http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/agriculture.xmlAgriculture - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2013info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {219F6908-5254-4799-B809-292228DF8EE8}http://www.heritage.org/research/factsheets/2013/05/farm-bill-ripe-for-reformFarm subsidies constitute the nation’s largest corporate welfare program, the purpose of which is to shift the costs of agricultural risk to taxpayers.Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:00 -0400{091A7728-2A8C-46FC-899B-DA9707A3A1B5}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/a-farm-bill-primer-10-things-you-should-know-about-the-farm-billDaren Bakst, Diane Katz, Daren Bakst, Diane KatzCongress is once again preparing to take up the “farm bill,” a multi-billion-dollar tangle of agriculture subsidies, welfare payments, and environmental patronage. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{3809A59D-B3F3-4877-B1CA-97045822EAB2}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/01/fiscal-cliff-deal-extends-wasteful-farm-subsidiesEmily Goff, Emily GoffCongress should consider a new approach to agriculture policy that sheds taxpayer-funded subsidies and instead embraces market solutions.Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:44:00 -0500{76B57655-B6F8-4ECC-81C2-4A9189F1D448}http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/video/2013/01/goff-farm-bill-nbc-erieEmily Goff, Emily GoffResearch Associate Emily Goff discusses the opportunities law makers have with the current draft of the Farm Bill on NBC's Erie Affiliate. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500{F0D7A9A8-72D3-4766-98A3-63438111CBCB}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/12/fiscal-cliff-including-farm-bill-to-cut-spending-not-the-solutionEmily Goff, Emily GoffThe 2012 Farm Bill contains not only new subsidies but is also made up mostly of food stamp spending. It should not be included in the fiscal cliff grand bargain.Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:17:00 -0500{DED2A2CF-89A2-48C4-B806-B6240F310386}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/12/sugar-industry-abolish-the-costly-sugar-program-to-lower-sugar-pricesBryan Riley, Bryan RileyThe U.S. sugar program artificially inflates sugar prices, hurting food manufacturers, consumers, and crop production.Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:35:00 -0500{DBE0FB6B-36C1-4358-843B-289F999F4ECF}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/09/the-renewable-fuel-standard-ethanol-use-and-corn-pricesDavid W. Kreutzer, Ph.D., David KreutzerThe ethanol mandate in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard increases corn prices and food prices.Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400{77BFA224-1FF3-450C-9F89-7F03358A1774}http://www.heritage.org/research/factsheets/2012/09/farm-billFarm subsidies constitute the nation’s largest corporate welfare program, the purpose of which is to shift the costs of agricultural risk to taxpayers.Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:16:00 -0400{F171F870-0A29-4280-A25D-9E74D9BEA3DD}http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/audio/2012/08/goff-farm-bill-8-7-12Emily Goff, Jackie Anderson, Emily Goff, Jackie AndersonEmily Goff, Research Associate at the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the recent ruling on the 2012 Farm Bill in the House, Jackie Anderson hosts. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400{AC700741-351A-4CCE-A0EB-B99AA6B06564}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/08/farm-bill-extension-dodging-agriculture-reform-will-not-doDiane Katz, Emily Goff, Diane Katz, Emily GoffShifting even more of the costs of agriculture risk to taxpayers is simply unsustainable.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:31:00 -0400{8E2C98D9-2E23-41D8-B271-2E67483B187D}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2012/08/the-farm-bills-secret-handout-to-big-corporate-farmsRomina Boccia, Romina BocciaAmerican taxpayers should be outraged by a key detail in the farm bill being debated in Congress. Lawmakers are setting the course of the nation’s agriculture policy for the next five years, and they’re keeping the recipients of one of the biggest farm handouts a secret.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400{6F4E15F1-D103-476F-8C1A-EBCC62F44DC4}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/07/reforming-the-food-stamp-programRobert Rector, Katherine Bradley, Robert Rector, Katherine BradleyCongress and the Administration should transform food stamps into a program that encourages work and self-sufficiency, close eligibility loopholes, and, after the recession ends, reduce food stamp spending to pre-recession levels.Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:09:00 -0400{DAB3CAB1-D04A-4743-87F9-44013CE237B5}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/07/2012-farm-bill-and-crop-insurance-subsidiesRomina Boccia, Romina BocciaCrop insurance has become a bloated, taxpayer-financed subsidy to big agricultural corporations and insurance companies.Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:30:00 -0400{87287591-4608-4535-A273-27EB7CCFBC22}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/07/shallow-loss-the-2012-farm-bill-s-new-subsidy-programEmily Goff, Emily GoffIt is especially poor policy and irresponsible budgeting to grant farmers an additional subsidy on top of an already lavish safety net.Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:22:00 -0400{4D86395E-A698-4075-90DC-86079815B167}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/06/farm-bill-2012-agriculture-policy-ripe-for-reformDiane Katz, Diane KatzFarm subsidies, which add tens of billions of dollars to the federal budget, undermine trade, and violate fundamental free-market principles, should be eliminated. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:18:00 -0400{ACD23579-BF65-4E98-9D56-BF96350EAC2B}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2012/06/growing-funds-for-farmsEdwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., Edwin FeulnerThe nation’s agricultural policy is obviously ripe for re-evaluation. Net farm income is way up: It hit a record $98.1 billion last year. Yet the federal budget deficit keeps climbing at an alarming rate. Congress needs to put needless subsidies and other outdated farm policies out to pasture.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400{5E839D49-48F5-43B8-9BA1-C1AD9D9936A5}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/04/us-sugar-program-bad-for-consumers-agriculture-and-americaBryan Riley, Bryan RileyGovernment interference in the sugar market hurts consumers and food manufacturers and weakens the U.S. economy. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{54E742AE-F9F9-4AC2-862F-72E4A5521BB7}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/02/2012-index-of-dependence-on-governmentWilliam W. Beach, Patrick Tyrrell, William Beach, Patrick TyrrellThe Index of Dependence on Government highlights the gathering fiscal storm clouds. Today more people depend on the federal government for housing, food, income, student aid, or other assistance once considered to be the responsibility of civil society. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:33:00 -0500{072C1CB1-6471-46B3-9FD4-695ABEE43BE9}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/01/when-fighting-crime-becomes-piling-on-the-overcriminalization-of-fraudPaul Larkin, Paul LarkinAre maple syrup felons sufficiently heinous that they should be imprisoned for perhaps as long as 45 years? Some members of the U.S. Senate seem to believe the answer is yes: How else to explain the provisions of the Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement Act of 2011? This bill, known as the MAPLE Act, would make it a “federal crime…for anyone knowingly and willfully to distribute into interstate commerce a product that is falsely labeled as maple syrup.” While falsely labeling a product should not go unpunished, there are ample criminal laws on the books to deal with the false labeling of maple syrup. The real threat raised by the MAPLE Act is not that of a shadowy syrup syndicate, but a U.S. Congress determined to expand the federal criminal law well beyond its intended limitations—the phenomenon known as overcriminalization.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:00 -0500{483BF45B-1C03-44F9-B048-86ED4E15037C}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/10/dairy-security-act-would-milk-taxpayersDiane Katz, Diane KatzThe Dairy Security Act would do little to reduce the onerous costs of subsidies and artificially inflated prices of dairy products.Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:40:00 -0400