The Agricultural and Food Policy Center
 
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Our mission
To provide unbiased and objective economic analysis of the impacts for policy alternatives on stakeholders.
 
Current Projects
ACRE Decision Aid - is now available.
 
Conservation Reserve Program Decision Aid - decision aid to assist landowners with the CRP enrollment decision. Individual county specific information is presented to help landowners assess the opportunity to offer their land for CRP enrollment relative to other land-use options. Contact: Joe Outlaw
 
The Algae Production Conversion Calculator created by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center is available in the iTunes App Store for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. A web based version is also available for many other mobile devices(eg. Android phones and tablets).
 
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
 
Recent Publications
ACRE Decision Break-Even Analysis Spreadsheet
January 2013 Baseline Working Paper
January 2013 Baseline Briefing Paper
A County-Level Land Rent Database for U.S. Agriculture and Forestry
Algae Income Simulation Model: AISIM
December 2012 Baseline Working Paper
December 2012 Baseline Briefing Paper
A CGE Model of Forestry and Ag Regional Markets
August 2012 Cotton Baseline Briefing
August 2012 Baseline Briefing Paper
Farm Level Analysis of Selected Provisions of the House Agriculture Committee and Senate Farm Bills Using FAPRIs Projected Prices in their August 2012 Farm Bill Analysis
Economic Impacts of the Safety Net Provisions in the 2012 Senate and House Farm Bills on AFPC's Representative Crop Farms
Statement of Dr. Joe L. Outlaw, Before the Committee on Agriculture, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Statement of Dr. Joe L. Outlaw, Before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Provisions and Economic Implications of FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act
A Historical Look at Texas CRP Participation
CGE Model of World Energy and Ag Markets
Effects of Ethanol on Texas Food and Feed
 
Announcements
Algae Production Conversion Calculator
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