Assessing the Environmental Impact of Farm Policies - Paperback

by Walter N. Thurman (Author)

This book is a study of the ways in which U.S. agriculture policies contribute to or help to ameliorate the adverse effects of farming on the environment.

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Walter Thurman analyzes current agricultural policies, focusing on traditional commodity programs, to determine their systematic environmental effects. Specific programs examined include price income support for feed grains, cotton, and rice; tobacco and peanut supply controls; import controls on sugar; and dairy policies. A separate chapter considers the Conservation Reserve Program, conservation compliance, and proposed 'green support' programs.