The US Average Crop Revenue (ACRE) program was introduced as part of the 2008 Farm Bill. ACRE was marketed as a farm revenue safety net program, but in reality ACRE payments are largely driven by decreases in agricultural commodity prices from recent levels.

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

This incisive volume considers the impact of precautionary standards on international food security policies and explores its possible unintended consequences--including environmental degradation, the spread of disease, and a hungrier world.

The country could save $100 billion or more over 10 years by reducing farm subsidies without endangering struggling farmers or affecting food production.

China's recent suspension of rare earth shipments has signaled the need for America to take action long before there is a shortage of rare earths, and look to alternative sources and providers.

Since the Great Depression, lobbying by farmers has proved particularly lucrative but has threatened to detach agricultural production from the objective of efficiently producing food for consumers. Today, farm policy consists of an array of subsidies, regulations, spending programs, and land-use restrictions which are widely blamed for the increased cost...

Genetically engineered animals embody an innovative technology that is transforming public health through biomedical, food, and environmental applications.

Though news from Japan is slowly fading from the headlines, the woes of the world's third-largest economy are going to continue for years. The cumulative effect of all these problems is likely to drag down national confidence in the coming months.