Administrative Publication No. (AP-022) 117 pp
The 2002 Farm Bill: Provisions and Economic Implications
The Farm Security Act of 2002, which governs Federal farm programs for 2002-07, was signed into law on May 13, 2002. This publication presents an overview of the Act and a side-by-side comparison of 1996-2001 farm legislation and the 2002 Act. For selected programs, information is provided to additional analyses of key changes, program overview, and economic implications.
Keywords: Farm act, farm bill, agricultural policy, commodity programs, farm income, risk management, conservation programs, environment, trade policy, agricultural trade, nutrition programs, food assistance, rural development, agricultural research
In this publication...
- Entire Report
- Title I: Commodity Programs
- Title II: Conservation
- Title III: Trade
- Title IV: Nutrition Programs
- Title V: Credit
- Title VI: Rural Development
- Title VII: Research and Related Matters
- Title VIII: Forestry
- Title IX: Energy
- Title X: Miscellaneous
- Details & analysis
- Background publications
- Farm policy glossary