AGEC 410 - Final Exam questions and
answers graded A+
Why is zero tolerance no longer tolerable? - correct answer ✔✔Our ability to detect has
exceeded our ability to remove
What is the major conflict in establishing resource policy? - correct answer ✔✔development vs
conservation
Climate change: - correct answer ✔✔can be positive for ag because ag is a net sequester of
carbon and returning carbon to the soil improves soil health
Which of the following is true:
- The public trusts science especially in Europe and Japan
- All policy is based on sound science
- Scientists can solve policy issues objectively
- There is a contradiction in special interest groups opposing or supporting climate change and
GMO's. We are told we shoudl listen to the scientists on climate change, but the same groups
will not listen to scientists on GMO's - correct answer ✔✔D
Myth: - correct answer ✔✔Is treated the same as fact in the policy-making process
Public policy is made informally - correct answer ✔✔Through a series of power clusters
Appropriation bills: - correct answer ✔✔Frequently contain policy riders
, US net farm cash income is currently - correct answer ✔✔declining
Producer support: - correct answer ✔✔Has been declining in all the major ag producing
countries
Which farm program supports price? - correct answer ✔✔Non-recourse loan
Why would efficient countries wish to trade with inefficient ones? - correct answer ✔✔To gain
access to the inefficient countries resources
Will the evolving structure of agriculture towards the corporate and cooperative models
through contract integration destroy the family farm? - correct answer ✔✔No, it will save it
because it will share the risk among farmers and corporate and cooperative agribusinesses
Which farm program distorts markets the least? - correct answer ✔✔Decoupled fixed payments
Mandatory production controls - correct answer ✔✔Approximate the government administered
model
Which farm program has the smallest hole in the safety net - correct answer ✔✔revenue
programs
When practicing the politics of the minority - correct answer ✔✔You may have to live with the
tolerable temporarily
The land theory of value - correct answer ✔✔belittles farmers and k-state because it ignores
the contribution of human capital
Agriculture - correct answer ✔✔is a net sequester of carbon
answers graded A+
Why is zero tolerance no longer tolerable? - correct answer ✔✔Our ability to detect has
exceeded our ability to remove
What is the major conflict in establishing resource policy? - correct answer ✔✔development vs
conservation
Climate change: - correct answer ✔✔can be positive for ag because ag is a net sequester of
carbon and returning carbon to the soil improves soil health
Which of the following is true:
- The public trusts science especially in Europe and Japan
- All policy is based on sound science
- Scientists can solve policy issues objectively
- There is a contradiction in special interest groups opposing or supporting climate change and
GMO's. We are told we shoudl listen to the scientists on climate change, but the same groups
will not listen to scientists on GMO's - correct answer ✔✔D
Myth: - correct answer ✔✔Is treated the same as fact in the policy-making process
Public policy is made informally - correct answer ✔✔Through a series of power clusters
Appropriation bills: - correct answer ✔✔Frequently contain policy riders
, US net farm cash income is currently - correct answer ✔✔declining
Producer support: - correct answer ✔✔Has been declining in all the major ag producing
countries
Which farm program supports price? - correct answer ✔✔Non-recourse loan
Why would efficient countries wish to trade with inefficient ones? - correct answer ✔✔To gain
access to the inefficient countries resources
Will the evolving structure of agriculture towards the corporate and cooperative models
through contract integration destroy the family farm? - correct answer ✔✔No, it will save it
because it will share the risk among farmers and corporate and cooperative agribusinesses
Which farm program distorts markets the least? - correct answer ✔✔Decoupled fixed payments
Mandatory production controls - correct answer ✔✔Approximate the government administered
model
Which farm program has the smallest hole in the safety net - correct answer ✔✔revenue
programs
When practicing the politics of the minority - correct answer ✔✔You may have to live with the
tolerable temporarily
The land theory of value - correct answer ✔✔belittles farmers and k-state because it ignores
the contribution of human capital
Agriculture - correct answer ✔✔is a net sequester of carbon
