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The question why a federal farm program is needed for agriculture is explored, and a summary of the twisting farm policy path is presented. Alternative policies for the future of agriculture are discussed, showing that commercial farm policy options are far from settled.
Principal sources were: R. D. Knutson (Texas Financial Stress Project); A.L. Frederick and R.F. Spitze, “The Future of Farm Price and Income-Support Programs” (ECOP/MSU); E. Learn and A. McCalla, “Public Policies for Food, Agriculture and Resources” (paper presented at the National Conference on Food, Agriculture and Resources: Policy Choices, 1985, sponsored by Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.); and R. Bevins and A. Womack’s“Ag-Policy Newsletters,” 1985–86.
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Wallace, L.T. (1987). Federal Farm Programs. In: Agriculture’s Futures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4730-2_8
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