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| January 13 |
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Course Content, Class Conduct, and
Section 1: Introduction to Agricultural Policy
Assignment: Read Chapter 1. Knutson, Penn, and Flinchbaugh, Agricultural and Food Policy, 5th Edition. |
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| January 15 |
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Section 1: Introduction to Policy Continued.
Section 2: The Policy Process
Assignment: Read Chapter 2 Knutson et al. |
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| January 20 |
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Section 3: Review of Market and Firm Equilibrium, Supply, Demand, Trade. |
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| January 22 |
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Section 4: The Nature of Policy.
Assignment: Read Chapter 3 Knutson, et. al. |
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| January 27 |
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Section 5: How Policy is Made. |
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| January 29 |
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Section 5: How Policy is Made.
Optional extra credit assignment: Look up and list Alabama House of Representatives and Senate Members and their Committee Assignments. |
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| February 3 |
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1stExam |
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| February 5 |
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12:30-1:00 Section 6: U.S. Farm Policy.
Assignment: Read Chapter 7, Knutson et al.
1:00-1:45 Guest Speaker - Tripp Skipper, Legislative Aide for Congressman Mike Rogers. |
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| February 10 |
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12:30-1:00 Section 6 U.S. Farm Policy.
1:00-1:45 Guest Speaker W. Fred Woods, CSREES/USDA retired. |
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| February 12 |
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Section 6: U.S. Farm Policy. |
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| February 17 |
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Section 6: U.S. Farm Policy - Continued. |
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| February 19 |
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Section 7: Living with Limited Resources.
Assignment: Read Knutson, Chapter 8. |
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| February 24 |
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Section 7 Environmental Policy
Assignment: Read Knutson, Chapter 9. |
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| February 26 |
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Section 8: Food Safety and Security Policy.
Assignment: Read Knutson, Chapter 10. |
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| March 3 |
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Mid-term Exam |
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| March 4 |
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Guest Lecturer: Dr. Patricia Duffy. Food Assistance and Nutrition Policy.
Assignment: Read Knutson, Chapter 11. |
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| March 9 |
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1st Debate - Be it resolved that "the U.S. government has favored producers over consumers against dangers of mad cow disease." |
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| March 11 |
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Introduction to World Trade (International Supply and Demand)
Read Houck - Pages 29 to 37.
Read -Henry Thompson -Pages 1 through 26. |
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| March 16 |
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Why countries Trade - Importance of trade to U.S. Economy.
Read - James P. Houck- pages 1 through 7. |
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| March 18 |
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Agriculture and U.S. trade Advantage -The theory of Comparative Advantage.
Read- Thompson - Pages 26 through 34.
Read- James P. Houck - Pages 7 through 15. |
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| March 23 |
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Specialization and Gains from Trade.
Read - Houck - Pages 7 through 15. |
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| March 25 |
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Introduction to Trade Barriers.
Read Houck - Pages 20 through 38. |
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| March 30 |
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Spring Break |
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| April 1 |
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Spring Break |
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| April 6 |
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Protectionism -Why Protect U.S. Agriculture?
Read Houck - Pages 7 through 15. |
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| April 8 |
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3rd Exam |
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| April 13 |
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Quotas and other Non -Tariff Barriers.
Read - Houck - pages 45 through 59.
Read Thompson - Pages 109 to 130.
Class Papers Due |
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| April 15 |
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Producer and consumer subsidies.
Read Houck - Pages 76 to 93. |
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| April 20 |
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Second Debate-Be it resolved that "trade barriers increase poverty among poorer nation states." |
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| April 22 |
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Export and Food Aid Assistance.
Read Houck - Pages 97 through 110. |
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| April 27 |
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Field Trip |
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| April 29 |
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WTO-NAFTA
Field Trip report due.
Read Class Hand outs. |
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| May 4-5 |
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Reading Days |
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| May 10 |
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Final Exam Period - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
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| May 14 |
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Graduation |
