Cooperative Agreement 58011118024

The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI-MU) will receive $1,975,000 through September 2022 under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist. This funding supports the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers federal grant program (CFDA #10.291). FAPRI-MU will work with the Office of the Chief Economist to conduct analysis of agricultural markets and policies. This will include providing...

This $100,367 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist will fund research at the University of Missouri System to address questions of competition and market power in agriculture. Specifically, the awardee will conduct an interdisciplinary analysis to expand understanding of concentration impacts on livestock and poultry markets and supply chains. The research aims to benefit producers, consumers, and improve comprehension of full supply chains....

This cooperative agreement award of $300,000 from the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist through the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA 10.290) will support economic modeling and analysis to inform policymaking. The awardee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, will update global agricultural models to current USDA and OECD/FAO projections and conduct counterfactual trade scenarios excluding the U.S. to analyze impacts of competitive free...

The Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist awarded a $2,975,000 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M Agrilife Research to conduct research and analysis under the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program (CFDA 10.291). Through this award, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center will collaborate with the Office of the Chief Economist to conduct unbiased economic analysis of alternative farm policies, crop insurance provisions, and their effects on representative...

The University of Missouri received a $1,425,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist under the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers federal grant program (CFDA #10.291) for the period of September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The project focuses on developing current and forward-looking indicators of state and regional farm finances to support public and private sector decision making. This will include the...

This $250,000 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist will fund research under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA #10.290). Oklahoma State University will lead a consortium of universities to conduct two research projects related to market concentration and sustainability in the livestock and meat supply systems. The first project involves a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of concentration and...

This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist will support the development of an economic model and food insecurity analysis through the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program. Awarded to Texas A&M Agrilife Research on April 1, 2021 for a three-year period concluding March 31, 2024, the agreement involves two major tasks. First, the recipient will develop a detailed structural model of U.S. Department of Agriculture...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist provides $100,000 to Kansas State University to examine the role of agricultural trade and spatial correlation in climate change adaptation under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research federal grant program (CFDA #10.290). Nelson Villoria and Jesse Tack from Kansas State University will work with the Office of the Chief Economist to conduct an extensive literature review and empirical...

This $425,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist will fund a study to assess the usefulness and limitations of current data reporting under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting program and propose modifications in light of structural changes in the fed cattle and beef markets. The study will evaluate how data are currently used by industry participants and consider revisions to Livestock Mandatory Reporting procedures to maintain relevance...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $210,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Missouri System (University) to assess the economic and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of weather extremes on the distribution network that moves corn and soybeans from the Corn Belt to export facilities. The project is funded through the USDA's Transportation Services program (CFDA 10.167), which develops and promotes efficient agricultural transportation...