Agricultural issues and policies. Volume 5 by Watson, Lindsey K., editor instant download

Agricultural issues and policies. Volume 5 by Watson, Lindsey K., editor instant download

1 online resource, INTRODUCTION; AIR EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY: SOURCES AND IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES AND REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORTS ON AIR EMISSIONS FROM AFOS; THE ROLE OF USDA; RESEARCH PRIORITIES; Chapter 6: AIR QUALITY ISSUES AND ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: EPA'S AIR COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; EPA'S AIR COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT WITH INDUSTRY; STATUS AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS; CERCLA/EPCRA REPORTING EXEMPTION; INDEX, Agriculture is one of the defining elements of a nation. This series consists of analyses on a variety of agricultural issues including (but not limited to) the developments, policies, programs, trade, trends and economics of agriculture. Topics will be seen from a U.S. perspective, but not to the exclusion of other countries particularly when the discussion has an international scope. Topics discussed in this issue include the United States' farm income; agriculture in the World Trade Organization; agricultural disaster assistance; weather effects on expected corn and soybean yields; and air, Includes bibliographical references and index, Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 14, 2015), AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AND POLICIES. VOLUME 5; AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AND POLICIES. VOLUME 5; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: U.S. FARM INCOME; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; USDA'S 2014 FARM INCOME FORECAST; FARM ASSET VALUES AND DEBT; AVERAGE FARM HOUSEHOLD INCOME; Chapter 2: AGRICULTURE IN THE WTO: LIMITS ON DOMESTIC SUPPORT; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; WTO COMMITMENTS MAY INFLUENCE U.S. FARM POLICY CHOICES; QUESTIONS FOR EVALUATINGWTO COMPLIANCE OF DOMESTICFARM SPENDING; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX. CLASSIFICATION OF U.S. POLICIES IN 2011, Chapter 3: AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCESUMMARY; FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE; NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NAP); 2014 FARM BILL…