By Professor Susan A. Schneider
This website is for educational purposes only. It does not provide legal advice. It is designed as a companion website to the book Food Farming & Sustainability, but it is also a publicly available freestanding resource. While efforts will be made to keep resources current, I cannot promise that I will keep ahead of all of the changes. Links to helpful resources will be provided.
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Archived Resources From Agriculture & Agricultural Law
2020
Consolidation in the Dairy Industry, USDA, ERS, Econ. Res. Rept. 274 (July 2020)
Developing Automation and Mechanization for Specialty Crops: A Review of U.S. Department of Agriculture Programs, USDA, ERS (Feb. 5, 2020)
Beginning Farm Operators and Spouses More Likely To Work Off the Farm Than Established Counterparts, USDA, ERS (Feb. 3, 2020)
In Recent Years, Most Expiring Land in the Conservation Reserve Program Returned to Crop Production, USDA, ERS (Feb. 3, 2020)
2018
Rural America At a Glance, 2018 Edition, USDA, ERS (Nov. 2018).
Lower Conventional Corn Prices and Strong Demand for Organic Livestock Feed Spurred Increased U.S. Organic Corn Production in 2016, USDA, Amber Waves (June 4, 2018).
More Microloans Issued in Regions With Higher Concentrations of Small Farms and Beginning Farmers, Women, and Minorities, USDA, Amber Waves (Apr. 2, 2018).
Examining Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture, USDA, Amber Waves (Mar. 14, 2018).
Three Decades of Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture, USDA, ERS, Econ. Inform. Bull. 189 (Mar. 2018).
Older Operators Often Run Small Family Farms, Particularly Retirement and Low-Sales Farms, USDA, Amber Waves (Mar. 5, 2018).
USDA Agricultural Projections to 2027, USDA, Office of the Chief Economist, World Agric. Outlook Bd,
Long-term Projections Rep. OCE-2018-1 (Feb. 2018).
Progress and Challenges in Global Food Security, USDA, Amber Waves (Feb. 5, 2018).
2017
U.S. Cropland is Consolidating in Larger Farms, USDA, ERS, Amber Waves (Dec. 2017) (including compelling graphs and statistics).
America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2017 Edition, USDA, ERS, Econ. Inform. Bull. 185 (Dec. 2017).
Mergers and Competition in Seed and Agricultural Chemical Markets, USDA, ERS, Amber Waves (Apr. 2017).
USDA ERS, Farmland Ownership and Tenure (Apr. 10, 2017) (New graphics and analysis on farmland tenure and use).
2014 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) Survey, USDA, ERS (Mar. 2, 2017) (Details about agricultural land for 25 States, 6 regions, and the contiguous United States).
USDA Agricultural Projections to 2026, Interagency Agricultural Projections Committee, Office of the Chief Economist, World Agricultural Outlook Board, USDA, Long-term Projections Rep. OCE-2017-1 (Feb. 2017).
Secretary Tom Vilsack, The People’s Department: Growing a Stronger and Healthier Future for America, Cabinet Exit Memo (Jan. 5, 2017).
2016
Christopher Burns and Ryan Kuhns, The Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize U.S. Farms, 1992-2014, USDA, ERS, Econ. Res. Rep. ERR-219 (Oct. 2016).
Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, Selected Charts 2016, Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, USDA, ERS, Admin. Pub. AP-073 (Oct. 2016).
Farrin, Katie, Mario J. Miranda, and Erik O’Donoghue, How Do Time and Money Affect Agricultural Insurance Uptake? A New Approach to Farm Risk Management Analysis, USDA, ERS, ERR-212, (Aug. 2016).
Relevant Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
These reports are now available directly on the CRS website.
2018
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. RL32725 (July 9 , 2018).
Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2019 Appropriations, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. 45230 (June 18, 2018).
2017
Agricultural Disaster Assistance, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. RS21212 (July 27, 2017).
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R40763 (July 13, 2017).
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and U.S. Agriculture, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R44875 (June 22, 2017).
NASS and U.S. Crop Production Forecasts: Methods and Issues, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R44814 (Apr. 13, 2017).
Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R44786 (Mar. 14, 2017).
Defining "Industrial Hemp": A Fact Sheet, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R44742 (Mar. 6, 2017).
U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2017, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R40152 (Feb. 14, 2017).
2016
Agricultural Research: Background and Issues, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R40819
(Oct. 6, 2016).
U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2016, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. No. R40152 (Sept. 7, 2016).
Other Resources
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Allen Olson, Climate Change and The Next Farm Bill, Institute of Agric. L. & Climate Change (Dec. 11, 2015).
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Allen Olson, Ag Law & Climate Change Powerpoint Presentation, Institute of Agric. L. & Climate Change (2015).
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The 9-Billion People Question, The Economist (Feb. 24, 2011).
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Letter from Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Bill and Melinda Gates Letter, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation website (Jan. 2012).
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Daniele Giovannucci, Sara Scherr, Danielle Nierenberg, Charlotte Hebebrand, Julie Shapiro, Jeffrey Milder, and Keith Wheeler, Food and Agriculture: The Future of Sustainability, Sustainable Development in the 21st century (SD21) Project, Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations (2012).
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Neil D. Hamilton, Harvesting the Law: Personal Reflections on Thirty Years of Change in Agricultural Legislation, 46 CREIGHTON L. REV. 563 (2013).
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Olivier De Schutter, Final Report: The Transformative Potential Of The Right To Food, Report of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, submitted to the Human Rights Council (Jan. 2014).
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Nicole Civita, Resilience: The Food Policy Imperative for a Volatile Future, 45 ENVTL L. REP. 10,663 (2015).
