Food and Social Policy, I: Proceedings of the 1976 Midwestern Food and Social Policy Conference, Volume 1Gary H. Koerselman, Kay E. Dull Iowa State University Press, 1978 - 400 pages Food and the future of civilization; Generalists and specialists; Corporate agriculture and the family farm; The question of triage - Who shall die?; The role of food in foreign affairs; Food as the foundation of civilization; food and celebration; Intraindustrial communications in agribusiness; Feeding animals versus feeding people; Agricultural policy for the United States; Feasibility of a food reserve system; Farm-retail price spread; Closed cities issue; Grain spection; Regulation and the market system; Research and education in agriculture; Urban expansion versus black soil. |
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... packers ; and con- ceivably , consumers . This legislation amended the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 in several important respects . To fully understand the scope and impact of these changes , let us first briefly review the ...
... packers ; and con- ceivably , consumers . This legislation amended the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 in several important respects . To fully understand the scope and impact of these changes , let us first briefly review the ...
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... packers subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act , irrespective of their dollar volume of livestock purchases . Again , this provision preempts any state laws with respect to the prompt payment by packers . 3. The establishment of a ...
... packers subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act , irrespective of their dollar volume of livestock purchases . Again , this provision preempts any state laws with respect to the prompt payment by packers . 3. The establishment of a ...
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... packer and retail margins . The immediate profit po- tential for packers is bleak because of two reasons . First , packers as an aggregate have increased total slaughter capacity sharply during the past three years to accompany the ...
... packer and retail margins . The immediate profit po- tential for packers is bleak because of two reasons . First , packers as an aggregate have increased total slaughter capacity sharply during the past three years to accompany the ...
Contents
2 GENERALISTS AND SPECIALISTS | 37 |
3 CORPORATE AGRICULTURE AND THE FAMILY FARM | 46 |
Oren Lee Staley president 195576 National | 66 |
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