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Department of Agriculture (USDA) Archives

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Angela Rachidi |Vincent Smith |Stephanie Mercier |Stéphanie Mercier |Barry K. Goodwin

Post Common-Sense SNAP Reforms Included in House Agriculture Reconciliation Proposal Report American Enterprise Institute Food Aid Cargo Preference and Sourcing Mandates: How More Rent-Seeking Legislation Could Waste Precious Resources Post SNAP and the “Make America Healthy Again” Agenda Report American Enterprise Institute The Chevron Decision and US Livestock Policy Report American Enterprise Institute An Aging Farm Population: Cause for Concern? Report American Enterprise Institute Why...
Highly Infectious Avian Flu and the Price of Eggs: Are There Pathways to a Solution?

2 months ago | aei.org | Vincent Smith |Barry K. Goodwin |Todd Harrison |Nat Malkus

The recent outbreak of the highly infectious avian flu has disrupted agricultural markets and sent egg prices soaring, raising critical economic and public health concerns. Join AEI’s Barry K. Goodwin and Vincent H. Smith with industry and academic experts for an insightful discussion as they explore potential solutions, policy responses, and strategies to mitigate this and future animal health crises. Submit questions to or on X with #AskAEIEcon.
World Agricultural Crop Production over the Past Six Decades: Will Sustained Productivity Growth Continue, or Will Atrophy Set In?

Jan 16, 2025 | aei.org | Barry K. Goodwin |Vincent Smith

Key PointsGlobal production of six major food and animal feed crops (corn, wheat, rice, soybeans, cassava, and millet) has dramatically increased and outpaced world population growth between 1961 and 2022, largely because of advances in agricultural research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
The Chevron Decision and US Livestock Policy

Oct 16, 2024 | aei.org | Barry K. Goodwin |Vincent Smith

Key PointsThe recent Supreme Court decision ending Chevron deference has affirmed the primacy of the courts in rulemaking by agencies implementing congressional legislation that may be ambiguous. The Supreme Court’s decision is likely to have implications for the extent to which the US Department of Agriculture and other agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency have flexibility in rulemaking that affects the agricultural sector.
Integration of the US cannabis market

Aug 9, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Barry K. Goodwin

1 INTEGRATION OF THE US CANNABIS MARKET Cannabis presents a unique set of market circumstances. Cannabis is legal in many states but remains illegal at the federal level. This necessarily means that interstate trade in cannabis is illegal. Black market trade in cannabis is abundant, and black market prices often undercut prices for heavily regulated cannabis. These circumstances present a unique opportunity to study the integration of markets where trade is illegal.
Is the US Losing Farms at an Alarming Rate?

Jul 15, 2024 | aei.org | Barry K. Goodwin |Vincent Smith

Key Points In the United States, the number of farms and the amount of land being farmed have steadily declined over the past four decades. However, at the same time, total agricultural output has steadily increased in response to the flow of science-based innovations in technology and management and economies of scale in farming that have substantially increased agricultural productivity.
All We Want for Christmas: Seven Wish Lists for Agricultural Policy Change

Dec 11, 2023 | aei.org | Vincent Smith |Barry K. Goodwin |Christopher B. Barrett |Joseph W. Glauber

It is Christmastime, even for economists focused on US agricultural policy and what should and should not be in a new farm bill. Thus, seven scholars and contributors to the AEI Monthly Harvest were asked to send Santa Claus their wish lists for policy changes that Congress should include in a new 2024 Farm Bill. Each author focused on a specific program or set of programs addressed in the current farm bill and related legislation.
The Path Forward for US Agricultural Trade: Free Trade, Fair Trade, or Both?

Nov 6, 2023 | aei.org | Barry K. Goodwin |Vincent Smith

Key PointsUntil recently, the US agricultural sector, unlike the economy at large, has historically run a trade surplus—exporting more than is imported. The Trump administration’s trade wars, which were supposed to protect US economic interests, led to retaliatory tariffs from major trading partners, including China, that drove down prices received by US farmers, especially for soybean and hog operations.