One of the main provisions of the 2012 Farm Bill is a “shallow-loss” program. This program is being portrayed as a safety net, but there are significant questions that must be examined before the program is enacted. At this event, Vince Smith and Barry Goodwin will discuss these questions and will release new research and analysis on the cost of shallow-loss programs.

In the wake of the newly-released Ryan budget proposal, AEI agricultural economist Vincent Smith discusses the implications for agricultural subsidies and explains why more budget-cutting is imperative.

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.

At this AEI event, experts will discuss the economic burden of ethanol subsidies and the efficiency of Title I of the Farm Bill.

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.

At this AEI event, experts will discuss the interaction of conservation programs, agricultural policy, and the global poor.

At this AEI event, experts discuss the need for policy reform in the sugar and dairy industries.

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Representative Ron Kind (D-WI), Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) will begin the discussion of the need to reform agriculture subsidies in the 2012 Farm Bill. Barry K. Goodwin of North Carolina State University will discuss many of the myths and legends incorrectly used by the agriculture industry to extend these harmful policies.