The 115th Congress faces reauthorization of the current five-year farm bill—the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)—because many of its provisions expire in 2018. The following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on policy issues related to the farm bill. Numerous agricultural and food issues are addressed in the farm bill, including farm commodity support, conservation, international food aid and agricultural trade, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, agricultural research, forestry, bioenergy, horticulture and organic agriculture, crop insurance and disaster assistance, and livestock issues. For a complete list of CRS products on the farm bill, see the CRS “Agriculture & Food” issue area webpage.
The 115th Congress faces reauthorization of the current five-year farm bill—the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)—because many of its provisions expire in 2018. The following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on policy issues related to the farm bill. Numerous agricultural and food issues are addressed in the farm bill, including farm commodity support, conservation, international food aid and agricultural trade, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, agricultural research, forestry, bioenergy, horticulture and organic agriculture, crop insurance and disaster assistance, and livestock issues. For a complete list of CRS products on the farm bill, see the CRS "Agriculture & Food" issue area webpage.
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Farm Bill Overview |
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[email address scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] |
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Farm Bill Budget |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Farm Economy |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Farm Safety Net (Commodity Support and Crop Insurance) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Dairy Policy |
Sonya Hammons [author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] [phone number scrubbed] |
shammons[email address scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] |
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Sugar Policy |
Mark McMinimy |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Horticulture and Organic Agriculture |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
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Livestock/Animal Agriculture |
Joel L. Greene |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Industrial Hemp |
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Agricultural Credit |
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Agricultural Disaster Assistance |
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Conservation and Environment |
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[email address scrubbed] |
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Forestry |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
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Agriculture-Based Biofuels/Bioenergy |
Mark McMinimy |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Rural Development |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Agricultural Research |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Agricultural Trade |
Mark McMinimy |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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International Food Aid |
Sonya Hammons |
[phone number scrubbed] |
shammons[email address scrubbed] |
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Domestic Food and Nutrition Assistance |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
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