1999-03 PAER

March 15, 1999

Agriculture Will Turn Up, But Just a Bit In 1999
Lysine: A Case Study in International Price Fixing
Food System 21: Gearing Up for the New Millennium – Part IV Beef Sector
Critical Questions About the Farm Crisis: Causes and Remedies

Articles in this Publication:

Agriculture Will Turn Up, But Just a Bit In 1999*

Mike Boehlje, Larry DeBoer, Craig Dobbins, Otto Doering, Howard Doster, Chris Hurt, Marshall Martin, Phillip Paarlberg, David Petritz, Wally Tyner, and Joe Uhl.

Lysine: A Case Study in International Price Fixing

John M. Connor, Professor*

Food System 21: Gearing Up for the New Millennium – Part IV

Chris Hurt, Jake Atkinson, Larry Bohl, Kern Hendrix, and Ron Lemenager

Critical Questions About the Farm Crisis: Causes and Remedies

Otto Doering, Professor and Phil Paarlberg, Associate Professor

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