #123
  7. Public agricultural research: Is it trade distorting?
  8. December 6, 2002 #122

November 2002

  1. Is food too important to be left to WTO?
  2. November 29, 2002 #121
  3. Further peculiarities of coupled and decoupled payments
  4. November 22, 2002 #120
  5. Total acreages' response to price is the "REAL" supply response issue
  6. November 15, 2002 #119
  7. Can Lula get what Lula wants?
  8. November 8, 2002 #118
  9. Yes, Decoupled, but decoupled from what?
  10. November 1, 2002 #117

October 2002

  1. Bioterrorism - the high economic costs of an attack
  2. October 25, 2002 #116
  3. Subsidies II: Exploding production south of the equator
  4. October 18, 2002 #115
  5. Low Prices Here and Abroad: Are U.S. Subsidies the Cause or the Result?
  6. October 11, 2002 #114
  7. China: The more things change, the more they stay the same
  8. October 4, 2002 #113

September 2002

  1. Crop Insurance and Disasters
  2. September 27, 2002 #112
  3. Weather: Blessing in disguise or just a disguise?
  4. September 20, 2002 #111
  5. Export values up, net income down: Which is more important?
  6. September 13, 2002 #110
  7. Are we better off without government stocks overhanging the market?
  8. September 6, 2002 #109

August 2002

  1. New York Times joins the club
  2. August 30, 2002 #108
  3. Tobacco Quota Buyout: Is It Will or Is It When?
  4. August 23, 2002 #107
  5. Progressive downward shift in prices since 1996 affects wheat
  6. August 16, 2002 #106
  7. Soybean stocks-to-use ratio declines, but soybean prices decline anyway
  8. August 9, 2002 #105
  9. Why have corn prices been so low?
  10. August 2, 2002 #104

July 2002

  1. Notice to Mali farmers: Forget subsidy levels; Focus on lack of policies to limit production
  2. July 26, 2002 #103
  3. Drought induced price spike could cause even lower prices later
  4. July 19, 2002 #102

June 2002

  1. Relaxation of the Jones Act could help Midwest maintain hold on Southeast U.S. grain markets
  2. June 28, 2002 #101
  3. Water vs. land transportation of domestically used grain
  4. June 21, 2002 #100
  5. International trade competitors severely criticize 2002 Farm Bill
  6. June 14, 2002 #99
  7. California's a brand new game
  8. June 7, 2002 #98

May 2002

  1. Conservation programs are not a substitute for commodity programs
  2. May 31, 2002 #97
  3. Editorialists' tone masks crop agriculture's real problems
  4. May 24, 2002 #96
  5. This is not your father's ol'-farm-bill!
  6. May 17, 2002 #95
  7. Five gallons of water and the Atlantic Ocean
  8. May 10, 2002 #94
  9. Following in the footsteps of the 1996 Farm bill: When "What ought to be" does not correspond to "What is"
  10. May 3, 2002 #93

April 2002

  1. Top-Ten Reasons to Start Over on Farm Bill
  2. April 26, 2002 #92
  3. Is a Tobacco Buyout on the Horizon?
  4. April 19, 2002 #91
  5. What's Ailing Tobacco?
  6. April 12, 2002 #90
  7. Tobacco: The darling of supply control and price support programs (until now)
  8. April 5, 2002 #89

March 2002

  2. Cost of Avoiding Real Issue: $17 billion a Year
  3. March 29, 2002 #88
  4. Packer Ownership of Livestock is Contentious Issue in Farm Bill Debate
  5. March 22, 2002 #87
  6. Is it $6 Billion or $50+ Billion?
  7. March 15, 2002 #86
  8. Payment Caps Stir Interest in Farm Bill
  9. March 1, 2002 #85

February 2002

  1. House and Senate Farm Bills: Six of One or Half-a-Dozen of the Other
  2. February 22, 2002 #84
  3. Promotion and Sales efforts did not Guarantee Edsel's Success
  4. February 15, 2002 #83
  5. Zig Ziglar for Undersecretary of Agriculture for Trade Promotion
  6. February 8, 2002 #82
  7. U.S. is the World’s Storage Granary
  8. February 1, 2002 #81

January 2002

  1. What Have We Bought With Nearly $100 Billion?
  2. January 25, 2002 #80
  3. Are We Courting Disaster?
  4. January18, 2002 #79
  5. Year in Review: Dollars Drive Farm Bill Debate
  6. January 11, 2002 #78
  7. Year in Review: A Potpourri of Issues
  8. January 4, 2001 #77

 

 

 


 

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