International trade is likely to be a hugely important and interesting area for research by
agricultural and applied economists in the next decade. While the questions for research are …

The agriculture industry plays a critical role in the US economy, and various industry sectors
depend on the output of farms. To protect and raise farmers' income, the US government …

This thought-provoking but accessible book critically examines the dominant food regime on
its own terms, by seriously asking whether we can afford cheap food and by exploring what …

This article assesses the political economy of the 2014 US farm bill, with a focus on the farm
support safety net. The farm bill secured substantial bipartisan majorities in a politically …

The trade wars initiated by the Trump Administration in 2018 had an adverse effect on US
agriculture. Countertariffs imposed by US trading partners had significant effects on US …

This paper summarizes the evolutionary trends in US farm policy that have culminated in the
2014 farm bill, describes the new farm bill programs in depth, and highlights the key policy …

Using a political-economic approach supplemented with insights from human ecology, this
volume analyzes the long-term dynamics of food security and economic growth. The book …

Volatile prices and income uncertainties are major issues for farmers, leading to a demand
for policies that mitigate such risks. However, the budgetary consequences of risk …

Policies to support renewable fuels are associated with economic and environmental
sustainability in the United States and relate to the United Nations' sustainable development …

The Agricultural Act of 2014 increased the role of risk-mitigating policies in US agricultural
policy and focused attention on how crop insurance affects farm production decisions. Using …