Browsing by Author "Learn, Elmer W."
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Item Administrative Controls on Quantities Marketed in the Feed-Livestock Economy(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1962-12) Schertz, Lyle P.; Learn, Elmer W.Item Current issues in international trade and their implications for extension(1963) Learn, Elmer W.Item An Evaluation of Market Development Projects in West Germany(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1961) Learn, Elmer W.; Houck, James P. Jr.TITLE I OF PUBLIC LAW 480 permits the U.S. government to authorize the sale of surplus agricultural commodities to foreign countries for local currencies. Private trade channels are used to the maximum extent possible. Since 1954 Title I sales resulted in the deposit of substantial amounts of foreign currencies to U.S. government accounts in many nations. Foreign market development activities under Section 104(a) are financed with these funds. At least 5 percent of Title I sales proceeds must be available for these development activities. Conversion to other nondollar currencies provides funds for market development in countries where insufficient Title I currencies are available. The Foreign Agricultural Service is responsible for the administration of Title I sales and 104 (a) projects. It has emphasized three major types of 104(a) activities: (1) market promotion, (2) marketing assistance, and (3) marketing research.Item Expanding the Demand for Farm Food Products in the United States(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1961) Wetmore, John M.; Abel, Martin E.; Learn, Elmer W.COMMODITY SURPLUSES, DECLINING PRICES, AND Low INCOMES have dominated the agricultural scene in the last decade. This situation has led to many policy proposals and recommendations. A leading proposal is "demand expansion"-that is, increasing food consumption in the United States. The potentials of this approach are examined in this bulletin.Item Expanding the Demand for Farm Food Products in the United States: Part I. History and Potentials(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1959-04) Wetmore, John M.; Abel, Martin E.; Learn, Elmer W.; Cochrane, Willard W.