Center for Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization (CAFIO)
Date of this Version
2013
Document Type
Article
Citation
CAFIO Policy Pager 7 (2013)
Abstract
The 2008 Farm Bill currently guides agricultural and related environmental/conservation policy. Versions proposed by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, to be implemented in the 2013 Farm Bill after differences are resolved, aim to achieve environmental (and other food related) goals, while also seeking significant spending cuts. While both versions propose to eliminate the Direct Payments program, they differ with respect to how other crop supports should work and whether crop insurance subsidies should be linked to conservation practices. The Senate Bill supports a policy design based on cross‐compliance, that is, crop insurance subsidies are conditional on conservation compliance, whereas the House Bill provides this subsidy without such compliance.
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