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	Measuring the Success of Conservation Programs Most conservation programs are designed to improve the environment by changing farmers’ practices (through incentives). But, the path from programs to practices to environmental quality is complex. Determining whether programs are successful requires careful navigation of the complex series of interactions that link programs and environmental quality. Katherine Smith Marca Weinberg
	European Union Adopts Significant Farm Reform Over the last two decades, the European Union has emerged as a leader in agricultural trade, competing with the U.S. for the rank of top agricultural exporter. But its success has created budgetary and trade pressures for comprehensive reforms. How will the latest agricultural policy changes in the EU affect the region’s dominance in world markets? David Kelch Mary Anne Normile
	Sharing the Economic Burden: Who Pays for WIC’s Infant Formula? Almost 2 million nutritionally at-risk infants in low-income households receive free infant formula through WIC, USDA’s nutrition assistance program for women, infants, and children. Concerns have been raised, however, that the program has economic consequences for non-WIC purchasers of infant formula. Victor Oliveira Mark Prell
	Fifty Years of U.S. Food Aid and Its Role in Reducing World Hunger Eight years after the World Food Summit all but declared war on global hunger, food security levels in some of the poorest countries have barely budged. What steps can the U.S. and other donor countries take to improve the effectiveness of food aid programs? Shahla Shapouri Stacey Rosen