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101 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP): Limits on Administrative and Operating Subsidies
2022-08-10 · Resources · IF12189 · HTML available · PDF available
Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues
2022-07-27 · Reports · R46768 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Crop Insurance Program Support for Natural Disasters
2022-07-21 · Resources · IF11924 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: MAL and LDP Farm Support Programs
2022-06-22 · Resources · IF12140 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Milk Marketing Orders: An Overview
2022-06-15 · Reports · R45044 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: PLC and ARC Farm Support Programs
2022-05-16 · Resources · IF12114 · HTML available · PDF available
Preparing for the Next Farm Bill
2022-03-31 · Reports · R47057 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Farm Income Outlook: 2021 Forecast
2022-03-14 · Reports · R47051 · HTML available · PDF available
Comparing Hemp Provisions in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills
2021-12-02 · Resources · IF11984 · HTML available · PDF available
The Farm Bill Energy Title: An Overview and Funding History
2021-10-28 · Reports · R45943 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Farm Income Outlook: September 2021 Forecast
2021-09-29 · Resources · IF11936 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Crop Insurance for Hemp Crops
2021-09-09 · Resources · IF11919 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP): Replanting, Delayed Planting, and Prevented Planting
2021-08-12 · Reports · R46874 · HTML available · PDF available
Support for Supply-Chain Resilience of Locally Sourced Foods
2021-06-23 · Resources · IF11863 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Agricultural Aid in Response to COVID-19
2021-05-20 · Resources · IF11764 · HTML available · PDF available
Defining a Socially Disadvantaged Farmer or Rancher (SDFR): In Brief
2021-03-19 · Reports · R46727 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Farm Income Outlook: February 2021 Forecast
2021-02-24 · Resources · IF11770 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Crop Insurance: A Primer
2021-02-18 · Reports · R46686 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Farm Income Outlook: December 2020 Forecast
2021-02-09 · Reports · R46676 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Farm Programs: Eligibility and Payment Limits
2020-12-07 · Reports · R46248 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19, U.S. Agriculture, and USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)
2020-05-08 · Reports · R46347 · 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
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP)
2020-05-07 · Resources · IF11539 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Assistance to Troubled Industries: Selected Examples
2020-03-19 · Reports · R46277 · HTML available · PDF available
Staffing Trends in the USDA Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Mission Area
2020-03-11 · Resources · IF11452 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Policy: USDA’s 2018 Trade Aid Package
2019-12-05 · Reports · R45310 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Support for Indian Tribes
2019-08-12 · Resources · IF11287 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Farm Program Eligibility and Payment Limits Under the 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334)
2019-06-14 · Reports · R45659 · HTML available · PDF available
FY2019 Supplemental Appropriations for Agriculture
2019-06-07 · Resources · IF11245 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
2019-05-28 · Resources · IF11227 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334)
2019-05-21 · Reports · R45730 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Support for Urban Agriculture
2019-05-16 · Resources · IF11210 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Title II Conservation Programs
2019-05-03 · Resources · IF11199 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Dairy Programs
2019-04-24 · Resources · IF11188 · HTML available · PDF available
Agricultural Conservation in the 2018 Farm Bill
2019-04-18 · Reports · R45698 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Program Eligibility and Payment Limits
2019-04-03 · Resources · IF11165 · HTML available · PDF available
Defining Hemp: A Fact Sheet
2019-03-22 · Reports · R44742 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
2019-03-08 · Resources · IF11126 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Hemp Cultivation and Processing
2019-01-30 · Resources · IF11088 · HTML available
Federal Crop Insurance: Specialty Crops
2019-01-14 · Reports · R45459 · HTML available · PDF available
Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance
2018-09-20 · Resources · IF10985 · HTML available
Seed Cotton as a Farm Program Crop: In Brief
2018-08-01 · Reports · R45143 · HTML available · PDF available
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
2018-07-09 · Reports · RL32725 · HTML available · PDF available
Dairy Provisions in the Bipartisan Budget Act (P.L. 115-123)
2018-02-22 · Resources · IF10833 · HTML available
Expanding Federal Support for Urban Agriculture
2017-01-09 · Resources · IF10498 · HTML available
Farm Credit System
2016-05-17 · Reports · RS21278 · HTML available
U.S. Farm Policy: Local and Regional Food Systems
2016-02-24 · Resources · IF10232 · HTML available
The Role of Local and Regional Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy
2016-02-18 · Reports · R44390 · HTML available
Farm Safety Net Programs: Background and Issues
2015-08-21 · Reports · R43758 · HTML available · PDF available
Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: Selected Farm Bill and Federal Programs
2014-07-11 · Reports · R42771 · HTML available · PDF available