Farm Bill

2002 Farm Bill

This site contains interpretation of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 as developed by members of Ohio State's Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics Department. We also provide links to official information and other interpretation.

Questions & Answers on the 2002 Farm Bill

Farm Program Payment Calculator

An Excel spreadsheet specific to Ohio that calculates total farm program payments under various base (contract) acreage and program (payment) yield updating options of the 2002 Farm Bill. Program payments estimated here include fixed payments and countercyclical payments which are decoupled from planting decisions. NOTE: this spreadsheet works properly with macros enabled, so choose that option when you launch the program. Download below

MSExcel version Zipped version

(right click mouse to download and save)

updated 12/19/02

OSU Presentations & Papers on the Farm Bill

PFC Acreage and Yield Updates in Response to the 2002 Farm Bill: Case Study/Example Farm (Matt Roberts, Chris Bruynis) 12/02

Updating Base Acres to 1998-2001 Planted Acres May Be Less Valuable Than Expected (Carl Zulauf) (Acrobat .pdf) 9/02
Dairy Policy Report (Cam Thraen) 8/02
Gearing up for the Farm Bill (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint ) 6/02
Trade Impacts; Farm Asset Impact (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint) from OSU teleconference of 5/14/02.
Farm Bill Teleconference Notes (Barry Goodwin)
FSA Farm Bill Implementation Presentation (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint)
2002 Farm Bill Overview (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint)

2002 Farm Bill

Questions & Answers on the 2002 Farm Bill

Farm Program Payment Calculator

MSExcel version Zipped version

OSU Presentations & Papers on the Farm Bill

PFC Acreage and Yield Updates in Response to the 2002 Farm Bill: Case Study/Example Farm (Matt Roberts, Chris Bruynis) 12/02

Updating Base Acres to 1998-2001 Planted Acres May Be Less Valuable Than Expected (Carl Zulauf) (Acrobat .pdf) 9/02

Dairy Policy Report (Cam Thraen) 8/02

Gearing up for the Farm Bill (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint ) 6/02

Trade Impacts; Farm Asset Impact (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint) from OSU teleconference of 5/14/02.

Farm Bill Teleconference Notes (Barry Goodwin)

FSA Farm Bill Implementation Presentation (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint)

2002 Farm Bill Overview (Barry Goodwin) (Powerpoint)

Non-Ohio State Farm Bill Interpretation ...official government sources and other analysis or data we've reviewed

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