AGRICULTURAL POLICY
CONTENTS PART I MARKET EVOLUTION, POLICY HISTORY, AND CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS 1 EVOLUTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETS 2 EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES OF THE FOOD SYSTEM 3 A HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SYSTEM PART II MARKET STRUCTURE, THE SUPPLY CHAIN, AND MARKETING ORDERS 4 MARKET STRUCTURE, TRADE PRACTICE REGULATION, AND COMPETITION POLICY 5 MANAGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH COOPERATIVES AND CONTRACT INTEGRATION 6 FEDERAL AND STATE MARKETING ORDERS 7 US GENERIC ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION PROGRAMS 8 US EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PART III FOOD QUALITY STANDARDS, FOOD SAFETY, BORDER INSPECTION, AND INVASIVE PESTS 9 CHALLENGES IN CHOOSING THE MIX OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STANDARDS FOR FOOD QUALITY ASSURANCE 10 FOOD SAFETY AND TRACEABILITY 11 QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR IMPORTS AND TRADE: RISK-BASED SURVEILLANCE 12 NONNATIVE PEST PREVENTION AND CONTROL PART IV MARKET AND CONSUMER INFORMATION, RISK MANAGEMENT 13 CONSUMER INFORMATION AND LABELING 14 INFORMATION AND MARKET INSTITUTIONS 15 THE POLICY OF RISK MANAGEMENT PART V SOCIETAL ISSUES 16 LOCAL FOOD, ORGANICS, AND SUSTAINABILITY 17 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES 18 HUMANE TREATMENT OF FARM ANIMALS PART VI CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 19 PROGRAM CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES