Federal and state seed laws have been enacted to encourage the sale of quality seed, and buyers of defective seed may resort to state liability provisions to recover damages from sellers. This article analyzes the imposition of liability and allocation of damages for defective seed between...

The federal government has often taken an active role in providing credit to the agricultural sector. Congressional adoption of farm credit legislation is hypothesized to depend on the financial performance of the farm sector. A model is developed to establish an association between credit...

Phytosanitary regulations as barriers to international trade and their infringement upon the objectives of the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade has proven to be a troublesome issue. Phytosanitary regulations governing pesticide residues pursuant to a US federal legislative provision known...

The outdated provisions of some of the legislation governing the formation and operation of agricultural cooperatives should be revised to provide a more functional set of guidelines for these organizations. Revisions should include a new model cooperative statute to foster a common set of...

The traditional seed handling industry has faced substantial variation in local demands for field crop seed quantities and varieties during the last decade or more. Seed handling firms in Georgia were surveyed to elicit market structure and conduct information and to ascertain issues confronting...