EC95-817 Nebraska Agricultural Producers Preferences for National Agriculture, and Food Policy after 1995

Authors

A.L. (Roy) Frederick, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Glenn A. Helmers, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Steven L. Elmore, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

1995

Document Type

Article

Comments

© 1995, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Farmers' preferences are important in the development of farm bills. In that spirit, the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service recently asked a random sample of agricultural producers about their preferences for the 1995 farm bill. Similar surveys were undertaken in 1984 and 1989, prior to the last two farm bills. Each Nebraska survey was part of a larger, national effort. This year, 15 states, scattered across all regions of the United States, participated.

The purpose of this report is to summarize Nebraska producers' views on key issues likely to be considered in 1995. A sample of 1,000 farmers was drawn from among those who are known to have at least some crop production.