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AGRI 222
Agricultural Policy

Credits: 5
Clock Hours per Quarter: 50

AA Discipline: [Social Sciences]

Lecture Hours:50


Description
 Goals, methods, and results of government programs and policies in agriculture. Topics include the areas of international trade, domestic farm policy, food safety and quality, resource issues and the effect on agri-business. Recommended: One quarter economics and READ 088 or higher. Student may not earn credit for both AGRI 222 and POLS 222.

Intended Learning Outcomes
  • Review, analyze and discuss published articles regarding policy issues relevant to the agricultural industry.
  • Describe historical trends, sociological basis and forms of policies related to domestic and international food situations.
  • Explain economic concepts as they relate to agricultural policies.
  • Explain process and influences on making laws in the U.S.
  • Describe world food situation and effect of trade and economic development policies.
  • Define the U.S. farm problem and structure of the agricultural production sector.
  • Describe tools used in domestic farm policies and their historical development process.
  • Describe tools used in resource policies and their historical development process.
  • Describe tools used in consumer food policies and their historical development process.
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    Course Topics
  • Basis for policy decisions
  • Forms of agricultural policy
  • Economic foundations of policy
  • History of U.S. agricultural problems and proposed solutions
  • U.S. policy and law making process
  • The world food problem
  • Trade and development policy
  • U.S. domestic farm policy
  • Environmental policy
  • Food safety policy
  • Food assistance and nutrition policy
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    Syllabi Listing See ALL Quarters
    Course
    Year Quarter
    Item
    		Instructor  
    AGRI 222
    Spring 2013
    0093
    		 Debora Frazier
    AGRI 222
    Spring 2012
    0007
    		 Debora Frazier
    AGRI 222
    Spring 2011
    0019
    		 Debora Frazier
    AGRI 222
    Spring 2010
    0019
    		 Debora Frazier
    AGRI 222
    Spring 2009
    0019
    		 Debora Frazier


    Two Year Projected Schedule
    Year One* Year Two**
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    Winter
    Spring
    Summer
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    *If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
    **    If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.

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