Agricultural Policy Studies

Op-Ed
A soybean farmer dumps product into a combine
August 08, 2023
The Hill

Don’t Pass the American Farmers Feed the World Act

By Vincent H. Smith | Stephanie Mercier
Report
July 05, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Agricultural Conservation Programs and Climate Change

By Erik Lichtenberg
Report
Trump sets up trade policy
July 05, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

US Trade Policy: Plus Ça Change

By Joseph W. Glauber
Report
Hinds pumping plant is seen on the Colorado River Aqueduct, in Hayfield Lake, California, United States May 18, 2015.
June 06, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

How the Colorado River System’s Reduced Flow Could Affect Western Agriculture

By Stephanie Mercier | Bengt Hyberg
Report
June 06, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Farms and the Federal Deficit

By Vincent H. Smith | Benjamin Goren
Report
farm equipment
May 09, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

The Argument for Replacing Crop Insurance with Index Insurance

By Eric J. Belasco | Vincent H. Smith
Report
a working dairy farm
May 09, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Dairy Policy and the Next Farm Bill

By Daniel A. Sumner
Event
April 25, 2023

The 2023 Farm Bill: Rational Commodity Price and Income Support Programs

By Vincent H. Smith | Eric J. Belasco | Joseph W. Glauber | Barry K. Goodwin
Event
Tractor
April 18, 2023

Conservation and Agricultural Research and Development: Pathways to Efficient and Effective Climate Policy

By Vincent H. Smith
Report
April 03, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Revitalizing the Slow Magic of US Agri-Food Research

By Philip G. Pardey
Report
April 03, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

What Harm Is Done by the Federal Crop Insurance Program Today?

By Vincent H. Smith | Barry K. Goodwin
Event
farmer shaking hands
April 04, 2023

Reforming the Federal Crop Insurance and Disaster Aid Programs

By Vincent H. Smith | Joseph W. Glauber | Barry K. Goodwin
Report
March 06, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Farm Animal Treatment in the United States: What Role Is There for Additional Federal Regulations?

By Daniel A. Sumner
Report
farm tractor sprays fertilizer on new crops
March 06, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Keep Calm and Listen to Your Inside Voice: Fertilizer Markets at Work

By Gary W. Brester | Vincent H. Smith
Event
March 22, 2023

Livestock Regulation and the 2023 Farm Bill

By Vincent H. Smith
Report
February 01, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Why Public-Private Partnerships Can Be Expensive: The Case of the Federal Crop Insurance Program

By Vincent H. Smith
Report
February 01, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

The Growth of the Federal Crop Insurance Program, 2010–22

By Joseph W. Glauber
Report
February 01, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Taxpayers Are Supporting More Than Farmers with Crop Insurance Subsidies

By Eric J. Belasco | Vincent H. Smith
Event
Aerial shot of farm buildings and fields
February 27, 2023

The State of the Farm Economy

By Vincent H. Smith
Report
January 03, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Congressional Oversight vs. Administrative Discretion Gone Wild? The Case of the Commodity Credit Corporation

By Joshua Sewell
Report
January 03, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Stop Paying Attention to the Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar

By Jeffrey H. Dorfman
Report
January 03, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Poultry Tournaments: Risk Management or Just a Game of Chicken?

By Barry K. Goodwin
Report
December 06, 2022
American Enterprise Institute

Sensible Caps on Insurance and Other Farm Subsidies Make Economic and Political Sense

By Eric J. Belasco | Vincent H. Smith
Report
December 06, 2022
American Enterprise Institute

Organic and Small Farms Are Beautiful, but That Does Not Excuse Federal Policy Favors

By Daniel A. Sumner