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AFPC recently released a handbook titled
Where’s the Risk: A Livestock Risk Management Handbook
This handbook profiles a number of risk management tools that have been made available to livestock and forage producers over the last several years. While most of the tools are broadly applicable to a number of different species, the focus of this handbook primarily is on cattle. Click
here
to download a free PDF of the book, and click
here
for an AgriLife Today article on the book’s release. For those interested in obtaining a free printed copy of the book, please
call
or
email
our front office.
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AFPC recently released a book titled
The U.S. Beef Supply Chain: Issues and Challenges.
This book is the culmination of a study on cattle markets initiated at the request of the bi-partisan leadership of the House Agriculture Committee in the 116th Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Click
here
to download a free PDF of the book, and click
here
for an AgriLife Today article on the book’s release. For those interested in obtaining a printed copy of the book, check back at this page for updates.
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Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Calculator for Cotton
(Released February 18, 2021)
FAQs: QLA Calculator for Cotton
NOTE: the QLA calculator is compatible with Excel only. It will
not
work with Numbers, Google Sheets, etc.
Video Tutorial: QLA Calculator for Cotton
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2024 ARC-CO/PLC Decision Aid
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Excel ARC-IC Evaluation Tool
(Updated for Feb 2023)
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Agricultural Policy Specialist Dr. Joe Outlaw and colleagues from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center provide brief weekly updates on current agricultural policy issues. See the
recent podcasts
available now.
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Representative Farms
- The AFPC maintains a database of agricultural operations representing the major agricultural production regions of the country. These operations are used in policy research analysis. The representative farms are updated every two years using face to face panel interviews. Types of operations include cotton, rice, feed grain, and wheat farms, cattle ranches, and dairies. Contact:
George Knapek
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The Excel file for the Marketing Year Average (MYA) Prices for Covered Commodities is available
here
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Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn
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If you want to be added to a mailing list to be alerted when the new podcast is added, send an email to
helpdesk@afpc.tamu.edu
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