Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States?

Key Points Over the past 20 years, Congress has substantially increased federal crop insurance subsidies and shifted direct payments to farmers away from payments decoupled from current prices and yields toward countercyclical payments. Ad hoc disaster relief payments to farmers ballooned in recent...

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Main Authors: Glauber, Joseph W., Smith, Vincent H.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: American Enterprise Institute 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142502
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description Key Points Over the past 20 years, Congress has substantially increased federal crop insurance subsidies and shifted direct payments to farmers away from payments decoupled from current prices and yields toward countercyclical payments. Ad hoc disaster relief payments to farmers ballooned in recent years in response to trade disputes with China and the coronavirus pandemic, arguably outweighing farm losses, but these subsidies may not continue. The Joe Biden administration is promoting initiatives to increase subsidies received by minorities and small family farmers and expand funding for conservation and greenhouse gas emission–reduction practices on farms.
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spelling CGSpace1425022024-10-25T07:53:47Z Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States? Glauber, Joseph W. Smith, Vincent H. agricultural sector policies agricultural policies pollution crop insurance emission reduction subsidies climate change Key Points Over the past 20 years, Congress has substantially increased federal crop insurance subsidies and shifted direct payments to farmers away from payments decoupled from current prices and yields toward countercyclical payments. Ad hoc disaster relief payments to farmers ballooned in recent years in response to trade disputes with China and the coronavirus pandemic, arguably outweighing farm losses, but these subsidies may not continue. The Joe Biden administration is promoting initiatives to increase subsidies received by minorities and small family farmers and expand funding for conservation and greenhouse gas emission–reduction practices on farms. 2021-10-01 2024-05-22T12:10:35Z 2024-05-22T12:10:35Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142502 en Open Access American Enterprise Institute Glauber, Joseph W.; and Smith, Vincent H. 2021. Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States? Agricultural in Disarray Series Report. https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/is-the-past-the-prologue-for-the-future-of-agricultural-policy-in-the-united-states/
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emission reduction
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Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States?
title Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States?
title_full Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States?
title_fullStr Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States?
title_full_unstemmed Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States?
title_short Is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the United States?
title_sort is the past the prologue for the future of agricultural in the united states
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policies
agricultural policies
pollution
crop insurance
emission reduction
subsidies
climate change
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