The U.S. dairy industry, many segments of which supported dairy policy changes in the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, is much different than it was 20 or even 10 years ago. This report provides a historical overview of the industry, more detailed examinations of the fluid...

The commercial bison industry is relatively new to North Dakota. There were an estimated 23,000 head of bison in North Dakota in 1998, and these animals were found in 47 of 53 counties. The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic contribution of the bison industry to the North Dakota...

An optimization model is used to evaluate the implications of single-desk selling of Canadian barley for trade flows and producer welfare. Effects on U.S. imports and barley prices are also considered.

This study is an attempt to evaluate effectiveness of farm commodity programs and farmers' response to market prices.