Policy Issues

Policy Issues is a series of online peer-reviewed articles. Each article presents a short analysis and discussion focusing on timely policy issues targeted for those in public and private sector decision-making roles that have a stake in the national issues addressed.

Issues

Issue 10: August 2010

Do Current U.S. Ethanol Policies Make Sense?

Issue 9: July 2010

Commodity Price Levels in Poor Countries: Recent Causes and Remedies

Issue 8: May 2010

Food Safety Standards for the U.S. Fresh Produce Industry

Issue 7: April 2010

Net Farm Income and Land Use under a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade

Issue 6: October 2009

Why Trade Negotiations Still Matter to U.S. Agriculture

Issue 5: September 2009

Immigration Reform: What Does It Mean for Agriculture?

Issue 4: September 2009

Using Farm Sales as a Means Test for Receiving Direct Payments

Issue 3: June 2009

Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade

Issue 2: September 2008

Acquisitions and Integration in the Beef Industry

Issue 1: June 2008

Updating the Farm Bill Safety Net in an Expanding Sea of Risk

Subscribe to Policy Issues

To subscribe to Policy Issues, please e-mail Outreach@aaea.org. You will be e-mailed as soon as the newest issue is posted.

Submitting an Article

To submit an article to Policy Issues, please e-mail Walt Armbruster at Walt@farmfoundation.org.

If you have ideas or comments you would like AAEA to consider for outreach, please contact Walt Armbruster, the AAEA Outreach Committee Chair at Walt@farmfoundation.org.