ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Election) Program Payments and Risk Reduction
ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Election) Program Payments and Risk Reduction

Author: Robert Dismukes

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 143793983X

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Using crop revenue as the basis for agricultural payments has long been proposed as a way to reform U.S. farm programs. Revenue is more closely related to farm income than either prices or yields individually. The ACRE program uses a combination of State- and farm-level revenue guarantees that are determined from recent historic prices and yields. This report examines and simulates crop revenue variability for producers of four crops ¿ corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton ¿ and estimates potential ACRE payments from a broad range of possible revenue outcomes. It analyzes how ACRE payments and their effect on farm-level revenue variability would be distributed across crops and production regions. Illus. This is a print on demand report.

Agricultural Policy in the United States
Agricultural Policy in the United States

Author: James L. Novak

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-05-18

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1000586588

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Agricultural Policy in the United States: Evolution and Economics traces U.S. agricultural policy from its colonial roots to the present, using economic concepts to analyze and interpret political and economic consequences. It also examines the processes by which agricultural policies are developed, and the government structure which supports the implementation of legislation passed by Congress. The book includes arguments for and against common tools of U.S. agricultural policy, without influencing the reader in a particular direction. Each chapter contains questions and exercises to support students’ learning, and technical economic material is contained in optional appendices. This second edition examines the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and sets the scene for future policy developments. Additionally, it looks at trade wars and the impact of Black Swan events like the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural resilience.

Applied Welfare Economics, Trade, and Agricultural Policy Analysis
Applied Welfare Economics, Trade, and Agricultural Policy Analysis

Author: G. Cornelis van Kooten

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1487524099

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This textbook integrates three related fields in economics, namely agricultural/forestry economics, environmental economics, and international trade, by foregrounding cost-benefit analysis as a significant policy tool. Exploring how welfare measures can be used in the analysis of agricultural, trade, and other economic policies, Applied Welfare Economics, Trade, and Agricultural Policy Analysis fills a gap in the literature on agricultural policy analysis by explaining the economic efficiency improvements and income transfers of various agricultural policy reforms in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. G. Cornelis van Kooten addresses methods of identifying and measuring economic surpluses (costs and benefits), the precautionary principle, identification of an appropriate discount rate, the importance of non-market values, and the role of agriculture in trade negotiations and climate change. Applied Welfare Economics, Trade, and Agricultural Policy Analysis draws on new research, brings attention to the existing literature, and includes review questions that challenge programming skills. The techniques developed in this text can be applied to the development and reform of agricultural policies in various regions in response to trade negotiations and many other situations involving government policy.

Factors Influencing ACRE Program Enrollment
Factors Influencing ACRE Program Enrollment

Author: Andrea Woolverton

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1437928811

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The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program is the first revenue-based, income-support program that calculates payments using recent market prices and a producer¿s actual plantings. The payments are triggered when a farm¿s revenue and State revenue fall below a calculated guarantee for a crop. The report suggests that, for 2009-12, producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, and rice are likely to benefit more from the ACRE program than from the price-based, income-support programs. Data indicate that about 8% of farms with almost 13% of eligible base acres elected to participate in ACRE, which is less than might be expected given price and yield-based analysis alone. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Open Water 2017/2018
Open Water 2017/2018

Author: St. Mary's College of Maryland

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-04-21

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1387758012

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An Undergraduate Journal produced by the St. Mary's College of Maryland Political Science Department and the student members of Pi Sigma Alpha.

USDA Agricultural Projections To 2018
USDA Agricultural Projections To 2018

Author: Barry Leonard

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1437921086

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Projections cover agricultural commodities, agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the sector, such as farm income and food prices. The projections are based on specific assumptions regarding macroeconomic conditions, policy, weather, and international developments. The report assumes that there are no shocks due to abnormal weather, further outbreaks of plant or animal diseases, or other factors affecting global supply and demand. The report provides a point of departure for discussion of alternative farm sector outcomes that could result under different assumptions. Charts and tables.