Category: All Categories Economics of Food SystemsEnvironmental Impacts of Food SystemsFarm to College ResourcesFarm to School ResourcesFAS Policy FellowsFood and Farm PolicyFRN PublicationsGlobal Food SystemHealth and Food SafetyLocal Food SystemsOtherTools for Advocates Jump to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Title & Author Description Date File Limiting Captive Supply Arrangements in Livestock Agriculture Philip Mattera This paper reviews legislative efforts to address the problem of corporate concentration and oligopsony power in the US meatpacking industry, and details the negative impacts of captive supply arrangements and vertical integration, both on independent meat producers and on competition in livestock markets. 08/1/2003 Adding Values to Our Food System: An Economic Analysis of Sustainable Community Food Systems Integrity Systems Cooperative Co. This extensive paper, prepared for the US Department of Agriculture, examines the economic viability of sustainable agriculture to determine if it is cost competitive with industrial agriculture. It argues that under certain conditions of production, processing, and distribution, sustainable agriculture is highly competitive with conventional systems. In particular, this study shows that farmers can maximize their revenue by selling directly to the customer rather than going through the industrial agricultural marketing system. Additionally, it finds evidence that sustainable food systems can offer local communities a viable means for economic development. 01/1/2000 Antibiotic Drug Use in U.S. Aquaculture Charles M. Benbrook "An estimated 204,000 to 433,000 pounds of antibiotics are used annually in the production of seafood sold in the U.S., according to a new report published by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. This includes antibiotics from the same classes that doctors depend on for treating sick humans." 01/1/2000 Apples to Apples: Local Food Systems Resources Rich Pirog Authored by Education program coordinator Rich Pirog and intern John Tyndall, the paper is a vehicle for exploring the potential for local food systems to augment Iowa farm income. Market studies show a growing interested in local food systems, where local farmers sell their products to nearby consumers. The authors estimates that about 15 percent of the 1.3 million bushels of fresh apples consumed by Iowans each year are Iowa-grown. 11/1/1999 PDF HTML Word Text Web Page Jump to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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