In the late 1930s and 1940s, he served in government and United Nations agricultural agencies. He served in the Navy during World War II.[2] He became Professor of agricultural economics at the University of Minnesota in 1951.
During the 1960s he was U.S. Department of Agriculture's head agricultural economist under U.S. Secretary of AgricultureOrville Freeman. During this time he developed proposals for supply management policy and a national food stamp program.
He was an advocate of sustainable family farming and coined the concept of the technology treadmill. He was opposed to government commodity program payments and an early advocate of set aside programs to benefit conservation. [3][4]
Bibliographyedit
Cochrane wrote a dozen books on farm policy. His last book, about sustainable family farming, was published in 2003.
"The economics of consumption: Economics of decision making in the household" (1956), with Carolyn Shaw Bell
"Farm Prices: Myth and Reality" (1958)
"The City Man's Guide to the Farm Problem" (1965)
"The World Food Problem A Guardedly Optimistic View" (1969)
"Economics of American Agriculture" (1974), with Walter W. Wilcox & Robert W. Herdt
"Agricultural Development Planning: Economic Concepts, Administrative Procedures and Political Processes" (1974)
"American Farm Policy, 1948-73" (1976), with Mary E. Ryan
"Agricultural Economics At The University Of Minnesota 1886- 1979" (1983)
"The Long, Slow Slide Into Economic Mediocrity" (1991)
"Reforming Farm Policy: Toward a National Agenda" (1992), with C. Ford Runge
"The Development of American Agriculture: A Historical Analysis" (1993)
"The Curse of American Agricultural Abundance: A Sustainable Solution" (2003)
Referencesedit
^"Willard Cochrane Obituary". Bradshaw Funeral Home. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^Webb, Tom (March 6, 2012). "Willard Cochrane, JFK adviser and U of M agricultural economist, dies". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
willard, cochrane, willard, wesley, cochrane, 1914, march, 2012, agricultural, economist, leading, architect, farm, policy, united, states, willard, cochraneborn, 1914, 1914fresno, californiadiedmarch, 2012, 2012, aged, park, heights, minnesotanationalityameri. Willard Wesley Cochrane May 15 1914 March 5 2012 1 was an agricultural economist and a leading architect of farm policy in the United States Willard W CochraneBorn 1914 05 15 May 15 1914Fresno CaliforniaDiedMarch 5 2012 2012 03 05 aged 97 Oak Park Heights MinnesotaNationalityAmericanAcademic careerFieldAgricultural economicsAlma materHarvard UniversityDoctoraladvisorJohn D BlackHe was born in 1914 in California and went on to earn degrees at the University of California Berkeley Montana State University and Harvard University where he received his Ph D In the late 1930s and 1940s he served in government and United Nations agricultural agencies He served in the Navy during World War II 2 He became Professor of agricultural economics at the University of Minnesota in 1951 During the 1960s he was U S Department of Agriculture s head agricultural economist under U S Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman During this time he developed proposals for supply management policy and a national food stamp program He was an advocate of sustainable family farming and coined the concept of the technology treadmill He was opposed to government commodity program payments and an early advocate of set aside programs to benefit conservation 3 4 Bibliography editCochrane wrote a dozen books on farm policy His last book about sustainable family farming was published in 2003 The economics of consumption Economics of decision making in the household 1956 with Carolyn Shaw Bell Farm Prices Myth and Reality 1958 The City Man s Guide to the Farm Problem 1965 The World Food Problem A Guardedly Optimistic View 1969 Economics of American Agriculture 1974 with Walter W Wilcox amp Robert W Herdt Agricultural Development Planning Economic Concepts Administrative Procedures and Political Processes 1974 American Farm Policy 1948 73 1976 with Mary E Ryan Agricultural Economics At The University Of Minnesota 1886 1979 1983 The Long Slow Slide Into Economic Mediocrity 1991 Reforming Farm Policy Toward a National Agenda 1992 with C Ford Runge The Development of American Agriculture A Historical Analysis 1993 The Curse of American Agricultural Abundance A Sustainable Solution 2003 References edit Willard Cochrane Obituary Bradshaw Funeral Home Retrieved 4 March 2016 Webb Tom March 6 2012 Willard Cochrane JFK adviser and U of M agricultural economist dies St Paul Pioneer Press Retrieved 21 February 2014 Remembering Dr Willard Cochrane Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy March 13 2012 Retrieved 21 February 2014 SHAFFER DAVID March 7 2012 Obituary Willard Cochrane left mark on farm policy and fight vs hunger Star Tribune Retrieved 21 February 2014 Further reading edit Willard Cochrane and the American Family Farm Richard Levins 2000 nbsp This biography of an American economist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willard Cochrane amp oldid 1090532059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
