News and analyses related to agricultural policy relevant to Montana and the northern Great Plains.
Browsing: Policy
New Report Shows Evidence of Tightening Farm Labor Supply
The government shutdown continues into its second week, and one of the primary issues is contention over…
Farm Workers and Health Care
I recently visited two Ag Worker Health & Services clinics to learn about health…
The Produce Safety Rule: Implications Differ for Small Producers
Shortly after I moved to Bozeman I toured Root Cellar Foods, a processing and distribution…
Montana, Natural Resources, and Dark Money
Money in politics has long been a controversial issue in America, but its importance has…
Rural Communities Are Likely to Feel Greater Impacts of New Tariffs, and It’s Not Because China Retaliated
Key Insights: The most recent 10% tariffs placed on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods…
Agricultural Export Prices Fell 5.3% in July 2018, Exactly As Economic Theory Indicates
Key insights: The July 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics report on U.S. Import and Export…
Tax Cut Implications, Ag Bank Consolidation Impacts, and Returns to Farm Income: Update on Recent Ag Econ Research
Key insights: The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting brings together the most recent…
What’s the Difference Between Trade Restriction and Trade Diversion?
Key Insights: U.S. exporters have increasingly begun to face trade disruptions on two fronts: from…
Consequences of Using Domestic Policies to Offset Retaliatory Tariff Losses to US Farmers
Key insights: President Trump has noted that he will “make it up’ to U.S. farmers…
The latest on the 2018(?) farm bill
Hello from the North! I’m at the Western Ag Econ Association meetings in Anchorage, Alaska,…