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Meeting the educational needs of farm women : a case study of Annie's Project /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
, seek additional education, increase their satisfaction with their farm role and/or lifestyle, and contribute to their rural communities. This study supports the current research that women respond to women only programs, a network of other women...
Exploring Options for a New Farm Bill
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001-01)
Before Congress debates another assistance package or the next farm bill, we should be evaluating alternative policy options. During the past year, FAPRI and AFPC were asked by Representative Charles Stenholm, ranking minority member of the House...
Additional Information and Data Regarding FAPRI's Analysis of the House & Senate Farm Bills
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-03)
On March 4, 2002, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) released a
comparative study of the impacts of the alternative farm bills proposed by the U.S. House and Senate. During briefings to staff of ...
Outlook for U.S. Agriculture: Prices, Pressures, and Distributions
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri--Columbia, 2000-01)
Presentation examining Missouri farm debt-to-asset ratios, short-term agricultural market outlook, and the distribution of farm income....
The government policy on the organic rice farming groups embracing sustainable agricultural production: evidence in Thailand
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Implementing an organic farming policy at the national level significantly drives and fosters sustainable agricultural production. However, it also creates crucial problems in promoting and sustaining organic rice farming groups at the provincial...
Financial Analysis of Missouri Broiler-Beef Farms
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-07)
agriculture economy. USDA estimates that Missouri marketed 240 million broilers in 2000 with a value of $356 million—nearly 8 percent of the state's cash receipts from all agricultural commodities. Broilers rank sixth ...
EU Agricultural Policies and Implications for Agrobiotechology
(AgBioForum, 2000)
in Washington, DC, that the EU and the US are diametrically opposed in their approaches to agriculture. The EU and US do in fact share a common attitude towards farming and, as a result, their policies are converging very rapidly. In addition, all is well...
The family farm in the post-World War II era : industrialization, the cold war and political symbol
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This dissertation examines the particular path of technological change after World War II, how farm people adjusted to that change in their work and identity, as well as the policy implications of the numerous ramifications of the 20th century farm...
Immigration and farm labor : challenges and opportunities
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Hired workers do most of the work on US farms; three-fourths of these workers were born abroad, and most are unauthorized. This article assesses the current state of the labor market for hired workers in fruit and vegetable agriculture and evaluates...
Immigration and migration policy propoal's impact beyond farm labor markets across the United States
(Cambio Center, 2020)
quantitative studies examine how the program along with other immigration policies, impact farm labor markets across the U.S. This paper presents preliminary findings from a quantitative model estimating farm labor supply elasticities across the continental...
Could online sales be a direct marketing opportunity for rural farms?
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2020)
"Local food has been the subject of federal, state, and local government policy in recent years as consumer interest in and demand for local foods has grown. In 2017, 130,056 U.S. farms (just over 6% of U.S. farms) were marketing food for human...
Update: A Farm-level Economic Analysis of Wildlife Habitat Buffers in Missouri
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008-05)
This is an update to the FAPRI-MU Report #23-07. It incorporates updated commodity prices and changes in program payments.
On the Distinctiveness of Farmers of the Middle: A Preliminary Report on the Missouri Farm Poll, 2006
(University of Missouri Extension, 2007)
Most U.S. farms are family farms, which the USDA defines as "proprietorships, partnerships, or family corporations that do not have hired managers." There is a perception and even expectation that "farmers of the middle" are different in ways...
Are Farmers of the Middle Distinctively “Good Stewards?” Evidence from the Missouri Farm Poll, 2006
(2010-11)
This paper considers the question of whether middle-scale farmers, which are defined as producers generating between $100,000 and $250,000 in sales annually, are better agricultural stewards than small and large-scale producers. The study...
Policy Options for Addressing Childhood Obesity in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
The prevalence of overweight children has increased threefold nationwide, from 5.7% to 18% between 1980 and 2004.1 The current percentage of overweight children in Missouri is greater than the national average. These trends are alarming because...
Why Are US and EU Policies Toward GMOs So Different?
(AgBioForum, 2003)
A global computable general equilibrium model is used to examine how adoption of genetically modified (GM) biotechnology affects the welfare of interest groups within the United States and the European Union in the absence of policy responses...
Impacts of the Commodity Provisions of the Food and Agriculture Risk Management for the 21st Century Act of 2007 (FARM 21)
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-07)
This report examines the impacts of the commodity provisions of the legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Ron Kind entitled the “Food and Agriculture Risk Management for the 21st Century Act of 2007.”
Adoption of organic farming systems in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
and perceptions regarding organic conversion. The main objective of this research is to compare organic farmers' perceptions and motives by the type of agricultural products produced on their farms. Using a multiple case study methodology, this study compares...
House and Senate Farm Bills: a Comparative Study
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-03)
. The analysis focuses on the commodity market, government cost, and farm income effects of the first two titles of each bill, the titles dealing with commodity and conservation programs....
Five phases of management transition during family farm succession
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2022)
"This publication outlines a five-phase process for transitioning farm management responsibilities: Phase 1. Successor seeks experience and education away from the farm. Phase 2. Successor works for a trial period on the farm Phase 3. Successor...