search our site     home > key topics   policy topics This topic focuses on policies adopted by government and international organizations regarding agricultural production and income, food consumption, and trade. Policy analysis encompasses economic impacts, costs, and benefits of policies that are proposed or enacted. related subtopics - provide a listing of resources related to subtopics of policy topics. Agricultural Research & Development Policy Conservation Policy Credit & Financial Markets Policy Education & Labeling Policy Environmental Policy Farm & Commodity Policy Farm Income Policy Food & Nutrition Assistance Policy Food Safety Policy Risk Management Policy Rural Policy Tax Policy Trade Policy related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Conservation and Environmental Policy Farm and Commodity Policy Farm Policy, Farm Households, and the Rural Economy Farm Risk Management Federal Taxes Infrastructure and Rural Development Policy Invasive Species Management Lenders and Financial Markets feature The 2002 Farm Bill: Provisions and Economic Implications presents an overview of the Act and a side-by-side comparison of 1996-2001 farm legislation and the 2002 Act. For selected programs, links are provided to additional analyses of key changes, program overview, and economic implications. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: June 19, 2002  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • Fifty Years of U.S. Food Aid and Its Role in Reducing World Hunger • ARMS Update Newsletter • Food Security Assessment, GFA-15 latest data products (all) • Farm Financial Management Data Page • Environmental Quality Incentives Program Data research emphases (all) • A Healthy, Well-Nourished Population • A safe food supply resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

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