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Latest Farm Bill News—USDA
2007 Farm Bill Forums-Issues & Options Booklet 2/07 (Kansas State Univ. & Univ. of Neb.)
Modernizing America’s Food & Farm Policy: Vision for a New Direction—Chicago Council on Global Affairs 10/06 Go to full report
Washington Post series examining Federal agricultural subsidies
Harvesting Cash, Working a Farm Subsidy Index Page 7/06
Farm Program Pays $1.3 billion to People Who Don’t Farm (7/2/06)
Growers Reap Benefits Even in Good Years (7/3/06)
USDA’s 2007 Farm Bill Theme Papers
Renewable Energy and Agriculture, August 2006
Rural Development, July 2006
Conservation and the Environment, June 2006
Risk Management Analysis, May 2006
Balancing the Multiple Objectives of Conservation Programs, ERS 5/06
American Farmland Trust 2007 Farm Policy Campaign
Agenda 2007: A New Framework and Direction for U.S. Farm Policy, May 2006
Republican Study Conference FY 2007 Budget “Contract with America Renewed” 3/8/06
Targets $20.4 billion in direct agricultural spending cuts during 2007-11, including $1.3 billion in 2007.
The Devil’s in the Details: Why a Revenue-based Farm Program is No Panacea 3/06 —
Coble, Miller, Mississippi State University
2007 Farm Bill Comment Summaries (released 3/30/2006)
Farm Bill Forum comment summaries in Adobe PDF files.
Agricultural Disaster Assistance
Conservation Planning & Technical Assistance
Conservation Reserve Program & Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Conservation Security Program
Direct & Counter-Cyclical Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQUIP)
Farm & Ranch Land Preservation
Farm & Rural Tax Policy
Farm Family Income
Farm Loan Programs
Farm Program Integrity
Farm Safety Net
General Conservation
Highly Erodible Land & Wetland Conservation Compliance Provisions
Increasing Production Costs
International Trade
Land Values & Rental Rates
Marketing Assistance Loans & Loan Deficiency Payments
Payment Limits
Production Controls
Specialty Crops
Sugar
Wetlands Conservation Programs
Wildlife Habitat Conservation On Private Lands
USDA Economic Research Service series of briefs exploring the implications of decisions about who is eligible to receive farm payments, how much can be received, for what action, and the criteria used to select recipients. (3/14/06)
Greening Income Support & Supporting Green, Brief 1
Better Targeting, Better Outcomes, Brief 2
Participant Bidding Enhances Cost Effectiveness, Brief 3
Contrasting Working-Land & Land Retirement Programs, Brief 4
Rewarding Farm Practices vs. Environmental Performance, Brief 5
Growing Farm Size & the Distribution of Farm Payments, Brief 6
Economic Well-Being of Farm Households, Brief 7
What does the future hold for U.S. agricultural subsidies? (FDIC Outlook)
Why the 2007 Farm Bill Will Be Different, 12/2005 (Ohio State University)
The Effects of Liberalizing World Agricultural Trade 12/05 (Congressional Budget Office)
Policies That Distort Agricultural Trade: Prevalence and Magnitude 8/05 (Congressional Budget Office)
