May 12, 2008
Seven Reasons to Veto the Farm Bill
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #2134)
Since the enactment of the last farm bill in 2002, crop prices and net farm income have more than doubled. Yet the new farm bill ...

February 13, 2008
Help Wanted: Administration Proposes Needed Changes in the H-2A Visa Program
By Diem Nguyen
(WebMemo #1814)
Reforming work visas for agricultural workers is a pivotal step in fixing the U.S. immigration problem.

December 17, 2007
Ethanol Loses Ground at U.N. Climate Conference: Congress Should Rethink Energy Bill Mandate
By Nicolas Loris and Alison Acosta Fraser
(WebMemo #1750)
Ethanol mandates come at a steep price and will not solve energy and environmental problems.

December 13, 2007
Scrap the Senate Farm Bill and Start Over
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #1738)
H.R. 2419 retains an expensive and broken farm susbsidy system.

November 5, 2007
The Senate Farm Bill: A Missed Opportunity
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #1690)
With crop prices soaring, farm incomes setting records, and Congress pledging to reduce the budget deficit, now is an opportune time to reform the bloated ...

July 24, 2007
Don't Be Fooled: House Farm Bill Weakens Payment Limits
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #1566)
If Congress is serious about ending agricultural corporate welfare, it should lower the income cap for subsidies to $200,000, as President Bush proposed, and retain ...

June 27, 2007
Federal Farm Subsidy Programs: How to Discourage Congressional Conflicts of Interest
By Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2045)
Members of Congress who receive federal farm subsidies should (1) declare them in annual financial disclosures and recuse themselves from voting on legislation that would ...

June 20, 2007
How Farm Subsidies Harm Taxpayers, Consumers, and Farmers, Too
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #2043)
This year's farm bill debate will test whether Congress is serious about reform or will continue business as usual by pandering to special interests. Congress ...

June 20, 2007
Executive Summary: How Farm Subsidies Harm Taxpayers, Consumers, and Farmers, Too
By Brian M. Riedl
(Executive Summary #2043)
How Farm Subsidies Harm Taxpayers, Consumers, and Farmers, Too

May 10, 2007
Lawmakers Should Reject Another Irresponsible Supplemental Farm Bailout
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #1452)
Rather than pile on more corporate welfare in "emergency" agricultural spending, Congress should follow President Bush's lead and reject this unnecessary, irresponsible proposal.

February 5, 2007
Farm Subsidies, Free Trade, and the Doha Round
By Daniella Markheim and Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #1337)
The United States must make a meaningful offer to cut agricultural protection if Doha is to progress.

December 6, 2006
A Taxpayer Victory Against Wasteful Agricultural Subsidies
By Brian M. Riedl and Andrew M. Grossman
(WebMemo #1279)
The Senate votes down an $800 million increase in "emergency" agricultural subsidies.

October 27, 2005
The Senate Attempts To Prematurely Extend the Bloated Farm Bill Through 2011
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #899a)
This $60 billion commitment will likely eliminate any chance to meaningfully reform farm bloated farm programs.

May 24, 2004
Another Year at the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the Rich, Famous, and Elected Jumped Again in 2002
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #1763)
Farm subsidy programs enrich agribusinesses and other non-farmers at the expense of family farmers, the farm economy, and taxpayers. With federal spending spiraling out of ...

February 19, 2003
Liberalizing Agriculture: Why the U.S. Should Look to New Zealand and Australia
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Backgrounder #1624)
In order to regain credibility, Congress needs to cut subsidies by amending the farm bill.

April 30, 2002
Still at the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the Rich and Famous Shattered Records in 2001
By Brian Riedl
(Backgrounder #1542)
The farm bills currently being considered by a House-Senate conference committee would further accelerate the transformation of farm subsidies into corporate welfare programs.

April 17, 2002
Top 10 Reasons to Veto the Farm Bill
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #1538)
The current farm bill does not expire until September 30, 2002. The President should veto the new farm bill and allow Congress to spend the ...

April 9, 2002
Agriculture Lobby Wins Big in New Farm Bill
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #1534)
The beneficiaries of subsidies and price-fixing practices have been successful in their efforts to influence the crafting of farm policy that will be in place ...

April 9, 2002
Agriculture Lobby Wins Big in New Farm Bill
By Brian M. Riedl
(Executive Summary #1534)
BG1534ES: Agriculture Lobby Wins Big in New Farm Bill

March 29, 2002
The Farm Bill's $6 Billion Price Hike Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
By Brian M. Riedl
(Executive Memorandum #807)
As Congress rushes to pass a farm bill before the 2002 elections, taxpayers are in danger of being left to pick up the tab for ...

March 26, 2002
Farm Bill Will Hurt all Farmers, Not Just Small Farmers
By Ethan Baker
(WebMemo #90)
American farmers, out of their own best interests, should not support the Farm Bill. Furthermore, in the best interests of the American people, President Bush ...

March 15, 2002
$175 Billion Dollar Barrier to Trade
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(WebMemo #87)
The farm bill greatly increases subsidies to American farmers. Subsidies are a non-tariff barrier and distort the market. The United States lost respect in the ...

March 8, 2002
Farm Policy: An Agenda for Reform
By John E. Frydenlund
(Backgrounder #1524)
The most important role for (and, indeed, responsibility of) the federal government in promoting a healthy farm economy is to ensure that U.S. farmers are ...

March 8, 2002
The Erosion of Freedom to Farm
By John E. Frydenlund
(Backgrounder #1523)
Rather than retreating from the accomplishments of the 1996 farm bill, Congress should keep freedom to farm on track and open the way for even ...

February 25, 2002
How Farm Subsidies Became America's Largest Corporate Welfare Program
By Brian Riedl
(Backgrounder #1520)
Abandoning a massive $171 billion corporate welfare farm bill that is designed to shift more money to the largest farms and agribusinesses at the expense ...

January 23, 2002
Largest Subsidies per Acre Go to Wealthy Cotton and Rice Growers
By Ethan T. Baker and Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #1514)
Any continuation of existing subsidy programs will not accomplish the goal of helping small farms. The subsidy increases in the proposed Senate legislation would only ...

December 10, 2001
The Cost of America's Farm Subsidy Binge: An Average of $1 Million Per Farm
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #1510)
As Congress is locked in debate on the best way to stimulate an economy that has slipped into recession, the House and Senate have designed ...

December 7, 2001
Crumbling Credibility: Why the Farm Bill Endangers U.S. Agricultural Exports
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Backgrounder #1509)
The Senate is has been working to pass a bill that will set a dangerously counterproductive precedent for the farm industry. Subsidies will remain the ...

November 26, 2001
At the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the Rich and Famous
By Brian M. Riedl and John E. Frydenlund
(Backgrounder #1505)
Rather than rush to pass poor farm policy, Congress should take the next 10 months before the existing law expires to examine whether giving millions ...

April 30, 1996
What the New Farm Bill Will Mean to State Economies and Farmers
By Frydenlund, John E.; Winston, David H.
(FYI #98)

February 24, 1995
Potential FY 1995 Savings in USDA
By Frydenlund, John E.
(Committee Brief #5)

December 1, 1990
The European Community's Common Agricultural Policy: Continued Problems for the U.S.
By Wilson, Ewen M.
(Backgrounder #799)

August 11, 1988
The Emergency Farm Bill: Where Are the Dollars Going?
By Gattuso, James L.
(Backgrounder Update #83)

July 6, 1988
Responding to the Drought
By Gattuso, James L.
(Executive Memorandum #208)

June 22, 1988
How to Wean the American Farmer from Washington
By Chambers, Robert G.
(Backgrounder #657)

March 18, 1987
Five Myths About the State of the American Farmer
By Gattuso, James L.
(Backgrounder #569)

March 2, 1987
A Welcome Endorsement of Agricultural Options
By Kahl, Kandice H.
(Backgrounder Update #39)

July 31, 1986
Grain Export Subsidies: Tightening a Noose Around the American Farmer
By Hudgins, Edward L.
(Executive Memorandum #128)

July 14, 1986
Farm Policy: "Right" or Wrong?
By Lightfoot, Representative James
(Heritage Lecture #65)

December 19, 1985
The Farm Bill: Now a Bailout for Moscow
By Gattuso, James L.
(Executive Memorandum #105)

December 3, 1985
The Farm Bill: Still Deserves a Veto
By Gattuso, James L.
(Executive Memorandum #101)

October 30, 1985
The Farm Bill: Begging for a Veto
By Gattuso, James L.
(Executive Memorandum #99)

October 15, 1985
The High Cost and Low Returns of Farm Marketing Orders
By Gattuso, James L.
(Backgrounder #462)

September 3, 1985
The 1985 Agricultural Bill: Still Time to Treat the Farm Crisis
By Gattuso, James L.
(Issue Bulletin #119)

March 7, 1985
Agricultural Options: An Alternative to Federal Farm Programs
By Kahl, Kandice H.
(Backgrounder #414)

February 27, 1985
Helping U.S. Farmers Sell More Overseas
By Grennes, Thomas
(Backgrounder #411)

October 30, 1984
The Free Market Answer to U.S. Farm Problems
By Pasour, E.C. Jr.
(Backgrounder #389)

October 22, 1984
The High Cost of Farm Subsidies
By Pasour, E.C. Jr.
(Backgrounder #388)

January 3, 1984
Agriculture's Revealing — and Painful — Lesson for Industrial Policy
By Gardner, Bruce
(Backgrounder #320)

September 14, 1983
U.S. Farmlands: The False Crisis
By Simon, Julian L. ; Kahn, Herman
(Backgrounder #290)

January 13, 1983
The Wisconsin Land Tenure Center
By Asman, David
(Institutional Analysis #22)

February 10, 1982
The Case for Venue Reform
By Burt, Dan M.
(Issue Bulletin #77)

December 15, 1977
Enforcement of an Anachronism: The 160 Acre Limitation
By Copulos, Milton R.
(Backgrounder #46)

July 26, 1977
National Agriculture Land Policy (H.R.4569 & 5882 & 7235)
By Beemer, Britt
(Issue Bulletin #17)

Reform the Sugar, Peanut, and Dairy Programs
By Frydenlund, John E.
(Issue Bulletin #216)