US Programs Affecting Food and Agricultural Marketing

1. Evolution of Agricultural and Food Markets
Walter J. Armbruster, Ronald D. Knutson

2. Expectations and Realities of the Food System
Jean Kinsey

3. A History of Government’s Role in the Food and Agricultural Marketing System
Richard G. Heifner

4. Market Structure, Trade Practice Regulation, and Competition Policy
Walter J. Armbruster

5. Managing the Supply Chain Through Cooperatives and Contract Integration
Ronald D. Knutson, Robert A. Cropp

6. Federal and State Marketing Orders
Mechel Paggi, Charles F. Nicholson

7. US Generic Advertising and Promotion Programs
John M. Crespi, Richard J. Sexton

8. US Export Market Development Programs
Shida Rastegari Henneberry

9. Challenges in Choosing the Mix of Public and Private Standards for Food Quality Assurance
Julie A. Caswell

10. Food Safety and Traceability
Diogo M. Souza-Monteiro, Neal H. Hooker

11. Quality Assurance for Imports and Trade: Risk-Based Surveillance
William E. Nganje

12. Nonnative Pest Prevention and Control
Dannele E. Peck

13. Consumer Information and Labeling
Jayson L. Lusk

14. Information and Market Institutions
Joe Parcell, Glynn Tonsor

15. The Policy of Risk Management
Matthew C. Roberts

16. Local Food, Organics, and Sustainability
Dawn Thilmany McFadden

17. Agricultural Biotechnology Issues
Michael J. Phillips

18. Humane Treatment of Farm Animals
David Blandford

19. Program Challenges and Future Opportunities
Ronald D. Knutson, Walter J. Armbruster

Avainsanat: Economics/Management Science, Agricultural Economics, Economic Policy, Industrial Organization