The Dilemma of Actuarial Soundness, A Legislative History

Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Nick Paulson and Ivan Flores

farmdoc daily, 2025, vol. 14, issue 70

Abstract: On Monday, April 8, 2024, a swath of the United States experienced a total eclipse of the Sun as the Moon passed between it and Earth (NASA, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse). Humans have been predicting eclipses since at least the time of the Greek philosopher Thales, but science has drastically improved our predictive abilities, imaging, and understanding of this phenomena (Couprie, 2004; HistoryDaily, June 10, 2019; Frost, August 8, 2017; Mosshammer, 1981). The center line in the path of totality cut through the middle of a familiar field in Darke County, Ohio. Lying in the cool grass of greening spring, a once-in-a-lifetime experience; nearly four minutes of surreal darkness in the middle of the afternoon; otherworldly spectacle as the dark disc of the moon blotted out the face of the midday sun; a 360-degree horizon burning orange on fields waiting to be planted, a simultaneous sunset and sunrise in all directions.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Gardner Policy Series (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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