Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues

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2009, volume 24, articles 4

Theme Overview: Implications of Health Care Reform for Farmers and Rural Residents pp. 2

Mary Clare Ahearn

Medical Costs Account for the Largest Share of Nonmetro Federal Transfer Payments pp. 4

Timothy S. Parker

Theme Overview: Agricultural Productivity and Global Food Security in the Long Run pp. 4

Julian Alston and Philip Pardey

What Explains the Growing Metro/Nonmetro Cap in Employment Based Health Insurance? pp. 5

Martin Shields

Structural Changes in U.S. Agricultural Production and Productivity pp. 5

Jennifer S. James, Julian Alston, Philip Pardey and Matthew A. Andersen

Rural Health Insurance and Competitive Markets: Not Always Compatible? pp. 6

Keith J. Mueller

Farmer Health Insurance Cooperatives: An Innovative Solution for Other Americans? pp. 6

Reka Sundaram-Stukel and Steven Deller

Children's Health Insurance and National Health Policy pp. 6

Tracey L. Farrigan

Reform of Physician Ownership Restrictions and the Cost of Health Care in Rural and Urban Markets pp. 6

James N. Barnes and James Matthew Fannin

Access of Farm Households to Health Care pp. 7

Mary Clare Ahearn and Ashok Mishra

Rural Hospitals, Reimbursement Policy, and Health Care Reform pp. 7

Paul McNamara

The Production Performance of China's Transforming Agriculture pp. 7

Songqing Jin, Jikun Huang and Scott Rozelle

Agricultural Production and Productivity in Canada pp. 8

Terrence S. Veeman and Richard Gray

Agricultural Productivity in Transition Economies pp. 8

Johan Swinnen, Kristine Van Herck and Liesbet Vranken

The Shifting Global Patterns of Agricultural Productivity pp. 10

Jason Beddow, Philip Pardey and Julian Alston

2009, volume 24, articles 3

Theme Overview: Weighing Healthy Choices for the School Meals Program pp. 2

Helen Jensen

Adequacy of Federal School Lunch Reimbursement Adjustments pp. 6

Koel Ghosh and Benjamin Senauer

The Economics of a Healthy School Meal pp. 6

Parke Wilde and Mary H. Kennedy

Handlers Perspectives on Sourcing Organic Produce From the Great Lakes Region pp. 6

Lourdes R. Martinez, R. James Bingen and David S. Conner

The Farm Animal Welfare Debate pp. 7

Bailey Norwood and Jayson Lusk

Smarter Lunchrooms: Using Behavioral Economics to Improve Meal Selection pp. 7

David Just and Brian Wansink

Evaluating the Success of the School Commodity Food Program pp. 8

Cora Peterson

USDA School Meal Programs Face New Challenges pp. 9

Joanne Guthrie, Constance Newman and Katherine Ralston

2009, volume 24, articles 2

Emerging Issues in Food Safety pp. 2

Sandra Hoffmann and Neal Hooker

Emerging Countries: Converging or Diverging Economies? pp. 2

Shida Rastegari Henneberry

Front Materials pp. 3

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E. Coli Outbreaks Affect Demand for Salad Vegetables pp. 4

Faysal Fahs, Ron Mittelhammer and Jill McCluskey

Knowing Which Foods Are Making Us Sick pp. 5

Sandra Hoffmann

FDA Refusals of Food Imports by Exporting Country Group pp. 5

Jean Buzby and Anita Regmi

Food Safety and Defense Risks in the U.S.-Mexico Produce Chain pp. 5

William Nganje, Timothy Richards, Jesus Bravo, Na Hu, Albert Kagan, Ram N. Acharya and Mark R. Edwards

Public Response to Large-Scale Produce Contamination pp. 5

Cara L. Cuite and William K. Hallman

Markets Adapt to China's Changing Diet pp. 5

Fred Gale and Shida Rastegari Henneberry

Agriculture in Indonesia: Lagging Performance and Difficult Choices pp. 5

Richard R. Barichello and Arianto Patunru

Indian Agriculture: Managing Growth with Equity pp. 5

Ashok Gulati, Maurice Landes and Kavery Ganguly

Russia's Transition to Major Player in World Agricultural Markets pp. 5

William Liefert, Olga Liefert and Eugenia Serova

Brazil's Changing Food Demand Challenges the Farm Sector pp. 5

Constanza Valdes, Ignez Vidigal Lopes and Mauro de Rezende Lopes

2009, volume 24, articles 01

Agriculture in a Turbulent Economy - A New Era of Instability? pp. 2

David Schweikhardt

Front Materials pp. 3

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Financial Markets and Agricultural Credit at a Time of Uncertainty pp. 4

Paul N. Ellinger

Identifying Growth and Diversification Relationship in Washington Agriculture pp. 4

Tristan Skolrud, Erik O'Donoghue, C. Shumway and Almuhanad Melhim

The World Economic Crisis and U.S. Agriculture: From Boom to Gloom? pp. 5

William Liefert and Mathew Shane

Implications of Macroeconomic Instability for Agriculture Income and Land Values pp. 5

Mitchell J. Morehart

Ethanol Policy Changes to Ease Pressures in Corn Markets: Could They Work? pp. 5

Wyatt Thompson, Seth D. Meyer, Nicholas G. Kalaitzandonakes and James Kaufman

Market Instability in a New Era of Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Prices pp. 6

Scott Irwin and Darrel L. Good

Exploring the Price Spike pp. 6

Joachim von Braun and Maximo Torero

2008, volume 24, articles 01

The Emergence of an Agro-Energy Sector: Is Agriculture Importing Instability from the Oil Sector? pp. 4

Andrew Muhammad and Ellene Kebede

Are Our Agricultural Risk Management Tools Adequate for a New Era? pp. 4

Barry Barnett and Keith Coble

2008, volume 23, articles 4

Improving Public Policy Surrounding Land Use Changes pp. 2

Stephan Goetz

Implementing Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling pp. 2

Dawn Thilmany

Front Materials pp. 3

Unknown

Country of Origin Labeling for Fruits and Vegetables pp. 3

John J. VanSickle

Local Ownership in Biofuels Production: A Strategy for Rural Development? pp. 3

Brent Hueth and William D. Walker

USDA Requirements for Implementing Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling pp. 4

Warren P. Preston and Soo Kim

Implementation of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) in the Beef Industry pp. 4

Derrell S. Peel

Implementation of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) in the Pork Industry pp. 4

Steve R. Meyer

Land Use Changes: Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts pp. 5

JunJie Wu

Estimating Amenity Values: Will It Improve Farmland Preservation Policy? pp. 5

Joshua Duke

Desirability, Challenges, and Methods of Protecting Farmland pp. 6

Lori Lynch

Land Use Policy: Lessons from Water Quality Markets pp. 7

Charles W. Abdalla

2008, volume 23, articles 3

Commodity Programs and Beyond in the 2008 Farm Bill pp. 1

James L. Novak

Agriculture and Biofuels Issues: Cellulose, Greenhouse Gases, and EU and U.S. Policies pp. 2

Wallace Tyner

Front Materials pp. 3

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The WTO and U.S. Domestic Support in the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 pp. 3

Eric J. Wailes and C. Rosson

Offsetting Behavior: Consumers' Response to Food Safety Policies pp. 4

Dragan Miljkovic, William Nganje and Elvis Ndembe

Conservation Provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008: Evolutionary Changes and Challenges pp. 5

James W. Pease, David Schweikhardt and Andrew Seidl

The U.S. 2008 Farm Bill: Title X and Related Support for the U.S. Specialty Crop Sector pp. 5

Mechel S. Paggi and Jay E. Noel

Ethanol Policy Analysis - What Have We Learned So Far? pp. 6

Farzad Taheripour and Wallace Tyner

Cellulosic Biofuels: Are They Economically Viable and Environmentally Sustainable? pp. 6

Madhu Khanna

Consequences of EU Biofuel Policies on Agricultural Production and Land Use pp. 6

Martin Banse, Hans Meijl and Geert Woltjer

ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Election) Farm Program: Provisions, Policy Background, and Farm Decision Analysis pp. 7

Carl R. Zulauf, Michael R. Dicks and Jeffrey D. Vitale

2008, volume 23, articles 2

Commodity Prices Rock World Markets: Structural Shift or Short Term Adjustments? pp. 2

Henry M. Bahn

Ecosystem Services: A 21st Century Policy Challenge pp. 2

Steven E. Kraft

Front Materials pp. 3

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Consumer Preferences for Fair Trade Foods: Implications for Trade Policy pp. 3

Matthew Rousu and Jay Corrigan

Price Risk Management Alternatives for Farmers in the Absence of Forward Contracts with Grain Merchants pp. 4

Darrell R. Mark, B Brorsen, Kim B. Anderson and Rebecca M. Small

Reimagining Farms as Managed Ecosystems pp. 4

Scott Swinton

Farm Commodity Prices: Why the Boom and What Happens Now? pp. 5

Patrick C. Westhoff

Feed Grains and Livestock: Impacts on Meat Supplies and Prices pp. 5

John D. Lawrence, James Mintert, John Anderson and David Anderson

Farms and Ecosystem Services pp. 5

J.B. Ruhl

Ecosystem Services and Western U.S. Rangelands pp. 5

Rhonda K. Skaggs

What's Nature Done for You Lately: Measuring the Value of Ecosystem Services pp. 5

Stephen Polasky

Recent Convergence Performance of CBOT Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Futures Contracts pp. 6

Scott Irwin, Philip Garcia, Darrel L. Good and Eugene L. Kunda

2008, volume 23, articles 01

Theme Overview: Climate Change Economics pp. 2

Jason Shogren

Front Materials pp. 3

Unknown

Future Climate of the Continental United States pp. 3

Gerald R. North

Climate Change and Agriculture: Economic Impacts pp. 3

John Antle

Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources pp. 3

Richard M. Adams and Dannele E. Peck

Paying for Avoided Deforestation - Should We Do It? pp. 3

Brent Sohngen

Bioenergy in a Greenhouse Mitigating World pp. 3

Bruce McCarl

Market-Based Approaches to CO2 Emissions: Implications for Agriculture pp. 3

Leigh Raymond and Gerald Shively

Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Stabilization and the Inevitability of Adaptation: Challenges for U.S. Agriculture pp. 4

Steven K. Rose and Bruce McCarl

A Perspective on Carbon Sequestration as a Strategy for Mitigating Climate Change pp. 4

Gerrit van Kooten

Policy Options form Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Implications for Agriculture pp. 4

Gilbert Metcalf and John Reilly

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation through Agriculture pp. 5

Uwe Schneider and Pushpam Kumar