Farm Bill Resources

In the months leading up to the next U.S. farm bill, various OSU experts will provide analytical papers and analysis of issues being discussed. This page will link to those. And occasionally to thoughts of colleagues elsewhere.

Selected Themes & Provisions from Outline of Chairman's Mark, Senate 2007 Farm Bill.  Focuses on themes that emerge from the outlines and provisions that seem of importance to the author.

Selected Provisions of the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (H.R. 2419).  Summarizes farm bill provisions passed by the U.S. HouseJuly 2007 that do not directly pertain to price and income supports for major farm program field crops.

Selected Provisions for Major Program Field Crops, House of Representatives' Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (H.R. 2419).  Summarizes provisions of the farm bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2007 that focus on price and income supports for field crops.

Farm Safety Net Improvement Act of 2007 (Durbin-Brown).  Senators Durbin and Brown have proposed to replace the current loan deficiency and price counter-cyclical programs with a state level revenue counter-cyclical program.

Selected Provisions for Major Program Field Crops, House Committee on Agriculture's Bill. (Carl Zulauf) A summary and assessment of the House Committee on Agriculture’s farm bill proposal for farm income support programs and associated provisions for the major farm program field crops.

Administration's Revenue Counter-Cyclical Proposal -- Assessment.  (Carl Zulauf)  A summary and assessment of the Administration’s proposed revenue counter-cyclical program relative the current price counter-cyclical program.

Permanent Emergency Agricultural Assistance:  House Agriculture Committee Chairman's Mark.  (Carl Zulauf)  A description and limited assessment of the Permanent Emergency Agricultural Assistance program contained in the House Agriculture Committee Chairman’s mark.

Selected Proposed Farm Bill Provisions for Major Program Field Crops, House Agriculture Committee Chairman's Mark.  (Carl Zulauf)  Listing/analysis of selected provision of the Chairman’s mark for consideration of the House Committee on Agriculture.

Fixed Payments and the Major Farm Program Crops:  An Overview.  (Carl Zulauf) 

National Farmers Union's Counter-Cyclical Cost of Production Proposal.  (Carl Zulauf)

Proposed Changes in Existing Farm Support Rates, Major Farm Program Crops.  (Carl Zulauf)

Comparison of Revenue Proposals.  (Carl Zulauf)  Compares the Integrated Farm Revenue Program, National Corn Growers Association’s proposal, Administration’s Counter-Cyclical Revenue Program, and American Farm Bureau Federation’s Counter-Cyclical Revenue Program.

American Farm Bureau's Standing Catastrophic Assistance Proposal.  (Carl Zulauf)  Interprets proposal that is part of American Farm Bureau’s 2007 Farm Bill Proposal.

Setting Support Rates Under Freedom to Farm: A New Reality.  (Carl Zulauf) Many farm bill proposals call for changes in loan rates/target prices or the method used to calculate support.

Overview of 2006 Farm Programs.  (Carl Zulauf)  A rundown of the 2006 Farm Program, 2006 Average Prices, and 2005 Total Cost of Production for U.S. Corn, Soybean, Wheat.

Farm Bill Questions.  (Carl Zulauf)  A collection of key policy questions to ask for the 2007 Farm Bill that relate to commodity programs, conservation, trade and energy.

Changes in Existing Farm Support Rates  (Carl Zulauf)  Compares proposals from the USDA and several core farm organizations: loan rates, payment rates, target prices.

Comparisons of Farm Bill Revenue Proposals. (Carl Zulauf)  Compares key characteristics of the Integrated Farm Revenue Program, National Corn Growers Association’s proposal, Administration’s Counter-Cyclical Revenue Program, and American Farm Bureau Federation’s Counter-Cyclical Revenue Program.

AFBF's Catastrophic Insurance Proposal.  (Carl Zulauf)  Overview of a new permanent disaster assistance program proposed by the American Farm Bureau Federations.

National Farmers Union Counter-Cyclical Cost of Production Proposal.  (Carl Zulauf) Overview of NFU proposal for changing current programs.

It's the Process, Isn't It? Reflections on the 2007 Farm Bill Debate.  (Brent Sohngen in Ohio Environment Report, Volume 4 Issue 1.  March, 2007)

Trade and the Environment: Will there be a Race to the Bottom?  (Ian Sheldon in Ohio Environment Report, Volume 4 Issue 1.  March, 2007)