Reports on Agriculture
Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Great Lakes Region
National Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, August 2011
What’s Driving Food Prices in 2011?
Farm Foundation, July 2011
Harvesting Renewable Energy: German-American Lessons Learned on Rural Development
Heinrich Boll Stiftung and Farmers Union, July 2011
Setting the Ethanol Record Straight
Midwest Governor's Association, June 2011
Why Have Food Commodity Prices Risen Again?
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, June 2011
Food Desert Locator
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, May 2011
Climate Change Policy and the Adoption of Methane Digesters on Livestock Operations
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Februrary 2011
The Influence of Rising Commodity Prices on the Conservation Reserve Program
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Februrary 2011
Environmental Regulation in Agriculture
U.S. Congressional Research Office, February 2011
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, February 2011
Status of Wisconsin Agriculture 2011
University of Wisconsin-Madison, January 2011
The Intersection of Midwest Agriculture and Rural Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, January 2011
Power and Promise: Agbioscience in the North Central United States
North Central Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and the North Central Cooperative Extension Association, 2011
National and Regional Impacts of U.S. Agricultural Exports
Agricultural and Applied Economics Assocation, 2011
The Corn and Climate Report: An overview of climate science in the service of Midwestern agriculture
Great Plains Institute, Iowa State University, 2011
Reports from 2010
Actual Farm Bill Spending and Cost Estimates
Congressional Research Service, December 2010
What Is the 'Farm Bill'?
Congressional Research Service, December 2010
2010 Farm Sector Income Forecast
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, November 2010
Occurrence of Maize Detritus and a Transgenic Insecticidal Protein within the Stream Network of an Agricultural Landscape
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, September 2010
Rural America at a Glance, 2010 Edition
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, September 2010
Spotlight on Biogas: Policies for Utilization and Deployment in the Midwest
Great Plains Institute, August 2010
2010 Baseline Update for US Agricultural Markets
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, August 2010
Indiana Farmland Values & Cash Rents: Renewed Strength in a Weak Economy
Purdue Agricultural Economics, August 2010
Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms: Family Farm Report, 2010 Edition
U.S. Department of Agriculture, July 2010
Costs and Benefits to Taxpayers, Consumers, and Producers from U.S. Ethanol Policies
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, July 2010
America’s Diverse Family Farms, 2010 Edition
U.S. Department of Agriculture, July 2010
Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals
U.S. Congressional Budget Office, July 2010
World Market Impacts of High Biofuel Use in the European Union
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, July 2010
Climate Change, Water, and Risk: Current Water Demands Are Not Sustainable
Natural Resources Defense Council, July 2010
Impacts of Climate Change Legislation on US Agricultural Markets: Sources of Uncertainty
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri, July 2010
Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Natural Resources Conservation Service, June 2010
Farming Practices Should Evolve to Meet New Challenges, Expanding Needs
National Research Council, June 2010
Rebuilding America's Economy with Family Farm-Centered Food Systems
FarmAid, June 2010
An Integrated Biogeochemical and Economic Analysis of Bioenergy Crops in the Midwestern United States
GCB Bioenergy, June 2010
A USDA Regional Roadmap to Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 2010
2008 Energy Balance for the Corn-Ethanol Industry
U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 2010
US Biofuels Baseline Briefing Book
Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri, May 2010
Next-Generation Biofuels: Near-Term Challenges and Implications for Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture, May 2010
Dairy Policy Issues for the 2012 Farm Bill
Dairy Policy Alliance between University of Missouri and University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 2010
Costs and Benefits of Moving to a County ACRE Program
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, May 2010
2009 FINBIN: Report on Minnesota Farm Finances
Center for Farm Financial Management, April 2010
Selected Measures of the Economic Values of Increased Fruit and Vegetable Production and Consumption in the Upper Midwest
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University, March 2010
Cultivating Clean Water: State-Based Regulation of Agricultural Runoff Pollution
Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Mississippi River Collaborative, March 2010
Farm Energy Success Stories
Environmental Law and Policy Center, March 2010
Effects of US Maize Ethanol on Global Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Estimating Market-Mediated Responses
American Institute of Biological Sciences, March 2010
Importance of the VEETC to the U.S. Economy and the Ethanol Industry
Renewable Fuels Association, March 2010
Alternative 2010 Corn Production Scenarios and Policy Implications
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, March 2010
Dedicated Ethanol Pipeline Feasibility Study
U.S. Department of Energy, March 2010
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations: 2009 Summary
National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 2010
The Social Costs and Benefits of Biofuels: The Intersection of Environmental, Energy and Agricultural Policy
Cornell University, February 2010
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 2010
The Production and Price Impact of Biotech Crops
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, January 2010
Yield Increases on Illinois Crops: Questions for the Future
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, January 2010
The Syngenta Corporation and Atrazine: The Cost to the Land, People and Democracy
Land Stewardship Project and Pesticide Action Network North America, January 2010
The Production and Price Impact of Biotech Crops
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, January 2010
Market Impact of Domestic Offset Programs
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, January 2010
Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University, January 2010
Reports Released in 2009
Will High Land Values Hold?
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, December 2009
The Impacts of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 on U.S. Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 2009
Potential Impacts of Cap and Trade Policy on U.S. Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Producers
National Corn Growers Association, December 2009
Factors Influencing ACRE Program Enrollment
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, December 2009
Average Value of Iowa Farmland Declines by 2 Percent in 2009
Iowa State University Extension, December 2009
China Is Using More Corn for Industrial Products
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, December 2009
Participation in Conservation Programs by Targeted Farmers: Beginning, Limited-Resource, and Socially Disadvantaged Operators' Enrollment Trends
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, December 2009
Economic Impact of Eliminating the Biodiesel Tax Credit
LECG, December 2009
The Consumer Data and Information Progam: Sowing the Seeds of Research
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, December 2009
Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, Final Report: Fiscal 2009 Activities
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, December 2009
Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009
West Michigan Agriculture: The Status and Conditions
West Michigan Strategic Alliance, November 2009
Analysis of the Implications of Climate Change and Energy Legislation to the Agricultural Sector
Bio-based Energy Analysis Group, University of Tennessee, November 2009
Water, People, and the Future: Water Availability for Agriculture in the United States
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, November 2009
Ethanol and a Changing Agricultural Landscape
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009
The Debt Finance Landscape for U.S. Farming and Farm Businesses
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009
Household Food Security in the United States, 2008
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009
The Post-Buyout Experience: Peanut and Tobacco Sectors Adapt to Policy Reform
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009
Food Spending Declined and Food Insecurity Increased for Middle-Income and Low-Income Households from 2000 to 2007
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, October 2009
Marketing U.S. Organic Foods: Recent Trends From Farms to Consumers
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, October 2009
Fall 2009 Farm and Ranch Survey
Rabobank America, October 2009
The Effects of Low-Carbon Policies on Net Farm Income
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, September 2009
What Grows in the Ninth, Stays in the Ninth
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, September 2009
The Effect of NASDA's "Meat the Need Proposal" on Livestock and Dairy Markets
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri, September 2009
The 2007/08 Iowa Grain and Biofuel Flow Study: A Survey Report
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, August 2009
2008 Organic Farm Performance in Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Agriculture, August 2009
A Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of HR 2454 (Cap and Trade) on U.S. Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, July 2009
The 2008/2009 World Economic Crisis: What It Means for U.S. Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, March 2009
90-Billion Gallon Biofuel Deployment Study
Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors, February 2009
Reports Released in 2008
If You Build It, Will They Come? Biofuel Plants and Demographic Trends in the Midwest
Rural Sociological Society, July 2008
Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, July 2008
Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America
Pew Charitable Trusts and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, April 2008
An American Success Story: The Farm Bill’s Clean Energy Programs
Environmental Law and Policy Center, January 2008
Reports Released in 2007 and earlier
Biodiesel in Kansas
Kansas Energy Council, May 2007
Cellulosic Ethanol / Bioethanol in Kansas
Kansas Energy Council, May 2007
Policy Objectives and Recommendations on the 2007 Farm Bill
Midwestern Governors Association, 2007
Modernizing America’s Food and Farm Policy: Vision for a New Direction
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, September 2006
Energy Use in the Kansas Agricultural Sector
Kansas Energy Council, June 2006
Do Farm Payments Promote Rural Economic Growth?
Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, March 2005
Case Study: Appleton Central Alternative Charter High School’s Nutrition and Wellness Program
Michael Field Agricultural Institute, December 2004
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