Farm Policy Journals

The Farm Policy Journal is published quarterly by the Australian Farm Institute. It contains invited and contributed articles, addressing a range of policy issues that impact on agriculture. Australian Farm Institute members receive copies of the Journal, and it is also available by subscription, in either hardcopy or electronic format.

The Farm Policy Journal welcomes contributions on topical farm policy issues from suitably qualified persons. Instructions for Authors may be accessed here.

ISSN: 1449-2210 (print), 1449-8812 (online)
Publisher: Australian Farm Institute

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2012 Autumn - Managing uncertainty in the world’s riskiest business

2011 Summer - food, fuel and climate change mitigation- can agriculture do it all

2011 Spring - A private future for food and fibre quality

2011 Winter - Foreign investment in Australian agriculture, myths and realities

2011 Autumn - Can agriculture manage a genetically modified future

2010 November - Are farmers and miners saving the day

2010 August - Growing more with less

2010 May - If I were the Australian Minister for Agriculture

2010 February - Bushfire policy, Do we need more than just an ounce of prevention

2009 November - It's easy being labelled, but not easy being green

2009 August - liberalism and protectionism - can you have the cake and eat it too

2009 May - hype, hope or just hard work - agriculture in northern Australia

2009 February - Hunger pains - the challenges of global food security

2008 November - emission impossible - agriculture’s role in emissions trading

2008 August - Who Will Mind the Farm- Tackling the Rural Skills Shortage

2008 May - New Kids on the Block - Emerging Agricultural Exporters

2008 February - Biosecurity Policy - Safe Trade or Safety Trade-Off

2007 November - Animal Welfare - Consumer Fashion or Passion

2007 August - Water Policy Reform - Will it Perform

2007 May - Biofuels - Can Agriculture Feed and Fuel the World

2007 February - China - Emerging Opportunity or Emerging Threat

2006 November - Environmental Management Systems - Is There Value in the Cost

2006 August - Regional Development Policy - Can It Work

2006 May - Drought - Developing Policy Before the Inevitable Dry

2006 February - Agricultural Research and Development - A Private Future

2005 November - Salinity and Native Vegetation - Policy Solutions Required

2005 August - Marketing On-Farm Environmental Services

2005 May - EU Agricultural Policy - Reforming or Just Rebadging

2005 February - Industrial Agriculture - Farming the Food Chain

2004 November - Climate Change - Can Agriculture Take the Heat

2004 August - Biotechnology Agriculture's Gene Revolution

2004 May - The Future of Farmers and Farming

FPJ0804 - Mussell, A, Feed grains and livestock in Canada, a reconciliation Mussell, A, Feed grains and livestock in Canada: a reconciliation, Farm Policy Journal, Vol8 N4, Summer 2011, pp 27-38 The use of ethanol made from corn and feed grains continues to be a current public policy issue, subject to a rather polarised debate. It is especially of interest to a meat exporting country such as Canada. It is with this understanding that the George Morris Centre has focused on Canada’s interest in ethanol policy (Mussell et al. 2008, 2009). The observation has been that Canada’s ethanol policy is framed by its role as a livestock and meat exporter. As a result, competition for feeder livestock (and thus competitiveness in livestock and meat production) stands to be seriously impeded by ethanol development in Canada. The situation in Ontario has been the focus since it allows clear reference to corn, ethanol, and livestock feeding, but the insight applies to western Canada where the feed grain situation is more complex but export competitiveness even more critical. Debate on the impact of ethanol development in Canada has often occurred without the benefit of a unifying analytical framework that helps understand the impacts and implied adjustments. Moreover, the last few years have seen significant fluctuations in grain and livestock markets in Canada, and the economic landscape has shifted. With that in mind, how should the mechanism of causation and the empirical evidence related to ethanol, livestock, and meat be understood? The purpose of this article is to develop the key economic fundamentals that govern the development of feed grain and livestock industries in Canada. The implications of these fundamentals are then interpreted in the context of recent developments in Canadian feed grains and livestock. $10.00     You might also like:  This product has no related products.