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Working Lands Agri-Environmental Policy Options And Issues For The Next U.S. Farm Bill, Thomas Dobbs
Working Lands Agri-Environmental Policy Options And Issues For The Next U.S. Farm Bill, Thomas Dobbs
Economics Staff Paper Series
U.S. farm legislation is due to be updated in 2007, to become effective with the 2008 crop year. Major questions surround the role of environmental or conservation provisions in the new Federal farm bill. In this paper, I first present some background on the evolution of U.S. 'agri-environmental policies'-policies encompassing conservation of agriculture's natural resources and agriculture's impact on the environment. I follow that with a brief discussion of the concept of' multifunctionality' in agriculture, a concept that increasingly is driving discussions of agri-environmental policy options in Europe and the U.S. The subsequent section of the paper contains discussion of …
Federal Farm Program Payments (1990-2001): An Analysis Of Changing Dependency And The Distribution Of Farm Payments In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Yonas Hamda
Federal Farm Program Payments (1990-2001): An Analysis Of Changing Dependency And The Distribution Of Farm Payments In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Yonas Hamda
Economics Staff Paper Series
The growing dependence of the state and local economy and the farm sector on Federal farm program payments is highlighted in this South Dakota case study. The concentration and distribution of farm program payments to recipients at the county, regional and state level from 1996 - 2001 is examined. Reasons for and implications of growing inequality of farm program payments are discussed.
Selected Economic Implications And Policy Aspects Of Agricultural Biotechnology, Evert Van Der Sluis, Matthew Diersen, Thomas Dobbs
Selected Economic Implications And Policy Aspects Of Agricultural Biotechnology, Evert Van Der Sluis, Matthew Diersen, Thomas Dobbs
Economics Staff Paper Series
The paper provides an overview of the types of economic costs, benefits, and risks involved with agricultural biotechnology at the farm level, at the market level, and for the farm and food system as a whole. Both advantages and disadvantages of agricultural biotechnology are discussed. Among the drivers of the US domestic and international consumer demand for transgenic crop products discussed in the paper are environmental and food safety concerns. A comparison is made between a 'science-based' regulatory framework and a policy based on the precautionary principle. The authors argue that open dialogue is needed for achieving improved public understanding …
Implications Of “Freedom To Farm” For Crop System Diversity In The Western Corn Belt And Northern Great Plains, Thomas Dobbs, Linda Dumke
Implications Of “Freedom To Farm” For Crop System Diversity In The Western Corn Belt And Northern Great Plains, Thomas Dobbs, Linda Dumke
Economics Staff Paper Series
The Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) Act of 1996, popularly known as "Freedom to Farm", represented a fundamental shift in the primary policy mechanism for supporting farm incomes in the United States (U.S.). Crop-specific "deficiency payments" were replaced by "production flexibility contract payments", scheduled to run through the year 2002 and, presumably, then terminate. The total amount available for contract payments nationwide started at $5.6 billion in fiscal year (FY) 1996, was to reach $5.8 billion in FY 1998, and was to decline to $4 billion in FY2002 (ERS, 1996, p. 1). Allocations to each contract farm are …
Sustainable Agriculture Policy Analyses: South Dakota On- Farm Case Studies, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor
Sustainable Agriculture Policy Analyses: South Dakota On- Farm Case Studies, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor
Economics Staff Paper Series
The efficacies of farming systems in the United States (U.S.) are increasingly being judged by both environmental and economic sustainability criteria. Taxpayers are becoming more insistent that agricultural production systems be compatible with environmental goals; the 1985 Food Security Act and the pending 1990 Federal farm bill place environmental constraints on farming practices as conditions for receiving farm program benefits. Farmers themselves are increasingly concerned about the environmental consequences of particular farming practices which have become "conventional" over the past 30 to 40 years. They are concerned about soil erosion. groundwater contamination by pesticides and fertilizers. and possible human health …
Farm Program Participation And Policy Perspectives Of Sustainable Farmers In South Dakota, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor
Farm Program Participation And Policy Perspectives Of Sustainable Farmers In South Dakota, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor
Economics Staff Paper Series
The practices and views regarding farm policy of more than twenty low-input/sustainable farmers in South Dakota are reported in this paper. First, the source of information for this paper is briefly described. Then, the farmers' participation in Federal commodity programs and their views on Federal farm program conservation compliance provisions are presented. Subsequently, the farmers' views on desired changes in Federal farm programs and on desired State and local government actions to promote sustainable agriculture are reported. Plans for SDSU sustainable agriculture policy analyses are briefly indicated at the end of the paper.
Observations On Tax Policy And Education, Mark Edelman
Observations On Tax Policy And Education, Mark Edelman
Economics Staff Paper Series
A short clarification of the current problems facing agriculture and tax policy options available.
Farm Price And Income Programs, Larry Janssen
Farm Price And Income Programs, Larry Janssen
Economics Commentator
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