Description
The 1996-2007 version of the Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing Room offered a synthesis of ERS research and analyses of the economic effects on producers, consumers, taxpayers, and rural communities of the 1996 and 2002 Farm Acts (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) and alternative policy instruments and programs. This file provides information on the contents of the Briefing Room when it was archived in April 2008.
Disclaimers
- This version of the Briefing Room is archived. It is provided for historical reference and research needs.
- For ERS research and analysis on current farm policy, see the current version of the Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing Room.
- The content and context of this 1996-2007 Briefing Room (for example, text, charts, and accompanying data) are as of the "Updated date" at the bottom of each page.
- The ERS contacts listed at the bottom of each page were current as of the "Updated date."
- The links to ERS and other websites were current as of the "Updated date."
Contents
The contents of the 1996-2007 Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing have been bundled into a zip file that contains the following files:
- ReadMeFarmPolicyBriefingRoom19962007.pdf.
- FarmPolicyBriefingRoom19962007.pdf, a PDF capturing the former html pages in the 1996-2007 version of the Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing Room:
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Briefing Room Index Page
(last updated March 5, 2008)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Basics of U.S. Agricultural Policy
(last updated March 29, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Background and Issues
(last updated October 27, 2005)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Government Payments and the Farm Sector: Government Payments and the Farm Sector: Who Benefits and How Much?
(last updated March 27, 2008)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Direct Payments
(last updated June 26, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Counter-Cyclical Income Support Payments
(last updated June 26, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Marketing Assistance Loan and LDP Programs
(last updated April 1, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Special Cotton Provisions
(last updated August 21, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Dairy Programs
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Peanut Program
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Sugar Program
(last updated April 1, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Tobacco Program
(last updated April 1, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Orders
(last updated May 22, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Crop Yield and Revenue Insurance
(last updated April 1, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Natural Disaster and Emergency Assistance Programs
(last updated April 17, 2008)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Conservation and Environmental Programs
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 2002-07 Program Provisions: Major Trade Programs
(last updated April 1, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions
(last updated April 1, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions: Production Flexibility Contracts (Wheat, Feed Grains, Rice, and Upland Cotton)
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions: Marketing Assistance Loan and LDP Programs
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions: Special Program Provisions for Upland Cotton
(last updated May 24, 2002)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions: Sugar Program
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions: Peanut Program
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions: Dairy Programs
(last updated April 17, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: 1996-2001 Commodity Provisions: Emergency and Supplemental Assistance
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Analyses of the 2002 Farm Act
(last updated March 29, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Analyses of the 2002 Farm Act: Updating Base Acres and Payment Yields
(last updated June 25, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis
(last updated March 1, 2004)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Framing the Issues
(last updated December 7, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Understanding the Sector
(last updated June 8, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Aggregate Program Analyses
(last updated December 7, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Farm Policy Background, Program Provisions, and History
(last updated March 5, 2008)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Program Effects on Acreage and Price Response
(last updated November 2, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Commodity Loan Programs
(last updated March 1, 2004)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Crop and Revenue Insurance
(last updated May 1, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Tax Policy
(last updated September 12, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Conservation and Environmental Quality
(last updated November 2, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Dairy
(last updated July 25, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Peanuts
(last updated March 5, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Sugar
(last updated July 17, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Tobacco
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Food Aid Programs
(last updated March 5, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Trade Issues and Agreements
(last updated April 2, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Farm and Commodity Policy Analysis: Trade Issues and Agreements: U.S. WTO Domestic Support Reduction Commitments and Notifications
(last updated November 28, 2005)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Recommended Readings
(last updated November 2, 2007)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Glossary
(last updated January 10, 2008)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Questions and Answers
(last updated May 7, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Questions and Answers: What Were the Estimated Costs of the 2002 Farm Act in May 2002?
(last updated May 7, 2003)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Related Links
(last updated October 18, 2006)
- Farm and Commodity Policy: Maps and Images
(last updated August 6, 2007)
- ClassificationUSPrograms.xls, a table mentioned on the U.S. WTO Domestic Support Reduction Commitments and Notifications page.
- FFCinsurance.pdf, a conference paper mentioned on the Crop and Revenue Insurance page.
- NonExempt.xls, a table mentioned on the U.S. WTO Domestic Support Reduction Commitments and Notifications page.
- Provisions.xls, a table on farm programs, price supports, participation, and payment rates on the Briefing Room Index page.
- TotalUSA.xls, a table summarizing U.S. domestic support notifications to the World Trade Organization on the Briefing Room Index and U.S. WTO Domestic Support Reduction Commitments and Notifications pages.
- TripleBaseProposal.pdf, a Vegetables and Specialties special article mentioned on the Aggregate Program Analyses and Program Effects on Acreage and Price Response pages.
- USAMS1997.xls, an example of how the U.S. Aggregate Measure of Support was calculated for 1997 on the Briefing Room Index page.
- USWTOBase.xls, a table mentioned on the U.S. WTO Domestic Support Reduction Commitments and Notifications page.
- WheatAid.pdf, a Wheat Yearbook special article mentioned on the Food Aid Programs page.
- WheatInsurance.pdf, a Wheat Yearbook special article mentioned on the Crop and Revenue Insurance page.
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