| 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)
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