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updated 11/11/2022


Policy Pennings Weekly Agricultural Policy Column

Originally published in MidAmerica Farmer Grower 
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2) An email sent to hdschaffer@utk.edu indicating how often you intend on running the column and your total circulation. Also, please send one copy of the first issue with the column in it to Harwood Schaffer, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, 1708 Capistrano Dr., Knoxville, TN 37922.

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December 2010

  1. Apples: Crop stocks available as normal market supplies; Oranges: Crop stocks in a reserve
  2. December 31, 2010 #544
  3. Cost-plus pricing of major crops?: Interesting thought but……
  4. December 23, 2010 #543
  5. Farmers had a major role in jump-starting ethanol-based increases in corn demand
  6. December 17, 2010 #542
  7. The crop price run-up: Some proclaimed causes that were not causes after all
  8. December 10, 2010 #541
  9. IFPRI’s latest analysis of the global food crisis
  10. December 3, 2010 #540

November 2010

  1. The Economic and Political Setting for the 2012 Farm Bill
  2. November 24, 2010 #539
  3. Livestock packer's’ choice: Instill fear of litigation or deal with ““unfair practices?””
  4. November 17, 2010, #538
  5. AG questions additional benefits of Monsanto’'s next generation of Roundup Ready Soybeans
  6. November 12, 2010 #537
  7. Ethanol and oil subsidies: A case of competing claims and self-justification
  8. November 5, 2010 #536

October 2010

  1. Industries being regulated have friends in high places
  2. October 29, 2010 #535
  3. Putting foxes in the hen houses: Lobby dollars at work?
  4. October 22, 2010 #534
  5. Food safety laws have created a fragmented system
  6. October 15, 2010 #533
  7. “Food Safety is Job One””: A uniform reality or an unachieved goal?
  8. October 8, 2010, #532
  9. Building a stronger food safety system
  10. October 1, 2010, #531

September 2010

  1. Increased production variability
  2. September 24, 2010 #530
  3. Purely privatized crop insurance program: What does that mean?
  4. September 17, 2010 #529
  5. The 2012 Farm Bill: Are high prices the future of agricultural production?
  6. September 10, 2010 #528
  7. Dealing with “bad actors” in agriculture
  8. September 3, 2010 #527

August 2010

  1. The column’'s new two-author byline
  2. August 27, 2010 #526
  3. What is missing in the balance of power discussions in the livestock industry?
  4. August 20, 2010 #525
  5. Grain export embargoes: Are they preventable?
  6. August 13, 2010 #524
  7. GIPSA responds to “misunderstandings” of proposed rule and extends comment period
  8. August 6, 2010 #523

July 2010

  1. GIPSA proposed rules have spawned concerns and divergent implications
  2. July 30, 2010 #522
  3. GIPSA rules designed to encourage transparency and discourage arbitrary and non-uniform requirements of producers
  4. July 23, 2010 #521
  5. Arbitration, adequate notice, required upgrades among issues addressed in GIPSA proposed rule
  6. July 16, 2010 #520
  7. USDA claims new GIPSA Section 202 rules clarifies the section’s original intent
  8. July 9, 2010 #519
  9. A set of policy recommendations aimed at poultry-contracting arrangements
  10. July 2, 2010 #518

June 2010

  1. Information on poultry producer's’ pay and integrators’ profits: Integrators' have it, producers don'’t
  2. June 25, 2010 #517
  3. Putting a pencil to poultry contractor net returns
  4. June 18, 2010 #516
  5. National measures of poultry market concentration not the same at producer level
  6. June 11, 2010 #515
  7. Poultry growers air complaints
  8. June 4, 2010 #514

May 2010

  1. The great rush to over capacity, again
  2. May 28, 2010 #513
  3. Availability vs. farmers’' accessibility to genetic research on food crops
  4. May 21, 2010 #512
  5. State Department’'s document on hunger and food security: Some hits, some misses
  6. May 14, 2010 #511
  7. BRICs: A “game changing” group of developing countries?
  8. May 7, 2010 #510

April 2010

  1. Bill Gates partners with US and others to boost production of the world’'s poorest farmers
  2. April 30, 2010 #509
  3. Soybean exports and the exchange rate puzzle
  4. April 23, 2010 #508
  5. The relationship between US wheat exports and exchange rates
  6. April 16, 2010 #507
  7. Exchange rates and corn exports
  8. April 9, 2010 #506
  9. Battling world hunger by increasing global production?
  10. April 1, 2010 #505

March 2010

  1. Current farm policy is based on an export-centric narrative
  2. March 26, 2010 #504
  3. World less dependent on US crop exports in 2009 than in 1980
  4. March 19, 2010 #503
  5. Future US soybean exports will be largely determined by China and Brazil
  6. March 12, 2010 #502
  7. Since 1980 US wheat exports down by half while competitors’ exports double
    March 5, 2010 #501

February 2010

  1. Comparing 1980 and 2009, world corn production roughly doubled while exports are nearly the same
  2. February 26, 2010 #500
  3. Is it livestock’'s turn to experience grain’'s export turbulence?
  4. February 19, 2010 #499
  5. Exports: Agriculture’'s holy grail
  6. February 12, 2010 #498
  7. Farmers have a stake in the health care debate
  8. February 5, 2010 #497

January 2010

  1. If beef producers were to give advice to industry officials, what might they say?
  2. January 29, 2009 #496
  3. Roundup Ready generics: New opportunities but also new obstacles?
  4. January 22, 2010 #495
  5. Antibiotic use in livestock production
  6. January 15, 2010 #494
  7. China takes care of China
  8. January 8, 2010 #493
  9. Soybeans: A decade of remarkable growth
  10. January 1, 2010 #492

 

 


December 2010

  1. Apples: Crop stocks available as normal market supplies; Oranges: Crop stocks in a reserve
  2. December 31, 2010 #544
  3. Cost-plus pricing of major crops?: Interesting thought but…
  4. December 23, 2010 #543
  5. Farmers had a major role in jump-starting ethanol-based increases in corn demand
  6. December 17, 2010 #542
  7. The crop price run-up: Some proclaimed causes that were not causes after all
  8. December 10, 2010 #541
  9. IFPRI’s latest analysis of the global food crisis
  10. December 3, 2010 #540

November 2010

  1. The Economic and Political Setting for the 2012 Farm Bill
  2. November 24, 2010 #539
  3. Livestock packers’ choice: Instill fear of litigation or deal with “unfair practices?”
  4. November 17, 2010, #538
  5. AG questions additional benefits of Monsanto’s next generation of Roundup Ready Soybeans
  6. November 12, 2010 #537
  7. Ethanol and oil subsidies: A case of competing claims and self-justification
  8. November 5, 2010 #536

October 2010

  1. Industries being regulated have friends in high places
  2. October 29, 2010 #535
  3. Putting foxes in the hen houses: Lobby dollars at work?
  4. October 22, 2010 #534
  5. Food safety laws have created a fragmented system
  6. October 15, 2010 #533
  7. “Food Safety is Job One”””: A uniform reality or an unachieved goal?
  8. October 8, 2010, #532
  9. Building a stronger food safety system
  10. October 1, 2010, #531

September 2010

  1. Increased production variability
  2. September 24, 2010 #530
  3. Purely privatized crop insurance program: What does that mean?
  4. September 17, 2010 #529
  5. The 2012 Farm Bill: Are high prices the future of agricultural production?
  6. September 10, 2010 #528
  7. Dealing with “bad actors” in agriculture
  8. September 3, 2010 #527

August 2010

  1. The column’s new two-author byline
  2. August 27, 2010 #526
  3. What is missing in the balance of power discussions in the livestock industry?
  4. August 20, 2010 #525
  5. Grain export embargoes: Are they preventable?
  6. August 13, 2010 #524
  7. GIPSA responds to “misunderstandings” of proposed rule and extends comment period
  8. August 6, 2010 #523

July 2010

  1. GIPSA proposed rules have spawned concerns and divergent implications
  2. July 30, 2010 #522
  3. GIPSA rules designed to encourage transparency and discourage arbitrary and non-uniform requirements of producers
  4. July 23, 2010 #521
  5. Arbitration, adequate notice, required upgrades among issues addressed in GIPSA proposed rule
  6. July 16, 2010 #520
  7. USDA claims new GIPSA Section 202 rules clarifies the section’s original intent
  8. July 9, 2010 #519
  9. A set of policy recommendations aimed at poultry-contracting arrangements
  10. July 2, 2010 #518

June 2010

  1. Information on poultry producers’ pay and integrators’ profits: Integrators have it, producers don’t
  2. June 25, 2010 #517
  3. Putting a pencil to poultry contractor net returns
  4. June 18, 2010 #516
  5. National measures of poultry market concentration not the same at producer level
  6. June 11, 2010 #515
  7. Poultry growers air complaints
  8. June 4, 2010 #514

May 2010

  1. The great rush to over capacity, again
  2. May 28, 2010 #513
  3. Availability vs. farmers’ accessibility to genetic research on food crops
  4. May 21, 2010 #512
  5. State Department’s document on hunger and food security: Some hits, some misses
  6. May 14, 2010 #511
  7. BRICs: A “game changing” group of developing countries?
  8. May 7, 2010 #510

April 2010

  1. Bill Gates partners with US and others to boost production of the world’s poorest farmers
  2. April 30, 2010 #509
  3. Soybean exports and the exchange rate puzzle
  4. April 23, 2010 #508
  5. The relationship between US wheat exports and exchange rates
  6. April 16, 2010 #507
  7. Exchange rates and corn exports
  8. April 9, 2010 #506
  9. Battling world hunger by increasing global production?
  10. April 1, 2010 #505

March 2010

  1. Current farm policy is based on an export-centric narrative
  2. March 26, 2010 #504
  3. World less dependent on US crop exports in 2009 than in 1980
  4. March 19, 2010 #503
  5. Future US soybean exports will be largely determined by China and Brazil
  6. March 12, 2010 #502
  7. Since 1980 US wheat exports down by half while competitors’ exports double
    March 5, 2010 #501

February 2010

  1. Comparing 1980 and 2009, world corn production roughly doubled while exports are nearly the same
  2. February 26, 2010 #500
  3. Is it livestock’s turn to experience grain’s export turbulence?
  4. February 19, 2010 #499
  5. Exports: Agriculture’s holy grail
  6. February 12, 2010 #498
  7. Farmers have a stake in the health care debate
  8. February 5, 2010 #497

January 2010

  1. If beef producers were to give advice to industry officials, what might they say?
  2. January 29, 2009 #496
  3. Roundup Ready generics: New opportunities but also new obstacles?
  4. January 22, 2010 #495
  5. Antibiotic use in livestock production
  6. January 15, 2010 #494
  7. China takes care of China
  8. January 8, 2010 #493
  9. Soybeans: A decade of remarkable growth
  10. January 1, 2010 #492

 


December 2010

  1. Apples: Crop stocks available as normal market supplies; Oranges: Crop stocks in a reserve
  2. December 31, 2010 #544
  3. Cost-plus pricing of major crops?: Interesting thought but…
  4. December 23, 2010 #543
  5. Farmers had a major role in jump-starting ethanol-based increases in corn demand
  6. December 17, 2010 #542
  7. The crop price run-up: Some proclaimed causes that were not causes after all
  8. December 10, 2010 #541
  9. IFPRI’s latest analysis of the global food crisis
  10. December 3, 2010 #540

November 2010

  1. The Economic and Political Setting for the 2012 Farm Bill
  2. November 24, 2010 #539
  3. Livestock packers’ choice: Instill fear of litigation or deal with “unfair practices?”
  4. November 17, 2010, #538
  5. AG questions additional benefits of Monsanto’s next generation of Roundup Ready Soybeans
  6. November 12, 2010 #537
  7. Ethanol and oil subsidies: A case of competing claims and self-justification
  8. November 5, 2010 #536

October 2010

  1. Industries being regulated have friends in high places
  2. October 29, 2010 #535
  3. Putting foxes in the hen houses: Lobby dollars at work?
  4. October 22, 2010 #534
  5. Food safety laws have created a fragmented system
  6. October 15, 2010 #533
  7. “Food Safety is Job One”””: A uniform reality or an unachieved goal?
  8. October 8, 2010, #532
  9. Building a stronger food safety system
  10. October 1, 2010, #531

September 2010

  1. Increased production variability
  2. September 24, 2010 #530
  3. Purely privatized crop insurance program: What does that mean?
  4. September 17, 2010 #529
  5. The 2012 Farm Bill: Are high prices the future of agricultural production?
  6. September 10, 2010 #528
  7. Dealing with “bad actors” in agriculture
  8. September 3, 2010 #527

August 2010

  1. The column’s new two-author byline
  2. August 27, 2010 #526
  3. What is missing in the balance of power discussions in the livestock industry?
  4. August 20, 2010 #525
  5. Grain export embargoes: Are they preventable?
  6. August 13, 2010 #524
  7. GIPSA responds to “misunderstandings” of proposed rule and extends comment period
  8. August 6, 2010 #523

July 2010

  1. GIPSA proposed rules have spawned concerns and divergent implications
  2. July 30, 2010 #522
  3. GIPSA rules designed to encourage transparency and discourage arbitrary and non-uniform requirements of producers
  4. July 23, 2010 #521
  5. Arbitration, adequate notice, required upgrades among issues addressed in GIPSA proposed rule
  6. July 16, 2010 #520
  7. USDA claims new GIPSA Section 202 rules clarifies the section’s original intent
  8. July 9, 2010 #519
  9. A set of policy recommendations aimed at poultry-contracting arrangements
  10. July 2, 2010 #518

June 2010

  1. Information on poultry producers’ pay and integrators’ profits: Integrators have it, producers don’t
  2. June 25, 2010 #517
  3. Putting a pencil to poultry contractor net returns
  4. June 18, 2010 #516
  5. National measures of poultry market concentration not the same at producer level
  6. June 11, 2010 #515
  7. Poultry growers air complaints
  8. June 4, 2010 #514

May 2010

  1. The great rush to over capacity, again
  2. May 28, 2010 #513
  3. Availability vs. farmers’ accessibility to genetic research on food crops
  4. May 21, 2010 #512
  5. State Department’s document on hunger and food security: Some hits, some misses
  6. May 14, 2010 #511
  7. BRICs: A “game changing” group of developing countries?
  8. May 7, 2010 #510

April 2010

  1. Bill Gates partners with US and others to boost production of the world’s poorest farmers
  2. April 30, 2010 #509
  3. Soybean exports and the exchange rate puzzle
  4. April 23, 2010 #508
  5. The relationship between US wheat exports and exchange rates
  6. April 16, 2010 #507
  7. Exchange rates and corn exports
  8. April 9, 2010 #506
  9. Battling world hunger by increasing global production?
  10. April 1, 2010 #505

March 2010

  1. Current farm policy is based on an export-centric narrative
  2. March 26, 2010 #504
  3. World less dependent on US crop exports in 2009 than in 1980
  4. March 19, 2010 #503
  5. Future US soybean exports will be largely determined by China and Brazil
  6. March 12, 2010 #502
  7. Since 1980 US wheat exports down by half while competitors’ exports double
    March 5, 2010 #501

February 2010

  1. Comparing 1980 and 2009, world corn production roughly doubled while exports are nearly the same
  2. February 26, 2010 #500
  3. Is it livestock’s turn to experience grain’s export turbulence?
  4. February 19, 2010 #499
  5. Exports: Agriculture’s holy grail
  6. February 12, 2010 #498
  7. Farmers have a stake in the health care debate
  8. February 5, 2010 #497

January 2010

  1. If beef producers were to give advice to industry officials, what might they say?
  2. January 29, 2009 #496
  3. Roundup Ready generics: New opportunities but also new obstacles?
  4. January 22, 2010 #495
  5. Antibiotic use in livestock production
  6. January 15, 2010 #494
  7. China takes care of China
  8. January 8, 2010 #493
  9. Soybeans: A decade of remarkable growth
  10. January 1, 2010 #492