Daryll E. Ray, Author at The Daily Yonder

Policy Pennings: Over One-Third of 2020 Net Farm Income Is Expected to Be Government Payments

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recently released “2020 Farm Sector Income Forecast” contains good news and bad news. The good news: 2020 net farm income is forecast to be $102.7 billion, the first time it has been above $100 billion since 2013. The increase from 2019 to fiscal year 2020 is $19.0 billion. […]

Policy Pennings: Feeding the Hungry During the Covid-19 Crisis

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Commentary: Food and Pharmaceutical Markets–So Alike, So Different

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Analysis: Agriculture’s Perfect Storm

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray May 15, 2020June 2, 2020

Policy Pennings: Rural/Urban Divide on Environmental Policies

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray March 18, 2020June 2, 2020

Commentary: Supplemental Farm Income Programs Not the Answer to Agriculture’s Financial Woes

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray December 2, 2019December 3, 2019

Opinion: What Are Leaders Doing for Farmers? Not Much

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray May 17, 2019August 8, 2019

Policy Pennings: Students Bear the Brunt of Cuts to Land-Grant Schools

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray December 27, 2018July 17, 2019

Policy Pennings: Lame-Duck Congress Is Likely to Pass Farm Bill

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray November 21, 2018July 17, 2019

Policy Pennings | USDA Programs Cover the Essentials

by Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray November 2, 2018July 17, 2019