Farm Bill Primers and Background Reading

The following series of reports and resources provide background concerning U.S. farm and food policy.

Dairy Policy Issues – Congressional Research Service, 2005

Do Farm Payments Promote Rural Economic Growth? – Center for the Study of Rural America, 2005

Emphasis Shifts in U.S. Agri-Environmental Policy – USDA Economic Research Service, 2003

Perspectives on Food and Farm Policy - USDA Economic Research Service, 2007.

Farm Bill Proposals and Legislative Action in the 110th Congress – Congressional Research Service, 2007

Farm Commodity Policy:  Programs and Issues for Congress – Congressional Research Service, 2005

Farm Programs, Natural Amenities, and Rural Development – USDA Economic Research Service, 2007

Farm Protection Program: Status and Current Issues – Congressional Research Service, 2004

History and Outlook for Farm Bill Conservation Programs – The American Agricultural Economics Association, 2004

Income, Wealth, and the Economic Well-Being of Farm Households – USDA Economic Research Service, 2002

Markets for the Environment – The American Agricultural Economics Association, 2005

Protecting Our Most Valuable Resources – American Farmland Trust, 2001

Realizing the Promise of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002: How Implementation of the Conservation Provisions Measures Up – Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2004

Soil and Water Conservation Issues – Congressional Research Service, 2005

The 20th Century Transformation of U.S. Agriculture and Farm Policy – USDA Economic Research Service, 2005

The 2002 Farm Bill: Overview and Status – Congressional Research Service, 2002

The 2007 U.S. Farm Bill and the WTO Negotiations – University of Illinois, 2005

The Conservation Security Program: Rewards and Challenges for New England Farmers – American Farmland Trust, 2006

The “Farm Bill” in Brief – Congressional Research Service, 2006

The Non-Wonk Guide to Understanding Federal Commodity Payments – Rural Advancement Foundation International, 2005

U.S. Farm Policy: The First 200 Years – Economic Research Service, 2000

What Is A Farm Bill? – Congressional Research Service, 2001

Why Hasn’t Crop Insurance Eliminated Disaster Assistance? – USDA Economic Research Service, 2005

Will the Rebound in Farm Financial Conditions Continue? – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

Globalization and Rural America – by Robert L. Thompson, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

High Crop Prices, Ethanol Mandates, and the Public Good: Do They Coexist? – Bruce Babcock, Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, 2007

Impact of High Corn Prices on Conservation Reserve Program Acreage – Bruce Babcock and Silvia Secchi, Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, 2007

Energy and the Farm Bill – Kara Laney, International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council

The Farm Bill, Doha, the Budget (and Ethanol!) – Timothy Josling, International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council