OSU Web Resources for Next U.S. Farm Bill

As debate continues on the contents of the next U.S. farm bill scheduled to be passed later this year or in 2008, a number of issues are likely to be contested. OSU’s Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics has a web page compiling analysis and commentary by their various experts on some of these issues. Articles will be added as they are produced. The latest postings include “It’s the Process, Isn’t It? Reflections on the 2007 Farm Bill Debate,” Brent Sohngen’s thoughts on the growing importance of conservation provisions in Farm Bill negotiations, especially as related to agriculture’s role in future U.S. domestic energy production. Carl Zulauf ‘s “Changes in Farm Support Rates” is the first of several articles looking at components of Title I – the commodity section of the legislation. Also included is Ian Sheldon’s “Trade and the Environment: Will there be a Race to the Bottom?,” a look at the related issue of the environment’s role in trade negotiations under agreements such as NAFTA and the WTO. The web address for these Farm Bill resources and others to come is

http://aede.osu.edu/resources/special/farmbill/

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