3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Upper DivisionData from last updated 1/2/2026
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Instructors:
Economic analysis of U.S. food and agricultural policy; current and past farm legislation; international trade; agricultural policies in selected countries; domestic and foreign food assistance; structural change; agricultural research policy; macroeconomic linkages with the agricultural sector; and emerging environmental policy issues, land and water use.
Learning Outcomes1Understand the role of government interventions in the farm and food system.
2Apply economic principles to the analysis of government interventions.
3Delineate between economic and values-based arguments in assessment of policies.
4Understand the breadth, complexity and importance of 'Agricultural Policy'.
Prerequisites
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