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88 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Hemp Restrictions in FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations
2025-08-28 · Posts · IN12565 · HTML available · PDF available
Regenerative Agriculture and Related Food Product Labeling and Marketing Claims
2025-07-29 · Reports · R48610 · HTML available · PDF available
Selected Horticultural Provisions in FY2025 Budget Reconciliation (P.L. 119-21, Title I)
2025-07-16 · Posts · IN12559 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: Support for Tribal Food and Agriculture
2025-02-05 · Resources · IF12160 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: USDA Support for Aquaculture Operations
2025-02-03 · Resources · IF12275 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: Horticulture Title and Related Provisions
2025-01-30 · Resources · IF12017 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: Hemp Industry Support and Regulation
2025-01-10 · Resources · IF12278 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: Background and Status
2024-12-27 · Resources · IF12047 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: Beginning and Underserved Producers
2024-12-20 · Resources · IF12096 · HTML available · PDF available
The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law
2024-12-16 · Reports · R48167 · HTML available · PDF available
Ultra-Processed Foods (UPF): Background and Policy Issues
2024-11-22 · Resources · IF12826 · HTML available · PDF available
Beginning Farmers or Ranchers (BFRs): Challenges and Opportunities
2024-11-18 · Reports · R48269 · HTML available · PDF available
Marketing and Pricing in the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry
2024-10-04 · Reports · R48213 · HTML available · PDF available
Hemp Provisions in the House Farm Bill and FY2025 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
2024-06-17 · Posts · IN12381 · HTML available · PDF available
The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison
2024-05-07 · Reports · R45525 · HTML available · PDF available
What Is the Farm Bill?
2024-04-09 · Reports · RS22131 · HTML available · PDF available
Programs for Beginning, Limited Resource, Veteran, Socially Disadvantaged, and Tribal and Indigenous Farmers and Ranchers and for Small Farms and Ranches
2024-04-01 · Reports · R47933 · HTML available · PDF available
Selected Recent Actions Involving Foreign Ownership and Investment in U.S. Food and Agriculture: In Brief
2024-01-05 · Reports · R47893 · HTML available · PDF available
Selected Outcomes of COP28: Agriculture and Food Systems
2024-01-03 · Posts · IN12294 · HTML available · PDF available
USDA’s Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Regulations
2023-12-05 · Resources · IF10622 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Farm Policy: USDA-Certified Organic Production
2023-10-20 · Resources · IF10278 · HTML available · PDF available
Policy Issues Involving Food Loss and Waste
2023-09-15 · Resources · IF10317 · HTML available · PDF available
Uniform Date Labeling of Food May Address Food Waste
2023-09-15 · Resources · IF10398 · HTML available · PDF available
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Production
2023-08-31 · Resources · IF12485 · HTML available · PDF available
Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Producers (2501 Program)
2023-08-18 · Resources · IF12475 · HTML available · PDF available
FDA’s Oversight of Hemp-Derived Compounds
2023-08-18 · Resources · IF12477 · HTML available · PDF available
Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Competition in U.S.-Mexico Trade
2023-02-22 · Resources · IF11701 · HTML available · PDF available
Foreign Ownership and Holdings of U.S. Agricultural Land
2023-01-24 · Resources · IF11977 · HTML available · PDF available
Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agriculture: Selected Policy Options
2023-01-19 · Resources · IF12312 · HTML available · PDF available
Ongoing Efforts to Address Fraud and Adulteration of Honey
2022-08-05 · Resources · IF12185 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S.-EU Trade Relations
2022-06-03 · Reports · R47095 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Crop Insurance: Fruits, Vegetables and Specialty Crops
2022-05-11 · Resources · IF10765 · HTML available · PDF available
The Evolution of Marijuana as a Controlled Substance and the Federal-State Policy Gap
2022-04-07 · Reports · R44782 · HTML available · PDF available
Preparing for the Next Farm Bill
2022-03-31 · Reports · R47057 · HTML available · PDF available
Comparing Hemp Provisions in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills
2021-12-02 · Resources · IF11984 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Crop Insurance for Hemp Crops
2021-09-09 · Resources · IF11919 · HTML available · PDF available
Agriculture in the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12)
2021-08-19 · Resources · IF11906 · HTML available · PDF available
Addressing Nontariff Barriers to Agricultural Trade at the WTO
2021-08-16 · Resources · IF11903 · HTML available · PDF available
Craft Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Overview and Regulation
2021-07-21 · Resources · IF10973 · HTML available · PDF available
Support for Supply-Chain Resilience of Locally Sourced Foods
2021-06-23 · Resources · IF11863 · HTML available · PDF available
Production, Marketing, and Regulation of Hemp Products
2021-06-22 · Resources · IF11860 · HTML available · PDF available
Defining Low-Income, Low-Access Food Areas (Food Deserts)
2021-06-01 · Resources · IF11841 · HTML available · PDF available
Defining a Socially Disadvantaged Farmer or Rancher (SDFR): In Brief
2021-03-19 · Reports · R46727 · HTML available · PDF available
Major Agricultural Trade Issues in the 117th Congress
2021-01-08 · Reports · R46653 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Trade Concerns Regarding the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy
2020-12-15 · Resources · IF11704 · HTML available · PDF available
Local and Urban Food Systems: Selected Farm Bill and Other Federal Programs
2020-09-23 · Reports · R46538 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues
2020-07-01 · Reports · R46440 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19: Supply Chain Disruptions in the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry: In Brief
2020-05-08 · Reports · R46348 · HTML available · PDF available
Major Agricultural Trade Issues in 2020
2020-02-27 · Reports · R46242 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S.-EU Trade Agreement Negotiations: Trade in Food and Agricultural Products
2020-02-27 · Reports · R46241 · HTML available · PDF available