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Iowa Corn Growers Assoc
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Iowa Dairy Products Assoc
Iowa Elk Breeders Assoc
Iowa Pork Producers Assoc
Iowa Pork Industry Center
Iowa Poultry Assoc
Iowa Soybean Assoc
Iowa Turkey Federation
Iowa Sheep Industry Assoc

 
  AG POLICY ANALYSIS

All Manure is Not Created Equal by Mark Jenner, Economist, AFBF – Manure takes on many different forms and is highly variable. To effectively manage and fully utilize the benefits of treated manure resources, fresh manure must be recognized as different across animal species.

  • Hog Pricing Essay by Jim Mintert, KSU
  • Biotechnology Issues & Background by David Miller, IFBF
  • Economics of Food Labeling by Mark Jenner, AFBF
  • WTO Box Summary
  • Value-added Business Development Checklist
  • Farm to School Marketing
  • FMD Disease Response Plan in Iowa (Executive Summary)
  • ASA Biotechnology Review Oct 99
  • Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri-Columbia
  • HR2646 Analysis by FAPRI
  • APAC-UTK
  • TAFPC-TAMU
  • USDA’s Budget: A Period of Restraint
  • The President’s Budget: Agriculture’s Piece of the Pie
  • Farm to Retail Spreadsheet


  •   FARM BILL

    USDA farm bill web site
    Find information from all USDA agencies explaining the farm bill provisions and their implementation on the USDA farm bill web site.
       ECONOMICS OF AG ISSUES

  • #1 Operating Margins
  • #2 Capital Structure
  • #3 Hog Slaughter Capacity
  • #4 Exchange Rates
  • #5 Crop Supply Response
  • #6 Hog Price Elasticity
  • #7 EU beef hormones
  • #8 Crop Supply and Price
  • #9 The Decision to Plant Corn or Soybeans
  • #10 Economics of Wetland Mitigation
  • #11 Economic Risks of Foot & Mouth Disease
  • Hog farms grow to meet income expectations
  • Cross country comparisons of variable costs of production for wheat


  •    NATIONAL COMMODITY LINKS

    American Beekeeping Federation
    American Dairy Goat Assoc
    American Soybean Association
    American Sheep Industry Assoc
    National Cattlemens Beef Assoc
    National Corn Growers Assoc
    National Dairy Council
    National Pork Producers Council

    National Pork Board
    National Turkey Federation
    National Broiler Council
    National Forage Testing Assoc
    National Institute of Animal Agriculture
    National Milk Producers Federation
    The Elk Breeders
    North American Elk Breeders
    United Soybean Board
    U.S. Grains Council
    U.S. Poultry & Egg Assoc
    U.S. Meat Export Federation
    U.S. Dairy Export Council


     


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