Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues articles from June 2002

Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues archives from June 2002

Environmental justice. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Baden and Coursey say: "Regardless of the region in question, environmental justice is a complex issue that demands extensive and thorough research. The conclusions of this report echo those of its predecessor: we should proceed with caution in...

Environmental policy and technological change. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Jaffe, Newell, and Stavins say that: "Virtually all research on the relationship between technological change and environmental policy has been linked with one or two underlying realities: first, the environmental impact of social and economic...

Generic advertising works. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... A group of authors working in important dairy states say: "The overall impact of the generic advertising programs on total milk or cheese purchases is what is most important to milk producers and marketers. Positive and significant purchase...

Government regs in bio-tech? (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Jackson and Villinski suggest more policies and programs when they say: "Our federal Government's role in managing changes in agricultural biotechnology should be at least as great as it is for traditional agriculture, probably greater in the...

The power of science and technology. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... In a December 2001 lecture at Yale University, David Ehrenfeld said, "...[M]ore than two hundred years of potent scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs...have taught us to believe that science and technology...constitute the...

Communities attract businesses. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Three scholars at Cornell University say, "Global capital flows to places that offer the highest return on investment. Much like a high-stakes poker game, one community's incentives are bid against another community's incentives in an effort to...

GM: a convenient hook. (So They Say).(genetically modified food)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... PJ. Dale says, "The principal concerns in the production and marketing of GM foods are probably associated with the reluctance to segregate GM from non-GM food crops, their labeling and provision of choice to the consumer. Public debates on the...

The impact of regulation on U.S. agriculture: what do we really know? (Guest Editorial).
June 22, 2002... Regulations impact U.S. agriculture, and these impacts are expected to grow in both scope and cost. The questions are: * Just how much is being spent to comply with federal, state and local rules and regulations, most of them environmental?...

Wal*Mart supercenter: the new low-price food retailer in town.
June 22, 2002... THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM HOLDS THAT WHEN WAL-MART COMES TO TOWN EXISTING STORES CUT PRICES OR PAY THE PRICE. HOW WISE IS THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM WHEN IT COMES TO THE GROCERY BUSINESS? In the past few years, Wal-Mart has made significant...

Rethinking price supports and insurance: how risky is market risk? (Farm Bill Choices 02).
June 22, 2002... Current farm price support policy, as well as crop insurance concepts, seek to protect farmers in part from risk inherent to the market. However, research indicates that market risk doesn't hurt farm income, suggesting that a fresh look at...

rBST adoption in the United States: that was the juggernaut... that wasn't.(recombinant bovine somatotropin )
June 22, 2002... When rBST first came to market, both advocates and opponents of the technology thought it would be a juggernaut that would completely remake the American dairy industry. Ten years later, it looks like just another tool. Ten years ago,...

Stable soil, stable economy: targeting soil conservation investments in Honduras.
June 22, 2002... XINYUAN (BEN) WU Hurricanes Fifi and Mitch killed thousand in Honduras and did billions in damage to the Honduran economy. Without rethinking soil conservation practices and policis, it's likely to happen again. Hurricane Mitch hit...

Bio science biotechnology. (Graphically Speaking).
June 22, 2002... Scientific ideas -- hypotheses about physical processes -- have no immediate use, and hence cannot be patented. Yet their influence over technical innovations, which largely are accompanied by property rights, is rising rapidly. The transistor,...

Is agriculture way of life" or a business? (Farm Bill Choices 02).
June 22, 2002... The title question cuts to the core of the agricultural policy debate in the United States. Do current farm policies support competition-beset businesses, support "lifestyle hobbies," or something else? It seems as though every time...

The price of food safety: the real economic effects of a major food safety regulation on meat and poultry.
June 22, 2002... Meat and poultry plants widely expected to face increased costs under a 1996 USDA food safety regulation. Did costs increase? If so, how much? How have meat and poultry plants of all sizes fared? The purpose of the U.S. Department of...

Cutting verticals down to size: Congress, the Farm Bill, and packer control.
June 22, 2002... The proposed amendment to the 2002 Farm Bill would have prohibited packer control of supply in the beef and pork industries. It offers an interesting study of the role agricultural economists can play in shaping and influencing policy debates....

A foray into a strange world: but does the exercise answer the central question? (In Review).(The Environmental, Our Natural Resources, and Modern Technology)(Book Review)
June 22, 2002... The Environmental, Our Natural Resources, and Modern Technology by Thomas R. DeGregori. Published by Iowa State University Press. 272 Pages. $54.99 In The Environment, Our Natural Resources, and Modern Technology, Thomas DeGregori...