Policy Pennings Weekly Agricultural Policy Column

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