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Agricultural and Food Policy
Agri Outlook Radio/Podcasts

Bobby Coats, Ph.D., Extension Economist and Professor discusses today's economic setting and outlook and the policy issues affecting production agriculture and rural America.

  • 165. May 07, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Calls for Evaluation of Rising Food Prices, Expansion of New Feedstocks (2:12 minutes)
     
  • 164. April 30, 2008 - What does rice cost today’s consumer? (1:32 minutes)

  • 163. April 29, 2008 - Why are rice prices increasing? Is there a global rice shortage? (7:56 minutes)
  • 162. April 23, 2008 - Why are grain prices so high? (2:18 minutes)
  • 161. April 22, 2008 - Crop Prices and Progress: U.S. and Arkansas Crop Progress and Crop Prices for the Week Ending April 20 (2:51 minutes)
     
  • 160. April 17, 2008 - Why are rice prices so high and why are rice consumers from parts of the Caribbean, to Asia, to Africa angry and/or even rioting over rising rice prices? (12:43 minutes)
  • 152. April 15, 2008 - Crop Progress: U.S. and Arkansas Crop Progress for the Week Ending April 13 (1:51 minutes)
     
  • 151. April 11, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Farm Bill Update (4:02 minutes)
     
  • 150. April 10, 2008 - Outlook/Noteworthy: USDA's Rice Supply and Demand Estimate Shows Tight Domestic and Global Stocks and Continued Price Strength (4:22 minutes)
     
  • 149. April 9, 2008 - Crop Progress: U.S. and Arkansas Crop Progress for the Week Ending April 6 (2:05 minutes)
     
  • 148. March 21, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: USDA Announces Conservation Security Program Sign-up (1:47 minutes)
     
  • 147. March 21, 2008 - Outlook/Noteworthy: Egg Prices Skyrocket (0:51 minutes)
     
  • 146. March 20, 2008 - Outlook/Noteworthy: Chick Broiler Placements Up 17 Percent from Last Year (1:21 minutes)
     
  • 145. March 18, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: The Fed Lowers the Federal Funds Rate 75 Basis Points to 2-1/4 Percent (1:39 minutes)
     
  • 144. March 17, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: New Farm Bill: Short-Term Extension (1:59 minutes)
     
  • 143. March 7, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Dr. Joe Glauber USDA’s New Chief Economist (2:07 minutes)
     
  • 142. March 6, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Harkin Stresses Importance of Conservation in Push for Biomass Energy Production Following Agriculture Secretary’s Remarks on CRP (1:56 minutes)
     
  • 141. March 03, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: What are the impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008? (3:47 minutes)
     
  • 140. February 20, 2008 - Policy/Energy/Noteworthy: Fueling America - Bio-based fuels to power a thirsty nation (1:44 minutes)
     
  • 139. February 15, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Farm Bill Update – Progress Being Made (4:04 minutes)
     
  • 138. February 15, 2008 - Outlook/Noteworthy: Part 5. USDA Long-Term Agricultural Projections - Key Results on U.S. agricultural trade (5:20 minutes)
     
  • 137. February 15, 2008 - Outlook/Noteworthy: Part 4. USDA Long-Term Agricultural Projections - Key Results on U.S. agricultural commodities (3:27 minutes)
     
  • 136. February 15, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 3. USDA Long-Term Agricultural Projections - Key Results on U.S. consumer food prices (1:36 minutes)
     
  • 135. February 15, 2008 - Outlook/Noteworthy: Part 2. USDA Long-Term Agricultural Projections - Key Results on U.S. Agricultural Exports and Imports (1:10 minutes)
     
  • 134. February 15, 2008 - Policy: Part 1. USDA Long-Term Agricultural Projections Show Decline in Net Farm Income (1:58 minutes)
     
  • 133. February 8, 2008 - Policy: Senator Harkin Urges President to Back Away From Hard Line Farm Bill Veto Threat (1:30 minutes)
     
  • 132. February 7, 2008 - Policy: Farm Bill Conference Committee Members Selected - Short Version (1:46 minutes)
     
  • 131. February 7, 2008 - Policy: Farm Bill Conference Committee Members Selected (2:26 minutes)
     
  • 130. February 7, 2008 - Question: What is USDA’s definition of a farm? (2:15 minutes)
     
  • 129. February 6, 2008 - Policy: The President's FY09 Budget (3:06 minutes)
     
  • 128. February 6, 2008 - Policy: President Bush's FY 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture Budget (2:23 minutes)
     
  • 127. February 6, 2008 - Policy: USDA’s 2007 Arkansas Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Highlights (2:54 minutes)
     
  • 126. February 1, 2008 - Outlook: Arkansas Chick Placements Up 3 Percent from Last Year and Foodsize Catfish Inventory Down 13 Percent (2:29 minutes)
     
  • 125. February 1, 2008 - Policy: The Federal Open Market Committee Lowered the Federal Funds Rate 50 Basis Points (1:53 minutes)
     
  • 124. February 1, 2008 - Policy: The President Delivers The State of the Union Address (0.58 minutes)
     
  • 123. February 1, 2008 - Policy: A New Secretary of Agriculture And Appointments Made to National Pork Delegate Body (1:21 minutes)
     
  • 122. February 1, 2008 - Policy: The 2008 Farm Bill (1:04 minutes)
     
  • 121. January 25, 2008 - Policy: The Risk of Recession Is Elevated (2:44 minutes)
     
  • 120. January 23, 2008 - Policy: Congressional Research Service Publication Compares House and Senate New Farm Bills (1:41 minutes)
     
  • 119. January 17, 2008 - Outlook: Part 2 of 2 – The Global Bull Market in Commodities and the Outlook Oil, Rice, Cotton, Soybeans, Corn, and Wheat Prices (5:41 minutes)
     
  • 113. January 17, 2008 - Outlook: Part 1 of 2 – The Global Bull Market in Commodities and the Outlook Oil, Rice, Cotton, Soybeans, Corn, and Wheat Prices (3:04 minutes)
     
  • 110. January 16, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 3 of 3 - Key points made by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Financial Markets, the Economic Outlook, and Monetary Policy on January 10, 2008 (4:20 minutes)
     
  • 109. January 15, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 2 of 3 - Key points made by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Financial Markets, the Economic Outlook, and Monetary Policy on January 10, 2008 (2:52 minutes)
     
  • 108. January 15, 2008 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 1 of 3 - Key points made by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Financial Markets, the Economic Outlook, and Monetary Policy on January 10, 2008 (3:14 minutes)
     
  • 107. January 11, 2008 - Policy: When will the new farm bill be completed? (3:09 minutes)
     
  • 106. December 19, 2007 - Policy: Part 2 - Farm Bill Passes Senate By Historic Margin (5:52 minutes)
     
  • 105. December 19, 2007 - Policy: Part 1 - Farm Bill Passes Senate By Historic Margin (3:36 minutes)
     
  • 104. December 17, 2007 - Part 4 of 4: Arkansas’ Rice Situation and Outlook, Presented 2007 USA National Rice Outlook Conference, Orlando Florida – December 2-4, 2007 by Bobby Coats – Professor & Extension Economist, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture (3:54 minutes)
     
  • 103. December 17, 2007 - Part 3 of 4: Arkansas’ Rice Situation and Outlook, Presented 2007 USA National Rice Outlook Conference, Orlando Florida – December 2-4, 2007 by Bobby Coats – Professor & Extension Economist, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture (3:54 minutes)
     
  • 102. December 17, 2007 - Part 2 of 4: Arkansas’ Rice Situation and Outlook, Presented 2007 USA National Rice Outlook Conference, Orlando Florida – December 2-4, 2007 by Bobby Coats – Professor & Extension Economist, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture (3:54 minutes)
     
  • 101. December 17, 2007 - Part 1 of 4: Arkansas’ Rice Situation and Outlook, Presented 2007 USA National Rice Outlook Conference, Orlando Florida – December 2-4, 2007 by Bobby Coats – Professor & Extension Economist, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture (4:48 minutes)
     
  • 100. November 19, 2007 - The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service Makes Bullish Points on Global Rice Situation and Outlook (6:45 minutes)
     
  • 99. November 12, 2007 - Farm Management/Outlook/Policy: Short Version - Farm Management Workshops Help Farmers Management Risk (2:06 minutes)
     
  • 98. November 12, 2007 - Farm Management/Outlook/Policy: Farm Management Workshops Help Farmers Management Risk (3:19 minutes)
     
  • 97. November 7, 2007 - Policy: Senate Harkin Ushers 2007 Farm Bill to Senate Floor and Congressional Research Service Farm Bill Comparison Publication (5:12 minutes)
     
  • 96. October 29, 2007 - Policy: Arkansas U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln - Senate Agriculture Committee's Farm Package a Victory for Arkansas Producers (5:28 minutes)
     
  • 95. October 25, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 2 - Select Opening Statement Points by Senator Harkin and Senator Chambliss During the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Farm Bill Markup Business Meeting on October 24, 2007 (3:30 minutes)
     
  • 94. October 25, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 1- Select Opening Statement Points by Senator Harkin and Senator Chambliss During the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Farm Bill Markup Business Meeting on October 24, 2007 (3:04 minutes)
     
  • 93. October 23, 2007 - Outlook: Long Grain Rice Outlook (4:26 minutes)
     
  • 92. October 23, 2007 - Policy: Part 5. Key Points - Rice and Cotton Sector Considerations As the Senate Debates the New Farm Bill (3:41 minutes)
     
  • 91. October 22, 2007 - Policy: Part 4. Rice and Cotton Sector Considerations As the Senate Debates the New Farm Bill (3:22 minutes)
     
  • 90. October 22, 2007 - Policy: Part 3. Rice and Cotton Sector Considerations As the Senate Debates the New Farm Bill (4:43 minutes)
     
  • 89. October 22, 2007 - Policy: Part 2. Rice and Cotton Sector Considerations As the Senate Debates the New Farm Bill (5:13 minutes)
     
  • 88. October 19, 2007 - Policy: Part 1. Rice and Cotton Sector Considerations As the Senate Debates the New Farm Bill (4:46 minutes)
     
  • 87. October 17, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: U.S. House of Representatives Passage of Roadmap for Renewable Energy Production (2:48 minutes)
     
  • 86. October 12, 2007 - Outlook: Arkansas Row Crop Production: Rice, Corn and Sorghum Producers Expect Record Yields in 2007 (4:53 minutes)
     
  • 85. October 12, 2007 - Outlook: 2007 USA Rice Outlook Conference Set for Dec. 2-4 in Orlando, FL. (2:03 minutes)
     
  • 84. October 03, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: USDA will distribute approximately $1.8 billion in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments. (2:56 minutes)
     
  • 83. October 03, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: The U.S. Department of Agriculture currently has no plans to offer penalty-free early releases from Conservation Reserve Program contracts. (2:12 minutes)
     
  • 82. October 02, 2007 - Outlook: Rice Outlook (4:10 minutes)
     
  • 81. September 27, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: USDA to Soon Issues Final 2007 Direct Payments (2:29 minutes)
     
  • 80. September 21, 2007 - Policy: President Bush Announces Resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns (3:35 minutes)
     
  • 79. September 20, 2007 - Policy: Summary of key points to consider as the Senate debates the new farm bill on agricultural policy, the global economy, and the need for a strong safety net for the U.S. rice and cotton sector. (2:55 minutes)
     
  • 78. September 20, 2007 - Policy Part 5. Key points to consider as the Senate debates the new farm bill on agricultural policy, the global economy, and the need for a strong safety net for the U.S. rice and cotton sector. ( 2:56 minutes)
     
  • 77. September 19, 2007 - Policy Part 4. Key points to consider as the Senate debates the new farm bill on agricultural policy, the global economy, and the need for a strong safety net for the U.S. rice and cotton sector. (1:39 minutes)
     
  • 76. September 19, 2007 - Policy: Part 3. Key points to consider as the Senate debates the new farm bill on agricultural policy, the global economy, and the need for a strong safety net for the U.S. rice and cotton sector. (5:11 minutes)
     
  • 75. September 19, 2007 - Policy: Part 2. Key points to consider as the Senate debates the new farm bill on agricultural policy, the global economy, and the need for a strong safety net for the U.S. rice and cotton sector. (3:47 minutes)
     
  • 74. September 17, 2007 - Policy: Part 1. Key points to consider as the Senate debates the new farm bill on agricultural policy, the global economy, and the need for a strong safety net for the U.S. rice and cotton sector. (2:19 minutes)
     
  • 73. August 27, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: USDA Announces Sign-Up Dates for the New Livestock Compensation Program, Livestock Indemnity Program and Crop Disaster Program. (3:33 minutes)
     
  • 72. August 24 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Extending the 2002 Farm Bill (3:00 minutes)
     
  • 71. August 23, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Japan the World’s Largest Importer of Biotechnology Foods and Feeds (3:54 minutes)
     
  • 70. August 22, 2007 - Outlook: Rice and Economic Outlook (7:16 minutes)
     
  • 69. August 22, 2007 - Policy: USDA Sustainable Operations Council for Efficient and Effective Use of USDA's Energy and Resources. (1:58 minutes)
     
  • 68. August 20, 2007 - Policy Question: When will we have a new farm bill? (3:05 minutes)
     
  • 67. August 14, 2007 - Outlook: Arkansas Row Crop Outlook (4:27 minutes)
     
  • 66. August 09, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: CRS Releases Publication Titled “The House-Passed 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) at a Glance” (7:11 minutes)
     
  • 65. August 07, 2007 - Outlook: U.S. and Arkansas Land Real Estate Values Are at Record Highs. (3:31 minutes)
     
  • 64. July 31, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 3 - U.S. House of Representatives Passed a New Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) (3:31 minutes)
     
  • 63. July 30, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Part 2 - U.S. House of Representatives Passed a New Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) (5:06 minutes)
     
  • 62. July 30, 2007 - Policy: Part 1 - U.S. House of Representatives Passed a New Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) (4:52 minutes)
     
  • 61. July 24, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte on the passage of House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill, July 19, 2007 (5:06 minutes)
     
  • 60. July 23, 2007 - Policy: Part 4: A Strong Farm Safety Net: Factors to consider in the farm bill debate. (3:40 minutes)
     
  • 59. July 23, 2007 - Policy: Part 3: A Strong Farm Safety Net: What the Data Indicates about the Economic Situation of Arkansas Rice Producers (6:52 minutes)
     
  • 58. July 19, 2007 - Policy: Part 2: A Strong Farm Safety Net Is Still Needed Since Rice and Cotton Farms Are Experiencing Accelerated Structural Change and Increasing Uncertainty (3:07 minutes)
     
  • 57. July 19, 2007 - Policy: Part 1: A Strong Farm Safety Net Is Still Needed Since Huge Swings in Rice and Cotton Farm Market Prices Are Still Expected (3:07 minutes)
     
  • 56. July 19, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Senator Harkin on the WTO Draft Agriculture Modalities Agreement Unlikely to Restart Doha Round (2:51 minutes)
     
  • 55. July 16, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: Senator Chambliss Expressed Disappointment in the Recent Case Brought by Brazil and Canada in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Attempting to Sway the Farm Bill Reauthorization Debate Currently Before Congress (2:53 minutes)
     
  • 54. July 16, 2007 - Outlook: 2007 Rice and Cotton Acreage Decline Due to Added Production Costs, Lack of Pricing Opportunities, and Crop Alternatives (5:41 minutes)
     
  • 53. June 26, 2007 - Policy: National Pollinator Week: Senator Chambliss Emphasizes Importance of Protecting Pollinator Habitat (2:38 minutes)
     
  • 52. June 25, 2007 - Policy: USDA Announces CRP Re-enrollment Opportunities for Eligible Producers in 2007 Continuous Sign-up Contracts (1:56 minutes)
     
  • 51. June 22, 2007 - Policy: World Trade Organization Talks Stalled Once Again. (6:05 minutes)
     
  • 50. June 20, 2007 - Policy: House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Forwards 2007 Farm Bill Recommendations to House Agriculture Committee (6:05 minutes)
     
  • 49. June 19, 2007 - Policy: A new web site FarmPolicyFacts.org has news about farm policy (3:30 minutes)
     
  • 48. June 14, 2007 - Rice Outlook: New crop rice prices look strong (4:15 minutes)
     
  • 47. June 12, 2007 - Policy: Who is farming the land? (4:11 minutes)
     
  • 46. June 11, 2007 - Policy: Farm Bill Update 06.11.07 - The 2007 Farm Bill debate is throttling up. (4:27 minutes)
     
  • 45. May 24, 2007 - Outlook: Oil and gasoline prices what should I expect? (5:29 minutes)
     
  • 44. May 22, 2007 - USDA’s initial assessment of U.S. rice crop supply and demand prospects released. (4:57 minutes)
     
  • 43. May 11, 2007 - Are food costs increasing because the demand for ethanol is driving up corn prices? (11:56 minutes)
     
  • 42. May 08, 2007 - Policy: Why the decline in 2007 Arkansas and U.S. rice acreage? (5:02 minutes)

  • 41. April 12, 2007 - Policy: Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Recommendations Will Impact Agriculture (3:12 minutes)
     
  • 40. April 12, 2007 - Policy: Ethanol Reduces Government Support for U.S. Feed Grain Sector (3:12 minutes)
     
  • 39. April 11, 2007 - Policy: USDA Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Highlights USDA’s 2007 Farm Bill Proposals for Conservation (6:20 minutes)
     
  • 38. April 11, 2007 - Policy: Senate Ag Committee holds hearings on federal food and nutrition assistance programs in the next farm bill at Atlanta Georgia (4:07 minutes)
     
  • 37. April 06, 2007 - Policy: Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns and Senator Saxby Chambliss comment on the not so free trade agreement with Korea (4:16 minutes)
     
  • 36. April 06, 2007 - Policy: U.S. Department of Agriculture will not offer penalty-free early releases from Conservation Reserve Program (2:26 minutes)
     
  • 35. April 06, 2007 - U.S. Government Leaders Add A New One-Stop, Interagency Website for Recreation Reservations (1:52 minutes)
     
  • 34. April 05, 2007 - Policy: Implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is nearly complete. (4:49 minutes)
     
  • 33. April 04, 2007 - Policy – U.S. and South Korea Free Trade Agreement Excludes Rice and Dismays U.S. Rice Industry (3:34 minutes)
     
  • 32. March 30, 2007 - Outlook – Arkansas 2007 Planting Intentions (3:49 minutes)
     
  • 31. March 29, 2007 - Outlook – Fed Chairman Discusses Economic Outlook (2:40 minutes)
     
  • 30. March 08, 2007 - Outlook – Higher Feed Costs to Slow Meat Production and Raise Prices (3:46 minutes)
     
  • 29. March 07, 2007 - Outlook – USDA Indicates U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Production and Consumption Slowing (2:07 minutes)
     
  • 28. March 06, 2007 - Outlook - USDA Projects Large Adjustments in U.S. Row Crop Production
    (3:24 minutes)
     
  • 27. March 05, 2007 - Outlook - World Income Growth Remains High, Maintaining Food Demand, and Demand for U.S. Agricultural Exports (3:26 minutes)
     
  • 26. February 23, 2007 - Policy: Farm Bill/WTO - Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns recently spoke to the Washington International Trade Association. (7:38 minutes)
     
  • 25. February 21, 2007 - Policy: USDA Proposes Direct Payments for Beginning Farmers (3:09 minutes)
     
  • 24. February 20, 2007 - Outlook: USDA’s 10 Year U.S. and Global Rice Outlook Projections (8:31 minutes)
     
  • 23. February 20, 2007 - Outlook: USDA’s 10 year projection for Global Rice Exports (3:31minutes)
     
  • 22. February 20, 2007 - Outlook: USDA’s 10 year projection for Global Rice Imports (3:00 minutes)
     
  • 21. February 20, 2007 - Outlook: USDA’s 10 Year U.S. and Global Rice Outlook Projections (2:56 minutes)
     
  • 20. February 16, 2007 - Outlook: USDA releases outlook projects for the agricultural sector through 2016
     
  • 19. February 15, 2007 - Noteworthy/Policy: Real activity in the United States expanded at a solid pace in 2006. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke tells Congress
     
  • 18. February 15, 2007 - Policy/Farm Bill: Ag Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Discuss Farm Bill Funding Before House Budget Committee
     
  • 17. February 13, 2007 - Policy/Farm Bill: American Soybean Association Releases 2007 Farm Bill Proposals - Soybean Growers Call for Competitive Income Supports, Biodiesel Incentive Payment
     
  • 16. February 12, 2007 - Policy/Noteworthy: The Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke recently spoke before the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce at Omaha, Nebraska. In closing he addressed the question What, if anything, should policymakers do about the trend of increasing economic inequality?
     
  • 15. February 12, 2007 - Policy: On planting flexibility in the Commodity Title of the Administrations 2007 farm bill proposal discuss USDA’s proposed changes to planting flexibility.
    (With Background Section)
     
  • 14. February 8, 2007 - Policy: On planting flexibility in the Commodity Title of the Administration’s 2007 farm bill proposal discuss USDA’s proposed changes to planting flexibility. (Without Background Section)

  • 13. February 7, 2007 - Policy Question Answered: In the Commodity Title of the Administrations 2007 farm bill proposal how does USDA intend to change the marketing assistance loans program? (Expanded Version with WTO Discussion)
     
  • 12. February 7, 2007 - Policy Question Answered: In the Commodity Title of the Administrations 2007 farm bill proposal how does USDA intend to change the marketing assistance loans program? (Short Version)
     
  • 11. February 6, 2007 - Policy: USDA’s Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns outlines President Bush’s FY 2008 Agriculture Budget
    (Expanded Version)
     
  • 10. February 6, 2007 - Policy: USDA’s Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns outlines President Bush’s FY 2008 Agriculture Budget
    (Short Version)
     
  • 9. February 5, 2007 - Policy Question Answered: Under the Administrations 2007 farm bill proposal how would direct payments to eligible producers be changed?
    (Expanded Version with WTO Discussion)
     
  • 8. February 5, 2007 - Policy Question Answered: Under the Administrations 2007 farm bill proposal how would direct payments to eligible producers be changed?
     
  • 7. February 2, 2007 - Policy: USDA’s 2007 Farm Bill Proposals to Reform the Farm Bill Commodity Title
     
  • 6. February 1, 2007 - Policy: Overview of USDA’s 2007 Farm Bill Proposals
     
  • 5. January 30, 2007 - Policy: WTO Trade Talks Gets Renewed Interest at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
     
  • 4. January 29, 2007 - Policy and Outlook: The Outlook for U.S. Renewable Energy Remains Bright
     
  • 3. January 26, 2007 - Outlook: Arkansas Land Values
     
  • 2. January 25, 2007 - Outlook: US Rice Prices
     
  • 1. January 24, 2007 - Policy: The Evolution of U.S. Farm Policy

    • Compiled by Bobby Coats, Ph.D., Agricultural Policy Analyst
    Questions or Comments to rcoats@uaex.edu

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