Collected Publications for Agricultural Policy

Farm Payments by Programs other than Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance: Third Pillar of the US Farm Safety Net

Perspectives on Farmers and Farming from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey

Is Loss Ratio a Sufficient Measure of Crop Insurance Performance?

Preparing the Future Food and Agricultural Workforce: Trends in Agricultural-Related Degree and Certification Completions from U.S. Post-secondary Institutions

The Debt Ceiling: Reviewing Federal Budget Data

The Farm Bill in the CBO World: An Illustration Eliminating the Price Escalator to Address Statutory Reference Price Inequality

Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Production in the Next Farm Bill: Is There Any Common Ground?

One Year of Perspectives from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey

A Deeper Dive into the February 2023 CBO Baseline: Title I Commodities Programs

A View of the 2023 Farm Bill from the CBO Baseline

2023 ARC-CO vs. PLC Program Decision Indicator

A View of the 2023 Farm Bill at the Starting Line in the House

Agriculture’s Contributions to County Economic Activity

A View of the 2023 Farm Bill at the Starting Line in the Senate

2023 and 2024 Effective Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill

Returning to Troubled Waters, Part 3: A Detour Back to Congress

US Price Inflation – Indexing and Summary

Considering Congress, Part 5: An Initial Critique of the Design

US Price Inflation – Focus on Farm Prices

2023 Commodity Title Choices: ARC-CO and PLC

How Us Consumers Say They’re Coping With Rising Food Prices: Results From the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey

US Price Inflation – Focus on Producer Prices

Considering Congress, Part 4: The Double Majority

US Price Inflation – Focus on Labor’s Role

Considering Congress, Part 3: A “Republican Remedy” to the Mortal Disease

‘Tis the Season for Omnibus: A Brief Review of the Agricultural Provisions

China and the World’s Increasing Need for Cropland

Mulling over Margin, Part 5: An Inherent Problem with Margin Protection Programs

US Crop Safety Net Policy since 1975 as a Margin Safety Net

Inflation and the 2022 Midterms: Results from the Gardner Agricultural and Food Policy Survey

Inflation on Holiday Menus: How US Consumers Are Responding to Rising Food Prices This Holiday Season, Gardner Survey Panel 3, Part 2

Rising Food Prices Stress US Consumers, but Views of Food System Hold Steady: Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey, Third Quarter Results

US Feed Grain, Oilseed, and Food Grain Land since 1980

Returning to Troubled Waters, Part 2: The Supreme Court’s Path Begins

The World’s Increasing Need for Cropped Land

Considering Congress, Part 2: The Mortal Disease of Self-Government

In Memoriam: Douglas D. Sims (1946-2022)

Mulling over Margin, Part 4: Lessons from Canada’s Whole-farm Margin Protection Program

Considering Congress, Part 1: Introduction

PLC and ARC Payment: 2021 Payments and Outlook for 2022 and 2023

The Supreme Court Returns to Troubled Waters, Part 1: A Congressional Perspective

Update on US Interest Rates and Inflation

Mulling Over Margin, Part 3: Chasing the Cost of Production Across Regions

Climate Change and the Farm Bill: A Brief History

2014 Farm Bill Voluntary Base Acre Reallocation: Cost Assessment

Mulling Over Margin, Part 2: the “Elusive” Cost of Production

The Case for a New Crop Insurance Product: Yield Protection with Harvest Price Option

Mulling Over Margin, Part 1: Introduction and Historical Background

Decomposing Crop Revenue Insurance Indemnities into Type of Loss Covered

Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey: 2nd Quarter, How to Encourage Sustainable Food Production

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