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Getting What We Pay For (And Other Unintended Consequences): An Overview Of Federal Agricultural Policy, Maryann Hayes Jan 2011

Getting What We Pay For (And Other Unintended Consequences): An Overview Of Federal Agricultural Policy, Maryann Hayes

Maine Policy Review

The reauthoriza­tion of the Federal Farm Bill in 2012 means that activity is heating up to reform U.S. agricultural, nutrition, and energy policy. Mary Ann Hayes provides an overview of the Farm Bill’s history, its intended and unintended consequences, and what can be hoped for in 2012.