American Boondoggle: Fixing the 2012 Farm Bill
December 31, 1969
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UPCOMING EVENT
| A Hundred Billion Dollar Harvest: How the Federal Government Can Find Major Savings in the Bloated Farm Bill SEPTEMBER 14 | 12:30-2:00 PM Dan Sumner, Barry Goodwin and Vincent Smith, co-directors of the AEI 2012 Farm Bill Initiative, will discuss the ways that reducing farm subsidies can contribute to federal deficit reduction and debt control and improve the efficiency of American agriculture without affecting the security of the U.S. food supply chain. |
| PAST EVENTS The Shucking Truth about Ethanol and Title I At this AEI event, experts will discuss the economic burden of ethanol subsidies and the efficiency of Title I of the Farm Bill |
| The Shucking Truth about Ethanol and Title I At this AEI event, experts will discuss the economic burden of ethanol subsidies and the efficiency of Title I of the Farm Bill |
| Conservation, Trade Policies Hit Poorest in the World At this AEI event, experts will discuss the interaction of conservation programs, agricultural policy, and the global poor. |
| The Broken System of Crop Insurance and Disaster Aid Experts critique disaster aid, mainly in the form of the Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) program, which costs over $2 billion annually and makes payments to farmers who do not suffer disasters. |
| Subsidy Funds Could Grow Ag R&D Philip G. Pardey of the University of Minnesota will explain why investment in R&D is so important for increasing agricultural productivity and keeping food prices low. |
| Not So Sweet: Sugar, Milk Programs Are Sour for Families At this AEI event, experts discuss the need for policy reform in the sugar and dairy industries. |
