Impacts of Linking Wheat Countercyclical Payments to Prices for Classes of Wheat

This report examines a proposal to change the way in which wheat countercyclical payments are calculated, in response to a Congressional request.Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries,

Missouri Representative Farms: Farm Level Impacts of Three Commodity Title Provisions in the Administration's 2007 Farm Bill Proposal

This report explains the farm level impacts that three of the provisions from the Administration's 2007 farm bill may have on Missouri representative farms.Agricultural and Food Policy,

Dairy Policy Briefs

To enhance understanding of dairy policy issues that will be considered as part of the 2012 Farm Bill debate, the Dairy Policy Analysis Alliance has prepared the attached set of one-page briefs. These briefs have a common format, first explaining a specific dairy program or concept and then outlining some related public policy issues.Material in this publication is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 2009‐34149‐19825

Baseline Outlook: Missouri Representative Farms

This report presents a five-year outlook for the set of 38 Missouri representative farms using the FAPRI 2007 U.S. Baseline.Agricultural and Food Policy,

US Baseline Briefing Book: Missouri Insert

This report provides a detailed analysis of projections for Missouri agriculture and should be used in conjunction with the 2009 US Baseline Briefing Book (FAPRI-MU Report #01-09).Agricultural and Food Policy,

Trade-Offs Between Agricultural and Chemical Policy

In modern U.S. agriculture there are numerous tradeoffs between agricultural and chemical policies. Chemicals are major inputs in agricultural production processes (for both crops and livestock). Agricultural chemicals, however, have negative environmental side effects that are not always considered by users (Benbrook 1988). Agricultural policies primarily are designed to stabilize commodity prices and enhance farm income, which in turn changes production levels, provides incentives for different intensities of factor use, and influences the loading of chemicals. In turn, chemical policies involving taxes, use restrictions, and registration requirements change the availability and prices of chemical inputs, alter agricultural production and cost levels, and affect agricultural income

Biosecurity and Yield Improvement Technologies Are Strategic Complements in the Fight against Food Insecurity

The delivery of food security via continued crop yield improvement alone is not an effective food security strategy, and must be supported by pre- and post-border biosecurity policies to guard against perverse outcomes. In the wake of the green revolution, yield gains have been in steady decline, while post-harvest crop losses have increased as a result of insufficiently resourced and uncoordinated efforts to control spoilage throughout global transport and storage networks. This paper focuses on the role that biosecurity is set to play in future food security by preventing both pre- and post-harvest losses, thereby protecting crop yield. We model biosecurity as a food security technology that may complement conventional yield improvement policies if the gains in global farm profits are sufficient to offset the costs of implementation and maintenance. Using phytosanitary measures that slow global spread of the Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust as an example of pre-border biosecurity risk mitigation and combining it with post-border surveillance and invasive alien species control efforts, we estimate global farm profitability may be improved by over US$4.5 billion per annum

Baseline Outlook: Missouri Representative Farms

This report presents a five-year outlook for the set of 38 Missouri representative farms using the FAPRI 2007 U.S. Baseline