Agricultural Economics, Department of

 

Cornhusker Economics

Date of this Version

2013

Document Type

Newsletter Issue

Citation

Cornhusker Economics (July 17, 2013)

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Published by University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Department of Agricultural Economics. Copyright © [2013] Board of Regents, University of Nebraska. http://agecon.unl.edu/cornhuskereconomics

Abstract

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has become a point of contention during negotiations over the passage of a new Farm Bill, with a version of the bill now being offered in the House of Representatives that contains no provision for the massive nutrition program. This is a move that is largely unsupported by the agricultural industry, for which SNAP has long been seen as a way to align urban interests with agriculture.

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