The spectacular nature of many of the breakthroughs In biotechnology has generated considerable publicity and has made demands on agricultural economists for ex ante assessment of potential impacts This article suggests a research agenda for evaluating the impacts of biotechnology on...

Agricultural trade liberalization for developed countries may mean eliminatioo of existing domestic support programmes. The difficulty of achieving freer trade is directly related to the distribution of the pain of adjustment in domestic agricultural ecooomies. A cost functioo is estimated for...

This paper presents the results of a stochastic linear program for estimating the supply of corn residue for use as raw material in an ethanol plant. The model is based on the production capacity of an average Illinois farm, and considers the feasibility of three mutually exclusive residue...

Farm families with incomes below the poverty line are far less likely than wealthier farmers to receive farm support payments. Using data from the 1989-2004 Current Population Survey, we find that poor farm families are also not participating in other assistance programs. Controlling for other...