Excerpts: The interdependence between agriculture and the rest of the economy in both Canada and the United States has been emphasized during the past 25 to 30 years as agricultural industries have become increasingly specialized. To help resolve some of the marketing problems arising from specialization, agricultural producers in these countries have secured Government marketing legislation for a number of agricultural industries. This study describes in detail four representative marketing programs operating under Government legislation in Canada and the United States, aiding producers many of whom are members of marketing cooperatives. The programs examined in this study relate to the British Columbia tree fruit industry in British Columbia, peaches-for-processing in Ontario, California lemon products and California dried prunes. Although these four programs are only a sample of the existing programs, they serve to illustrate the variety of approaches adopted for dealing with marketing problems.
